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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1950
Page
4
The Los Angeles debate centers on Helen Gahagan Douglas versus Manchester Boddy for the Democratic nomination while Richard Nixon leads the Republican bid. Voters weigh a liberal program against a staunch party platform amid a charged campaign in a state with deep political reach.
The piece notes editorial alarm at court decisions challenging segregated schooling. It cites Texas and Oklahoma rulings that point to unequal facilities and discriminatory seating, warning Georgia and the South to ensure true equality. Millard Caldwell says the Board of Control’s cooperative plan remains unaffected.
The New York stock market fell in a brief morning burst with most issues down a few cents to around a dollar a share. General Motors showed rare strength after a proposed two for one split but drifted as overall sentiment weakened.
AP compiled noon stock list shows Alleghany Corp 2Y, Am Can, American Smelting, Chrysler, Coca Cola, Colgate, DuPont, Goodyear, Sears Roebuck, Studebaker, Texaco, Western Union, Union Pacific, United Aircraft, United Fruit, Warner Bros, Woolworth and other major firms. Strong entities include Caterpillar, Chrysler, Coca Cola, Goodyear, Texaco, Union Pacific, United Aircraft, Warner Bros, Woolworth.
Markets show irregular to strong recovery with cotton higher on trade buying and short covering. Chicago wheat closes higher amid mill buying. corn follows, oats steady to firm. hogs weak in Chicago with slow sale and prices down 10 to 25 cents. Cattle steady to weak, weights uneven, top hogs around 20.20 and cattle mostly 16 to 32 dollars per hundredweight.
Police Fire Department Light Plant City Manager Clerk and Treas Sheriff s Office Ambulance Whiddon s Archbold Hospital Post Office State Patrol provide key local contacts for emergency services utilities and city administration in thomasville.
A stricken aircraft sent a final message that it was likely going into the drink as time showed less than 10 hours remaining. Pilot Joseph Hal of Seattle reported one engine failure and an altitude drop while aiming for Nassau. Coast Guard rescue authorities launched an immediate air and sea search.
Receipts at major plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Bainbridge Dothan and Jacksonville show hogs steady to higher with mostly Good and Choice weights 190 240 pounds quoted at 18.75 to 19.50 while 235 276 pounds run 18.00 to 19.00 and 270 320 pounds 16.50 to 18.60. Cattle and calf figures incluido and trends vary by region with steady stocker trade and regional strength for slaughter steers cows and calves in Florida Alabama and the tri state area. Prices reflect practical quotable limits for barrows and gilts and local plant quotes across the Gulf Coast and Southeast markets.
Savannah AP dispatch reports volatile turpentine figures with varied offerings, sales, receipts and shipments. The data includes numbers like 40 cents, 381 shipments, 11 666 stocks and 200 receipts, reflecting unsettled market activity.
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