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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
4
Market notes show wheat trading steady after mixed early activity with oats firm on strong demand. Hog and cattle futures offer modest gains as acreage plans and weather patterns influence prices across the state markets.
The Production and Marketing Administration notes increased receipts at southern markets with prices up about 25 cents per hundredweight except Nashville and Richmond where prices fell 25 cents. Hog receipts rose at terminal markets but dropped at packing plants across Georgia Florida and Alabama. Cattle prices remained strong across most southern markets with Montgomery Nashville showing gains up to 6 cents while Georgia Florida Alabama area held steady to higher. Memphis Nashville and Richmond listed top hog and cattle prices with regional variations. Broiler demand remained good with steady prices as markets moved toward week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas F. Wurst of Donalsonville marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a large gathering at Wurst's camp house on Spring Creek. About two hundred guests enjoyed barbecue, stew, and a large three tiered cake as they watched a 1950 Tournament of Roses film loaned by Lewis Shingler. The event featured a Southern mood with red initials on bowls, a white Bible float, and a festive kitchen scene with friends helping and celebrating into the night.
LeGette Blythe literary editor of the Charlotte Observer and author of Marshal Ney A Dual Life Alexandriana Shout Free don and Bold Galilean is noted in a passage about Queen College and its continued role in the country’s future.
A musical recital will be given at the First African Baptist Church on Monday June 5 at 8 15 p m. The program includes the St Temple Choir No Il Choir BTV Chorus and the Gospel Chorus of the First A B Church with a silver offering to be taken.
The Chicago market notes cattle and hog prices, weights, and trends from the auction week. Buyers focus on heavier hogs and lower priced cattle while trim steers and heifers show varied demand, with several weight classes and price ranges cited across multiple farms and buyers.
Blood hounds tracked the pursuit as a statewide posse closed in on two suspects. Police identified the men as William J. Parker of Huntsville Alabama and Fred Scroggins, once living in East Brainerd Tennessee, with Parker wanted on five burglary counts.
The article explains a guided atomic bomb with radio controlled movable tail fins. The bombardier in the mother plane controls range and movement after release while planes burn the tail to guide the fall. It notes the X-1 rocket plane launched from a B 29 underbelly, possibly flying without a human pilot and potentially converting the nose into an atomic warhead.
Joe and Whisperin from Rogan’s gang evade Pack’s men after a failed jail trap. Jane Morgan tipped Joe to warnings as Whisperin’ and Joe plan a bolt for Rawhide Creek. A gun fight looms while the pursuit heads toward Jane’s cookhouse hideout.
Chicago gains mixed across grain futures on June 2 with wheat leading slight gains while corn and soybeans move moderate. oats drop and rye holds. July prices noted: wheat $2.04 and corn up about 34 cents. soybeans near 8 to 9 cents lower. rye steady to higher. lard futures up 20 cents per hundredweight with July at $12.96.
A compact list of city service contacts for Thomasville includes Police Fire Department 100 Light Plant City Manager Clerk & Treas Sheriff s Office Ambulance Archbold Hospital post Office State Patrol and a few numeric codes. The fragmentary OCR preserves several numbers and labels but lacks full context or formatting.
Advertisers may place Want-Ads by calling 12 and asking for Want-Ads. Ads placed before 11 A.M. will appear in The Times-Enterprise that same afternoon.
Announcing the opening of Summer Playhouse this June for children ages 2 to 6. Sessions run Monday through Friday from 9 to 12:30 A.M. and 3 to 6:30 P.M. Contact Mrs W La Gray at 304 Smith Ave or call 851-W for details.
Purchase orders available from Local P. M. A. Office with prompt delivery. Contact A. C. McLeod on Route 1 or call 14434 for details and ordering.
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