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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
2
Grundy Virginia Commonwea lth's attorney F H Smith reports a curious incident as a pet mouse gnawed a trimmed paper piece to fit through a hole in a mesh wire waste basket. The rodent then carried fragments to the floor and dropped them through another hole, witnessed by a visitor.
Local resident Mrs Sara Lloyd of 236 Remington Ave Thomasville urges neighbors to try POW O LIN the new medicine for relief from gas indigestion nervousness and tiredness. She says after two bottles she feels renewed and plans to keep it at home Adv Inman Drug Co offers mail service $1 25.
Washington reports Senate Democratic Campaign Committee chairman Senator Brown of Michigan will keep primaries off limits while focusing on electing Democratic senators in November. He will collaborate with National Chairman Farley and other leaders, and travels to Michigan to plan strategy. The move follows Guffey's resignation and a reorganization vote, as the Senate boosts funding for campaign expenditures.
In Elkhart Indiana Sam and Max Silk avoided buying a 35 cent headlight bulb and faced a $1400 loss after a dark headlight led to a traffic stop. Police found 328 quarts of liquor in the car and charged the brothers with possession without a permit. they were fined $110 each. Car valued at $500 and liquor at $700 were confiscated.
Washington June 17 Georgia congressmen plan to leave Washington for campaigns with doubts about the wage hour bill. A key gain is an exemption for the naval stores industry. Five Georgia representatives face primary opposition while others have none. Senator George faces notable criticism from Talmadge Camp and McRae.
Washington June 17. Major bills enacted at the 1938 session include crop control and insurance in agriculture, wage hour framework for interstate industry, unemployment relief of 3.753 billion dollars, revised tax laws, 20 percent fleet increase, 12 billion dollars appropriations for federal operations, anti trust board, 375 million flood control program, single agency regulation of civil aviation, TVA scrutiny of director quarrels, and postponed reorganization and other measures. A 50 cent minimum wage was set to reach in seven years with southern wage differentials debated.
The American Medical Association HOD urged gentler public messaging and rejected hiring press agents or legislative counsel. Dr Morris Fishbein faced calls from progressives and minority groups who say he controls pronouncements. Delegates also moved to curb hospital or insurer influence over physicians and to revoke approvals for hospitals offering exclusive medical services.
Mr and Mrs W W Shepherd and daughter Mildred returned from a visit with relatives in Marysville and Atlanta They toured Tallulah Falls and northeast Georgia and attended Georgia Tech graduation Exercises in Atlanta where their nephew John Wiley Shepherd Jr earned an electrical engineering degree The family also enjoyed swimming picnicking and fishing at Cherokee Lake
London June 17 British imperial general staff study the tactics of Spanish insurgent air raids on Mediterranean shipping to shape defenses for English supply lines. High commanders fear a new air blockade strategy from the Spanish civil war. Chamberlain touts a 400 million dollar national defense loan proceeds for rearmament including aircraft.
Washington June 17 UP William C O'Brien acting solicitor for the post office department asked David S Bell owner of Fargo Products Valdosta Ga to show cause before June 25 why he should not be barred from use of the mails.
Postal inspectors gathered evidence tying Bell to sending chain letters to promote his company’s health tonic. The letters allegedly included monetary enclosures, violating postal regulations.
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