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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
1
A jumble of editorial notes and local items reflects ongoing debates on liquor laws highway policing and education policy in Georgia. Mentions include J P Morgan tax opinions Caterpillars in Oklahoma and Georgia’s wet status with dry pockets.
An editorial argues pensions for teachers are overdue as pay lags behind other jobs. It cites Florida vetoes and shows Georgia could fund a sinking fund for retiree pensions, noting aging, strain, and rising costs in public schools.
An elderly reader praises larger type in newspapers to ease eye strain and support reader comfort. The piece notes small print harms vision, cites oculists remarks, and contrasts Los Angeles scenery with Hollywood. It mentions Johnstown labor tensions and livestock forestry talks, plus Jardine visiting the U.S. with royal marriage anecdotes.
A George Tucker column notes the lure of profit in property and disputes over contracts in Thomasville. It then shifts to New York satire about tasteless prompts and a press agent insult, plus a street musician scene near Beekman Place and a stern doorman who ejects him.
The speaker argues the project cost was several thousand dollars more than necessary, calling the accusation rotten and an attempt to undermine a fair, aboveboard contract. They deny any dividend payments now or in the future.
Gray Georgia June 18 Mitchell seven was missing 26 hours found unconscious in an ant infested hole near Juliette by a 250 man search party. His condition described as acutely painful but not dangerous. WPA foreman R B Wynens fell into the hole and found him. The child, son of Mrs Cheney Mitchell, was last seen Wednesday afternoon about a mile and a half from home.
Ponca City Oklahoma June 18 a new empire for poverty bitten tenant farmers rises from the dismembered historic 101 ranch. Titles examined loans approved to build houses and barns for 26 families to move in by autumn. Construction of first homes costing 1200 to 1500 dollars begins in July.
A man with a borrowed fiddle in Beeckman pavement gives an impromptu recital. He sheds his austerity and caresses the fiddle as onlookers witness a surprise street performance.
In Manhattan a 51 year old homeless man John Stillato asked a detective Thomas T Mason to buy a blanket. Mason said the last time he saw it was in his car near Essex Market. Stillato told Essex Market court I must have made a mistake.
William Safford, 16, fell through a glass marquee roof and landed on his feet ten feet below in Columbus. He was rushed to a hospital after bystanders feared injuries but the blood was only red paint from a bucket on the marquee. he remained unhurt.
Tomahawk Wisconsin neighbors warned as Mrs. Melvin Kennedy returns from fishing and leaves a borrowed pole by a neighbor’s house. A hen seizes the dangling worm from the baited hook and is offered a chicken dinner amid the humorous scene.
Minneapolis park board approves drawing water from a reservoir to relay the falls for a public entertainment. The scene will feature Hiawatha carrying Minnehaha across the stream with a statue in midstream previously on dry land.
In Atlanta on June 18 the milk control board raised delivered milk to 14 cents per quart while cash and carry stays at 18 cents. Farmers gain about four cents. A 12 quart bought at plants drops cash and carry price from 12 to 10 cents. Exports of American automotive products this spring are the greatest since 1930.
Macon Georgia June 18 Charles C Morgan state supervisor of wildlife said about ten thousand quail and eight hundred or more chukar partridges will likely be distributed across the state this fall.
Tallahassee listings show programs scheduled at 6 30 p m and 9 45 p m for local viewing across channels with typical evening lineups and no additional program details available.
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