21 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1955
Page
1
The Thomasville Georgia paper notes its editor and general manager and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches. It reserves republication rights for special dispatches and local news published therein.
The Georgia General Assembly trims Governor Marvin Griffin’s tax plan from a sixty five million dollar increase to about forty million. Law remains in effect until new incentives are proposed. Lawmakers avoided broad attacks on the governor to limit county and political backlash. Tax increases proceed but limit favored Griffin schemes to roughly half the prior scope.
In June 1955 Georgia residents accepted a legislature that trimmed a proposed tax increase from about sixty five million to around forty million. The public shows patience, preferring prudent spending over political theater, while warning hard times could come if the full measure had passed.
This piece recounts Davy Crockett as a 19th century American frontiersman and congressman known for eccentric manners and wit. It notes his clash with Andrew Jackson, his role in the Texas struggle, and his death at the Alamo, arguing against commercialized use of his image.
George and his health are in question as Senator Walter F. George is reported indisposed and in hospital for bronchial ailment. The outcome remains uncertain though many expect a full recovery and continued leadership in the Senate amid concerns of possible setbacks.
Observers see Juan Peron consolidating power and using the army police and mob factions to suppress dissent. The piece argues his regime aims to control all freedom, cites attacks on Catholic property, and questions his adherence to law under the Peronist system.
A mosaic of offhand observations touches on liberty, taxation, retirement, cucumber soup quips, Argentina and Peron, public work trends, tobacco taxes, soda reform, and family moments. The piece weaves social critique with light humor and everyday choices from seaside Sundays to Dad’s day celebrations.
The column cites a Times inspired rant on full employment and leisure. It discusses workers clocking long hours, idle manners at home, shifts in work week length, and social effects from television and Do It Yourself culture, contrasting English and American attitudes while invoking Taft and liberal progress.
A column questions what most lowers office efficiency mocking bloomer uniforms for workers and praising or critiquing girl watching. It notes bosses and secretaries eyeing attractive male staff, cites a satire proposing uniforms and a playful tax deduction idea for cosmetics while describing reactions of workers and a parody society.
James Marlow notes the planned July 18 Geneva talks among President Eisenhower and British French and Soviet leaders bypass the United Nations. He argues the U N failed on disarmament and nukes over ten years of Cold War, prompting private talks outside the U N while praising continued U N relevance.
MACON The 37th annual convention of the Department of Georgia The American Legion will be in Macon starting July 16 with about 1000 members expected. The Legion Auxiliary will open its 35th annual convention on July 15 in Macon led by state president Mrs. R T Ragan.
Scattered showers were reported in many parts of the country on the last day of spring. Warm weather persisted in the East and South while cooler air shifted south over the plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Rain fell at points from Eldorado Arkansas to Des Moines Iowa and Elmira Ohio among others.
News recalls events from 15 and 10 years ago. Hitler outlines terms to France as armistice dictates in Campeigne Forest, while Knox and Stimson nominations face Senate hearings amid FDR cabinet nomination furor. Local clubs host speakers. Joe Louis halts Godoy. and war updates note Okinawa and European assignments.
A crossword puzzle solution list fills the grid with Across and Down clues. Entries include Bard Jewel Mud So Ameri can Indian Scuttles Whale var Stupid person Seep Palm cockatoo Encroach Equally advanced Epoch Sorrowfw Omit in pronouncing Punctuation marks Smart Upto Pronoun Desire slang Man of learning Hot springs Wait on table Japanese savage Public vehicle Christmas False god Greek letter Stalk Smooth Bashful Organs of hearing So Ameri can rodent Heavy blow Solution of Yesterday's puzzle Girl's nickname Headdress Tibetan gazelle Followed Negro term for master Chuckle Crochet stitch Wood working too Belgian river Son of David Of no value Short napped Medieval shield King Arthur's lance Norwegian county Climbing vine English Sea eagle Govern wrongly Greek letter Sword case Steps Strained Part of a comet Conceal Biblical country List Shift Trees Inset of the sea
A couple asks how Christians should handle money and tithing. The answer upholds Old Testament tithe practice, cites Jesus and Paul, and urges consistent giving as a faith expression. If spouses disagree, advise prayer and patience to achieve unity.
A devotional snippet titled Strength for the Day by Earl L Douglass offers brief daily reflections to inspire courage and resilience.
A tribute to Cecil Rhodes highlighting his wealth from South Africa, education in England, and return to Africa where he built an empire until his death at fifty. The piece notes his impact, the respect of natives who buried him on a mountain, and the scholarships he funded shaping education in multiple lands.
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