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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1962
Page
10
New York stock list closes Friday with gains for the first time in four months after a steady rally from the 1962 slide. Traders note the week posts the strongest two-session advance in two years as overall gains materialize.
Wall Street saw firmer trading with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 3.93 points to 561.2. The AP market average advanced to 20.50 as industrials rose 2.40 and rails and utilities posted modest gains. NYSE value rose by about 2.8 billion with 760 of 1,293 issues up, 340 down, 24 new yearly highs and eight of the 15 most active stocks down.
The Associated Press notes a weighted wholesale commodities index at 161.91 with a 3% advance. Comparisons show prior day 161.71, week 161.93, and month-ago levels near 164.92 with multiple figures and an average base of 100. Zenith indicates 48 percent.
The schedule features Hawaiian Eye with Coco Bay legends, Wells Fargo with a color guest chase, The Tall Man using Billy the Kid as a decoy, and The Movies night with Cary Grant in People Will Talk and the Jean Arthur film Arizona. Stars include Kate Timmons Debra Paget Billy the Kid and Cary Grant.
Chicago hog prices showed a 25 cent per hundredweight drop with mixed No 1 and 2 hogs 190 230 pounds selling mostly 18.75 to 19.35 and topping 19.50. Slaughter steers around 1250 pounds traded up to 25.85 with good to mostly choice at 22.50 to 25. Offerings were meager for other grades and sheep lambs sold 21 to 22. Sows reached 15.75. No dealer or bull sales reported.
Chicago grain futures slipped overall Friday after earlier broad gains on the Board of Trade. July corn held up with modest strength, while wheat, oats, rye, and soybeans mostly closed lower or near steady. July contract prices ranged around modest changes, with specifics showing corn and soybeans down or up by fractions of a cent.
Virginia broilers and fryers supply adequate with prices unchanged and ready to cook movement strong. Estimated Friday slaughter totals include 217,900 broiler-fryers and Rock Cornish total 217,900, up from 182,500 last week, with turkeys firm and egg market slightly higher on large and medium grades.
New York markets show approximate totals with 4 720 000 in stock sales and 8 290 000 in bond trades plus 1 110 000 in American stocks reported by AP.
A weekly bridge quiz presents eight practice hands with South to bid. Each item lists a hand with suits and points and asks what bid is best at each stage, inviting readers to test their judgment and compare solutions.
A collection of Dr. Steincrohn inquiries shows women seeking help for chronic hardship. Miss X describes years of unemployment and poverty after her father’s death, while Miss D worries about a nose-job and vanity.
A fragmented newspaper fragment advertises sewing patterns including Pattern 9164 for a simple linen dress with a scooped neckline and sizes 10 through 18, with fabric yardage and mail-order prices. It also mentions Pattern 926 for emperors tropical ferns in wool or cotton with transfer work, plus mailing addresses in New York for ordering and a note about 200 designs in a 1962 Needlecraft Catalog.
Three teen boys found the body of Russell Goff 39 of Route 5 Elizabeth floating in the Little Kanawha River near the Elizabeth bridge. A search had been under way since Wednesday after his outboard motorboat was found partly submerged near the bridge. He was last seen when he ferried a fishing companion ashore about 1 am. Goff, single, worked as a farm laborer.
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A reader asks which term fits a father and Abby replies with a clipped rule based on his status and manner. The column includes Blondie reporting a husband pressuring her to bleach hair and Abby suggests a practical wig as a solution.
A jealous wife worries about her husband being dragged away by a pretty neighbor. Abby advises joining the hunt and warns against trouble. A reader asks about newlyweds with twin beds and marital closeness after 35 years of marriage.
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