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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1929
Page
4
Washington June 11 officials say the bootleg queen is a myth after reviewing 385 women sentenced to federal institutions since January 1. They say women act as aides in bootlegging roles on a small scale but have not led or organized large scale operations.
A dense OCR puzzle page lists clues and answers across topics from transport to weather. It includes misreads and partial entries such as “Wicked & Vapida” and “Mottled ap aran mahogany” with numbers like 34 and 81, plus a long solution set with percentages and place names.
New York and New Orleans cotton futures closed steady to higher after early selling. The report notes quiet trading, near month shorts covering, and a bull report expected on weevil emergence next Friday. Cotton seed oil and stock market movement are also summarized with notable gains in utilities and steel shares.
The Moultrie hog market today lists No 1 packer hogs at nine percent and No 2 packer hogs at eight percent. Market update corrected daily by Swift and Company from Moultrie Georgia.
Chicago reports June 11 price ranges for poultry butter eggs and live stock. Poultry stays steady with fowls and broilers listed. grains show wheat strength, corn gains, oats softness. cotton and sugar prices cited. cattle and hogs details noting price ranges and top loads. regional notes include butter and cheese firm in New York.
St Louis cash grain quotes show No 2 red wheat 1.24 to 1.25, No 1 hard 1.11. Corn values range from 92 to 94 percent for various grades. Oats about 46 to 46 1/2 cents. New York call money firm at 8 percent all day with firmer time loans. prime commercial paper 6 percent and bankers' acceptances unchanged.
Turpentine shows firm activity with sales 1 049 and receipts 2 108, shipments 435 and stock 11 808. Rosin remains firm with sales 2 544 and receipts 6 995, shipments 924 and stock 58 624. Quoted prices list varied letters and grades including B 680, D 690, B 705, and WG 800.
Cotton seed oil markets in New Orleans closed steady on June 11 with prime summer yellow at 8.70 and crude 7.87 to 8.00. Futures for January 9.05 and months June to December ranged from 8.65 to 9.09, signaling stable demand across the season.
New York coffee market shows a steady spot with light demand. Rlo No 7 16 and Santos No 4 23 percent described for June 11.
Baltimore June 11 343 graduates to receive doctor of medicine degrees at Johns Hopkins University Exercises feature Dr Frederick Donnan of University College London and Dr Frank Ge iomove retiring president The article notes Georgia residents among those receiving degrees.
The ceremony honors Doctor of Philosophy degrees for Rob ert Freeman Deese Jr and Linus Marvin Ellie of Washington and Dublin Georgia and Elizabeth Juanita Greer of Atlanta and George Bascomb Malone of Villa Rica. Doctor of Medicine degrees go to Robert Lee Oliver of Pooler and Herbert Bernard Rothschild of Columbus.
Nine district representatives were selected from Georgia elimination tests to compete for the Thomas A. Edison scholarship. The state exam will be held at the capitol next Monday at 10 am. The winner advances to the Edison Laboratory finals in West Orange New Jersey for a personal exam and a four year technical school scholarship.
New York June 11 Babe Ruth has received permission from manager Miller Huggins to spend a week at a lake and golf course near Washington to rest before the Yankees series with the Philadelphia Athletics beginning June 21. He said I am going to fish and play golf.
Ruth presses for lineup inclusion after a ten day absence due to a severe cold. Coach Huggins joins the doctor in warning against any rush to rejoin the playing roster during the season.
Dr H D Alexander longtime president of the North Carolina Farmers Union and nominee for vice president on the farmer labor ticket last year died at his home near Charlotte at age 66.
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