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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
6
fragmented report from Cairo describes unclear play by a team and opponents with mentions of safeties and tie at some point. Several proper nouns appear garbled, making precise teams, dates, and scores difficult to determine from the readable text.
The Cairo High School senior class and their parents attended a reception after the graduation concert. Crepe decorations, greenery, and an improvised punch bowl highlighted the evening. Notable guests included Governor Linda Rivers. crowd surpassed two hundred as lions and other attendees enjoyed refreshments and entertainment. In other local sports, Augusta defeated Spartanburg 6 to 2 on strong pitching from Biggs and Reed.
New York stocks rose on strength in industrials while traders awaited clearer proof of a bottom. Commodities and most sectors showed firmness in early June as steel and motor goods faces cautious footing amid a tentative summer outlook.
New Orleans June 1 cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 7.50 cents per pound and prime crude at 6.12. Futures quotes show July at 7.40, September 7.13, October around 7.30, December 7.00, and January 7.01 with bids nominal for some contracts.
New York June 1 closing prices for U S Government bonds shown. Treasury issues include 3s 4s and 4s with various bids and yields. HOLC and Fed Farm Mortgage securities listed with corresponding prices and rates.
New Rochelle New York June 16 Police began a systematic search of about 1000 cabin cruisers near Daven port Neck Long Island Sound for the boat believed to hold 12 year old Peter Levine. federal agents await lab results on the boy s clothing and the copper wire that bound him.
Cotton futures in New Orleans and New York advanced amid buying by traders and commissions. July to May contracts in New Orleans climbed eight to twelve points, closing 14 to 18 points higher. New York saw steady strength with October up to 7.93 and final gains of 16 to 20 points as sellers eased.
Moultrie Georgia hog market soft and higher by 25. Heavies top 7.00. No 1 hogs 240 to 280 pounds bring around 7.00. No 2 hogs 150 to 180 pounds around 1.80 to 1.00. No 3 hogs 130 to 150 pounds about 0.50 to 0.60. No 4 hogs 110 to 180 pounds near 0.60. Fat sows under weighed carry 1.50. Stags around 5.00.
Chicago cash grain quotes list Wheat No 4 red 64 percent Corn No 2 mixed 55 56 No 1 yellow 56 144 No 2 55 56 No 2 white 55 56 Oats No 2 white 27 No 4 26 144 No Rye Soy Beans Barley feed 35 50 nominal making 65 70 nominal.
New York raw sugar opened steady at 2.65 for Kpets while the No 3 futures slipped on spot market inactivity. No 4 near months declined amid July liquidation and covering trades, with July No 3 dropping from 1.80 to 1.79 and Sept 1.85 to 1.83. Refined sugar held at 4.55 to 4.65 for fine granulated.
Savannah reports firm level activity with turpentine stock at 24 903 and receipts 694 shipments 102 and sales 2144 2214. Rosin stock stands at 116 828 with sales 255 receipts 2 453 and shipments 31. Market quotes list several grades from B to WG at varying prices from 3 00 to 6 10 per unit.
Chicago livestock markets report 1 June show hogs 10-20 lower than Tuesday with top 8.75 and various weight ranges. Cattle and calves demand steady to active with steers steady and cows mostly steady. vealers 25-50 lower amid light supply and varied buyer activity.
Thomasville State Farmers Market notes steady prices across items from Chicago Poultry and Jarret Poultry. Live birds including Plymouth Rock varieties show unchanged rates as producers report consistent supplies.
Fragmentary trade data from GHICAW and EGS Chicago notes butter 2 046 186 lbs, eggs 42 089 with local extra firsts and storage pack figures for 2014. Mentions creamery, standards and various product classifications, but details are unclear.
New York on June 1 reports foreign exchange rates with Great Britain at 4.9715 dollars and 80 day bills at 4.935. France shows 2.7714 dollars and 2.77 percent on cables, Italy at 6.26 percent with a 0.26 percent sabella noted.
Milas Elizabeth Mays of Riv e Junction Fla visits Bainbridge grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Holder and Miss Margaret Conger. Peggy Bower returns home from Hopeful School faculty. Governor E. D. Rivers planned to stay with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Conger, with a Thursday reception at Lingerlong.
Bainbridge Ga June 1 Mr and Mrs J D Bower entertained their bridge club and visitors at their West street home. Floral decor featured pink radiance roses gladiolas and spring annuals. Ladies high score went to Mrs Y Howell and men high to Mr Bower. Visitors high to Mr and Mrs Reynolds. Peggy Bower assisted with a salad course and ginger ale. Participants included A B Conger J Kwilecki Robert Y Howell John M Simmons Frank S Jones Laurel L Tonge Reynolds A R Palmerlee and Peggy Bower.
Twenty two months old Madeline MacAdams was flown from Tallahassee to Tampa to remove a swallowed chicken bone from her throat. Doctors reported no operation needed as the bone may have dislodged during the flight and she was kept for observation after an X ray. The child is daughter of Ralph MacAdams, manager of the Tallahassee Baseball Club.
Former governor Gene Talmadge reported to police that a farm trailer loaded with Irish potatoes was parked in Atlanta to have a wheel repaired when last night the wheels and tires were stolen. The trailer had been brought from his McRae farm to the city.
Blackable cottonseed oil futures in New York on June 1 closed 12 1/4 higher with 134 contracts traded. July at 7.93194, Sept 1.63, Oct 1.64 to 57, Dec 7.65, Jan 7.558.
Bainbridge Georgia June 1 Bainbridge Rotary Club met at Callahan Hotel with President Jute nwilecki in the chair. Dr M A Ehrlich local doctor spoke on allergy covering history cause tests and treatments. A Boy Scout cabin project was discussed and a citizen institute proposal with Emory University noted for future cooperation.
The May 30 193% city council meeting approved a FEMA loan attempt to finance a sewage treatment plant with Wiedeman and Singleton as engineers. The body also refused to remove trees blocking a filling station site and amended the Specific License Ordinance.
The May 30 1938 council meeting amended the ordinance inserting new licensing terms for bicycle dealers and other retail businesses. Licenses granted to Lance Packing Co Goldsteins Joye's Repair Shop J H Jones Cash Filling Station Coffee County Creamery Co Stewart Candy Co B Ripple J T Culpepper 3rd Brew ton Tittle Realty Co Rose City Cleaners and disability licenses issued to Isaac Fredrick W A Cumba JL P Crowley Mr W Elliott Dunnody Jr. An architect presented plans for a new municipal building and a direct bond issue was discussed. Cemetery deeds were transferred from Leta Stephens to J F Singletary and from Jennié A Williams to Alberta Weeks Melton. The council adjourned after adjournment.
Misses Janet Cook and Martiel Lundy entertained at Miss Lundy s home in Boston to honor Miss Mary Adams whose marriage to Earl Mayo of Thomasville is planned this month. Mrs W E Davis won high score with Mrs W E Moody taking consolation. Miss Adams received a goblet to accompany her stemware set.
In Baton Rouge Louisiana a salt dome beneath part of Louisiana State University signals possible oil deposits. A producing well was recently brought in nearby and drilling equipment has been installed on campus.
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