10 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
1
The article compiles assorted AP notices and columnage with remarks on sports, politics, and wartime topics. It mentions Wally Butts and Texas in the Orange Bowl, Red China issues, Berlin fronts, John Nance Garner’s birthday, Red Cross activity, muscadines as farm potential, and delays in wartime court procedures affecting a hanging sentence.
The piece argues money cannot buy true value or lasting benefits. It contrasts wealth with honesty, character, health, happiness, friendship, and inner peace, noting many gains come from virtue rather than purchase. It emphasizes that lasting goods lie in personal integrity, not financial wealth.
The dispute involves Roy Harris and Brooks Smith of the Marietta Journal over alleged libel and deception at a mansion reception in Atlanta. Harris threatens a libel suit and demands swift corrections while denying Smith's accusations and denouncing false reporting across newspapers.
Governor Talmadge announces the state has purchased the Savannah Quartermaster depot from the federal government for six million dollars with a cash balance of about six hundred thousand. The 407 acre facility offers nearly two million square feet of storage and will support port operations, docks, and future state development plans at Savannah and Brunswick.
An editorial argues that published dividend growth lacks clear analysis of its real effect. It warns against focusing on nominal dividend rises without considering purchasing power, wage parity, and commodity values, noting wage and cost adjustments may occur.
Gerry probes Maurice DeFoe's circles for clues to his disappearance. Barone and Parkus deny any romance or sightings while Goldielocks schemes and a phone call to Paula Grant hints at hidden connections. A cab crash ends the scene as darkness falls, leaving questions and danger ahead.
Reports say King George remains in serious condition as recuperation falters and danger to his life is feared. Meanwhile a sea incident off Ireland left the liner Celtic grounded but all aboard accounted for, with rescue operations ongoing as tides rise.
Ten years ago farmers across the South cast ballots on marketing quotas for cotton rice and tobacco as part of a federal farm program. Voters weighed impacts on production prices and incomes amid ongoing debates over agricultural policy.
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