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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
2
Members of Unit 19 State Defense Corps met at the Armory and were measured for uniforms similar to National Guard summer garb. Guns are due next week and drill will start with manual of arms. Training to guard vital city points and communications centers begins soon with special posts assigned Monday night for emergency protection.
Compact notice advertises selling old newspapers at the Times Enterprise Office with a special price for large quantities and three bundles offered for 10 cents.
A countywide Evangelical program seeks to establish a Bible study course in all Negro homes in Thomas County. Church leaders note rising crime and prison attendance while urging Christians of the forty one Baptist churches to unite. A meeting at Willow Head Baptist Church on June 4 at 10 a.m. will discuss crime reduction and school Bible teaching as steps to renewal.
James K Harper Hi Y Club of Thomasville leads Georgia state Hi Y ratings for the third consecutive year with 666 points, besting 300 clubs statewide. The club highlights include Christmas and Thanksgiving baskets, aid to Rose Show and golf, and Bible study program growth.
The document discusses Darlan’s remarks about French tonnage, occupation payments, and possible acceptance of an axis bloc with Italy and Spain. It posits two readings: either a forecast of French acquiescence to a Latin alliance or a claim that France is being compelled to cede shipping and bases to the Axis for protection.
British officers report that over 15 000 Allied troops and Greeks were moved from Crete during a 12 day withdrawal while German losses on transports reached about 20 000 after British naval guns sank ships. Australian Captain describes a night expedition with exhausted soldiers crawling to embarkation points.
In Rochelle Georgia on June 3 a jar of water ignites a paper in a truck seat after sun reflections heat the paper. Robert Garrison carries the jar to the field, cools it on the truck seat, and extinguishes the blaze when smoke appears.
London reports that a single RAF plane started five large fires in Berlin during last night's raid. Crews also observed a circle of fires in the capital as mines attacked central Berlin. Additional attacks hit Duisburg Ruhrort and other industrial centers under tough weather conditions.
Albany and Valdosta join five new flying schools expanding the southeast air corps training center capacity to about 3,185 cadets with buildings planned across Maxwell Field Dothan Tuskegee Albany Moultrie Lake Charles and Valdosta. The additions include new advanced basic and specialized schools and multiple cadet receptions.
Georgia experiment station announced development of wilt resistant watermelon after eight years of cross breeding. The disease, caused by a soil fungus, blocks water uptake and can kill vines within a day. The station credits cooperation with Coastal Plain Experiment Station and Georgia Agricultural Extension Service. It also notes sulphur dusting to boost Spanish peanut yields, starting mid June, at 20 to 30 pounds per acre, with two week intervals.
Washington reports President Roosevelt would veto any parity price measure attached to the 85 percent parity loan program. Edward A. O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation backs an amendment banning CCC funds from buying farm products below 85 percent parity. Congressional leaders aim to add the price limit to the loan financing bill before July 1.
In Thomasville only 233 ballots were cast by 2 15 PM at the courthouse precinct as residents showed scant interest in the off year state election and the constitutional amendments on the ballot. Weather held clear despite predictions of rain.
London reports say a British declaration of Syria as enemy-occupied territory could precede a full scale assault. Observers note Nazi landings at Latakia and signals from Turin about a possible German protection of French possessions in the Middle East. Analysts speculate on a drive toward Cyprus Syria Iraq Palestine and Libyan moves toward the Suez.
Telegrams from Cairo report Syria severed communications with Egypt without explanation, signaling a possible escalation in regional tensions. The terse dispatch notes Syria's isolation as authorities investigate the motive and potential international reactions.
Mostly cloudy and warmer today with expectant rise through tonight and Wednesday. Observations show high yesterday 82 and low 68 this 24 hour period, record highs for the month include 104 and 49 for earlier dates. Precipitation 0.90 inches in last 24 hours, 0.90 total since month start.
New efforts cite a $45 December bonus replacing some paid vacations from 1942. The wage gain plus a 2 cent increase last November retroactive to June 1 lifts base pay from 80 cents an hour prior to June 1. The Bay Cities Metal Trades Council urged workers with a year’s seniority to return to Bethlehem Shipbuilding, but AFL machinists’ strike and broader stoppages in ten bay-area yards continue amid defense orders valued at $500 million.
Georgia farmers turn to trench silos as an economical winter feed method for dairy cattle. The cheap underground storage helps preserve silage for use during cold months, boosting feed efficiency and herd nutrition.
Jenny Dolly a renowned dancer and member of the Dolly sisters was found dead in her Hollywood apartment. Police say a noose fashioned with cloth hung from a window curtain rod and she appears to have died by hanging.
Miss Dea Ernst left for New York after winter here. Miss Emily Jerger returns from Mary Baldwin College Staunton Va after year two. Mr P B Slater goes to Highlands NC for summer at his cottage. Mr and Mrs W Young visit relatives in Montezuma. Mrs Clement A Hall and Clement III visit her sister Mrs F H Halfacre in St Augustine Fla. Baby Carol Elizabeth born yesterday at Archbold Memorial Hospital. W W Alexander and L F B Kelly in Atlanta on business. James G Hopkins, former Thomansville resident, in city briefly. Eldon Joiner returns from Atlanta to spend time with his mother after college. Miss And Flowers at Agnes Scott College arrives home for summer holidays.
On election day in Thomasville Thomas County the registration list included about 2200 voters. By three oclock about 257 ballots had been cast with nearly all precincts reporting and a large number still to vote.
Four soldiers from Selma Alabama were injured when a car accident at a grade crossing sent them to Archbold Memorial Hospital. Sergeant Ens ley Cooper and Private Ernest D Adams remained in serious condition described as about the same. Sergeant Frank Binford and Private R C Uzelle were discharged. Five others were treated after the Selma to Camp Blanding trip.
Pavo Georgia announces that Miss Lucy Mildred McKibben and Olan Wayne Prosser will wed July 3 in Honolulu. Miss McKibben is daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Lee McKibben of Pavo. She attended Pavo public school and later Georgia.
Jim Leonard Goff died Monday at his Coolidge home on June 1 1941. Funeral arrangements are incomplete awaiting relatives and Clark Gilmore Funeral Home will handle. Jimmie Rodgers died Sunday at her Dowdell street home on March 31 1941. Funeral plans incomplete awaiting relatives and Clark Gilmore Funeral Home in charge. The family gratefully acknowledges flowers and sympathy during their bereavement.
Brig. General Sion B. Hawkins reports Georgia shows a 53.5 percent draft rejection rate from 25 000 local board and 10 000 army examinations, far above the national 38 percent average. The figures come amid a nationwide selective service review affecting registrants and exam outcomes.
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