31 May 1943
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1943
Page
1
The Daily and Weekly Times En Pond publishes under Associated Press news and local reports with rights reserved for republication. Advertisements must be submitted by 6 p m the day before appearance. Subscription rates shown for one week to one year. contact numbers provided.
A letter discusses City Manager government proposals as a political change aimed at improving efficiency, budgeting, and hiring. It argues the plan would reduce partisan control, while warning opponents fear job security and asserting better management and cost control. The piece also calls for canning and storage plans to curb waste, and condemns postwar peace talks as unreliable.
At a Donalsonville Red Cross executive board meeting, Chas M. Schermerhorn discussed base and camp service work for troops and families. Mrs. Beardsley reported on Tallahassee council activities and the new Camp and Hospital service committee to provide day rooms, games, and reading materials for soldiers.
The United States and British leaders have accepted plans for continuing the war. They have not presented the plans to the public but outlined forces and a system of strategy for their enemies.
Paducah humorist S S Cobb visited Washington after a decade to mock the capital in Wartime Washington. He quipped about drafty air in Congress and recalled a physician’s “baking out” cure for colds, noting newspapers aren’t always factual and that Washington isn’t as crowded as it appears due to daily influxes.
The passage recalls veteran journalist Cobb, once a Washington correspondent and Pearl Harbor era observer, now weary but willing to reach a front. It notes his wartime service, a German spy scare, and honors including the Legion of Honor and a U.S. Army reserve commission.
United Mine Workers and soft coal operators faced stalled talks as War Labor Board orders continued production. John L. Lewis pressed for about two dollars daily for miners while operators offered less, and a brief strike earlier disrupted eastern war output. Attu Island news buoyed Washington as Nipponese setback was acknowledged by Tokyo. Congress recessed for Memorial Day with taxation and trade issues expected when sessions resume.
Atlanta May 31 report describes a mail order style distribution to deliver War Ration Book Three to over 3 million people. Forms are completed at home, signed by one person for a family, then mailed by June 10 to the OPA center.
A slender tailor in a small town is shot in the upper leg when a revolver believed to be unloaded misfires during a coon hunting trip. Local hunters seek aid. an elderly doctor, recently asleep after bourbon, ultimately responds after a knock and window call.
As Memorial Day weekend closed, the nation logged 136 violent deaths, under half of last year's toll and well below the previous holiday totals. The figure reflects a quieter holiday period with fewer homicides and accidents than in recent years.
Bergillium copper is reported to be substituting bronze and steel in numerous military applications. The metal is praised for lightness and strength, with analysts noting potential shifts in weaponry and armor standards as industries explore its deployment.
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