21 Sep 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1940
Page
1
Local newspaper boilerplate lists publication details for Thomasville Georgia, including office address, Associated Press rights, and submission deadlines for ads. Subscriptions and contact phone numbers are noted for editor and business manager.
A jumble of 1930s commentary touches on governance, defense spending, draft registrations, baseball stars, European colonies, and war readiness. References span Spessard L. Holland, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Nap Rucker, Lajoie, England’s colonies, conscription, Georgia patrols, Camp Sackson, Atlanta Journal press capacity, Notre Dame football, and Savannah Sunday movies amid war-era anxieties.
A fragment noting the biblical tale of Esau selling his birthright for a meal, highlighting the value and desirability of birthrights. The text emphasizes the precious nature of birthright possessions and cautions against loss for transient gains.
A wartime editorial discusses oil shortages in combat nations, synthetic fuels, and the strain on supply chains. It warns against overreliance on laws, urges voter responsibility, and notes the push toward alternative materials like non rubber tires while acknowledging higher costs.
The piece argues that Roger W. Babson, running on the Prohibition Party ticket, uses prohibition as a tactic but foresees postwar shifts in politics. It notes the need for middle ground parties balancing conservatives and radicals to meet new emergencies, warning against leaders who fail to act with intelligence and courage.
Washington dates the war department plan to set up state home guard units drew sharp objections from Senator Johnson who warned governors could use such forces as political footballs. The military committee reconsidered its prior action as CIO leader John L. Lewis pressed to keep guard rules under federal oversight.
A dense OCR style grid lists many crossword clues across and down with numbers, hints, and partial phrases including objects like Orchestral instrument and Moon goddess, plus items such as Dregs and Camphorated tincture of opium.
The Elberta peach is praised as the greatest and most popular variety, valued by Georgians for its quality and appeal in local commerce. The note emphasizes its favorable reputation and market desirability.
A returned New England man learns from Mrs Daly that Jimmy McKenna, who had no schooling and grew up in a shanty, built a truck and contracting business to amass a million but died by drowning while swimming in a grave pit on a warm day. The tale contrasts wealth with illiteracy and fate.
Oak Hill West Virginia recounts the origin of the boyish bob hairstyle. J J Knox claims to have originated the cut and credits Nancy Sadler of Oak Hill as the first to wear it in the masculine style. Sadler, now Mrs Nancy Lindsey, kept the look, which was publicized to barber magazines nationwide. Roentgen’s discovery of X rays in 1895 is noted in passing.
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