23 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1950
Page
1
Classified scrawled notices indicate Associated Press foreign language dispatches and prepayment requirements. The fragment mentions a 6 pm submission cutoff and advance payment, with a phonetically rendered phone contact line and mail rate inquiry.
A long editorial argues that war costs must be controlled to protect taxpayers, urging efficient spending and restraint. It condemns schemes to evade taxes, defends CPA duties, warns of consequences, and calls for honest compliance and clear policy amid rising prices and inflation.
In frigid Brazos Flats near Gila City a tense scene unfolds at Manuel Vallera’s Full Bottle cantina. John Naylor arrives to recruit a ruthless lieutenant to evict squatters as Rusty Scanlon clashes in a fatal quick-draw confrontation. Agnes, Holcomb, and Vallera are drawn into a web of threats and double dealing.
Police pursue two inmates in Atlanta as governors race chatter swirls about Rivers and Carswell arguing over a calico-clad woman entering the capitol. National airmen competition in Chicago and a fifty mile civilian aviators race are noted with officials arranging the event. Florida hurricane relief plans by Sen. Fleether aim to break up storms in the Caribbean. Buds meet Bainbridge in a best four of seven series with Scott to pitch the opener. Umpires appointed for games and County Commissioner cites law to justify actions as fair to Thomasville and Thomas County.
Ten years ago mobilization legislation moved to the White House as the Senate approves a measure to call National Guard units and Reserves into active service. FDR opposes delaying compulsory training. London bombed as German raids continue with Dover watching long range guns. Italy threatens invasion of Greece from Rome. U.S. Canadian defense board appointed. Local events include H R Mahler speaking on education at the Kiwanis luncheon and rural housing discussions. Guardsmen return from maneuvers tonight. Waycross Bears blank Tourists 8 0 to sweep the two game series. Baby Tourists beat Cairo Legion 10 to 5 with Zeigler fanning nine.
A fragmented crossword with clues for across and down entries. Readable entries include sunken fence husk of threshed grain public conveyance and more, plus numerous cryptic spellings and garbled letters from the puzzle column.
A fragment reflecting on the Korean War's toll and the uncertainty of its future. It notes American lives lost and questions how our leaders might unite or narrow geopolitical rifts as the conflict progresses.
The piece warns nonsmokers to keep a ready supply of cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and matches for smoking guests. It notes dry or stale tobacco and advises regular disposal of outdated stock, stressing that smokers may visit with needs hard to refuse and that apologizing won't help a dying craving.
Fragmentary OCR text shows stray times and routes likely related to transit or travel notices. It references leaving for Atlanta and times 9 p.m. and 1143R9 p.m., with indecipherable route details and ambiguous destinations.
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