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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1944
Page
2
A collage of aphorisms and quips touching politics finance humor and culture. Observations range from taxes and voting to education and war bonds with snatches about Hollywood generals Ike Cherbourg and Windstown. The prose blends social commentary with casual jabs and mispelled phrases.
Pelham announces plans for a huge all metal warehouse to serve storage tobacco and other services. The Hand Trading Company, built by the late Judson L Hand, has long operated major mercantile ventures in Mitchell County and the southern Georgia region.
Staff Sergeant M. J. Swicord of Bainbridge earns the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters for meritorious aerial flight after flying as a ball-turret gunner on a B 24 Liberator. He served in Italy since January and previously trained at Lowry Field and Fort Myers. Swicord is a 1938 West Bainbridge High School graduate and former Forlich Drug Co. employee.
Bainbridge Georgia June 28 four of eight Decatur County post offices will move up July 1. Mainbridge rises from second to first class while Attapulgus Diffee and Brinson shift from fourth to third class based on annual stamp and stamped paper income.
Ex governor Gene Taladge and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tom Taladge were seen at a Chicago breakfast meeting of Democrats. The gathering discussed strategies to avoid a fourth term issue and to counter Roosevelt policies amid Southern political tensions.
Seminole County chairmen announced at a War Loan Bond Committee meeting that only 25 dollars remains to reach the 99000 BE bond quota for the Fifth War Loan Drive. All other classes are subscribed and efforts intensify to sell 25000 more by July 8. A county resident said twenty five people could each subscribe 41000 to hit the goal, and oversubscription has occurred in prior drives.
In Donalsonville Georgia on June 28 Gail Gibbons celebrated her second birthday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs Fred Gibbons. After lawn games cookies and homemade ice cream were served. Gail blew out two candles on a large white cake.
Bainbridge Georgia June 28 congratulations to E W Cox of Bainbridge for joining the Thousand Dollar Club linked to his E W Cox Funeral Home. The Georgia group includes 200 funeral directors and honors earnings from debits of $1 000 or more. Mrs Cox tracks records to prevent lapse and the club’s pamphlet features his photo and progress.
Edward C Garant of Atlanta has been named Red Cross Field Director at Bainbridge Army Air Field succeeding Arthur Eilerman. Garant, active in Red Cross for 15 years, served in the Mississippi flood of 1927 and other southern disasters. He has been on active duty three years with posts at Wilmington Army Air Base Camp Davis and Warner Robins Field.
In Winchester Cathedral England a time worn chair once used by Queen Mary Tudor at her wedding to Philip of Spain sits in a vaulted alcove. A verger guards the relic while bones of Saxon kings lie in a lead box behind the chair as military tourists linger on legends fromCanute to Arthur and Raleigh.
James Selvage, the Republican National Committee publicity chief, announces he is leaving his own firm to return to independence. He describes exhaustion and constant demands from newsmen, photographers, radio men, and party staff as he navigates ticketing, mimeographs, and platform preparations amid the convention bustle.
The message notes Elvage taking leave while weighing choices about drinking beer and inviting Hoover, alongside a telegram praising a nomination and noting a historic opportunity. The fragment hints at personal indecision and public acknowledgment in a tense moment.
Port Bou reports French guerrillas struck in the Tarbes Pyrenees region cutting the railroad between Auch and Tarbes during a raid on Mielan. Further north French patriots reportedly seized hostages from local collaborators near Villeneuve on the Lot river and drove off food and munitions, with Vichy officials detaining Allied sympathizers.
Wen dell Willkie telegraphed congratulations to Governor Thomas E. Dewey after his name was nominated for president at the Republican National Convention. The message was addressed to New York State's governor in Albany.
A simple French toast dessert topped with syrup or fruit sauce offers a pleasant finish for Sunday night supper. The recipe suggests versatile toppings and an easy serving plan suitable for family meals.
The Army and Navy have purchased more than ten million books for leisure reading, reflecting a large scale initiative to provide reading material to service members. The purchase underscores a push toward accessible cultural and educational content amid wartime or peacetime morale efforts.
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