06 Jul 1942
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1942
Page
1
A collage of wartime notes from Thomasville discusses Axis threats, rationing, and home front concerns. Mentions U boats, war stamps, and the need for civic harmony while army movements and rents influence town life. Doctors urge reasonable calls at night amid manpower strains.
Notice from the Thomasville Post Office outlines insertion deadlines for advertisements to appear through the malls on Second Data Mall matter. Changes to avoid advertisements must be handed in by 6 o clock p m the day before they are to appear.
In Georgia on the Fourth, candidates pressed speeches as primary rules lapsed. Tom Linder entered the Senate race against Dick Russell after TalMadge committee advised resignation. Iris Arnall condemned gubernatorial powers and urged cuts. Thomas County locals expect a tight race as Kelly joins a three way contest.
Survivors of the recent war discuss reported atrocities and propaganda from the first conflict. They note German ruthlessness and Japanese cruelty, contrasting captors and acknowledging future blame may not help the present situation.
The author recalls a World War II era supply depot stacked with packing cases and life rafts awaiting deployment, then a harbor ship loaded for bear with crews at their stations. An unsigned note from New Orleans shares nostalgia for England as mandolin youths ride a streetcar home.
Control of boll weevils will increase yields of cotton and consequently the income from this crop.
Puzzle shows a mixed list of across and down clues with many garbled and partial entries including English words, measures, animals, and titles. It references places like New Zealand, biblical names, and various descriptor terms, suggesting a chaotic crossword item with numerous errors.
Washington highlights how Department of Agriculture researchers adapt peacetime methods to wartime needs. Projects include cotton and turpentine based materials for smoke screens and shells, forestry substitutes for aluminum, new canning materials, insecticides, grasses for jet landings, and dehydration of meats.
A French embassy member attends a bishop’s silver wedding in England. The Vicomte asks about the celebration and learns the bishop and his aunt have lived together for 25 years without a separation or quarrel before their marriage, prompting a humorous exclamation from the diplomat.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses dehydration and rehydration of beef for hamburgers, dried eggs and powdered milk as exports, and wartime supply issues. It mentions moths starving in wool uniforms and the resilience of cotton fabrics against mildew, with scientists at Agriculture under pressure to find substitutes.
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