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A curio column from the Thomasville paper comments on current events. It riffs on prices and labor terms, mentions China floods, Ole Miss, and Al Capone, plus jabs at forestry, taxes, and the Lindbergh home. It also notes bank fund issues and termites in New York architecture.
Fleetwood named president of Georgia Press Association
The Times Enterprise reports Milton L. Fleetwood of Cartersville is elected president of the Georgia Press Association at Rome, succeeding from the vice presidency. The Cartersville editor is praised for his rise from the bottom of the ladder to state-wide respect and capability in the newspaper field.
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London economic conference seeks world stability and trade accord
The author notes the London economic conference aims for face to face talks on global problems, seeking stabilization and tariff and dollar value accords. The session may last weeks, with costs estimated around four million dollars, viewed as small relative to annual billions spent on wars and social programs.
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Georgia Road Tax Question Prompts Copy of Debate Next Year
Rumors circulate that Georgia may revise the three dollar tag on light cars while business trucks and carriers seek fair reductions. Beneficiaries include large corporations and Express Company trucks with refunds blamed for uneven gains. The Talmadge proclamation could see amendments to restore balance as next year approaches.
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Roosevelt Defiance Signals Shifting Political Winds
A bold challenge to President Roosevelt as Congress nears adjournment marks a historic shift. Republicans who bolted to back Roosevelt last year show independence while Roosevelt asserts firm leadership amid a divided party. The episode reveals fragile honeymoon optimism, party resistance to Democratic policies, and a temporary expansion of presidential dominance. In other items, Finnish convicts will work in movable huts on public works this summer, and Spanish bull fighting attracts 14,000 at a Townsville rodeo with three matadors vs bulls.
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Realignments Rise as Congress Cedes Power to Roosevelt
The economy act and veteran allowances put Roosevelt in a strong position as Congress lacks two thirds to override vetoes. Republicans in the Senate voted as a unit against the president, signaling a warning and prompting reevaluation among Roosevelt supporters.
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Emden Bell Vanishes Again in Wartime Mystery
The elusive Emden bell, prized as a relic of Australia s victory near the Cocos Islands, is believed by police to be en route to Germany. Stolen last summer then found buried, it was kept in a war museum before disappearing again. searches on a Bremen bound steamer yielded no results.
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A London Letter Ends Georgie and Boyd Romance
Georgie Bancroft adores Nicholas Boyd, a movie star with a scarred face, while a cable announces her mother Evelyn’s return to Germany. The pair meet one last time as Boyd plans to leave for a possible face-restoring operation, amid tension with Georgie’s guardians and a coastal village setting.
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