I M Eubanks Set Out To Seek Fortune In Decatur 1889
Isaac Monroe Eubanks left South Carolina at 18 in 1889 to seek work in Decatur. He first worked 10 cent hour rail shop jobs with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, saved money, then ran meat markets in Decatur, Texas, and Little Rock before returning home. He later built a real estate and farming business, owned a 1940 Buick, and now at 96 reflects on a long life of work and changes in Decatur with four children.
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Isaac Monroe Eubanks
Decatur
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Augusta
South Carolina
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co
4Th Ave
Aiken Courty
S. C
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Texas
Southern Pacific Railroad
Houston
Arkansas
Little Rock
Wall Street mostly gains as market steadies after rate news
New York AP reports a modest stock market rise on Friday with light volume and a pullback in enthusiasm after the discount rate increase. The Dow rose 3.17 to 952.72 as blue chips led gains, while the S&P 500 added 0.24 to 91.80 and the AP 60 averaged 354.9.
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National Association of Purchasing Agents
General Motors
Johns Manville
Union Carbide
General Electric
Liggett & Myers
Standard & Poor
Associated Press
Dow Jones Closing Averages
Dow Jones closing averages for New York on December 10 show the industrials, rails, and utilities mixed with notable gains and losses. The report lists highs, lows, and closing figures across multiple subindexes and the bond market, with broad transaction volumes across sectors.
Stock index snapshot from New York market report
Standard and Poor's list shows five hundred stock data with industrials, railroads, and utilities. The page records highs and closes for December 10 with numbers for the Dow Jones related sectors and net changes, noting gains and declines across components.
Market Snapshot Shows Advances Declines and Totals
A brief market update notes 656 on Friday and Thursday with 1 423 total issues, 1965 highs and lows including 196 192 249 937 and other figures 112 018 249 937 1411. The data indicates advances declines and unchanged counts across the latest session.
Butcher Hog Market Slumps in Chicago After Sharp Decline
AP reports the butcher hog market in Chicago fell as much as 2.50 per hundredweight, the steepest retreat in years. Top price reached 29.25, down 1.75 from Thursday, with demand slow for a large supply. Hog grades and sow prices shown, while slaughter steer and lamb prices posted gains and steady resolutions.
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Chicago
Hi Lo bike for ages five to eighty five debuts this week
AP News reports MTD Products in Cleveland offers the Hi Lo expandable bicycle with 16 inch wheels and adjustable seat post and stem for riders from five to eighty five. It unpacks into two sections for trunk transport and can be lowered to a 16 inch height or expanded to a 26 inch adult size. Several other new products include Steemy a child vaporizer from Purepac in Elizabeth New Jersey and a pop up sink strainer with remote control from American Standard. Company addresses are listed for MTD Purepac Union Carbide Sam Richards Bantam Reily Chemical and American Standard.
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ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
MTD
Avalanches Leave Pine Roofs Damaged In Quiet Village
A December 1965 report describes a series of fast moving snowslides that struck a rural area, ripping a pine from a house roof and scattering debris. The event, though dramatic, caused limited structural damage and no reported injuries.
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Decatur Daily
Grain futures hold firm as demand absorbs offers
In Chicago the grain market saw moderate demand absorb light offerings with old crop wheat finishing up more than a cent a bushel, corn up a penny, and soybeans rising fractions. Speculators stayed bullish amid expectations of continued strong export demand, while limited profit-taking kept prices in a firm range. The first tourist submarine on Lake Geneva, a Mesosocph designed by Jacques Piccard, carried up to 40 passengers to about 300 feet, logging 25,000 riders over 850 dives.
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Wall Street Up As Volume Declines On Week Jump
On 294 300 shares profits were taken after a big jump earlier in the week. Prices rose generally on the American Stock Exchange. Volume totaled 4.41 million shares versus 5.08 million on Thursday. Corporate and U S treasury bonds showed mixed activity.
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U.S. Treasury
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