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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1961
Page
3
Brief items of business news report a hopeful satellite experiment designed to supply connections into the continental telephone system. The report mentions revenues, stock plans, and a Morgan Guaranty Trust position in New York, with references to telecom and banking firms amid market activity.
In Chicago trading, soybean futures closed lower after a timid session as profit taking and mixed demand tempered gains. Old crop contracts fluctuated near the prior levels, with trading notes indicating modest losses and limited upside despite market activity and weather concerns.
Directors of Procter and Gamble proposed a one for one stock split subject to approval. A special meeting is scheduled for March 14 to vote on the plan and the cash offer for holders of record.
The stock market extended a wet rally amid heavy trading and profit taking. The Dow rose 1.30 to 625.72 while the AP stock average gained 79 to 25.80. Volume reached 4.54 million shares, the strongest turnover since late December, with 877 issues advancing and 93 declining.
Martha Circle of the Christian Wompship of Sixth Street Church will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs. Charles Statler home Alta Cummins CWF Circle will meet Thursday at 1 33 pm in Mrs. Helen Hamilton home The annual Congregational Meeting will be Thursday evening Jan 12 at the church with carry in dinner and elections of church officers including one trustee
Hog market trends show easing prices for Tuesday with a third straight setback. Many weights and grades traded mixed, with lighter hogs at lower bids and vealers, bulls, and sheep markets weak or slow, reflecting a cautious trading tone across the livestock market.
London UPI reports the largest mortgage on a single property, $70 million, for the 39 story Pan American Building in New York. The Anglo-American Company builds it, with completion slated for late 1962. The article notes incense trade links in Rome and Somalia as background.
Algerian Moslem rebel authorities in Tunis urge President Charles de Gaulle to draw conclusions from his referendum victory and move toward peace in Algeria. In Paris De Gaulle meets Algerian ministers as sources say Louis Joxe may be sent to Algiers. Right wing leaders in Madrid issue hostile statements against the peace program.
Fire damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coumer on North Main Street Shirley early Sunday. Teddy Trumbauer and his mother discovered the blaze at 343 a m and firefighters found smoldering flames under the roof after forcing entry. The Coumer family was away. relatives in Ohio aided police in locating them.
London reports that U.S. and Canadian authorities joined a large scale spy hunt, arresting five on charges of stealing military secrets. Two British security officials and two Admiralty staff were detained at the Portland submarine warfare center in Dorset. The joint program aims to counter Soviet naval advances.
A report from the club's Mental Health patient was given at the Summitville meeting. The club learned the tuberculosis patient they sponsored died last April. Refreshments were served to members and guests. Other items include Sugar and Spice Home Demonstration Club meeting notes and various local notices on bids and a conservation district annual meeting.
January 4 1 30 PM sale notice for Alva Stinson estate at 1 South Super Avenue Ai. January 16 date appears. Legal public sale details incomplete.
AP reports one third of Britain's housewives cut expenses by sewing, mending, and rationing outgoings as government figures show rising living costs. A separate dispatch from Moscow claims the Soviet Union has developed an atomic crop sowing method using isotopes to regulate seed spread.
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