06 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1939
Page
1
A Savannah Morning News piece recounts Brisbane? No, Isabelle Post attack on the south and southerners drawing rebuttals from Quitman writers Beth Williams and Edna Cain Daniel. The letters defend Southern culture, rail travel costs, and manners while critiquing Mercury editorials and northern stereotypes.
An obituary note reports a man in Los Angeles recently died revealing securities and property valued around five million dollars. Neighbors and friends saw nothing amiss and did not suspect wealth, while the piece questions the true measure of usefulness and generosity beyond money in a war era.
A list of puzzle clues and partial answers covers multiple wordplay items from twist outs to mineral kinds and geographic hints. The mixed entries include references to coinage phrases, musical terms, and various ambiguous definitions awaiting solution.
Huntsville Texas March 6 Winzell Williams a 19 year old Dallas Negro was electrocuted at State Prison early today for the murder of an aged dairyman. Governor Lee O Daniel had previously stayed the execution for a month saying Williams faced certain death day and night for 30 days before the death in the electric chair.
Spud Chandler former University of Georgia star is not expected to start pitching for the New York Yankees until mid season because of his broken ankle. Dr Walsh club physician chair. Criticised widely O Daniel said he had made that statement to arouse public opinion against capital punishment. He asked the legislature to abolish the extreme penalty.
The piece notes public eagerness for enforcement of traffic laws until individuals themselves are caught. It contrasts critics who condemn police patrols from desks or street corners with the personal reality of enforcement consequences.
The public eyes World fairs with interest as rumors spread of cut rate railroad tickets. The report suggests railroads may have agreed to offer lower fares for attending both fairs and how to use them.
Four top bird dogs competed in the national championship field trials at Grand Junction Tennessee with Lady Norias owned by Albert D. Noe Jr and Lawless Boy from Dr H E Longsdorf. Lady Norias holds the national amateur quail title and Lawless Boy is a former national pheasant champion and 1937 all-America derby winner. Doctor's Boy Blue and Homewood Flying Dutchman rounded the afternoon pairings. Runs were postponed from Saturday due to rain.
Irvin S Cobb recounts a North Carolina railroad station scene where a large colored woman seeks a ticket to Magnolia for her child. The agent searches timetables and tariff lists but cannot locate Magnolia and finally learns the daughter sits nearby.
Chandler fractured an ankle during preseason conditioning in Athens Georgia. He told manager Joe McCarthy the injury would push his mound readiness to mid season rather than June as first believed.
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