04 Sep 1950
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1950
Page
1
A compressed Thomasville Times Enterprise page describes postwar inflation fears and politics, South Korea conflict impact, and local school reopening on the eleventh. It notes national congress pressures, military losses, and community club life vitality alongside local business ads and weather mentions.
Fragmentary discussion on television is as to how the rights should be handled whether the status of televisors is secure and who pays for losses the text mentions Alecia and questions about the business for the people.
The piece argues that schooling expenses have surged across states and cities, raising standards and salaries while expanding offerings. It notes debt levels, higher book and program costs, and calls for shared funding between states, federal help, and parent contributions to sustain public education without excessive cuts. It cites Thomasville's high debt, tax mills, and borrowing limits as a case study guiding needed reforms.
A critical view argues the Korea conflict requires more billions for rehabilitation and that Russia bears less burden while the United States must bear the rescue mission. The piece predicts heavy costs, food aid, and potential tax rises in Georgia to fund relief and war effort.
Editor Griggsby is lured to a hotel room by John Naylor at Frijole Flats. Naylor’s men seize him, bind him, and relocate him to a rear room as Mitch stands guard while a seductress distracts the guard. hours pass with Griggsby awaiting an uncertain fate.
A humorous anecdote about the endless telephone interruptions that disrupt meals, sleep, and daily tasks. The piece laments constant callers and dropped connections, sighing for life before phones and imagining relief once a repair crew fixes the line.
A blinker signal sped the rescue of the 120 ton Virginia V6 excursion boat and its passengers after a boiler tube failure left the craft powerless in Puget Sound ten miles north of Seattle. Towboat crews towed the ship to Lake Union, and it berthed safely two and a half hours after the first distress call. Two Seattle youths who had learned blinker signaling in the Navy improvised the signal and aided the response.
Meigs Georgia September 4 The Pilcher family reunion was held Sunday August 7 at the Meigs Community House with relatives from Meigs Pelham and other places and states enjoying a delightful day and a noon dinner Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs J A Tindall of Miami Florida Mrs Foster of Charlotte North Carolina and Mrs L P Drake of Milledgeville Also noted was a fishing boat named Marpet.
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The speaker ties profitable labor to sound religion, noting Jesus’ role as a carpenter and builder, and stating that Christ lifted labor from servility to glory. He emphasizes that work, whether manual or intellectual, is honored by God and essential to spiritual life.
A devastating hurricane battered Santo Domingo with 160 mile per hour winds lasting over four hours, leaving about 300 dead and 1000 injured. The American Red Cross is sending aid as the city lies practically beaten to ground. Other items report a Texas flight mission, Rotary club events, and local sports scores amid a wide scrub of era news.
Decatur TilL AP reports seventeen congregation members and Pastor S. S. Carnock painted the parsonage. They completed the job in three hours.
Eastern Standard Time updates show new daily departures from Tallahassee to Miami with listed arrival times. Additional routes include Dothan Bainbridge Waycross Valdosta and Jacksonville connections with varied morning and afternoon departures and weekend service.
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