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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1964
Page
7
Losses for the Dow at 2870.59 mark a moderate drop as the AP 60 average falls 1.5 percent. Industrials, rails, and utilities decline while volume rises to five million shares and new highs outnumber new lows.
Public sale notices list Patricia Fields executrix selling real estate at 628 South Main Street Lapel with Elbert Whelchel as auctioneer. Joe and Emma Swigart hold a sale north of Anderson along Road 50E. Mort McShurley and Geneva R Welch announce Clean Sweep sales near Mt Summit with Joe Kellum and Jim Bradley as auctioneers.
AP dispatch from Indianapolis notes weaker hog prices and steady to firm cattle sales. Bundled listings show steers around 23.25 to 24.00, cows 21.00 to 21.60, veal 18.50 to 21.00, and mixed grain futures with No 2 corn around 1.27 and soybeans near 2.71. Oklahoma and Minnesota markets cited with bids from major firms.
Cattle and calves 2,500 head. slaughter steers weak to 50 lower with some loads high choice and prime. Hogs 9,000 head, butchers 50 lower. 240 to 200 pounds 13.75-14.75. Sheep and lambs steady. wooled lambs 80-105 pounds 20.50-21.50, good and prime 23.50, 24.50. Freight and market factors affect area prices.
Hogs steady to 1 sc lower with 200 to 230 pound cars at 15.60 to 16.10. Cows steady with canners and cutters 8.00 to 11.50, commercial 8.50 to 11.50, bulls 15.00 to 21.00. Calves steady 22.00 to 26.00 for good to choice, 16.00 to 20.00 for low to good utility.
Washington reports say U S experts at an OECD conference expect automation to accelerate across industries, boosting productivity but raising employment concerns. The three day meeting in Washington involves about 150 leaders from the United States, Canada, and Europe, with officials noting many facts about automation still need understanding. Bruce Thompson named store manager at Hang Dry Indianapolis. He studied chemistry at Indiana University and Butler University.
Indiana small state college gains John Barnett to fill Sen. Eldon Lundquist’s term on the Indiana Vocational Technical College board. Barnett’s term runs to July 10, 1965, as the college seeks legislative support for operating as a contractor of vocational training. Other Welsh appointments include Billie Boucher to the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women and Lloyd Cheek to fill a Telrad Ateen committee seat after a resignation.
Wirtz argues automation should benefit all, claiming success measured by those left out matters more than production gains. He stresses that achievements via automation will be judged by inclusion, not yardsticks of output.
Seymour L. Wolfbein outlines automation trends across sectors. Agriculture shows two thirds as many workers now versus a century ago as population grew fourfold. Farm employment could fall to four million by 1975. Computer technology advances: 20 000 computers in use by 1964 with 10 000 on order. Numeric control tools reached about 3 000 by 1963. United Press International reports from Washington.
A long list of patients and relatives from Pendleton and nearby areas were discharged from St. John’s Hospital. The roster includes Nan Yount, Caroline Stage, Wanda Brown, Willadean Roll, Sally Huffman, Betty Ballard, Lillian Hadley, Beatrice Burt, Betty Carlson and many others with addresses across Pendleton and Indianapolis.
County Surveyor John Man reported to the Board of County Commissioners that the Tenth Street bridge will not reopen until repairs to its cordon wheel are completed. The delay follows a Tuesday incident on the bridge as grain futures fluctuated amid broader market activity and urban renewal grant news.
Vasily F. Popov, former chairman of the USSR State Bank, died at 61 after retiring in 1960 due to poor health. The report notes his lengthy tenure and death announcement in Moscow.
General Johnson stated no American policy changes in Vietnam despite his Far East tour. He visited U.S. installations in Okinawa and warned there would be no shift in the ongoing conflict policy.
A compact classifieds card lists diverse local services including funeral directors transportation barber services carpentry plumbing cleaning painting sewer work masonry gravel sand stone hauling and income tax services. The fragment mentions businesses by category rather than full company names or locations.
City business section notes a ninth street timing update for market operations. The report references local merchants and a scheduled time for street bridge access. No further details are provided in the fragment.
A nonstandard classified ads notice states monthly rate 6.99 with a 3 percent cash discount if paid within seven days after billing. It mentions morning edition starts, ad submissions under pepper headings, multiple errors possible, and ads accepted until 5 pm for same day publication. Credit extended to telephone customers.
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