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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1939
Page
1
A long readers note reflects on international issues and domestic politics. It comments on alliances with Germany Japan Italy and Russia, the Roosevelt administration, anti Semitism in Baltimore and the World’s Fair, and critiques U S foreign policy and tax ideas with a mix of opinions and cultural references.
A Thomasville voter asks if council decisions on slot machines will lead to licensing and questions ownership revenue shares legality and state law conflicts. The column bundles fears of war, socialism, and youth servitude with a demand for clear local action and public accountability.
The speaker argues major nations plan large military budgets totaling billions, urging immediate disarmament to save about fourteen billion dollars annually and relieve taxpayers while warning that wars and misrule threaten global stability. Germany Italy and Japan cited as blockages to peace and disarmament.
The Farley trip to the western states sparks renewed chatter of a third term for Roosevelt as Garner's potential bid looms. Farley listens to party leaders while avoiding a personal bid, underscoring the president’s leverage over nominations and party unity.
Widespread public resolve grows as citizens and leaders unite to brace for a possible large scale war. Narratives emphasize vigilance across nations, with calls for solidarity and readiness in defense, economy, and diplomacy.
The narrator recalls Roy Post, an amateur detective who runs a spectacle business and uses a lie detector dubbed the Truthometer to tease truths from visitors. He claims Roy has prodded his own secrets while explaining the device and its theatrics in a New York setting.
The Memphis Chicks surged to the top of the Southern Association by defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts 8 to 5 in front of 6 500 fans. Little Rock exploded past the Atlanta Crackers 9 to 0. Rain forced postponements of Knoxville games and Nashville games.
Roy, an independent inventor who has worked pro bono for years, unveiled a device at the World’s Fair he calls a trathometer. It supposedly measures emotion via adrenaline response and questions that reveal concealed guilt, claiming a simple interrogation can trigger a confession.
Atlanta June 174 M Top seeded Bryan Bitsy Grant of Atlanta and Ernie Sutter of New Orleans faced off to set the opponent for Gardnar Mulloy in tomorrow's final of the southern tennis tournament. Mulloy reached the final by defeating Frank Guernsey Jr. in straight sets 9 7 6 0 6 1. Sutter beat Joé Davis 6 2 3 6 8 6 to reach the semis versus Grant.
Recaps show Southern Association results with Little Rock beating Atlanta 9 0 and Memphis 8 Chattanooga plus several postponements due to rain. National League games include New York 6 Chicago 4 and St Louis 7 Brooklyn 6. American League headlines feature Detroit 8 Boston 7 and Philadelphia 11 St Louis 10. South Atlantic results include Greenville 9 Savannah 4 and Columbus 4 Augusta 3 in 12 innings.
A full slate features Atlanta at Memphis Nashville at Birmingham Knoxville at New Orleans Chattanooga at Little Rock New York at St. Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Detroit at New York Cleveland at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia St. Louis at Washington Columbia at Savannah Greenville at Jacksonville Spartanburg at Columbus Macon at Augusta
A humorous piece argues Scots are not merely stingy but shrewd, with anecdotes about English, Irish, and Scottish travelers and a pub drinking incident. It cites Punch style jokes and an American feature note from American News Features.
A compiled set of crossword style clues with definitions and wordplay items including various themes such as plant names animal terms verbs and historical references. Entries cover topics from anatomy and geography to language and culture across a grid of interlocking hints.
Five year old Roger Allen Marlow of Oklahoma City has endured a string of injuries and hospital stays since infancy. A wagon fall at age two caused a fractured leg and infection, with two years of treatment. A recent leg injury after a hospital discharge followed a car crash near the hospital. Mrs. Light er colors appear in funeral trends as directors test colors to ease grief, with light grays and pastels considered to alleviate the mood.
Mae Marlow sustained a compound fracture of her right ankle while her grandfather was fatally injured in the same event. The report notes critical injuries but does not provide further details about the circumstances or location.
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