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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
1
Publication notice from Thomasville Georgia paper outlines ownership and rights. Includes masthead language about postal mailing, Associated Press reprints, and advertisement changes deadlines. Public notice style with archival newspaper boilerplate.
A jumble of quotes and remarks covers politics, gender, city management, travel woes, beauty standards, and a tribute to Dr Allan Roy Dafoe. The piece ties voter sentiment, public offices, and social attitudes to broader civic and personal topics without a defined narrative.
The piece laments coal strikes aiding Hitler and frames a national fight between labor and soldiers, praising local newspaper stance on Thomasville governance. It notes county buying income totals near 95.49 million and urges Mitchell county merchants to keep spending local while outlining wartime power centers and key figures shaping policy.
Sales Management's 1943 survey shows fifteen counties in Southwest Georgia with an effective buying income. The report emphasizes strong purchasing power and consumer potential in the region.
The piece outlines how the Roosevelt administration built a de facto wartime cabinet. It notes Justice Byrnes moved to Economic Stabilization, Wilson gaining powers over Nelson, and Prentiss Brown heading OPA. The cabinet centers on Roosevelt with supreme authority over global war strategy and economic production and labor matters.
The document lists registrants by name, race, and draft category from 1-A to 8-C and designates several men as 3-C(H) or 4-D. Notable entries include Arnold Willie 1-A, Griffin Robert L 4-A, and Royal Wilburn 8-C(H). The list covers first through fifth registrations with numerous classifications.
In Washington on June 8 the 5 percent Victory tax remains on the books and will reappear March 15. Non wage earners who avoided the tax will face a Sept. 15 payment, changing the original plan. The piece outlines who must pay and when.
An East Coast husband endures his wife’s years of heart seizures. He rushes to the house during each attack, witnessing repeated collapses and recoveries, while the strain tests his patience and his peace of mind.
The article explains the Victory tax adjustments for 1943 including a 3 percent wage check-off starting July, replacing the prior 5 percent first-half cut. It notes that high earners over $624 will owe the 3 percent, with instalment payments for non-wage earners and a final March settlement. It also describes postwar credits up to $500 for singles and $1,000 for married couples and the effect on final tax due.
A. P. 1, Auburn Alabama, and Mrs. J. D. Pope of Panama City Florida are mentioned in the excerpt.
Meigs Georgia closes its schools for the summer after a successful term. Superintendent W H Rehberg leaves for a summer course at the University of Georgia Athens. The entire faculty is re elected for another term. several teachers leave town for summer destinations.
Miss Virgene Carter returns from a short visit to cousin Miss Margie Hodges of Macon. Various residents including Leslie Williams of Albany and visitors from Trenton and Auburn frequent Meigs as preparations for relocations and family visits continue.
Williams and daughter Anne of Bainbridge. Miss Izee Layton visited Pelham Thursday morning. Mrs. Hal Wilson and daughters Pat and Dot of Marietta Ga and Georgia Southwestern College Americas are guests at the home of Mrs. Wilsons parents Mr. and Mrs. CC C Maddox. Mr and Mrs Earl Dollar visited in Cairo Thursday. Auxiliary Sara Braswell of WAAAC Training Center Fort Devens Maas is the guest of her mother Mrs Lilian Braswell. Auxiliary Braswell visited in Camilla recently with friends.
Gen. George C. Marshall Army Chief of Staff has returned from overseas. War Department offered no details, but Marshall reportedly joined Prime Minister Churchill for strategy conferences in North Africa after meetings in Washington.
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