Hog Market Report From Georgia and Chicago June 28 1956
Estimated hog receipts reach 3000 at major Georgia plants including Albany Moultrie Tomasville Tifton Dothan and Jacksonville Prices show No 1 2 3 180 240 lb barrows and gilts 1576 to 1650 with merit buys up to 1700 at some plants Weight classes span 140 270 lb ranges with bids 1430 to 1650. Chicago receipts about 1500 noted market steady to 25 cents higher for barrows and gilts with 190 260 lb No 2 3 hogs at 1660 1685 and several lots 190 220 lb 1685 1700. North Georgia cattle auctions show weak to 6 00 lower trends with mixed stocker and calf prices and calf values 1576 2025 for slaughter calves.
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Thomasville
Albany
Moultrie
Tomasville
Tifton
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fila
South
Chicago
North Georgia
Atlanta
Atlanta Market Report In Early Thurs Trade
Receipts were moderate to liberal and trading was fairly active on the Atlanta fruit and vegetables market. Cucumber firm. squash and okra up slightly. snap beans and pole beans vary. Georgia cantaloupes and cabbage priced per bushel and 50 lb sack. peaches, watermelons, okra, field peas, crowder and purple hull varieties listed with several price ranges.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Meigs News Highlights Local Residents Movements
Meigs reports Mrs. Kate Segler attended Hairdressers Classes in Radium Springs near Albany. Miss Martha Lou Paulin returns home to Decatur from a Meigs visit. W E Roland of Columbus visited Meigs on business. Thomas T. Gainey of Miami traveled through Meigs en route to Albany. Mr and Mrs James Hurst and son Terry relocate to San Antonio from Denver, tied to Cudahy Packing Company.
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Meigs
Kate Segler
Meigs Beauty Shop
Radium Springs
Albany
Jemmie Davis
Thomaville
J. T. Golding
W. E. Roland
Columbus
Martha Lou Paulin
Decatur
Thomas T. Gainey
Miami
Fla
James Hurst
Terry
San Antonio
Tex
Denver
Colo
Hurst
Cudahy Packing Company
Thomas County
Piney Woodsbridge Glen Arven Club Events List
Calendar shows 2 30 p m play at Piney Woodsbridge tournament at Glen Arven Club 7 80 p m Businessmen Chorus at Truman Hollands home 8 p m Idea Exchange Club at South Center Rebekah Lodge at 100F all joined by community groups and venues.
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Piney
Woodsbridge
Glen Arven
Businessmen’s
Truman Hollands
Idea’ Exchange Club
South
Center
Eat
Rebekah’. Lodge
Cox Named Postmaster After Confirmation Cleared
Cox is confirmed as postmaster in a ceremony reported after Senate action clears the nomination. The confirmation concludes a lengthy review process and sets Cox to lead the local postal service department.
Readied for Pine Haven Baptist Summer Camp
Women from the Thomas County WMU and local youths prepared Pine Haven Baptist Camp Metcalf for the camp season starting July 9. Curtains, silverware, dishes, and bunk fittings were added as staff plans and registrations proceed for boys and girls sessions through July to August.
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Pine Haven
Metcalf
The
Thomas County Women’s Missionary Union
J. W. Keyton
Cecil Beardon
Ruthledge Courtney
Judson LeCroy
John ‘Lowe
Sidney Anier
Roscoe ‘Harvey
Hattye Johnson
W. W. Keadle
Clay Helton
Mary Ann Garner
Netta Lowe
Rutledge Courtney
J. R. Smith
M. D. ‘Short
Judson L eCroy
Louis “Kennedy
E. Norman ‘Beverly
Douglas Itchell
Paul Swofford
Thomasville
Tom Roote
Alex Herring
Moultrie
M. D. Short
Pine Haven Baptist Camp
Etcalls
NAACP Action Rally Urges Political Tactics and Passive Resistance
At a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People meeting, Clarence Mitchell and Roy Reuther urged coordinated political action by unions and churches to influence Congress on civil rights. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King proposed Gandhi style passive resistance as a new method, while stressing ongoing segregation in both South and North and the need to press forward despite calls for moderation.
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Fracisco W
National
Assny For the Advancement of
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Roy Reuther
Reuther Brothers
United Auto Workers
House
Senate
Congress
Mahatma Ghandi
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Ala
South
North
Seedling orders open from Thomas County Forestry Unit 1956
The revised 1956 seedling distribution program is underway at the Thomas County Forestry Unit. Ranger Cay G. Stokes notes orders run through October 1 with invoices mailed to landowners and full payment required. Seedlings ship December 27 to January 15 for certain species, prices rise, minimum orders are 600, and a 25 cent delivery charge applies.
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Thomas County Forestry Unit
Cay G. Stokes
Guyton DeLoach
Georgia Forestry Commission
Stokes
Thomas Forestry Unit
Ranger Stokes
Forest fires erupt across Arizona and New Mexico
About 150 fires in Arizona and New Mexico threaten thousands of acres. 2,500 forest service personnel fight blazes caused mainly by lightning. Largest 4,800 acre Graham Mountain fire near Safford, reignited by 60 mph winds. New outbreak near Sangre de Cristo Mountains south of the Colorado line.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Forest
Arizona
New Mexico
M. H. Davis
Graham Mountain
Safford
Ariz
North Central
Davis
Sangre de ‘Cristo Mountains
Colorado
Coona
Firemen Turn to Hobby and Study Between Fires
The Thomasville fire crew fills spare hours with tree work embalming and stage crew duties at the Municipal Auditorium. Firefighters study ship streets and building layouts and take courses in firemanship at college while working to keep gear in top condition.
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Harold Horne
J. Burns
Bobby Crum
Municipal Auditorium
Thomasville
Rodney Allgood
Burns
Charlie Smith
Congress Votes Funds for Public Works Programs
Congress approved a 856.7 million dollar public works bill for the upcoming fiscal year, with 635.0 million for govern harbor and flood control and 144.2 million for reclamation and irrigation. It covers 288 projects and mirrors Eisenhower's request though lower in total. President Eisenhower also signed two related money bills funding Congress operations and various executive bureaus and independent offices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Truckers Seek 10 Percent Freight Rate Hike in Georgia
Georgia Public Service Commission heard representatives of major truck lines request a 10 percent raise on small intrastate shipments to offset higher operating costs. They cited new federal highway taxes and recent IC rate hikes as justification.
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Atlantap
Georgia Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia Commission
Miss Taylor Weds In A Smoky Mountains Trip
The article describes Miss Taylor’s wedding day details with varicolored zinnias, a pale yellow linen suit, orchid corsage, and a June 30 honeymoon return. The couple will live with Mrs. J. L. Cook on Loomis Street until their home is ready, following a rehearsal at 319 Bartow Street hosted by the bridegroom’s parents. Roses and summer flowers decorated the reception rooms.
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Smoky Mountains
J. L. Cook
Loomis Street
Puzzle clues blend language twists into odd pairings
A quirky list mixes wordplay and clues with odd pairings like Norse and horse, spot and spit, books and boots, and Trek on a tree. The text hints at a puzzle answer while noting a bonus coupon rule and judge's decision process.
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Stestor
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