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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1936
Page
5
Nastington June 4 Postal workers begin cleaning dead letters from last year's chain letter craze seen in quarters and dollars discarded at year end. Government revenue from the fraud remains uncertain until July. The total money recovered in 1934 rose sharply, with chains blamed for a large jump in dead letters last year.
Mt Holly New Jersey June 4 The arrest of Filis Parker Sr Burlington county detectives chief on kidnapping and assault charges against Paul H Wendel shifts responsibility to Governor Harold G Hoffman Parker arrested while with friends at the Mt Holly Elks Club and indicted by a Brooklyn grand jury Parker posted 500 bail and planned to contest extradition to New York
Georgia Republicans at the state convention restructured the central committee with a white majority and an executive council to run the party. Josiah T. Rose ceded leadership to M. Hager of Atlanta as chairman, while the new rules place final say with the executive committee on disputes and appointments. A Parker Sr. quote cited as alleging political sabotage framed Governor Hoffman’s nonreappointment of Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the Lindbergh kidnapping probe.
Savannah Georgia June 4. Recommendations for improvements in administering justice in state courts include jury selection by the federal model, sworn evidence from accused, and a modernized police system coordinated with county and city law enforcement. Daniel, United States district attorney, urged selecting superior court juries from the entire circuit to reduce local political influence and better serve justice.
In Annapolis Maryland on June 4 two hundred sixty two midshipmen received diplomas and degrees from the Naval Academy. Graduates swore in as ensigns in the Navy at ceremonies in Wren Hall while guests applauded. The event honored graduates entering naval operations and war staff roles with faculty presenting diplomas.
In Daytona Beach Florida Mrs Vann and Earl Travis faced charges of plotting the murder of V Vann a railroad engineer and husband of Mrs Vann Authorities say the plot aimed to collect life insurance and remarry It involves removing track spikes on a race route and two Negro defendants are jailed awaiting trials and bond posted for the wife’s release
New York stock letter notes scattered rallies amid unsettled foreign, domestic issues. Closing lists show mixed results with notable movers like U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler down. Allied Stores and Am Tel & Tel among gains. commodities steady and gold hover.
June 4 report from a Savannah turpentine firm shows sales of six dollars per barrel and receipts of 586 with shipments 610 and stock 21 07. A rosin firm records sales 362 receipts 2 780 shipments 3 148 stock 57 964. Quote references BowGO Pyald dn bass boa ana He 440 Loand WK 4 445 MoN Wa hau WW X 4.65.
Bleachable cotton seed oil futures closed firm in New York on June 4. July contracts traded near 12B, September near WIL, and October at 9.05 with bids and nominal quotes noted.
Foreign exchange irregular. Great Britain in dollars and cents 5.0314 and 5.03 percent cables. France 6.585/16 and 6.4585/16. Italy 7.8714 and 7.8744. Montreal demand 98.605, New York 100.34 percent in Montreal.
Chicago market report lists cash wheat sales absent with varied corn and yellow grain prices across grades. It also shows seed and clover values and a U S government bond closing roundup with multiple Treasury and mortgage issues and their price ranges.
Chicago poultry market reports live 1 car and 39 trucks steady. Hens over 5 lbs 18 percent weight. leghorn hens 16 5? 144. Plymouth Rock and White Rock varieties priced. Fryers and broilers vary by breed with colored stock lower. Roosters listed. bare backs 19 to 21 cents.
June 3 1936 report from Thomasville shows cabbage 8 tonges 19.00 to 15.00 hampers string beans 1.20 to 1.50 butter beans 1.50 to 1.75 squash 18 hampers 0.75 to 0.90 new potatoes 1.25 to 1.60 okra 0.31 to 2.00 peas 0.50 to 0.315 doz corn gold 0.bbe to 2c Anz 214 bushels cakes 0. hc to The demand for truck crops remains strong receipts good but lag behind demand with unusually heavy business Wednesday.
New York stocks drifted lower with many issues losing fractions to two points. Bonds showed mixed action as U.S. government notes fluctuated. Curb trading softened on a few specialties. Foreign exchange remained narrow as sterling gave up early firmness. Cotton stayed steady amid liquidation and selling in the south. Sugar declined on a disappointing spat market. Coffee was irregular yet steady in South American markets. Chicago wheat rose on unfavourable reports while corn advanced on rural offerings. Cattle stayed steady and hogs fell 5 to 10 cents. Top grades weakened, with hogs near 31.15.
New Orleans trading shows cotton futures closing steady with July near 11.58 after a morning dip on forecasts of rain. Prices in New York also firm as weather delays rain in the eastern belt reduces selling pressure.
New York June 4 call money steady at 1 percent all day. Prime commercial paper offered at 4 1/2 per cent. Time loans steady with 60 days to 6 months at 4 1/2 per cent. Bankers acceptances unchanged. Rediscount rate at the New York Reserve Bank 1 1/4 per cent.
Chicago stockyards report shows 15,000 hogs with prices 5-10 lower than Wednesday's averages. top 10.15, 160-250 lb hogs 9.90-10.10. sows 8.60-9.25, heavies to 8.35. Cattle yard 6,000 head, steer market slow and mostly steady, bulk 7.25-8.00, prospective top near 8.75. heifers scarce. bulls steady at 6.40, dealers down.
Chicago market report for June 4 shows butter at 12 498 firm and eggs at 20 459 firm with unchanged prices. Local inventories include 20 percent extras and 20 cars of fresh graded firsts. current receipts at 18 percent and storage packed firsts at 21h.
Moultrie market shows steady hogs with price ranges from 5.18 for small weights to 8.75 for No. 2 hogs. Fat sows priced at 1.25 under smooth hogs. New York sugar futures slipped after an initial rise, July from 2.85 to 2.83 and March around 2.53 amid Washington sugar legislation nerves.
The report notes mixed crop conditions across locations Camila Cuthbert Hazlehurst Savannah Valdosta with recent rains bringing improvements. Crops such as sugar cane peanuts cotton and tobacco show better prospects as potatoes tomatoes beans and cabbage progress despite earlier dryness.
A Georgia drought sufferer asks Senator George to forward a plea to the White House. The letter requests the president to use the Bible to “straighten up the U. S. A.” so rain may come. The Georgian notes the senator will likely forward the inquiry.
Scattered showers in north Georgia last night offered little relief from a prolonged drought. Harry L. Brown, director of the extension service at the State Department of Agriculture, warned the dry conditions could trigger losses estimated at 30 million dollars.
Lima. Peru warned the United States against intervening in Nicaragua where a rebel national army upset President Juan B. Sacasa's regime. A foreign office spokesman said Peru expects no U S intervention and upholds the principle that one state shall not intervene in another's internal affairs. The stance aligns with the Montevideo 1933 convention.
The Republican National Committee unanimously voted to recommend that 1940 district delegates need not live in their districts. It also urged that the candidate with the majority support of a state delegation be the only one presented at the national convention. The meeting opened with Louisiana and Fulton county contest discussions.
Governor J. Marion Futrell denied clemency to Ed Hardwick who is serving a life term for murder. He had sought a pardon to marry Mrs. A. C. Tuveson a 52 year old widow from South Bend Indiana who became fond of him through a magazine column.
Georgia farmers face ongoing drought as eight weeks without substantial rain persists. Atlanta and Macon received light showers, Augusta logged .03 of an inch, while heavier rain fell near Rome and Dalton. Produce dealers import veggies from other states and report price increases from 10 to 25 percent.
In Swainsboro Georgia on June 4 former Congressman W W Larsen of Dublin returned to his hometown to launch his bid for Georgia governor. He resigned as regional director of the federal loan office to run, and a Dublin motorcade escorted him. Mayors Mitchell and Chapman led events including a 1 pm barbecue and a 3 pm campaign speech.
Joseph Burns, long time House Speaker, dies suddenly after facing a heart ailment. He rose from Alabama politics to Congress, with Tallulah Bankhead among his notable family, and served as leader as Democrats elected him to multiple terms.
Albany June 4. Sheriff O F Tarver of Dougherty County withdrew 100 in new bills for a trip to a Georgia peace officers convention. A bill collector visited the sheriff's office and a pickpocket lifted the wallet from his bulging wallet before he could depart for Savannah.
National golf scores show Paul Runyan leading with a strong performance. The field includes Jimmy Thomson, Craig Wood, Ted Longworth, Thomas Aycock, Bill Burke, Chris Brinke, Walter Hagen, Joe Turnesa, Sam Parks Jr, Sam Sparks Jr, Johnny Revolta, Bobby Cruickshank, Paul Bunyan, Charles Koevssis, Johnny Goodman, and Horton Smith in a dynamic early tally.
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