18 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
1
The item appears from a Sand Weekly Times style notice indicating publication by The Times Co., Thomasville, Ga. and transmission through an implied mail system. Details are fragmentary about the mall matter and its official handling.
Fragmented OCR text shows an Associated Press rights notice and publishing instructions including reprint rights and ad insertion deadlines. The readable portion mentions exclusive use for republishing dispatches and local notices, with scheduling notes and pricing hints.
A garbled text collage mentions Metcalfe road paving state funds and a bachelor proverb in Georgia politics. It notes Eleanor may run for Senate New York and discusses Easter vacation, school children, traffic concerns, and health programs with scattered references to counties and public life.
Widespread disgust grows over the destruction of military surplus assets. A soldier recounts seeing clothing burned or slashed in Europe while locals at home were asked to donate old gear to aid suffering worlds. The piece questions the logic of destroying usable items and criticizes the army’s handling of surplus property.
Readers weigh the origin and use of hubba hubba arguing it originated in pidgin Chinese and signifying various emotions. The column notes slang evolution and cites price control debates with OPA and FBI investigations into meat shipments and potential black market activity.
The piece argues the UNO faces Spain and Franco as pivotal to Allied strategy. It questions U S treatment of Franco, Spain’s Gibraltar ambitions, and the Mediterranean balance, urging fuller facts on France and Spain’s future before ousting Franco.
Washington reports that despite a surplus on paper, meat is scarce for many. Officials cite black markets and uneven distribution as causes, with rationing ended too soon and seasonal drops in cattle slaughter. Congress debates extending OPA controls amid industry protests.
Bainbridge Ga April 18 Bainbridge placed fourth with a total score of 34 at the Camilla district meet last weekend Debating teams of Willie Florence Rich Mayo Livingston Ellen Alford and Stanley West contributed three points Nine points came from the one act play cast Gloria Powell Ann Oakley Ennis Pittman Sue Broome and Harrell Widener Winners included Lenora Mathis inGirls solo Bobby Lane in boys solo Charles Valentine in boys essay Billie Whitesell in typing Ruth Powell in home economics Margaret Ed Cloud in reading Mary Frances Barber Sue Broome Terry Pate Bobby Lane in quartet and the senior class spelling third place
Partial timetable lists departure and arrival times for trips to and from Atlanta. Times include 8:05 a m and 6:26 a m departures with later arrivals around 9:40 a m and 10:55 p m. Remaining entries show morning and evening legs with multiple stations and time stamps.
Reporter Louie D. Newton visits the 3200 acre Pippin plantation near Albany owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pippin. The field show features blue lupin, Austrian peas, oats and pecan groves with cattle and hogs. Mangum, the 12 year old son, is praised as a rising 4-H leader and future farmer, already steering tractors after school.
The narrator observes mules and horses at a farm as two Negro boys feed the animals and a riding horse named Prince arrives with Mangum guiding a herd of Herefords. Miss Anne and Miss Hazel, now in high school, serve supper while Mrs. Pippin and the father express satisfaction. Mangum Pippin symbolize progress in Georgia.
A dense OCR puzzle fragment lists across and down clues with partial solutions. It pairs plant names animals foods and common words, including hints like Sandarac tree Molten rock Old Thus City in California and City in Paraguay with scattered answer words. This lone extract shows no complete solutions or coherent narrative.
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