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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
4
Lin Wan Pao in Shanghai urges Hitler and Mussolini to follow General Yang Sen as a model for boosting German and Italian militaries. The paper cites Yang Sen as a warlord who trains his son from age seven to fourteen in a private military camp with strict discipline and honors.
Senate commerce committee will investigate the advisability of curtailing Inland Waterways Corporation operations. Major General T Q Ashburn may be asked to justify continuing the lower Mississippi service and other streams including Warrior in Alabama. Senator Vandenberg backs amendments to the Inland Waterways Act as Savannah river service expansion passes House.
In Tampa on June 15 officials abandoned hope for the motorship Maloa bound from Tampa to Belize with nine persons aboard. The vessel gave a radio position on June 4 and has not been heard from since, making her long overdue.
An old style advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as proven relief for chills and fever from malaria. It promises double relief by countering chills and aiding iron restoration, presenting the tonic as a trusted, longstanding remedy.
Johnstown sees clashes at Bethlehem gates as 7 injured in picket and police confrontation. Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana report shifts as 1,000 Grand Rapids workers return after CIO acceptance. GM talks in Detroit push for wage hikes and 35 hour week. Monroe considers peaceful picketing to ease tensions.
Washington June 15 UP The Republic Steel Corporation filed suit in federal district court today to compel the post office department to deliver packages to its strike besieged plants at Warren and Niles Ohio.
Cornelia Ga June 15 The re settlement administration reviewed a request by Jack Stoddard state adjutant general for release of part of a 43000 acre tract in several counties between Cornelia and Tocooa for use as a state national guard camp and training site.
In New York, fractions recovered to three or more points as strike news faded. Traders covered shorts and quick turnover aided by profit-taking before the close, with steels and motors strongest and overall buying subdued. Other markets show mixed moves with cotton and bonds varying in tone.
Moultrie Georgia hog market steady soft hogs 240 pounds heavies No 1 180 to 240 No 3 150 to 180 No 4 110 to 138 No 5 6 to 110 Fat sows 2.00 under smooth hogs Stags 7.75. U S Government Bonds New York June 15 closing prices bonds treasury 4s 47-52 115.24 31445 43-45 106.6 4s 44-54 111.10 3s 46-56 109.19 3543 40-43 106.19 3s 41- bg March 106.10 34s 46-49 104.19 38 61-55 102.14 2s 55-60 100.11 Mortgage HOLC 3s 52 101.31 HOLE 2s 39-49 100.7 Chicago Cash Grain Chicago June 15 cash wheat no sales reported Corn No 2 mixed 1.1644 No 1 yellow 1.15% No 2 yellow 1.15%4-17 No 3 yellow 1.1544 No 2 white 1.18 Oats No 1 white 493 M50 No 3 white 4514-4744 Soybeans No 2 yellow 1.3616-37 Barley No 2 Illinois 95 seed 53-65 nom making 75-95 nom Timothy seed 400-25 Clover seed 22 00-29 00 cwt
U. S. Dept. Apris report shows hogs 17 000 head trading mostly 15 to 25 cents lower than Monday with top at 11.40. Buyers paid 11.25 down to 11.00 for 200 to 300 lb animals. 150 to 190 lb mostly 10.25 to 11.25. Sows weighed 350 to 450 lb down to 9.75 to 10.25, large sows 3.00 or under. Cattle yard steady to higher. prime 939 lb heifers and best yearling steers sold around 13.50 to 13.00 for top weights, heavy steers 14.25 with loads near 14.75. Stockers firm after 25 cent advance. sausage-weight hogs steady.
Foreign exchange in New York on June 15 shows Britain at 4.94 dollars on cables and 60 day bills 4.92 percent. France and Italy demands are 4.4514 and 5.26 respectively with reciprocal rates at 99.987/16 and 100.01 9/16.
New York sugar futures held steady on June 15 amid firm spot activity and favorable London re port input. July No 3 hovered near 2.47 after an earlier 2.48 trade while No 4 rose a fraction with July at 1.16.
New York call money remained steady at 1 percent for the day. Prime commercial paper priced at 1 percent with time loans steady, 60 to 90 days at 4 6 percent, bankers acceptances unchanged. Rediscount rate at the New York Federal Reserve Bank held at 1 percent.
Savannah reports turpentine and rosin activity with firm sales, receipts, shipments, and stock figures. Turpentine totals include 34 firms with 627 receipts and 379 shipments, rosin shows 756 sales and 2 874 receipts, with stocks around 27 394 and 53 880 respectively. Prices list various rates for vessels and products.
Live poultry market in Chicago shows hen and fryer prices with variety by breed. Hens over 5 lbs noted at 1714 and 5 lbs or less at 17, leg horn hens 1234, fryers colored 19 percent, Plymouth rock and white rock 206, barebacks 16, leghorn 15-18, springs colored 2234, Plymouth rock 2344, white rock 26, barebacks 20.
Edith Maxwell of Wytheville Virginia, twice convicted of killing her father Trigg Maxwell, was granted the right by the Virginia supreme court of appeals to argue an appeal in the form of a writ of error for her second conviction, which carries a 20 year prison sentence. The ruling follows a July 21 1930 family quarrel death.
Chicago market figures show butter and egg prices and stock levels with multiple grade categories and percentages. Data include June 15 figures for butter varieties such as extras and firsts and eggs with local receipts and storage terms.
In Lille France 70 girl workers fainted in two waves at the sugar refinery with 400 employees having fainted last week. Doctors ruled out gas and poison and heat may be blamed. Officials and doctors explore mass hysteria as a possible cause and workers resumed shifts under union authorization.
In Atlanta on June 15 Captain Jack Malcom ordered the motorcycle squad to patrol in civilian clothes. The move drew amused remarks as officers booked an unusually high number of traffic charges, with one officer seen in overalls and residents noting a farmer-like appearance.
Quo warranto proceedings to remove Judge Claude C. Pittman from the Cherokee superior court circuit bench were filed in Fulton Superior Court Judge John D. Humphries set a June 25 hearing at Cartersville near Judge Pittman’s home. Mitchell’s attorney presented his commission from Governor Rivers to Pittman, who refused to relinquish the office.
Joe Lipps of Ty Ty Georgia heavyweight was suspended for life by the Illinois State Boxing Commission for a poor showing last Monday against Red Burman. Lipps received 208 dollars, his share of the purse, after promising to retire from the ring.
Huge sections of several marble pillars tumbled to the pavement inside St. Peter's in Vatican City during the day. The incident disrupts access to the vast basilica as authorities assess structural safety. A fragment mentions Georgia politics unrelated to the event.
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