16 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1946
Page
1
A damaged notice outlines Associated Press reprint rights and post office transmission rules for Second Class mail. It states deadlines for advertisement insertion and lists subscription and advertising rates and contact numbers.
A jumble of sentences discusses public works, labor, war memories, education funding, and social habits. It mentions paving Metcalfe road, mass picketing, postwar memorials via hospitals, Tuesday meeting dates, China and the Soviets, war weather, teacher pay raises, and Arnall’s fiscal plans, all in a remembered newspaper voice.
The piece discusses tensions among prospective governor candidates over a teacher pay raise funded by tax increases. It notes calls for a special session to address the white primary and federal rulings, while weighing national issues and military posture amid world tensions.
The piece notes a long term push to establish a veterans hospital, with 250 beds for TB and 250 for general medical and surgical patients, as part of VA efforts. It emphasizes local readiness, potential high rank within the VA, and plans to recruit top personnel to build a major regional facility.
The text reflects on the first year of President Truman, noting the transition after Roosevelt's death and the impact of Roosevelt's leadership. It discusses the significance of the early Truman era and the legal succession following Roosevelt's passing.
In Meigs Georgia Mrs Mary Benton hosted a Friday afternoon birthday party for her daughter Pauline on her 14th birthday. The event featured colorful flower decorations, a white cake with pink embossing and fourteen candies, indoor games, and refreshments before the group headed to the theater.
Washington April 16 AP The House bill to modify the draft sets May 15 as deadline for the present selective service act. Senate action and House-Senate compromise likely. Officials urged extension and higher pay, but the House kept age limit and limited the draft to nine months.
Louie D Newton recalls a Thomasville gathering with Dr. Wilbur Smith Dr. Roland Leavell Dr. Leonard Stephens and others at Glen Arven Country Club. He describes rose-filled streets farms near Albany and Thomasville and notes a 208 year old oak tree and local rose notoriety. The write-up blends travel notes with a closing wartime military manpower projection.
Holyoke Taxpayers Association proposes a public truant list to curb absenteeism. Executive Secretary Edwin A. Seibel told the mayor the plan calls for on payrolls the days each employee is absent, for illness or vacation.
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