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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1960
Page
7
Obituaries list Andrew Elswick, John Holley, and others from Summersville to Huntington. Notes include survivor details, church affiliations, burial plans, and funeral home arrangements. Also mentions a collision death story near Pinoak and a Mercer county miner case with a coroner ruling.
Market summary from New York reports a mixed session with gains in steels and rails offset by overall profit taking. The Dow fell 0.40 to 647.01 as 1,197 issues moved 504 up and 462 down, with bond trading down on the big board to 5.06 million par value.
New York markets face rising momentum as analysts predict money moving into stocks this summer. Industrials hold, rails gain, utilities rise while blue chips attract renewed interest. Alan C. Poole of Hemphill, Noyes & Co. notes sidelined funds are returning with a cautious outlook for autos chemicals and steels.
Police and rescue divers discovered a four foot long dead carp floating in the Kanawha River during a call handling. The incident prompted a river scene inquiry as investigators looked for signs of a body or foul play amid a murky report.
Chicago livestock market notes steady to higher hogs and sows with gains up to 25 cents top at 75.25. Slaughter steers and heifers mixed light demand, feeders and bulls to 17.50. Spring lambs 19.0 to 21.50 with weak demand and ewes to 55.50. Market uncertainty persists about future production patterns and the effect on capital spending and inventories.
Property transfers listed include William J Price and wife to James H Esklis Sr and wife for parcels in Woodland Terrace London Dist Garnet H Medors to Oslo G Cuttin and wife parcel Union Dist Spencer A Mullins to Billy Joe Nessier and wife Jets 34 and 280 Sec 7 Belle Wilbur A Fields and wife to Letty Lovejey part of lot 162 Woodland Ter race London Dist C Tinsley and wife to William J McCormick and wife parcel Kiondyke Creek Union Dist Elizabeth Netherland to Philip Be ie dot 14 Cassady property sion N Battenpee to Harvey Emil wife tot 18 Lincoln Ader Literaon Dist My Miller and wife to Evel Ste Resand wife part of tot 10 Thure ston Addn Dunbar Laura W Watts to Fred D Sette and wife parcel Jefferson Gis Ada Byford Sears and Nusband to Ett Margaret Gillils and husband tet a4 Hanna Addn 2 Ruth Muckeby 0 CG ML Auckey ort of tors Davis Cresk London Lis Ruth Huckeby to C t Hurcheatey fringe vlar fot Davis Cresk Laurie Dis Herman M Spencer and wife by Bow iy Tiger fot Grenowrne Craek Pooe
Three Cabell County men die in a head on auto crash on Route 63 near Barboursville. Wilbur Barr Lynch 33 of Huntington and Russell Alford Johnson 59 of Huntington worked at DuPont Behe plant. Jennings White 39 of Ona also headed to work. Services at Mt Union Baptist Church Seven Mile at 2 p m Sunday with burial Caldwell Cemetery Lesage. Body from Heck Funeral Home at Milton at 4 p m today.
Multiple funeral services listed across counties with details on times, churches, and burial sites. Names include Frank Sullivan, Harald Cartmill, Grace Jaccollum, Squire Riley, Earl Sean, Andrew Starcher, Mile Stevens, Clara Waldron, Clara Wilson, Arnold Hall, and Dewey Brigges with associated towns and burial places.
Democratic National Chairman Pat Butler said at a Milwaukee event the convention timetable calls for nominating a presidential candidate in no more than three ballots. He declined to name a nominee and noted Kennedy would need three or four ballots if winning in Los Angeles, depending on delegate support.
A 12 year old Finch boy named Larry Maynard climbed a tree behind his home. Boards nailed to the trunk broke as he descended, leaving him stranded. Bernard Maynard called the local volunteer fire department. Three firefighters using a 24 foot extension ladder reached and lowered him safely.
New highs for the year totaled 38 with 25 new logs and volume at 3,220,000 shares versus 3,620,000 on Thursday. Nine of the 15 most active issues declined, five advanced, and one was unchanged, with Marquardt noted.
City vice squad raided three watering places Friday night, arresting Theodore Evans at the 711 Club, George King at 612 McCormick Street Barboursville, and Catherine Sadler Fink at a daughter’s home near the Ideal Hotel. All faced charges of sale and possession of tax paid whisky. the three were booked at the county jail. Also noted: a death and obituary details for Catherine Sadler Fink with survivors listed. funeral arrangements announced from Steele Memorial Methodist Church. Patrolmen Ray Reed, Don Wanding, Joseph Cohen, Donald Crouch, and Robert Jones assisted Settle.
President Eisenhower will depart Hickam Field near Honolulu after a Hawaii vacation, flying to Washington aboard a military transport. James Hagerty announced the departure around 5 p.m. local time, with arrival expected in the capital later today. Also noted are bankruptcy petitions filed in Pennsylvania and related addresses.
Readable market notes report butter and eggs prices steady with mixed fruit and potato lines. Virginia markets show apples and potatoes uneven. several lines list price ranges and stock levels amid ongoing supply shifts. Poultry districts note improved broiler demand and higher prices with steady turkey activity.
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