18 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1939
Page
1
Masthead details for Thomasville Times Enterprise including editors and managers. Notes about publication schedule and Associated Press rights. Contact information and advertising deadlines referenced in the fragment.
Amid war talk the piece notes fears of economic strain and calls for action in education and advertising. It mentions refugees aiding college students, a plan to ship students abroad, and local interest in trains, commerce, and national policy as the nation braces for conflict.
The piece argues censorship of news will rise in the country and questions its reach beyond wartime ports. It contends secrets must be protected, radio and press face censorship pressures, and warns of American entanglement if neutrality erodes amid Allied and Axis propaganda.
A disjointed 1930s style dispatch discusses U S fiscal strain since the Roosevelt era, noting rising costs, shrinking incomes, and debt pressures. It compares global conditions including Germanys banking and policy shifts and warns of tax demands amid market volatility and press restrictions.
In a detailed minute summary the council discusses bids for a public works project with architect Kieruby directing and report to the city on the end pest bid. Mayor Powell signs the resolution and authorities proceed with bid processing. Pennsylvania’s 1987 revenue from color tax totals 46,654,600 as a comparative note.
Nine Georgia representatives in the national house favor amending the Neutrality Act. Rep Stephen Pace remains undecided, while others have not disclosed their positions. The action reflects congressional debate on neutrality policy.
An American News Features piece recalls a San Quentin prison baseball game between an all black team and an all white team for the prison championship. In the seventh inning the colored pitcher grows nervous and issues wild pitches while a negro rooter urges calm and patience.
Nine representatives are photographed in a poll by the Atlanta Constitution outlining support for revising the neutrality law to allow cash and carry purchases of munitions by belligerent European nations. The article notes views from Rep. Paul Brown, Rep. A Sidney Camp, Rep. E B Cox, Rep. W Ben Gibbs, Rep. Hugh Peterson, Rep. Robert Ramspeck, Rep. M C Tarver, Rep. Carl Vinson, and Rep. E Frank Whelchel. It also lists a busy rail and bus schedule with multiple departures and arrivals for routes to Atlanta Dothan Bainbridge Valdosta Tifton Tallahassee Monticello and Savannah.
The former German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II held a colonelcy in every European army except France, a claim reflecting his broader military influence before World War I.
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