19 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1939
Page
1
Historic newspaper masthead from Thomasville Georgia with editor E R Jerger and business manager W D Fagrave, noting publication details, pricing, and circulation notes for the weekly and semi weekly editions. States Associated Press reprint rights and advertising deadline policy.
Fragmented musings critique Hitler and Stalin, praise diplomacy roles and a proposed Albany distillery plan amid wartime fears. The piece riffs on education taxes, divorces on farms, and political figures, weaving suspicion of propaganda and foreign aggression with domestic policy bets and speculative future events.
Fragmented OCR style report discusses Russian actions toward Poland and broader European tensions. It references pledges to Russia, potential drastic measures, German and Italian roles, and shifting alliances affecting postwar plans and economic aims.
The document discusses uncertain U S policy toward global conflict, arguing against entering World War and warning of high costs if neutrality fails. It weighs Germany Japan Russia and China dynamics, urging caution and financial prudence while considering Balkan and European tensions. It warns that involvement would bring heavy losses and political backlash.
Strategists assess a German push in southern Poland threatening to sever the Romanian corridor. A successful cut would block British and French aid to Poland via the Danube and Black Sea, while Romania weighs relief and neutrality as Britain and troops prepare to move through the region.
In O Neill Nebraska Wink Wade faced repeated misfortune. He cashed a $20 old age pension check, lost the money, borrowed $5, and then lost that when a thief entered his home while he slept.
George Tucker recalls five days in Hollywood during the early war period. He describes producers, writers, and idle talk about pictures, with a car ride, a cousin sighting, and a long writers row tour. He notes visitors’ disbelief about war news and ends with a blunt question about his own occupation.
Washington reports reductions in Works Projects Administration staff totaled 7,180 in July and August, more than 22 percent of the July 1 workforce of 31,506. Georgia had 110 dismissals, Alabama 35, administrator Col. F. C. Harrington said further cuts will follow in September due to reduced funds.
Mrs Wood Nickles of Bristol Tennessee wrote to National Tobacco Festival headquarters in South Boston Virginia asking for one of the festival's souvenir wooden nickels. The letter was signed Mrs Wood Nickles.
Leon Trotsky, exiled former Soviet war commissar, called the Soviet invasion of Poland shameful and criminal. He stated Russia discussed defense with France and Britain while studying with the German general staff plans for destruction and repartition of Poland.
Isaac Barker failed to answer a reckless driving charge and explained he had been caring for his ailing relative in Detroit traffic court proceedings.
The War Department ordered at Fort Benning the formation of an additional regular army tank battalion, minus one company. Brigadier General Asa Singleton, commandant of the infantry school, said the move would save 366 engaged men.
A long word puzzle lists clues across and down with varied hints including animals, objects, and actions like Windflowers Speed contest and Those who sell from door to door. The jumble notes solutions and references to classical themes and minerals appear as a mixed crossword style prompt.
An elderly Black man named Gabe Thompson suffers a sudden serious illness ending in a pale ash gray color and great pain. His wife seeks help and calls a neighbor who suggests a physician. Gabe insists on a “boss doctor” because only such a doctor can listen to patients, while he rejects non talking “regulation” doctors and uses a racial slur to request the best available care.
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