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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1965
Page
8
A vigorous stock market rally persisted, with gains trimmed but broad advances across steels, motors, rails, utilities, chemicals, oils, airlines, and more. The Associated Press average rose 2.5 to 322.6 at noon, the Dow up 5.03 to 879.60, with brokers noting profit taking after early highs and strong volume of 2.13 million shares in the first hour.
Local market listings show beans at 3.10 to 3.80 per bu and butter white 3.10 to 3.80, colored 2.50 to 3.50. Other produce includes cantaloupes 0.06 to 0.11 each, cucumbers 1.00 to 2.20 per bu, okra 2.00 to 4.15, peppers 2.35 to 3.05 per bu, and tomatoes green 0.10 to 1.55, pink 1.00 to 3.00, watermelons 1.05 to 1.54 per ton.
New York stocks opened higher and kept momentum in heavy early trading. Volume reached 2.13 million shares in the first hour, topping Tuesday's 2.06 million and the heaviest since Oct 19, 1937 amid war threats and a large federal deficit. Advances spread across motors, steels, rails, utilities, oils, chemicals, airlines, aerospace, and rubbers with gains from a few cents to over a dollar.
Packer Hog Hogs receipts at Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Ga Dothan Ala Jacksonvi e Fla and Chicago hog receipts show steady to higher prices with weights over 240 lbs gaining. Georgia cattle auctions report mixed changes across steers heifers cows bulls and calves with several price bands noted along with feeder and replacement cattle movements.
Roscoe Stewart, market manager, asks farmers with watermelons to report acreage, variety and average weight. Data will be posted on chamber boards to direct trucks to farms, saving growers money. He cites 2% trucks at the market and Georgia loadings of 982,348 pounds with prices from 1 to 12 cents per pound.
John Lennon says the Beatles are unhappy about receiving the Order of the British Empire and questions the reaction to the Queen’s award while noting war heroes return their honors in protest. The group had been named members of the MBE last week amid controversy.
The Post Office Department invites competitive bids to design or secure a new building in Ochlochnee for postal operations. Contractor to provide a building with the department renting for five years with three five year options. private ownership with owner paying taxes. Bidding documents from Lloyd C Loomis in Atlanta. Bids due July 14, 1965.
Washington AP reports Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge won approval from the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission to expand by 6065 acres. The five approved areas add a total of 9507 acres across the region.
Robert Miller won best speaker and most improved speaker at Grady Toastmaster Club with his speech Look and See. Other finalists included Ronald Hall Joseph Fall and Maurice Milberg as Adrian Tuggle led the meeting.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged deepening ties between civil rights and labor movements. He called for a minimum wage of at least $2 an hour and extended coverage as part of a six day SCOPE orientation for a 10 week voter registration project in six southern states.
Chicago activists compare their mass rallies and marches to Southern protests in Jackson Mississippi. Albert A. Raby leads the Coordinating Committee of Community Organizations saying the drive targets Mayor Richard J. Daley and School Superintendent Benjamin Willis. More marches and sit ins drew hundreds of arrests as clergy mediators worked with city officials.
The Chapel of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville Florida will present a concert of sacred music at Pelham First Baptist Church June 18 at 7 30 p m. The choir of high school age youths has sung for the Florida Baptist Convention the Jacksonville Baptist Association and toured South Florida last year.
Carl L. Norden, 83, creator of the WWII bombsight, died Monday after a long illness in Zurich. Norden developed auto aimed bombing targeting for planes, served the U.S. government during the war, and later settled in Switzerland.
Thomasville residents admitted to Archbold Memorial Hospital Tuesday include ten year old Debra King Mrs Mary L Benton Leroy Roscio 12 year old Sharle t A Hagan Frank J Kelly Mrs George W Cox Mrs Lester Li Lamb Mrs Dora D Pros ser Mrs Hush C Davis and Edward Wirhmeyer also admitted were George C Stokes Sr and Mrs Wayne Humphries Cairo Floy E Sweat Sr Moultrie and Anthony Ridenour Perry Fla
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