24 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
1
The item blends local opinion on World War II and international affairs with observations on politics, crime and community issues in Thomasville. It notes debates on curfews, dog control, and trial readiness, while referencing leaders and ongoing wartime tensions affecting citizens.
The piece warns against cheap imitations and reckless spending while noting growing traffic and rail issues for winter tourism. It discusses labor politics including a bill by John Gibson to curb union excesses, literacy concerns in the Army, and a debate on education and economic causes of illiteracy. It also hints at New York political maneuvering around Fish and potential coalitions affecting the 26th district.
Dr John W Studebaker reports to the President that 433000 men were barred from the Army for illiteracy with 250000 physically fit. New York tops state totals with 1020197 people not passing the fourth grade in 1940.
Washington Daybook reports rumors that Franklin D Roosevelt may back a political move to unseat Rep. Hamilton Fish in New York's 26th district. The plan allegedly leans on the Dutchess Orange and Putnam county Democrats to target Fish in primaries, a tactic critics say has persisted for decades.
A dense list of across and down clues. multiple partial words and garbled entries hint at a large themed crossword. Reads like an OCR segment with partial terms for astronomy, chemistry, biology and geography plus many corrupted lines.
Jeanne Cagney, Jim Cagney’s sister, enjoys a New York homecoming sparked by Yankee Doodle Dandy opening. The Irish family, their New York roots, and Jeanne’s rise from Phi Beta Kappa graduate to screen actress frame a night of friends, emotion, and a sunrise viewed from a fire escape over Manhattan.
Irvin S. Cobb recalls Bill Nye on the Pacific Coast and a humorous tale of lodging, a bar bill, and a quip about using the hotel room’s push button during Nye's absence. The anecdote portrays Nye’s carefree frontier humor and the freestanding journalist’s wandering lifestyle.
The passage hints at a third term Democratic president possibly not backing a Republican in his district. Friends say Fish will not comment, though chatter continues without visible concern on his face.
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