29 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1948
Page
1
The passage wanders through local elections and national politics with stray notes on trains, roads, farm work, and public life. It references J.P. and Constable elections on December 4, Santa Claus, and compares past cotter county days to present times, while musing on Truman's victory and political opinion.
Merchants stock a fine line of new and novel goods for the season. Prices are higher than desired, yet supplies are secured with most items off the market since the war began. Lighting plans for the holidays are mentioned but unclear due to lingering power issues.
The South Georgia football playoff between Thomasville and Fitzgerald aims to decide leadership in the region. Proceeds from a recent opener were donated to a touchdown club to cover stadium work and a fence, with hopes funds will start the new year debt free. Albany and Moultrie may host, seating up to seven thousand in Albany and about half that in Moultrie, as both towns ready neutral venues.
A post game incident in a new stadium area details risky driving on Washington street. A man in uniform endangered others by speeding and cutting in, prompting a possible police check and warning about stricter penalties for drunk or reckless driving. The writer notes drivers must yield and remain safe.
The Atlanta Journal quotes International Paper Company plans for a three hundred ton per day rayon pulp mill in the South. The project spans timber tracts and uses both pine and hardwoods to create a steady market for crops and landowners while boosting regional wood production and jobs by 1950.
In a quiet moment Pat and Mrs Monha debate snow and aging as she closes the window against a Harbinger of winter. She muses on poetry and diet while recalling weight concerns and the changing body over time.
In a lively reunion scene Pat and Terence greet family. Lottie scorns Rosalie's Hollywood dream while revealing Rosalie's breakup with Rex Hall and her vanished career. The group presses Lottie for news on Rosalie and Joe as tensions rise.
Washington reports the Commerce and Labor Departments forecast a drop in new permanent housing starts for next year to around 1,049,000 units from this year’s 1,159,000. The forecast cites rising costs and notes a high overall construction outlay while warning of limited gains in physical volume.
Atlantic City AP says trainer Billy Post of Waterbury New York has horses nominated for 18 stakes during the 42 day seashore racing season running until September 25.
A 10 year look at American German relations shows lingering questions about improving ties over minority issues. Envoys meet FDR as European crises shift focus. mention of Spanish and Chinese conflicts, troop movements, and civil leaders at a state road patrolmen banquet amid Chamber of Commerce events.
L H Turner announces candidacy for Justice of the Peace in the 687 G M District of Thomas County. He cites eighteen years of business experience and no general knowledge of legal affairs as qualifications. He asks for votes on December 4th.
Georgia cities and counties await state matching funds to draw federal money for eleven hospital projects costing 3.188 million dollars. The federal government covers one third, the state two thirds. Projects include Spalding County Hospital in Griffin Kennestone Hospital in Marietta Memorial Hospital in Adel Ardmore Hospital in Augusta and seven Fulton County health centers as part of an 8.606 million dollar initial hospital building program for the first fiscal year of federal aid.
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