21 May 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1955
Page
1
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Agencies familiar with the issue treat juvenile delinquency as a health problem. Physicians and nurses at a conference discuss the view that mental weakness or retardation underlies delinquent behavior and that some children may require restraint due to actions far from normal.
A Methodist minister argues the country church will grow as the only local institution left after school consolidations post offices closures and business shifts. He says churches can host forums address community needs and reflect rapid rural changes including electrification mechanization irrigation improved seeds and communication.
A collection of brief observations touches on romance economics and politics. A girlfriend receives a dollar weekly for candy while a court system is praised for efficiency. Speculation swirls around Ike and Stevenson and a Dodgers broadcast dispute. Foreign policy and fear of Russia are weighed with calls for patience and unity.
A digest of global and local items remarks on strikes in steel and Ford, awaiting returns of soldiers from Europe and Asia, Eden’s conservatism, Bulganin in Russia, Ike’s upcoming meeting, court attire rules, Rose Show cancellation shock, and calls for improved paving in Thomasville plus youth leadership and self reliance.
A Vermont woman Mrs. Manuel Miller is described as anti Semite and insane by Judge Ernest Gibson and sent to St Elizabeths in Washington D C. The writer argues for due process and urges the ACLU to aid Miller while warning about Right to Work laws. He critiques civil liberties balance between individual liberty and union rights.
Washington officials find little practical merit in plans for a belt of neutral states across Europe between Russia and the West. They suspect Soviet aims and note doubts about feasibility, while Eisenhower favors armed neutrality as a guard against a power vacuum in Germany.
A reflection on sincerity in faith noting a man with poor health attends social church events yet avoids regular worship and membership transfer. It questions excuses of illness or poverty for church attendance and giving, concluding only God knows true sincerity.
Hollywood reports Rudy Vallee may become the subject of a film biography with interest from MGM and 20th Century Fox. Vallee says his wife favors him playing himself at different ages and notes he already played himself in a European film. He speaks of interviews and future work in New York while in town for a CBS radio show.
Nazi troops approach Paris with Amiens and Arras fall near the Chanel coast. Reports claim German forces near the channel outlook, while Allied actions include Okinawa combat and China-related moves. Domestic notes mention Red Cross relief funding, a Glen Arven bridge win, and civic events in Thomasville.
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook states county commissioners lack power to issue free liquor licenses to clubs. He notes law imposes no exemption from permit or license fees, and only minimum fees apply under the Revenues Tax Act. The opinion was written for Lamar L. Murdaugh of Valdosta and concerns Lowndes County clubs outside city limits.
A reassuring note from a pastor that the New Testament offers hope for backsliders. Peter denied Jesus thrice yet was forgiven and restored, with the risen angel's message to go to Galilee and Jesus urging a renewed confession of love. The call is to repent, trust, and return to Christ.
A psychiatrist tells a minister that people prefer paying for talk therapy to avoid moral confrontation. He warns there are no unsolved problems, only deferred solutions, and urges facing truth now or facing it later.
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