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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
9
New York AP reports a cautious uptick in the stock market with the Dow at 806.07 and the AP average up to 302.0 at noon as heavy selling in Texas Gulf Sulphur trims losses after a delayed 24,000 share block. Airline, motor, steel, oil and utility shares provide limited gains amid mixed overall activity.
Hog receipts at Georgia plants show mostly steady to 25c lower on day. Chicago hogs mixed with 200-220 lb barrows 16.75-17.25, 190-225 lb 18.00-18.75, sows 12.20-14.00. Georgia cattle at Gainesville and Lyons report feeders and slaughter grades steady to higher in Lyons, with varied price moves at Gainesville.
Continued notes outline plans presented to civic clubs over several weeks as part of ongoing community outreach and engagement efforts. The text references discussions, scheduling, and coordination with local groups. Specific names or dates are not provided in the readable portion.
Herbert Whitfield assistant vice president of the Bank of Thomas County attends the 15th annual School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University this month. Whitfield will take his new post July 1 after promotion announced last week.
Firefighters extinguished a mattress fire at 403 North Dawson Street early Sunday. The blaze, whose cause was not listed, was fought by the booster truck from Station No 1, which answered the alarm at 10 45 a m.
Thomas County youth may apply to attend the Third Annual Natural Resources Conservation Workshop in Tifton during August. The camp runs one week at Abraham Baldwin College with about 200 boys expected from across Georgia. A $250 college scholarship in the University system will be awarded to the top student at camp.
SFC Jim Knowles of the Thomasville Army Recruiting office reports six enlistments this month as school ends. Among the enlistees two twins James W. and Anderson Tillman of Rt. 1 Thomasville join Otis V. Pittman Herbert J. Lamons James A. Mitchell and Matthew Rankin all from Thomas County. Knowles expects a large turnout this month noting June is a peak recruitment period.
Gov Leo Palmer announced Moose Lodge No 526 will meet at 8 p.m. today following a 6 30 p.m. supper at the Moose Lodge Hall.
Atlanta markets show cabbage at 2.00 to 2.28 per head and collards 2.50 to 2.75 per dozen. Mustard greens 1.75 to 2.00, turnip greens 2.00 to 2.25 per bushel, green onions 0.80 to 0.90 per dozen. Peaches 0.85 to 0.00 per basket, radishes 1.50 to 1.65, snap beans 3.50 to 4.00, pole beans 0.75 to 5.00, yellow crookneck squash 3.50 to 6.50, blackeyed peas 2.50 to 2.75 per bush, butterbeans 3.00 to 4.00, cucumbers 3.75 to 4.50.
The Salvation Army at 419 Smith Ave urgently needs a usable refrigerator for its transient quarters as meals may stop without one. Sgt. Farnsworth said the old unit has quit and meats and perishables can no longer be kept. A damaged drinking fountain at 520 W. Jackson St. also needs repair. donations or pickup arrangements can be made by calling 226-3772.
Brewell Wyche a 20 year old Negro woman was accidentally shot in the temple Saturday at the Five Forks area when her brother Raymond cleaned his pistol. She was taken from Archbold Memorial Hospital to an Augusta hospital. Deputy Sheriff Charles Gandy detained Raymond Wyche then released him pending her condition. Witnesses say the shooting was an accident.
In New York City and Brooklyn Queens Roman Catholics are urged to travel in groups and by daylight due to violence on streets and subways. The directive asks to confine church meetings and family socials to daylight hours, even on Saturdays, to reduce risk.
Partly cloudy and warm afternoons follow Saturday’s 2.69 inch downpour. Tonight mostly fair skies with southwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal, rain chances light to scattered Thursday through Saturday. Local normals 70 to 91.
Thousands of mourners thronged the Ganges to receive Nehru’s ashes as boats ferried officials and newsmen. A floating platform sank under the crowd and four people died in the stampede with police using clubs to steer swimmers to shore.
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