22 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1938
Page
1
A compilation of editorial blurbs and local observations ranges from a call to curb reckless driving to housing plans, political remarks on Roosevelt and labor, print costs, and social life notes in Jersey City. The piece touches on law, media, and public concerns with a casual, opinionated tone.
The piece debates how sentimental ties influence appointments to widows of deceased officers and warns against favoritism. It notes political figures like Frank Hague and discusses the tension between merit, sympathy, and party interests in Jersey politics and free speech. It cautions that elections should be decided by service quality over kinship.
An opinion piece contends relief funds pale beside race track gambling spending in Los Angeles County. It argues gambling worsens poverty and urges redirecting half the gambling money to relief or charitable uses to combat malnutrition and starvation.
In New Rochelle, a sewer cleaner and collector named Cobb, famed for quoting poets, faces a stopped kitchen drain at August Thomas’s home. He braces himself, then asserts a line from poetry before plunging in, declaring that faint heart ne er won fair lady.
A fragmentary column by Gene Carr discusses legalized liquor in Georgia and parallels with other places. It notes jurors dislike slow and dilatory lawyers and mentions a juror's remark from last October. The piece ends with a question about pump-priming.
The piece recounts how Skene, a distinct sports writer, skipped filing for the crowd in a tense bout camp after Tunney’s eye wound risked delaying his entry. He faced dismissal before W O McGeehan offered a New York Herald Tribune sports post. He then chronicled travels across the country relying on shoe box lunches and charm to connect with stars like Dempsey and Ruth.
Preston Grover notes rising U S pressure to respond to bombings and Japan’s wartime economy. Foundry Methodist leaders condemn Canton bombings and US policy, urging boycotts. State Department hints at restricting airplane shipments under neutrality laws, though politiek blocks action.
Analysts warn Japan bears heavy tax and import restriction costs as it fights China. Cotton imports shrink hurting mills while war drains cash, reaching five million dollars daily. Strategists compare supply lines to Napoleon’s Moscow retreat and reference Shanghai Hankow Canton actions.
The piece recalls Don Skene a frail but gifted sports writer known for sharp descriptions and humor. It notes his rise after a historic Dempsey Tunney fight in Chicago and his work across newspapers before dying near Broadway after a friend's blood transfusion. Richard Watts of the New York Herald Tribune comments on Skene's character.
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