11 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1946
Page
1
A garbled local page blends AP reprint notes with stray quotes about tides, strikes, ads, Army Day, and social observations. It references Army Day events, civic life shifts, and unsettled topics like coal strikes and fashioning futures, all in disjoint fragments.
The OPA frets amid attacks from octopuses tycoons plutocrats and sycophants as black markets grow nationwide. Inflation looms if production lags and fear and profiteering threaten essential goods.
The article argues Allied handling of Japan is more coordinated under General MacArthur, with Japan ready to export Silk fabrics tea and furs while Germany suffers disjointed allied administration and delayed reforms. It predicts Japan will stabilize sooner and be freed from wartime constraints.
The fragment notes someone who has done everything there was to do and earned the confidence of the masses who are now becoming free. The passage lacks clear names, places, or events to identify a specific news item.
A speaker argues that extending the draft for eighteen months is essential to national safety and peace. He urges replacing overseas troops with those at home to enable peacetime work and prevent future fighting, stressing sacrifice and loyalty for America.
Ty Cobb, recalling a 1914 offer to jump an American league contract, cautioned players against leaving their deals for money in the Mexican league. He noted he refused a $100,000 proposal and remained in the American league for 14 more years, stressing that breaking a valid contract is a serious business move.
Atlanta has won a grand award from the U S Chamber of Commerce for the greatest strides in fire prevention among cities. The city also led in the 250000 to 500000 population bracket while Marietta Georgia took the 20000 to 50000 category and Tuscaloosa Alabama earned honorable mention.
Washington notes that a 1946 income tax cut is unlikely with possible action in 1947. Tax studies in government, Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees, and comments by Albert Browning are shaping a cautious path. Examples show tax rates rising sharply from 1936 to 1946 for middle and high earners.
Athens April 11 AP Attacks by blue mold on tobacco plant beds have cost Georgia farmers about 12 million dollars according to tobacco specialist C Westbrook of the State Extension Service He estimates farmers can plant only about 75 percent of normal acreage or roughly 85000 acres.
In Atlanta on April 11 AP reports the first cars and trucks will roll today at the Chevrolet and Fisher body plants after a GM strike halted production on November 21. 1100 workers return as full shift resumes for first time since the walkout.
Paterson New Jersey Fire Chief Thomas L. Coyle reports 1100 fires last year with causes including cats upsetting oil lamps making homemade bombs and mixing alcohol with cigarettes and bedding.
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