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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
6
Legal newspaper boilerplate and contact details for Thomasville Times Enterprise including publication cadence, address, Associated Press rights, advertisement deadlines and subscription terms. No specific news items are present in the legible text.
A collage of quoted lines touches on fashion as skirts grow, a fire at a hotel before opening, German war concerns, umpire judgments, civic advice, Albany and airfields, Mussolini signaling, driver licensing changes, travel shifts from Europe to the South or West, and broad war tensions. It also mentions rain, drought, Thomasville defense plans, cotton uses, and the irritations of a stubborn telephone.
The Cordele Dispatch notes the stalled airport proposal in Thomasville with reports Washington cites CAA involvement. If developed, the site could serve army or civilian use, affecting wartime logistics. The piece underscores national mobilization, resource limits, and public resolve, urging every citizen to contribute.
Turkey reportedly signed a non-aggression treaty with Germany amid shifting alliances in Europe. The move may affect regional diplomacy and future military alignments in the Balkans and Near East.
The piece condemns reckless Fourth of July celebrations causing deaths and injuries and cautions against war era non aggression treaties. It cites Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Finland Denmark and Russia and warns of Turkey joining Axis. It denounces hypocrisy and imperial agendas in modern diplomacy.
The article notes calls for a 50 percent reduction in auto production for the coming year, arguing the need would be driven by defense requirements. It cites car materials including 1700 pounds of steel and 490 pounds of iron as part of the supply discussion, with further material figures mentioned.
The Pelham Journal quotes that a man who will not fight for his rights forfeits them. Rev Bascom Anthony argues a man may relinquish his own rights if he lacks courage yet cannot surrender his neighbor to brutal lawlessness. The piece framing conscience and duty.
Washington reports new defense health coordinator Charles P Taft plans to spend 1 265 500 dollars in the next fiscal year on medical research. Funds would support work at University of Tennessee Memphis Tulane University New Orleans and Tennessee Valley Authority Wilson Dam Alabama plus Georgia on mosquito immunity malaria vaccines and related treatments and 200 000 dollars for ten hospitals studying sulphonamide use in burns and wounds.
New York police chief inspector Costuma explains how crowds are measured. They tally subway turnstiles, count cars with three people per car, estimate marching rate at 5 000 per hour, and use sidewalk area with one person per three square feet to gauge spectator numbers.
The Army at Fort Houston Texas will drop the standard greeting and answer calls by stating their name only in official communications. This streamlining aims to reduce verbiage and speed up operations.
A dense puzzle clue compilation with numerous numbered entries across and down including references to abbreviations words and names. The list offers definitions for terms such as Peeler insect living African worm and various cryptic descriptors likely for a crossword style crossword puzzle is implied by the grid clues and solution prompts.
Vidalia Georgia June 26 Musty census records show James Walter Wilson a Toombs county relief client likely about 116 years old He once nursed a child through typhoid for S H Morris while helping his son on a farm The note ends with a factual aside about Sequoia National Park lakes listing more than 300 lakes in the park.
At a city Democratic Club banquet the newly elected Governor, attending with local party veterans, faced taunting remarks about his beliefs. He recounted a Grand Central Station incident where fourteen travelers faced an alcohol fueled man demanding a ticket to San Francisco for thirty cents.
Bodies of Lieut. Jesse K. Jackson from Georgia and Staff Sergeant Fred L. Pankey of Hamilton Field were found in their wrecked training plane on Mount Lowe near Altadena California. The crash occurred yesterday during a training flight.
In Atlanta on June 26 a gold ring lost for 47 years by Mrs. Alice Bennett Elrod was found near Sonoraville. A neighbor picked it up Tuesday and kept it with the owner’s initials still visible.
East Rockaway New York AP reports Don Voorhees an orchestra leader and dog show judge encounters a police routine about a wind shield sticker reading judge. The scene unfolds as the officer realizes the label during the chase for a false alarm.
CBS reports Stockholm says Sweden officially granted the right of transit for a definite number of German troops moving from Norway to Finland. The announcement, relayed by CBS from its Stockholm correspondent, notes the Nazi troop movement through Swedish territory.
In a humorous scene a judge and Voorhees engage over a staged interruption during a dog show with playful dialogue about stopping someone. The exchange ends with cordial sentiment and continued proceedings.
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