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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
6
St Louis reports Billy Southworth succeeds Ras Blades as manager of the Cardinals. President Sam Brendon presided as the club announced the leadership change amid ongoing efforts to stabilize the team.
A scoop out cabbage creates a crisp serving bowl for a vegetable salad. Center removed cabbage is chopped with seasonings and dressing, refilled, and topped with parsley and grated carrots. Southworth, a former Coratun player and manager, would face a charge next Monday.
Berlin reports authorized sources state Germany’s twofold war aim to annihilate France and England with capitulation as the goal. A spokesman says Germany sought peace but France and England declared war, and the final objective is total destruction of the foe. General Von Reichenau is quoted on strategic stubbornness and future plans remain unrevealed.
A House tax subcommittee tentatively approved a bill to raise 1.006 billion dollars annually for national defense. The measure would lower personal income tax exemptions from 2500 to 2000 for married filers and from 1000 to 800 for singles.
Belgrade report says 120000 Yugoslav reservists have been released during the past fortnight as large Italian forces move from the Fiume region toward the French border. The war ministry issued the statement as authorities confirmed the troop transfer.
The report says enemy forces resist stubbornly with Senegalese sharpshooters, hidden machine guns, and defenders in small groves and ravines. Descriptions include rifle volleys, overhead whines, and continuous fire during a river crossing.
Shares rose modestly as investors hoped for steady defense trends in France with about 500 000 shares trading. Major movers included U S Steel National Steel Chrysler Dow Chemical and United Aircraft among others while cottonseed oil closed steady with specified futures quotes in New Orleans.
Bleachable cottonseed futures closed 7 to 10 higher in New York trading. Sales reached 79 contracts with July at 6.098, September 6.168, October 6.19, January 6.21. B bid noted.
New York June 11 closing U S government bonds list shows Treasury 3 percent 6s 43 40 at 100 13 with other notes and imputed yields. Mortgage and Fed Farm Mortgage bonds appear with varied prices around 105.29 and 109.8 amidst a broad debt market snapshot.
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service said May rainfall deficiency slowed most truck crops. Lima beans and snap beans yields dropped. cucumbers lagged about three weeks. pimientos suffered heavy damage. cantaloupes and watermelons delayed but rain near end May improved prospects. Potatoes harvest normal. tomatoes up about 58 percent from last year with harvest around 330,000 bushels.
New York stocks rise with steels aircrafts and chemicals driving gains. Bonds improve as British empire loans advance. Foreign exchange unsettled with free market concerns amid British restrictions. Cotton firm with trading and Wall Street buying. Sugar higher supported by trade and Cuban backing. Metals steady while zinc stocks drop sharply. Wool topics show strong activity with shorts covering.
Southeast packing plants see 843 hogs received as demand remains steady. U S Department of Agriculture reports prices for various weight classes from 80 to 270 pounds with 180 to 240 pounds at 5.00 to 5.50 and lighter weights 3.25 to 4.25, while sow values run 4.00 to 4.50 for 180 to 240 pounds. In Chicago hogs and cattle markets, 11 000 hogs on sale with weights 250 pounds and under strong to 25 cents higher, several price bands listed from 4.00 to 5.50 for various weights. cattle steady with good and medium grade steers at 7.50 to 9.75, cows 6.25 and down, veal and bulls cited accordingly.
Cotton futures rallied on hedging pressure and stronger wall street demand. July and October futures posted gains as midafternoon quotes rose 7 to 13 points, with steady old contracts and higher closes across futures markets in New York and New Orleans.
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis closed firm with July at 22.50, September 21.05, October 20.60, December 20.55, January 20.55. Sales 1,600.
The Chicago market reports weaker demand for potatoes with shipments 594 arrivals 148 on track 366 and new stock entering the market. Prices decline with Alabama Bliss U S No 1 washed 2.00 to 2.15, U S No 1L unwashed 1.85 to 2.00, U S commercials unwashed 1.80, U S No 1 size B washed 1.10 and size B unwashed 1.00. A car shipment shows heated sacks and some spotting.
Turpentine and resin firms report mixed offerings and sales for June 2014 in Savannah. Details list multiple line items with prices, shipments, stock, and receipts, but the OCR text is garbled with many stray codes and inconsistent data points.
Chicago on June 7 reports poultry prices and yardage as hens hold despite softer small chicken and rooster markets. Broilers at 214 lbs fall, colored varieties easing, white rocks 19 to 21, springs under 4 lbs at 21, bareback chickens 14 to 17, rooter 10 percent, geese 7, other prices unchanged.
Butter held at 1,384,959 pounds with steady market and creamery price index at 89 2414. Eggs at 36,054 dozen remained steady with no price changes.
Sugar trading in New York on June 7 moved at a slow pace as domestic contracts rose 2 to 4 points amid trade and Cuban buying. July was quoted around 1.82 and January about 1.89 cents. Raw market inactive with June Philippines arrival offers near 2.70 cents, refiners showing little interest. Cuban bids near 2.75 cents duty paid.
Chicago cash grain prices show cash wheat No 3 mixed at 8 1 4 cents a bushel No 3 mixed. Corn No 1 yellow 66 67 cents No 2 65 66. Oats No 2 mixed 34 14 cents sample grade 33 percent No 2 white 36 No 3 34 44 35 sample grade 33 3. Barley making 55 60 feed barley 40 48 cents.
W G Sutlive longtime Savannah editor and journalist dies after decades in Georgia papers. He rose from printer s devil on the Clayton Courier to editor of the Savannah Press succeeding Pleasant A Stovall. He led the paper in Stovall s European stint and later as editor under Merschel Jenkins. Feeds include service to Savannah Board of Education and Georgia House of Representatives. Survived by five children. two follow him in journalism.
Analysis of Weygand orders and German offensive maneuvers along the coast and Chemin des Dames. The French defense aims to anchor at the coast while resisting a pincer movement toward Paris and the Aisne. Weygand emphasizes holding soil and regrouping British help for further operations.
The German Women’s Labor Service now counts 110000 girls in uniform. They are housed in 2000 labor camps scattered throughout Germany.
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