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Newspaper

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1934

Page

4

Laws Stress Tire Safety For Motor Security

Firestone highlights tire safety amid rising state and city laws. Racing and public campaigns cite unsafe tires as leading accident factors, with examples from Minneapolis, Stockton, and England. Gum-Dipping strengthens cords. 33 Indianapolis drivers trusted Firestone, none failed.

Firestone Indianapolis Minneapolis St. Paul New England England Stockton California

Three Oklahoma Men Found Dead and Seven Held

Three highway workers Homer Beasley Robert Watkins and Bill Gann were found dead near Hill country twenty miles northeast of McAlester Oklahoma. Seven people were held for investigation. A campaign card note implicated Jack Rackley Bill Moore and George Baker as involved. Two other arrestees were unnamed.

McAlester Okla Here Homer Beasley Robert Watkins Bill Gann Gann Jack Rackley Bill Moore George Baker Homer Hobart Moore

Makeshift Cabinet Directs Cuban Government Amid Resignations

Havana reports a makeshift cabinet directing Cuba after four ABC members left following the party divorce from President Mendieta. Four secretaries hold double posts as Mendieta’s Nationalist party holds eight of ten posts, renewing leadership backing for reforms.

ABC Mendieta Havana Cuba ABC Political Society Carlos Mendieta APC

Prominent Banker Dies as Plane Lands for Doctor

Robert H. Christie Jr., 41, president of the Investment Bankers Association of America and partner at Dillon Read & Co., died aboard a plane returning from a bankers conference. He had chest pains after boarding in Akron and died before a physician could reach him near Archbold, Ohio.

Archbold Robert H. Christie, Jr Investment Bankers Association of America Christie Dillion, Read & Company Robert B. Schaffner Chicago Bankers Schaffner Akron Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company S .A. Morton

Perfect Case Drawn Against Forester for Murder

Malone New York June 26 The perfect case was drawn up against Thomas Frederick Showers 27 charged with the criminal attack and slaying of 14 year old Cleo Tellstone District Attorney Harold W Main declaring I have a perfect case plans to file a first degree murder charge based on a confession signed by Showers and other evidence found since the girl s nude body was discovered by her brother The murder weapon a 16 inch ash club was found near the body Mrs George T Tellstone Cleo s mother suffered a serious nervous breakdown Cleo had just graduated grammar school a week ago.

Malone N. Y Thomas Frederick Showers Cleo Tellstone Harold W. Main CCC Showers George T. Tellstone Cleo

Wall Street Sees Mixed Rally as Commodities Lead

Stocks show a modest rebound led by metals and mills while crops sag. futures on cotton and sugar swing with dry weather aiding gains in New Orleans. U.S. industries such as General Motors and U.S. Steel post fractional advances as bonds hold steady and foreign exchange improves. New Orleans cotton trades amid July liquidation and steady to firmer prices as exports reach 17,803 bales.

U. S. Smelting Santa We Southern Pacific Cerro de Paseo Tove Sevaud Americanan Chrysler American Tobocco BB Liggett & Myers B Vlentiomery Ward American Beet Sugar Wilton & Co Great Western Sugar Western Union Moore American Telephone U. S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Consolidated Gas General Motors Ceneral Electric Central New York U. S Texas Wall Street Chicago New Orleans New Orless ELOS

Foreign exchanges steady across major currencies

The New York market shows steady foreign exchange rates with Britain quoted in dollars and other currencies in cents. Major entries include Britain at 4.1 million demand, 4 for cables, and 5.007 for day bills. France around 8.04, Germany 2s3, and a broad spread across Switzerland Spain Portugal Austria Hungary Argentina Japan Mexico and Canada with varied bid and ask levels.

New York Dune Great Britain Germany Finland Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Czechoslovakia Austria Hungary Huiania Sas Tokyo Mexico City Montreal Peesgegy Hedgium His Norway Taukk

Chicago Livestock Prices for June Auction

In Chicago livestock market notes for June, pigs sold around 1.00 per pound with light and seed choices, weights 60 to 200 pounds at about 4.50 to 6.00 per hundred pounds. Cattle and veal ranged 550 to 900 pounds with prices near 5.25 to 7.85. Steers and feeder cattle offered at 1050 pounds and up with varied bids.

Chicago el S Steehker

Chicago grain and provisions market report summary

Chicago grain and provisions report for June 26 lists Wheat No 3 hard new at 43. No 2 mixed old at 43. Corn at 60. No 2 yellow at 60. No 2 white at 124. Oats No 2 white old at 60. Barley at 66, timothy and clover prices noted.

Chicago Baer Timothy Ewt

New York Cotton Prices Rise on Trade and Weather

Opening decline gives way to a sharp advance as July notices stop and dry hot southwest weather prompts buying by commission houses. Futures reach highs since February with July around 12.08 and Oct near 12.40, closing steady 4 to 9 points higher. Spot middling 12.45. Liverpool quotes show American cotton at 7.10 for strict good middling and related grades, with futures steady.

New York Trade and Commission House Liverpool

New York Butter and Cheese Prices Report

New York markets show butter at 21 334 pounds with higher average quality and creamery premiums around 24 percent. Cheese total 475 128 firm with unchanged prices. Poultry markets steady and unchanged.

New York

New York Eggs Prices Mixed Colors Special Packs Selections

New York egg market report notes June 26 with unsettled prices across several categories. References to standard and commercial grades, firsts seconds mediums and dirties with weights 40 pounds and 42 pounds and varying months or receipts appear, alongside average stock figures.

New York

Chicago Poultry Prices Report From Chicago Market

Live poultry prices mix with hens steady and chickens easy on June 26. Hens around 13 to 16 cents, Jeghorn hens 10, rock fryers 1st grade 20 to 6, colored rocks 16 to 10, barebacks 14 to 16, roosters 8, turkeys 10 to 14, spring ducks 12 to 14, old stock 7 to 8.

Chicago Rock Springs

Chicago Butter and Eggs Prices and Standards Report

The Chicago market notes butter and egg price standings with varied grades and lots. It lists futures and current shipments, including extra firsts and standard grades, plus storage and refrigeration terms and month references.

Chicago

Savage Turpentine Receipts and Shipments Report

Savannah June 26 report shows carpentine firm Var scles 276 receipts 784 shipments 15 stock 545 Resin firm sales receipts 116 shipments 124 stock 101054 Quote B 410 4.167 de 4.202 Ga 48h K 440 M 45 N 4.50 Wer 4.60 WW X 4.75.

Savannah

St Louis Cash Grain Prices June 26

Cash grain values in St Louis show Wheat No 2 red at 83.50, No 8 88.34, Corn No 2 yellow 61.00, No 3 60.10, Oats No 2 white 45.44. Close: Wheat July 88, Sept. SA. market notes indicate light activity and end of day adjustments.

St."louis St. Louis

Moultrie Hog Market Prices and Government Bond Quotes

Moultrie hog market quotes list hog weights and prices from heavy hogs to sows with numbers for No. 1 to No. 5 grades. Separate section covers New York June 26 closing prices for U S government bonds with bond types and bid ask figures.

New York Cotton Seed Oil Futures Close Steady

Bleachable cotton seed oil futures closed steady in New York with spot not quoted. June had July at 6.01, Sept at 5.78, Oct 5.87, Nov 5.95 with a turnover of 125 contracts including switches and three bids.

New York

New York Sugar and New Orleans Cotton Seed Oil Prices

New York sugar opened quiet with spot at 3.15 and futures down 1 to 2 points while refined sugar held at 4.75. In New Orleans cotton seed oil prices were steady with summer yellow at 6.05 and crude 4.50 to 4.75, June 5.20, Sept 5.48, Oct 3.61, December 5.66.

New York New Orleans

New York Coffee Futures Close Steady on Large Volume

Rio futures closed steady as Rio No 7 and Santos No 4 traded with slight gains. Dealers reported 24 000 bags sold with July at 7.60 and September at 7.70 amid quiet market activity in New York on June 26.

New York Rio Santos

Trade notices and sales offers in Atlanta ad column

A compilation of small ads offering chair repair and sale of balloon tire bicycles via Southern Trading and Supply Co. Underwood portable typewriters for 34.50 with Albany agent. loans up to 300 by Southern Investment Co.. and a lucrative sales formula by Peek-A-Boo Co. for fly and mosquito killer distributed through agents in Atlanta.

Southern Trading & Supply Co EH. Jackson Southern Investment Co Brighton Peek-A-Boo Co Hope St. S. W Atlanta, Ga

FOR SALE Items from Trading Post dismantling lumber

A notice lists sale of beds chairs oil stoves and other items from the Trading Post at 813 W Jackson. Also offered is rough lumber including 3x68 2x68 2x8s 6x8s 2x49 and 6x6s from dismantled stock. Lee EK. Kelly invites interested buyers to see him at once to save moving expenses.

the Trading Post W. Jackson Lee EK. Kelly

Judge Orders Release Of John Factor Today

Judge Evan A. Evans of the U S circuit court of appeals ordered the release of John Factor from Sycamore jail while awaiting the final extradition order to England on charges of defrauding investors of 7 million dollars. The ruling was held until tomorrow to allow British crown counsel to contact the state department. The release follows a petition by Factor’s wife under the extradition act.

Chicago Evan A. Evans United States Circuit Court of Appeals John Factor Sycamore England State Department Washington Evans Factor Secretary of State

Roosevelt to Address Nation Thursday Night

Washington June 26 President Roosevelt will speak to the nation over the air at 9 30 p m eastern standard time Thursday likely to report on the state of the nation. He has given few such talks since he became president March 4 1933 and will not inject politics into talks during a cross country trip this summer. He returns to Washington from New England and plans to depart Annapolis Saturday for a cruise after clearing his desk Friday. He signed bills including authorizing a corporation to insure more effective diversification of prison industries.

Washington Roosevelt New England Stephen T. Early Hawaii Annapolis

Public Service Board Contempt Petition Highlights Rate Dispute

Law firm for Georgia Continental Telephone accuses Georgia Public Service Commission and its members of contempt for enacting a June 22 rate schedule in violation of an injunction. Petition alleges repeated federal court violations, with hearings in May and June 1934 and warnings of contempt already issued by the North Georgia district court. The case marks the third federal appeal arising from this ongoing dispute over telephone rate orders.

Georgia Public Service Commission Jud P. Wilhoit George F. Goode J. B. Daniels Ben T. Huiet Tom Davis United States District Court For North Georgia

New York Call Money Rates Steady Across Markets

New York on June 26 sees call money steady at 6 percent all day with time loans holding at 4 1/2 percent for 60 days to 6 months. Prime commercial paper and bankers acceptance rates shift. Rediscount rate at the New York reserve bank is 4 1/2 percent.

New York Bankers New York Reserve Bank

Trammell and Pepper Face Florida Runoff for Senate

Jacksonville Florida June 26 Park Trammell senior United States senator and chair of the senate naval affairs committee faces Claude Pepper in a runoff after the first democratic primary. The race decides the nomination in a state where the primary equals election with Trammell seeking a fourth term and Pepper challenging after the June 5 vote. Both men from Alabama have long public service records.

Jacksonville Fla Park Trammell Florida Senate Naval Affairs Committee Washington Trammell Claude Pepper Tallahassee Railroad Commission Pepper Lakeland

Precinct Cast All Six Votes for Park Trammell

Bluefield Florida June 26 precinct of St Lucie county usually first to report in Florida elections cast its entire six votes for Senator Park Trammell for United States senate.

Bluefield Fla St. Lucie County Florida Park Trammell United States Senate

Auto Electric Company Seeks Modern Auto Services

Starting lighting and ignition specialists at Auto Electric Company located at 118 Remington Avenue. Contact by phone 16 for expert auto electrical work and ignition service.

Auto Electric Company Auto Electricians Remington Avenue Phone 16

Second Son Born to Gene Tunneys in New York

A second son arrived for Mr and Mrs Gene Tunney in New York weighing eight pounds eleven ounces born at 644 pm EST Both mother and baby were reported doing splendidly The baby followed the family's first son Gene Lauder Tunney born in November 1931 The former heavyweight champion quipped the newborn already had one knockout credit and joked about a punch at the nurse.

Tunney Tunneys Gene Lauder Tunney

Gandhi escapes another assassination attempt in Poona

In Poona India June 26 the frail leader Mahatma Gandhi escaped a bomb attack as an automobile carrying his party pulled up at a hall. A man threw a bomb into the car injuring five passengers while Gandhi arrived on foot minutes later. The band leader’s mistaken belief Gandhi was in the car helped save his life.

Poona India Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi Boy Scout Mahatma

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