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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1946
Page
1
The fragmentary text shows newspaper boilerplate and delivery notices from the Thomasville publication. It references the Associated Press, rights reservations, and advertising deadlines, with scattered hints of postal handling and contact lines.
A stream of opinions touches politics and law with Justice Black, a divided Supreme Court, labor moderates, and fear of rising prices. The piece notes a housing preference for ownership, a growing Mercantile Marine, and concerns about rent signs and clothing costs amid broader economic hints.
The piece notes optimism that Christianity can grow normally in Japan after wartime church closures. It recalls about 500 churches shut during the war and that Christian members faced frequent interrogations and indignities. It also comments on Japanese treatment amid a young war effort.
The piece notes about 225000 Protestants and half as many Catholics in Japan, concentrated in urban intellectuals. A Tokyo group aims to start a Christian campaign, aided by U S forces, as ministers hope to return. Missionaries will travel to Korea, Japan and China, facing past indignities but seeking justice and mercy.
A skeptical opinion piece argues the League of Nations is defunct and questions spending on Geneva facilities and new bureaus. It urges using existing assets, cutting unnecessary offices, and focusing on productive work to avoid costly, fragile structures like a “house of cards.”
The passage argues that the rights of states and home rule must be preserved against centralized processes. It recalls the Constitution’s inalienable rights and references the Civil War era over disputes surrounding citizenship and rights for Black Americans.
The writer asserts the South will defend its racial order and state sovereignty, arguing segregation remains sound and enduring despite national pressures. Emphasizes distrust of politicians and interpreters and warns that interference will fail regardless of rhetoric. The state is portrayed as supreme in guiding citizens toward rehabilitation and education.
A Thomasville report shows eighteen to twenty farmers in Thomas County shifting from Jersey to Guernsey cattle with banks the county agent and the Chamber of Commerce backing the effort. The 4-H Club joins in raising Guernsey calves to form new dairy herds as Thomas seeks to become a Guernsey center and boost home milk and butter production.
Army engineers let contracts exceeding 94 million dollars for rivers harbors and flood control projects between V J Day and June 1 to shift civil works back to peacetime operations. Lt. Gen. Raymond A Wheeler said bids are invited on more projects already authorized by Congress.
Advertising copy promotes Dr Hitchcock's Laxative Powder for sour stomach gas and headache, touting relief of "lousy" feeling and constipation. Caution: prices marked 5, 10, and 25 cents. available at dealers.
In a personal column story Newton recalls planting corn and using guano during a dry spell. He notes that only six stalks burned after guano was applied while others thrived, learning you cannot fertilize sick corn in dry weather until rain arrives.
Augusta Tig ers climb to second in the South Atlantic League by beating Macon 5 to 2 after a rainy Savannah game in Greenville. Peerya allowed six hits as Augusta posted two乔. Columbus and Charleston split a doubleheader 6 0 and 5 1. Columbia edged Jacksonville 7 to 3 in eight innings with Wehnner scattering safeties.
Phoenix Arizona transformed from a 1868 stagecoach stop into a bustling metropolis with a metropolitan population around 165000.
Under Decatur County Health Department sponsorship, DDT spraying will begin this morning to control malaria and other pests. City program requires homeowner payment of 1.00 for a three room house, 2.00 for moderate, 3.00 for large. Fees paid in advance. Joe M. Daniels and Dr. Fort outlined plan to City Council.
Miss Julie Marie Gilliam daughter of Charleston residents and M J Lloyd Jr were quietly married Friday afternoon May 31 in Charleston. Judge Calaman performed the ring ceremony in the presence of close friends. The bride is a Charleston High School graduate and a Barnett descendant with family ties in Virginia.
In Clinchsport Virginia Floyd attended Face ville High School and volunteered for overseas service in 1942 at Pearl Harbor. He served three years at the Navy Yard in Honolulu and was transferred in 1945 to Charleston Navy Yard, where he is employed now. The young men will reside in Charleston, D C, for the present.
Bainbridge Ga June 18 Revival services will begin Sunday morning June 23 at the Climax Baptist Church and continue for one week. The Reverend Clark Burkhalter of Fort Worth Texas will be the guest minister.
State Senator James A. Simpson announced his candidacy for the U S Senate seat vacated by the death of John H Bankhead. He is the third to declare for the unexpired term ending January 1949. Other figures mentioned include Frank Boykin John Sparkman and Reuben Newton with Robin Swift serving as interim highway director.
In the June 4 runoff, Elbert Boozer to run for lieutenant governor is unsuccessful. Former Governor candidate Aniston, ex-rep Joe Starnes of Guntersville, and Birmingham Mayor Cooper Green were also part of the race.
Rome June 18 AP reports Premier Alcide De Gasperi's Christian Democratic party won 207 of 556 seats in the Italian Constituent Assembly in early June elections. Official announcement confirms the Catholic party's plurality as the official tally is released.
Government press office states the assembly will meet to elect its president with a provisional president to be chosen by the second or third session. Orlando and former Premier Ivanhoe Bonomi are named as likely presidential candidates.
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