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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1941
Page
2
Publisher notice details rights and transmission rules for the Thomasville Times Enterprise. Includes postal classification, AP rights, and advertising submission deadlines.
The column notes wartime Britain and U S themes January 1942 state that job prospects are limited by defense work, power rationing spans water projects, and idle ships may be seized. It highlights public duty for police, firemen, and officials, plus flag week in Thomasville and Japan’s stance on peace and resources.
Georgia debate over Governor Talmadge charges against Walter Cocking and Marvin Pittman centers on race integration plans and political advocacy. Regents defend Cocking and reject release claims while Pittman faces alleged overreach. Separately, 1940 oil and tanker constraints prompt Ickes to urge fuel restrictions as copper export controls shift to defense priorities. The Christian Science Monitor notes the U S role as a potential fueling station for fascism.
The State Department faces renewed public scrutiny over U S oil exports to Japan. Oil firm officials say they will halt shipments if directed, while profits fuel Japanese naval power and air forces amid Japan's Axis alliance and U S aid to China.
The piece argues the Vichy regime aligns with Germany, with France split as Free French aid Britain in Syria. It discusses potential strains on empire, warns of deeper German plans toward Africa and Gibraltar, and questions U S strategy amid Dutch oil resistance and Pacific-Atlantic balance. It notes English actions shifting, and domestic store hours reflecting wartime austerity.
The article profiles Roosevelt administration emissaries as eyes and ears of the government during World War II. It highlights Summer Welles, Wendell Willkie, Harry Hopkins, Capt. James Roosevelt, W. Averell Harriman, John G. Winant, and Laughlin Currie, noting their missions from Europe to the Middle East and Asia and their role in shaping policy and war aid. It also mentions broader networks of observers and the importance of firsthand reports for the administration.
In Macon Georgia Judge A M Anderson and Malcolm D Jones summoned 250 jurors for two sections of the criminal division. Of those called 108 were released by Judge Anderson due to busy schedules preventing long absences from work.
Reed Lawton, a baritone, organizes the American Concert Association to bring opera study and continental experiences to American audiences. He gathers notable talent including the Westminster choir, pianists Fray and Braggiotti, baritone John Tyers, Edwin Strawbridge ballet, and pianist Henrietta Schumann as he builds a touring cultural program. Next, he expands into towns to form a broader outreach.
Three Savannah marines Corporal Grady H Lightfoot Corporal Donald Butler and Private Cyril F Hamm write the Savannah News to inspire Georgia girls to write and promise prompt replies. They are stationed on Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean and safe from pursuit. Private Leland B Crawford of Company I 28th Infantry 4th Division motorized at Fort Benning Georgia is noted.
A mixed list of crossword clues and solutions from yesterday’s puzzle including seeds covering and celestial references, plus numerous down entries with definitions for items from biology to geography and general terms. The page presents both across and down wordings with several familiar crossword conventions.
A shabby colored man stops a well known actor outside the Palace and asks for money. The Southerner gives a half dollar and the former vows never to return north again after his experience in Macon Georgia.
Crawford, a company bugler in Fairfield Tennessee, receives a letter urging him to play When Its Sleepy Time Down South at reveille ahead of radio requests from popular artists. Medical corps soldiers of the 11th Infantry report no premed mediation at the aid station, noting darkness at setup and discovery of a cemetery later.
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