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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1945
Page
5
Bainbridge Ga June 23 St Josephs Church will be conducted by Rev Michael Manning pastor The fifth Sunday after Pentecost Feast of St John the Baptist Sunday Mass at 930 am every Sunday Confessions heard before this Mass This is the only Mass said in Bainbridge on Sunday.
In New York on June 23 AP, governors from thirteen northeastern states urged red points in the OUA ration program be allocated to meat only. They called for OPA enforcement to focus on food rather than minor items and proposed a single government agency oversee all national food activities. They also urged removing a railroad bottleneck seen as mirroring food shortages.
Rev. Tom Whiting of Tilstonia Ga was guest speaker at the Kiwanis club luncheon introduced by Jason Shirah He discussed The Reasonableness of Christianity and living a purposeful life noting 140000 yearly deaths from failure and urging reliance on God Also Bill Self urged Kiwanis night at Dawson Street Church and several visitors attended including St Howell Plant George Octagus and others.
On June 14 1945 the first meeting of the Married Couples Club was held at the USO in Thomasville with 114 guests. After the roast chicken supper an entertainment program pleased attendees and Mr J P Higginbotham served as master of ceremonies. Set and Mrs Joseph Gauer and Pvt and Mrs Walter Chariton will host the next supper on June 28 and all couples should sign up by June 27.
The article discusses a low priced 1947 Ford promising 25 to 30 miles per gallon and similar forecasts from other manufacturers. It notes sugar rations, wartime references, Air Day at Thomas county, and plans for local school athletic facilities including a football baseball field and a garden club planting event.
In Atlanta on June 23 AP says L H Kize special assistant in the regional War Production Board argues reconversion is an industry duty not government work. He warns WPA restrictions and civilian material allocations risk a planned economy and stresses war production remains first with ongoing shortages.
Dunlop Tire & Rubber announces James L. Boyce from the Atlanta Division will become manager of the Thomasville store at 181 B. Jackson Street and make Thomasville his permanent home. Boyce is active in public welfare and veterans training policy and has served with the War Price and Rationing Board in Northern Alabama.
The Panther Room offers Half Frica Chicken and T Bone Steaks served daily from 6:00 AM to 11:30 PM. The notice lists these dishes as featured items for patrons.
Moscow reports Allied leaders hailed the agreement to form a provisional national unity government in Poland. The coalition includes Socialists peasants workers and democratic groups with Christian Democrats to be represented. Moscow says personnel will be announced in Warsaw soon and then recognized by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union.
Gov Ellis Arnall issued an executive order suspending collection of taxes on gross income up to 1500 dollars paid by the federal government to Georgians in the armed services. The measure applies to each year since December 7, 1941 and extends the time for filing returns.
A British source said Britain would accept the United States plan to hold a collective trial of Germanys top war criminals before a high military tribunal. The move signals a possible Anglo American front for talks in London and hinges on a formal trial process rather than executive decree. Names cited include Goering von Ribbentrop and Rudolf Hess as central to the case.
The notice states members of the armed forces owe income tax with no extension application needed. Under the extension provisions, no interest accrues during suspension, but all taxes due after deductions must be paid following the suspension period.
Major D. C. Rountree formerly of Rochelle Georgia now in the U S Army spends 45 day leave in the United States visiting relatives after three years in the Southwest Pacific. He served in New Georgia Bougainville and Luzon and wears the Purple Heart. He attended a Boston family reunion and is welcomed on his leave before returning to duty in the Pacific.
A wedding of wide social interest is planned for tomorrow at nine o'clock in the Episcopal church. Miss Jane Caldwell and Pfc. Edward Ross Langford of Orlando and New Orleans will be married with Miss Frances Caldwell as bridesmaid and Lt. Howell Plant as best man. Rev. George W. Shirley will officiate.
Few motorists have bought the Federal Tax Stamp for vehicles for the year beginning July 1. Stamps cost $5 each and can be bought at the local post office. Buy now and place on your vehicle before July 1. only one week left.
Capt. and Mrs. EB A Harling express gratitude for many acts of kindness shown during the illness of their youngest daughter Margie.
Jackson Mississippi June 23 Leaders of the Amalgamated Street Electric and Motor Coach Employees AFL studied a War Labor Board proposal to appoint a national panel to hear their dispute if the two weeks old strike ends The strike began June 9 over wage rates and grievances and has halted Tri-State Transit Company operations across eight states The WLB said a panel would hear issues upon notice of termination and sent J O Graff to Jackson to assist in ending the strike.
The U S Weather Bureau predicted a tropical disturbance in the Gulf would intensify as it nears the Gulf Coast near New Orleans on June 23, with potential impacts on nearby regions. The report notes increasing storm chances and urges monitoring for warnings and possible evacuations.
The disturbance was centered about 200 miles south of Valparaiso Florida and moving north-northeast at 8 to 12 mph. Winds near the center were 45 to 55 mph with fresh squally weather extending 150 to 200 miles east and north of the center. The system was expected to reach the coast between Mobile Alabama and Panama City Florida by early Sunday morning.
The article notes that U S police organization began in colonial days with the office of constable empowered by English common law, establishing duties and powers as the basis for later police structures in America.
Washington June 23 AP The army will sharply reduce meat purchases for 60 days to increase civilian supplies amid a tightened war economy. Informed sources say the move follows a reexamination of the meat supply and aims to relieve civilian shortages as lend-lease shipments are suspended for the July-September quarter.
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