28 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1948
Page
1
In a late edition of the Thomasville Times Enterprise a mix of editorial quips and brief observations appears. The column jokes about Georgia football fans and the Tar Heels, notes coffee quality and fashion shifts, and reflects on pests and sensational travel by radio ad.
In a Western swing the two leaders spar over strategy not personality. Truman targets South segregation while Dewey accuses Truman of fanning disunity and fear as both parties dodge firm planks and press cautious attacks amid shifting support.
The Georgia Legislature called a special session to decide how electors for president will be chosen in the state. Leaders note a focus on ballot design and which candidates the electors would back, with implications for Dixiecrat and Southern voting blocs.
A historical note explains how stadiums expanded to meet rising attendances as football’s popularity grew. Towns like Albany Thomasville and others added permanent seating and facilities to accommodate larger crowds while noting that economic costs and multi-sport use influenced these expansions.
The article praises forestry efforts to prevent fires and protect timber in key regions. It cites tower surveillance, trained experts, and coordinated agencies as saving lumber and urging care to stop carelessness from starting fires. It notes Maine and Bar Harbor as warning cases and urges drastic action against careless land burning to preserve timber resources.
In a smoky city venue, detective Clapp questions dancer Shasta Lynn and star Madeline Harms after Soler is killed mid performance. Laura Gilbert hints at a sitter near the dead man while Walter James guards a frightened teen. a redoubled stakeout shifts toward headquarters as clues mount.
A dense listing of radio programs from morning to night including News and Weather, Danny Ray, Foy Willing, Sports Special, Sunrise Serenade, Chapel of the Air, Luncheon Melodies, Patterns in Music, Sweet Music, Band for Today, Nat Brandwyne, Waltztime, Danceland Review, Veterans Service Program, Betty and Bob JutG Showline from Hollywood, Cavalcade of Music, Georgia News, Morning Melodies, Hillbilly Platter Show, Georgia Market Review, News, Sagebrush Cowboys, Record Man Snow, Charlie Spivak, Hawaiian Harmony, and Foy Willing among others with times ranging from 6:30 to 6:45 sign on and 6:40 News Priorities to 6:45 Sign off.
Meigs students plan diverse careers after leaving for nine colleges. Names include Mims Co. Aultentan, Hollis Johnson at the University of Georgia, Elizabeth Davis at Jerusalem Come, Frances Nelins and Mary Gassett in nursing training at Columbia, and Clare Singletary at the University of Florida. Cliff Hopp, a sophomore, is noted as the brother of baseball figure Johnny Loop.
Cairo September 28 livestock prices moved higher at the local auction with demand stronger. Number one graded hogs reached 27 cents per pound while feeder pigs sold to 25.75 cents. Medium grade beef steers topped at 25.50 dollars per hundredweight.
The text mixes World War II era diplomacy with peace hopes as Germany and Italy shift mediation roles while Munich talks unfold. It notes Roosevelt and Mussolini roles, Chamberlain’s speech, and a local vote in Thomasville approving a bond issue for a memorial and county projects in a wartime context.
The report states 1271 American war dead will depart Japan aboard the Mitsport Ditton on October 1. The movement marks the first leg of repatriation from Yokohama, with officials in Japan coordinating the exodus for burial overseas.
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