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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
5
Prices were irregular with fractions fluctuating. Panhandle Oil jumped 15 percent on a 10 000 share block while General Motors rose modestly, Georgia Pacific edged ahead, and Douglas Aircraft slipped near two points.
June 20 1956 market listing from packing plants in Georgia Alabama and Florida notes hog prices mostly 25 cents lower with mixed lots and various weight grades. Cattle and calves in Atlanta and nearby markets show steady to higher trends with slaughter steers 18 to 22 dollars and feeder offerings around 12 to 16 dollars per hundredweight. receipts include 500 steers and mixed cattle.
Incomplete text references multiple firms and places such as Texas Coal and Steel related items, West Virginia and Woolworths, with scattered names. The legible fragments suggest business or regional mentions rather than a cohesive event or story.
The listing shows varied bids for cattle and calves by class and quality. Heifers range 17.50 to 21.00, standard 14.00 to 17.00, utility 12.00 to 14.50, and various cuts for cows and bulls. Stocker and feeder categories hold 12.00 to 18.50, calves 14.50 to 21.00 with several midpoints.
Market report from Atlanta indicates broilers or fryers at 24 to 32 pounds remain steady at farms and 1814 to 1914 f.o.b plants. Hens show weakness on heavy types at farms and plants with heavy birds around 16 to 19, light types 13 to 18, with some 19 to 20 at heavy grades.
Funeral services for Mrs Jack V Beth Sharpless 44 sister of Mrs Marcus Calhoun of Thom asville were held in Atlanta. She was business administrator of the Cerebral Palsy School Clinic of Atlanta and aided in founding the clinic. A charter member of the Cerebral Palsy Society of Georgia she recently received awards from the Variety Club and the Druid Hills Civitan Club. Surviving are her husband a daughter Judy Beth an auntMrs Gertrude L Thurmond Atlanta three nephews and a niece.
Rudolph Garvis Keyton 60 longtime Thomasville business and civic leader died Tuesday at Archbold Memorial Hospital after a yearlong illness. Funeral 4:30 today at his residence with Rev. Weyman R. Cleveland and Rev. T. F. Callaway officiating. burial Laurel Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Johnnole Tharpe and four brothers and one sister. among Keyton family members connected to local firms and banks.
Georgia will begin full and strict enforcement of the motor fuel tax act on July 1. Jim Jones, head of the tax unit, announced the crackdown as enforcement starts despite the act being in effect for about a year. Buses and large trucks must register and display a $1 windshield sticker to pay fuel tax.
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MACON The King Brothers Circus was declared bankrupt at a hearing before U.S. referee in bankruptcy Judge E. P. on. Receiver Durward B. Mercer was appointed and about 20 percent of the property may be leased for $1,000 a week, with proceeds to benefit creditors.
Incomplete text describes a contest with a single edition and potential awards. Mentions entrants may proceed and an adviser or organizer references errors and entry terms. Contains garbled phrases and lacks clear facts or names.
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