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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
10
New York AP. The stock market produced an inconclusive session with more issues advancing than declining yet the major averages fell modestly. Active trading highlighted volatile names including Polaroid Xerox IBM Litton and Zenith.
The Dow fell 3.97 to 574.21 while the AP average slipped .90 to 213.20 and the S P 500 declined .15 to 55.74. Orders for durable goods were unchanged in May, housing starts rose for the third straight month, weekly steel output ticked up, and market breadth favored gainers over losers. Volume on the ticker ran 4.58 million at one point, with 1,293 issues trading and twelve of the 15 most active stocks ending lower.
Channel 6 schedule features Slim Sherman jailed in The Jail Breakers with Gil Martin aiding escape and pursuit of Lila Stevens. Alfred Hitchcock Presents follows a beatnik plot The Big Kick. The Dick Powell Show presents Goodbye, Hannah. Cain's Hundred explores Markdown on a Man. The Tonight Show with Steve Lawrence hosts Kaye Ballard and guests.
Virginia markets report continued tight supply for broilers and fryers with steady prices. Estimated Virginia processor slaughter totals for Monday reach 241,200 head, while turkeys and eggs show unchanged prices and mixed demand across grades and types.
In its third successive bread advance the Chicago butcher hog market topped at 19 dollars per hundredweight on Monday for the first time since January 10, with about 6,000 head sold. Prices ranged from 16 to 28.50 for various weights and grades, with mixed No. 1 and 2 bids around 46 dollars per hundredweight equiv. for prime offerings and heifers firming, while sheep lambs traded around 21.50 to 25 dollars per cwt for good to prime quality.
Market summary from New York shows approximate totals for Monday with American stocks at 1,160,000 dollars, New York bonds at 8,160,000 dollars, and New York stocks at 4,530,000 dollars.
A 1962 needlecraft catalog page promotes many patterns including Misses sizes 10 through 20 in printed patterns 9018 and 718 for knitting and sewing. It highlights a 106 style Summer Catalog with afghans and four color schemes, urging readers to mail for patterns with 35 cent price and 10 cent extra postage. includes yarns, shells, and decorative items, with an address to Pattern Dept New York.
In the International Pair event in Cannes France United States Hampton Hume of Atlanta and Mark Hodges of Boise achieved a grand slam in diamonds after a complex auction. Hodges as North doubled seven diamonds and the contract was set when West opened jack of spades leading to a decisive run of spades and trumps.
Crossword fragment lists clues including Date, Deliver, Place of banishment, Roman date, Shower, Stag, Fitting, Seesaw, Street direction, Funeral. Likely a puzzle page with numbered hints and partial answers for solvers.
Dear Dr Steinerohn letters discuss push-button neurosis and modern womanhood. Mrs G defends Grandma’s era while noting women juggle roles from parenting to civic work and tech, arguing machines won’t replace self worth. She urges balanced progress and warns against reverting to past labor. A second note asks about X rays and cancer. answer: current doctors warn about potential risks but advise proper diagnosis and trusted specialists.
A compilation of Abby Van Buren snippets addressing issues of hoarding clothing and space, diabetes mindful cake etiquette, signing as a widow, and a neighbor overstepping in a kitchen, with pragmatic advice and social etiquette guidance.
The Chicago Board of Trade saw limited activity with most grain futures rising slightly as offerings declined and rainfall in Kansas spurred harvest delays. Wheat ended modestly up while corn oats rye and soybeans advanced fractions with July contracts listed. Export demand waned over the weekend and hedge selling did not materialize.
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