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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1962
Page
18
New York AP reports the stock market paused near the close with trading thinning to the lowest total in over two weeks. The Dow and broader averages showed subdued activity as investors paused before the next session.
Brokers attributed part of the inactivity to Wall Street caution awaiting President Kennedy's news conference, which was set to begin after the session. The report notes traders waited for guidance on policy signals and potential economic impact.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.71 to 2.20 with industrials rails and utilities retreating. The Associated Press index edged lower to 221.9 as volume dwindled to 2.76 million shares, many gains outpacing losses. Grain futures on the Board of Trade weakened with corn leading losses and soybeans showing mixed moves.
Market snapshot notes staple price movements with highs and lows from 1961. Data shows varied levels and percentage changes across commodities, reflecting the era's inflationary pressure and seasonal shifts in the trade scene.
Highlights on Channel 6 feature a Hitchcock style twist in Robert Taylor’s detectives and a classic Western tale Kickapoo Run with Kirk Morrison. Also includes Bent ley Gregg at home, Sea Hunt with Mike Nelson, Breakthrough cancer virus special, Chet Huntley Reporting with Guatemala president interview, and The Tonight Show with Soupy Sales lineup.
Virginia live poultry supplies remain adequate with fair to good demand for broilers and fryers. Estimated slaughter in Virginia processors Thursday totals 208,800 head, with Rock Cornish making up 37,500. Egg market prices rose modestly on Grade A large while retail quotes show varied levels for large, medium, and small eggs across the state.
New York market figures show approximate total stock sales for Thursday and bond activity. The report lists American stocks totaling 5.96 million dollars with unrelated bond and stock figures of 780 thousand dollars recorded.
Vintage ad promotes dress patterns and crafts with gingham broadcloth and printed fabrics in sizes 2 6 8. Patterns include easy cross stitch and kitchen motifs, 35 cents per pattern, 10 cents for additional copies. Laura Wheeler needlecraft dept offers extensive 1962 catalog with 200 designs and free patterns.
In a Chicopee Tribune bridge column, South secures a vulnerable slam after careful play against West. Declarer wins a diamond lead, tests clubs and spades, and uses precise timing to force the remaining tricks and seal a six no trump victory.
A 31 year old woman asks Dear Abby why her 33 year old boyfriend has not proposed after three years. He expresses marriage talk but never asks, and she wonders whether to push him or to propose herself. The letter notes both are adults and hopes for clarity on next steps.
A collection of Abby Dear Abby style musings on troubled widows divorced couples and marital harmony. The notes advise spouses to invest effort in peaceful homes for children and discuss a bashful suitor’s approach to marriage while critiquing a friend who takes credit for a dinner party dessert.
A reader voices frustration with a friend and asks Abby for insight into female motivations and the impact of parental conflict on children. The query also touches on widowhood and the question of whether children fare better with one parent in a peaceful home.
Butcher hog prices held firm to weak with a $17.25 top paid sparingly for 30 head of mixed No 1 and 2 grades averaging 210 pounds. Other 1s and 2s around 190 to 225 pounds sold at 16.50 to 17. Mixed 1 3 and 2 3 grades went 14 to 16.75 and sows 12.60 to 14. Slaughter steer prices steady to strong with 1 370 pound high choice at 26 top and other 1 100 pound high choice at 25.75 and good to average choice 22.50 to 25.50.
Mrs. B says there is no specific prevention for adhesions and urges timely, necessary operations to avoid later complications. Surgeons should handle tissues gently and use careful technique to minimize adhesions, with emergency surgeries posing higher risk. most adhesions are not a major issue for planned surgeries.
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