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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
33
A late Wednesday rally boosted the Associated Press average of 60 issues to 126.40, a yearly high and best since October 23, 1929. Industrials and railroads rose while utilities slipped. tobacco stocks also recovered some losses after Cancer Society findings. Volume neared 2.09 million on the day, with gains and losses roughly balanced.
Wheat shows a strong advance toward higher prices at the Board of Trade closing near session highs, with oats weaker and corn mixed. Soybeans slip for new crop months while rye and other grains rise modestly, amid hedging pressure and reports of record storage in the Southwest. Weather cools after recent heat.
Saturday sale at Elwood and Marion features cattle hogs calves and sheep with price ranges from 8.00 to 23.00 and notes of household goods and real estate listings. Auctions include Martha Room estate sale and July 26 cattle sale with cattle futures steady and 12.00 down on lambs and sheep.
CHICAGO Butchers reports 25 cent gain to 1.00 for hogs as salable receipts of 6,500 head fall below estimates. Buyers bid aggressively and trading was brisk. Hog top prices reached 25.25 for 180 to 210 pound weights, with lighter and heavier categories showing varied gains. Cattle receipts totaled 11,000 with steers and heifers steady to up 50 cents, prime steers at 27.25, cows mostly 11.75 to 15.00, heifers 22.00 to 24.50, and mixed results for weaners and old crop lambs declining.
New York bonds traded with U select and industrial issues showing limited price changes. Government issues closed unchanged while overall volume reached about 3.94 million dollars from 3.24 million. Entomologists estimate there are as many as two million insect species.
Recorded market prices show hogs weighing 180 to 300 pounds priced by average weight with ranges from 18.00 to 24.75 per unit. Hens and eggs appear in rosters with categories for heavy hens and White Leghorn eggs, including current receipts and fry weights.
Hog buyers in Indianapolis Wednesday saw steady prices with an extreme top about 25 cents higher. Bulk 170 to 240 pound hogs sold around 25 to 25.50, with some under 225 pounds at 25.75. Lights near 200 head averaged 26. Weights 240 to 270 sold 24 to 25.25, 120 to 160 pounders 19 to 21, and lows up to 500 and higher. Cows and bulls varied, veal and lamb data noted, while high grade steers and heifers showed activity and strength amid mixed reports.
The cotton textile market was less active on Wednesday with converters purchasing mainly nearby cloth. A prominent mill halted future duck cloth sales due to low prices and poor profits while the wool market remained quiet. Rayon lining twills saw slightly higher demand and price increases. A two headed turtle kept by the Fish and Wildlife Service was noted for staged head fights.
Cartoonish humor about Bennett Cerf's quips on marriage, mother-in-law, and modern life. A midget mother-in-law with mink demands, a mink outfit, and three traps with a rifle. Cerf jokes about the textile business and global anxieties, including hydrogen bombs and November hardships.
A mother urges speaking up about neighborly discipline to protect her family. She describes five children and a troublesome visiting child, recounting failed limits and loneliness effects. Advice suggests trade-offs and self-assertion, promoting the pamphlet Good Manners No. 46 from Myrtle Meyer Eldred via the Register Tribune Syndicate.
A fragment depicts a mother and daughter exchange about changing affection and priorities. The daughter voices feelings that parental attention has shifted toward friends and younger sisters, while the mother expresses care and desire to remain close.
Bethany Church held a Father’s Day observance with about 32 attendees in Bible School. Prizes were awarded for oldest father Adam Burton youngest Tom Lawler largest family Clarence Simpson most recent father Jack Harless and longest membership Elmer Hodson. The Front Rank Class hosted a wiener roast for Keystone Class at Mounds State Park with about 25 present.
Notice is given to creditors heirs and legatees of Eugene W Cooney Deceased to appear in the Madison Circuit Court Anderson Indiana on July 6 1094 and show cause why the final settlement approved and heirs not be fea to then and there make proofs of heirship and receive their shares. The Clerk Joseph H Armington Clerk Madison Circuit Court cart F Storrow iad June 1124 July a
A 1934 health column argues skipping breakfast hinders weight loss and slows morning work. It urges three balanced meals, calorie awareness, and trimming nonessential fats, citing a College study and practical dieting tips. It notes a city council meeting date and candidate appointment as part of a local notice.
A garbled newspaper page fragment mentions a calorie leaflet 36 Count Your Calories with Josephine Lowman and a mail reply option. It lists assorted ads merchandise services and a long stream of damaged text including personal notices and sale listings.
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