02 May 1942
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1942
Page
1
Sugar cards will be issued next week with three days of government entry at the school house to determine allotments. Card holders must report household size and feeding needs. no sugar may be sold without a card. The article notes wage controls, inflation fears, and Russia's war impact alongside local war prep in Thomasville.
Stephanie Merrill helps the wounded Captain Kurt Knudsen recover in a San Francisco mansion as rumors of an arranged murder and ethnic tension swirl. Tsang the caretaker shows silent loyalty while Stephanie hides her heartbreak over Kurt’s lost recognition and a looming investigation proceeds.
Train timetable shows arrival and departure times between Thomasville and lines to Savannah Macon Tallahassee Valdosta and Montgomery with connections via Tifton Dothan Monticello and Waycross. Schedules list multiple routes and times across ET and CT zones for morning and evening travel.
A breezy column covers Airedale Terriers, noting their wartime service and intelligence, details breed origins, and praises them as ideal family pets. It also warns against clipping dogs for summer heat, explaining dogs perspire via lungs and not skin.
A column discusses keeping a dog cool without clipping its coat, and recalls ancient and tribal laws that treated dogs as responsible for actions. It includes tips on feeding, behavior during meals, a reader question about a dog losing sight, and bedding material recommendations like cedar shavings.
National League results include Chicago 13 over New York 9 and Pittsburgh 7 over Brooklyn 6. Cincinnati and Philadelphia tied 6 to 5 as St Louis beat Boston 7. American League sees Detroit 7 over New York 2 and St Louis 1 over Boston 6 with Chicago 5 Philadelphia 2. Ceveland 13 defeated Washington 6. Southern Association scores show Chattanooga 1 over Little Rock and Atlanta 5 over Memphis 0. Nashville 7 beat Birmingham 6 while New Orleans 6 tied with Knoxville 2. Georgia Florida appears Albany 20 over Tallahassee Dothan J and Valdosta 6 over Moultrie 3. Waycross 1 over Cordele 3.
A scrambled list shows teams and cities paired oddly with several towns misaligned or misspelled, including Detroit at New York and Chicage at Philadelphia, plus several regional matches and stray town names like Inoxville and Cordelo.
Georgia stood among the few states to sponsor and publicize 4-H paint demonstrations during 1941, reflecting a broader effort to promote youth training and agricultural education across the state.
Meigs Meigs church notes from a visit to Mrs Faircloths mother Mrs H H Bowen. Mr Herbert Stribling of Miami Fla is the guest of friends here and Thomas county. Miss Sybil Miller has had as her house guests Miss Opal Godwin of Cairo and Miss Mamie Evelyn Hancock of Thomasville.
Meigs May 2. Mr. S. A. Golding has returned to Columbus after visiting the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Golding, for several days.
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