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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1952
Page
1
The city and its approaches face worsening paving problems with rough, pockmarked streets and degraded highways. Heavy loads and past flood repairs have accelerated wear, forcing calls to retire, repair, smooth, and replace for safer travel and better tourism.
A VA Dom bulletin outlines a week of varied recreation for about five hundred members. Concerts movies bingo sports crafts radio hour hobby clubs vespers gardening and more fill hours with voluntary participation. The well maintained grounds gardens and baseball field enhance leisure time and meals and hospital care add to the program’s appeal and value.
Reports say Mrs. Alice McDonnell Parsons vanished for several days. Relatives request privacy while authorities and a supposed kidnap gang are sought. Separate notes mention state government reorganizations and local incidents including a jail rebuild, factory accident, and wartime developments.
The article reports Russell claims he led Eisenhower 54 to 46 in a U S News & World Report poll of 12 contiguous states, interpreted as adjacent Southern states plus one in the Southwest, totaling 146 electoral votes. He says he could beat Ike or Taft in a general election and would consolidate Solid South plus outside votes.
A garden diary note compares a dwarf gardenia unfavorably in size to full trees yet lauds its equal fragrance. The column blends quirky garden humor with light civic and political asides from mid century commentary.
New York AP piece humorously catalogs weekend guests from city life invading country homes. It lists common host types from the laboring handyman to the overbearing fitness enthusiast and the profit minded pair, ending with the elusive ideal host who leaves keys and departs.
Betty Grable, still the top box office draw, returns to acting after a year-long suspension. She stars as a maid in The Farmer Takes a Wife and discusses in detail her rest period, reasons for returning, and mutual decision with husband Harry James to resume work.
The piece reflects on Washington leading a charge in a snow scene print while noting inaccuracies. It compares old warfare with modern structure, urges the value of leaders in rear positions, and links to spiritual guidance citing the Twenty Third Psalm. The author urges trust in the Good Shepherd leading from ahead.
The Korean government announced a massive land reclamation project during the war. A dam will be constructed to hold sea water near Kosong, about 40 miles southwest of Pusan. The land there is useless due to saline tides, and officials estimate significant acreage can be recovered.
A cautionary piece by Christopher Billop on prescription dosing explains how missing or altering doses affects outcomes. It compares actions like taking extra pills or changing intervals and warns of the dangers and guilt if instructions are not followed.
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