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Dixon Evening Telegraph (Newspaper) - May 20, 1947, Dixon, Illinois Page six Dixon evening Telegraph Dixon Illinois tuesday May markets markets at a glance by the associated press new York leaders i quiet selected rails Advance. T Mill buying and Short covering. Chicago reports of rust in Winter wheat Section. Up with wheat. Government buying. Followed other grains upward. Light weights around 25 cents lower others generally steady top steady top Chicago Grain table by the associated press open High Low close terse news May 2.70 2.75 july 2.29 2.34 sept 2.21 dec 2.18 May 1.79% 1.79% .1.84 1.73 1.67% 1.72% 1.62 1.57% 1.47 1.44 1.46 3-t 2.75 2.28% 2.34 2 24v 2.2034 2.24 2 22 222 july 1.6s sept 1.5s dec 1.40 94% july sept 76% dec 74% May july 17.00 sept 17.15 oct Inov 16.50 96% 85% 77% 75% 17.47 17.75 94% 84 i 76v 74% 96-a 16.85 17.15 17.30 16.50 75% 1.43v 17.47 17.75 17.10 17.30 Chicago Cash Grain Chicago. May Cash wheat. Corn no. 1 yellow 1.87 4 no. 2 yellow a no. I Yel Low no. 5 yellow 1.81 Sample Grade yellow 1.32, Oats no. 1 heavy mixed. 1.00 Al no. 2 mixed no. 1 heavy White 1.02 no. 1 White Sample Grade White Barley nominal malting 1.60 Iff 2.06 feed 1.40. Belvidere to try the Belvidere City Council has voted to install Between 75 and 100 parking meters on trial. To league mayor j. Fred Hofmann will go to Chicago wednesday morning to attend a meeting of the Illinois municipal league which will continue through thursday. Among 57 Patricia Ann Moore of Dixon is one of 57 students of Ross state College at Alpine Texas who will graduate monday May 26 when she will receive her b. A. Degree. Tower engineers to the local chapter of the nation Al association of Power engineers will present a movie there is an engineering wednesday at 8 p. M. At the Loveland Community House. Collision in West cars operated by Clifford Brown 626 Broadway and Frank Coakley 710 College Avenue were somewhat damaged about p. M. Yesterday when Brown s machine rammed into the Coakley car at sixth and College. Neither Driver was injured. Chicago livestock Chicago May hogs total weights under .240 ibs opened slow 25 to 50 cents lower but these weights later fairly Active and most sales around 25 Cei its lower weights 250 ibs and up and sows uneven but Active Aid generally steady top 23.75. Bulk Good and Choice 170-260 ibs 29 Good and Choice 270 290, 27.00. Good around 500 ibs 18.75 19.00 most Good and Choice sows 400 ibs and Over Indi cations Good clearance. Scalable cattle total scalable calves total Slaughter Stees and heifers Active steady to a Quarter higher cows and bulls slow steady to a Quarter lower. Good and Choice dealers steady lower grades 50 to 1.00 lower. Two loads average Choice 1150 in fed steers-26.25 strictly Choice absent. Choice 1021 in yearlings 25.75 most medium to Low Choice fed strictly go6d and Choice fed heifers bulk beef cows 14.00fffil7.00 canners and cutters Good medium weight and heavy bulls Good and Choice dealers top 27.00. Stock cattle scarce Strong. Scalable sheep total classes scarce a few wooled lambs and Slaughter ewes steady Load Good and Choice around 110 in fed wooled lambs with Muddy fleeces 22.00 Small lots Good and Choice shorn ewes 9.00@ 9.50. Officially estimated scalable receipts tomorrow hogs 000 cattle and sheep. Chicago produce Chicago May arrivals 138 on track 315 total u s shipments 772 new Stock supplies heavy de Mand rather slow Market slightly weaker stronger for California steady for Alabama. Old Stock supplies Light demand Good for Best Quality few sales. California Long Whites Idaho rus set Burbanks 4.25 washed Ala Bama Bliss triumphs 4.75 All u s no. 1 butter unsettled receipts reports bicycle a bicycle arid tricycle were re ported to police As. Stolen last night. The Bike belongs to Wayne Akerman 938 Brinton Avenue while the tricycle is owned by Homer Welch s Small daughter. It was believed to have been stolen near the carnival grounds. New contract contract negotiations Between the Borden Candy co. And the bakery confectionery workers Union have been completed and a new contract signed under which increases from 10 to 15 cents per hour have been granted. The con tract Between the company and the Union would not have expired until july 1, 1947, but it was re opened the new contract being retroactive to april 1, 1947. On a warrant was issued this morn ing for mrs. Cleo Smith on the complaint of her mrs. Odell Carpenter 1301 ninth Street charging disturbing the peace after mrs. Smith allegedly made threatening gestures with a knife and struck mrs. Carpenter during an argument last night. The Case was tentatively scheduled for hearing at p. M. Today before police magistrate a. N. Kennedy. In army air Frank e. Pettenger 2100 third Street Dixon has been accepted in the army air forces for a period of three years and is Enro Ute to san Antonio Texas where he will begin Basic training. Robert b. Williams 1223 seventh Street has enlisted at the Dixon army recruiting station at the chamber of Commerce building for a period of three years with the army ground forces. After completion of training he expected to join the army air borne troops. La Verne Cox of Franklin Grove has enlisted in the Anny air forces for a period of three years. After processing at the Headquarters of the Illinois recruiting District he will be sent to san Antonio Texas for Basic training and assignment. 763 Market unchanged. Eggs irregular receipts Market unchanged. Live poultry irregular receipts 29 trucks 1 car. Fob prices fowl 31 leghorn fowl 23 roasters 38 43 fryers 35 ft139 other prices unchanged. Fob wholesale Market prices unchanged. Wall Street close Al chem 164, Allisch am can 87, am car 38, am Loco 19% am Power am Rad St s 12 y. Am smelt am t t 160, am Tob b 64 a Anaconda cop Bald Loco 17u, Bendix Avian 29 i Beth St 77 i. Borden Borg warn 391 Case co Sou Ca Terpil tract 50, c o 42h, Chi new Chrysler com with Edis 28, cons Edis cons Nat Gas 4114, con Tainer corp 34, Corn prod 64 Curt Wright Dupont 175h, Gen elec Gen ads Gen Mot Goodrich 50 Goodyear 4-1, Hudson Mot 111 cent 19 int Harvester Johns Manv 107, Kennicott cop Kimberly Clark 23, lib of go Libby Man l Marsh Field Montrom Ward Nat biscuit 27, Nat Dairy prod 28u, n y eco 12 nor Amer co 24 a Packard Mot an am airways Penney. 40, Penn or 18% Phillips pet 52 i re pub St Sears Roebuck Shell in Oil Simmons co 29, Sinclair Oil 14, Socony vacuum Southern Pacific Spiegel inc s o ind 38, s o n j Stewart warn 14, Swift co Texas co in Carbide United air lines unit aircraft u s rubber u s St 63 i Vest in Tel a Westing elec Woolworth Youngst so t Cleek for Truman Trenton n. A. May president Truman is not the Only democratic presidential candidate in sight but i believe the people will demand that he u. S. Attorney general Tom c. Clark said last night. Expressing Confidence that tru Man will run Clark added i Don t believe we be Ever had a president who is so close to the pulse of the strength of steel Falls sharply Tea Tad Fate we in state wide. The Illinois federation of women s clubs at Chicago today announced winners in soil conserva Tion publicity children s paintings and literature contests. Franklin Johnson of Dixon was one of the winners in the downstate class in children s painting. In the Junior division class a with 250-50 members Ashton tied with Ber Wyn and Champaign for third place. Budget frock bicycle Auto Gerald Adams 12, who lives at ninth Street and Monroe Avenue was injured slightly at p. M yesterday when the bicycle he was Riding struck by a car oper need by Russell h. Diston. 1220 West ninth Street at seventh and Monroe. The boy was remove to Kab Hospital for treatment o slight head wounds. 9235 sizes 14-20 32-42 president s Mother continued from Page 1 arrival Here by plane yesterday afternoon. Her father was overjoyed when the elderly mrs. Truman growing steadily weaker from the after maths of a fracture suffered n a. Mid february fall recognized Margaret immediately. Mrs. Truman s mind was apparently As Lucid As Ever As she asked with Margaret wondering whether the granddaughter was Home for the summer and whether he would sing for her. No definite time was set for the next press conference for a report n mrs. Truman s condition. The president arrived at Mother s Home today a few minutes before 8 o clock 9 a. M. Maltreatment of be Chic by Thrifty pattern 9235 is both. Takes but Little fab when you make the smart Yoke and Belt of remnants. It s an All occasion frock you la Wear and Wear. This pattern gives perfect fit is easy to use. Complete illustrated sew Chart shows you every step. Pattern 9235 in sizes -1. 16, 18, 20 32, 34, 36, 38, -10, 42. Size 16 takes 2 yes. 35-in. To cd contrast. Send Twenty five cents in coins for this pattern to Dixon evening Telegraph pattern dept., 232 West 18th St. New York 11, n. Y. Print plainly size. Name address style number. New get mar tin summer now just Send fifteen cents More for this Book of Cool easy to sew Brand new warm weather styles. Printed in actual size in the Book is a. Free pattern for a child s sunbonnet de and the Public is invited. The cast of characters will be announced later. Sterling keeps fast signatures on petitions to the Sterling City Council asking the City to retain Daylight saving time totalled against Only 256 opposed the commissioners were in formed monday night and in View of the huge majority the officials took no action toward repealing the ordinance establishing fast Tine. Sugar Grove the annual memorial sunday service will be conducted at the sugar Grove Church sunday after noon at 2 o clock. L. W. Miller former county superintendent of schools will be the the Rev. Merrill s. Tope pastor of the first methodist Church will pronounce the Benediction and music for the program will be furnished by the pupils of the sugar Grove school under the direction of their teacher mrs. Charles Redebaugh. Active thieves Salt Lake City a Fairmont panic caretaker Eddie Swift reported the theft of Lawn Sod from an Ami 15 by 15 feet. Evidence indicated he said that someone backed a truck to the Aren. Chip up the Sod find limited it away. To commented the Park commissioner Fred cd Esuo Well have to put extra guards on the City swimming pools to keep pm from steal ing the the 19 16 production of Nev aluminium in the United states was in the neighbourhood of s36 million pounds. Continued from Page 1 Auto dealers and Public Are warned have been sent to Washington. The Navy said its files Here show Little is 39 years old and gave Decatur hi., As last civil an address. He was appointed to in 1926 after Navy i ervice As an enlisted Man and Vas graduated in 1930. He was captured in the fall of Corregidor. The Navy said he was freed from the japanese prison Camp in october 1945, and was at the Laval Hospital in Oakland calif., until Jan. 24, 1946. Brazil sees continued from Page 1 pressures at various altitudes and he photographing of the Sun s Cor Ona and various attendant Phenomena such As Flash spectrum. Deaths miss Viola Cox Telegraph special service Viola Cox 49, died p. M. Yesterday at he Home of her sister and brother in Law or. And mrs. Thomas Cline where she had lived. She had been in ill health for some Ime. Funeral services will be held wednesday at 2 p. M. At the Farrell funeral Home at p. M. At the Church of god the Rev. S. E. Magus officiating. Burial will be in grand Detour cemetery. Born May 22, 1897, in Oregon township. Miss Cox in survived by Ier father Bert Cox and step Mother three Sisters in addition to mrs. Cline mrs. Lloyd pet Tinger Oregon and mrs. Quillen Hufman and mrs. Clarence Mcpherson both of Dixon two Brothers Clyde e. And George Cox both of Oregon and Many nieces and nephews. Her Mother and a sister mar Jorie preceded her in death. Sprain cure is just insert a Needle Chicago May Janet Travell and a dire l. Bobb of Cornell medical College said to Day that medical science has con firmed a chinese treatment for the Relief of pain in simple insertion of a Needle at the sit of the sprain. In a prepared report to the federation of american societies Foi experimental biology Urey said they could not explain Why pain is relieved by the needling procedure. But they offered this theory persistent pain following a sprain is clue to pressure exerted by fluid which has accumulated within the ligament structures Anc the abolition of the pain is due t the mechanical release of Thi pressure when the Needle is in sorted. A Brooklyn polytechnic Institute scientist predicts that a 1957 a fifth of our gasoline Wil be synthetic. Plan of a. Pageant. Humanity s heart. Will be presented at the Loveland Community House tues no eve Ning. June 3rd at s o clock sponsored by the Community nursing Council. The pageant will depict the history of nursing and the various Fields of nursing available at the present Day. Mrs. Omer Thomas is in charge of production and b. J. Frazer will be the Nar Rator. No admission will be charge tools for every need by snap on tool corp. Body and fender tools electric drills and Bench Grinders Complete line of Mechanic s tools. R. L. Heckman authorized District representative m e. Chamberlain pm. I 731 Dixon Illinois at Don s bout hut 76 s. Galena Avenue phone 1467 we Are now serving Coffee with our delicious Down Flake donuts try a donuts Ala fruit also sundaes All flavors Detroit May an increasing number of new and Vir new automobiles being of-1 feed for immediate delivery at exorbitant prices by individuals and by used car dealers is de scribed As a growing menace to the Public and to new car dealers by Lee Moran executive vice president of the National Auto Mobile dealers association. Asserting there is Many people Are commencing to think of these fantastic prices As the list prices of new cars the Nada in a letter to its dealer members suggests new car retailers publicize their local delivered prices., Moran said that local delivered prices have not been very widely advertised for Many years and added where dealers Are doing this they Are finding a flood of in quiries and orders from people a to have an impression that Auto Mobile prices Are higher than they really insofar As can be determined the new and practically new cars offered in used car lots have been obtained from individuals who obtained delivery on duplicate or multiple orders or who could not resist the Chance for profit on a Quick turnover on single cars they purchased Moran said. Personals pastor and wife Here from India Rev. And mrs. A w. Navel Well known missionaries in India will be at the methodist Church this thursday afternoon and eve Ning for talks on discussion groups. The Rev. Or. Nave has been pastor and District superintendent of Bareilly India and has charge of High schools and principal of training school for Many years. He has been youth adviser for groups in India. Mrs. Nave has worked with the women of India and has been interested in the Village life and work among the depressed classes. Thursday afternoon the Rev. E will talk to the women s Bible class at its anniversary party and answer questions of the life and changes in India. Thursday night at p. M. Mrs. Nave will Tell of her work in India and conduct a question period for the Public. The meeting will be in the methodist Church Friendship room. Judge bars racial continued from Page 1 daughters of Union vet Erans Are holding a card the g. A. R. Hall thursday eve., May 22, at refreshments. Advt h. Warner and Warren h. Badger were in Chicago Over the week end where they attended a meeting of the in iritis elks association. Mrs. Vera West of Madison wis., the former Vera Slothower of Dixon who is visiting a. Sister mrs. Darrel Wolf of Rock Falls was a sunday dinner guest of mrs. Ella Ambrose 519 Squires Avenue. Daughters of Union vet Erans Are holding a card party at the g. A. R. Hall thursday eve., May 22, at refreshments. Advt3 diaries Jenkins one of the officials of the Goodyear rubber co., of Akron Ohio spent the week end at sunny skies. The Jenkins sum Mer Home in grand Detour. Money see Community loan next to Plowman s. Advil or. And mrs. Grover Moss have returned from a fishing trip in Northern Minnesota. John White of Chicago a for Mer resident of Dixon was a re cent visitor in this City. Mrs. Alfred Rowland of Rock Ford will spend decoration Day in Dixon. D. I s. Helmick was in Spring Field saturday As representative of the Illinois state employees Assn. Chapter relative to proposed amendments to the state employees retirement act. Or. And mrs. Lloyd Turner and sons have gone to Phoenix Ariz to make their Home. The american pension club holds its regular meeting thurs Day evening at the Loveland Community House starting at p. M. At Kab Hospital admitted Daniel Mclntyre James Grey Donna Wade Joseph Gasser. Don Mccoy All of Dixon. Released Margaret Holden mrs. Jacob Wohnke both of Dixon. Bright red Holly berries grow on female Holly Trees but male Trees usually have the finest foliage. Ments today for acquittal of the 28 White men accused of Lynching a South Carolina negro but with Sharp warning that they May not plead justification mitigation or excuse for the brutal murder. Shortly before the jury was brought in. Judge Martin told de sense counsel you will not be permitted by this court in your arguments to the jury to inject any racial racial Issue barred i will not allow racial issues to be injected in this declared circuit judge j. Robert Martin jr., As the mass murder trial headed for a jury. He added will i allow the alleged actions of the deceased or anything he May have done to become a part of this proceed the showdown developed late yesterday in absence of the jury As defense attorneys drafted to Day s arguments for acquittal of 28 men who Are accused of slay ing negro Willie Earle last february 17. The negro was taken from the Pickens s. C., jail in reprisal for the alleged stabbing of a White Man. Defense objects the judge declared the previous actions or the purported Confes Sion of Earle have no and told defense counsel i am not going to allow them to be discussed in this defense attorney Thomas of Ford a former assistant u. S. District attorney objected. He con tended the state had submitted in evidence numerous statements which related that the negro con fessed stabbing White taxi Driver t. W. Brown. Wofford insisted he was entitled to argue anything in the rec he said he intended to inject the stabbing into argument to the jury and declared he would Appeal to the South Caro Lina supreme court if prevented. There s been entirely too much talk about Wilie said Wofford and not enough about Tokyo growing Tokyo May officials said today the City s population has risen to More than 000.000. With of them registered residents and the others flocking in without permits. Tokyo s 1940 population its 1946 estimate watch for full Page message from your wholesaler and Independent grocer in this newspaper Dixon fruit co Headquarters for strawberries it s time to put berries in your cold storage make Berry Jam. Small size berries per 4 24 Box quart 31 Case Large size berries per quart. 34 i 3 s 00 n boxes per Case of 24 boxes extra fancy Pink Salmon lab. Tall Kail Boxcar Supply continued from Page 1 free daily delivery grocery 119 Market move some Grain Hopper cars it which it has about 200 with top covers to protect the Grain. The Burlington said that according to present indications heat harvesting should begin about May 25 in the Wichita palls Texas Region. We Are not too optimistic that Ive can get through the season without some shortage of he Road said As we will go into the season with very few More cars than we did last year and we expect a crop 17 per cent higher than in 1946 and 80 per cent above the 10 year Fer wins Battle continued from Page 1 lights on the Beach and realized he was heading toward Shore. Washed ashore at Breezy Point he was found by mrs. Grace Corn Well who notified Mitchel Field. Germans executed May former German generals were executed Here today for group Mas acres and deporting greeks for slave labor during the nazi occupation. They were Bruno Breuer who was military governor of Crete and Friedrich Mueller former commandant at Herak Leion Crete. The pair were sentenced last sep tember. Lately in need of bread facing record task in this Rich agricultural Terri tory railroads now Are girding themselves1 for a Job unmatched in peace time history. Explaining that the association of american railroads had or. Dered to Supply 771 cars a Day to roads the Sante be said the Eastern lines Nave been co operating better than last year and we have stored some cars in the Grain territory., Las year we considering the enormous production All lines will have some the Santa be said but w e expect the crop to be easier to handle than last year when the Grain seemed to come from All Points at once. We expect a More Normal northward Harvest ing movement this the Santa be said new Eleva tors had been built along its lines while capacity of older elevators had been increased. Most Eleva tors now Are empty and Are stand ing by for the new the Road added. More boxcars available an indication of the increase in cars be needed was sup plied by the Rock Island which estimated it would move carloads of Grain Between june 1 and aug. 23 compared with carloads last year. The Boxcar situation is definitely better than last the Rock Island said and we have More cars available right the Road added it intended to where the Rod is somewhat of a fairy s Wand Quebec p. Q. 1947 South and East of Quebec City is a District intended by nature for the Trout fancier. Here among the notre Dame mountains where Scenic Beauty is without rivalry lies some of the. Best fishing territory in the whole of Quebec province. This territory which includes the Eastern townships and which fringes on the american Border offers a great variety of picturesque splendor. Lakes and streams Are not so abundant As in the territory of the Laurentian a but they Are fabulous to the Fisherman. It has often been fishing authorities Itiat a two Pound Trout is common in this Vicinity. Highways in this Section Are numerous and excellent providing1 comfortable and Quick Access to the desired spot. Dairying and agriculture form an important Commerce in the District. English is frequently spoken. Though this particular Section of the province of Quebec is fam Ous for its speckled and Lake Trout the Fisherman will also find a Choice of other varieties including White fish Perch and Dore mostly of the size to gratify the most ardent sportsman. Game includes Deer Partridge Duck and Rabbit. Just As it does concerning All other of its game and fishing districts the province of Quebec tourist Bureau gives Complete in formation about the facilities provided in the Eastern townships for the Comfort and use of the sports Man. This the District of the South Shore offers the nest in Comfort and results for the Fisherman. It is a trip that will be long1 remembered. Adv men s washable Sanford Zed summer Slacks for Cool casual Comfort 498 just la for the warm weather. Tailored Slacks of file Cotton wills in solid colors Aad sleek looking Cotton Doeskin in stripes and plaids. Both come in blues and Browns. Sizes 28 to 36. Spa per

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