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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
1
A quiet New York market nudged modestly higher with the AP average up over 2 points. Industrials and utilities gained while several sectors were mixed, led by gains in aircraft electronics rails and American Telephone, with General Motors and Du Pont helping the advance.
Hog receipts total around 2800 for a 24 hour period ending Friday with prices 25 cents higher, U S 1 and 12 grades 190-280 lb barrows and gilts 17.28 to 17.75, 180-240 lb 16.75 to 17.00, and 240-270 lb 15.50 to 16.75. Georgia cattle auctions report 7200 cattle and calves with overall price declines versus last week. slaughter stock and calves soften while cows hold near steady. detailed ranges given for steers heifers calves cows bulls and feeders.
Flowers Baking Co. announces four men to new general superintendent and production superintendent roles as automation expands. R. G. Fleetwood says the upgrades will systematize departments and enable simultaneous operation, with increased production and new jobs. The four are Blair Collins Roberds and Wismer, all with long ties to the company and local communities.
Wier identified the unknown driver who backed into Dudley Hughes Lacey Jr. at Smith Ave. service station. Lacey’s car was struck on the right and the motorist left the scene. no injuries were reported. Broad and I phase one work to install 26 mercury lamps will finish today and lighting should be usable by Monday. Lamps replace 30 old lights and will triple night illumination as street widening proceeds on Broad St. Scout Post 301 will hold a car wash at Ellis Service Station to fund a mountain camping trip. event postponed from last week due to bad weather.
Produce trading in Atlanta was light with receipts far below normal across most commodities. Georgia bulk peaches ranged 1.00 to 1.50 per unit, with some crates up to 2.00, and prices listed for cabbage, cantaloupes, beans, squash, peppers, okra and other produce varieties.
Poultry offerings adequate for good demand with prices today at farms 13 14 cents per pound. Thursday prices list broilers and fryers 2 3 percent? lbs at farms 13 14. Hens heavy type 14 f o b plants 14 15 Hecht type too few to report f o b plants 7.
Meigs, Ga. three men fought at the Brown home last night. James Sheffield, 42, was shot in the right hip by J. B. Brown and taken to Archbold Memorial Hospital in fair condition. Corrie Jenkins and Brown are jailed on charges of drawing a knife and assault with intent to kill. Brown to be tried in July term of Superior Court.
Mrs. Ella Brown dies at daughter Grace Francis home Wednesday. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Philadelphia Baptist Church with burial in Gilley Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Le Nonia Reddick are set for 2 30 pm Sunday at First AME Boston Cemetery. She died at her home in Boston last Friday.
Funeral services for Ezekiel Hill will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. F. D. Martin Jr. presiding. Burial follows at Bethel Cemetery. Hill died Monday. Survived by wife Emma Dukes, daughters Ida Dunbar of Thomasville and Grace Marion Hill of New York City, and sons Rosco, Jake, and Jerry Hill, all of Macon.
A film titled A Sharper Sword and Stronger Shield shown at a Rotary luncheon outlined U.S. military power, mobility, and future needs. Col. Frank T. Holt, retired, led the presentation comparing American and Soviet forces and highlighting evolving equipment and strategy. Will Watt discussed the Student Exchange plan and overseas trip with Mrs. Watt planned for July.
Grady County Hospital trustees discussed changing trustee terms from a calendar year to a fiscal year aligned with the Oct 1 to Sept 30 cycle. The nine trustees serve three-year terms with three expiring annually. May operations showed 56 percent occupancy, 158 admissions plus 7 births, average stay 3.42 days, and 2,777 patient meals served.
Bainbridge police identify Luther Burdette and James Hamlet as the suspects in the 2700 dollar theft from the Bride and Gift Center. Loot recovered from a trailer park near Atlanta. Burdette shot by officers and listed in critical condition. Hamlet confessed to the Bainbridge trip.
CATRO-Tuggle Bros. Construction Co. Inc., Thomasville, won an $82,725 state contract to build a new sweet potato curing and marketing plant at the State Farmers Market Grounds. Start date July 10, the brick and concrete block facility will measure 100 by 120 feet with a curing capacity of 36,000 to 40,000 bushels. Farmers Market manager Carlos Cone says the plant supports efforts to restore sweet potatoes to major crop status amid new pest controls.
A Florida circuit court jury ordered Watkins Motor Lines Inc to pay a Monticello child 26000 in damages and medical costs for injuries from a December auto accident involving a Watkins truck. The verdict sets 25000 as a trust fund until the girl reaches legal age.
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