28 Jan 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1948
Page
1
A patchwork of brief items covers Post Office matters, local governance plans, election chatter, and social notes. Mentions include Georgia subscriptions, infrastructure talk, Gandhi, a potential royal match, and political fund expectations. Weather, accidents, and court news appear as asides in this late 1940s style digest.
A reflective piece argues wasteful focus on trivial local issues harms community progress and national life. It emphasizes the need to train youths for military service, form national guard units, and mobilize ex service members to build readiness for potential future conflict.
The piece argues Democrats show no fear of a Southern split and notes AFL funding for political use. It discusses Southern resistance to federal civil rights efforts, segregation in state laws, and opposition to interracial schooling while warning of labor influence and party loyalty shaping the race and power balance.
Florida counties report a sweet potato weevil invasion prompting a coordinated eradication push. State and federal experts describe the pest, its lifecycle, and practical controls including field cleanup, crop rotation, and destroying infested plants to prevent spread. The article also notes public interest items and unrelated notes.
Jigger and Red discuss two attempts on Healey’s life amid a juror poisoning lead. They plan to trace events in the jury room and question Mrs. Fowler as they chase a motive. The Fowler home reveals Mrs. Blaine Fowler in a wheeled room, opening the next chapter.
Reports describe a harrowing escape after an attack near Magidad as Jost in the desert recalls the incident. Miekman admits to no confessions in a child murder case while attorneys challenge earlier statements. Kings Daughters hospital in Waverogs suffered extensive fire damage but no deaths occurred.
The court house built in U7 ages to over 900 years and holds valuable records at risk from fire requiring protective measures.
The Cambridge University debating society last night debated whether the Pilgrim fathers landed on Plymouth Rock. The discussion framed the historical landing as a disputed point and reflected on the Pilgrims’ voyage and settlement.
The National Association of Manufacturers endorses the Marshall Plan with safeguards. NAM official Herbert H. Schell calls for withholding aid from states expanding government control, denying aid to those with no budget balance plans, and creating a non political board to oversee the Marshall Plan independent of the State Department.
The passage notes a parliamentary debate about Plymouth Rock with the line it would have been better for Plymouth Rock to land on the Pilgrim fathers. The vote tally shows the negative side won 118 to 101.
Donalsonville reports Rev. Doyle C. aunty of the Nazarene Church sponsors a Bible quiz for the Naz arene young people's society meeting Sundays before services. A pretend radio is used. questions with four letter answers form NYPSS. those answering all four may compete for a grand prize with backward-spelled clues SPiN and prizes like Bible bookmarks.
Radio station WKTG air time for Thursday January 29 1948 lists 7:30 start and program details available in the log.
The day starts with 7:30 Signor 43 30 Western and 7:45 Singsong Time followed by 8:00 Fifteen Minute News and 8:15 Sunrise Serenade. At 9:30 Easy Aces leads to 10:00 Chapel of the Air and 10:15 Pipes of Melody. The 10:30 Music for Thursday includes 11:00 World News and 11:05 Georgia News with 11:15 Listen Ladies and 11:30 Blue Bonnet Boys, ending with 12:60 Fifteen Minute News.
Donalsonville, Jan 28 Mrs Sam Robinson hosted a dinner for her husband and their baby son who was one year old A two tiered cake with white embossing pastel roses and candles accompanied gifts Red camellias adorned the table Guests included Mr and Mrs Robinson the son John Alva Robinson Mr and Mrs Leroy Baxter Mrs S A Rathel Miss Marcia Rathel Miss Jessie Robinson and Miss Alice Chandler The article also notes farmers own 20 percent of all ceased automobiles in the United States.
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