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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
3
The Times Enterprise announces rate increases effective January 1 1945 for new and renewing subscriptions. The rise funds carrier costs higher wages and paper expenses with rationing of blank newsprint. Subscriptions will require cash in advance.
The article notes American forces slashing into Von Rundstedt's perimeter at Namur and Sedan. Eisenhower presses from the north while Patton drives a southern flank thrust, shortening the German base and heightening the danger to Von Rundstedt's lines. Patton's corridor to Bastogne highlights Allied efforts.
The article notes that Switzerland led early adoption of nickle in coin production marking a milestone in metal currency history. It details how minting practices embraced nickle and the broader impact on coinage systems.
Russian forces under Tobulkh in press toward Komarom from the Vertes mountains while another force advances along the Danube from Esztergom. Malinovsky massed infantry and armor along the Hron east bank toward Ersekujvar as the Nazi bastion shrinks to a narrow arc around Budapest.
In Western Germany 1500 planes with 5000 tons of incendiaries attacked ten rail centers aided by 1200 Fortresses and Liberators with 700 escort fighters. 4 Allied bombers were shot down and 6 British bombers plus 1 fighter were lost. Oslo Fjord and Skudesneshavn Harbor saw Mosquitos and Lancasters in separate strikes with a merchant ship fired. From Italy 15th Air Force hit oil and rail targets in Germany and Czechoslovakia. the Balkan air force swept Yugoslavia. 11 Allied planes failed to return. eight enemy planes were destroyed on the ground.
Reports describe Brig. Gen. Anthony and U S Third Army under Patton trapping German forces around Bastogne. Units from the 80th division and 101st Airborne linked with pocketed troops as fierce combat continued with heavy tanks and air support. The German drive was halted with hundreds of prisoners and destroyed tanks.
Tokyo dispatch reports Admiral Nobumara Suyetsugu former commander in chief of the Japanese grand fleet died at age 64. He helped drive Japan's prewar expansion and warned against naval limits advocating liberation of Asiatic peoples from white nations.
A Georgia man, John Lehman Sumter, 22, confessed in San Francisco to killing Georgette Bauerdorf, the Hollywood oil heiress found dead in her apartment last October. Skepticism marked the FBI interview as investigators noted discrepancies and Sumter cited a detective magazine for details.
Gainesville Ga December 29 AP reports officials from the War Food Administration and Office of Defense Transportation called a meeting for January 4 inviting poultry producers processors and haulers. The gathering will discuss a possible government order affecting sale and movement of poultry in the area.
Humain Belgium December 29 AP report shows a front line commander unable to obtain the daily password from a cautious GI. The officer, rushing to a sector, could not persuade the doughboy to reveal the code, praising the soldier for adherence to orders.
Forecast for Thomasville and nearby areas calls for cloudy skies and cold due to light rain or drizzle today and tonight. Saturday should be partly cloudy and a bit warmer. Temperature records show Highest yesterday and Lowest last 24 hours with 58.94 inches total precipitation since month start and 4.31 inches normal for the period.
Principal Ralph McChesney addressed the Rotary Club at the Country Club about wartime and postwar education changes. He warned of German propaganda influencing American colleges and outlined plans for postwar rehabilitation and care for soldiers, including shell shock misfits, urging regional clinical facilities and public support.
In France a fluid front means the enemy uses allied equipment and uniforms to mislead. Lt. Davis Smith and seven men in two jeeps wandered across shifting lines, repeatedly meeting Germans in American gear who acted normally, revealing the deceptive nature of camouflage and misdirection.
Editorial voices strong criticism as the United States government, under executive order, takes control of Montgomery Ward company stores amid CIO led strikes in Detroit Chicago and Kansas City. War Labor Board conflicts with Ward spark concerns over democratic norms and war production.
Judge H J MacIntyre of Atlanta is a business visitor here for a few days. Mrs Eugene Smith of Atlanta is among visitors spending a short time here at the Rosemary Inn. Mr Barnard Chisholm is home from Georgia Tech for the holidays with his father T B Chisholm. Mrs W J Trammond of Atlanta is here to spend New Year holidays with Mrs Montgomery and Mrs Jennings at the Three Toms Inn. Chief Yeoman Robert Jackson U S Navy in the accounting department is among visitors for a few weeks after service in Europe. Friends regret that H L Pop Key, local Coca Cola figure, is confined to his home on East Washington street for a few days.
Correction notice warns that Sugar Stamp No. 40 is no longer valid and should not be used for home canning. The ad error said 40 covers 5 lbs. The valid stamp remains No. 34.
Friends report Charles F. Thompson is hospitalized at Archbold Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Doctors hope for rapid improvement and a quick return home.
Distribution of 2700 copies of a new telephone directory has been completed. The directory has a green cover to distinguish it from the old gray one. Subscribers are urged to conserve paper and use the new directory for number lookups, calling Information only if a number is not listed, and to return the old directory with other waste paper when possible.
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