27 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1948
Page
1
A fragmented community page discusses Christmas aftermath and New Year hopes in Thomasville. Reflections on gifts, cars, appliances, and safety mix with wartime memories and veterans at a local domicile. The column ends by recalling Japanese leader Hideki Tojo and the war's global impact.
President Truman, riding a post election surge, aims to press Congress for promised reforms including repeal of certain laws. He stresses labor support and signals firm stance on civil rights measures, facing resistance from Southern members and GOP critics.
The piece argues for and against an excess profits tax as Congress weighs revenue needs and price pressures. It cites hearings, opinions from CIO representative H. Ruttenberg, Taft, and Sumner Slichter, noting profit, wage, and dividend levels and the risk to investment capital. It cautions cautious tax design and urges further study of economic impact.
Gerry Barnes returns to Paula and Parrish at the Biltmore Goat Tail Lounge. Parrish hints at Underground enemies behind Cardeur and DeFoe killings while Paula presses for motive. Barnes seeks to unravel who killed both victims as tension rises.
The morning lineup lists music and news blocks from 7:30 to 5:30 with programs including Sign on Circle T Roundup Sunrise Serenade Chapel of the Air Blue Barron Betty and Bob Songer of Our Times Drifting on a Cloud Sweet Music Between the Lines Art Mooney Watt ne Danceland Review Meet the Band Melody Parade Georgia News Rent Control and many other musical and news segments culminating in Sign off.
New York December 27 AP reports one-time fashion editor Mrs William Paley wife of CBS head tops the 10 best dressed women of 1948 per the New York Dress Institute poll of 150 editors and designers. Other picks include Mrs Millicent Rogers Duchess of Kent and Mme Lous Arpels.
Officials say there is no room in the 1919 Georgia budget for Gov. Herman Talmadge’s campaign pledges. A tentative budget centers on $3,000,000 for rural hospitals, pensions, and farm markets with limited tax raises possible. Emergency funds rely on state income and last year’s tax take reached about 2.378 billion with no full appropriation bill passed since 1945.
Linguists note the word rhyme is often misread as rime while the prevailing spelling persists due to confusion with rhythm. Experts say this reflects orthographic habits rather than phonetic change and highlight historical forms.
A year end reflection notes merchants prepare for stock taking and inventories as books close to reveal profits or losses. It hopes for a good year, avoids recession, and urges thoughtful New Year resolutions and timely gifts.
Fragmented text recounts a cold wave hitting North America with many auto fatalities and a general sense of sports records and ceremonies. Mentions Rev Robb White and Vesper service, plus various names and places, but details are obscured by garbled OCR.
A fragmented item notes a 10 year old state French related retirement or retreat near a location, with unclear names and details. The readable bits mention a person and a region, suggesting a historical event or local notice from an era.
A garbled page lists scattered clues and phrases including numbers, animal terms, plant names, and place references, resembling a puzzle column with incomplete, overlapping entries and misspelled items. The text lacks a coherent article or narrative, presenting a jumble of half formed clues and stray words.
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