23 Apr 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1955
Page
1
Public notice from Thomasville Times Enterprise detailing republication rights and postal mailing status. Includes subscription and mail rate snippets, with standard press boilerplate and ownership lines.
The Thomasville Rose Festival defied unseasonable weather drawing thirty thousand visitors in past years and showcasing a record roseless festival along with the town’s best hitless baseball game. Youths rallied to help, boosting optimism for next year’s show and parade.
Thomasville defeats Waycross as pitcher Spier throws a no hitter in the season opener. The Bears manage two walks and an error, but no hits until the final out. Crowd of 1800 witnesses a record setting, rare baseball event and cheers as the team celebrates.
George E. Sokoloska reports on Albert Kahn’s testimony before the Internal Security Committee, detailing his past publishing work on The Hour, alleged funding sources, and connections to Arthur Goldsmith. The piece notes Kahn’s anti Nazi and anti Fascist stance, links to Cameron and Kahn, and remarks on efforts to combat espionage and propaganda in the 1940s and 1950s.
The Rose Festival in Thomasville showcased local ingenuity as a rose shortage prompted creative floats and a bustling parade. Residents united to entertain visitors, proving the town’s resolve to host a successful event despite a dearth of roses and limited garden blooms.
A cautious editorial view notes labor unions rely on current South strikes to boost influence and standard wages. It discusses Operation Dixie, rising worker confidence, and company costs passed to consumers, with doubts about how far gains will go and when goals may be reached.
Report notes a lively show with floats and bands drawing crowds while Seaboard workers picket though not officially striking. Political chatter surrounds President Truman and GOP tactics, with Georgia voices criticizing sales tax and seeking revenue for services.
Hollywood report notes Jean Hagen, known for TV’s Make Room for Daddy as Danny Thomas’ wife, will play a wicked film role in The Big Knife. She recalls MGM years and a rise from dramatic parts to a harsher screen persona, alongside her husband Tom Seidel.
Sewell Avery defeated Louis Wolfson in the Montgomery Ward stockholders election to control its board after an eight month campaign. Vote validity and cumulative voting shaped results with Ward's adjournment to May 13 for final tallies. Wolfson claimed victory as he sought at least three seats. Avery thanked stockholders amid a tight, contested outcome.
Tenor of the era shows heavy wartime taxes imposed on Britons while fighting expands to Norway. The administration attacks wage hour amendments to curb farm-state exemptions. Local council acts on petitions including tax refunds and safety projects. Memorial Day committees named and decoration plans set.
The guidance emphasizes honest parent child conversations about sex in a sex conscious era. Begin gradually and cautiously with factual, moral, and spiritual framing to protect and educate. A straight talk may prevent heartache later, with parental trust and guidance.
In Baxley Georgia on April 23 the Water Resources Development Corp begins full scale rain making across 11 southeastern counties to relieve a drought. Cloud seeding uses ground generators and coke with silver iodide to seed clouds. some religious groups protest citing interference with Providence.
The piece argues that war has eroded moral foundations across society. It warns that juvenile delinquency crime alcoholism and corruption reflect a national mood of sorrow. A third world war is described as a threat to both cities and moral life.
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