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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1972
Page
1
The noon Dow Jones rose 1.50 to 962.22 as investors weighed profit taking and mixed data. Shoe prices were limited by a price commission ruling allowing only dollar for dollar leather cost passes, with Interco and Florsheim noting the largest increases.
Daily stock prices supplied by Harris Upham & Company Inc of Tallahassee Florida, a member of the New York Stock Exchange. The listing notes the firm provides the noon prices for market reference.
Atlanta AP reports the Georgia fob dock price for this week’s broilers and fryers at 262 cents per lb based on full truck load ice pack USDA Grade A birds 2 to 3 pounds. The market is steady with adequate live supply despite some unsettled pricing for heavy types. Heavy birds offerings exceed demand while light birds remain short with farm quotations mostly 12 for heavy and 4 to 6 for light.
A local veterinarian reports three confirmed dog deaths from strychnine on cheese in Siexas Street with six dogs dead so far. He fears children nearby could be endangered as police Captain Joe Lane notes the first case arrived Sunday.
Gretchen the doberman pinscher guide dog received a PHT degree from the University of San Diego Law School at weekend ceremonies. The small diploma honored her work aiding her master, Robert D. Deens, during his studies, with a playful nod to “putting him through” academia.
Army Specialist 5 Charles C. Hand, son of Mr and Mrs Judson C Hand of Whigham, has been assigned to Battery A 2nd Battalion 52nd Air Defense Artillery at Homestead Air Force Base Florida. Hand, who entered service in 1955 and previously stationed in Vietnam, is a mechanic and holds two Army Commendation Medals.
Services were held for Dr. L W Willis Sr 80 at First Baptist Bainbridge burial Oak Hill. Jimmy Spry 69 of 221 Persimmon St to be buried Peaceful Rest. Isaac Elkanah Watson 74 Jacksonville Ga burial Providence Baptist Thomas County. Nancy Ophelia Dawson 67 of 301 W Jerger St to be buried Magnolia Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed for each.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mathews of 1016 Remington Ave announce a daughter Sandi Michele born May 26 to Martha Susan DuBois. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clark of 103 Edison announce a son Jackie Laverne born May 27 to Nancy Mae Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Walker of Ochlochnee announce a daughter Detrial Loraine born May 29 to Addie Rene Williams.
J W Thompson an incumbent member of the Thomas County Board of Education for the Ochlochnee District qualified for re election today with Nat M Williams Jr chairman of the Thomas County Democratic Executive Committee Thompson was the only candidate for any county office to qualify up to noon amid a lull in political activity for the day
The Peterman family thanks friends and neighbors for kind deeds cards flowers and prayers during the passing of our mother and grandmother Gertrude Peterman.
The article outlines the approval process for a new bond issue to finance street paving in 1973 including current projects in 1972 and planned work for 1974 and 1975. It lists numerous streets across town, notes cross racial areas, and mentions projected costs and hearings.
The Boy Scouts Thunderbird District announces a Pinewood Derby for 8-10 year olds at the Gateway Shopping Center on Saturday at 1 30 p m. All participants receive prizes and races follow official Pinewood Derby rules with heats and gravity starts.
Davis Murphy, 22, of Atlanta escaped from a Thomas County work detail Wednesday afternoon. He headed to a car dump in Meigs, donned old clothes, and hitchhiked toward Albany. He was caught about 8 p.m. yesterday by Thomas and Grady county sheriffs and the Georgia Highway Patrol after tracking with dogs from Leesburg Correctional Institution.
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