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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1963

Page

3

New Products feature varied inventors and fire safety ideas

An AP Business News roundup highlights Sigma Instrument Co Ltd in Letchworth England as a new canary gas monitor, Consumer Specialists Corp in Atlanta with Snap Fire fire starter for barbecues, Hooker Gueteieel of Niagara Falls importing rayon fabrics with resin use, Devcon Corp in Danvers marketing Fiexanes self curing rubber like materials, and Lincoln Metal Products Corp and Masonite Corp with new metal canisters and display options.

ED Morse Business News New York Sigmament Co, Ltd Letchworth Hertfordshire England Consumer Specialists Corp Atlanta Institute Ae Development Hooker Gueteieel Our Niagara Falls United States Sigma Instrument Co. Ltd Eng

Hog and cattle prices rise in Chicago shippers' sale

Shippers took over half of a 4500 head butcher hog run with prices steady to 0.25 higher per cwt. Hogs 190-225 lb 19 to 19.25, 190-250 lb 18 to 19, heavier hogs down to 15.75, sows 12.50 to 16.50. Slaughter steers top 25.80 prime, 25.25 high mix, 24.75 top heavy, heifers 22.50 to 23.75, bulls 19 to 20.50. Lambs steady with mixed good to prime 20 to 22.

Chicago

New York Stock Advances Declines on July 5

Market report shows advances totals 391 issues with 266 declines and 539 unchanged. The day features varying activity across 5 days with mixed performance amid overall volume and sector shifts on Wall Street.

Stocks Unchanged From Year Earlier Suggest Cautious Start

New York reports caution as the stock market begins the second half of 1963. Analysts from Hornblower Weeks and W E Hutson note a pattern similar to early 1963 with mild price dips and a tentative rebound as consumer demand supports industrial production. They warn the industrial average could slip to 680 690 if weakness persists. The Alexander Hamilton Institute says stock pickiness remains, favoring high quality issues in oils utilities autos drugs rail equipment chemicals and nonferrous metals.

New York Hornblower & Weeks White House L. O. Hooper W. E. Hutton & Co The Alexander Hamilton Institute

Tax shift left customs behind income tax era

The article notes that before the income tax was imposed about five decades ago customs duties made up over half of federal revenue, highlighting a historic funding shift in government finances.

Dow Jones Closing Averages July 5 Report

New York July 5 AP stocks summary shows industrials railroads and utilities broad index shifts. Trading details include specific stock counts bonds futures and composite indexes with small gains and losses.

New York

S&P Stock Index Snapshot Figures by Close and Low

The standard and poor stock index shows figures such as 74.01 40.01 64.97 70.48 with a low close sequence including 73.27 73.74 39.66 39.75 64.36 64.74 69.78 70.22 reflecting varied daily movements and closing values.

Low Close

Market Quiet Yet Upbeat As Wall Street Closes Holiday Week

Investors tracked varied demand in investment grade and speculative stocks while rails faced a possible nationwide strike risk. The Dow rose 3.09 to 716.45 as July 4th mood kept volume light at 2.92 million shares, with the AP 60 stock index up 0.3. Corporate bonds mixed, government issues lower.

Wall Dow Jones Associated Press American Stock Exchange

Soybeans Rally as Grains Slip on Chicago Board

Soybean futures rose sharply on the Board of Trade while all grains closed lower. Traders cited short-covering and rainfall forecasts in major producing areas as influential, with July soybeans up to around 2.70 to 2.74 and wheat, corn, oats, and rye easing on the day.

Chicago Board of Trade

DeGraffenried faults Alabama leadership at Independence Day talk

Former State Sen. Ryan DeGraffenried criticized Alabama's political persona and handling of funds in a Birmingham speech. He urged stricter bid laws and cautioned against relying on bond issues, noting the state now carries over $300 million in bonded debt despite great southeastern potential.

Birmingham Ala America Alabama Ryan DeGraffenried DeGraffenried George C. Wallace Southeast Tuscaloosa

Green Bean Crunchies Recipe Card

A vintage recipe card describes a lemon gelatin bean salad. It lists green beans, lemon flavored gelatin, unflavored gelatin, minced onion, chopped celery, and walnuts mixed with a dressing and set in molds. Serving yield and exact quantities are unclear due to OCR errors.

Toxicologist Says Scotland Yard Lab Has Nothing On U3

Atlanta AP profile of Dr. Herman D. Jones and his wife June Jones, top criminology figures at Alabama and Georgia labs. They describe using microscopic tissue work and a diffraction grading spectrograph to identify poisons and metals, with 30 to 35 percent cases clearing suspects.

Scotland Yard Atlanta Herman D. Jones June Jones State Lab Auburn University Alabama State Toxicological Lab New York Piel

Joneses Run Private Crime Lab in Georgia

60 percent of accused plead guilty after tests they conduct impress juries. Mrs. Jones praises Georgia lab while claiming superiority over Scotland Yard. The couple balance family life with two sons Herman Jr. and Dwight, who enjoy sports cars, organ, golf, and gardening while Jones plans to retire in twenty years. Guns unsettle Mrs. Jones.

Herman Jr Dwight Jones Herman

Tell Me Why Britannica Quiz Winner and IQ Basics

A newspaper feature recalls the Tell Me Why contest winner Eric Spink of Edmonton and discusses IQ tests, mental age, and IQ ranges. It notes beliefs on heredity versus environment and includes jokes and puzzles for readers with a prize tied to riddles and questions.

Eric Spink Edmonton Alberta Sandra Heiner Orem Utah

Estates Administered by Veterans Administration for Minors

The Veterans Administration oversees more than 750 million dollars in estates for minors and mentally incompetent individuals. The program provides guardianship and manages assets to protect beneficiaries while ensuring proper administration and safeguarding eligibility requirements.

The Veterans Administration

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