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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1952
Page
4
The notice advertises a complete Pearl selection in assorted colors with matching earrings and watches. Wood and Son Jewelers at 224 West Jackson offers pieces from $19.50 upward with phone contact 1435.
Local ad announces a used car lot at 118 Clay near Madison with phone contact 1813. The listing emphasizes availability and proximity to Clay Street.
A total of 146 leading pros and amateurs from the East earned spots for the National Open at Montclair New Jersey after 36 hole trials reducing the 1697 entries to 150. Fred Haas top scored with 69 64 133. Notable qualifiers included many from the Western Open crowd while stars like Roberto De Vicenzo Joe Kirkwood Jr Jerry Barber Johnny Palmer Toney Penna and Bob Toski failed to qualify. The open will be held June 12 14 at Northwood Country Club Dallas offspring of Ben Hogan defending champion plus 28 other champions and high finishers exempt from qualifying.
New Orleans Pelicans slugged the Mobile Bears for a third straight win to lead the Southern Association. Birmingham beat Atlanta 9-3 in Birmingham as Atlanta slipped to second. Chattanooga defeated Nashville 6-4 and Memphis beat Little Rock 5-1. Paul Smith drove in the deciding run with a late single.
Funeral services for Eddie Russell Cooper 58 will be at New Bethel Baptist Church Meigs at 1 30 a m with Rev Loren Williams officiating Burial will follow in the church cemetery with nephews as pallbearers Honorary pallbearers are listed Cooper born Sept 6 1893 in Mitchell County son of Eddie and Abbie Cooper married Rosa Lee Hancock May 4 1919 in Grady County Survivors include wife mother five sisters and four or five brothers including W A Cooper C M Cooper Clifford Cooper and J B Cooper
The Kiwanis club of Pavo held a token luncheon at the Pavo Women’s Club building. After a brief meeting and attendance registration led by president Elmo Palmer, the group adjourned to the Pavo Consolidated School auditorium to attend the Pavo High School graduation exercises.
Qrly reports show 200 acres in the Pavo region shipping cucumbers under I Miller Pickles Co. Tonawanda Y Y. H D Burton Thomasville is local agent. Don Dallas in charge says 1600 bushels have left daily by trailer trucks for the sponsoring company’s factories in New York.
Pavo in Georgia will open its school canning plant to the public on Tuesday June 3. Elmo Palmer Vocational Agriculture teacher will run the plant with assistance from Mrs. W. E. Gear home economics teacher. The facility can can with glass and tin containers, though glass jars must be provided by patrons.
Cpl. Robert L. Jinks 21 of Savannah Georgia was found murdered in a deserted barracks at Camp McCoy. Capt. Skripsky said death likely occurred Sunday night and a fire extinguisher handle may have been the weapon. Jinks belonged to the 645th Engineer Combat Battalion. mother listed as Mrs. Susie Jinks of Savannah.
William C Thomas, an eleventh grade student at Douglass High, received the D A R award on June 2 during a special assembly. Mrs. Palmer of the Thomasville Chapter presented the honor as Thomas maintained the highest average in American History, earning five silver dollars.
Rabbit skins fetch the lowest price here since the early 1930s amid high costs and weak demand. Dealers note bearded hats and hat makers cutting purchases as U S demand also declines.
Cracker President Bark Mann announced that outfielder Country Brown has been fined fifty dollars and suspended for insubordination. Mann described Brown as belligerent in demeanor during the incident.
Stocks showed mixed movement with steel shares advancing as production slowed by a nationwide strike while railroads and motors faced early pressure. Higher names included U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Douglas Aircraft and Boeing with Atlantic Coast Line General Motors and American Smelting among laggards. American Telephone fluctuated as buyers moved 6,000 shares at 155 off 34.
New York at 11 45 a m cot ton futures showed a mixed day with front months down 45 cents a bale and nearby contracts up 15 cents. July futures at 38.95 and October at 36.71 with other dates listed.
Savannah commodity report shows turpentine stocks at 3 376 units and rosin at 11 755 units with no market quotations or receipts. Shipments list turpentine none rosin none.
Broilers and fryers of all weights brought 24 to 25 cents per pound with most sales in the 24 to 25 cent range at Thomasville market. The price spread was narrow as buyers sought steady lots for processing.
Livestock receipts total 300 cattle 150 calves and 1100 hogs at seven packing plants in Georgia Alabama and Florida. Hog prices mostly steady to weak with 180 to 240 pound barrows 19.75 to 20.25 and Columbus choice hogs at 21.00. North Georgia cattle and calf receipts meager with fully steady prices, including Good, Commercial, Utility and canner categories and ranges up to 35.50 for stock calves.
USDA notes light supplies on the Atlanta market as Georgia greens hold near unchanged. Turnip salad sells at 15 100 per bushel with mustard 1.25 to 1.50. Collards and turnips fetch 1.60 to 2.00 per dozen. beans and greens rise, corn trades 50 to 60 cents a dozen ears. Peaches weaken with Mountain Rose baskets at 3.50 to 4.00 and off grade at 1.00 to 1.50.
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