25 Jun 1937
Page 1
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
1
A mosaic of editorial-style notes discusses labor, prisons, industry, racial topics, and public welfare. It mentions Joe Louis, Claude Pepper’s senate debut, state finances, public health, and a call for a higher standard of living for the under privileged, all framed in a mid-century reverie.
An editorial argues the union and capital clash over collective bargaining and freedom to work. It warns government must act to safeguard workers rights amid coercion and threats, seeking a fair, apolitical legal framework to enforce equal rights without fear or favor.
The article discusses a No Fence election in Thomas County aiming to end fencing disputes. It argues for enacting a law to keep cattle within enclosures and freights the impact on roads, landowners, and state travel, linking to broader tax and political issues.
Washington report notes lawmakers react with skepticism as treasury leaders face questioning over attempts to clamp down on salaries and deductions amid an oil and mining depletion allowance debate. The scene hints at broader tax evasion investigations touching incorporated yachts and related families.
In New York the summer heat fuels a new epidemic of practical joking at Ben Marden’s Riviera club. Mickey Alpert’s orchestra is disrupted when a prankster lights a match in the maestro’s shoe, scorching a $150 suit and $21 slippers. The incident ends with no confrontation and a warning that such pranks may provoke backfire as club fame and finances attract attention.
Premature searchlights explode as firecrackers blaze at the counter of Kirksville Missouri vendor George White. Firemen fail to quell the display as rockets and candles arc skyward. Reported across the nation, odd tidbits mix humor and local crime.
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