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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
3
The regular monthly meeting of the USO board and council will be held at the USO building this evening at eight o clock. All members are urged to be present. Richard T. Gillespie, Secretary.
The Interdenominational Young People's hour meets Sunday afternoon at 4 30 PM in the Methodist church with all welcome. Magnesium is noted as about one third as heavy as aluminum.
Mrs J S Upchurch Jr received a letter from her husband Lt Joe Upchurch describing injuries from his 48th bombing mission over German lines in Italy. He reported nose damage from flak, burns to hands, and a fragment near the knee. he is improving and expected to leave hospital. Friends note his Purple Heart entry was not as serious as feared.
Berlin radio reported that knuckle dusters used by American gangsters were found in the full fighting kit of captured British and U.S. airborne troops. The kit allegedly included a grenade thrower and a long invasion knife.
The T. L. Spence Jr unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met on Tuesday June 6 at the Legion Home on Broad Street. New officers were installed with Mrs S Russell Griner as president and Mrs R G Fleetwood as retiring president presiding. Griner will attend Augusta state convention this month and a detailed financial report was presented.
The War Price and Rationing Offices will be closed Monday afternoon after 1 P M and will reopen to the public at 9 30 Tuesday morning as usual.
Mrs. D. O. Tillie announces the marriage of her eldest daughter Lillian to Pfc. Verne Morris of the Thomasville Air Base. The ceremony occurred June 4 at the Thomasville courthouse conducted by Ordinary A M Singletary. Morris is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Morris of Pawnee Rock Kansas.
Fresh berries peaches and melons advertised by City Fruit Co. in Georgia market. The notice highlights blueberries peaches melons bread cakes and related items offered locally.
Alliance Neb June 9 AP Staff Sgt Robert E Rogers son of Emma R Davis Route 2 Ca illa Ga was among air crew killed yesterday when a B 24 bomber from Lincoln Neb crashed near Chappell Neb
Washington reports reveal a split inside the OPA between Chester Bowles and York L. Wilson over a proposed textile price amendment. Bowles claims the change would trigger large price increases while Wilson argues the measure would not raise mill profits and could stabilize costs if properly administered.
Warfront updates mention Normandy operations and Cherbourg as key sieges while bond drives promise special dates to aid invasion. Political notes discuss Southern revolts, the Liberal Party rise in New York allied with the New Deal, and Jim Farley stepping down to join Coca Cola.
The annual revival at New Shiloh Baptist Church five miles from Thomasville on the Moultrie road begins Sunday June 11 with preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 30 p.m. The Daily Vacations Bible school meets at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon June 11 features a county wide Sunday school meeting at New Shiloh church. Everyone is invited.
Robert Lee Sherrod, native of Thomas County Georgia, war correspondent honored by the Army for Attu duty, will have life story featured in the June issue of Current Biography. Born 1909, he studied at Thomasville High and the University of Georgia, covered the Pacific in 1942, and reported Tarawa which inspired his book Tarawa The Story of a Battle written under fire.
Staff Sgt. and Mrs. John P. Shea announce the arrival of a daughter, Sheron Evangeline, this morning at four o'clock at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital. Shea is stationed with military forces in the South Pacific. Private Joseph Jerger Jr. arrived yesterday to visit his parents. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Pipkin and children from Scottsburg, Indiana, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Montford on Jefferson Street.
Riley Sanders a Griffin Georgia merchant was electrocuted while repairing a broken electric wire that connected a chicken brooder in the chicken house at his home. The accident occurred last night according to AP reports.
Partly cloudy and warm today with scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Observation taken at 8 a m shows high yesterday near 104, lowest this month around 49, with rainfall totals and month totals recorded.
Allied dispatch from France describes a tense hunt for German snipers around a French chateau after the Normandy landings. A British observer recounts near misses, artillery barrages, and sleeping in a slit trench as troops sweep the area and villagers describe German depredations and hurried retreat.
General Hospital reports that Dale Mabry team canceled the game as manager and several players are on furlough. USC Hospital Unit No. 7 will perform for patients and staff at Finney General Hospital on Friday and Saturday June 16 and 17. Lt Warren V. Rock announced the two day engagement by the Purple Heart Circuit. The unit features 13 girls and is renowned for hospital entertainment.
No baseball game will be played at Thomasville Municipal Stadium Sunday afternoon June 11 at 3 o clock between Finney General Hospital and Dale Mabry Air Base teams. Lt.
The plan for mass installations is being proposed and may work out to the advantage of many. If the plan comes through, a favorable pitch will be felt by those involved.
Finney General Hospital’s baseball team carries a .243 season batting average after 366 at bats yielding 89 hits. Player-manager Ecker tops individual averages with a .400 mark after going 4 for 5 and 3 for 4 in recent games.
A stocky bronzed sergeant enters the room and signals the woods opposite the chateau where sniper fire came. He declares the chase over, grins at a passing Yank, and asserts the target has been caught.
Washington June 9 AP The Senate was expected to act swiftly on Roosevelt nominations of 21 brigadier generals to receive temporary major general rank and 63 colonels to brigadier general. Among the latter are Clinton D. Vincent 29 Natchez Mississippi and Richard C. Sanders 28 Salt Lake City.
President Roosevelt announced a planned meeting with Gen Charles de Gaulle leader of the French National Committee of Liberation. He proposed two potential date ranges between June 22 and 30 or July 6 and 14, after word was sent to de Gaulle in London.
Classified listing notes updated tire inventory with sizes 600x16-8 50216-5 50227 5 50x18-4 75x19-4 50x81 and references Cowden Auto Subply for tire supply and grade I quality.
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