21 Jan 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1955
Page
1
Thomanville Times-Enterprise announces exclusive rights to republish all news watches and dispatches credited to this paper. Rights reserved for local news and special dispatches. published daily except Sunday by Times-Enterprise Co Inc Thomasville Ga. second class mail entry under Congress act.
The article praises early polio vaccine efforts backed by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and March of Dimes. It notes testing progress, projected production scale, and estimated costs while stressing the ongoing need for donations to aid about seventy thousand victims and support vaccination efforts nationwide.
The Grand Jury proposes a county license fee of 1000 dollars to sell fireworks and notes the Thomasville ban on sale or use of fireworks within the city. It also urges careful study of High School consolidation, aiming to satisfy local wishes and avoid contention while boards consider actions.
A 1955 reflection on teenage reactions to parental divorce. The piece considers how adolescents perceive parental breakup, the double standards of fathers and mothers, and the impact on children from broken homes. It notes teens’ dislike of drunken parents and the harmful effect of parental infidelity and abandonment.
The text notes identical joint resolutions in Congress to designate the rose as the national flower. It cites support from Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Representative Frances Bolton, with cities like Thomasville and Portland cited as backing the measure. The resolution declares the rose the national flower and asks the President to proclaim the fact.
A reflective piece on Washington's oath as first U S president, highlighting integrity and firmness as core principles. It notes his Masonry, enduring influence on American destiny, and calls readers to imitate his fairness and incorruptibility amid present challenges to the nation.
The article discusses U S willingness to concede some islands held by Chiang Kai shek to the Communists and suggests a shift toward UN involvement in easing the Formosa crisis. It notes Eisenhower and Dulles deem Tachien and Yikiangshan unessential to Formosa's defense and contemplates evacuation options if needed.
A crossword style fill with clues across and down covering common words and phrases such as tasteless wine parer reprieve and various short and long word answers across 1 6 8 13 83 88 and others aligning to a typical puzzle grid with themed entries and standard letter counts.
In postwar Casablanca Coca Cola expanded in eight Moroccan cities but a false rumor that the drink contained pig blood decimated sales. Boycotts by nationalists and security attacks followed, forcing bottlers to recall stock and reshaping the market.
Hollywood publicity tours push previews into unlikely venues. In Chino California an AP report notes movie showings inside a facility described as not resembling a prison, revealing creative placements for the upcoming film previews.
A 16 year old asks why attend church when parents are fine without it. The answer stresses that becoming Christian requires personal faith in Jesus Christ, not mere church attendance, and promises a transformed life and witness starting in the family.
The article recalls General Washington distributing Tom Paine’s pamphlet to troops before crossing the Delaware. It links Paine’s words to American moral trials through history, noting continuities from communism to crime and urging faith that trials teach both current and future generations.
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