26 May 1945
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1945
Page
1
A fragment from the Winterprise Times-Enterprise comments on postwar plans, leaders like Arnall and Truman, and global changes. It notes debates on Germany, Mussolini, Japan, and Allied strategies, interlaced with campus commencement remarks and local publishing logistics.
The article lauds Judge T Hoyt Davis who recently succeeded Dever on the Middle District bench in Georgia. It notes his first Thomasville court session, patience with unrepresented defendants, and strict honor standards. His prior district attorney experience and broad local familiarity bolster expectations of fair, decisive rulings in the federal system.
A patriot rejects any plan to drop war bonds from consideration. He argues the final battle for world freedom requires swift, terrifically effective weapons against a new sinister enemy, after defeating the previous major foe.
The Georgia constitution debate centers on whether to let voters decide if Ellis Arnall can run again or consent to serve. Supporters push to submit this single question separately before the general August 7 referendum on the constitution. Arnall opposes submitting his qualifications now, while backers push the issue as a test of state leadership and reform.
The article argues for stronger bond participation to fund war preparation and air campaigns. It warns of disinterest in bonds, notes five million troops in the Pacific, and discusses potential memorials and the vast destruction from aerial warfare.
A fragment honors men in the fighting lines who take the brunt of the struggle. The words salute their courage and commitment as they endure hardship in the front ranks.
Donalsonville hosts the Thom asville district district conference of Methodist churches on May 30 at the focal church. Rev. M Walter Flanders and Rev Anthony Hearn announce reports on half year work from eighty five Churches, licensing of local preachers, lay leaders and women’s work representatives. Details include speakers Julian Webb and Mrs C C Sapp with early morning address by H T Freeman and a noon sermon followed by dinner.
Twelve people are dead and 51 injured after an explosion and fire at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. The blast struck a civilian worker area where two pound igniter grenades were being assembled. A Army inquiry is investigating while Maj. John J. McPherson described a towering flame and smoke. Gas masks aided workers escaping and retrieving unexploded ordnance.
In the Manila area a decaying Japanese force in the mountains signals a readiness to surrender after 206 Nipponese soldiers and two medical officers capitulated. Mindanao fighting continues near Davao while Luzon towns Infanta and Milita ry guerrilla units join the Philippine army.
Meigs Georgia residents are urged to attend church school this Sunday at 11 o clock and again every Sunday morning. The notice invites participation in the church school program conducted at the local church.
James Marlow reports from San Francisco that the ongoing United Nations conference has reached about 1.6 million dollars in costs, funded by Congress and nearing exhaustion by mid-June. Rep Stefan notes the State Department’s effective handling, detailing phone switchboard traffic, multilingual operators, and the vast secretariat translating and editing a million words daily.
Services at the Christian Church in Bainbridge will be held Sunday night at 8:00 with Rev. Wilbur Wallace delivering the message. Bible School starts at 10:00 Sunday morning and communion services are at 11:00. The public is invited to attend.
The notice says St John s Episcopal Church Bainbridge Ga will hold evening prayer and a sermon on Sunday May 27 at 8 00 p m. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Bainbridge Ga May 26 The annual daily Vacation Bible School will begin at First Baptist church on Monday afternoon May 28 at 3 30 and run through June 8 with sessions 3 30 to 5 30 pm five days weekly for two weeks. All Bainbridge children ages five through seventeen are eligible regardless of church or Sunday School affiliation.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church led by Rev. Michael Manning schedules Trinity Sunday services with a 9 30 Mass in Bainbridge. Confessions precede the Mass. This will be the sole Mass held in Bainbridge by local Baptist and Methodist churches.
H T Galpin of New York City woke with 107 tooth marks from his Great Dane Jim after gas fumes incapacitated him and two friends. Jim dragged them to safety, earning a local humane society medal. The article also covers dog safety tips, tick control through dipping, and a civic drive for rabies rules.
Captain Terre Cocke Jr., son of Fulton National Bank president, was captured April 23 near Beuren. He refused to talk to a burgomaster in Oberwilzingen and was shot in the stomach and hip during interrogation. He was rescued when the town was retaken by the French.
The snippet lists multiple routes between Atlanta Tallahassee Dothan and other regions with varied times including afternoon and evening departures. Some times are garbled or partial, suggesting an incomplete timetable.
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