13 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1948
Page
1
The article recaps preholiday efforts in Tallahassee and Thomasville including camellia gifts for Florida inaugural attendees, raised funds for inauguration events, and road contract reinstatements. It notes frost risks to flowers, charity drives, and ongoing civic projects amid wartime and political tensions.
Fragmentary text outlines proposals to transform prisons into vocational schools and factories. It mentions feeding inmates, training them, producing goods, and potential profits benefiting the system. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
The John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital has long served Thomasville as a premier medical facility. It faces possible decline without city and county financial backing for maintenance and expansion to meet current demand and staff needs, threatening substandard care and loss of its status in the South.
The article discusses the Tennessee Valley Authority expansion, highlighting Woodruff am west of Thomasville and the Chat tahoochee and Flint river projects costing about forty two million dollars funded by government money. It notes concerns about repayment and regional impacts on Columbus Albany Bainbridge and nearby towns via power lines and lower transportation costs while praising the promised national benefits and advocating anti theft enforcement.
Gerry Barnes wakes in a hospital alcohol ward with no clothes and a blank memory. He identifies himself as a private detective and learns he was found partly in the East River. Lt Bierman arranges his release to the detective’s apartment for further questioning.
Reports indicate King George remains critically ill with lung complications though recent bulletins show slight improvement. Paraguay Bolivia tensions ease amid patriotic demonstrations as health and public safety leaders call conferences and monitor escalating cases. Grand Master Raymond Daniel of the Georgia Masons plans a visit next week.
Ten years after global tensions rise, two American republics join in a new trade initiative. Chamberlain assists in the department role as anti-tyned bill battles loom in the coming congress. A pending resistance revival sparks controversy, while figures at Santa Claus visit Thomasville and Rotary Club hosts a Christmas party.
Joe Marsh argues that Liberty must rest on Law and cites Brewers self regulation as a model. He notes Prohibition failed due to infringements on liberty and praises industry led safeguards and reporting to authorities when needed.
A dense listing shows a full day of radio programs with times and titles from 7:32 to 5:30, including Sunrise Serenade, News, Betty and Bob, Showtime from Hollywood APT, Luncheon Melodies, and Georgia Market Review. The schedule notes interludes like Danecelin Review and Sagebrush Cowboys alongside music blocks and news slots.
General Show Corporation posted 99,580,268 dollars in sales for the year ending Oct. 31, up 2,331,757 from the prior year. Net profits reached 2,639,762 dollars, or 3.45 a share after preferred dividends, with dividends of 2.50 a share. Chairman Maxey Jarman and President Henry W. Boyd Jr. noted three Georgia plants in Atlanta, Lawrenceville and Carrollton.
The Bank of Georgia on Peach Tree Street at Five Points will reopen for business today after a water main flood damaged the basement. President James E. Birnie estimated damages between 40,000 and 50,000 dollars.
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