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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1946
Page
4
In Belgrade a group of Serb peasants testified at the Mihailovic trial detailing how Chetniks killed villagers in 1943 and 1944. They described raids on Holech and mass slaughters, with a cradle stained by a four month old's death cited as evidence. Mihailovic denied ordering the killings.
A Jerusalem military court convicted 31 Jewish defendants, members of the Irgun Zvai Leumi, of carrying firearms and explosives after a riotous morning. Benjamin Kaplan was also convicted of shooting a British soldier. The group was arrested in the southern Palestine desert on April 3, with sentences not announced immediately.
AP Foreign Affairs analyst J M Roberts Jr argues Stalin could benefit from American editorial and public relations advice. He says Moscow misjudged American reaction to Soviet Iran actions and seeks greater U S Soviet accord, warning the US fears Soviet expansion and potential echoes of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania.
New York stocks were lower with scattered issues. Bonds were down as rails in supply. Cotton stayed firm with broad mill buying. Chicago oats were lower amid expanded cash grain offerings. Hogs stayed steady and active at a 14.85 ceiling. Cattle were generally steady to weak with a top around 18.00.
Thin blue chip declines of three or more points led the market lower after the opening, with meager sales and quiet dealings elsewhere. Bonds eased, cotton futures rose, and a broad list of industrials and utilities showed soft or mixed trading in a largely flat session.
Major plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Dothan and Tallahassee with 300 head mostly direct sold. Local hogs steady. Quotations for soft hogs list 130 lb plus at 14.45 and 80-130 lb at 13.00 to 14.35. Sows mostly 13.60.
New Orleans and New York market reports show cotton futures advancing with gains of about 1.10 to 1.55 a bale. Traders expect passage of the OPA extension bill, pushing Near ton prices higher across the board with July October and December futures quoted up.
New York cotton futures climbed with gains up to 1.70 a base as bets on the price control bill passing support higher values. Early dealings show most deliveries above 30, with July at 30.21, October 30.27, and December 30.36 as midmorning levels. MIN buying against textile orders and profit taking by commissions shaped activity.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange directors said the summer closing season on Saturdays begins June 29, aligning with the New York exchange. Closures will continue through July and August.
Chicago reports 122 arrivals on track 208 and total U S shipments 1 211 with moderate supplies. Red stock demand good market firm while white stock demand fair and market weaker. California Long Whites No 1 3 70 to 3 95 Arizona Long Whites No 1 3 70 Arkansas Bliss Triumph No 1 3 20 Alabama Bliss Triumphs good quality 4 00 Missouri Kansas Cobblere fair to good 2 20 to 2 30 Missouri Red Warbas generally good quality 3 10.
Salable hogs 1 500 of 2 600 active steady with good and choice barrows and gilts at 14 85. Sows at 14 10 ceilings. Cattle 6 000 salable with 400 calves. Choice fed cattle and heifers steady. Three loads of heifers 1 10. Other grades weaker by up to 25 cents. Most native grass steers 15 75 to 16 25. Beef cows 10 54 to 13 00. Stockers scarce 16 00 to 17 00. Heavy beef bulls 15 60 and dairy breds 14 00. Wealers steady at 17 00 down.
Wheat No 2 red and hard 1.97 nominal. Corn No 2 yellow 1.44 nominal, No 3 yellow 1.43 nominal. No oats, Barley nominal: Malting 1.34 to 1.52, feed 1.28 to 1.33.
Atlanta June 26 AP chief drug inspector of the State Pharmacy Board says barbiturate derivatives and sulfa drugs are widely sold in Georgia without prescriptions in violation of the Drug Act. Addicts to barbiturates have risen about 40 percent since prescription sales were prohibited. He warns druggists against this dangerous practice.
The piece argues Moscow may avoid foreign advisers and suggests Russian leaders could heed their own experts like Litvinov and Maisky to ease fears and prevent unnecessary recriminations as the United States plays mediator in shifting East European power dynamics.
Washington June 26 APIES Solid Fuels Administration wants a 3 million dollar shot in the arm to stay in business another year. Officials testified that tonnage losses from the bituminous coal strike threaten supply and urge Congress to provide funds to maintain wartime strength and prevent panic buying and foreign exports. Wheeler said 2.95 million would restore agency firepower for the coming year and curb excess stockpiling near supply hubs.
Former Tennessee governor Albert H. Roberts, 77, who led the state after World War I, died at his home in Nashville after a long illness. A lawyer by trade, he returned to law practice after losing his bid for a second term in 1920 during a Republican landslide that toppled him to Alf Taylor.
A downtown Savannah fire killed five young children aged one to four after they were left in an attic bedroom by their grandmother. Firemen forced entry by breaking two windows and a door to reach the blaze. a seventh child, age seven, was missing.
Paris reports unconfirmed talks between Molotov and Byrnes amid hope for a breakthrough on Trieste in Italian peace discussions. Tito’s Yugoslavia rejects a 10 year internationalization plan, urging a Yugoslav solution. Bevin and Bidault meet after Byrnes and Molotov talks as four power efforts continue.
In June report, the Crimean and Chechen Ingus republics are abolished as autonomous units and reduced to provinces of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Many residents were resettled, with exact numbers undisclosed, amid wartime treachery findings. The decree cites Chechens and Crimean Tatars who fought with the German Army and formed rear-diversion groups. State control ministry also reports punishment for misappropriation by factory and mine executives across Russia.
Albany Ga June 26 AP Turner Field received radar equipment for weather forecasting. The devices will be used to locate thunderstorms and provide long range weather forecasts.
John R. Steelman, 46, of Alabama, took the oath as reconversion director in a White House ceremony. He kissed Mrs. Steelman after shaking hands with President Truman in the rose garden, and Justice Harold H. Burton administered the oath from the Supreme Court. He will continue as presidential adviser in labor matters and previously headed the Labor Department’s conciliation service.
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