22 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
1
A jumble of editorial asides and social quips critiques cold weather, crime, war framing, and local issues. It cites Hitler and John Bull as targets while musing on mosquitos, stadium bleachers, cool evenings, and civic duties.
The piece urges Thomasville to pursue an airport and recreation center while noting Albany Valdosta Griffin and other Georgia towns expanding air facilities. It argues new air routes will select locations and criticizes tax fears delaying public investment.
A jailed woman who killed her husband for spurning a bridge party seeks “one more good time” as she breaks confinement. The tale parallels warnings about seeking illicit thrills and the dangers of the so called good time in life. The column blends moral reflection with contemporary military budget notes and odd human interest asides.
Texas visitors remark on a drug store that did not serve drinks or sandwiches. A citizen recalls not seeing such a drug store since crossing the Rio Grande. The piece notes stores are changing but many still offer few new services beyond prescriptions and medicines, with growing convenience.
A reader suggests to the jury commissioners to place them on revision lists this year. They note serving once or twice a year may occur, with pay up to three dollars per day and limited work, possibly on more than one occasion.
Washington analysis notes Rep. Ross A. Collins of Mississippi as a key influence on military spending. The article describes Collins pressuring army officials during hearings and securing a technical modification to the expanded air program. General Craig admits he was not involved in designing the program.
The excerpt presents a dense jumble of crossword style clues, fragmented phrases, and radio programming listings. It mentions people, places and items such as Aga, Old Dominion, Greek letters, copper symbol, Three-toed sloth, Mauretania, and broadcasting schedules with numerous program names and time slots.
Washington Daybook notes that one arm restaurants, once common in Manhattan, now only one remains in midtown. The cashiers and counters evoke a bygone era with 15 cent hamburgers and a 10 cent wheatcake meal. The piece also observes a boom in second hand phonograph shops catering to teen jitterbugs and niche musicians.
An American writer recalls a British liner crossing from Europe where the purser spins a yarn of a whale named Ponto. The Cincinnati story endures as a comic tale until Ponto meets a tragic fate when a freighter strikes him, sinking in nine minutes.
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