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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
8
Lieutenant Governor Marvin Griffin expanded his lead in the Democratic primary, sweeping 83 counties with 234 unit votes at midnight. Dan Duke and Frank Gross trailed, while George Hamilton and Sims battled for treasurer. Griffin tied his campaign to Tal
Atlanta June 29 AP LieutenantGovernor Marvin Griffin rode a renomination landslide while six other Capitol officials held steady leads in Democratic primary returns. George Hamilton maintained a slim margin over Talmadge ally Sims Garrett in Milledgeville with 104 unit votes to Garrett’s 96. In the 8th district Wheeler trailed Johnston, who held 9,185 to 8,780 votes in 15 of 20 counties. Forrester led Myers in the 3rd district with 24 unit votes to 14, and popular votes 12,904 to 10,234. The Bainbridge publisher Griffin swept the lieutenant governorship as 1792 precincts in 124 counties showed him ahead in 122 counties with 298 unit votes. Continued on page 4.
In Grady Cairo on June 29 the State Primary produced decisive margins. Gov Herman E Talmadge led with 1874 votes to Thompson 1639, while Ira Carlisle won State Senator with 1699 votes amid strong showings for HY Wind and L H Foster. R A Harrell defeated P M Baggett for Representative as G L Worthy bested J B Weathers for City Court Judge. Cox carried Congress and Cochran topped Cravey for Comptroller. Walter G George led U S Senate voting with 3145 over McLennan 278. Total turnout 835 of 7000 registered amid spirited campaigning.
The report states the house passed a new excise tax cut bill despite a veto threat and mentions a figure around 133 thousand dollars. The fragmentary notes include Bree and levies but lack clear context or names.
The consolidated vote for Thomas County issued this morning by the Democratic Executive Committee is presented for the county as a whole. Due to time, no precinct breakdown is provided. Contested office figures are listed in the table.
A fragmented OCR list shows candidates for Governor Lt Governor Comptroller General State Treasurer Agriculture Labor Public Service Commission Court of Appeals Judge Superior Court Representative and County Commissioner. Names include Pat Averacocci Dan Duke Marvin Griffin Frank Gross B Cochran Jr Simms Garrett Jr George Hamilton Geo C Gaissert Tom Linder Bob Snellings John E Goodwin Ben Huiet Perry T Busbee Matt L McWhorter Tiny Groves Charles W Worrill Jesse Edwards George Lilly Robert E Chastain Henry P Russell O S Willis Alton W Harrison Charles F Rehberg and_Other unnamed entries referenced by district and term notes.
Partly cloudy warm and humid weather expected this afternoon tonight and Friday. Scattered thundershowers possible this afternoon and evening and over south portions Friday afternoon. Northwest Florida area noted. Mostly cloudy with a few thundershowers in the east portion this afternoon or tonight. Friday partly cloudy with gentle to moderate northerly winds in the west and southerly winds in the east.
In Georgia Democratic primary returns, Governor Talmadge leads challenger M E Thompson in unit and popular votes across many counties. Reports show Talmadge with 303 unit votes and 222 000 plus in popular votes while Thompson holds 117 unit votes and about 222 590 in the same early tally.
North Korean forces pressed their defense as South Korean troops counterattacked and resecured Kimpo airfield near Seoul. U S and Korean units drew a main battle line along the Han river, with about 25 000 troops facing each other. MacArthur’s staff reported solid Korean morale and a renewed will to hold the line as B 29 bombers intensified operations near Inchon and Seoul.
President Truman faced a possible decision to order American troops planes and warships into the fight to save Southern Korea from Communist conquest. Tokyo reports hinted troop units in Japan could be alerted, but officials said no decision had been made and any action would be taken by the President alone.
Early unofficial returns from Decatur show Herman E. Talmadge winning the county by a substantial margin over M. E. Thompson. Walter F. George led a wide margin for U S Senator with other victories for Cravey Garrett Linder and McWhorter in local races.
The Defense Department said in a brief briefing that American casualties are three killed and 12 missing. Three killed were crewmen of a B 26 which crashed at sea yesterday afternoon after an assault mission.
Atlanta June 20 AP Wheeler incumbent W K Don Wheeler led the eighth district race with 12 277 votes while John ston 10 478 and Ronald Adams 448. Returns from 20 counties show Appling Wayne Irwin and Camden still unreported.
Washington June 29 AP Republican senators urged quick congressional action on a Communist control bill before adjournment. They claimed broad public support and aimed to shape Senate Democratic leaders plans to wind up lawmaking. A policy committee session produced the move, with Taft asserting the registration and restriction of Communists is sufficiently important to be must legislation.
A terse sports brief notes late returns trimming leads as teams press for steady progress. No clear names or dates are readable in the fragment, but the tone suggests a rapid finish affecting standings.
Fred Scott Jr. defeats Robert E. Chastain by a large margin in the county's key race. Willis edges Russell by a narrow margin with 3022 to 2931. Charles L. Rehberg beats Alton W. Harrison for county commissioner. Thompson leads in governor’s contest. Marv in Griffen leads for Lieutenant Governor. Cox leads district results. local incumbents Linder Hulet McWhorter win. Balloting stretched into the evening with cautious unofficial tallies from Thomas County.
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