11 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1955
Page
1
A republication rights notice appears from the Thomasville Camps Enterprise Daily in Thomasville Georgia. The text credits Associated Press dispatches and reserves all rights for republication of local and special dispatches.
Officers report that the Chamber of Commerce in this county wired legislators and representatives opposing tax increases. The piece argues most people oppose higher taxes, urge waste reduction, and call for savings and essential spending to maintain progress.
Fred Hand resigned from the Georgia School Building Authority he helped create to allocate funds by teaching staff across counties and systems. The longtime nonpolitical executive noted meeting gridlock and limits to progress while praising his service and predicting greater school-building needs statewide.
The piece discusses Soviet efforts to sway Central Europe including urging Adenauer to visit Russia. It argues reunification of East and West Germany is unlikely and notes U.S. policy under Eisenhower aims to preserve Germany’s sovereignty and current course.
The Senate backs raising the minimum wage from seventy five cents to one dollar, ten cents above the President's request. Over two million workers would be affected, with exemptions for farmers, retail workers, executives, and professionals. The measure moves to the House for action or conference. The piece argues consumer burden will rise as wages lift prices and the economy is described as strong.
The piece references Tito joining Russia in backing Formosa claims, Albany vice squad reforms to be kept intact with new controls, and varied national issues. It notes Japan’s wartime conduct criticism, a polio vaccination push, potential mail order retail growth, beer pricing, salt tax opposition, and a columnist tip about labor unions weakening as gains rise.
The Ford Reuther agreement avoids a widespread strike and signals management labor statesmanship. It links company pay to layoffs rather than guaranteed wages, with costs absorbed by large firms and potentially raising car prices. Smaller firms may fail or become subcontractors, reducing competition in an industry already facing used car market weakness and rising prices.
The Weather Bureau told Congress that atmospheric changes from atomic explosions are unlikely beyond the blast area. Investigators Machta and Harris found no evidence of weather impact from Nevada tests or early Pacific H‑bomb tests, and the dust cloud theory was rejected.
The 134 foot Te Vega inaugurates schooner passenger service to Tahiti with bi monthly departures from Honolulu to the South Pacific six week trips. Prices run about 65 dollars per day with options to sail one way and fly back. The maiden voyage includes six passengers and a crew of nineteen led by Omer Darr and featuring his wife Marriot.
Walt Disney will present a 90 minute live ABC telecast from Disneyland on July 17 with Irene Dunne and ABC stars. The Anaheim event will showcase Tomorrowland Frontierland Adventureland and Fantasyland as 22 cameras roam 160 acres to promote the park before its July 18 opening.
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Indian Prime Minister Nehru hailed peace and joint efforts of India, Russia, and China to ease tensions around Formosa. The Kremlin banquet featured leaders from both nations as they voiced hopes others would join in peacemaking.
The saying refers not to child innocence but to helpless dependence on God. Acknowledge our need and trust Christ completely, receiving His grace as a passive recipient. We enter the kingdom through faith, not by improving ourselves.
Fifteen years ago Nazis stormed toward Paris claiming the destruction of two French armies. German forces reached the Marne as battles rage across Europe and in the Pacific Allies fight back. Roosevelt asks Congress for more Red Cross funds while other political moves unfold.
The article contrasts biblical demon possession with modern “tomb dwellers” bound by the past. It cites the glory days fall, illness and loss, guilt and the need for repentance and rededication as steps toward a living, joyful future.
A compact word puzzle listing across and down clues with numeric positions and partial hints for a crossword style grid. Includes definitions and references to varied topics from geography to objects and names.
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