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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1948
Page
5
Flood warnings spread across the South with river crests looming in Georgia Alabama and North Carolina while Knoxville residents return home Eighty families evacuated after creeks burst banks and coast guard crafts move into Selma and Camden to aid evacuations.
Georgia allocates funds for Savannah depot and port expansion. Governor commends the ports authority act to borrow for docks and facilities as part of a state ports system. Talmadge details allocations totaling 808 100 for the depot purchase and 500 000 for repairs, with revenue from War Assets Control and November income.
In Berlin's Soviet sector, Communist forces seize control of City Hall, barring acting mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg of the anti Communist government. Friedrich Ebert is installed as mayor, as Western allied powers debate currency and governance amid a divided city.
President Truman will travel aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg to Norfolk Virginia on Friday night to attend a ceremony where Missouri presents a silver service to the battleship Missouri. Gov. Phil Donnelly will present the silver with Capt. James Thatch as an escort.
Five crewmen of the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Express were slightly injured when the diesel powered passenger train crashed into a New York Central freight train near Warren Ohio. The 148 passengers were shaken but unharmed. The derailment involved the diesel engine and power section only.
Albany Ga December reports indicate emergency actions as the lofty river swells to 21.75 feet, 13.25 feet below crest, with city and Red Cross planning evacuations for low lying areas. In Newton, south of Albany, business and residential districts begin relocation to higher ground as flood risk increases.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Washington to press for American support for the nationalist government as officials weigh limited aid options. Key figures absent or ill at the time include Secretary of State officials and Marshall. Paul Hoffman plans a tour visiting London and Shanghai.
Kansas City dispatch reports truck driver Joe Starr set out from Kansas City to Warrensburg with 630 new passenger tires worth 15 to 16 dollars each. A rear door failure near Warrensburg released about 230 tires. only two were recovered after patrols searched the route.
Georgia Governor Hermon Talmadge announces a broad slate of appointments including Robert Chastain of Thomas County to the State Social Security Board. The move fills multiple vacancies on the Parole and Education boards and reassigns officials across welfare, education, and state agencies.
Overnight search recovers a few tires and notes several stolen or lost items. Authorities report about 200 tires still unaccounted for as of last night.
Washington demands higher targets for 1939 across poultry milk vegetables and sheep. Agriculture Department calls for increases in turkeys chickens eggs milk vegetables and meat while urging reductions to avoid market gluts amid strong postwar demand.
A State Department official said Russia's creation of a separate government in eastern Berlin complicates an East West solution to the Berlin crisis. Lovett, speaking at a news conference, warned Soviets that such action does not alter U.S. resolve to remain in Berlin by force if needed.
Columbus Ga December 1 The Army has promised Fort Benning a merry Christmas Post officials said they did not know when Pt Merry L Christmas would report for duty. Army records show he was due from the Cont Zane Re She Post on November 26. delays en route are common, authorities explained.
A nationwide AP survey reports at least 110 people in 21 states killed by gunfire while deer hunting this season, with total fatalities over 200 when drownings auto crashes and heart ailments are included. States like Maine New York Colorado Michigan Idaho and Oregon show high totals.
Tickets for the Thermasville Fitzgerald football game Friday night arrived today and are on sale at Inman Drugstore and Neel Brothers Mens Department.
The Agriculture Secretary Brannan announced a 22 percent cut in 1949 peanut acreage to 2,611,867 acres from 2,840,000 this year due to declining demand. Output will be under government controls via a growers referendum. Budgets also set marketing quotas for burley tobacco and goals for rice flaxseed legumes and hay to restore stocks.
Former President Herbert Hoover heads a bipartisan commission to study government restructurings aiming to save about 3 billion dollars annually. The group will report to the next Congress after a conference and may push for major regroupings of federal agencies.
Georgia weather predicts fair conditions this afternoon and tonight with a gentle to moderate northeast wind. The forecast continues fair Thursday with light winds and no significant precipitation anticipated.
Two nationalist army groups race to build a southern Huai river defense line near Pengpu to shield Nanking as Chinese Communist forces close in from Suchow and the north. Up to 140000 troops in nationalist holds, while Red columns press south of Suchow.
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