24 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1946
Page
1
Publication details for The Times Enterprise Co. of Thomasville Georgia note editors and circulation, with notices on publication deadlines and rights reserved for Associated Press materials.
A collage of local opinions touches on Georgia governance under Talmadge, wage and tax concerns, marital dissolutions, a Rose Show fundraiser, veterans housing, inflation fears, and community notes about window washing and a grape seed view of public policy.
Readers consider adopting a county manager form as in city governments to better supervise public affairs. The piece notes the county’s relatively clean record but warns against political influence and possible excesses if safeguards are not strengthened.
The Cracker Party suffers a decisive loss in Augusta as all candidates are defeated by large margins. Voters rejected the party’s methods and patronage, with Roy Harris receiving a particularly sharp rebuke for his white primary strategy. The victory is praised as restoring wholesome, clean administration by independent-minded voters in Richmond County.
The piece questions campaign costs for Georgia governorships, noting estimates from fifty thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. It argues moneyed interests dominate races, asks who funds campaigns, and criticizes the secrecy of sources and distribution. It warns against patronage and stresses need for full disclosure to the public.
James Marlow laments UN language as Security Council debates the Iranian issue. He notes diplomats prefer procedural talk over substantive discussion and recalls the UN origin appealing to “the people of the United Nations.” A committee of experts avoids naming Iran or Russia in a 1200 word note.
Scientists from the U S Department of Agriculture and the National Confeters Association partner at the Southern Regional Research Laboratory in New Orleans to fuse soybean with candy. Teams test blends like soybean flour cottonseed flour and rice polishings to boost protein while preserving taste and shelf life. Some samples prove hopeless while others show promise as the effort continues without a time limit.
A South Africa Natal report notes worn-out toothbrushes are repurposed by Zulus as ear decorations using brightly colored handles. Previously discarded brushes now fetch nearly as much as new ones.
Haverhill Massachusetts panagio tig Nibi nineteen has enlisted in the Army seeking a European assignment to reunite with his parents. Nibi returned to the United States last December after living in Bucharest Romania since 1934. Letters to his parents in Bucharest have been returned unopened. He hopes the Army will help locate them.
Virginia residents paid millions to internal revenue collector N. B. Early Jr. only to learn he was not a junior. His father John Richard Early shared the name, and the Jr. tag arose from living with an uncle of the same name. Senator Carter Glass flagged the discrepancy when naming the collector.
Louie D. Newton reviews the April issue of Scouting highlighting badge awards by C H Sawyer, parents backing camps, and a feature on Troop 104 Broken Arrow Oklahoma. He praises 40 Acres and Catfish by F S Hurd and Georgia A. Bullock’s A woodpecker’s Father, noting Cub Packs near a hundred enrollments.
A local father, Mr Bullock, becomes a Patrol Dad after his son Bruce challenges him to join. The boy learns a caring father exists and the Scouting path guides youth from boyhood to manhood with strong values.
Barwick Georgia April 24 the Barwick high junior class presents a three act farce of college life Miss Smarty by Wilbur Braun showing April 26 at 8 15 pm Admission 15c 30c with characters Janie Burbank Sara Martin Professor Erasmus Eberfield Ronald Vonier Pleasant Hickey Betty Beaty Elzbeth Smart Shelley Smart Brant Robson Hallie Olive Morton Gordon Dodie Balmer Virginia Jarrard Helene Westfield Doris Bennett Ilka Crawley Vick and more.
A damaged crossword puzzle page presents scattered Across and Down clues with mismatched letters and partial phrases. Entries include Wing Dinner course Likely Purchase Prostrate Seaweed Auxiliary Project in piece of a cap Opposite of a weather Existe Short for a man's name Hussian mountains Readpieces Pack Threaten One who does suffix no Palm teat Flat fish Monkey Goodby Ireland Hebrew proselyte Frog or toad Fall to Keep Far down Masculine nickname While Pronoun Memorandum Nearsighted Meadow Farewell and other listed clues. The fragmented text intermixes stray words and missing letters, reflecting an OCR error of a crossword puzzle grid.
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