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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1949
Page
1
Disjointed notes reference June flag waivers glamour frontless dresses and flirtations with power figures. Snippets mention Amerikans Agency hospital scandal Talmadge Florida governor Warren California marriage Kaiser’s daughter wedding a former U S captain in Germany and a future Mrs Harris.
Report discusses Tallahassee dimputs sourcing from South Florida and a St Marks plant revival, plans a Thomasville public swimming pool with a small fee, and questions the economic viability. It also notes distrust of spies and Communists amid national tensions.
The piece critiques a proposed sickness insurance plan as a disguised form of socialized medicine. It argues Congress and medical groups oppose the program, noting England’s free medicine scheme as a cautionary example and describing potential costs and coercion.
The article discusses Talmadge's plan to overhaul Georgia's Milledgeville asylum. It argues the state must address costs for indigent patients, shifting from blanket public care to targeted support, while stressing families should bear costs when possible. It notes the slim line between dangerous and merely weak minded individuals and calls for clear responsibility.
Georgians paid over 700 million in federal income taxes and about 170 million in state and local taxes last year. Critics argue high rates erode state functions, urge earmarking tax receipts for states, and condemn federal expansion and bureaucracy as harming individual independence.
A public ominous critique complains about conditions at Milledgeville Hospital, noting overcrowding and rising care costs while alleging political manipulation in procurement for the institution, with calls to disfavor partisan agencies and curb local scheming for profit.
Ten children were affected as two died and sixteen hospitalized after a mysterious gas spread near El Paso Texas. The source appeared linked to a refinery with fears other leaks. Prohibition issues grow across the nation.
Hollywood bigwig Dore Schary announces MGM will label forthcoming pictures Made in Hollywood U S A to emphasize American quality for domestic and overseas audiences. He says the plan aims to reflect the best in motion picture making and American character across outputs.
The Nation Today by James Marlow notes rising pressure on academic freedom amid anti Communist actions. Cases include University of Washington firings, a UC loyalty oath, and a Harvard led advisory on Communist teachers. A Maryland official calls for campus loyalty oversight, while Harvard asserts faculty rights as private citizens. The House committee probes textbook bias, drawing educator backlash and Truman criticism. One line ends with the wrapper: about one tenth of the human family chew betel nut.
A 25 year span shows a shift in how cheese is sold. Readers recall the old practice of cutting cheese from a cartwheel on the counter and often omitting the cheesecloth to shield it from flies.
The program list shows a full day of broadcast slots from 6:35 AM to 7:45 PM featuring Circle T Roundup Morning Melodies Piano Sketches News and various music shows like Happy Two Melody Parade Sagebrush Cowboys and Danceland Review with News updates interspersed and sign off at the end.
The State Board of Education sponsors a night classes program for veterans without a high school diploma. It allows completion from their prior grade and offers subsistence from the Veterans Administration. A class 18 is set up for interested veterans. Information night at Thomasville Junior High on Wednesday June 22, 1949 at 7 30 P M.
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