29 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
1
A Thomasville newspaper column piles lighthearted editorial quips amid a collection of jokes on world affairs and American politics. Topics include royalty, imperial reach, taxes, military power, weather, travel, and local airport talk, with sly asides about Japan Britain Rome and Earl Long.
The article examines bond refinancing in Georgia counties including Grady and Thomas. It discusses using refunding certificates, interest rates, and tax impacts to finance debts, airports, and road projects while noting traffic and route changes affect travel decisions.
The piece discusses LSU president resignation, suspected fraud or embezzlement losses, and ongoing Louisiana political strife led by a Long figure. It recalls historical U S naval actions with Britain and Mexico, noting imperial tensions and the risk of future confrontations in the Orient.
Washington Daybook notes Admiral Yarnell’s blunt pledge to protect Yankee citizens in Swatow amid Japanese orders. The piece recalls a long U S pattern of stern behavior toward China and Japan since Perry, highlighting navy pride and State Department nerves over hard language.
Born in Independence Iowa Admiral Harry Yarnell spent a career afloat and in leadership roles. He fought in the Boxer Rebellion helped occupy Vera Cruz and commanded a World War patrol ship. As London naval conference adviser he pressed six inch guns for cruisers. Now in the Far East since 1936 he pursues a two fisted policy. At 63 he plans retirement soon but may remain if asked by the president.
The passage recalls Captain Wilkes enforcing a blockade during the Civil War by stopping a British vessel and removing two Confederate agents Mason and Slidell, noting that heavy naval hand did not always succeed elsewhere.
The planned slum clearance on Manhattan’s east side draws public praise but resistance from residents who fear relocation, higher rents, and disrupted schools. Mayor LaGuardia’s long-time neighborhood, rich with history, sees persistent guarding by police as a safety measure and the block’s edge remains fraught with socio economic tensions.
Daylight Time shift and network corrections affect the 4:15 slot with items ranging from music and readings to word puzzles. The page combines program notes with a long list of clues including geographic and linguistic terms and a concluding birthplaces list.
An elderly colored railroad crossing watchman in Kentucky testified for a railroad in a widow’s damages suit. He described waving a lantern to warn the Memphis flier and admitted nerves about being asked if the lantern was lit, aiding the defense’s case.
A dense schedule lists the Johnson Family skits, Morin graters, and various radio programs across channels CBS NBC WJZ WBEA. Acts include orchestras, operettas, and interviews with The Johnson Family, Anthony, and Patricia Gilmore amid multiple time slots from 4:30 to midnight.
The year recorded 48,900 public accident deaths in the United States, accounting for 52 percent of all accidental fatalities.机构
Miss Charlotte Miller of Miami Florida visits Mr and Mrs J D Culpepper in Meigs Georgia. Mrs W J Bailey and Billie Bailey and Hazel Hot of Macon attend the Vick home with L J Vick. Frances He later recovering from tonsil operation expresses hopes for quick improvement. Mrs Leon Willig and daughter Sylvia depart Point Adorda after visiting Mr and Mrs S E Heisler.
In Atlanta at a fashionable church on Peachtree Street a physician father jokes that the minister forgot the essential vow. He suggests the couple should promise to administer Calotabs for fretfulness to avoid family strife and divorce. The tale is presented as a true corridor conversation printed as an advertisement.
A satin bound imperial Bible once owned by Czar Nicholas II was located in a London second-hand shop and returned to the British and Foreign Bible Society which gave it to the Czar for his coronation in May 1896.
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