02 Jan 1947
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1947
Page
1
Daily and weekly newspaper publication details for Thomasville Times Enterprise, including publishing schedule, editorial staff, and classified ad deadlines. Notes include Associated Press rights, republication policy, and office contact times.
The note reflects optimism for the year ahead and calls for effort to secure good times. It contrasts New Year greetings with practical needs like meat, and criticizes anti communism rhetoric amid tensions with China and the Balkans.
Accounts note heavy revelry on New Year's Eve and the night before amid celebrations, with many witnesses recalling lively scenes and social gatherings across the city.
A garbled column comments on dental care eating before visits bus strikes speaker battles firings and politics. It mentions the Hand Brunswick vote for House speaker school strikes fur coats and Chinese troubles plus football pools and a market rebound with ads returning.
The article urges a new vocational school at the airport to train returning veterans, doubling wages and supporting a coming building boom. It cites Clark Thread mill, a five story hotel, and other industries as key projects and stresses using local skilled labor to fuel long term employment.
An opinion notes reckless driving endangers pedestrians and urges checks on driving. It discusses a legislator's proposal to raise tag costs tenfold and implement state car insurance to cover liability, shielding innocent drivers from others faults on the roads.
Bainbridge Ga Jan 2 Mr and Mrs JD Smith entertain at their Attapulgus home with a dinner party honoring Miss Margaret Smith and the Reverend Edward Carruth whose marriage occurred on December 31 The guest list includes the Carruths Woodward Starr Smith and other relatives from Attapulgus Quincy Edison Tallahassee and Atlanta.
The nation’s new Republican majority takes control of congressional committees. Chairs and most members will be Republicans, reshaping bill fate through hearings, pigeonholes, and floor votes. The number of committees has been reduced, altering budget and oversight dynamics.
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The House special campaign investigating committee says 60 CIO unions and 12 corporations violated the Corrupt Practices Act in recent elections. The committee urged the Justice Department to take action and also indicted the Communist Party of the United States for failing to file receipts and expenditures reports.
Only about a quarter of Mexican land is suitable for farming according to recent surveys. This finding highlights constraints on agricultural expansion and potential productivity in the region.
At a Pavo Kiwanis meeting last Monday night plans were laid to sponsor Boy Scout Troop 317. W. B. Gear, principal, will serve as Scoutmaster. twenty boys expressed interest. Charter application submitted through the Suwannee River Area Council. troop to meet at the schoolhouse.
Bainbridge Georgia January 2 The Junior Chamber of Commerce New Year dinner dance at Club Lynn Haven drew a festive crowd. The club’s interior featured peach gladioli pyracantha berries and other greenery with fancy headdresses and noise makers adding glamour to the arrival.
A buffet style chicken dinner was served and dancing followed the meal. Gene Philip’s orchestra provided the music as about three hundred fifty guests attended.
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