23 May 1942
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1942
Page
1
An editorial urges buy your quota of war bonds and stamps and support the Roosevelt administration. It praises Hoover for urging unity, accepts expanded presidential power in wartime, and calls for end of partisan politics to back the war effort nationwide.
A wartime column warns of germ warfare rumors about China and Japan, condemns cruelty, and discusses air strikes, secrecy in government, price controls, and civilian defense measures. Letters reveal concerns over storage, transportation, schooling, and civilian anxiety during the conflict.
Wartime policy debate centers on administration of laws and the bottlenecks in enacting legislation. The report notes the challenge for newsmen to present the issue accurately while officials avoid admitting specifics about who will administer new measures.
A compact answer key style puzzle list with numbered across and down clues covering words like temporary fashions wingske congealed water prepares for publication harden and other terms, plus a long set of related cryptic style hints and definitions for a grid fill.
George Tucker recalls a New York blackout with silent streets and shadowed buildings. A frightened woman misleads police about her identity while a man in Columbus Circle debates smoking as authorities detain him. Mayor LaGuardia and Times Square crowd moments punctuate the night.
After Denmark ceded the Virgin Islands to the United States on March 31 1917 Lt Col Jay M Salladay landed with a detachment of Marines to assume control and establish authority on the island group.
Ochlocknee Georgia May 22 Mrs H D Roberts of LaFayette is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C L Groover Lieutenant Herbert G Stribling of the United States Army stationed at Savannah spent last weekend with relatives Mr and Mrs Max Beverly of Pahokee Florida will reside in Ochlocknee for several months Miss Irene Roberson and Jeanne Garrison spent days this week in Bainbridge with Mrs W C DeWitt Carole Merritt formerly a member of the faculty is noted in the local social notes.
An American traveler writes about brisk Europeans and hurried U S tourists abroad. The piece contrasts speed and efficiency, recounting two London anecdotes and a Cincinnati native’s Paris Louvre dash to illustrate rapid sightseeing and time culture.
A miscellany of dog care advice and curious notes. It covers hot car dangers and freeing a dog from a sunlit sedan, warns against using gasoline to kill fleas, explains how many words dogs understand, and advises feeding fish cooked, plus a Q and A on dog nails and Dalmatian color patterns.
Ochlocknee residents report a busy summer start with teachers and relatives visiting from Albany Norman Park and Columbus. Local faculty return home for vacation while staff and students plan summers in Thomasville Bainbridge and Norfolk with relatives and former posts noted.
A local market promotes a daily line of green vegetables and a selection of Western and Native meats, live seafood, and dressed poultry. The notice emphasizes fresh produce and seafood available to customers.
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