Market Highlights Mix Gains in Steels as Oil Shares Rise
Stocks edged higher with steel issues leading, U S Steel Beth Steel and Republic Steel modestly higher while Lukens jumped over 2. Oil shares including American Oil of Texas and Gulf Oil posted fractional gains amid rising crude prices in the Middle East. Atlanta market notes report Georgia peaches and beans with varied prices. Thomasville hog and cattle sales show steady to weak trends, with hogs near steady and cattle largely steady to lower.
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Middle East
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General
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Texas
Standard Oil
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Royal
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American Cancer Society
American ‘ Tobacco
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Reynolds Tobacco
du Pont
Supreme Court
General Motors
Ford
Poultry Production Figures Reported for North Ga Farms
North Georgia poultry figures show broilers or fryers at farms 214334 pounds with plants 21. Heavy type hens at farms 17 and plants 18 19 report similar totals. Reports indicate too few of the right type to meet expectations.
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Atlanta
Broilers Or Fruyrs
New York Cotton Futures Mixed After Morning Session
Cotton futures in New York held steady to higher across the board at 11 45 a m with July at 26 33 and nearby months showing gains led by December at 34 61 and March 34 68. Market details include July 34 22 and October 32 52 with broader flat to firm tone.
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New York
Carolina Expects Best Peach Crop in Years
Clemson horticulturist Roy J. Feree reports South Carolina peach growers anticipate their best crop in a decade for 1957. Sandhills near two thirds normal, ridge and south central about half to full crop, piedmont at full crop. Growers must still produce prime fruit to compete with other southeastern states.
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South Carolina
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Feree
New York Syndicate Buys Power Co. Bonds
A New York investment banking syndicate led by Halsey, Stuart & Co. submitted the best bid for 15 million dollars of Georgia Power Co. 30 year first mortgage bonds. The bid was 101.48 for the 5 percent coupon. The syndicate is expected to reoffer at 102.29 to yield 5.10 percent.
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New York
Halsey
Stuart & Co
Georgia Power Co
Arizona woman named Teacher of the Year by SFWC
Mrs. Ellie Lee Kahl of Phoenix is named Teacher of the Year by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in Asheville. She speaks 11 languages and is a registered nurse, chosen from teachers across 28 states for the Oscar for Teachers honor. She receives a citation and a flying trip to Scandinavia, with her current post at Scottsdale High School.
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N.C
Ellie Lee Kahl
Phoenix
Ariz
General Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Kahl
Hollywood
Scottsdale, Ariz
N.dc
Maude Bigham
Chester
Fern A. Young Marshall
Price
Utah
Margaret Andreae Collina
Gainesville
Trains Resume After 30 Hour Work Stoppage
Boston and Maine Railroad trains ran on schedule after 600 craft union employees ended a 30 hour work stoppage that disrupted passenger service for 26 000 daily commuters. The return followed management promises to consider grievances and drop threatened legal action easing congestion as commuters shifted to cars or buses.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Craft Union
Ers
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Honey bees produce vast U S honey yield yearly
The article notes that honey bees in the United States generate about 200 million pounds of honey annually, highlighting the scale of beekeeping and its contribution to domestic production and markets.
D Day 13 Years Ago Start of Allied Invasion
New York reports the 6 30 a m Greenwich time start of the Normandy invasion as Allied troops stormed beaches with air and land forces. The assault involved 1 400 American and 1 000 British bombers, 2 876 439 landpower across 30 U S divisions 14 English 3 Canadian 1 French and 1 Polish facing 65 German divisions. Final German surrender came 11 months 8 days later at 5 02 a m May 8.
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Berlin
Prisoner Vanishes After Reaching For Phone Book
Bernice Nesbit, 93, missing after leaving cell at Clarke County work camp to fetch a telephone directory. Warden W. B. Looney said a guard released Nesbit from his cell. Nesbit was serving two burglary and assault with intent to murder sentences totaling 5 to 10 years.
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Atlanta
Bernice Neabit
W. B. Looney
Clarke County
State Corrections Board
Looney
Nesbit
Behn ITT founder dies at 178 in New York
Sosthenes Behn, 178, founder and former board chairman of International Telephone & Telegraph, died in St Luke's Hospital New York of a heart ailment. Behn retired as chairman a year ago after leading ITT since its 1921 founding with his brother Hernando. The company grew from Cuban and Puerto Rican telephone ventures started in World War I. Oscar Rammerstein Mi, a lyricist, was born in New York City.
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Sosthenes Behn 178
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
St. Luke's Hospital
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Hernand
Club Women Call For Defense And Strong U S Force
Asheville, N C Delegates at the 66th annual General Federation of Women’s Clubs convention called for defense preparedness and a strong U S armed force. They urged maintaining adequate military strength and equipment and proposed December 7 as Preparedness Day to honor Pearl Harbor lessons.
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Asheville
N.C
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Trumans Visit Newborn Margaret's Son in Hospital
President Harry S Truman and Bess Truman visit Doctors Hospital in New York to see the newborn son of Margaret Truman and Clifton Daniel. The full term boy arrived by Caesarean section and both mother and baby are reported well. Truman muses about a Senate path for the child while noting parents will choose the name.
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Harry Truman
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Margaret
Clifton Daniel
Daniels
Doctors Hospital
Senate
St. Louis
Truman
Harry
Daniel
Ward Abandons Bid to Enter Georgia Law School
Horace T. Ward, 21, who sought admission to the all white University of Georgia law school after a seven year effort, drops the suit. Attorney A. T. Walden said the case is dropped for now though may be renewed later. Ward now attends Northwestern University. The suit was the first in Georgia aimed at desegregating state universities.
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University of Georgia Law School
Horace T. Ward
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A. T. Walden
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Walkden
Hooper
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Law School
Darien Reverses Gambling Stand
Darien Mayor Jimmie Williamson has reversed his vote in favor of licensing slot machines. His brother Charles Williamson, publisher of the Darien News, says the mayor will issue a statement in today's edition proposing license fee refunds and revocation. An open letter to Gov. Marvin Griffin will urge state intervention as local remedies failed. McIntosh County Commission previously rejected license revocation 3-2. A public hearing is scheduled for June 11.
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Jimmie Williamson
Charles M. Willaamson
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Darien News
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Williamson
Rock of Gibraltar's Status as Crown Colony Since 1713
The Rock of Gibraltar has been a British Crown Colony since 1713, reflecting its long political status under British sovereignty.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Beer price advertising sparks bid to curb retailer tactics
Commissioner proposes actions against beer retailers who operate next to liquor stores and cut prices to draw customers. The loan plan does not ban price cuts or affect advertising by breweries and wholesalers.
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