28 Jan 1949
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
1
A rambling column comments on tax burdens and inflation, government spending in Georgia, and the General Assembly. It notes a proposed gymnasium fund, highway safety, a murder escape from Glynn County Prison, and flood bridge repairs in Thomas County, urging action by lawmakers.
Thomasville High School 1948 Bulldogs presented Coach Garner with a leather bull case and Assistant Coach Ed O Quinn with a Shaeffer pen and pencil set at a Touchdown Club dinner. Captain Billy Dunlap praised the coaches for turning greenhorns into a winning team and credited their determination and work ethic.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson declares the North Atlantic nations stand ready with overwhelming force to meet aggression. He implies atomic bombs underpin this power, signaling readiness beyond conventional forces. The piece notes interservice tensions and the strategic debate over air power versus Army and Navy, urging preparedness or risk of inviting challenge.
The piece argues that the President seeks broader controls beyond wartime emergency measures. It contrasts wartime sacrifice with peacetime rights, warning that expanding government reach risks turning citizens into serfs and undermining free enterprise. It laments lingering rent controls and critiques bureaucratic expansion.
Chapter scene shows Jack and Gertrude driving en route to Carrollton when a Cadillac swerves from a truck and bears down in the wrong lane. Jack reacts by steering away in a desperate maneuver as danger swamps the highway and a fatal outcome seems imminent.
Betty receives news from Dr George Newton that Gertrude, who was with Jack Barnes in his car, is badly hurt and dying after an accident near the Harpers' house. The doctor urges Betty to inform Gertrude's parents, Minniebelle and Uncle Dave, as they rush to the hospital. Betty steels herself to deliver the painful truth.
Saturday schedule fragments list programs such as News Serenade Moments of Devotion Melodic Time Musical Menu Dixieland Barn Dance Hillbilly Platter Ga Market Review News Sport A Military Band Cowboys Record Man Jigsaw Randy Brooks Club 730 Sign off.
Belo at Cairo Ga January 28 the mayor and council plan a Special K upper meeting tonight to study a municipal recreation program and possibly activate the City Recreation Board Edwin Carlisle likely the sole existing member of the board formed three years ago The mayor and council will decide February 8 whether beer sales will continue past April 1 a referendum on the issue is hinted Officials discuss Airport Authority election and local airport completion The council includes Walter Williams mayor with Ralph Brown Ira High Jr B W Mauldin Byron White and Roland Williams as members
New York greets captain Fried and a brave crew in a triumphant parade up Broadway honoring the rescue of sailors from a sinking Italian ship. Byrd reports New Island and fourteen mountain peaks discovered at the South Pole. Hoover aims to match the world’s best Navy, says Britten. Scoggins’ Barbershop in Thomasville touts forward-looking styling in Baby Blue colors. Pa Stribling travels to Miami after scouting Sharkey. Moultrie cage teams visit for two YMCA games. Jack Dempsey trains in conditioning work.
The report recalls 16 years ago with lines at relief centers in Spain amid quake deaths possibly surpassing 25 000 as debris traps thousands in Chilan city. It notes local charity events in Glenwood and a president's birthday ball funded by Jaycees for polio aid.
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