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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1945
Page
4
Rail shares lead a broad market advance on a large Saturday turnover in 1945. Rail issues push gains, grain futures rise while cotton falls. bonds and other sectors show steady to firmer activity.
American units engaged Japanese hold-out elements reporting 500 enemy dead. On Mindanao near Davao the 24th Infantry Division continued its hard drive through caves and pillboxes, and captured a rocket launcher supply dump in the area.
A Reuters dispatch from Brussels reports King Leopold will return to Belgium. The decision prompted Premier Achille van Acker’s government to resign to the regent Prince Charles.
Boston residents share social news including births marriages and travel. Mrs. F. S. Deason announces the June 2 birth of Flora Ann to Bainbridge relatives. Families travel to Atlanta and Cross City for medical and family events while servicemen return from overseas visits and furloughs.
New York reports CCC will start buying 1945 cotton at 92.15 cents per pound in Memphis. Market hedging and private advices say mill spot buying is light this week. Futures end 20 to 40 cents lower per bale while Chicago cash grain shows wheat at 1.77 and corn around 1.10 to 1.12 1/4.
Partly cloudy with warm humid conditions and scattered thunder showers today and Sunday. Observation at 8 a m shows 0.94 inches precipitation in 24 hours and 24.668 inches this year. Local notes mention Asheville visitors and students returning to college.
Cattle and calf unloads bulged in the southeast this week with broad buying for slaughter goods. Trade for stockers was quiet amid dry weather, while buyers paid $8.50 to $11.00 for lightweights and up to $17.00 for top fat cattle. Common cows and heifers sold $9.00 to $13.00 with cutters and canners weaker, and several better yearlings and calves appeared at plants.
Hog receipts totaled 7 200 at eight major plants in St Georgia North Florida and Southeastern Alabama. Slaughter classes remained active and steady all week. Feeder pigs sold steady to unevenly lower with some sales down 1.00. Quotations span 12 00 to 14 35 for various weight classes and sow categories.
Chicago livestock markets cleared of small sales with prices nominally steady. Receipts included 300 hogs 500 cattle 100 sheep. Hogs sold near the $14 to $14.75 ceilings while fed steers and yearlings were steady to 25 cents higher week end. top $18, best yearlings $17.80, light yearlings $17.50.
Cattle market shows fed steers and yearlings firm to higher with gains of 25 cents to 75 cents as buyers favored good and choice grades. Top price for 1508 lb as 18.00, with 17.95 next, while light yearlings and heifers range from 17.50 to 17.70. Cows and bulls trend lower across the board, vealers steady near 16.50, stocker and feeder activity strong at 12.49 to 15.25.
Chicago on June 16 AP reports potato arrivals 55 on track 70 total U S shipments 1 245 offerings very light demand exceeds available supplies market firm at ceilings no track sales California 200 pound sacks lonz whites and Pontiacs U S No 1 4 29
Cotton futures fell in New Orleans as weekend liquidation pressured prices. July, October, December and May contracts showed lower closes, with narrow gains and losses around 22.60 to 22.78 per bale amid a weak close.
Rates for telephone ads vary by length and frequency. In office by noon to appear that day. out of town ads require cash and receipts are issued. Minimum 3 lines. 4% words per line counted. special rates for 6 10 20 and 15 time insertions and monthly options. errors limited to one insertion.
A compact listing provides key city services in Thomasville including Police Fire Department Light Plant City Manager Clerk and Treas Sheriff’s Office Ambulance Whiddons Archbold Hospital State Patrol and related contacts.
For rent a furnished bedroom with private entrance and connecting bath. Suitable for a gentleman. Phone 1065-R.
A colored minister urges unity among Christians to curb crime and juvenile delinquency. He links Mother's Day and family devotion to a Clean-Up Week in civic effort and asks families to attend church, read Bible, forego alcohol, and support war bonds instead of police court costs.
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