28 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
1
An article notes a trend toward a two party system in the South. It cites the Philadelphia convention weakening the South’s one party control and discusses party fealty, Jim Crow laws, and race dynamics affecting political realignment and voting.
The text argues Mr X condemns local inaction while praising Tallahassee for securing government aid. It contrasts a commissional manager model with needs for a community house and sewer disposal system, and then shifts to a 1905 Twain prayer about war’s destruction, invoked by Tarain to critique truth and truth-telling in public discourse.
The piece discusses bond price volatility and investor reactions to changes in yields. It notes expectations of higher interest income as prices adjust, issues with municipal debt, and debates over government securities versus other assets amid wartime conditions. It references figures like Roger Babson and notes scrutiny of subversive elements.
The piece notes that US ship subsidies expanded during the war, building a large merchant fleet with over a million tons of new deep sea capacity. It highlights new tankers, increased subsidies, and bids for 120 national defense vessels, including tankers of 16,400 tons with high speed to support navy needs.
The account describes German mine fields near Denmark Sweden and near the Kiel canal overlapping to trap enemy submarines. It notes German and British pilots guiding vessels through secret channels and tough passages around Holland as mines hinder naval movement.
George Tucker pens a vignette of New Yorkers debating the war in overheard conversations. A hotel elevator encounter sparks talk of Germany, Britain, France, and Russia while street voices, taxi drivers, and shop clerks weigh in on how the war should be fought. A French officer is seen departing in a fatigued uniform.
A reservist lieutenant in the United States discusses wartime attitudes at a dinner, praising German fighters yet predicting future battles with Britain and Germany. He plans to depart for Canada soon, while New Yorkers increasingly consume radio and print coverage, yet show less collective crisis mood.
The passage recalls Mr Donovans close call amid dwarfs in circuses. It notes his diminutive bulk and a handicap of lack of height as part of the anecdote about his life in entertainment.
New York reports a 1940 sandlot season will be ultra streamlined as Ray Dumont, president of the National Semi-Pro Base ball Congress, unveils ideas after the Puerto Rico world series. Proposed changes include a disappearing microphone at home plate for loudspeaker announcements and bright satin uniforms for players.
The timetable lists departures and arrivals for routes to Dothan Bainbridge Waycross Valdosta Tifton Tallahassee and Monticello with listed times in the morning afternoon and evening intervals. Schedule includes multiple daily hops and connects between cities in the region.
An advertisement touts a tonic claimed to improve appetite and strength in children and adults. It asserts benefits for weak blood, sturdy health, and returning a person to feeling like themselves, urging purchase at drug stores in two sizes with a savings on the larger.
Atlanta report says Blake, sports editor of the Journal, is recovering from a tonsillectomy performed yesterday. Hospital officials said his condition is satisfactory and improving.
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