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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1948
Page
4
A fragmented OCR item notes contact numbers for the City of Thomas. Readable parts indicate a municipal phone contact directory or public service line. The piece centers on local government accessibility and does not mention further actions or events.
Short sale notice for a filling station with a small line of groceries and confections on the main highway near city limits. Includes contact phone 103 for inquiries and notes availability of fruits and vegetables.
Oil issues rose in a slowly advancing New York stock market on June 1 as turnover, after a brisk opening, dipped. Gains reached about 2 points with a scattering of fractional losses. Ohio Off and Standard On hit new highs for the year and several names including Mission Corp, Lion Oil, Phillips Petroleum, Sinclair Oil, U S Steel, Republic Steel, General Motors, Atlantic Coast Line, American Woolen and Chrysler traded at higher prices.
New York cotton futures opened mixed with sentiment dampened by export uncertainties for the season. Prices dipped up to 7 cents before recovering slightly as mills and New Orleans buyers supported nearby contracts. Japanese buying was expected to rise, with 46 500 sales already reported by the Japanese Board of Trade.
Receipts at major plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Ga and Tallahassee Fla show cattle 200 hogs 850 calves 59. Hogs market mostly steady with prices across weight ranges from 16.00 to 22.50 per cwt depending on weight and cut. Cattle demand steady with best action on fleshy and fat types and various price bands listed for stockers feeders and cows. Nearby fruit and vegetable market notes active trading with several Georgia Florida produce items and quoted prices for peaches beans squash okra and potatoes in Atlanta and New York markets.
World War II dispatches report Jewish forces cutting the Tel Aviv Haifa convoy route by capturing Natanya 18 miles north of Tel Aviv. An unidentified ship fired on Natanya with no damage reported. Arab forces say they repelled a Jewish assault west of Jerusalem as the convoy remains critical to Jerusalem’s 80,000 to 90,000 besieged residents.
North Georgia farmers market reports steady to slightly weaker prices with offers abundant and demand fair to good. Fryer prices averaged around 2% to 2% pounds with most birds under 3 pounds, fob farm prices 37 to 38 cents, and some variation this morning.
Chicago grain prices show no wheat activity and varied corn oats soybeans values with No 1 yellow corn at 2.35 to 2.38 and sample grade soybeans listed. New Orleans cotton futures rise on trade buying with July around 37.12 and October near 33.62 as markets show broad strength.
A report describes rising efforts to break Arab control of a key road in the same area where Jews reportedly suffered a bloody defeat last week. Observers note mounting clashes and ongoing patrols as tensions remain high.
Fragmentary transit listing shows times for routes from Atlanta to Tallahassee Dothan Bainbridge Quincy and Waycross with departures and arrivals noted amid garbled OCR. The document lacks complete service details but indicates multiple daily departures and connections across 12:12 am to 10:10 pm.
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