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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
6
Unofficial returns show Muscogee County voters approving a 4.25 million debt for a long-range school plan to relieve overcrowding. The board had estimated 8.5 mill tax to retire the bonds, with property values up about 2 million dollars in the digest.
Hollywood notes reveal Society Kid Hogan, age about fifty, balancing day work at a ten dollar Chicago race track window with night shifts at Harness Tracks, adopting a Damon Runyon persona while pursuing a steady income and a six month vacation plan, amid Hollywood chatter and misfit quotes.
General Motors of Canada and the CIO United Auto Workers union reached a five year contract on Tuesday night. It provides for a three cent per hour yearly wage increase and a $55 monthly pension plus welfare benefits. The raise would total about 14 cents per hour in year one and exceed 26 cents by year five, with 6,500 union members at Oshawa and Windsor to vote on approval.
Miss Joanne Pierce daughter of Rev. Luther Hilton Pierce married Joseph Wallace Drake Sr son of Mr and Mrs Sohn Lee Drake Jr in a June ceremony at First Methodist Church Donalsonville. Officiant Rev M Mack Pierce led a double ring service with a full reception at the Webb home and wedding party including Miss Martha Lou Stewart and bridesmaids in blue and pink accents. The couple planned to reside in Donalsonville after a Georgia mountains trip.
The Communist governments of East Germany and Czechoslovakia exchanged friendship pledges as they negotiated an extensive agreement covering economic and political cooperation. Berlin reported today that the two allies moved toward a broad pact outlining mutual aid and collaboration.
Veterans Administration replies cover NSLI policy dividends to a beneficiary widow and pension eligibility for a World War II widow, Civil War era survivor rules, and how pensions cease on a veteran’s death. It notes conditions for widows pensions, dependent eligibility, and where to seek further information via nearest VA office.
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