19 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
1
Publication notice from The Times Enterprise of Thomasville Georgia lists distribution details, US postal classification, Associated Press rights, and advertising deadlines. Mentions editorial staff and subscription rates, with dates obscured and old terminology.
A collage of dated opinions and fragments on war aims sugar shortages politics and geography. It references Potsdam talks Japan Germany and Argentina with satirical and blunt lines about American leadership and civilian life.
A wartime letter questions draft board fairness as a Georgia case returns an unsatisfactory service veteran to active duty as a private. The writer argues for broader reallocation of duties to fit fitness and vows to push for investigations into board decisions and possible cures.
Health bodies report eight cases up from last year and note no direct war link. Experts urge sanitation and personal hygiene as key defenses while medical understanding and treatments remain unsettled. The article stresses vigilance, cleanliness, and avoiding polluted water to curb the virulent disease.
A columnist argues for a concerted world effort to settle postwar claims and curb German aggression. Russia, the United States, and Britain are urged to cooperate to prevent Teutonic domination and future disarray, while warning against letting Japanese ambitions rise unchecked.
A pink cheeked six year old from Santiago, Chile arrives alone in Warm Springs after a 5,000 mile journey seeking treatment that could restore his ability to walk. Allen Stevenson, son of an American teacher in Santiago, flew to Columbus Georgia and was taken to the Roosevelt Foundation for a full course of therapy for infantile paralysis.
AP notes meat fats and processed foods stamps from book four and three with various good-through dates. Airplane stamps 1 2 3 indefinite, stamp 4 valid Aug 1. gasoline and fuel oil coupons have set expiry dates through Aug 31 and Sept 21. No plans to cancel, OPA announces.
Editorial outlines the Bretton Woods agreement by 44 nations to establish the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development with a capital of 9.1 billion dollars. The U S share is 3.175 billion, with 20 percent paid upfront and 80 percent available later to cover losses. The bank would guarantee loans and, when needed, make direct loans to governments and private entities, with repayment terms spanning decades and a reserve fund to cover defaults.
Mr J M Hughes secretary of the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce attended a conference of Commercial Secretaries at Tifton with a luncheon at Abraham Baldwin College and a tour of the Tifton Experiment Station. Local residents and visitors include families from Jacksonville El Paso Waycross Miami and Savannah with multiple social visits and trips to Chicago Mackinaw Island and Panama City.
In Bainbridge Georgia on July 12 at the Reverend H H Shells home Elmer Floyd Chatraw of Bainbridge married Sara Brinson daughter of Mr and Mrs J J Brinson of Vada The couple will reside at 402 Potter Street after a Florida honeymoon. The bride wore aqua crepe with auburn hair and red rosebud corsage. Mrs Chatraw previously worked for Bell Telephone in Bainbridge and Atlanta. The groom is son of the late Mr and Mrs George Chatraw and is employed by Bainbridge Auto Supply.
Three Decatur County men Pvt Howard Spooner Pvt John L Dean and Pvt Joe Franklin Faircloth received the Expert Infantryman Badge after four weeks of training at Camp Blanding Fla The award brings extra pay and marks proficiency with infantry weapons and skills Spooner husband of Jane Spooner Route 3 Bainbridge Dean son of J H Dean 900 Shary St Bainbridge and Faircloth son of D F Faircloth Route 1 Camilla are named with school and employment notes.
The article outlines a two step loan approach where a government seeks funds first from private bankers and, if that fails, appeals to the International Bank for guarantees or direct lending. It notes potential channels for financing through private finance followed by multilateral support.
Georgia Senate President Frank Gross urged Macon county farmers to adopt the proposed constitution calling it liberal yet protective. He praised Governor Ellis Arnall for coordinating liberal government with economical state finances. He called the current constitution a confusing patchwork.
The document goes before Georgia voters on August 7 for ratification or rejection in a rural telecommunication measure. The civic action centers on whether to approve the proposal and outlines the choice facing residents.
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