11 May 1943
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1943
Page
1
Readers reflect on war costs and outcomes with cautions about gas shortages and U-boat threats. Local talk covers politics, taxes, and civic plans while noting kindness of farmers and the desire for a morning paper.
The Times Enterprise notes Mr and Mrs George C Krewson Jr depart Thomasville after turning the Three Toms Inn into a premier tourist resort. They led its revival amid wartime shifts as American forces and Allied successes reshaped the region. Town hopes the hotel will return to them after the war.
The New York Academy of Medicine forms a 20 member committee to study medicine and the changing order and preserve medical education and research amid wartime changes. Mayor La Guardia launches a 16 member group to plan medical and health insurance for moderate income people, proposing a non profit panel of physicians. A report on the Corlears Hook Medical Association shows many low income families prefer paying for care locally, reducing ambulance use and hospital load, while expanding physician income. The findings highlight the need for nationwide access to affordable medical services and potential city savings.
In a wartime session the House publicly chastises two freshmen. Clare Boothe Luce loses support on a tax bill amendment amid a loud no vote. Will Rogers Jr. is censured after a clash with Texas Rep. Martin Dies over Axis broadcasts claims. A letter from FCC Chairman Fly is read but not printed. The session highlights tension on Congress and media accountability.
Census Bureau figures show civilian women employed in November 1942 were 15,300,000 and April 1943 15,200,000, a drop from last November. Manpower Chair Paul V. McNutt had said 5,009,000 more women were needed by year end, while employment increased by 1,100,000 since his statement.
A 1915 East Side tale recalls a Russian veteran who claimed a czar’s medal after trading a German battle flag in the trenches. He says a German flag bearer resembled a good business man and the flag was exchanged when the lines quieted.
A hometown welcome for Vic Buxton after a furlough shows the town eager for celebration and old friends. He prefers quiet time with familiar faces, reflecting how soldiers long for homey talks and a moderate beer. The piece notes civilian employment shifts and wartime industrial plans including silica gel production and epsom salts at a Georgia plant, with limited current capacity and a 60-person workforce.
Augusta Georgia hosts a new war plant by International Minerals & Chemical on Molly Pond road dedicated to silica gel and Epson salts. Pulled from magnesite deposits in Columbia county the plant uses second hand lumber and locally sourced timber. Frank Walters, superintendent, notes silica gel prevents rust in aircraft and tank parts during sea transport while three grades of Epson salts are produced for war material needs.
Timetabled arrivals and departures show trains arriving from and leaving for Atlanta Tallahassee Dothan Waycross Tifton Monticello Columbus via Bainbridge with times ranging from 9:42 a.m. to 11:20 p.m. Read as a schedule excerpt listing stations and corresponding hours.
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