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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1961
Page
11
The U S Supreme Court ruling that DuPont must divest its 63 million GM shares cooled a Wall Street rally. The Dow fell 3.52 to 602 44 as 464 issues rose and 624 fell amid mixed volume and bond activity.
Livestock prices were steady with 190 to 240 pound cattle at 16.25 to 16.75 dollars and 240 to 300 pound cattle at 15.50 to 16.00 dollars. Good steers and heifers range from 21.50 to 23.50 while choice steers and heifers reach 23.50 to 26.00. Grains show wheat at 1.67 dollars, oats around 63 cents, corn shelled at 1.01 and ear corn at 5 cents. U.S. employees resign as Kennedy accepts the resignations of a district attorney Don A. Tabbert of Southern Indiana and two federal marshals.
Quotations include brackets or figures and imply the higher price asked and the lower bid. The text appears as an unfinished note on market quotes and their interpretation.
Chicago AP reports hog prices fell to a one month low as 9,000 head sold early. Mixed 190-220 lb hogs brought 17 to 17.25, with other weights 15.25 to 16.25. Slaughter cattle and bulls were mostly steady to mixed gains, while lambs held steady with springers 18.25 to 19.50. In a separate note, Statia’s governor acknowledged American independence on Nov 16, 1776.
Prices for butcher hogs rose up to 25 cents with most gains on hogs over 230 pounds. No. 1 and 2 barrows brought 17 to 17.50, 180 to 240 pounds 16.25 to 17, 240 to 270 pounds 15.75 to 16.50, and 270 to 330 pounds 15 to 15.75. Steers and heifers weakened, cows mixed, bulls steady. Lambs uneven with light springers around 18 dollars and ewes steady.
Chicago AP reports soybeans dropped the 10 cent daily limit, under 3 a bushel for July on the Board of Trade, as all grains weakened. Rye, corn, wheat, and oats also eased, with commercial buying weak and prices finishing near day’s lows.
Diane Campbell of Anderson will receive one of Ball State Teachers College two year secretarial certificates during a 2 p.m. ceremony in the Practical Arts Building demonstration room. The article notes Nepal exported about 2000 dollars of goods to the United States in 1959 including yak fur used in Santa Claus beards.
Multiple auction and public sale notices across Indiana towns May to June. Includes commissioner's sales, executors sales, household goods, real estate at various addresses, with auctioneers Kirk Kellum Jessup Phearis and others coordinating events in Anderson Frankton Alexandria Chesterfield Shir ley Wayne and Straughn areas.
Miss Sharon Ann Fouse of 4603 Clark St is named recipient of a new scholarship by the Anderson Township Teachers Federation. The program aims to encourage teaching careers among high school graduates. qualifications include academics personality need and intent to study at Indiana college. Sharon is in the 1961 Madison Heights High School class and plans a Ball State Teachers College major in physical education.
Dismissed from St Johns Hospital were Mrs Juanita Land Rt 5 Anderson Mrs Mary Brown Middletown Mrs Mattie Atchley 3627 E Lynn St Mrs Wilma Barrow 2203 Sheridan St Franklin Short 228 E 29th St Miss Shirley Hanson Rt 2 Anderson Mrs Maxine McGovern 1835 E St Mrs George Mezick and daughter Middletown Mrs Richard Watson and son Chesterfield Mrs Fred Patterson and son 2215 E 8th St Mrs Robert Smoot and daughter 1620 Sheridan St Earl Thompson 1328 Main St Jerry Lundy Alexandria Herbert Bynum 1828 Pearl St Mrs Effie Van Slyke 2231 E Mrs Martha Tallman 2304 Fairview St
The Muncie Livestock Market shuts at two in the afternoon with late arrivals carried over to tomorrow. Hogs weighed 200 to 220 pounds priced 17.00 to 17.25 per hundredweight, and other categories show varied ranges for calves sheep cows and steers with prices listed across weights and quality grades.
Trustees and Advisory Board invite bids by 7 30 P M May 29 for cafeteria music classroom and window equipment including tables chairs filing cabinets risers shades and blinds. Specifications on file with the township. right to reject any and all bids reserved. James L. Troutman, Seam Stony Creek C 6193 H May 16 27 B May 15 22.
The College Corner Girl Scouts and leader Mrs. Lawrence Niccum will plant three rosebushes on the school grounds Tuesday May 23. A mother daughter camp out is set for Thursday May 25. Bettys Becky Dixon and Vicki Whetsel earned world pins for selling the most cookies. The Highland High School scene includes a baccalaureate May 21 and commencement May 22 with speakers Rev George A Harris and Dr Robert Clark. 4-H and student council updates accompany the schedule of meetings and activities.
Former Guatemalan ambassador to Colombia and Honduras Carlos Alberto Mencos was found dead Monday. Police say he was strangled and stabbed in what appeared to be an apparent robbery.
The Advisory Board and Trustee of Boone School Township Madison County Indiana will meet June 6 1961 at 6 30 P M at the Duck Creek Boone school to consider extraordinary emergency appropriations totaling 510 000 for a school addition and related costs funded by bonds plus 313 000 from the Building Fund for the same project Readings and hearings are provided for taxpayer input and a state board referral will follow if final action is taken.
James C. Hagerty, former Eisenhower press secretary, joins ABC as vice president and shapes expanded news and public affairs. A new weekly program debuts June 18, with expert reporters on scene, film clips, and future childfocused offerings targeted for fall.
The department reports minor improvements in worker safety with a work injury rate of 30.5 per 1,000 workers down from 31.2 in 1959. Disabling injuries reach 1,960,000 while deaths stay at 13,800.
New Orleans sits on the Mississippi River about 107 miles from where the river reaches the Gulf of Mexico, a fact noted in regional geography discussions.
John Cromer Alldredge appointed executor of Earl E. Fuller estate in Madison County Indiana on May 18 1961. Creditors must file claims within six months from first publication or be barred. Also notices of final settlement for Mary Osborne estate due June 9 1961 with show cause and proofs of heirship. Public notice of school transportation bids for Lafayette Township due June 3 1961 with contract conditions and bid rejection rights.
A dense listing of classified sections from a newspaper page, including announcements, employment, real estate, automotive, services, and misc notices. The page enumerates categories such as lost and found, personal notices, transportation, business services, and rentals, reflecting a typical early 20th century or mid-century newspaper classifieds layout.
Markleville High School National Honor Society held a May 16 meeting electing Jim Keesling as president, Tom Adams as vice president, Aileen Milburn secretary, and Donna Jo McAllister treasurer. The constitution was read to the new chapter by Janet Johnson.
Cmdr. Malcolm D. Ross announced retirement from his role as the nation s leading balloonist at Linden High School’s 25th reunion in Crawfordsville Indiana He has joined General Motors in Warren Michigan and hinted at future flights but not at the May 4 ascent that set a 113 500 foot altitude record from the Antietam in the Gulf of Mexico
Typhoon Betty, with 75 mph center winds, moved toward the Philippine Islands at 9 miles per hour. It was spotted by U.S. 5th Air Force weather men 834 miles east-southeast of Manila at 9 p.m.
The People’s Marketplace lists rate per line for one day to one month ads with 2 percent cash discounts and 5 percent page deduction for single pages. Rates apply to Bulletin and Herald ads with deadlines 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. respectively.
Washington reports a new extradition treaty between the United States and Brazil allowing the transfer of fugitives only if Brazil’s death penalty prohibition is respected. The pact rejects extradition for capital crimes unless assurances are provided that the death penalty will not be sought. A separate unrelated line mentions a man seeking a meeting with a lady aged 35 to 45.
Person seeks a weekday ride to downtown Indianapolis with contact 643-5936. Also includes notices about real estate school prep for the July salesman exam starting June 5 with class on Monday nights from 6 to 9 pm, limited to 10 students, registration $15 and weekly balance $16, phone 643-8552.
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