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Newspaper

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1944

Page

4

Yank Flyers Aid Orphaned Tony Everitt Education

London June 3 AP A fund near $3,000 raised by U S airmen at a Ninth Airforce base will pay for the education of four year old Tony Everitt orphaned when his mother died trying to save American fliers. Mrs Betty Everitt ran into a burning plane crash last Saturday near her farm home saving one man before the bomber exploded.

London U. S Ninth Airforce Tony Everitt Betty Everitt

Allied Gains in Asia and Pacific Fronts Continue

Allied forces push north of the Burma Road in Yunnan and press toward Chinatou as Chinese troops gain the Salween outskirts. Japanese offensives reach toward Changsha areas including Chanteh and Pingkiang while Ansiang falls to the north. On Biak Island American troops are reinforced as air dromes near Dutch New Guinea face resistance. Australian jungle troops close on Nipponese at Wewak and Hansa Bay as Fifth Air Force conducts air attacks.

Yunnan Burma Road Joseph W. Stilwell Salween River Chinatou Hunan Chanteh Changsha Changteh Pingkiang Ansiang Shanshan Biak Schouten Dutch New Guinea British New Guinea Wewakhansa Bay Hansa Bay Fifth Airforce

Maryland Democratic Convention Names 24 Uninstructed Delegates

At Baltimore the Maryland state Democratic Convention named an uninstructed delegation of 24. The brief item notes the delegation choice without further instruction or detail.

Baltimore Maryland

Roosevelt Fourth Term Favored by Democrats Despite Vote Split

Delegates in Kansas at Emporia name 16 National Convention delegates each with a half vote. At the national level the total vote equals 18 due to three fourths per delegate. The House Speaker Samuel Rayburn of Texas and other speakers did not mention a fourth term. Party leaders say Roosevelt’s renomination is virtually assured.

House Samuel Rayturn Texas Kansas Emporia Roosevelt

Congress Recess Debates OPA Reforms And Labor Powers

Lawmakers discuss removing the 60 day limit for challenging OPA rules and allowing tests at any time. Proposals seek to curb OPA pressure on business practices and give the President broader authority to correct price inequities. A shift would place railroad worker issues under the Railway Labor Act and permit rent ceiling adjustments without overturning overall rent control.

OPA Fred M. Vinson

Allied advance tightens around Rome in Alban Hills push

Allied forces push from Valmontone toward Rome with French units closing in Colle Ferro and Monte Castellado as German lines crack. Prisoner totals exceed 14 000 for Fifth Army and over 20 000 with Eighth Army, as Rome’s fate nears with heavy German losses and pursuit from three sides. The Naples command warns NATO powers will target Rome only if Germans use it for military purposes. Pope Pius XII warns against worship of Rome’s sanctity amid the threat.

Alphonse Juin Montelanico Valmontone Colle Ferro Ferentino Sacco River Campoleone Lanuvia Harold Alexander Alban Hills Rome Associated Press U. S Naples Pius United States Berlin Foreign Office

Col R L Wylly dies in Savannah after con clave trip

Col Robert Lee Wylly age 75 longtime Georgia Mason and veteran of Spanish American and World War I died in Savannah after returning from a Milledgeville conclave. He lived in Thomasville, led Francis S Bartow Camp, was past state president of the Travelers Protective Association, and active in church and fraternal circles. Funeral services pending.

Savannah Robert Lee Wylly Knights Templar Georgia Milledgeville Wylly Col. Wylly United States Army Reserve Francis S. Bartow Sons of Confederate Veterans Travelers Protective Association Thomasville Fourth Georgia J. D. Wedd & Co South Georgia

New York Stock Letters: Mixed Close Despite Active Trading

In New York on June 3 the stock market held balance as specialized buying, mainly in liquors, low priced notes, and select rails, kept sentiment steady. Turnover reached about 400,000 shares with many favorites advancing fractions near the close amid a cloudy directional trend.

New York

Markets At 4 Glance New York Stocks and Commodities

Markets at four glance show steady stocks with liquors and specialties advancing. Cotton soft with liquidation by commission houses. wheat weak on heavy crop forecast. rye shows good prospects. hogs slow but generally steady with top around 13.75. cattle higher for the week as supplies tighten.

New York Commission House Southern Chicago

Chicago Grain Prices Reported With Mixed Market Moves

The ledger shows Wheat Soybeans and Barley quotes across multiple contract months May July September and December. Prices edge up for some contracts while others hold steady reflecting uneven demand and harvest prospects.

Summer School Opens Monday June 5 At East Side and Junior High

Summer school will open on Monday June 5 at 9 o clock. Elementary pupils should enroll at the East Side school and junior high students at the junior high. Those who failed in subjects are urged to attend to remove deficiencies. Fees: one subject four dollars two subjects six dollars each additional subject two dollars. Advancing half grade one, two, or three seven dollars special 6A eight weeks three dollars eight.

East Side

Alabama Board Rejects Resumption of College Athletic Relations

The University of Alabama board of trustees refused Gov. Sparks's proposal to resume athletic ties with Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn, a deal tied to potential military action against the two schools. Also noted is a Berlin radio report about Rome and Vatican pleas in World War II context.

Tuscaloosa Ala University of Alabama Board of Trustees Chauncey Sparks Alabama Alabama Polytechnic Institute At Auburn

Hog market steady as prices hold across plants

Hog receipts reach 2500 at eight southeastern packing plants in Georgia Florida and Alabama. Week closing quotes on soft hogs show steady prices with ranges from 9.00 to 13.35 for various weights and grades, including long hauled and well finished barrows and gilt offerings.

Thomasville WFA Lee Georgia Florida Alabama

Chicago Livestock Market Report June 3 1943

Salable hogs 1 0000? total 7 500. Hog market steady but slow with 180 270 lb hogs at 13.75 top. 280 330 lb at 11.75 12.15. 350 550 lb sows 10 90. About 5 000 unsold. Cattle salable 500. all classes higher with active trade. Fed steers and yearlings up 25 75. top 17.35 latest. best yearlings 17.25 with high average cost. Vealers strong 15 16. bulls 12 50 13 50. heavy sausage bulls 12.40. outs 7 00 10 00.

Chicago

Cotton Prices Slip On Bankhead Amendment Absence

Cotton eased in quiet New York trade as Bankhead amendment was not included in price control legislation. Scattered liquidation and mill price fixing affected the market with New Orleans buying absorbed by textile cover. Futures settled 10 to 20 cents a bale lower.

New York House Banking Committee Bankhead Commission House New Orleans

New Orleans Cotton Slips Amid War News and Liquidation

Cotton futures in New Orleans declined with favorable war news and weekend liquidation, closing 5 to 15 cents lower. Prices for Oct, Dec, and May contracts eased from the prior.close while daily ranges showed modest dips across all months. In Chicago, potato arrivals totaled 87 on track 179 with U.S. shipments at 1,255 and stock conditions moderating.

New Orleans

Allied Air Power Hits French Channel Coast and Danube Targets

RAF night bombers strike along the channel coast and Paris outskirts while Mosquitos hit Leverkusen. Allied raids at Giurgiu on the Danube involve Italian based planes, with 5 planes missing. More than 5,000 Allied sorties deliver nearly 7,000 tons of explosives as daylight Thunderbolts and Lightnings spearhead a Boulogne-bound approach.

Sia France Britain RAF Channel Great Trappes Paris Air Ministry Italy Giurgiu Danube River Mediterranean Romania Ploesti

Classified Advertisements Rates and Policies

An OCR readout outlines telephone ad placements with payment, receipt, and cancellation notes. It covers in town and out of town ads, cash requirements, run dates, and rate tables including 1, 3, 6, and monthly line rates, minimum orders, and deadlines for submission by noon.

Fire Department and City Services Across City Hubs

City agencies including Fire Department Light Plant Hospital Sheriff's Office post offices city hall and ambulance service Whiddon's state patrol offices are listed with contact points and 192 oe .08 noted in the dispatch summary.

Whiddon’s

For Sale 1940 Buick Special Convertible Coupe in Cairo

1940 Buick Special Convertible Coupe for sale with two spot lights fog lights radio heater musical horns good tires and perfect mechanical condition. Contact J. B. Willis Taxi Line Cairo for details.

J. B. Willis Cairo

New Location Specials at Faulk Chevrolet Company

221 South Broad Street offers a 1937 Ford De Luxe Sedan with radio and seat covers in excellent condition. A 1939 Plymouth De Luxe Sedan features five good tires and new seat covers. A 1941 Chevrolet Special Town Sedan has radio five good tires and original two tone finish with interior like new. A 1941 Ford Super De Luxe Club Coupe shows radio low mileage and strong mechanicals.

Faulk Chevrolet Company South Broad Street

Lost Ration Books Sought By Local Board

Lost ration book No 4 belonging to Mabel M Titus urged to be returned to the local ration board. Ration book No 3 issued to Virginia C Gilbert also asked to be returned to the local ration board.

Daniel Glenn, Jr W. L. Scott Sallis James Local ‘Ration Board Mabel M. Titus Virginia C. Gilbert Local Mattie Hester Joyce Hester Howard Hester

Nazis Carve Two Wedges in Red Lines on Eastern Front

Nazi troops carved two wedges in Russian lines northwest of Iasi after four days of combat, Moscow said. One breakthrough came Tuesday, the first day of a six week lull ending action, and the second yesterday, though Russians called both moves insignificant.

London Iasi Moscow

Secret Allied Air Power Shaped by Joint Soviet Britain U.S.

Britain, Russia, and America jointly prepared a large scale air force effort. Deane said British aid allowed American planes to take off from initial bases. Moscow radio reported American bombers and fighters struck Romania, with some planes landing on Soviet bases. The airmen were nicknamed Ivan by Soviet crews who had trained for months with American ground crews.

Britain Russia America Moscow Romania Ivan

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