30 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1940
Page
1
The Daily and Semi-Weekly Times Enterprise of Thomasville Georgia lists publication details and rights. It notes Associated Press use and republication rights for news dispatches and reserves all rights of special dispatches.
A column of assorted opinions touches on sports, transport, and national issues. It riffs on the Albany Indians game, parade stockings, Italian and British naval actions, budget discipline, and local elections. It also muses on photography, Roosevelt, and church engagement in a casual, editorial voice.
An editorial piece discusses a twenty year feel of Thomasville and urges civic organization to advance agriculture cattle raising and tobacco using manure fertilization. It promotes Christmas Seals for tuberculosis relief and notes war time anxieties and transportation routes from Europe.
A Thomas county farm owner described visiting Florida and Quincey where a shade tobacco center is noted. He shared a grower’s view that tobacco and cattle are the only goods he sells, with cattle feeders shipped to vast pasturage and corn acres supporting nearly a thousand head of cattle.
A columnist recalls varied New York scenes from a raucous Tifty Second Street nightclub to Broadway Strand appearances by Kay Kyser and Richond Lowe. The piece notes harsh stage banter, friendly pop culture moments, and Lowe facing courtroom questions over money and jewelry linked to a prominent figure.
Miss Willie Cardes returns from Macon visiting her sister Mrs Joe Gandy and Abe Gandy. Master Billy Downs returns to Atlanta from a local visit. Mr Ray Roberts of Wonoholu Hawaii visits his mother Mrs J J Roberts. Mr Preston Wields of Miami Fla visits friends here. Mrs Carvolyty McRee hosts Bests Tash week with daughters. Several locals and visitors from Elberton and Coolidge are noted. Mr Jerry Davis attends court in Camilla and visits Thomasville briefly. Miss Phoebe Pilcher returns to Atlanta after visiting cousin Bliss Carmen Sincretary. Mr Alex Crittenden Jr spends old Thanksgiving holidays with his parents.
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A. Crittenden, a freshman at Emory, is mentioned in connection with Valdosta in this fragmentary note. The readable portion highlights his student status and location tied to Emory University.
Rev. Wt II Barrett of Dawson will guest speak at Meigs Baptist Church in Meigs Georgia with services morning and evening. Church School meets at 10 30 Sunday, and attendees are invited from Baptist and Methodist churches.
Mrs. W. D Carter hosted the Meigs Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service gathering in Meigs Georgia on Monday afternoon at her West Marshall Street home. The meeting featured autumn decorations and an engaging program led by Mrs. J. D Culpepper who guided the group with varied activities.
A Georgia colored man serves as a funeral reception figure, learning to greet dignitaries and manage burial logistics. He borrows a coffin for his nephew’s death hoax, returning with a somber mood after realizing the man never died, revealing themes of race and pride in burial customs.
The state department says no plan exists to evacuate U S nationals from Greece citing earlier warnings and transportation complications. Citizens worry about children born abroad who may still be deemed native citizens and face complications if naturalization papers were not recently filed.
Georgia has led all states in watermelons carload shipments for years averaging 560 percent of southeastern shipments from 1932 to 1937, highlighting the state's export strength and regional dominance in the fruit trade.
More than 500 youths from the South gathered in Atlanta for a Salvation Army youth conference led by Evangeline Booth. The event celebrates the Army's 60 years in the city with tomorrow's address on "The World's Greatest Romance" introduced by Governor Rivers and hosted by Preston Arbuthright. A banquet was held last night.
Ladies took part in a club event with engaging talks followed by Mrs. Carter serving a delicious salad course and hot coffee to attendees.
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