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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1936
Page
1
The Times Enterprise columns lampoon national politics, Georgia delegates from Albany, and editorials by E R Jerger and W D Hargrave Lee. Named figures include Al Smith, Roosevelt delegates, Dekle, Branch Richey, Clark Howell, and Talmadge. Comments touch on birth control, conventions, and party loyalties.
Congress man Cox announced the establishment of a Thomasville federal court division after swift passage in both houses. Leb Dekle is credited for persistent efforts leading to district realignment sending Thomas, Brooks, Colquitt, Grady, Decatur and Seminole counties to Thomasville. Court facilities will be remodeled and expanded on the post office site to accommodate the new division.
The piece argues governors wield excessive pardoning power, cites abuses in pardon scandals, and supports Texas moving pardoning authority to a board with fixed terms. The reform would allow temporary reprieve by the governor in capital cases and create a non elected six year board to investigate cases.
A veteran cites life insurance as a smart use of bonus funds, suggesting ten percent savings and a policy of one thousand dollars payable in fifteen years. He argues it guarantees protection if he dies and yields cash if he lives, favored over bonds and other investments. The piece extols life insurance as essential for securing retirement.
The piece uses a Los Angeles Times reference to show how long counting to one billion would take and extrapolates to twelve billion dollars in annual taxes. It argues taxes dwarf other family expenses and notes potential future tax increases. It also includes assorted opinions on political figures and anonymous letters.
A reader notes the extreme heat on the upper floor of a house during hot afternoons and comments on the strain of government finances, suggesting unfair burdens on subjects as income issues are debated.
New York novelist George Tucker recounts Pete Straub, a globe trotting ship skipper, with scars earned across ports. He recalls fights from Havre to Port Said, including a knife wound from a Lascar and a botched forehead slash from a snake-worshipping fanatic in a white turban.
Preston Grover argues that Senate bloc power, especially figures like Vandenberg Borah and Dickinson, creates a wall for outsiders while governors can enter races with fewer fixed positions. He notes reporters’ shared experience and foreknowledge of convention players, beyond mere vote counting.
An elderly Black man voted the Democratic ticket in a small Tennessee town. The piece notes his rare act as a display of loyalty to the white community and mentions a planned reward for his vote.
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