12 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1946
Page
1
A fragmentary column from the Thomasville Post Office era presents notices on republication rights and ad deadlines, interspersed with assorted opinions. It mentions costs for ads, local elections, fashion, travel, economics, and remarks on aviation, boxing, sugar, and postwar reconversion with a broad regional voice.
The article promotes a community clean-up drive focusing on farm homes and outbuildings. It urges 4-H members to lead safety campaigns, reduce fire hazards by removing old papers and rags, inspecting heating systems and roofs, guarding against flammable fluids, and ensuring proper electrical care to prevent fires and accidents.
President Truman spoke Saturday night urging preparedness for the coming months and years. He suggested extending the draft for a year and coordinating the armed services with compulsory military training.
A partisan debate centers on draft policy and compulsory military training. Senators argue against extending the draft, while proponents urge timed service with education credits and opportunities for veterans. The discourse weighs the path for eighteen year olds and the nation’s postwar readiness.
Tetanius toxin described as so powerful an ounce could kill the entire US population has been isolated in pure crystalline form at Western Reserve University. Dr Louis Fillemer and two graduate students isolated the toxin at the Institute of Pathology and say formaldehyde treatment makes a protective agent against lockjaw with minimal doses needed for human immunity. Lockjaw kills about 80 percent of victims and causes 1000 to 2000 US deaths annually.
A historian notes how Metternich tried to lure Ticknor from Charlottesville with potent words while Jefferson pressed for a professorship in Virginia. Mitchell links Heraclitus and Jesus to the power of language, citing Henry and Ticknor to illustrate words shaping nations and lives, and ends with a biblical prayer on speech and thought.
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