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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
5
Dr Gilbert S Lambert a retired San Francisco physician credits Sargon for relief from chronic stomach trouble constipation and biliary attacks. He says three bottles plus Sargon Soft Mass Pills restored his health and improved his tone, endorsing the remedy.
In Tarpon Springs Florida 75 large depositors meeting last night secured $400000 in bank deposits in return for real estate mortgages and Florida municipal bonds. The move followed $150000 withdrawals in the past month threatening First National Bank of Commerce. A city holiday and brass band parade were arranged to celebrate the assurance.
Marion Wiley, five, the third victim here to die from a peculiar intestinal disease, died at Grady Hospital after admission last night. Five members of the J. A. Adams family were hospitalized. two died. The disease acts quickly with deaths occurring within hours.
Raebbers blew the safe in the J Regenstein store in Atlanta and escaped with about 1200 dollars in cash plus unspecified merchandise. Furs valued at more than 12000 dollars were recovered by officers from an alley where they were stacked ready for removal.
Joliet June 12 Five convicts were in solitary confinement after a tunnel under the north wall of the old penitentiary was found. The group was captured as they attempted to reach freedom. William Vans, 38, alleged brains of the plan, had encountered prior escape attempts.
Donald Shields Andrews a wealthy chemical engineer died after accidentally ingesting poison at his $200000 laboratory on the Shrewsbury river banks. An autopsy found poison traces and Middlesex County physician Dr Harvey Hartman certified accidental death. Prosecutor Jonas Tumen said Andrews faced no business or domestic troubles but had nervous issues recently treated.
Natchez Mississippi June 12 The from New Orleans to St Louis speedboat Miss Greenville was halted after arriving 14 hours late behind Bogie the record boat of Dr Louis Leroy Memphis Mayor Fred Schelder Greenville Miss who rode in a hydroplane called the race off when he found the Miss Greenville frame not strong enough to bear the 450 horsepower airplane motor
Atlanta Georgia June 12 The state treasurer's office announced that $50,000 of the annual appropriation to the state sanatorium at Milledgeville has been sent to the institution. This brings the total given this year to $286,000. The annual appropriation is $1,300,000. W J Speer state treasurer returned to his office today after illness and said he was feeling well again.
Delegates to the twentieth annual reunion of the United Spanish War Veterans Florida department in Sarasota on June 12 favored legislation requiring banks to insure depositors against loss if banks fail. They cited recent Florida and national bank failures in support.
New York stocks irregular while bonds hold firm and curb markets show volatility. Cotton slips, sugar and coffee steady, Chicago wheat and corn ease, cattle weak, logs stable amid thin trading with uneven global cues.
Cotton futures fell under urgent liquidation with July near months slipping to 14.21 and new crop October down to 13.48 in New York and New Orleans. Rallies followed as offerings thinned, with July around 14.50 and October 13.63, but closes showed net losses across old and new crop months.
Chicago June 12 poultry market update shows alive poultry steady with fowls 21 to 22 cents, springs 28, broilers 22, roosters 10 trucks amid wartime trade conditions. Turkey prices listed at 8, spring ducks 18 to 19, spring geese 20.
As of Wednesday June 11 the market lists No 1 packer hogs at 9.30 and No 2 packer hogs at 8.50 with roughs at 7.50. The report reflects prices for the local hog market in Moultrie.
Chicago potato market shows new stock steady on barrels and weak on sacks with very slow trading. Southern sacked Bliss trades around 3.90 to 3.15 per barrel while fair quality sells at 2.79. North Carolina barrels and Irish cobblers listed at 50.
New York on June 12 shows steady parade numbers with 23 2314 medium firsts and 2144 other parades unchanged. Freight rates list broilers 20 54 percent express 1 42 roosters and freight or express 14.
Turpentine firm shows 41 percent sales 718 receipts 85 shipments 34 stock 20870. Rosin firm reports sales 1940 receipts 3164 shipments 618 stock 95743. Quoted prices include 2 od 540 f 560 and various grades listed as G H 5560 K 570 M 575 x 660 WO 620 WW 710.
Chicago sales on June 12 show hogs mostly steady with mixed weights trading to top 10.15. cattle in the slaughter classes dull and weak. Steers and cows varied with limits around 10.50 to 19.50 for heavy cows, while lighter cattle hovered near 9.60 to 10.15.
Canadian rainfall eases drought and prompts initial wheat losses in Chicago trading. Corn oats and rye follow with declines. late session partial recoveries. New York butter cheese and cotton seed oil also move lower as markets respond to softer demand and improved crop prospects.
New Orleans spot cotton closed quiet with a fall of 39 points. Sales 79. low mid dling 12.40. middling 13.90. good middling 14.55. receipts 567. stock 430183. Cotton seed oil closed steady with prices for prime summer yellow 7.35 and various futures around 6.75 to 7.87.
Cash grain quotes from J Louis show No 2 red wheat at 1.06 to 1.08 dollars per bushel. Corn prices list mixed 18 as well as yellow 8 144 and white 8 144. Oats No 3 white quoted 39% to 40% per bushel.
Wall Street opened low amid broad losses with heavy trading but midday gains lifted several leading issues. U S Steel and American Can led a partial recovery as investors covered shorts and awaited further clarity on tariff measures and Bank of England policy.
Washington greets President elect Julio Prestes of Brazil in a formal welcome ceremony. A state banquet that evening will mark Hoover’s thank you for Brazil’s courtesies and reflect continued diplomatic ties between the nations.
The health unit notes elimination of malaria breeding in Thomasville, monitored water quality, and milk improvements. Hookworm remains the county’s biggest problem with 48.8 percent of school children infected. A rural sanitation campaign is planned to eradicate hookworm and typhoid cases, aided by the Harvey Foundation and local welfare support.
Detroit June 12 William Brock and Art Schlee depart for Jacksonville Florida at 10 25 a m in a bid to shatter three trans continental flight records Their plan includes an overnight stop in Columbus Ohio with a dawn takeoff from Jacksonville toward San Diego California and a return to Jacksonville the next dawn aiming for a 24 hour round trip flight
A Lewistown Montana woman writes in October 1929 that Kruschen Salts helped her drop from 256 to 239 pounds in four weeks. She reports better health and appetite control and urges others to try the product, noting its four week supply costs 85 cents at Inman Drug Co. and other drugstores.
New York trading saw stock prices move erratically with most declines. J S Case slid 14.50 then rose over 17 from the bottom while Allied Chemical fell 10 and recovered 12. Eastman Kodak dropped 6 and climbed 8. Other named issues including New York Central Vanadium Johns Manville United Aircraft Houston Oil and General Electric U S Steel American Foreign Power and Public Service showed modest gains.
The text quotes a price range of one to one and a half dollars at the top of the afternoon upturn, indicating a brief market uptick and value shift.
The New York Stock Exchange says Alexander B. Johnson a floor member with Throckmorton and Company is temporarily suspended. The notice gives no further details about duration or reasons. The event centers on NYSE actions involving an individual at a named brokerage firm.
A terse New York coffee market note from June 12 cites steady activity at the Rio No 7914 and Santos No ah, with minimal context or details about traders or prices. The brief item offers fragmented identifiers rather than a fuller price or volume picture.
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