This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1932
Page
3
New York cotton prices were mixed as favorable weather and a softer stock market curbed gains. The July contract dipped to 5.96, then rose to 6.13, with later trades around 5.08 and net losses of 6 to 8 points in active positions.
New Orleans cotton futures slipped early but rallied later on short covering and favorable crop reports. July rose to 3.14, October to 5.385, and December near 7 points up before easing. overall closes steady with 10 to 11 point net gains from morning lows. Liverpool spot cotton rose eight points with American imports in demand. futures closed steady across months.
Chicago market notes butter and eggs with June figures. Various grades and percentages listed for creamery specials extra firsts seconds and standards plus current receipts and storage packed items.
Chicago market notes show poultry in stock with 50 trucks listed. Prices range across fowls 13 to 14 cents, broilers 15 to 19, lerhorn broilers 12 to 14, roosters 8, turkeys 10 to 12, spring ducks 10 to 11, geese 8, and old stock 9 to 10 cents.
Chicago market report shows hogs at 5 to 10 below yesterday's average with various weight ranges listed, sows steady, and pigs in the 2.70 to 3.15 range. Cattle totals around 9,000 with calves 2,000 and yearlings steady to weak, steers broadly 5.70 to 7.75 per cwt and cows 3.50 to 5.00.
New York on June 8 reports egg prices and quality standards with 32,685 firm. Mixed colors standard cases 45 lbs net 15 16 percent. rehandled receipts cages 423 lbs net 14 percent. medium 12 13 percent. dirties 13 percent.
Atlanta June 8 John I Kelley assistant attorney general of Georgia and gubernatorial candidate opened permanent campaign headquarters in the Piedmont Hotel. Other candidates including Eugene Talmadge Peter S Twitty Hoke OKelley Abit Nix and Arlie Tucker are expanding operations from capitol offices home cities and regional hubs as the race heats up.
The Georgia Pure Milk League will convene in Atlanta on Thursday afternoon with D. D. Brubaker of the federal farm board dairy division as lead speaker. Brubaker will tour Georgia dairy centers in Athens Athens notations Dublin Macon and Columbus before returning to Washington.
In Columbia on June 8 at the 127th commencement of the University of South Carolina, 240 degrees were awarded. Honorary degrees went to Rev. R. B. Burgess of Spartanburg, R. C. Grier of Erskine College, and Dr. S. R. Pritchard of Virginia Tech. Dr. Hughes W. Jervey of Columbia University Law School gave the commencement address.
Wall Street saw a muted session as stocks edged lower while bonds held. Brooklyn-Manhattan transit remained halted in a work stoppage with others like Macy and Woolworth slipping on leadership changes and downbeat outlooks. Auburn rose on short covering ahead of price cut announcements. overall, autos and steel demand showed weak gains amid caution on federal policy.
St Louis cash grain summary shows Wheat No 1 red at 50 cents, Corn No 2 yellow at 31 cents, No 2 white at 40 14, Oats No 3 white at 20 1/2 cents. Close: Wheat July 49 1/4, Sept 51 56, Dec 54. Corn July 28 1/4 cents.
Savannah market figures list June sales receipts shipments and stock for turpentine and rosin firms. Prices quoted include B D FE F G and other grades with several range values and contact line 260 6214.
Moultrie Georgia hog market reports No 1 packers at 3.00, No 2 at 2.75, No 3 and 4 at 2.50, Sows at 2.50. New Orleans cotton seed oil barely steady with prime summer yellow 2.95 to 3.05 and other futures listed. New York call money steady at 2 1 2 percent. commercial paper 2 3 percent. bankers acceptances unchanged.
Chicago price list shows wheat and corn quotes with multiple grades and seed values. It records July grain futures with various bids and notes a few rate figures, alongside oats and timothy seed prices and a brief closing data section.
Florida and Mississippi Democrats back Roosevelt boosting his pledged total to 528 of 770 needed for nomination. Pennsylvania and New York votes remain disputed. Hoover camp focuses on a prohibition plank at Chicago with Indiana and Idaho delegations still to be chosen.
Indianapolis shows Tracy Cox stopping Dominic Petrone in the sixth round. Milwaukee bout ends with Tait Littman outpointing Rosy Rosales. Newark card features Ernie Schaaf outpointing Tony Galento in a ten round decision.
Cleveland reports a meeting at Shaker Heights Golf Club to form the National Left-Handers Golf Association and plan a national southpaw tournament this fall. George Herman Ruth is expected to be president with other prominent businessmen and southpaw golfers involved.
The Southern Mutual Insurance Company of Athens announces a fifty percent dividend for policyholders. At a recent meeting, officers were re-elected led by A. E. Griffith as president and treasurer and Andrew Erwin as secretary. Directors include Griffith, Erwin, Fortson, Talmadge, Brand, Joel, Sanford, Deadwyler, Sledge, Grant, Lee, Bradley, Taylor, Blun. The report notes the firm has avoided asset depreciation and kept bonds at par, chiefly U. S. Liberty bonds and state and municipal issues.
Cincinnati June 8 Jeff Davis known as king of hoboes issued a nationwide warning via word of mouth to hoboes to avoid Washington and allow World War veterans to pursue payment on their bonus certificates. He said the message followed a call by Dan Brien urging wanderers to gather in the capital for better food and lodging.
Track coaches from 75 to 100 top programs gather in Chicago for a coaching clinic staged four days before the national collegiate meet. Speakers include Earl Thomson of Navy, Brutus Hamilton of Kansas, Amos Alonzo Stagg of Chicago and others from Texas Utah and Wisconsin.
Rome June 8 Premier Mussolini issued a regulation to carry fascism into the family reorganizing feminine fascist groups. It orders formation of units for women and girls in about 4 000 communities. Women and girls are charged with all obligations of those who fight for the party. The women are organized as a separate group but under the local men's secretary and approval by the male officer.
New York June 8 The shrinkage of security loans since the 1929 peak has been nearly six times the 1921 decline. Dow Jones & Company notes loans fell from 18 205 000 000 on Sep 30 1929 to 4 970 000 000 on May 31 this year. The recent total is 37.6 percent of the high.
Washington June 8 The Justice Department said Attorney General Mitchell will not recommend commuting Clyde L. King Atlanta manufacturer’s one year sentence for income tax evasion. No favorable recommendations were found after review of the commutation appeal, leaving Hoover as the only possible remitter.
James R. Garfield will chair the resolutions committee at the Republican national convention and met with President Hoover at the White House to discuss the proposed prohibition plank and other platform ideas before departing for Cleveland.
Between 400 and 500 Texas and Oklahoma bonus marchers left Nashville before dawn in a convoy of lumbering army trucks. Their route aimed at Bristol on the Tennessee Virginia border with Washington as the ultimate destination.
National League tops include P Waner and Klein with standout marks and Klein leading several categories for the Phillies. In the American League Foxx of the Athletics dominates batting and runs batted in while Myer Lazzeri and Chapman show speed and power across multiple stats. Pitching leaders include Betts and Gomez with strong win totals for their teams.
United States District Judge Jenna J. Gore denied Rogers Caldwell removal to federal court in Louisville to face charges tied to the National Bank of Kentucky failure. The indictment names James B. Brown Charles F. Jones and Caldwell alleging conspiracy to violate national banking laws and loan activities connected to Caldwell and Company.Abreaking action by government.
Thieves robbed South Georgia Teachers College of over $2000 in Statesboro Georgia Monday night on the first day of summer session registration when about 300 students had paid fees.
Omer W. Franklin, president of the Municipal Utilities Rate Association of Georgia, attacked a national bill for a three per cent levy on electricity consumers and criticized the Georgia Power Company lobbyists as ubiquitous during legislative sessions. He noted lawmakers move between the senate and house and are entertained in the senate.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.