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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1942
Page
1
The page contains standard Associated Press copyright and republication notices. It reserves rights for AP dispatches and local news, with credits to the paper and business director listed as part of the masthead.
A collection of editorial observations on war effort decorum and civic duty. The piece cites graduation night, government indecision, rationing, and loyalty to the country, urging resolve and public service amid war weariness. It references sugar rationing in Chicago, anti isolationist themes, and the importance of contributing to wartime goals.
The article warns that Axis control of most rubber supplies forces reliance on substitutes and synthetic rubber, with experts pessimistic about rapid solutions. It notes transportation shifts as private car use declines, rail and bus travel rise, and railroad safety must rise to meet growing freight and passenger demand.
The article notes pre shrinking as routine for cotton goods with garments like shirts suits and hats, warns of excess shrinkage and rising cotton use while government wartime production strains spindles. It also reports on French fleet internment and strategic Allied concerns in the Sahara and Mediterranean, with German advances affecting supply and war effort.
A columnist recalls wartime Washington scenes from USO visits to a girl seeking a dancing partner for servicemen to reflections on price control leader Leon Henderson and shipping priorities director Lewis Douglas. The piece also notes references to 1917 18 military athletics and a missing person inquiry.
State inspectors report gasoline dealers colluding with bootleggers to dodge the six cent gas tax. Large tank cars are said to be mislabeled with sevozene to avoid tax collection, while some alleged wildcatters provide questionable fuel. Authorities vow immediate action and penalties for evasion aimed at state and federal revenues.
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George Tucker reflects on New York's urban despair citing hotel and rooming house deaths. He notes women leaping from windows and a pattern of personal crises, including a Rockefeler Center widow and a midtown hotel homicide anecdote, tied to a reader letter.
Friends of Mrs Turner Taylor regret illness at her home. Mrs Paul Harden has returned from Camilla to be at Mr S A Harden’s bedside who is resting better. Mrs C C Maddox out after a short illness. Jimmie Raiford of Milledgeville is spending the summer with his parents. Louise Scarborough completed a course in an ammunition plant in Maton and will work as librarian in Ochlochnree. Mrs Jd A Traitefield and several are guests on White Plains. Mrs L P Drake and Allan joined Mr Drake in Milledgeville where he has a new position. L R Ferguson and Leroy Ferguson Jr visited Bainbridge.
A domestic scene shows Mr Pepper returning home in a foul mood. His wife leaves with the children to avoid a quarrel as a stray kitten slips inside. he roars in anger when the kitten stamps on the newspaper.
Mr Jack Single tary hosted a chicken supper in Pelham to honor Miss Miriam Russell, guest staying at a local home, with attendees and local neighbors sharing in the event.
The Aerial Camera for Scout and Observation planes is essential to Army and Navy air forces for planning battles and gathering enemy fortification and movement data. It resembles a cannon or gun and costs about $3,400 each.
Mrs JA Sasser of Meigs with Mesdames L H Singletary and Perry Simpson of Pelham hosted a lawn fair. Attendees from Pelham included Vivian Richter Helena Blalock Jack Brim Harry Wingate Guy Brady and Frances King of Geneva Ala.
Doctor Thisman alias Arthur Osborne Phillips an ex convict with no medical training admitted guilt in Chico California for practicing medicine without a license. Authorities also charged him with a concealed weapon and noted prison records in Georgia Alabama Maryland New York and Pennsylvania. Officers said he wore a military uniform though not an army officer.
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