03 Sep 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1937
Page
1
A chaotic mosaic of local chatter covers politics gossip and schooling in Georgia. Mentions of Maryann Puan, Caroline Miller, and Sherriff Dixon mingle with reports on livestock trains and a university led farm methods exhibit in Thomaston.
The Florida citrus industry, the state’s largest single sector, concentrates production in the south and central regions due to climate. A harvest of 25 to 30 million boxes is anticipated as marketing plans and packing plants advance on a solid footing.
The article warns of rumors of Nazi influence in the United States and describes a Georgia health campaign against syphilis. It details state efforts in Lumpkin and Rabun counties to force treatment, including jail for noncompliant patients, and explains funding for indigent care. It also notes agricultural concerns and local curiosities about oranges and educational campaigns.
The piece notes Senator Heflin’s fame at home for his pecan shaped figure reddish hair and buff shoes. It recalls his long career in the House and Senate and hints he would pursue a Senate seat after Black’s Supreme Court appointment. The tone blends humor with political speculation about Heflin’s ambitions.
A historical sketch notes Alabama senator Heflin's repeated anti Pius Pope rhetoric seen as a distraction from policy. It traces the Bankhead family line from John H. Bankhead to Speaker William Bankhead, leading to Heflin’s 1930 primary defeat and the 1920 senate seat turnover.
Two men in the Catskills on vacation share a joke about owning a tall mountain that would be solid gold. One asks for a share. the other replies he would not give any, urging the other to wish for his own mountain.
A collage of items includes a pet shop sign offering any dog for 25 dollars, notes on novelist Louis Aragon and playwright ambitions, Doris Duke entertaining entertainers at a New Jersey estate, Finn Ludwig's photographs, Miriam Hopkins’ height and art study, Berlin’s melody critique, Claudette Colbert as a witty athlete, Bill Robinson’s baseball quip, a joke about baserunning, Fraternal Day in Alabama, and a meadowlambs insect estimate.
AP reports several games with multiple stars. Veterans Hank Greenberg and Max Butcher led Detroit and the Dodgers in big wins while harmony of hitting featured five-for-five Pirates and White Sox scoring spree led by Luke Appling and Berger's two homers.
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