16 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1937
Page
1
The page mixes editorials and light gossip, noting Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers’ rumored June wedding and local views on taxes, prohibition, turpentine use, and labor unrest. It includes editor credits, subscription details, and publication notes for the Times-Enterprise in Thomasville, Georgia.
A speaker urges youths to study forestry to manage virgin Georgia pine forests. He argues scientific care can make large acreages profitable, with yearly growth and guarded harvests, projecting a ten thousand acre fortune through planned reforestation and sustainable cutting.
A columnist argues that haircut quality reflects a man's mood and life condition. Neat, well-kept hair signals happiness and reliability, while neglected hair suggests carelessness and diminished energy. The piece links appearance to character and modern life demands.
The piece argues sustained price increases outpace wages, citing May 1936 as a point of higher living costs. It warns workers must see wages rise to maintain purchasing power as inflation persists, noting the paradox of prosperity with higher expenses and limited savings potential.
The Savannah News reports actress Kathleen Norris doubts the Windsor marriage will last two years, citing characters, backgrounds, and age. She notes the ex king’s wealth and residences make settling for a Riviera villa unlikely. The column also mentions naval buildup, youthful graduates, Congress, Eugene Talmadge, and baseball weather amid a wind of publicity.
George Tucker notes Billy Rose presents Aquacade on Lake Erie aboard a pontoon water theater. Eleanor Holm Jarrett, Johnny Weissmuller and Olympic diving champions perform dives, synchronized swimming, and mermaid sequences to music while 200 chorus-like swimmers form patterns in luminous lighting. Mona Bliss features in a Grand Central street scene with animals.
A Wabash postal clerk joked about a letter addressed to Mr Judd in Honolulu. A visiting Ohio family recalled meeting him years ago during Hawaii travels. In Rochester a bride complains her fridge freezes ice cubes too fast, scattering cubes over the floor. In Idaho twelve year old Raymond Miller claims a Lake Coeur d Alene fishing feat he sighted a 15 inch trout, caught it barehanded after hitting it with an oar.
Port Jefferson New York June 16 Arthur E Calnan 34 an Associated Press reporter assigned to the Parsons kidnapping story was killed early today when the automobile he was driving crashed into a stone wall on a curve troopers stated he apparently misjudged the turn and the car ran off the road
Paris June 16 Socialist Premier Leon Blum’s government won broad approval in the Chamber of Deputies for extraordinary financial powers. The vote 346 to 247 affirmed authority to act financially between now and July 31 without parliamentary sanction, smoothing a crisis and restoring cabinet unity after Communist dissension.
Athens Ga June 16. H W Rankin plant disease specialist for the Georgia agricultural extension service said numerous potato crops in North Georgia have been completely destroyed during the past two weeks by the gray blister beetle. Rankin urged farmers to inspect fields daily and dust plants with poison where beetles are found. the best treatment is a mix of hydrated lime and arsenate of lead.
At Hendaye Basques struggle to prevent anarchists from burning Bilbao as insurgents threaten the city from north and south. Smoke rises near Baracaldo while Bilbao faces disorder and refugees flee toward Santander along open roads.
Tiny bright colored five and ten cent books crowd the shelves of the Congressional Library’s rare book division. The scene shows a curio collection along a curb 100 yards before the wall. The subject was en route from Stony Point to Port Jefferson.
This historic note advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a proven remedy for chills and fever due to malaria. It highlights tasteless quinidine and iron, promises quick relief, and promotes 50c and 1 price sizes available at drug stores.
Washington reports Rep. William P. Connery Jr. of Massachusetts died of food poisoning. If Norton, a New Jersey Democrat, accepts the labor chair, Ramspeck would replace her as District of Columbia committee head. the labor panel weighs a broad wage and hour bill.
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