14 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1937
Page
1
Flag Day edition notes reflect on public life and politics with comments on prohibition, taxes, school books, malaria control, and national figures. Mentions Georgia politics, Tennessee and Florida trends, and the haste of lawmakers while highlighting local humor and issues.
A lively crowd debates baseball tree cutting liquor and city government in a social gathering while a later note extols a forthcoming national scout jamboree. Officials praise the scouts as America’s moral and intellectual backbone and preview the encampment as a powerful glimpse of the nation’s future.
The Cartersville judge asserts he may remain in his bench until a successor is elected, despite a June 8 vote and a deceased winner. The dispute centers on legal technicalities, with the higher court looming to resolve whether he stays or is ousted, a scenario deemed both unlikely and absurd.
A Boy Scout Jamboree will be held in Washington on June 30, drawing about 25 000 scouts from across the country for a festive nationwide celebration.
In East Harlem two men flood a bar with a gunfight over a numbers racket. A boss and barkeep react as a robber pockets about $300 and flees while the pursuer vows retaliation. The boss mentions a past trouble in East St Louis linking the incident to an old foe.
Senator Borah attacks military rule and police actions in Puerto Rico after a parade crackdown two months ago. He demands a full report from Governor Blanton Winship detailing nationalist outbreaks and clashes with law enforcement, citing casualties and nationalist violence including the assassination of Col. Francis Riggs in Washington.
AP notes a thief broke into a social security office stealing 52 social security cards and a box of candy. The cards were likely useless to the thief, while the crime drew little more than the candy loss.
Officials of the General Confederation of Labor say the Goodyear Akron plant sit-down in March 1936 was the first practical use of the method. The Paris district workers then occupied three factories for four days winning higher wages and paid vacations, sparking a 1936 French strike wave.
Pedro Albizu Campos and about six party officials were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the U S government. Appeals to the U S Supreme Court were declined. The Nationalist Party faces leadership collapse as the case draws to a close.
Radio schedule listing NBC WEAF and NBC WJZ programs from 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. including Don Winslow of the Navy, Burns and Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Noel Spitainy and The Girls, The Fisk Jubilee Singers, Wayne King Waltz, and more with various news, talks, and orchestras.
History notes several partially successful attempts at gliding in Europe during the 16th century. Inventors sought to imitate birds using wings and mechanisms, laying groundwork for later aviation developments.
An English vaudeville team seeks an American engagement. They meet a big eastern circuit representative, who agrees to a matinee try-out but limits new acts to twelve minutes. They protest, unsure how to adjust their patter to fit the bill.
The Macon Peaches sit within two games of the Sally League lead after Columbia Senators won twice 5-2 and 7-3 in Macon. The Peaches added seven and nine hits in the two games before the Sunday rule shortened the second to six innings. Savannah Indians beat Columbus 14-12 in Savannah as Columbus collected 18 hits.
Advertisement urging daily elimination and the use of purely vegetable Black Draught for constipation relief. It claims many people rely on it and prompts readers to try the product.
Tenning drove in a run in the fifth as the Indians won after Savannah used three pitchers led by Climax Blethen who filled in following Bill Stein ecke’s resignation. The game saw 17 Indians runs and six errors, four by Savannah and two by the Redbirds.
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