29 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
1
The Times Enterprise newspaper from Thomasville Georgia notes copyright and republication rules with Associated Press on news dispatches and local news. It lists advertisement deadlines and subscription terms and provides business contact details for the paper.
A scattered collection of old wartime notes and opinions touches Roosevelt budget cuts Mussolini and Greek fronts. It references Senate actions on Walters-Logan, censorship in Germany, Thanksgiving dates, and oil and exports. Voices critique press neutrality and warn of economic strain on small businesses and taxes.
A Thomasville citizen refused to make a draft questionnaire, urging others to assist draftees with proper interpretation of regulations. The Times-Enterprise lists trusted aides and urges public help, while planners discuss organizing a county city committee to coordinate efforts. Authorities stress liquor control near camps and the need to curb vice dens and ensure soldiers can resist temptations.
Government moves outline protection for trainee soldiers amid concerns over safety. Measures aim to shield the men in the training army from covert threats and legal troubles as they prepare for service.
Chicago opens its eight day International Live Stock Exposition with 4100 plus entries across cattle horses sheep and swine. A pruning committee will reduce displays indoors and selling of eliminated stock begins immediately. The event draws 1500 4-H Club youth from 44 states and Canada to join horse shows sheep shearing meat and wool exhibitions and a $100000 prize program.
In the Washington Daybook a chorus praises Marvin Jones of Amarillo Texas as he departs Congress to become judge of the United States Court of Claims. Jones, first elected 1917, rose from a farm and law background to chair the agriculture committee and advise on farm policy, leaving a legacy marked by quiet humor and bipartisanship.
Miss Evelyn Adams returns to Shorter College in Rome after Thanksgiving with her parents, and many families and visitors are listed visiting relatives in Boston for holidays. The town notes include church meetings, students traveling to Calonaga Albany Quitman Thomasville Jacksonville and Montgomery with multiple families mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Paul Carter and guests from Dewey Chason hosted visits in Stuart Florida. Helen Drew visited her parents in Cairo then returned to Cuthbert Georgia for college. Nearby families shared Sunday dinners with Mrs J R Peacock and Mrs Henry White hosts. Sadie White spent a Cairo weekend with grandmother Mrs Fionna White.
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