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The fragment shows publication details for a Thomasville Georgia newspaper. It lists printing plant, postal classification, Associated Press rights, and deadlines for ad submissions.
26 May 1947
Page 1
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1947
Page
1
The fragment shows publication details for a Thomasville Georgia newspaper. It lists printing plant, postal classification, Associated Press rights, and deadlines for ad submissions.
The text lists subscription payable in advance options for one week and longer periods with a business manager line. It records prices in cents and dollars and includes a pager style menu of durations and costs.
Earith and Rivers names spark debate as a new comet becomes visible before sunrise. Local chatter questions expertise and past deeds while folks anticipate tick and red bug season. A troubled marriage faces potential rupture unless a four cribo or rocker remedy is found.
A miscellany of town remarks rails about Thomasville’s image as a rose city potentially improving with more plantings. It notes library gaps, ongoing garden work, gas distribution surveys, peanut and oil markets, life expectancy differences, and steel strike timelines amid local chatter.
The Thomasville Garden Club aims to spark a rose renaissance in public spaces and homes. It seeks nursery cooperation to have residents plant roses next fall for a 1948 Rose Show at the Airport hangar, with thousands visiting and a goal of three thousand rose bushes planted in city gardens.
The piece argues Americans oppose funding for postwar recovery yet assert aid to vanquished nations is vital to revive world commerce and achieve lasting peace. It cites Germany Italy Japan and Russia as examples of recovery under loans, warning appeasement and lend lease terms impact global credit and trade.
The Greenville South Carolina mass lynching case stirs readers with divided views on whether the verdict was just. The piece argues the crime and racial tensions shaped public reaction while noting the twelve jurors acquitted the accused.
Bainbridge Georgia May 26 The Past Masters Club of Decatur county held its organizational meeting at the Masonic Hall in Bainbridge with H C Stephens serving as president Twenty Past Masters living in Decatur county attended Mr Stephens read a nominating committee report and C R Mayes was elected vice president Austin P Phillips secretary and treasurer G H Forrister by laws chair read the report which was adopted The by laws set four regular meetings yearly on the third Monday in January April July and October The oldest U S citrus acreage is in California.
Hollywood highlights report behind the scenes industry friction at MGM as Red Skelton seeks publicity and cinema work elsewhere. Bob Thomas notes Ingrid Bergman plots a Joan of Arc spectacle while Greer Garson's project shifts titles and Lana Turner plans a Riviera voyage with extended August to October downtime.
Bainbridge Georgia May 1966 election of officers for next year held at the May meeting the last of the club year. Officers include President Mrs H L Ledbetter first vice president Mrs M F Flowers second vice president Mrs I Rubenstein and others across secretary treasurer and chaplain roles.
President Truman and Agriculture Secretary Anderson compare current farm land price gains to the 1914–1920 boom and 1920s bust. They warn a new crash could repeat past losses, urging lenders to tighten credit ahead of a June 9–10 conference with government officials, farm leaders, and bankers.
In Donalsonville Georgia on May 26 Thomas Taylor Watkins was celebrated by his aunt Mrs Carl Yarbrough with a birthday party. Guests included grandparents siblings and family friends as well as Linda Ann Reynolds who marked her second birthday anniversary. The event featured a pink rose iced cake pastel decorations and lawn games followed by iced cakes and ice cream.
Bainbridge Georgia May 26 Miss Dorothy Cooper daughter of the Rev and Mrs Olin C Cooper of Bainbridge was notified last week by the Pepsodent Company that she had won a new seven foot Cold Wall Frigidaire in the Bob Hope Jingle contest for her two line jingle Miss Cooper is a Business Administration teacher at Andrew College Cuthbert Georgia
The fragment notes that heating eggs and milk at high temperatures causes curdling or cur die, indicating a dairy science brief about coagulation and texture changes in hot mixtures.
Louisiana flood waters push into 200 square miles with residents resisting displacement. Thirteen towns face imminent flooding in days as authorities warn worsening conditions and plan evacuations. Premier Baldwin seeks a clear issue on Britain's break with Russia amid labor vote censure. A severe typhoon hits the Philippines with 15 Luzon provinces damaged and heavy seas forecast. "Aunt Bet" a well known Negro woman dies, famed for her round town wagon appearances.
Ten years ago the city commission's bid to change the form of government failed 540 to 427. Miss Virginia McElvoy was chosen Pelham's beauty queen from 25 contestants. Miss Mary Inman named Miss Thomasville for Pelham Tomato Festival representation. Mickey Cochran remained in critical condition after a fractured skull from a pitched ball, doctors fighting to save his life.
Bainbridge Georgia May 26 a National Affairs Conference of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Gilbert hotel on Friday evening May 30. Carlyle Fraser vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States L P Dickie manager of the Southern division and Ed H Cherry assistant manager will present an intimate factual story of current events at the Nation s Capitol. A round table discussion is planned with organization presidents national councillors and national affairs committeemen in attendance. J M Hugues secretary of the Decatur County Chamber of Commerce is coordinating the dinner and program.
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