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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1962
Page
24
PERU Ind UPI The Bunker Hill Air Force Base released a schedule of routine B58 bomber training flights that may produce sonic booms across multiple routes from Farmington Missouri to Laurel Mississippi and other legs from August 6 to August 10, listing times and paths.
Northern Indiana Public Service Co asked the Public Service Commission for authority to extend gas distribution service to rural areas in Noble and LaGrange counties around Wolcottville and south of LaGrange, seeking expanded coverage and infrastructure approval.
Indianapolis AP 1962 State Fair bans stands from grinding own hamburger meat. Stands must use prepared patties from Hygrade Food Products Corp, fresh or frozen. Regulation aims to improve sanitation after concerns of excessive handling and mixing. Hygrade also licensed for fair frankfurters with a “ball park rank” claim. foot long hot dogs to be sold. No retail price set.
Lynch Glass Machinery hosts Indian industrialists touring the United States to study glass manufacturing methods and labor practices. Andrew G. Doll leads visits to Lynch plants, showcasing the Lynch 44 glass forming machine. The tour includes Indiana Glass and Knox Glass plants with support from the National Productivity Council of India and the U.S. State Department.
The U.S. Saratoga aircraft carrier, measuring 1,039 feet long and 252 feet wide, is believed to be the longest and widest warship ever constructed.
The FDA announced it is probing whether Enovid, an oral birth control pill from G D Searle, caused blood clots in women. Six deaths from thrombophlebitis since last December prompted the inquiry, with authorities noting other factors can cause clots. Searle and FDA are reviewing evidence and how to share information with doctors. The drug was approved for sale on May 6, 1960.
London UPI reports Brian Frederik s jazz quartet played at a nudist colony last weekend and performed the Rawhide theme music. The engagement drew attention to the provocative programming at the camp and noted the band's improvisations during the set.
Indianapolis Transit Inc filed a fare increase raising high school pupil bus fare from 15 to 20 cents. The Public Service Commission has until August 22 to intervene and suspend the change pending hearings.
New York stocks edged higher as demand for some speculative issues revived while leadership remainedSoft in most groups. Nonferrous metals gained on a solid front led by American Smelting. Dow rose 2.55 to 596.38 and AP average climbed 1.10 to 219.80 amid lighter volume of about 3 million shares.
A typical U S housewife will wash about half a million dishes in her lifetime, yielding several stacks as high as New York's Empire State Building, highlighting daily domestic labor.
The quotation indicates that brackets or parentheses around figures show the higher price asked and the lower price offered. Courtesy of Thomson and McKinnon.
The Muncie Livestock Market shuts at 2 p.m. Any livestock arriving by then will be carried over to the next day’s market, delaying sale and processing. Local handlers are advised to plan arrivals accordingly and note the temporary schedule change.
The Anderson area Navy Recruiting Station announced the enlistment of five local youths in July. David Scovel Thomas Pearson Danny Sink Paul Baxter and James Lewis will go to Great Lakes for recruit training then return home for leave before next assignments. Chief Wile and Chief Welshans at the 103 West 11th Street office can supply details.
Indiana circuit and superior court docket entries include Affidavits for armed robbery and fraudulent checks, several divorce complaints, possession and damages suits, trespass actions, and a court minutes entry. Names include Har ry Doom Elsie Smith Mills Walsh Robbins Bilbrey Blair Borton Woolbert and others with Thornburg Mills and Patterson as involved parties. Also a crop production note compares today’s cotton output to past acreage.
Auction notices detail multiple sales including real estate and personal property. Listings mention locations near Emporia Chesterfield Linwood and Wade Free Jr guardian sale, with dates August 11 and August 15 and auctioneers Kellum Bradley Hood Dietz and Wheichel.
Chicago brokers report hogs selling up to 50 cents lower per hundredweight on weights over 225 lbs, with mixed No 1 and 2 grades steady in the 190-225 lb range at 19.50 to 19.90. Slaughter steers offered liberal supplies and slow trade, with prime grades at 28.75 to 29.25 for large weights. Sheep offerings were too light to establish prices.
Chicago AP The wheat market firmed on strong export demand lifting hedges rather than covering commitments, with overseas sales over 10 million bushels spurring buying in the pit. Across grains, soybeans held steady to weak as liquidation persisted, and corn and oats slid to season lows despite a lighter pressure.
In Indianapolis prices for butcher hogs were about steady while sows showed gains up to 25 cents on heavier weights. Barrows 190 to 235 pounds traded at 19.35 to 19.50, 250 to 290 pounds at 18.25 to 18.75, and 170 to 190 pounds 18.25 to 19. Lows 280 to 400 pounds ranged 15.75 to 17.50. Cows rose to 50 cents higher on small supply, with cutters 14 to 15.25, canners 12 to 13.50. End consignments included about 150 head of choice with a 95-pound shorn yearling wether lamb lot at 18.
The market this week acted like a football team at the goal line seeking the 600 level on the Dow Jones industrial average. It closed Tuesday at 597.93 as analysts weighed whether the rise would resume or pause for a rest before another attempt.
The 130 employees of Imco Container Co in Jeffersonville Ind will vote August 10 to choose which of three AFL CIO unions represents them. The International Chemical Workers American Federation of Grain Millers and the Glass Bottle Blowers Association compete for jurisdiction, per the NLRB Cincinnati office.
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