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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
1
A collage of remarks on war events and home front life. Mentions Father’s Day plans, LaGuardia, logistics, and the Florida oil boom. References to a sewer contract, bonds, Coca Cola stock, marijuana in Victory Gardens, and wartime politics with scattered local candidacy notes.
City approves two firms to revamp the sewer and water mains and Scott Construction Company to build the high disposal plant. Work aims to finish in 20 days with forced relocation of surface privies and mandatory connections to the new system, urging property owners to plan for added costs and quick compliance.
A wartime report extols DDT powder as a rapid solution to domestic pests and lists the many insects found in homes and yards. The article cites the Associated Press account and notes its military origin and claimed safety for humans and pets.
The document describes DDT spraying killing fleas and sterilizing animals, controlling bedbugs for months, quieting nervous dairy cattle, and reducing diarrhea and dysentery by pest control. It forecasts potential yearly crop savings and lists target pests including codling moth, apple maggot, fruit moths, worms, beetles, aphids, and scale on citrus with early citrus tests showing promise.
A list of individuals with 1 C Ind and 4F classifications appears, noting names such as Owens Harry T and Lowry Hugh D among others. The roster includes both W and N codes and ends with several four F entries like Barnes Ernest and Williams Willie J.
Meigs Ga June 9 many residents hosted or visited relatives and friends this week. Camilla’s Mack Garrison spent a short time here while Mrs J R Hambleton visited Daytona Beach. Several Meigs residents welcomed guests from Albany Moultrie Thomasville Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
Mrs James M Simpson aged 76 dies after long illness in Meigs Georgia. Funeral at Methodist church Saturday morning with viewing from 4 to 6 and interment at Midway cemetery. Survived by husband Medford Simpson and seven children including Mrs Harry Arrington and Mrs Clement Ott. Parish mourns her devoted life and community influence.
Chattanooga Tennessee June 9 21 a 25 cent a share dividend payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 15 will be paid by the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia Railway Company directors have announced. For the past three years the company has been paying dividends at the rate of fifty cents per annum. The last semi annual dividend for 25 cents was declared in December on the 120 000 shares of stock.
Ochlocknee Georgia June 9 The community canning plant is now operating daily for processing fruits and vegetables. Despite vegetable scarcity this spring the plant has already canned thousands of cans of fruits meats and vegetables. The Ochlocknee plant is among the oldest in the area and has been modernized this year with new equipment.
Aldredge of Thomasville and Miss Marie Snow of Summerville Mass wed Thursday at Rev J Gorham Garrison's Ochlocknee home in a double ring ceremony. Only family and close friends attended as the groom, a Navy veteran, prepares to join his bride in Boston after a brief South Georgia visit.
A wartime photo describes Normandy Beach at high tide with wreckage and derelicts offshore. A narrow strip of sand between the waterline and grass holds invasion paratroopers and foxholes, with wounded awaiting treatment as busy soldiers move among fallen bodies.
Pattern 9245 offers a redingote coat in dark sheer or spun raven with a matching dress. Available sizes range from 12 to 48, including size 36 with 3% yards for the redingote and 27 8 yards for the dress at 39 inches.
This item advertises needlework patterns for linings and garments priced at twenty and fifteen cents. It directs readers to mail to Times Enterprise Pattern Department in New York with size name address and style number and notes a Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book with 32 pages and free patterns.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces reports Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley has landed in France and will personally direct the American advance below Cherbourg. German losses claim Ste. Mere Eglise has fallen and Bradley’s troops seize Formigny on the Caen to Entan road.
Mrs P T Carlton and Mrs L H Peacock visited the Atkinson home last week. Emory Parrish of Thomasville joined relatives at the Boutwell home on Sunday. Cora Mathis of Woodland visits J R Atkinson. Barrett and Wade families from nearby communities spent Sunday with local hosts. A pound party at the Atkinsons featured games and a spread of food, and prayer meeting is held each Wednesday night.
Roundup notes unusual wartime baseball crossovers with Giants Dodgers and Yanks slated to rotate at the Polo Grounds. Charley Trippi mentions future helmet upgrades after the war. Camp Ellis team reportedly used every man on the squad, including the manager and bat boy, in a recent win.
Fragmentary timetable shows train arrivals and departures between Atlanta Tallahassee Dothan Waycross Tifton and other points with multiple times listed in a chaotic sequence. The OCR yields inconsistent minutes and station names, reflecting a busy regional schedule.
NBC quoted Berlin radio predicting a possible fall of the Vichy government as the German broadcast said the people's national government would assume power if the French government fails to act. The report came from New York on June 9.
A tasking report notes a college program seeking out games for next fall and looking for opponents in New York or New England. The effort focuses on arranging schedules and securing suitable service-based outfits for travel and logistics.
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