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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
4
An advertisement lists a lawn mower priced at 159.95 with sale price 99.95, a 19.95 down payment and 1.00 per week, inviting free demonstrations and phone contact numbers for scheduling. It also mentions local city offices and emergency services in Tromasin.
New York stocks end a three week slide with a mix of small gains and losses as many previously weak issues slip further while others hold steady or inch ahead. Markets at a glance noted steady bonds, higher cotton from short covering, and uneven cattle with top near 29.50.
Chicago buyers show widespread cattle and calf activity with mixed demand. Steers and heifers steady to higher on good weights, vealers active with prices around 22 to 28.50, cows lighter, bulls and stockers varied with overall lighter demand. Texas Colorado cattle top at 26 to 28 dollars, some loads 28.25.
New Orleans June 7 Cel tco futures rise on trade buying and short covering with prices up about 40 to 45 cents per bale. Reports show varied bids and price movements across multiple May and other contracts as markets reflect activity.
Chicago cash grain prices show Wheat with declines and Corn futures mixed. Soybeans listed as none. barley and heavy white varieties noted with varied sample grades and weights across No 1 and No 3 categories.
North Georgia poultry market steady with prices unchanged and demand moderate to good in all sections. Supplies are adequate but not burdensome as prices paid to farm for broilers and fryers rose Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, with common ranges reported about 26 to 27 cents per pound for selected weights.
New York June 7 Cotton futures showed firmness as short covering supported near term July contracts ahead of first notice June 25. Traders eyed limited tenders against July unless prices top three dollars per pound, with July at 82.46 cents per pound. Late afternoon quotes added about 30 to 110 cents per bale higher than the prior close.
Receipts at major plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Dothan Jacksonville and Tallahassee include cattle calves hogs with hogs trading steady to high. prices shown for barrows gilts and various weight classes. Cattle slaughter classes steady to higher in North Florida Alabama Georgia and Central Florida with ranges for steers heifers bulls cows and calves. Market notes indicate mixed movement across regions and price shifts reflecting weight and class variations.
Market reports from Atlanta note light trading and moderate receipts. Prices show weak cabbage and collards, scarce Bliss Triumph potatoes, and mixed cantaloupe, corn, beans, and squash values across Georgia and Florida offerings.
Federal investigators entered the May 30 lynching of Caleb Hill Jr. in Irwinton Georgia. Agent John Bills said the case, under U S Attorney General authority, examines possible civil rights violations with no further comment. Two white men were arrested on suspicion of murder.
The practice of drawing and quartering prisoners after execution was not abolished in England until 1870, marking a late formal end to a medieval punishment.
The Supreme CourtAffirmed a New York judge’s decision to sentence Samuel Williams to death after a jury had recommended life in prison for a 15 year old girl’s murder. The ruling raises questions about how past crimes and upbringing should influence punishment and society’s responsibility for criminal development.
Washington reports lawmakers defend sending five House members as observers to the World Assembly of Moral Rearmament in Caux Sur Montreux. The delegation's expenses are capped at 5 000 dollars. Members Preston O'Toole Flood Dondero Wilson led the trip and were briefed in Preston's office before departure.
Meigs Georgia items note Mrs R W Brightwell visiting Atlanta and Decatur with daughters. Fred Joiner family and Winter Garden guest spent weekend with E J Carter. Jim Felker visits relatives in Atlanta and Dalton. Sue Ann King returns home to summer with parents after Huntington College. Mims Aultman of Emory University will spend summer with parents. Hollis Johnson of University of Georgia visits mother. E M Aultman guest of Atlanta relatives. Adnan Willis visiting relatives in Palmetto Camilla and Ochlochnee. Jimmy Willis handles business in Metcalfe. J Candier Austin on Columbus trip. J W Jones visits Moultrie. Marie Wilkes visits Thomasville. Pete Farmer and son Michael move to Meigs. Farmer buys O'Steen Electric Shoe Shop. Leon Davis of Albany spends Sunday with relatives. Mrs M W Turner Sr of Pelham visits briefly. Allan Beecher and Valdosta family visit Sunday. Eleven and twelve noted as originally written one teen and two teen.
Trailways Modern Coach Corp lists daily departures and arrivals between Atlanta and Florida towns. Timetables show outbound times from Atlanta to Tallahassee Bainbridge Quincy Dothan and return arrivals to Atlanta with multiple daily slots. times given in EST.
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