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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1943
Page
1
The passage surveys wartime concerns from rationing and morale to drafts and industry. It mentions RAF raids on Cologne, German penalties, WAACs, meat black market, farm machinery, and rising arms spending while threading in social opinions about discipline and fashion.
The article notes wide belief in substantial reforms over the next decade through the New Deal. It criticizes ongoing influence of tax collectors and the treasury, suggesting that promises of ease comfort and high living standards for men women and children persist in public discourse.
The congressman E E Cox delivers a dedication speech at Finney General Hospital praising the nation’s resolve and urging swift victory. He argues against New Deal social programs as utopian and warns of risks to liberty while stressing faith in Providence and American democracy to secure a just postwar world.
The piece attacks efforts to pass a poll tax bill as a tactic to disrupt southern voting patterns and racial order. It argues rights and justice are lacking guidance and warns that even if enacted it would hurt the South, while noting political manipulation by parties. It ends by mentioning a shortage of canned goods and women canning for winter.
A Washington movement led by the Automobile Safety Foundation seeks to preserve federal highway funding for peacetime use and build a nationwide network of shuttle roads. S. Donald Kennedy will push to keep $475 million in federal funds available after war to accelerate road construction and reduce traffic snarls. The effort groups highway officials, Congress members, and major motor groups to advance a practical postwar road plan.
Glynn County gains a Highway Department convict camp to aid road maintenance. Convicts are repairing a mile and a half stretch of the Brunswick Thalmann highway and will begin work on the Brunswick Waycross route as current work finishes. The project covers Glynn McIntosh Camden and Brantley counties amid labor shortages.
Elberton Georgia June 22 AP County Ordinary C B Thornton asked the groom his intended name. He replied to leave it blank saying he’s courting two women and may ration licenses to secure one. The license is held awaiting his choice.
AP reports Solid Fuels Administration and War Production Board warn the June coal cutbacks threaten steel and war production. May 1 above-ground supplies ran 78,665,000 tons—enough for 49 days across eight industry groups, with bee hive and by product coke ovens at risk of halting steel making if supply drops.
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An actor on Long Island promises his wife to avoid drinking in the city. He returns late claiming he drank to calm a friend in distress, then reveals the Pages are visiting for dinner. His wife reads the scene as a firm truth, while observers note the awkward humor.
Maxwell Field Alabama reports an all girl crew of mechanic helpers led by a female crew chief handling specialized repairs such as instrument overhauls hydraulics and electricity. Captain Walter L. Peterson praises their performance as they prove capable including taxiing planes though not Flying Fortresses. Miss Margaret Fishburne notes sustained enthusiasm and growing responsibility after a year of training begun June 1942.
The text discusses coal allocation among firms and how equal distribution affects shortages. It notes the need to observe which companies had reserves and which faced shortfalls, suggesting time will reveal the outcome of the fuel distribution strategy.
The store advertises new vegetables including cantaloupes and other home grown produce with daily deliveries and no point requirements for poultry. It offers spices, vinegars, sugar, jar tops, rubbers, canning jars, New Gallberry Honey, green vegetables, staple groceries, and market items.
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