Heat Wave Worsens Georgia Crops In Thomas County
Georgia farmers report severe crop losses amid a seven day heat wave. Thomas County Agent Kenneth Beasley says corn hay tobacco suffer while some farmers abandon fields for cattle feed. Officials explore releasing federal grain bank land to supply livestock. Colquitt County cites rain shortage and irrigation limits.
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Thomas County
Georgia
Kenneth Beasley
Quarty
Beasley
Department of Agriculture
Colquitt County
Harold
Brown
Weather Bureau
South Georgia
Albany
Brasstown Bald
Wall Street Report Blue Chip Weakness Drags Industrials
The stock market was mixed as trading stayed moderately active. The Dow fell 0.77 to 69.51 with gains slightly ahead of losses, as blue chip weakness weighed on industrials and cautious investors awaited the weekend.
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New York
American Stock Exchange
Prices at Thomasville State Farmers Market June 26
Prices as of June 26 at the Thomasville State Farmers Market show fresh produce and farm goods on display. Buyers compare fruit and vegetable costs from local growers and note seasonal availability and price ranges.
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Thomasville State
Georgia cattle auctions and Atlanta fruit market report
Receipts at 24 Georgia markets totaled 12 700 cattle compared with 13 200 last week and 12 200 a year ago. Prices covered slaughter steers to cows with various weight and grade ranges and feeder calf and heifer values. In Atlanta the fruit and vegetable market showed liberal receipts and little price change with watermelons cantaloupes peaches tomatoes greens peppers okra corn and beans listed with typical regional price ranges.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Florida
Poultry Prices Mixed at Atlanta Farms
Demand for live broilers and fryers remains very heavy in Atlanta. Prices at farms show heavy birds around 12 to 17 cents, with light hens offered around 7 cents. Trading light but offerings adequate for heavy stock while light hens remain ample.
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Atlanta
Adeuate
Hog Receipts Report from Thomasville Georgia Market
AP dispatch notes Georgia Florida Alabama hog packers handling about 4 800 hogs with barrows and gilts firm to 25 higher. Plant delivered sales include U S 1 3 200 230 Ibs at 24 75 25 95, 125 head high yielding 210 Ibs at 25 50, 110 head 230 240 Ibs at 26 50. For week 25 to 50 higher.
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Thomasville
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
U. S
Egg Prices Mixed In Atlanta Market Report
Egg prices in Atlanta AP report show extra large 42 43 cents per dozen, large 41 4115 cents, medium 30 31 cents. Listings reflect regional demand and supply dynamics with small fluctuations across sizes.
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Atlanta
Two Thomasville Girls Bid for ABC Program机会
Deborah Bowdry and Janice Wilson depart Albany Airport for Mt Holyoke College and later St Marys Prep School Feek skill New York for a three year ABC program granting 3200 annually. They aim to excel academically and gain Ivy League access.
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Thomasville
Janice Wilson
Douglass High
Albany
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Mt. Holyoke
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Feekskill
N.Y
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Providence Choir Plans Anniversary Celebration
The Providence Junior Choir marks its first anniversary Sunday at the church on Magnolia Street. Nathaniel Hicks and the Testerine Choir of Tallahassee join the program.
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Testerine Choir
Tallahassee
Mrs Lula Jackson Area Deaths
Mrs Lula Jackson died Tuesday at her residence in Boston. Services are set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Georgia Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Dembo Monroe officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery. Survivors include six sisters, two brothers, a sister in law, two aunts, an uncle, and several nieces and nephews.
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Richland Cemetery
Grooms’ Funeral Home
Lelia M. Taylor
Delray Beach
Fla
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Ida P. Lawson
Lillie M. Clark
Gripple L. Evans
Thomasville
Bessie Brison
Ivory Jackson
Cloud L. Jackson
Winter Haven
Dorothy Jackson
Mrs Lula Hill of Ochlochnee Rites Set in Ochlochnee
Mrs Lula Hill formerly of Ochlochnee died Saturday in Albany. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church Ochlochnee with Rev Jenkin Simon officiating and burial in Peaceful Rest. Surviving are brother Waymon Glover Stockton Ga three nieces Ruth Fitzpatrick Los Angeles Lucy Stacey Elyria and Gladys Nixon Thomasville and two nephews Henry McIntyre Painville and Tommie Reed Detroit.
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Albany
First Methodist Church
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Peaceful Rest
Grooms’ Funeral Home
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Stockton
Ruth Fitzpatrick
Los Angeles
Calif
Lucy Stacey
Elyria
Ohio
Gladys Nixon
Thomasville
Henry McIntyre
Painville
Tommie Reed
Detroit
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Kiwanians Meet in Pavo Office Ends With Challenge to Members
Pavo Kiwanis Club heard a program by chairman Charles Neely urging members to use the remaining three months of the year to push projects forward. He recounted an imaginary talk contrasting inaction with renewed effort and energy. Guests J. C. Pittman and Ed Cromartie from Thomasville and Boston attended.
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PAVO
Charles Neely
Pavo Kiwanis Club
Neely
Par
Cairo curfew restored after white and Negro clashes
Riot threats to call in guardsmen and ban liquor safes were rejected as under control officials say. A 8 pm to 6 am curfew was set after a street standoff near Cairo police station where about 400 whites marched for “equal rights for whites” and 150 Negroes faced them. One officer injured in the incident.
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Cairo
William Petersen
Tobacco Queen Contest Tonight In Tifton
Dona Johnson of Ochlochnee represents Thomas County as one of nine contestants in the Georgia Tobacco Queen pageant in Tifton tonight. The new queen will be crowned at the tobacco banquet this evening.
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Dona Johnson
L. D. Johnson
Ochlochnee
Thomas County
Tifton
Dona
Hawks seek protection for hawks in eastern Pennsylvania
Harrisburg report: a four bill before Governor Shafer would grant protected status to goshawks and Cooper hawks in specified eastern Pennsylvania regions.
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Harrisburg
Raymond Shafer
Goshawks
Cooper Hawks
Pennsylvania
Cadillac Promise of Ease and Value in a Command Drive
A Cadillac offers effortless driving and handling with sharp responsiveness that surpasses many smaller cars. After the Command Performance Drive, owners may be surprised to find the world's finest motor car costs far less than expected.
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Cadillac
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