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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
7
Readable fragments show a Georgia 4-H event at a center near Meigs with Betty Blair and Joarsey listing demonstrations and trading stalls. Notes mention a County 4-H council and a concrete time frame with prices and dates, but details are incomplete.
Agricultural Marketing Service reports show hog prices down 25 to 50 cents at most southern centers with close to 18.25 to 18.75 per hundred for packing plants. Cattle overall steady to firm with regional declines in North Georgia and Florida auctions, while lambs remain near peaks at Nashville and Louisville. Broilers stay largely unchanged as producers prepare for Father’s Day. demand varies by region.
Fragmentary OCR text provides few readable items only, mentioning a CA and a numeric value 6.446 with no clear event, person, or context to summarize into a full newspaper card.
The article discusses doubts about federal budget cuts by next year and the optimistic view that the budget may be released untouched. It notes a debate between restraint and advancement, then shifts to personal travel preferences, regional race dynamics, and local civic honors. It also mentions Walter George's illness, bribery cases, and suspicions about Billy Graham’s earnings from evangelism.
Atlanta market notes show mixed quality and prices as peaches watermelons and cantaloupes increase. Georgia produce including peaches cantaloupes corn and beans range from 1.50 to 4.00 per unit with crates and sacks selling at various wholesale figures.
North Georgia auctions feature steers at 12 to 2315.50 dollars and good stocker calves ranging 16 to 3220 dollars. Nashwiltie sale notes choice to prime lambs at 21 to 22 dollars, Nashville week arrivals 800 head with rocktprime 90-pounders at 24.50. Fresh produce shipments, peaches and melons, decline in Florida and Alabama potato shipments, Alabama and Georgia peas and peppers priced, watermelons around 1 dollar each.
A three night course July 8 9 and 10 will teach credit fundamentals for banks merchants and credit offices. Sterling Speake NRCA instructor will cover credit applications interviews evaluating applicants policies and collections. Thomasville participants may earn NRCA certificates with a small enrollment fee.
The New York stock list shows a mixed start with key shares advancing modestly while copper price declines pull many stocks down. Steel issues gain on prospects of more steel purchases by automakers. conglomerates and multiple companies post fractional moves in either direction.
Estimated hog receipts totaled 700 at major plants in Albany Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Dothan and Jacksonville Florida Chicago rec elpts 7500 with price ranges for barrows and gilts across various weights. North Georgia cattle in Atlanta shows slow trading with limited test prices and calves and vealers down slightly.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi flies from Hawaii to Washington for talks with President and U.S. leaders aimed at strengthening friendship and mutual trust. He is greeted on arrival by officials after a Honolulu stop.
Tonight the Thomasville Y M C A opens with a dedication ceremony led by Dr. Wm. M. Searcy and featuring remarks from W. Milton and W. A. Watt. Local officials Mayor Heeth Varnedee and County Chairman Jim Keyton attend along with youth leaders and area clergy. A tour of the new facilities follows, and light refreshments are served as plans for memberships and gift memberships are outlined.
Final rites are planned for James Byrd 57 a Thomasville resident at 4 p m today at Dekle Funeral Chapel with the Rev Weyman Cleveland First Methodist Church officiating Burial will be in Laurelin Cemetery pallbearers include Irvin Reichert Ernest Reichert Leon Oliver Bari mell Joe Minchen and y roag a Byrd died Saturday in Jacksonville hospital Survivors include his father J P Byrd of 311 N Stevens St and Mrs Ethel Minchew and Mrs Earl Trammell and others
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