09 Sep 1946
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1946
Page
1
A collage of wartime items covers draft orders Labor Day meat prices Japan and Res plots the county unit system football 1946 Garner and Carmichael politics and local skews in a stream of disconnected notes. The piece references Albany Washington Bugs Moran and Wall Street bears in a quirkly dated roundup.
A Thomasville citizen urged neighbors to pursue water power development to compete with other sites. He noted the town has spent a half million on a new generator and recommended spending five thousand dollars to hire engineers for a feasibility survey of river water power, aiming for cheaper, abundant current.
An article notes the P 80 Shooting Star achieving 378 mph in a recent air race. It discusses impracticality of such speeds for routine flight, the push for safer performance, and the rise of independent cargo fliers under CAA oversight led by ex service members seeking safe, fast air travel.
The text argues that wisdom and prudent planning will speed air traffic growth, noting thousands have not flown yet and will avoid flying until air travel becomes more common and safer. It frames safety as a key factor in boosting future air travel demand.
A Tennessee entrant in a national bathing beauty contest objects to wearing a bathing suit arguing women look best in regulation clothes. The piece notes the public appetite for scant outfits and predicts the contestant may be compelled to reveal more at Atlantic City.
In Germany and Brussels the Marlborough officers and non officers clubs provide mixed social spaces. Officials say clubs or equivalents likely stay, despite talk of abandonment. The setup allows officers to entertain non officers and vice versa with no alcohol served.
Terre Haute Ind Sept 9 AP Police chief Forest Braden said a child identified as Madeline Toby Tobias a Kansas City girl was found in a cheap rooming house with a young woman believed to be her abductor A woman later identified herself as Mildred King formerly employed in the Tobias home Officers brought the pair to headquarters the child was apparently unharmed
Hollywood hears whispers about James Mason possibly moving to the U S though director Andrew Marton says Mason is shy and unlikely to emigrate. The column notes Lana Turner Tony Martin and Lana’s infra red lighting plans for Green Dolphin Street, plus Mike Todd’s Broadway smash at the Hollywood Bowl and other showy extras.
Augusta publisher William S. Morris can hold both roles as legislator and member of the state Board of Regents, per Attorney General Eugene Cook. The ruling notes Regents members are not officers with compensation and thus Morris may serve in the legislature without conflict under state law.
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