25 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1939
Page
1
The piece notes Fire Prevention Week approaching in March with papers and civic clubs promoting awareness and direct community action. It discusses optimistic and skeptical views on outcomes and references debates on taxes and insurance costs as part of broader civic concerns.
A fragmented column threads through wartime concerns and travel notes. It references Italy, Germany, Japan, the Maginot Line, and U S policy while touching on health, sugar hoarding fears, and changing tourist patterns in Georgia and Florida as winter schedules shift.
The text describes how toothpaste ingredients and treated materials affect safety in hospitals and industrial settings. It mentions the need to keep certain compounds away from skin and the importance of controlled handling to prevent contamination and delays.
A fragmentary report discusses World War II veterans, injuries, and aftercare concerns. It references wartime weapons, medical treatment, and ongoing debates about civilian protection and military readiness, with scattered mentions of casualties and hospital care.
A fragmented literary essay discusses George Tucker’s Man About Manhattan and a string of writers linked to urban life, including John Oedbeck, Pietro di Foonito, and Kunte Hoansug. It muses on themes of labor, freedom, and social constraint amid wartime turmoil. Bryant Park and Sixth Avenue appear as vivid locales.
Six people died in a series of auto accidents across the state during the weekend. Ralph Venomer, 25, Winkie Serip, 21, and two others perished in a collision near Acworth on Saturday. Phillips died at Currersville Hospital after a wreck near Dublin. William Bush, 68, and Jamies Whiotas Pattie, 28, were killed in separate crashes with vehicles overturning or striking obstacles. Several others were injured in the weekend sprees.
A damaged clipping from Crook Nebraska preserves a fragmentary curiosity note. The readable lines mention a possible date and a postal or polling reference, but most details are garbled and non-specific. No clear names, places, or events emerge.
A scrambled puzzle list presents numbered clues and partial phrases. Entries include words like Submarine Worksales, American language bits, and a mix of crossword style hints such as six, appie juice, brownish purple, occupy, and behold with various missing letters and interleaved notes.
Meigs Georgia September 25 fire department responded Friday around 2 PM to a blaze in a house in the colored section. The fire gained a strong start before firefighters arrived and substantial damage occurred.
Miss Celeste Tipton departed Priday for Macon on September 25 to begin an unlisted assignment or visit, with details not provided in the fragment.
Miss Nadine Mason and Mr Fre¢ Wistert plan to enter the University of Georgia Athens. Messrs Speer orton and Kelzo Carter head to the University of Georgia, Athens. Mr Charies Pilcher attends G M A at College Park this fall. Friends of Mrs Bill Horne wish her a speedy recovery at home on Church street. Mesdames Alma Parker E S Bol ton and John L Johnson shopped in Thomasville Thursday.
In an Indiana rural district a local GP plays the wise fool as a country store gathers to test his knowledge. He misnames the so called bovine virus praising Dr. George W. Bovine, prompting laughter from the crowd.
William Johnson visited Thom asville on Thursday. Mrs F W Corbett of Pelham guest of sister Mrs E R Bolton. Jemmé Davis recovering enough to return home in Tramusville. Mrs H L Kemp and Elaine Kem visited Mrs Bessie Wilkes. E N Singleary spent time Thursday. Thomas Slappy of Albany visited friends in Meirs Thursday afternoon. Jora N Singletary near Ochlochneec in city en route to Moultrie. Frank Spencer and Catcher Princes drove to Pe vam. Brunner plans rat traps and white paint releases to scare others.
In Albuquerque a man wandered into a police station and asked for confinement. In court he argued it safer to be jailed while intoxicated than risk on the streets and said he would rather pay a $15 fine for drunkenness than be run over by a car.
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