02 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1948
Page
1
A Post-Searchlight columnist notes Route 19 detours push travelers to Route 41 and observes moonshine outpacing fuel oil in Decatur county. The piece touches on local politics, veterans voting power, market costs, and community concerns amid wartime strain.
The piece discusses a statewide publication of the finances detailing revenue sources and expenditures. Editors note the statement is terse yet informative, arguing it makes fiscal data accessible to citizens and encourages public scrutiny.
Jigger, a sharp, taunting youth, confronts District Attorney Rawlings in a New York County office. Their tense exchange hints at a hidden motive and possible blackmail linked to past cases, with Rawlings warning of indictments and jail time.
The schedule shows February radio daily program blocks from 7:15 to 6:30 with acts such as Pipes of Melody Western Melodies and Charlie Barnet. It notes new sign on and sign off times and mentions multiple news slots and a safety note.
Atlanta February 2 AP Hearing set for this afternoon on an appeal by the Georgia Public Service Commission to rescind its action in recent telephone rate increases. Judge Bond Almand and Superior Judges Walter Hendrix and EB Andrews will jointly hear the case. Earlier Almand authorized a rate raise totaling 4 million dollars yearly, costing consumers about 4.7 million with taxes. The commission had last week approved a 1.412 million dollar rate hike for Southern Bell Telephone Co.
A candidate announces plans to run in the 1948 primary for the Seventh Senatorial District in Thomas County. He states he does not want African American votes to avoid being obligated to their bosses if elected.
The article argues the United Nations is failing to secure peace and urges real reform including a police force, veto changes, and stronger action. It notes global conflicts in Palestine China Greece India and rising extremist activity, while Gandhi’s assassination underscores fragility.
A fragment notes that shipments to European countries were not wasted and that muddled wording appears in control of terminal remarks. It mentions selecting terms from rice or flour and questions the quality of the shipment.
The article notes few large school fires recently and unclear causes often occur at night or when unoccupied. It discusses building design, sprinkler systems, and testing fire drills, with Thomasville lacking sprinklers but using other protections. It also highlights rising fire insurance costs and funding hurdles for bond issues, stressing rapid, effective evacuation.
Turbulent notes mix a goodwill stop in Puerto Rico with references to a Southern Hemisphere tour. A Los Angeles judge confronts a detective story tied to a child murder confession in Hickman case while Marines prepare a river action against Sandine. Names like Hansell Watt John Hinton McChesney Jeffries Dr Charles Watt and Ethel Spence surface amid local production casting for The Mikado.
Reported claim states Chinese troops were routed in a northwest Nanking battle as counters to military actions. Rivers pushes luxury tax as deficit nears four million. a special tax is urged to fund deficits. Colonel Frank Knoa visits to address workers with views on current politics. Buds avenge victory as Meigs Athletic Club opens with Emory Milton leading scorers.
Abington, Pa. Feb 2 AP Melvin MacNeill 50 faces arraignment on cruelty charges for torturing his three sons by hanging them by their thumbs from rafters at his home after they refused to admit playing with his hunting knife. The sons Melvin Jr 12 Robert 10 and Martin 8 suffered thumb soreness.
Members of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association can supply certified seed for a number of Georgia’s widely grown crops.
Boston report states Kathleen Lynch, 22, a Wellesley College graduate, starved herself to death over three years. Medical examiner says she refused to eat enough, died of malnutrition after hospital admission. Friends and family noted prior hospitalizations and psychiatric evaluations were sought but not completed.
In Pittsburgh on February 29 a 14 year old bridesmaid Lois Moskalus wore a blue gown for her sister Genevieve's wedding to Stephen Sla nina. The ceremony hurried so the rheumatic heart disease victim could attend but Lois arrived to find another bridesmaid had died ten minutes earlier, and the wedding proceeded.
A jumble of crossword style clues appears with garbled phrases and partial terms. Several items hint at words like Pronoun and Assert as fact while others blur into scattered fragments such as Gaelic sea and high rocky hill. The piece resembles a damaged page of puzzles with no clear solution.
A compact puzzle clue card noting references to Tom's pet 65 and Proper 66, plus a more recent 61 and the word DOWN as a period indicator. The entry hints a wordplay theme linking numbers with names and time terms for the Saturday puzzle solution.
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