21 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
1
Fifty Associated Press reporters and staff will cover the GOP convention and the Democratic meeting, with editors and photographers handling news selection. The AP plans months of preparation, aims to report actual facts, and notes uncertainty about which candidate will be manned.
Voters approved three bond issues to fund two community buildings and raised light and water rates. The commission will begin legal steps to sale bonds after court procedures, with rates determined to reflect voter intent and support for gyms and services in Thomasville.
The Pelham market, though not the largest in Georgia, is praised for its good reputation and coordinated warehouse system. Four Pelham warehouses now urge growers to produce quality tobacco through scientific cultivation and proper curing while offering facilities, buyers, and fair prices. Tobacco from Thomas, Moultrie, and Quitman areas flows to Pelham aided by reachable roads and improving grower knowledge of tobacco types and market expectations.
A university system chancellor was taken to jail after a drunken driving allegation during a Atlanta social event. Reporters arrived early to cover the incident and public reaction. The piece notes public scrutiny of high status figures and compares it to biblical themes of judgment.
The detective visits Diane Ealing after a tense morning. He learns about Dr. Stokes and Dick Ealing and questions her about the Oxford gray suit with blood, while noting the Pettigrews were away that afternoon. A broader web of relationships emerges as the case advances.
Rescue efforts intensify as Amundsen party searches continue while Nobile groups, provisioned and located, are targeted for the lost relief team. Democrats move toward Houston led by Mayor Jimmy Walker with Tammany Hall followers in the vanguard. Bishop Dubose predicts a large Southern Democratic turnout. Cy Heeth praised by state Comptroller for outstanding annual report. City Court recesses until Monday after a busy session of civil and criminal cases.
Ten years ago European powers pressed for Spain to remove foreign troops while Britain pushes to end civil war. Delegates from major nations align with the plan as a major transport disaster lifts concerns after 31 dead in a Montana train wreck and 12 more believed buried in sleeping cars. The worst wreck in years spurs discussions.
A fragmented program log lists daytime to evening broadcasts including Sign on News and Weather Circle T Roundup Toast Time Tunes World News and various music shows and features. The garbled entry ends with Sign off and irregular symbols.
Miss Maria Nike and Miss Susan Dischka from Budapest spoke at the Bainbridge Rotary Club about life in Hungary and economic and political topics. They attend the University of Georgia via Rotary’s international program, introduced by Will Watt of Thomaston.
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