01 Feb 1950
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1950
Page
1
Motorists are drawn to the Thomasville gardens, especially the falones with unusual bushes and blooms along roadsides and farms. The piece notes public interest persists despite calls for policy changes like Taft-Hartley debates and election-year activity.
The Mine Workers Union demands five coal miners be kept on site while opposing the use of fuels other than coal and gas installations. They argue gas fumes could cause cruel and inhuman suffering, and threaten death, criticizing the group for refusing to work.
Fragmentary text notes annual U.S. costs of about thirty billion dollars for preparedness activities. Mentions taxpayer impact and budget considerations in a speculative tone.
A Brunswick News feature recounts Robert E Lee and his father Light Horse Harry Lee shaping Georgia’s coastal defenses. It traces Fort Pulaski surveys on Cockspur Island, Lee’s 1861 West Point to Georgia duty, and his Coastal Army leadership at Coosawhatchie, underscoring long regional ties and a reputation as a “manly gentleman.”
The article discusses world wide regulation against hydrogen weapons as President Truman weighs steps on manufacturing. It traces historical advances from gunpowder to submarines and airplanes, warns of the bomb’s immense destructive potential and urges abandonment to avert global catastrophe. The piece notes temptation to build if others do, highlighting complex security risks.
Fragmentary lines reflect discussion on taxation and government spending as political wheels turn. The text hints at concerns over whether more money will be earned or raised during shifting governance.
VALLE and de Polo ride into a war council with White Bear chief Saralee watching. They accuse Zachary of treachery and murder, challenge the chief to decide truth, and lure the crowd toward war while Zachary faces doubt and denials. The scene blends bold intrusion with shifting loyalties as dawn nears.
Georgia saw a large January tax rise totaling 1,349,383 over January last year, driven by cigarette and gasoline taxes. Cigarette tax up 465,598, gasoline 825,268, liquor and beer fall, property and income taxes modestly higher, enabling a planned $1,875,000 extra services program through February.
The excerpt praises stew built from beef lamb chicken or turkey with vegetables and a rich liquid, served with bread and butter or over rice, followed by dessert and beverages. It notes a nutritionally dense three course repast, elicits family skepticism, and ends by citing fertilizer use in the Cotton Belt.
Twenty years ago a naval conference moved toward a tangible outcome with talks aimed at figures on scrapped ships. Prohibition debates continued in Congress while social elites blamed the Philadelphia drive failure. Mitchell joins Avon players in The Merchant of Venice at Rose Theatre as Buds defeat Albany 29 to 26 in a fast-paced game.
10 years ago Hachiro Arita expressed hope for a new trade agreement with the United States in a statement from a Japanese official. The Finnish president reiterated peace negotiations but warned against imperialism as parliamentary sessions in Tokyo and London reflect global war interests. Fire losses nationwide were low, totaling 4,868 dollars for the year, with small-budget operations yielding a department record under Chief Porter as Golden Bros. hosted a painters sales meeting.
The Georgia Heart Association reports relentless research is saving lives with new discoveries and treatments cited by Cody Laird Ajanta Insurance executive and State Chairman for the 1950 Heart Fund Drive. President T Sterling Claiborne of Atlanta notes eight projects funded by public support while Powell's mother dies in Cairo today. High school glee clubs to appear in operettas as Thomas ee e field trials set for March first.
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