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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1947
Page
1
In Shell Knob Missouri Reverend Charles Van Zandt finds a stray dog on his car seat with a note begging for a home. The dog, named Brownie, is about three and a half years old and friendly, and was later placed in a new home. The column offers dog care tips including winter warmth, worming schedules, and age indicators.
Notice from the Thomasville Post Office outlines advertising deadlines for second class mail. It lists changes for standing ads due by 6 p.m. the day before publication and provides options for one week one month three months and six months billing.
An archival, opinion style passage critiques wartime leadership polish, urges turning back when on the wrong track, laments teaching less and less, notes grass eating as a fad for dogs, reflects on long marriages, and questions the impact of discovering the governor.
A fragmentary note recalls a woman who holds the final say and a man seeking divorce. It hints that divorce may lack stigma but usually shifts the troubles to another party's burden.
A critical piece discusses prejudice and voting behavior in Atlanta, noting how public servants are judged by election actions over full records. It covers education funding, labor union belligerence, tax transparency, Arnall’s record, and curiosity about write-in votes and bolters in local counties.
The piece argues the Georgia legislature faced criticism over the death of Governor elect Gene Talmadge and Herman Talmadge's succession. It defends the independent voting and calls for clarifying the constitutional clause, noting blame falls on many including the public for the muddle and urging a court or alternative path to resolve it.
An ordinance calls a municipal election on April 1 to issue bonds of $200 000 for two elementary schools, one for white students and one for Negro students, with land purchase and modern facilities. Plans include rapid amortization but tax impact kept manageable. A recreational building is deferred.
A columnist argues gambling taints athletics from high schools to colleges, noting fixing rumors in basketball and football, and condemning student involvement. He urges safeguards to protect fair play and school spirit but offers no proven solutions.
Army airmen surveying Tibet report a previously unmapped mountain taller than any known peak. The discovery adds a potential new landmark for climbers and geographers in the region.
Crochet pattern 867 by Laura Wheeler offers flower medallions and pineapple motifs to create a doily or length adjustable scarf. Send twenty cents to Thomasville Times Enterprise Needlecraft Dept for pattern and twenty-five cents more for the 1947 Needlecraft Catalogue with 102 illustrations and free instructions for five accessories.
The affidavit charges Walter Paschal, WSB news editor, with soliciting student participation in a January 21 college student demonstration against Herman Talmadge. Signed by J. R. Melear, a West Georgia College student, the document cites a telegram to John Morris and other students at the same college.
A mixed word puzzle list with clues for across and down entries. The grid includes references to games, symbols, and varied word play across numbers and terms such as tree, fruit, horned animals, metals, and furniture.
In 1946 there were 11 U S crashes killing 34 crew and 115 passengers prompting Senate and House commerce hearings that began January 14. Congress weighs safety funding, radar and landing aids, fog dispersal, better airport lights, with costs projected in the millions. CAB and CAA oversee rules and investigations, but lawmakers consider creating an independent board. No action yet.
Belgrade reports allege Vatican harboring and aiding five Yugoslav war criminals to flee to South America. Two protest notes were sent accusing the Vatican Secretariat and the Pontifical Commission for Aid to Palestinians of assisting departures with visas and funds.
Britain's newest battleship H.M.S. Vanguard departed Portsmouth carrying King George VI Queen Elizabeth and two princesses for a three and a half month ceremonial tour of all parts of Britain's dominion in South Africa and beyond.
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