14 May 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
1
A collection of commentary items from the Thomasville Times Enterprise touches on Georgia politics, labor quotes, tax discussions, and social topics. The piece references a June election, repeal on liquor, newspaper ethics, and local attitudes toward taxation, travel schedules, and amusement devices.
The article tracks ongoing coverage of war debts and debt payments as they appear in daily news cycles. It discusses how governments manage obligations and public finance amid conflict. The text reflects recurring concern over repayment schedules and fiscal strain.
The piece notes Mrs. Simpson's divorce absolution, the Duke's exile, and public controversy over a possible royal marriage. It critiques war debt repudiation, warns of economic instability, and sketches public sentiment toward monarchy, press, and political figures in a tense European scene.
A New York theatre crowd chuckles at moments meant to be serious in Sammy Shipman’s Behind Red Lights and Noel Coward’s Tonight at 8 30 as prop failures and quick quips amuse. Tammany Hall leader James J Dooling returns to political limelight amid questions of resigning leadership and past patronage.
U S aviation grows in early 1937 despite Hindenburg disaster and Clifton Pa crash. Commerce department data show rising passenger numbers January through March with regional slumps and renewed Atlantic demand. Germany faces international censure over Guernica bombing as Eden and Borah spark sharp domestic reaction.
Laurence N Polk and three companions planned a $50 side bet per hole. Polk declined the wager but holed his tee shot on the 143 yard ninth. In Paris Missouri a class of five graduates 50 years ago plans a reunion this year, possibly the only complete 50 year old graduating class in the country.
Robert D Baskerville of Richmond Virginia claimed vehicle use on the famed boardwalk was lawful in Virginia. Police halted the run going down the boardwalk and set a five dollar bail with a Monday hearing.
Tucson Humane Society charged a merchant with unlawful chick display in a store window. Officials cited an ordinance restricting possession to 24 fowls per person or entity under penalties. Susquehanna County held tax sale auctions for nearly 600 properties with about 90 percent purchased. James J. rests at his home on 48th Street awaiting updates.
Tallahassee school children who struck faced penalties that were charged to their parents, an indirect link to responsibility. A girl who refused to salute the flag was dismissed from an Atlanta school, a ruling upheld after court procedure, a decision the report calls sound and proper.
A historical article fragment notes segregation and miscegenation as dire terms to be used and put into action, highlighting the period's rhetoric and tensions surrounding race and policy.
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