23 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
1
A young man seeks summer work to pay for another year of school. He applies widely but finds home support lacking and questions how funds for schools and highway projects are allocated. He travels to another town where employment arises, matching his diligent approach and ambition.
The discussion centers on a proposed state commission form with thirty district representatives selecting a state manager and a governor for social occasions. It argues a manager would oversee department heads, with strict independence from commissioners and a loan-backed path to technical education, while noting risks and calls for local employment benefits.
The second district commissioners at Moultrie oppose diverting highway funds for state and local efficiency plans. They warn such changes could merge city and county functions, peril current services, and trigger political battles while urging broader tax review and careful budget use.
The piece lampoons New York fashion arbiters who mock Garbo and the queen for their styles. It notes critics calling the queen’s dress “matronly” while praising others as elegant yet not smart. It also recalls Will Rogers and Eddie Cantor anecdotes from Washington.
Chattanooga's Lookouts rallied to beat the Birmingham Barons 8 to 5 behind Dick Lanahan in a game that trimmed the gap to Memphis atop the Southern Association. Travellers at Little Rock almost pulled a major upset but a wild pitch in the eleventh inning doomed them as Knoxville won 8 to 7. rain interrupted Memphis at Nashville and New Orleans at Atlanta.
Opinion column sponsored by local citizens railing against taxes and deficits. It promotes 1932 Democratic platform values, warns of loose fiscal policy, and argues for States' Rights and limited government. It targets readers, especially women, claiming many hold wealth and life insurance and urges caution against new policies.
An economic opinion arguing that the Wagner Law pushes the closed shop, claiming workers set wages by market value while capital providers bear risks. warns the closed shop erodes freedom and creates a worker dictatorship over business, ending with that it has no place under the American flag.
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