25 May 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
1
A local Thomasville edition blends notices on school commencements and city cornerstone ceremonies with reports on Mussolini and Hitler, a rumored Atlanta Nazi club turning out to be beer drinkers, a submarine crew rescued at Portsmouth, and a Canadian royal visit. The piece reflects wartime alliances with England France Russia and mentions a $200,000 municipal building project.
The Times-Enterprise reports a cornerstone lay for the Thomasville Municipal Building, to be held tomorrow at 3 pm under the Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Georgia. A brief history of the 1871 72 structure and souvenirs will be deposited, symbolizing civic progress and education.
The Georgia standards for education push a state system of education with fixed teacher sums and contracts. Thomasville has paid part of promised sums while debates loom over future payments and school funding as cities modernize and expand facilities, including a new municipal building. The Times-Enterprise notes long-running reforms since 1831 and seeks a stable plan to meet future expenses without harming schools.
The article praises a new public library project with an auditorium for entertainment and civic events. It lauds city leaders for progress and notes the library’s small cost relative to benefits, calling it a civic milestone amid shifting European tensions and alliances.
The note praises D Rhett Pringle as a zealous and generous contributor to the community. It expresses hope he can attend ceremonies and acknowledges his role as Superintendent of the Light Plant and a general supporter of worthwhile projects.
Miss Dorris Stoudenmire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin Stoudenmire of Camilla, will wed George Leonard Culbreth this summer. Culbreth, son of the late William A. Culbreth and Florence Boone, has led Camilla Hardware & Implement Co. since moving from Edison twenty five years ago and will reside in Camilla after the wedding.
University of Alabama announces Ruth Brooks of Camilla as one of eight beauty queens for the current school year. Cambridge reading list notes Brooks is a sophomore, Kappa Delta member, and second-time honoree chosen by Bing Crosby from twenty five nominees.
In a noted sporting snippet, Harry Watkins of Columbus Ind competes in a race as part of a superstition tied to No No 18 Columbus Ind Wildcat. The item reflects a brief sports curiosity from the period.
A scrambled list of crossword style clues and answers appears, with many incomplete phrases. The grid includes references to gems of the cow, sea, eloquence, and ancient names, plus partial solutions and stray words, typical of a newspaper puzzle page.
A patriotic group in Smothbsville and Thomas County sponsors a column warning against taxation, big government, and the perils of national debt. It cites Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, opposes Democratic policies of 1932 and cautions about bureaucratic growth and loss of liberties.
A critique of Roosevelt era economics targets Massachusetts as a case study in state and national fiscal danger. The piece argues budget deficits rising despite population stagnation, rising welfare costs, falling property values, and high tax rates threaten taxpayers and the state’s economy. It calls for balanced budgets and opposes the New Deal.
In a Sunday event a driver protested a 13 car entry and urged officials to exclude Waters but was refused. The dispute intensified and Watkins withdrew from the event, citing safety and fairness concerns.
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