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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1944
Page
5
The Hawaiian chiefs march in cloaks and feathered helmets for a royal wedding as torches flare and crowd noise swells. Jason escapes a fort and hurries toward the palace to reach Lilea before midnight, amid gunfire and intrigue.
AP executive director Cooper argues reduced press rates would stimulate free news exchange and help build a self supporting press in many nations. He cites censorship and high charges as barriers and touts telegraph telephone radio and cable as unifying tools for peace and understanding.
Puzzle list with varied clues including kings of Midian sour substances linden tree and many short entries. It features terms like European capital tropical bird andalan light word fragments, aiming to fill a themed crossword page.
A puzzle style cloze lists archaic and modern word clues. Each clue yields a word such as Trees, Salt, Breathe heavily in sleep, Hebrew letter, Chinese secret society, Nocturnal birds, Russian river, Bamboolike grass, Existence, By, Merchant, Craze, Doctrine, Higher, Awry, Scotch, Vegetable, Profound reverence, Not any.
The new act would pay a monthly pension of 35 dollars to unremarried widows with income under 1000 dollars, 45 dollars plus 5 dollars per child if income is under 2500 dollars, with provisions for orphans. Applications will be accepted once the bill becomes law at state veterans service offices in Savannah Waycross Valdosta Albany Columbus Macon Augusta Athens Gainesville Rome.
Quitman Georgia reports the new freezer locker plant has been completed but its opening is postponed until equipment arrives. Expected this week, with the plant likely ready for business in a few days. Personnel selected includes a trained butcher a cashier and packaging assistant.
The Southwest Georgia Presbytery met in Quitman with pastoral ties to R a Gillespie dissolved after his resignation at Thomasville church. Rev. R L Forbisx welcomed as new Moultrie pastor. Rev M C Liddell preached on Total Depravity. meeting presided by Rev F H McElroy.
One hundred stockings for patients at Finney General Hospital are filled this week by members of Quitman civic clubs. The gifts will be sent to soldiers in Thomasville hospital. Mrs. Wallace Harrell chairs the effort with Mrs. E B Feeney as co chair.
Brooks county soldiers from Quutman Ga and Barney, J H Scott's sons Myles and Douglas, recently reunited in England. Douglas arrived last month while Myles had long been there. Myles received a box of fruit cake and home cooked food, a reunion of sorts with items from home.
Quitman Georgia December 8 Mrs Frank Garrett formerly Miss Margaret Bass of Quitman reports her husband Sergeant Frank Garrett has been wounded in action in Germany He has served seven months overseas with General Pattons army and is son of Mrs B F Garrett of Quitman
Quitman Georgia Mrs Rosa Lee Peach received word that her son Private Guy M Peach was wounded in action in Germany on November 10 after serving two years in the army. He went to France on D Day and was in Germany about five weeks before his wounding. Her other son Staff Sergeant Henry Peach is stationed at Coffeyville Kansas.
Quitman officials announce the annual stockholders meeting for the Quitman Production Credit Association serving Brooks Echols Lowndes and Thomas counties. The session will be at the courthouse December 19 at 10 30 a m with H T Brice president B S Webb vice president and D B Holwell secretary treasurer listed.
Mr. Lonnie Davis of Savannah fell from a train at Quitman Station after stepping on a coal lump. He broke his leg just above the ankle and was taken to a local hospital. He was traveling with his wife to visit sisters Mrs. H. R. Rivers and Mrs. L. L. Donaldson.
Quitman Ga December 8 three cars were loaded here for the childrens home at Hapeville by the Mercer Baptist Association. The Boston and Barwick districts joined to load one car. The Quitman church and Morven circuit each supplied one car. D S Chapman of Barwick chaired the association drive with T J Heirs R A Hardy and F C Underwood on the local committee.
Funeral services were held for George Alfred Newell, 54, of Quitman Gas, who was pie d in Archbold Hospital Monday after an injury. He passed away in Archbold Hospital and the obituary notes the funeral was held Wednesday.
The Senate Committee Investigating National Defense summoned WI4C executive director Charles M. Hay and assistant William Hober for testimony on plant labor shortages feeding the drive into Germany. WMC says manager controls could work if urgency returns in the American public, amid a stalled national service act debate.
A man died Monday in a Thomasville hospital after surgery. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Gussie Lacey Newell, three sons and one daughter: Austin Newell, Mrs. Irene Callaway of Boston, Clarence and Royce Newell of Quitman. three brothers Joe, Josh and Dan Newell of Sylvester. Funeral services were led by Rev. C. C. Kiser with burial at Bethel Cemetery.
The text outlines two measures: first, authority to compel release of workers from nonessential firms while using current machinery to place them in useful jobs and to limit supplies to wasteful employers. second, reaffirmation of WMC powers granted by the president, making violators liable under the Second War Powers Act.
Bruce Scott of Quitman Georgia, son of Mrs. Fannie Scott, has returned to the United States and is at Halloran Hospital. He was wounded in France on August 26 and spent months in an English hospital. He sustained serious injuries to his arms legs and shoulder but is now able to move about the hospital on crutches.
Quitman Georgia opens a teen age canteen on the high school top floor with a coke bar dance hall reading and game room and ping pong in the hallway. It operates daily for high school students drawing large crowds.
The War Manpower Commission prepares to track down workers who leave munition jobs and return them to war plants. It data tests suggest employers will push workers to stay by enforcing ceilings on nightlife venues and other luxury establishments.
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