25 May 1942
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1942
Page
1
Citizens urged to conserve resources and support the war effort. Messages warn against hoarding and demand productive work, school maintenance, and prudent use of autos and fuel. Mentions income taxes, recruiting schoolboys for farms, and national figures like Roosevelt, Talmadge, MacArthur, and Ford, with emphasis on loyalty and efficiency.
A reader argues for universal rationing and conservation to offset wartime shortages. He urges gradual demand reduction, prioritizes army needs and seed preservation, critiques forced savings, and cites shipping planning failures as a longstanding issue.
Opinion argues enemy aliens in the United States should be removed or isolated to prevent aiding wartime adversaries. It warns against leniency, stresses distrust of aliens not fully loyal, and calls for vigilant detention of any suspected sympathizers linked to foreign governments.
Reader asks about army induction with dependents. Roselle reader advised that 1-A is unlikely while dependents exist unless Congress provides for maintenance payments. Officials stress case by case assessment and no hard rules. Suggest offering movable articles like typewriters to Red Cross or USO to aid war effort.
A vivid first person sketch of New York City’s Chambers Warren and Murray streets as the bread basket of the city. It follows Max a 41 year old worker for seventeen years who handles crates of onions tomatoes and cabbage and describes nightly street scenes along the West Side and the aroma of onion on the air. The piece contrasts after dark activity with daytime shows on Broadway.
The tenor Richard Crooks is enlisted in an air squadron during the First World War, honoring his service as a notable musician joining wartime aviation forces.
A cryptic style grid lists clues across and down including astronomy dillseed a vat muse and other terms. Entries reference descriptive items such as cravat garden pilot and nonprofessional person. The puzzle blends old wordplay with varied definitions across the grid.
Seven year old Harold asks his mother if mulberries are little round black things with six legs that crawl on the ground, revealing his first country summer and careful speech as he learns the truth.
The University of Georgia School of Journalism marks the 2nd anniversary of Henry W. Grady’s birth with praise for his journalistic impact. Registrar T. W. Reed notes Grady bore a bachelor of arts degree from the university and a broad legacy in journalism appreciated by Georgians and the nation.
Reed praises Grady calling him friend of the down and out and credits his originality for success. He says Grady makes words living and breathing creatures.
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