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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1947
Page
4
Southern market report shows steady to weak cattle and calf prices with hogs and spring lambs holding, while Georgia Florida Alabama plants report higher butcher hogs. Wheat and corn futures mixed as Delmarva and NC supplies adjust and cotton markets hold near prior levels.
China emerges as a dominant power in the Orient and Archbishop Paul Yu Pin warns China could be the birthplace of a third world war. The nation confronts a paradox where it must force peace amid the flames of conflict.
Southern operators say bargaining talks remain technically alive after a recess. Krug questions the use of the Taft Hartley act if miners stay home without a contract, wondering who can be enjoined from a national emergency strike.
In Kentucky several hundred miners from both union and non union ranks said they would work through the vacation while a segment of Workers with the 17 000 member Ind union planned a return after the break. The ongoing conflict over industrial action continues as holiday plans diverge.
Chicago stockyards report shows salable hogs about 300 head, totals around 3 300. weights 350 plus down 50, sow price steady to 1.00 lower for heavier sows, cattle and calves also mixed with gains for most steer categories, vealers and lighter calves down up to 2.00, top steers at 29.5 for six loads, many price ranges noted across grades and weights, placement steers and calves 750 lb down at 18.50 to 23.50 with fancy 400 lb calves around 210.0.
Selling entered the corn pit in heavy volume as prices fell several cents. Wheat and oats declined most of the session with deferred wheat showing firmness. July wheat closed around 2.16 to 2.17, corn near 1.96 to 1.99, and oats around 0.95 to 0.96 as futures moved lower.
Atlanta Gas and Light Company told the Georgia Public Service Commission it will spend about 3.22 million dollars this year on improvements. Delays are blamed on shortages of steel and pipes needed to bring gas from Mississippi Louisiana and Texas. A propane plant is planned for October to meet demand and Southern Natural Gas gains permits to add propane plants near Columbus and Ben Hill.
Mobile reports the House Appropriations Committee funded 300000 for advanced planning of the 116000000 Tennessee Tombigbee waterway, the lone major navigation project in the district. Alabama Coosa and Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint programs received no funds, despite prior engineer suggestions.
Mukden June 28 AP reports government forces driven toward Szepingkai while claiming 50 000 Communist troops three fifths of Manchuria Red force killed or captured in a costly engagement. Communists counter with figures of 16 000 government soldiers killed or captured in winning most of Szepingkai after 12 days.
Observation at 8 00 a m local time notes partly cloudy hot conditions through Monday with slight chance of late afternoon thundershowers today and Monday. Temperatures and precipitation totals listed with normal for the month entries.
Washington reports a Senate House stalemate over the 1.684 billion dollar NLRB appropriations for the fiscal year starting July 1. A compromise seeks to resolve the deadlock by omitting certain funds, with total package around 1.878 billion.
Archaeologists uncover a sandstone temple site north of Nehariya between Acre and the Lebanese border. Findings include burnt offerings, over 100 miniature vases and bowls linked to the goddess Astarte Ashtoreth. Pottery dates the structure to the first half of the second millennium BC. Local school children helped by digging and sending maps to the government antiquities department.
Readable segments show listed times like 1:10 am 5:25 am 6:40 am 9:50 am 11:40 am and 2:20 pm 6:20 pm with scattered garbled text surrounding, suggesting a transit timetable or schedule fragment from Atlanta.
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