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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
1
New York AP reports stock prices moved narrowly in slow trading as investors awaited President Nixon's East European visit address. Analysts noted cautious trading and little change across major averages.
The Creation an oratorio by Joseph Haydn will be sung by the Tallahassee Community College Chorale at 8 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. The 60 voice group is directed by James C. Davis with chorus and soloists from the Tallahassee area. The Dow Jones average rose 0.37 to 961.09 with advances ahead of declines on the NYSE as investors awaited the Presidents address. Curtiss Wright gained 1% on the Big Board on strength of North American rights to the Wankel engine.
An 11 year old girl, Mary Ann Singleton, was hospitalized in fair condition at Archbold Memorial Hospital after the horse she rode was struck by a pickup driven by Leroy Lamons, 53, near Barwick. The horse died and the girl sustained skin abrasions and a ruptured spleen requiring surgery.
The daily stock prices provided by Harris Upham & Company Inc of Tallahassee Florida and a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
Receipts at 5 markets totaled 3400, up from 3100 last Wednesday. Prices span slaughter heifers 30.00 to 34.00, cows 22.00 to 28.00, bulls 25.00 to 30.90, calves 37.00 to 54.00, feeders and heifers quoted across multiple weight ranges, with broad consistency noted in demand. Georgia broiler prices at 26.2 cents FOB dock. market steady with adequate supply and unsettled hens trading. Egg prices listed. Atlanta fruit and vegetable market reports show varied gains and steady components across lettuce, squash, tomatoes, beans, cabbage, peaches, and peppers.
Mrs. Mary Grubbs of Harper Elementary reports a Palomino horse on the school lawn after it wandered from Paradise Park to Jackson Street. Police say a teenage girl owner arrived, the horse shy at first, and both rode off together once the animal was secured.
Chicago riders can dine in a plush railroad diner now. The Rock Island Lines opened a diner and club car from the Golden State Limited on Track 1 at La Salle Street Station serving lunch and dinner locally.
Michigan Wallace backers at the Democratic National Convention threaten a separate delegation to Miami Beach to prevent phony delegates from displacing true Wallace supporters. Coordinator Josephine Chapman said a floor fight may occur to secure Michigan’s 51 percent share, citing UAW CAP actions and district meetings as evidence of manipulation.
Mitchell qualifies for a vacated seat as E. C. McDaniel steps aside. The slate includes Odell Carter Aurel Stewart Harry Martin James G. Hay all Democrats and John C. Carr Republican. Gerald Tuck holds another district post not up this year. Ronald B. Vonier may run as a Democrat after party committee approval.
A driver recounts a buzzard slamming into his windshield causing cuts and glass to spray. He credits a vigilant truck driver for avoiding worse harm and says the frightening moment now yields humorous memories among friends.
Mrs Catherine C Gurley Rackley 80 of Meigs died after a lengthy illness at a Mitchell County hospital She was born November 17 1891 and was a native of Webster County She was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church and wife of the late Joe Ellis Rackley Surviving are a son Doc Rackley Tampa Fla a daughter Marceline Yarborough Meigs a brother Walter Gurley Sales City six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Services were set for Friday at 4 p.m. at Braswell Funeral Home chapel with burial in Meigs Cemetery.
Mrs. Margie McFarland 82 died after a lengthy illness at Fort Valley Nursing Home. Graveside services are set for Friday at 3 p.m. Survivors include sisters Mrs. W E Powell of Thomasville and Mrs. J C Stewart of Moultrie and brothers Paul A Franklin of Thomasville and R C Franklin of Roberta Ga.
In Brooks County 11 candidates seek office with only two races contested Emmett Simpson vs J B Thagard for county commissioner Dixie district and Russell Warmack vs J W Baker for justice of the peace July qualification closes June 14 and the election is August 8 Incumbents who qualified include Sheriff Ramsey Renfroe Tax Commissioner C E Dodd Clerk Evelyn Stewart School Superintendent J H Wells Ordinary Jimmy Knight and County Commissioners Harold Cooper and H A Bassham Sheriff Renfroe and Clerk Stewart seek full four year terms after filling unexpired terms last year
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