17 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1943
Page
1
The article states that the Associated Press owns exclusive rights to re publish news dispatches and local news published in the paper. It reserves all rights of republication for special dispatches and lists subscription options for various durations.
A collage of brief opinions and notes on wartime events and daily life. Mentions Kharkov setbacks for Russians, rationing and shoes, taxation, and political critiques. Observations touch on journalism, appetite, and public duties amid ongoing conflict and policy shifts.
The legislature will submit to the people a question on revising the Georgia Constitution. A special committee of state officers and legal professionals would draft a new document, aiming to fix persistent inefficiencies while preserving core protections, including the Bill of Rights. The process emphasizes careful selection, limited drafts, and public approval amid wartime needs.
The essay notes relief among housewives as the sliced bread ban ends. It recalls the ban's origins tied to wrapping paper and labor, and observes how some still prefer slicing as a routine while others push for its return. It ends with a quip that bread remains essential even without slices.
The congress seeks to meet farm labor needs without reducing the proposed army size. A call is issued to restore over 38 year olds to draft eligibility just as those who reached the eligible age and plan to continue their current jobs. The draft is viewed as a necessary mechanism to sustain the army.
Johannesburg man Nesbitt a 48 year old South African who lost both legs plans a self supporting utopia village for maimed soldiers. He defied thirteen doctors and learned to swim ride dance and golf. He even set high dive records with a 78 foot leap into the sea.
Daily classification reallocation list shows numerous registrants by name race and status. Entries include Baker Henry C 1-C White Howard O 1-C Joshua A White 4-F Tomlinson Lawrence W LC Brinson Frank C 1-C Hogans Thomas 4-1 Chastain W J 4-F Cannon Thrace 4-F Johnson Harmon C 4-2 Williams John 4k Carter James T 4-F Lewis William J 1-C Barlow John W 1-C... and many more with 1-C 4-F 4-2 4-1 4-9 3-B 2-A and P designations.
Rep. Fred Bradley of Michigan sparks a fight in Congress with bills to curb dog theft and to punish harborage of lost dogs. Oklahoma’s Jed Johnson objects that time should not be spent on canine welfare amid wartime. Bradley’s actions follow Curley the Springer Spaniel’s return.
The record notes that cosmetics were highly developed in Egypt as early as 1350 B C. This highlights early cosmetic practices and indicates advanced grooming traditions among ancient Egyptians.
City Council met March 15 1943 with Mayor Powell presiding. Aldermen Garrison Brewton Keyton Inman Feinberg Golden Rountree Watt approved minutes and heard about a 50000 settlement with Scott Construction for hospital sewerage. Finance transfers 25000 from Water and Light to General Fund, paving Vine Street discussed, and an ordinance amending beer sale rules passed. Licenses granted to numerous firms. executive session held. adjourned.
The piece recalls a steamboat era official and a wry master storyteller who argues that mules possess imagination. He recounts a Tennessee river farm anecdote where extreme heat, a popcorn crib, and a burning roof lead a mule to die thinking corn snow.
Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt said government funds and the school system trained 1,516,043 men and women for war jobs in six months. About half a million more are in courses for technical plant jobs as planes tanks ships and other war tools roll out. The year 1943 budget totaled 139 million with 79.9 million spent by year end. By 1942 end the program trained or in training 1,999,401 persons with state allocations listing Alabama Georgia and South Carolina and their totals.
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