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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
4
Local listings provide key telephone contacts for the Clerk's Office and Mayor's Office, plus Fire Department and Sheriff's Office numbers. The page includes digits for the Camilla area and emergency access in public service offices.
The Masonry group from Mitchell and Baker Counties convenes for a regular meeting. Brethren list officers and attendees including Peltam Gra dine and several named lodges.
Washington reports President Roosevelt does not plan a special message to Congress on railroad legislation, leaving the matter to Congress. RFC chief Jesse Jones says no immediate help for debt-burdened railroads, as unions oppose liberal federal loans after wage cuts. A stalled plan to fund railroads to avert bankruptcy awaits Senate action, while wage-cut protests slow progress.
Thirty girl scouts from Pelham accompanied by local ladies depart by chartered bus for a Warm Springs outing. They will spend the night on Piney Mountain and visit spots including Perroll Gardens in LaGrange Magic Hill near Manchester Capol Springs Pine Mountain Valley Blue Springs Hamilton Fort Benning and a cave near Richland. The group lists 31 scouts and four chaperones with L. Culpepper in charge of the bus. They plan to return Friday evening.
Five cases studied by Dr Chester L. Carlisle of veterans administration show people kill themselves at moments of success due to unmet primitively rooted wishes. Executives and salesmen felt unfulfilled and pressured to be perfect, provoking depressions and self harm even amid worldly achievement.
Governor E D Rivers and Commissioner Columbus Roberts prepare for a milking contest on the state capi tol lawn to promote the drink more milk drive. Roberts named Hamilton Ralls as second. Rivers chose secretary Gertrude Liles.
In Augusta on June 10 the Columbus Red Birds extended their Sally League lead with an 8 2 victory over the Greenville Spinners. Pepper Turner boosted the offense with a three run second inning and a sixth inning homer with one on. Macon’s Art Evans earned the win in a 2 0 shutout of Jacksonville as John Berry delivered four solid frames for the Tars. Dace Davis homered late to lift the Savannah Indians to an 11 10 win.
Atlanta June 10 1974 Physicians at St Joseph Infirmary say Frank Speer former Georgia Tech athlete a heavy weight wrestler and All America tackle has a fifty fifty chance to recover from bronchial pneumonia He is in an oxygen tent at age 32 He was brought to the hospital a week ago after wrestling Dorro Roche and remained ill since returning to bed for the match.
Chicago moves toward repealing old rules as Barnet Hodes urges a modern code. The items include cabbage plants needing a foot of earth for odor control, cattle barred from crossing bridges, and marching or beating time on bridges. In Des Moines, Roy Grimm avoids jail by explaining his car was parked overtime due to his arrest.
Birmingham. Colburn a 31 year old father who killed John Lewis Smith a 21 year old negro convicted of carnal knowledge of Colburns seven year old daughter will not be tried for the killing. A Jefferson county grand jury returned a no bill. Smith was shot four times while being led from the courtroom to jail. Colburn surrendered his pistol and turned himself in.
In Greenville Tennessee on June 10 a couple wed via telephone as Miss Malura Weaver and M D Thomas tied the knot with rites read from York Pennsylvania by Dr A F Weaver father. The newlywed couple married across 2000 miles drew a tolling ceremony headlined by a distant pastor.
Penvenan France June 3 Gol and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh have settled their family on Mirec Island off the northwest coast of France The Col onels bought the island last April They passed through here on their way from Long Barn Kent England with their two sons Jon and Land Mirec Island near St Gildas Island is small but notable for its castle once home to Adelina Patti and its proximity to Dr Alexis Carrel the American scientist linked to the Mechanical Heart project
The senate approved flood control legislation authorizing 1.7 million dollars to acquire land for the Clarks Hill dam on the Savannah River. Senator George of Georgia cited hopes Roosevelt would back the project as a WPA effort if rights of way are secured. the bill does not appropriate funds and may seek future appropriations. Clarks Hill sits north of Augusta, Georgia, straddling South Carolina as a navigation and hydroelectric project.
Valdosta Ga June 10 Dr John D Ware of the University of Georgia criticized college trends that prize size and PhDs over academics. He warned against retaining every student to the bitter end and suggested teachers be judged by character and teaching ability, not titles.
The June 10 market retreat follows earlier gains with light profit taking turning initial advances into losses. Turnover hovered around 400 000 shares as inflation worries and cautious trading dampen enthusiasm on Wall Street.
In Los Angeles on June 10, Eleanor Holm, famed swimmer, is linked to Billy Rose but remains married to her impresario. She confirms only one marriage while Fanny Brice has not yet divorced Rose, despite reports.
Cash wheat had no sales reported. Corn No 1 mixed 58, No 1 yellow 58 59, No 4 56. Data No 1 mixed 28 29, No 1 white 29, No 4 28 4. Buckwheat No 2 yellow 7. Soy Beans No 3 yellow 86, sample 70. Barley feed 35 52 nom, no malting market.
Moultrie Georgia June 10 hog market reports a steady soft hog market. Heavies 240 pounds and up. No 1 from 180 to 240. No 2 150 to 180. No 3 130 to 150. No 4 110 to 130. No 5 60 to 110. Fat sows at 1.50. Hogs of any weight basis. stags 5.25.
Chicago June 10. Thomas McCall, 39, back in prison today after a young Negro's repudiation of a confession. McCall, serving five years for attacking Miss Virginia Austin in a 1936 hotel assault, has insisted on innocence. Police linked last week to an 18 year old Robert Nixon who allegedly confessed to killing five women, altering McCall's case. Rose and Miss Holm remained unsettled about marriage as he spoke of matrimony earlier.
In New Orleans on June 10 cotton prices rose about 50 cents per bale before retreating as profit taking and broad market dips weighed on futures. July contracts near 8.24, October 8.38, March 8.36. close steady with declines of 4 to 7 points.
New York cotton futures rose early on favorable reports but struggled near the 8.20 level for October as prices fluctuated. October contracts moved from 8.28 to about 8.16, later around 8.25 with a net higher day but closed about 1/4 point lower. Spot middling was 8.19.
In New York on June 10 bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed unchanged to 4 cents higher. Trading showed 11 cent contracts with July at 8 1/2, September 7.88, October 7.77, December 7.75, January 7.76 with bids on the board.
U S government and mortgage bond prices reported for June 10 in New York. Treasury issues show 2% and 3% series with prices around 110.3 to 114.21, while mortgage related bonds including Fed Farm Mortgage 3s and HOLC 2% 8 years are listed with fractional values.
Turpentine firms report earnings with receipts and stock figures for June 10 and 11. Rosin sales and receipts are listed with prices for B D AR Fi and other grades, while trading in naval stores is suspended until further notice.
June 10 foreign exchange rates show Great Britain at 4.95 percent demand and cables, France at 2.77 percent cables and 247 percent demand, Italy at 5.26 percent demand and 2.26 percent cables, with other currencies listed in cents.
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis closed barely steady with 41 percent content. June 21.00, July 21.18, August 21.86, September 21.55, October 21.85, November and December 22.15, January 22.20. Sales for the period reported.
A fragmented OCR item mentions egg market terms and standards with scattered figures like dozens and mediums. No clear event or names emerge.
New York sugar futures showed irregular activity with No 3 and No 7 slipping while July and March contracts gained modestly. Refined sugar remained unchanged at 44.50 and a shipment of Puerto Rican bags valued at 8.78 per unit was noted for late June assignment.
Chicago price bulletin notes Butter at 1 776, creamery-extra firsts 00 91 score 23 to 24 percent, firsts 88 to 80 at 21 to 23 percent. Eggs listed at 27 024 with prices unchanged.
Chicago poultry prices show mixed movement with two trucks available. Hens over 5 pounds and under 17 percent accordingly shift, Leghorn hens at 15 percent, Leghorn broilers at 1 percent, and Springs, Plymouth Rock, White Rock chickens varying around 16 to 21 percent. Other prices remain unchanged.
Chicago livestock prices show hogs 230 lb down and 160-250 lb good to choice ranges, sows mostly steady. Cattle yarded about 500 head with steers up to 60 cents, cows steady to weak and butcher grades mixed, vealers and light weights quotable up to 9.59.
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