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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
1
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A wartime column debates oil and hunger as mechanisms to defeat Japan. It discusses U S blocking of oil supplies, aerial and naval pressure, and the prospect of Soviet moves in Manchuria, plus political commentary on Georgia figures and national priorities.
The piece argues Georgia lawmakers blocked a public vote on whether Arnall should be eligible to succeed himself. It contends two thirds support was needed, enabling minority power to thwart the will of the people and leaving Harris and Talmadge factions to celebrate briefly while Arnall’s future remains uncertain.
A historical analysis argues for divided Allied governance of Germany after the next war. It outlines four sectors run by Russia, Britain, France, and the United States to educate children in divergent ideologies, aiming to prevent a unified German civilization and possibly avert further global conflict. The piece notes immense wartime costs and hints at a future war financed by peace.
A terse report notes that rivals will have little to hand over as defeat is formally laid out and embarked by officials.
Wartime ration guide outlines validity periods for meat fats processed foods sugar and gasoline stamps from Book 4 and Book 3. It notes four month validity, new stamp timing, and announces expanded rationing through late summer with boards accepting applications for increased rations starting June 11. It urges saving tin cans for salvage.
Maj. Jen James L. Underhill USMC deputy commander fleet marine force Pacific urges Americans to write to overseas servicemen about their seventh war loan contributions and to buy more war bonds to boost morale.
James Marlow reports from San Francisco where the United States debates joining the conference on a new league of nations. The two-thirds Senate rule stands as the gate to ratification, capable of blocking entry despite broad public support. Delegates fear any charter wording that could trigger a Senate abstention or defeat.
Meigs Georgia June 5 commencement events include a music and speech recital directed by Mrs. Elwood Carter and a high school play by the 1945 senior class. A Junior and Senior banquet May 17 featured Allied Nations decorations and an American flag centerpiece. The May 27 auditorium gathering celebrated 1945 graduates with music and a sermon on making a successful voyage through life.
In Paris on June 20 1945 two nieces of composer Charles Gounod await the army's return of the U S hospital to civilian control so they can resume volunteer nursing. Madame Suzanne Baignieres and Madame Madeleine De Guerre note royalties for Faust continue due to wartime suspension.
Waycross Georgia June 5 two U S fish and wildlife service patrolmen Bryant Crews 36 and Joe Martin 40 were found shot to death in the Okefenokee swamp Cane creek area about 15 miles from Waycross. An extensive manhunt by federal state and county officers yielded no clues. A coroner jury ruled the deaths the result of gunshot wounds at unknown hands.
On Thursday evening May 31 the school year ended with graduating exercises in the school auditorium at 9 o clock. Rev W S S Johnson and county superintendent W H Rehberg assisted. senior class processional opened the program with Mrs Elwood Carter at the piano. Salutation by Joe Segler. seventh grade certificates delivered by Supt Folds. piano solo by Keith O Steen. Rachmaninoff Prelude in C minor. Kiwanian spelling award. class song. Valedictory by Mims C Aultman. diplomas presented by W H Rehberg. Class roll lists Mims C Aultman Elizabeth Trella Cone Mary Frances Daphne Warren Miriam Doris Griffin Joe Truette Segler Lata Imogene Haralson.
U S 24th and 31st divisions push on Mindanao Jardines advancing 1000 yards northwest of Ula village as Ula and nearby villages fall to American forces. Maj. Gen Clarence Martin's 31st moves toward the east while a Davao garrison is driven west. Japanese resistance broken around Pulangi river while 37th and 38th divisions press in north and central Luzon.
A Salt Lake City incident saw a sidewalk explode under 2,250 pounds per square inch of pressure after heavy rains. Botany professor Dr. Walter P Cottam of the University of Utah identified a common edible mushroom as the cause, not an ordnance expert.
Six Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee urged amending the price control act to protect producers processors and manufacturers as price controls near renewal. They seek a provision barring any post Oct 1 1945 price, on protests, that would not return at least the same margin over costs to those producing mining and processing the commodity.
A companion amendment sponsored by Chairman Thomas of the Senate Agriculture Committee would apply to live stock and farm products. It would bar establishing ceilings against processors not matching all costs plus a reasonable profit. The minority report urged continuation of price control for the duration of conversion.
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