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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1958
Page
7
The stock market closed irregularly as the 60 stock average dipped 8 cents to 158.20 with industrials down 1.10 rails down 1.10 and utilities down 0.20. Among 1,182 issues traded gainers led 595 to 459 with 16 new highs and 1057 lows. The 15 most active issues included seven gainers, losers and three unchanged.
Chicago grain futures moved moderately on the Board of Trade with wheat and corn mixed and prices varying by contract. Volume reached about 2.5 million shares, traders noted profit taking after a late December stock rise, while soybeans and oats showed declines amid hedging pressure and soft demand.
The Pendleton Farmers Institute will be held Tuesday February 4 at Whetstone Church on south Brown Street. Rev Peter Soudah of Garrett Indiana is secured as main speaker appearing on both forenoon and afternoon programs. Mrs Dorothy Blevins of Anderson will provide special entertainment in the afternoon. Judge Carl T Smith Anderson City Judge will speak on court problems in the forenoon.
Market notes list price ranges for various beef cattle categories and poultry, with entries such as steers and heifers priced around 20 to 23 dollars, sows under 300 pounds and other poultry items, and current receipts showing small dollar totals. The fragmentary OCR yields unclear figures and inconsistent line breaks.
4 H building plans progress after Friday evening meeting of the H Club Building Committee chaired by Paul Thurston. Proposed 52 by 120 feet with open east half and walled west half, cement floor, dressing rooms, restrooms, showers, and changing areas. Exhibit space for poultry garden forestry and farm shop, committee of Thurston Trimble and Rogers named to assist. Preliminary plans to be completed next Wednesday by Thurston and County Agent Haynes.
Hogs gained about 25 cents with butcher hogs No 2 averaging 19 to 20 dollars for 1 or 225 pound weights. Mixed grades and high weight hogs traded up to 20 dollars, lighter weights to 16 30. Sheep and lambs steady with slaughter ewes around 6 50 to 8 dollars and lambs near 22.00 to 26.10. Calves steady with good to choice veal 24 to 25 dollars. Local grain signals and enlistment news from Clifford F Wood 17 328 Milton Ave. highlighted in brief.
Congress faces a crowded agenda with defense and space policy, civil rights clashes, and ongoing investigations. Eisenhower’s approach to foreign policy and defense will be scrutinized, while civil rights legislation remains uncertain. Republicans and Democrats anticipate tax, welfare, and union issues alongside space race pressures and postwar spending debates.
The Cummins Group of the Sixth Street Church met at Mrs. Wade Farrell’s home to plan sending supplies to the Emily Flynn Home for the Aged in Marion. Members shared devotions and discussed aid and visits among local families and friends during the New Year period.
Wisconsin Circuit Judge Herbert C. Bunde ruled Ed Gein insane and ordered indefinite commitment to the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane at Waupun. The 38-year-old Plainfield killer, long tied to Wisconsin’s infamous “house of horrors,” was deemed unable to see the outside world again and will remain under institutional care.
Auction sale notice lists locations and parties including Pat Real, Hernan Bevan, and Pat Reet. Date January 25 set by Adm Beigott and Gay, with sale planned at a designated intersection. The notice references property liquidation and involves officers from the local precinct.
Indiana official approves incorporation of Jamaica Development Co led by Hoosier figures to produce corn and crops in Jamaica on leased land and options. James R. Gregory as president. Philip Willkie as vice president. Marion Crawley treasurer. Silas C. Kivett Jr. secretary. Paul Cyr director.
A. Kleinfelder, 26, released from Indiana State Farm, charged with kidnapping and abduction. Indicted by a Putnam County grand jury last October on complaint by John Szpykan for taking his two children on an unauthorized trip out West. Previously arrested in Loogootee for gasoline siphoning. children returned home. Spent six months at the state farm. Buffalo police awaited term completion.
The United States led during the first nine months of 1957 in both imports from and exports to Turkey, recording higher commodity flows than other nations. This advance reflects growing bilateral trade activity in the period.
Deliveries of soybeans against maturing January contracts were small beside Friday’s about 1,800,000 bushels. Additional evening up positions accounted for the dip in futures as the action of January beans unsettled other contracts.
The cotton textile market was slow though combed goods sold at slightly higher prices. Woolens and worsteds showed quiet demand. Rayon mills reported sales of filament gray goods favorable for the first quarter.
The St. John's Lutheran pulpit opened National Prayer Week with Dr. Harter delivering prayers as a safeguard for the city. The palladium statue of Athena in ancient Troy is referenced as a symbol of protection. Dr. Harter followed the previous minister Rev. Tvan C. Ross, in December.
A damaged OCR snippet presents scattered digits and codes 56 208 40238 923 2300.09 with no clear context or identifiable entities. The fragment lacks readable nouns, dates, places, or organizations to enable a coherent summary or headline.
Industrials utilities and rails pushed corporate bonds higher while investment grade foreign dollar bonds held steady. US government issues dropped with losses focused on newer high coupons as par value traded rose to 5.2 million on the big board. AP index shows 1957 58 highs for a cross section of 60 bonds. Securities and Exchange Commission reported 1957 corporate securities registered for sale at 16.091 billion dollars, nearly 3 billion more than 1956.
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