21 May 1947
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1947
Page
1
A garbled collection of opinions touches on education budgets in Alabama, housing costs for veterans, charity versus animal waste, college women under game rules, teacher strikes, household work, and a looming atomic war. It references Perudence, Alemar, and Paradise Park with scattered, unclear details.
Local admirers of Thomasville’s Piney Woods or Paradise Park resist modern upgrades and urge preserving its natural beauty. They oppose buildings or a swimming pool, arguing a temporary pavilion and azaleas would keep charm while allowing limited gatherings.
In a very short time the Community Council will be organized here. Representatives of various organizations will convene soon to subscribe to a simple constitution and by laws drawn for the new body.
A plan urged by the Board of Education and School Interest Association calls for an on campus recreational building and stadium. A joint board including the mayor city manager board of education athletic association YMCA would oversee use and allocations to meet school and community needs beyond just the schools.
Palm Springs Calif May 21 AP a growing housing problem faced city officials as hundreds gather seeking ministrations from Avak Hagopian Armenian faith healer City Manager William E Alworth said War Assets Administration approval to use the vacant Torney General Hospital was rejected the crowd now numbers more than 300 with heat prostrations reported Avak came to treat Vahe Arakelian an epileptic son of Krikor Arakelian wealthy winter visitor.
The text suggests turning a peanut butter jar upside down occasionally to mix the oil through the product, improving consistency and flavor. This practical kitchen tip emphasizes simple, routine handling for better texture.
Sailor and bard clues link to nautical terms and mythic themes. The crossword, with entries like Arabian garment tropical bird and pear shaped fruit, traces wordplay across numbers and hints.
The Senate backs creating a National Science Foundation to fund basic research and education in science. It would provide loans and scholarships, fund cancer and other research, and be guided by a president appointed board with an executive committee, but would not pay for treatments.
Georgia's welfare should come above political, social, and economic differences, Herman Talmadge told Augusta Rotarians. He urged Georgians not to leave the state and to work for the state's betterment, praised by Rep. John Tell Towill as "the son of a distinguished father."
Five Arabs and one Jew died in a raid on the Arab village of Taga claimed by Hagana the Jewish underground. Two buildings were demolished and a Jew was killed by accidental self-inflicted fire. Reports said Arab bands entered Ramat Gan later, all armed in some cases British uniforms. Authorities offered no clear judgment on scope or causes.
London May 21 AP distributed unsubstantiated reports that Marshal Georgi Zhukov was jailed for 15 years on charges of plotting against the Soviet Union. The American licensed German radio station at Frankfurt denied broadcasting the claim and the Soviet Manito said it had no information on charges or sentencing.
News recounts Lindberg landing in Paris amid cheers while other items note a June 7 bond vote in Thomasville, boxing results, senior play leads, a 10 year old incendiary attack on a yacht near Bilbao, Georgia armory plans, a Cairo Methodist Church ceiling collapse, and Miss Thomasville nominees including Petticrew Godwin Inman and Isaacs.
In Vienna 32 fiances of American veterans and 10 accompanying children scheduled to depart by Pan American clipper for New York. The youngest is five months old Teddy George Werfer with mother Emmy Werfer bound for Bedford Massachusetts. Other passengers include Ida Jolas, 24, Rome Georgia.
A small tornado with heavy rains hit near Americus Georgia today causing a house and a barn to be unroofed. There were no injuries. Witnesses said the twister moved toward the city center but veered upward after the impacts.
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