04 Apr 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1955
Page
1
The Thomasville Times Enterprise lists R Jerger editor Lee Kelly general manager and W D Bhargrave business manager as key staff. It notes Associated Press membership and republication rights, and that the paper is issued daily except Sunday and filed as second class mail in Georgia.
The Red Cross faces a five thousand dollar deficit toward a thirteen thousand five hundred fifty five dollar goal. The appeal urges every eligible resident to join or donate at least one dollar to support current needs and assist armed forces veterans and disaster relief efforts.
A controversy rises in Congress over handling of the Yalta papers with Senator Sparkman accusing attempts to disgrace Roosevelt and demanding to know how a New York Times copy was obtained. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee asks Secretary Dulles to testify in a closed session about release timing and included informal remarks.
Pravda reports a grass roots purge targeting weak and corrupt overseers as Nikita S. Khrushchev aims to reassign qualified workers to steer collective farms in Ukraine and Siberia. A barnstorming speech warned the move will expand to oust inefficients and tighten control over agricultural plans.
A House committee report finds Mrs. Hobby’s earlier federal education room estimates overstated. States now expect about 176000 rooms by 1960, reducing urgency for new construction and suggesting potential surplus beyond current projections.
Teenagers swing to a new rhythm called Rock and Roll Mindy Carson explains it as a beating feeling rather than jazz or arranged music It pounds inside you and makes you want to dance The era’s music vibe is linked to Dixieland and contemporary pop as youth explore this surge in sound
The senate defeats an amendment requiring congressional approval of future trade pacts as the administration defends the reciprocal trade program. Churchill assumes full command of armed forces as Allied operations in Europe intensify. Roosevelt and Dewey lead in early presidential race polls amid global tensions and regional events from Georgia to Pennsylvania.
The piece notes economic pressure from the Reds on East Germany amid Cold War concerns over Quemoy Matsu and potential US Russia involvement. It also mentions dust storms hitting five southwestern states adding to postwar economic strains and agricultural worries.
The piece discusses Yalta documents with crossed-out material, Roosevelt’s Jewish and Polish ties, and how his dealings with Stalin could have unsettled voters. It notes withheld Berlin papers and reflects on postwar missteps, quoting a 1948 Sun critique and 1945 Eisenhower remarks about Soviet cooperation and peace.
James Marlow assesses how the Matsu and Quemoy crisis tests U.S. resolve to defend Formosa. Public debate grows as Eisenhower weighs war risk and alliance obligations amid conflicting views on the islands’ strategic value.
The State Department said 74 technically trained Chinese students may depart the United States for Red China. The returns were allowed after four year travel bans were lifted in a point decision by the State Justice and Defense departments. About six more cases await Immigration and Naturalization Service ruling with expected clearance. Officials said no deal with Beijing was involved as talks continue on Americans held by Chinese Communists.
London diplomatic sources report signs that the Russians could help stop the Chinese from launching a Formosa offensive. The tapering Formosa rhetoric on Peiping radio over 10 days and behind the scenes Moscow British cooperation suggest fear of a broader conflict.
The piece explains Jesus death as voluntary to bear humanity’s sin. It cites Matthew 26 28 and 2 Corinthians 5 21, noting the Father hid his face due to Christ bearing iniquity, so believers may enjoy eternal fellowship.
A speaker argues that testimony means personal experience not hearsay and that all believers are witnesses. Jesus sent disciples as witnesses, not fund speakers from pulpits. Every Christian is a living, breathing sermon testifying for or against Christ.
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