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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
1
Scribbled text notes plans for a local festival in Thorsville with scheduled public notices. It references event publication deadlines, rental changes, and a message from a manager about attendance in nearby Thomasville.
Signs point to stronger future years with needed impetus and coordinated effort across communities and leaders, aiming to propel growth, collaboration, and progress.
Local leaders push Thom asville men to finance major growth projects including a Merit plant extension doubling capacity. Schools seek bond funds for new buildings and recreational facilities while a city gas line and light plant integration may follow. Parking rule confusion and road paving needs are noted as crucial community matters.
The piece argues against labeling Truman draft proposals for striking workers as slavery, contending that mandatory service for essential jobs is necessary during emergencies. It emphasizes women's wartime contributions, the need to maintain coal, rail, steel, and other essentials, and defends national safety over labor protests. It frames war mobilization as a public duty and warns against obstruction of vital industries.
The piece outlines three rising forces in Georgia politics: a nascent Negro vote, a more independent Southern labor vote likely backing a governor candidate other than Talmadge, and newly registered voters under twenty one, eager for education and progress. The author notes uncertainties in turnout and hints at broader civic impact.
The decision and abolition of the poll tax spur broad voter access by removing a major financial hurdle that kept thousands from exercising their franchise. The change comes as a pivotal step impacting participation across segments previously disenfranchised.
A newspaper analysis notes General MacArthur may seek the Republican nomination in 1948 though no firm statement exists. Polls show low support at about five percent, with Dewey ahead and Taft, Stassen and Hoover noted as factors in informal surveys.
Japanese geisha in Atami were officially liberated but face scarce employment. The government cancelled debts totaling 660000 yen owed to geisha houses, ending bonds that kept them to work until repayment. The move follows reports by Yomiuri noting the houses held the women in servitude.
A farmer recalls a long rainy stretch that turned April corn yellow, prompting a backbreaking but hopeful day of plowing, hoeing, and sowing peas. Neighbors John Kate and Warren Sewell join in as partridges and a lone dove observe, while the speaker reflects on faith in the earth and future garden crops.
A tropical storm described as weak by the Weather Bureau was centered about 90 miles southwest of Panama City Florida and moving north at six miles per hour. The center was expected to inland near Pensacola late today, bringing squalls to coastal Mississippi Alabama and northwest Florida with winds up to 35 mph near the center. Small craft from Biloxi to Panama City were warned to stay in port until landfall.
The text notes a government move ending all age obligations and dissolving loyalties to houses, describing it as a democratic boon. However the result leaves the girls without jobs and facing an uncertain future after their bonds are burned.
Puzzle fragments present with clues and answers scattered. The garbled list includes numbers, hints for animals, plants, letters, and objects, suggesting an irregular crossword grid with partial phrases and misread words.
AP reports that Congress may extend OPA and strip many price controls. If law passes prices likely rise soon, fueling inflation and wage demands. A joint House Senate committee will craft a final bill for Truman to sign or veto before June 30 automatic expiration.
Mrs Maude Shingler Bruce died after a brief illness in Donalsonville Georgia and was buried at the local cemetery. The funeral at the Methodist church featured Rev Clyde Harvard and Rev C Us Leach with ballbearers who were high school mates. She was born September 27 1919 and married Lt Dan R Bruce who was killed in 1943 in an airplane crash. She is survived by her mother Mrs Julia Chason Shingier and sister Mrs Ed Boyes along with other relatives. She had lived in Atlanta recently but often visited Donalsonville.
A looming presidential veto forces Congress to consider a quick path. If no veto override, legislators may pass a simple resolution to extend OPA duties for six to nine months starting July 1, lifting or maintaining price controls as permitted.
Gen. Mihailovic and Col. McDowell testified about a 1944 conference with a German officer Sterker in Yugoslavia. Mihailovic said they refused to discuss communism and that Germany was defeated and arms should be turned over to Mihailovic. He challenged the indictment as incorrect.
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