Dow Jones 30 Industrials Rise to 687.37
The Dow Jones 30 Industrials advanced from 80.61 to 687.37 in the preceding week, per AP wire photo chart. The line of figures reflects a significant index jump across trading days.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1967
Page
3
New York Stocks End Mixed In Light Pre-Christmas Session
Trading slows to three week low with 9.58 million shares on the NYSE. The Dow dips 0.98 to 887.37 as 1,504 issues show 651 gainers to 624 decliners. IBM falls after contract loss. Parked Davis gains on antibiotic approval. Ford and GM little changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Utilities
Ford
Ling-Temco-Vought
Skelly Oil
ACF Industries
Standard & Poor
Livestock Prices Move Over Wide Range at Chicago
Chicago stockyards saw a broad price spread as week closes. Slaughter steers and heifers posted mixed gains and losses across grades, with prime steers 27.25 to 28.00 per cwt on top. Hog and lamb receipts and prices fluctuated, reflecting varied demand across major markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Patent Honors For Strehlein Child Designer Of Cloth Fastener
Mary Ann Strehlein of Chicago, aged 11, receives a garment fastener patent that locks with a click and resists accidental opening. The device uses a circular latch and stud mechanism driven by a spring, aimed at reducing wear from snaps and aiding both children and women. Licensing for Northwestern University supervised by Fastener Licensing. Also described are pacemaker improvements with telemetering via a heart strain sensor, plus a wearable rescue suit by Emery Kultsar to aid injured workers, powered hydraulically with terrain and obstacle sensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mary Ann Strehlein
Chicago
Miss Strehlein
Northwestern University
Fastener Licensing Associates
Inec
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Calif
Emery _Kultsar
Newtown
Conn
Kultsar
Soybeans Fall After Final Crop Report Influences markets
The USDA final crop production report pushed soybeans and grain futures lower on the Chicago Board of Trade this week. December contracts exited trading Tuesday amid volatility while many traders believed prices had bottomed out. by Friday wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans posted declines or mixed moves with oil and meal also changing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
United States Department of Agriculture
Wealthy Aunt Remembered Leads to Probate Claim
San Francisco man Joseph L. Matys sued over an aunt Maybell G. Reed estate worth about 957,868 dollars. He contends he was left out because he refused to shovel snow carry rubbish or help her, prompting the probate court case in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Matys
San Francisco
Matys
Boston
Maybell G. Reed
Dow Jones End-of-Day Summary
The Dow Jones closing averages show a down day with the industrials and railroads leading declines. Major figures include closing prints around 894.94 for the index, down 0.98 points, with utilities up modestly and bond futures mixed. Trading volume shows broad participation across 65 stocks with notable activity in railroads and public utilities.
Stock Index Figures and Upticks Reported
Standard and Poor's index snapshot lists the 325 Industrials 20 Railroads 35 Utilities 300 Stocks with current high low and close values. The table shows up and off movements with changes noted for each sector and overall index metrics.
Christmas Is A Spirit Of Peace And Hope
Frank Johnson Pippen reflects on Christmas as a spirit of peace and joy. He writes that Christmas embodies gladness love and the practice of giving and ends with the celebration of Christ confessed and adored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Frank Johnson
Pippen
Christmas Night Across the World
A seasonal verse celebrates Christmas in diverse lands with imagery of firs, pines, palm trees, snowy peaks, and sunny fields. It calls for universal goodwill, Christ’s saving message, and hope, ending with attribution to Mrs. Fred W. Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God’s
Christ
City of David
Fred W. Glasgow
Poultryman Keeps Large Flocks in Huerfano County
Charles Corsentino stands as the county’s top poultryman by raising more chickens than others in Huerfano. He does not handle eggs or hens, as a contractor provides day-old chicks and feed while he raises them to pullethood in two large chicken houses with his equipment and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallenburg
Colo
Charles Corsentino
Huerfano County
Corsentino
Baking powder science and reader questions reveal curiosity
In a juvenile instructional column a quiz asks about baking powder composition and function. It explains baking powder as a mixture of an alkali and an acid with starch, producing carbon dioxide for light, tender baked goods. The piece contrasts with yeast and includes a riddle box with playful questions and answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baers
Ice skating history dates back to medieval Europe
A Danish writer mentions skating in 1134 marking early records of the pastime. Metal blades for ice skates appear around 1600, tracing the development of the sport over centuries.
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