19 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1940
Page
1
The Daily Times-Enterprise outlines publication rights and republication rules. It credits Associated Press dispatches and Joon news, reserves rights for special dispatches, and requires advertisement changes by 6 p.m. the day before insertion.
A collage of opinions touches inflation, British leadership speculation, Mussolini’s stance, blockades, the Hoover plan, and Axis plans. It laments fear of war, policing morals in cinema, and cites Cornell's quick reaction to a refereeing error as sportsmanship.
A Thomasville business figure argues that at least fifty men per week leave town in the late afternoon to avoid the lack of suitable hotels, noting the community has not yet embraced building a modern hotel. He urges local effort and public backing to attract travelers and keep commerce from leaving.
The nation denounces the Vultee Aircraft Downey plant strike over wage demands tied to preparedness work. Officials warn a walkout endangers government plans and urges government intervention to preserve essential production and avoid broader discontent. The piece frames CIO influence and labels strikers as harmful to national wartime goals.
The piece argues against socialized medicine, criticizing Roosevelt era plans to replace private practice with a government system. It claims high costs, administrative difficulties, and uncertain quality, noting some groups favor subsiding hospitalization at a fixed monthly rate and that the administration will not overturn existing conditions.
The article notes Germany’s reported approval of dog meat as food, signaling severe meat shortages due to the blockade. It discusses implications for German stamina, home front conditions, and the wider impact on supply lines, while contrasting naval and Pacific strategy against Japan and Britain.
The piece notes a shift in Japanese behavior after Allied wins by Britain and Greece. It argues Japan previously mocked the United States when Germany and Italy faltered, but now adopts a more cautious, opportunistic stance as Germany and Italy lose face.
Washington Daybook reports the closing of the 76th Congress with five controversial measures facing possible Senate fate. It notes Republicans led by Senator Vandenberg and Joe Martin may push to year end, while House bills like Logan-Wastes face a difficult Senate path amid administrative agency controls and individual rights concerns.
A scrambled list of crossword style clues across many definitions including durations, animals, minerals, and objects. The grid includes entries for fuels, foods, tools, and natural terms with mixed letter patterns and some garbled OCR remnants.
A fragment lists Bainbridge entities including Water Works and Fire Department with counts, Sheriff’s Office Police Department and Mayor’s Office figures, plus City Clerk and hospitals Riverside and Bainbridge Hospital. The garbled data shows numerical values or codes like 52 185 0 1 44 339 48 120 and a mention of A. B. Teal, Times.
The Bainbridge Georgia chapter of the American Association for University Women met Saturday at the home of Mrs. Gilbert Gragg on Shotwell Street with co hostess Mrs. E T Hines. Mrs E J Perry spoke on A A U W and Mrs T L Smith discussed nationwide fellowship funds and social studies work. The group celebrated its tenth anniversary with a cake and decorative centerpieces.
Friends note the illness of Mr. H. L. Gans and wish him quick improvement. Local travelers report trips by Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney to Atlanta and Dalton, Mrs. Fulmer’s Florida visit, and others returning from Cincinnati and Tallahassee. Snakes in the wild are described with venomous potential, and political remark hints at the senate delaying action.
In a California town an old family physician consoles a distraught husband awaiting news of his wife in confinement. After hours of suspense the doctor jokes that after forty years delivering babies, he has never lost a father, offering grim reassurance.
Fort Benning Ga Nov 19 Brig Gen George S Patton disclosed that Secretary of War Henry L Stimson planned to fly to Fort McClellan Ala for a brief inspection trip this afternoon He would view parachute jumping and an attack by the second armored division before returning to Fort Benning Stimson had no definite plans for return or further trips from Washington and might visit Fort Bland ing Fla and nearby military posts en route before heading to the capital He arrived Saturday and flew to New Orleans yesterday to address the American Federation of Labor convention.
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