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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
5
Readers hear claims from residents about election strategy and turnout as candidates debate changes in business and farming methods. The piece mentions Teas Mellah and others predicting a close race with nine thousand votes hoped on a Wednesday turnout, plus notes on local discussions and campaign rhetoric.
The text envisions a sweeping transformation driven by new machinery and training. It highlights a shift toward automated labor, with educated youth and farmers adopting scientific methods to boost productivity and profitability across sectors.
The article lauds the Scott group led by W. Fred Scott for building a new hotel in Thomasville to replace the failed hospital project. It praises local loyalty, civic support, and the anticipated modern, comfortable facilities with 80 rooms. The project is framed as a standing monument to community spirit and faith in Thomasville’s growth.
The piece urges registered voters to vote next Wednesday in the state and county primary, stressing duty to support good government and secrecy of the ballot. It notes Georgia mirrors federal voting ideas, mentions Fulton and Thomas races, and warns against partisanship while asserting the ballot remains sacred.
The essay argues that vacations have grown from luxury to a common practice and bring physical and mental benefits. It notes better sleep, relaxed nerves, improved digestion, and recuperation, plus a new environmental perspective that challenges old ideas and can improve daily life and future performance.
James Marlow surveys government use of the Smith Act and Fifth Amendment to probe party aims and membership. The case hinges on whether a party is criminal and if membership proves intent to overthrow government. House committee actions could reach Supreme Court. Colorado reports 34 ski courses and 50 tow systems at Alpine State.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions places Aea Payo Ga and ick Ga in Masville and Rionagyile with a reference to 2G. The readable text is incomplete, yielding limited context about event or entities.
Plane makes a perfect takeoff from Harbor Grace Newfoundland at dawn as Southern Cross heads to New York for a large welcome for Atlantic crossing airmen. In Washington President Hoover vetoes a veterans bill, saying the current measure fails to provide a square deal for veterans. Reports from Bolivia note serious disorders and the president reportedly seeks refuge in the U.S. Also mentions Rotary speaker Stanley Bennet of Quitman.
In Quitman on June 26 a local group led by farmer F. H. Devane protested railroad tariffs deemed discriminatory against shippers west of the Mississippi and southeast markets. Contacts extend to Adel Valdosta Tifton Cordele Vienna Live Oak Fla and other towns as efforts push for a uniform rule affecting five in the southwest and a hoped new policy.
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