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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
1
A movement in Thomasville aims to establish a permanent Girl Scouts facility linked to a civic program. A donor backs the project as planners consider McIntyre Park site, coordinating with local schools to create a substantial, lasting community space.
Washington in Wartime notes a tight race to replace Sen. Guy M. Gillette with Gov. Bourke B. Hickenlooper. GOP odds favor Hickenlooper by about 150000 votes, citing Gillette's fading star and a 1938 base. The piece highlights Gillette's long career, military service, and a possible shift in Iowa's political balance.
The notice outlines that the Associated Press retains exclusive rights to news dispatches and local news published, with all rights of republication reserved. It also states that changes for standing advertisements must be submitted by 6 pm the day before publication and lists subscription pricing terms.
A partisan call argues for immediate invasion of Germany to force surrender and liberate territories devastated after World War I and warns that liberation must follow conquest. The piece endorses aggressive WWII strategy as the only path to freedom for those under German control.
Mrs Mark W Clark lauds her husband General Mark W Clark for his entry into Rome with the Fifth Army. The general’s mother, Mrs Chas C Clark, expressed happiness at the victory and recalled urging Rome’s capture by letter as they waited with excitement.
June 5 report from Godfrey Talbot states Pope Pius XII stood on the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square as crowds gathered below. The scene drew comparisons to London Victory Day with British soldiers present and CBS recording the broadcast.
The fallen Duce Benito Mussolini appealed to Romans to make life as hard as possible for Allied troops who captured Rome yesterday. His message was read by an announcer in a broadcast at 7 19 a m war time and recorded by the Associated Press.
A study finds that headlines emphasizing hardship and danger increase civilian mobilization. Researchers note fear-inducing framing raises urgency for support, funding, and compliance with government measures during conflict.
Framingham Massachusetts June 5 Corporal James M Coleman who was wounded at Camp Shelby died after a brain operation. He was told he had little time left and requested to be taken closer to home. He reached the hospital last Friday.
Cadet James F. Scoggin Jr of State College Mississippi will graduate first at the U S Military Academy at West Point on June 6. He studied at Mississippi State College where his father teaches. Cadet John Cushman of Columbia South Carolina was elected First Captain of the cadet corps the highest rank.
Zenas L Potter, director of OPA's Office of Congressional Information, rose from advertising to government work then to painting. He helped craft charts used to explain price controls to Senators and public groups. After World War II he planned to return to painting and mountain property with wife Miriam Clark Potter.
Catholic officials express gratification at Rome's swift fall. Msgr. Michael J. Ready calls it a very great victory and heartening to all. Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley in Baltimore says the world can say on its knees thank God. The church hierarchy had telegraphed Pope Pius XII seeking a victory minimizing damage to sacred sites.
A berserk bull gored and trampled two brothers to death on a Long Island dairy farm. A third man was injured, and the animal stampeded picnickers before state troopers ended the rampage with gunfire.
Washington reports Census Bureau estimates show 44,622,886 women of voting age compared with 38,? men, indicating women over 21 could outvote men in the next presidential election.
A historical census style figure places the voting age male population at 44,043,669 with about 7,860,000 estimated to be in the armed forces. The data highlights the share of service members within the eligible electorate.
Stockholm reports Germans learned of Rome's fall in a 7 a.m. radio broadcast today. The Berlin press says the Allied victory damages German prestige. Aftonbladet editorial calls the event a turning point with roads now leading to Berlin.
An easy to view and wear frock pattern 9256 features side-cuttoning for simple ironing. Available in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 32 54 36 38 40, with size 16 requiring 32 yards of 35 inch material.
Pattern prospect lists twenty cent patterns and a Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book. Readers are asked to mail twenty cents for the patterns to Times Enterprise Pattern Dept. at 232 West 18th Street New York with size name address and style number. An additional fifteen cents covers the 32 page Summer Pattern Book with free pattern print.
Seattle reporters note the two day-old disappearance of five-year-old Florence Susie Marks. Police search for an old dirty sedan believed used in the abduction. She is the daughter of Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Jacob Marks, formerly of Chicago. The child was taken from her home early Saturday and abandoned minutes later near her residence.
Alliance Ohio June 5 Mount Union College awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to Mrs Thomas A Edison widow of the inventor. Also honored were Maj Gen Henry F Hazlett commander and school command army ground forces Birmingham Alabama.
Prof Oswald H H Black of the University of Pittsburgh receives a Doctor of Science degree amid law and science honors.
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