27 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary remarks reference income tax, government bonds, and political leadership. Mentions big country millionaires, brash speculation on party strength, and garden prize themes from Thomasville and San Francisco. Ends with a stray quip about Truman and Thompson betting odds.
A speaker emphasizes that the public should vote freely without coercion or influence. The Burm Bureau is described as nonpolitical while acknowledging that some leaders seek to sway farmers. The assertion is that any trade aimed at turning farmer votes is useless bunk.
A group urges shared governance by appointing County Commissioners and City Commissioners to the local hospital corporation board to secure closer cooperation and support. The proposal aims to balance municipal and county interests in hospital oversight.
Community gratitude highlights one of the region’s best hospitals in Georgia. Officials note the city and county would face costly planning without generous local aid and emphasize trustees and leaders from Thomas County and surrounding areas would manage future needs.
Commissioner Griner proposed ending light water and sewer service to home owners outside city limits to fund expansions. The commission rebuffed the move, noting such action would hurt many who depend on current services and urging a sustainable approach that avoids radical cuts.
The Times-Enterprise reports the Georgia Supreme Court would avoid blocking a convention to resolve the Talmadge primary rules. A unanimous ruling is seen as shifting control to a Talmadge ally on the state committee, setting four-year retention and aiding the campaign against Thompson. Local camellia show notes and quirky commentary punctuate the page.
Council members spar over abolishing the Lakeport zoo with Carroll’s family stake and Crawford’s jobs warning. Carolyn argues for keeping the zoo for neighborhood children while Chamber and Lamont outline a city museum run plan to improve the facility and attract visitors, promising votes at the next meeting.
Jackson Mississippi February 27 AP Reluctant governors lose their leadership of the Southern democratic rebellion against President Truman says Judge Patebert Holmes chair of the Mississippi Democratic executive committee. Meetings in Jackson map plans to withhold Southern electoral votes if civil rights measures pass. A Gainesville Florida meeting is planned but Holmes doubts meaningful outcomes. The movement spread across states as plans for a national headquarters are discussed.
Press dispatches from Epirus report government forces capturing the towns of Delvinaki and Vissano northwest of Ioannina near the Albanian border. Rebels were said to be fleeing in disorder as the battle shifted.
Springfield Tenn Feb 27 Three Chicago aviators were killed when their four place private plane crashed and burned in a field near here Sheriff Frank James tentatively identified the victims as Leslie W Coombs 47 August H Rich 59 and Harry Brand James said the bodies were burned beyond recognition but identification was established through partly burned papers
A Ga man reports regaining fifteen pounds after four years of soft food diet and nervous indigestion. He praises Retonga for relieving acid indigestion, improving sleep and appetite, and restoring strength. His wife also uses it. Inman Drug Company distributes Adv.
A fragmented radio timetable lists programs from 7:15 to 6:30 with shows like David Rose, World News, Duke Ellington, Eddy Howard and Orch, and Riders of the Purple Sage, reflecting a varied 1950s station lineup.
Memphis, Feb 27 AP A National Cotton Council official says the South’s cotton economy hinges on early adoption of the Marshall plan. Oscar Johnson, chairman, warned that without ERP European nations cannot absorb cotton goods and the United States would face growing cotton surpluses.
Johnston warned that in a few years farmers would face a return to production controls acreage allocation regulation and penalties, a path he says every farmer wants to avoid.
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