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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
1
A brief notice appears with mailing class information and pricing figures for subscriptions. It lists durations from one week to one year and provides a phone contact for the business manager, indicating usage at the Thomasville Post Office.
A string of quirky observations stretches from Buy Bond days to aging habits and old time vignettes. Notes on commuting A cards breakfast cereal malaria mosquito candy and a farmhouse routine mix with reminiscences of lonesome Pullman days and a mythical two hundred year turtle inscription.
The piece argues people delay tasks like auto tags tax returns and licenses until the last minute. It notes Georgia drivers licenses open dates districts and age rules and urges better staged announcements and distribution for easier public access. It mentions delays in income tax and the burden of last minute requests and calls for organized notices in newspapers.
Residents and attendees in Thomasville ask why the city auditorium backstage is so hot. Discussions note high cooling costs, the need for a functional sound system, and possible cooling installations to improve summer use, despite existing equipment issues and acoustics.
The article notes officials pressuring a Dallas newspaper over an employment ad that specified a "colored man" for the job. The FEPC director demanded removal of discriminatory language and a reaction from the paper, reflecting ongoing civil rights enforcement debates.
A provincial observer warns of a coal shortage after the Lewis strike and winter losses. He notes tightened stocks, hospitals and schools feeling the pinch, with wood rising to ten dollars per cord as households stock up, while fuel prices stay pressured.
An editorial cites the FSPC push to abolish segregation laws and alleges The Dallas News will ignore the FEPC director and continue to advertise for employees it deems suited to its needs. It argues federal needs to mobilize manpower during the wartime emergency, but says Southern resistance to desegregation cannot be bridged by the FSPC or Northern radicals.
Washington analyzes a London US British conference on postwar aviation distribution with Adolf A. Berle Jr as lead negotiator. Observers say talks are tentative and may shape future power balances in global trade, while Berle’s intellectual approach guides American strategy.
UK dispatch notes calmer Dover Strait conditions with a light variable southwesterly breeze. Visibility three to four miles, hazy early, temperature around 50F, sky clearing by late morning, sea moderate.
Bainbridge Ga June 8 A Tuberculosis Clinic will be held June 26 at the county health department office in the courthouse for free X ray examinations. County health officer Dr M A Fort says this is an extra clinic in addition to regular clinics and appointments must be made beforehand to devote the day to examinations.
Bainbridge Ga June 8 The United Daughter of the Confederacy will meet Friday afternoon at 3 oclock with Mrs E J Perry All attendance urged.
Easy to make sundress with optional jacket for street wear in pattern 9196. Sizes range 12 to 44 with fabric yardages listed for size 16. Includes a companion needlework motif pattern and Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book offer. Return address and payment details provided for purchase.
Bainbridge Ga June 8 Jimmy Martin U S Army radio technician arrives on a 24 day furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs J T Martin after two years absence. He enlisted Sept 10 1941 at Fort McClellan and served at Camp Wolters before going overseas in March 1942 with the Radar Bn 25th Division in the Solomons earning the Asiatic Pacific campaign ribbon with two stars for New Georgia and Guadalcanal.
The Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Augustus Yeomans Jr. featured roses and daisies as decorations. High score went to Mrs. A. D. Corn, low to Mrs. Eager Wilkin, with guests including Hugh Gleaton Mack Fair Jr. Woodrow Gibson Idri Mosely Gibson Yeomans and the hostess.
Donalsonville residents share updates from June 8 including Mrs. Branch Mosely and daughter Susanne visiting the Barbers home. Sadie Miker returns from Florida State College and plans a Norfolk move. Birth announced Harris Martin Shingler June 2 at Alford’s Hospital Bainbridge.
From Sicily London June 8 AP John A Moroso said the assault was widely hailed as a decisive action though details were incomplete. The dispatch notes a cautious initial report from the invasion port with emphasis on perceived boldness and potential impact on the front.
Readable fragments show arrival times at Tallahassee with multiple listed slots including 12:50 a m 6:00 a m 9:55 a m 1:20 p m and 8:66 p m plus a note Arrive From less than 10:00 a m.
Paoreny recalls the initial Allied landings in Stelly and North Africa as modest in size, while noting that weather prophets proved unreliable and a choppy Channel wind nearly caused disaster for the operations.
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A state of siege was declared in Rouen inland from Le Havre as great fires consumed the city. The Swiss Telegraph Agency reported the development on June 8.
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