22 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1940
Page
1
A miscellany of light quotes and observations appears in the Daily and Semi-Weekly Times-Enterprise. The items touch on holidays, travel, fashion, weddings, and everyday life with playful jabs at society, holidays, and habits.
A City of three residents report a conflict with a newsboy who tramples pansy beds on Rosebud Street while delivering the home paper. The writer notes casual damage from vendors and urges delivery on safe spots, recounting similar garden complaints and newsroom efforts to fix them.
A historic piece discusses flag etiquette, labor union politics, and looming wartime preparedness. It notes President Roosevelt, John L. Lewis, and CIO dynamics, urges balanced labor influence, and outlines official flag hierarchy and church flags on ships. It also covers Greek–Italian conflict calls for aid and the risk to U S planes and munition supplies.
The piece discusses German commerce raiders led by Graf Spee and British responses. It analyzes raider tactics, enemy search efforts, and the strategic impact of sea warfare on supply lines. It notes Graf Spee's two early sinkings, potential routes home, and the cost and nuisance value of raiders in the broader war.
Ambiguous OCR note hints at labor disputes and tensions in a workplace setting with reference to a struggle or clash described as violent. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
A group of minority stockholders led by William H. Harman moves to reorganize the National League cellar club the Phillies. They plan a stockholders meeting on November 26 to push for new capital and debt relief without selling star players. Harman holds 69 of 5 000 shares. majority is controlled by Gerald Nugent and his wife.
The notice states presence at the court house daily from November 16 to December 20 to collect state county and school taxes for the year 1940.
Four top SEC clashes loom as bowl bids and conference lead race near climax. Mississippi Rebels visit Mississippi State in Starkville with 24,000 expected. Tennessee at Kentucky draws 25,000 in Knoxville. Georgia Tech hosts Florida in Atlanta with 20,000 expected. Alabama faces Vanderbilt in Birmingham with 15,000 watching.
In front of a holiday crowd Douglas High Lions routed Americus, 18 to 0. Staley opened strong, Stevens intercepted to set up a Lions drive, then Shepard scored twice and Delaney anchored the line as Douglas sealed the win in the second half.
A scrambled across and down puzzle list with clues for various words. The grid includes references to animals plants tools people and objects, plus partial entries and puzzle notes.
Fort Worth Texas November 22 Texas Masonic Home football team has 6 000 000 fans and a strong schoolboy record. In nine seasons they won 71 games lost 15 and tied 5 scoring 1628 to 484. The school has 78 boys. Yesterday they won their sixth district championship undefeated and untied. They once tied for state finals but lost on a penetration rule.
Quitman travels Friday to face Brooks County, aiming to avenge an earlier loss to Moultrie. Quitman has led from the start in the Douglas game all season and holds a distinct edge based on team records.
The readable text is highly fragmentary and does not provide a complete event, person, or organization to form a factual news item. It references a coach identified as H. N. Russell and mentions Texas, but specifics on date, outcome, or context are missing.
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