Market Report Oil Shares Lead Gains In Early Trade
Oil shares led a modest market uptick as the AP stock average rose .20 to 243.5 at noon. Industrials gained .70 while rails rose .10 and utilities fell .20 amid overall mixed moves. Dow Jones index climbed .72 to 680.06 with volume at 2.02 million shares in two hours.
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Electronica
Utilities
America
Texaco
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Jersey Standard
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Commonwealth Hdison
Eastman Kodak
American Tobacco
Pfiser
U.S
Hog and cattle market figures from Georgia and Chicago
Hog receipts across Alabama Georgia and Florida packing plants total 8000 with weights 180 to 270 pounds and prices 15.76 to 18.28 for various classes. Chicago hog receipts about 5000 with barrows and gilts 17.75 to 18.28 and sow prices 16.00 to 16.75. Georgia cattle auctions show weekly totals around 8350 head with varied steers heifers and cows, highs around 25.60 for 650-1150 lb steers and calves up to 28.75 for 260-375 lb.
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Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Iowa
Chicago
Georgia
Lodge Sets Meeting To Confer Fellow Craft Degree
Thomasville Lodge No. 369 FAAM will hold a call meeting at 7:30 pm Monday to confer the Fellow Craft Degree. Members are urged to participate.
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Thomasville Lodge No. 369
FAAM
Atlanta U Produce Prices In Daily Receipts
Atlanta market brief notes light trading for produce and receipts. Listings show cabbage in 50 lb bags at 1.00 to 1.28, turnips 1.80 to 2.00, collards 1.50 to 1.75, green onions 60 to 75 cents per dozen, turnip greens 1.00 to 1.75, mustard 1.26 to 1.80, pole beans 3.50 to 3.75, wade beans 3.26 to 3.80, yellow crookneck squash per bushel hampers 4.50 to 5.50, English peas 3.75 to 8.50 per bushel, purple hull peas 4.50 to 4.75, fancy cucumbers 4.00 to 5.00, five dozen yellow corn 4.25 to 4.75 per crate, eggplant 3.50 to 4.00, fancy medium bell peppers 4.00 to 4.50.
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Atlanta U
North Georgia Poultry Prices and Supply Report
Poultry demand ready to cook and supplies readily available at North Georgia farms and plants. Prices today at farms around 14.5 to 16 dollars for fryers, 16 to 19 dollars for heavy hens fob plants. Further detail shows Thursday figures 38 to 41 dollars for fryers at farms and light type prices too few to report fob plants.
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North Georgia Poultry
Atlanta
Hog receipts rise at southern livestock auctions
Thomasville Ga AP reports hog receipts totaling about 4 700 at auction markets in Americus Douglas Pelham Quitman Ga Ocala Fla and Elba Ala with steady to 10 higher prices. Carcass weights 200 240 lb barrows and gilts mostly 17.00 17.26 per cwt and 180 200 lb at 16.85 17.31. No 1 2 160 180 lb 16.20 16.88 and 140 169 lb 15.15 16.32 with No 2 3 240 270 lb 15.96 16.51 and sows 13.80 18.65 per cwt.
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Americus
Douglas
Pelham
Quitman
Ocala
Thomasville Seeks Use for Abandoned Hospital Property
The town discusses repurposing the Finney General Hospital building as a practical space for community needs. Officials urge cooperation among city county and school authorities to save and utilize the vacant property.
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Thomasville
Tke
USA
Finney General Hospital
Cairo Amateur Night at Auditorio Showcase
The Cairo Amateur Night begins tonight at the Auditorio with about 28 acts among 40 plus entries screened last Sunday. Roger Chastain and Joe Trower, students at George, appear as non competitors citing Ted Mack connections. the winner earns an expense paid trip to New York with Ted Mack. An audience of roughly 1,100 attends the show.
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Ann Mack
Arteur
Roger Chastain
Oct
Joe Trower
Panan Zone
Georg
Ted Mack
New York City
Layman's Day at First Baptist Church in Decatur
Vann Greene, a prominent lay leader and deacon from Decatur, will lead the Sunday morning service at First Baptist Church. Greene, who spoke at the First Baptist Brotherhood meeting, is slated to be the featured speaker and Sunday teacher.
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Decatur, Ga
First Baptist
Vann Greene
Decatur
Firrtist Brotherhood
Calendar notes from local clubs and events
Warners women countess vandai and rotary 4 H club hold meetings and a square dance at AMVETS post. A teen art program and junior bowling are listed with weekly dances at the Legion and Moose Lodge. Flower arranging and other social gatherings fill the calendar.
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Amvets
Legion Po Eles
Hoover Warns Lawmen on Communist Threat
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urged U S law enforcement to confront communism calmly and lawfully warning against vigilante action. He described a nationwide risk from hysteria and urged citizens to unite under legal authority to curb communist influence.
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F.B.I
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
America
Layman's Day Activities Highlight Singing Men Music
Activities include music by The Singing Men as Layman's Day events proceed. Men's Sunday School classes are set to match the er Sunday records and attract more attendees than women.
Community club and lodge events listed for weekend
Various local gatherings include the Rose Lanes bowling event at 7 30 p m and a banquet at Post 31 Home. Activities run from morning youth center sessions to evening meetings at Masonic and Elks lodges with events at Garden Center and Carroll Hill.
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Rose Lanes
Ten Club
Garden Center
Rope Community Club
Masonic
RDAY
Elks
Carroll Hill
Allwood Plantation Host To Rotarians
About 150 Rotarians and guests dined on the grounds of Allwood Plantation on Springhill Road a few miles from the city. Leonard J. Buck and wife greeted guests as Bob Wise introduced hosts, trainer Johnny Chapman and staff. Visitors toured the grounds, saw the race track and a two year old trotter while learning training techniques and shoeing from Buck’s blacksmith and staff.
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Springhill Road
Leonard J. Buck
Bob Wise
Bucks
Johnny Chapman
Dale Lewis
Horace Demiick
Homer J. McCorvey
Buck
Chapman
Lewis
Allwood
Soviet Cotton Decline Reported for 1960 Crop
The Foreign Agricultural Service said the Soviet Union produced about 6.8 million bales of cotton in 1960, roughly half a million less than 1959’s 7.3 million. Unfavorable weather cited as the main reason. The U S crop remains more than twice the size of the Soviet output.
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Washington
The
Foreign Agricultural Service
Soviet Union
U.S
Lions Postpone Clean Sweep Event Tonight
Heavy rain and strong winds forced the Thomasville Lions to postpone their annual broom and mop drive. The sale plans to resume this evening at about 6 30 p m and continue through Monday night. Funds raised will buy eye treatment and glasses for county residents in need.
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