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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1950
Page
6
AP News profiles Peter Hunt of Provincetown Mass who promotes affordable home crafts. He offers a booklet on transfer magic with simple brush strokes to transform old furni ture into decorative gifts and holiday adornments using odds and ends and inexpensive materials.
Donalsonville announces a Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions at First Baptist Church. Mrs. A. J. Jones chairs Mission Study with themes The Urgency of World Voices and The Voice of the Seeking Multitudes. Programs by Catherine Bryan Lottie Moon and Ann Junson circles, plus Margaret Aiken circle evening program The Voice of the Illiterate Masses.
Congress reviews wartime Korea developments with President Truman and top aides. Democrats and Republicans anticipate price controls, Alaska and Hawaii statehood debates stall, and tent control extension may gain priority. House panels target corporate tax and watchdog money questions amid defense expansion talks.
Ning Warren arrives home from hospital in Sacramento with a hopeful smile, eager to begin polio treatments. Once paralyzed from the waist, she has taken small steps. Governor Earl Warren escorted her to California's executive mansion as doctors report improving muscle strength.
Donalsonville December 1 Eu gene Ragan county agricultural agent does not advise farmers to grind peanut hay because of its uneconomical value. He says the increased value of ground hay over loose hay does not justify the grinding cost and notes variable quality with dirt and coarse stems.
Atlanta reports Charlton County residents crossed into Florida to obtain milk as Gov. Talmadge asked the State Patrol not to intervene in the so called milk rebellion. Agriculture Commissioner Linder pledged Savannah milksheds would supply Charlton and Camden counties, while Camden saw a small shipment. Arrests of agents involved in doling blueing into Florida milk were made and later released. A Georgia citizen delegation urged a permit for Darlington to import milk, but Linder cited quality and source concerns and said milk could be sourced from Georgia.
The Rev M K Kawabe D D a leading Japanese Methodist pastor spoke at First Methodist Church Cairo detailing Communist expansion and postwar recovery in Japan He noted Vladivostok passages sending 2000 Japanese weekly and 360000 held in Russia He praised MacArthur democratic reforms and said Japan faces slow economic relief with high food shortages and population 82 million today The preacher spoke through his wife translator and has ties to South Georgia missionaries Towson family and Wight hosts.
Lakeland Georgia December 1 AP The 41 year old farmer Carthy Royals goes to trial in Lanier County Superior Court charged with murdering his grandchildren Cleon Browning 4 and Martha 2 by hatchet and then burning their bodies. Autopsy shows each child suffered skull fractures before the fire. Evidence includes an insurance payout and a burned hatchet found near the scene.
Senator Magnuson calls for a quick report on efforts to enlist Japanese Americans in the armed forces. He emphasizes securing reliable manpower for service abroad and warns against delays in compiling the data and the ensuing policy actions.
An editors note introduces troop reports from Girl Scout units. Troop 1 reports new Council registration and leaders. Troop 3 and 8 describe crafts, ash trays for Red Cross, and a spaghetti supper with Albany and Pine Patch connections. Troop 6 and 7 detail rosters, outings, Christmas plans, and Brownie events with multiple leaders and upcoming parties in December.
An old advertorial fragment promotes Hadacol, claiming it relieves fatigue and deficiencies. It touts a Wonder Hadacol bottle at $1.25 and a large hospital size at $8.50, urging readers to try the product now.
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