23 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
1
The Savannah festival plans are noted with commentary on local events. Community reflections touch on politics along with notes on Garden Pilgrimage sites in Thomasville and a yarn about public figures including William O. Douglas and Rothstein legends.
George Tucker discusses a surge of death pools in New York tied to Pope Pius XI's death. He explains how cards or names of aging famous people are sold in offices and pools, with prizes for the first to die. Noting examples like Cob Leone Ruppert and John J Rockefeller, he critiques the practice.
A long running clash between states and the federal government over offshore oil rights flares anew as Charles Edison asks Congress to cede sea bottom ownership to the federal government to enable leases or refusals. The dispute centers on California and expands to other coastal states confronting property title questions and potential impact on harbors and oil fields.
OCR style list of crossword like clues and partial phrases includes references to ancient Egypt tropical resin grape conserve Scents seasonings animals and metals. Many fragments lack full context or complete clues making a coherent item hard to derive.
A pee wee left handed outfielder Pete Thomassie of New Orleans starred in the Waycross Bears practice. Under manager Al Leitz the Bears showed hustle and knocked the ball around the park. Thomassie had four hits including a homer in the eighth inning while excelling in fielding and base running. Bobby La Motte observed the session.
Munsey's editor "¢ROB" DAVIS rejects a plagiarized jingle from an unknown author. He detects line for line copying from a lyric in The Yankee Prince and fires back a witty note claiming too much of a George M. Cohonsidence.
A column funded by Thomasville area citizens argues against loose fiscal policy and nationwide bureaucracy. It defends Democratic ideals of 1932, warns of debt and taxes, and urges vigilance to protect liberties and states' rights. The piece targets readers in Georgia communities and discusses wealth ownership and life insurance impacts.
The house passes its reorganization bill and sends it to the senate. Supporters like Byrd of Virginia and Wheeler of Montana push for economy as a core aim and insist on congressional approval before any plan becomes law. The piece argues the bill retreats from constitutional safeguards and warns of dangers of centralizing power.
The article notes a practical use for soap scraps by running them through a coarse knife in a food chopper to create soap flakes for general washing. It also states Texas has about 125 universities colleges and academies and a matching number of daily newspapers.
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