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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
5
AP Business analyst John Cunniff notes a wary consumer in early 1967 with rising living costs and wage gains, slowing auto and retail sales, high savings, and a shift toward imports. Despite weak credit growth, housing shows momentum and May retail sales hit a record $26 billion as some buyers resume purchases.
Notice that an ordinance is introduced to improve Gordon Avenue in Thomasville Georgia with grading right of way curb and gutter drainage and a 32 foot paved street. The two sides share one third of the front foot cost and property owners must appear with objections at the 1:00 PM July 10 1967 meeting.
An advertisement touts SLIMODEX tablets with no dieting or exercise required and a money back guarantee. It lists a price of 3.40 and directs returns to a druggist for a full refund. The text includes a store name and address in Thomasville Georgia.
Local ad promotes Blue Lustre floor polish by Sherwin-Williams and a furniture sale at SAV-A-DOLLAR at 233 W. Jackson with cash discounts and easy terms. Includes a phone number 574-2321 for inquiries.
Pauly area forecasts cloudy to cloudy and warm today tonight and Friday with widely scattered mainly afternoon or evening thundershowers. Highs mostly in the 60s, low tonight in the mid 60s to low 70s, temperatures uncertain with earlier notes of a 64 to 72 degree range.
The 285-foot paddlewheel Delta Queen completed its first voyage up the Cumberland River after new locks at Barkley and Cheatham dams opened a route. The 40 year old boat usually sails the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Analysts cautioned about forecasting a new consumer pattern as households appeared hesitant and the public behaved cautiously, with shoppers seemingly navigating spending without a fixed plan. The text notes a shifting mood among consumers and analysts.
New York AP issues report on thinly mixed trading as the market nears a July fourth holiday. The Dow fell 0.2 to 324.4 at noon with gains in American Airlines and Eastern Air Lines and losses in Du Pont and International Nickel amid broader blue chip weakness.
AP dispatch from Atlanta details Georgia cattle receipts at six markets near 3 500 head with varied prices for steers heifers and cows. Hog receipts show steady demand with multiple weight classes quoted. Live poultry prices nibbled on farms with broilers and fryers in demand. Produce prices list watermelons cantaloupes peaches cabbage corn beans squash and beans with per bushel and per hamper quotes. Egg prices posted for extra large large medium and small.
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