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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1955
Page
1
The Thomasville Times Enterprise notes its exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches and local news, with editors and managers listed, and reserves all rights to reuse special dispatches.
In Thomasville a December election will choose a City Commission and four School Board members. Residents urge qualified, civically engaged candidates, noting the roles are important though not full time and poorly paid. The article highlights willingness to consider new names, including young adults and women, to form a strong ticket without a heated political fight.
A community observer notes annual baseball spending could fund many charities and civic needs. He urges higher ticket sales to sustain local groups, cites mixed business conditions, and asks more residents to tithe or donate to churches and charities.
The article discusses a wartime style drill on paper bomb casualties in American cities. It argues to alert the public and officials, outlining why planning is essential and how to preserve life despite potential property loss. It emphasizes realism, training, and rapid expansion of defensive measures.
A 1955 reflection by George E Sokolsky criticizes Dr Otto Nathan for seeking travel rights and comments on Einstein's executor role. It cites Nathan's Charleston speech praising coexistence and imperial US faults while contrasting refugee gratitude with public figures like Lange Mann and the Hilsers.
A fragment discusses Georgia alcohol policy, a new Atlanta brewery plan, and contrasts attitudes to drinking with Norway's restrictions. It cites Action Magazine on Salk vaccine versus polio, cancer, tuberculosis, and alcoholism, noting alcoholism is far more prevalent and costs far more than other diseases. It laments social harms from drinking and questions public focus.
Weather reports show mild to fair conditions in most areas while storms and showers travel from Minnesota toward Oklahoma and Texas. A tornado touched Wellsgate Texas last night as four ranks moved across western Kansas. no injuries reported. Nearby gusty winds and heavy rain affected parts of Oklahoma and Texas with pockets of hail and flooding reported in Enid and Wichita Falls.
A ministry call rests on three factors an inward impression of readiness a reasonable fitness and an open door God provides the opportunities and confirms the call. Seek Gods will not personal ambition and trust the door may close or open as you pursue service.
Senator McCarthy challenged the Big Four concept saying Eisenhower risks a diplomatic disaster by meeting with Soviet leaders. The Senate later ratified the Austrian treaty which calls for a 90 day withdrawal of Allied troops and rearmament only for self defense, ending foreign domination after 17 years of neutrality.
Hollywood actor Ray Milland says he is glad to finish with television after General Electric dropped sponsorship of his show. He recalls being against the project from the start but joined to please his agents and notes profits went to the sponsor, with Ford Foods later picking up summer sponsorship as he shifts back to films. He is currently playing Stanford White in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing and would not repeat the TV stint.
Experts estimate the Griffin tax increase program will be halved as revenue prospects improve. The session may end today with possible changes pending. Tax measures could raise forty million for the year starting July, while governors sought sixty five million in reforms. Cigarette taxes are likely to rise five cents per pack over two years, with tobacco and liquor taxed more heavily and broader tax method changes debated to avoid collection upheaval.
Fifteen years ago Hitler and Mussolini reportedly agreed on harsh Axis terms for France while Weygand and Petain urged continued resistance. Churchill pledges Battle for Britain and U S aid growth. Admiral Starr calls for a massive fleet to support Red Cross relief as towns in Thomas County send donations.
A Florida gubernatorial candidate faced $15,000 debt and mortgage troubles and was not elected. Discussions swirl over taxes in the legislature, with debates on sales tax extensions to services and needed reform amid low revenue. Weather notes and civil defense drills show mixed results.
About 7 thousand Italian workmen left the Communist led Chamber of Labor in Salerno province and joined the free union in a mass exodus reported by The Continentale Agency in Rome. The walkout involved traveling salesmen and newspaper salesmen.
A devotional piece arguing Christianity is a miracle religion and the Christian life a daily miracle. It asserts faith reveals an unseen order guiding life, notes providences and personal conversions as miracles, and claims converted sinners surpass even reformed cripples in wonder and joy.
A mixed list of crossword style clues with numbers and jumbled phrases. It reads like a word puzzle page item listing several definitions and entries such as animal foods, ostrich like bird, blunt terms, and state related hints with scattered numbers and misprints.
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