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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
7
The issue details cattle calves hogs and eggs with fluctuating quotes and receipts across categories. It lists wholesale and farm prices, feeder calf values, and market activity, noting declines in hog prices and steady to higher cattle bids, plus various grain and commodity signals.
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The Utilities Commission granted Cortez Natural Gas Company a certificate of operation to install natural gas in town by next winter. The firm holds a 25 year city franchise and a 20 year Pacific Northwest contract, plans a two mile line south west of Dolorosa, and projects 40 customers paying 84 094 in year one. By five years it expects more than doubling.
Weld county office backs four cash crops for hailed Sundays. Coops bet on long growing seasons with frost date around Sept 15. Crops listed sorghum, corn, beans, and prose with early maturing varieties favored. Sorghums ranked Re liance and Coes for shorter seasons. Prose yields vary, with Carlson farm at Stoneham reporting 20 to 20 bushels per acre. Planting depth about half to one inch in irrigated areas, 35 to 45 pounds per acre, lighter in arid zones.
Norman Pickett of Denver has been assigned as Coast Guard recruiter for Greeley. He will be on duty every Tuesday at the Weld County court house. Pickett succeeds Norman Tewitt who will be separated from service and return to Sterchantville, N. T. to study at Rutgers University. Pickett was transferred from St. Louis to Dedger, his home base, and previously served on the Coast Guard cutter Foxglove. He is a native of St. Louis.
Chicago Grain reports wheat fell on Wednesday on profit taking after recent strength. Active dealings produced late day lows and unsettled other grains as July soybeans led gains, pushed ahead over several cents. Strong harvest conditions in the western wheat belt triggered the price retreat.
In New York, in Motors and Aircrafts led demand with pivotal stocks advancing from fractions to about a point amid a generally higher session. The market showed losers as volume for the day neared 1.7 million shares versus 1.42 million on Tuesday.
In Denver a political informant says U S Senator Eugene D Millikin plans to seek another term despite pressure from party liberals who favor Darald Beolzman for the senatorial nomination A Denver governor Jo hnson ally notes Millikin’s decision is unlikely to change and signals a possible Brannan movement to deny a primary in favor of Brannan the former agriculture secretary Brannan’s campaign has drawn endorsements from Weld County and central committees while Carroll remains a potential candidate with a statewide poll hinting at his viability.
List of patients admitted to Weld County General Hospital on Tuesday June 19 including Pduta Walters Rowe E Ralston Lol ton 1608 Ninth avenue Dorothy Beaty 9d Tenth street Thomas Wooldridge Tucison Juan Esparza Laramie Wy Rey W Middleton Leverake Richard Manzanares Galeton Briece Cheney Bil Six teenth street Jessie Cleveland Johnstown Mrs Lloyd A Acall 114 Tenth avenue Mrs Edith Mekeel Kersey Mrs Mary Hinaie 1010 Arlington court C Wlenry Carlson 1427 Cwouth str Mrs Nick Laren Milliken P trlein Roseberry Ault Mrs Daniel Brunnard 2008 Sixth avenue Dismissed: Airs Ramon Contares and son Kersey Mrs Jack Susbaum and son Ault Mrs Jin Schlotthaver and son 1117 Eighth street Clair C Thomas Ault Mrs James B Jackson Jr 2431 Tenth avenuey Mrs Paul V Sanger Briggsdale Ralph Wakle Sr 1927 Twelfth street Mrs Robert Bachet te Route 1 Billie Ray Luton ROS Sixteenth avenue Clarence Hellin Fort Collins Harry E Kelly Grand Junction dirs Weldlam HH Southard 1825 Tenth ave nuv Goldie Alrkes Wiggins Thomas Wooldridge Hudson Brad Lee May Fort Morgan Paula Walters Route 4 Hichard Faziri Toute &
In Pueblo a 60 year old man named Colby died after a bullet struck him in a struggle with Patrolman Pieralt at a grocery store after Colby wounded 63 year old Mrs. Sadie Casebier who refused a renewed relationship. Casebier was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Officers said Colby fired at them near the store door. Pieralt and another officer exchanged shots, Colby dying two hours later. Neighbors say Colby and Casebier had dated for years before ending the relationship.
Funeral services for Ars Tillie Lundgren of 3620 Filth Short will be held at 2 o clock Saturday afternoon from Macys drawing room with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
U S Truman, once too poor for college, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Law at Oxford. Lord Halifax conferred the degree in the Sheldonian Theater as professors applauded and Truman, visibly moved, recalled his Missouri farm beginnings and his long road to the world’s famed university. He quipped about having many honorary degrees and thanked Oxford for the distinction.
La Salle Farmers Union met Monday night hearing a soil bank report by a Danish talk by Mrs Phebe Anderson. Mrs Anderson a Greeley resident collapsed and died during the address. Earlier, musical numbers included Tone Anderson Jody Meisinger Nancy Rains with Shirley Anderson and a clarinet solo by Stanley McNeil with Mrs Wayne McNeil. A picnic at Loveland waterworks was announced for July 29.
City council meeting Tuesday evening involved no action on the petition from Greeley Association of Ministers regarding Sunday busing of groceries. The body extended completion dates for J. Messer street paving contracts on Twenty first avenue Sixteenth street and Seventh street to August. Final readings upheld city weights and measures ordinance. Water contracts approved with Franklin Pipeline Co for 200 users and Last Greeley Pipeline Co for 12 farm customers. Delays on Delta Plotline and East Dallas Pipeline Co contracts pending area maps. City manager directed to study drainage at Ninth Street and Twenty Third Avenue. Extension of Laramie River water contract for one year approved. Beer license retrieval for BILO Blodge noted. Refund of 580 dollars on ped dler license to Orazi K Mabbutt amid fatal motorcycle collision coverage.
Young Hoon Ahn of South Korea's Finance Ministry says Korea must stay strong militarily and economically to deter North Korean aggression. He notes U.S. aid has helped build a resilient force and urges continued support to guard against a new invasion. Min, a Korean legal professional, has spent months in the U.S. studying budget operations and Columbia University before returning to Korea.
The Immanuel Lutheran church program for Friday night will start at 7:30 o'clock instead of 7 PM. Parents and friends are urged to attend. The children and their mothers will enjoy a sack lunch at 11:30 o'clock Friday after the closing exercises.
White House press secretary James Hagerty said President Eisenhower has no plans to address a Republican group Friday about his future political plans. He dismissed a report that an unnamed White House official expected an announcement between July 4 and 15. Eisenhower, hospitalized after surgery, is said to be recovering with weight stable at 162 pounds.
Stork Express Horm foale and Mrs Frank Gorzales announce a birth on Monday June 19 at Weld County General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Troughman welcome a son born June 9 at Weld County General. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Var rey report a son born July 4 at Weld County General. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Scott announce a son born Tuesday June 19 at Osteopathic Memorial Hospital.
Secretary of Defense Wilson told Congress that cutting foreign military aid would raise U S defense costs and manpower needs. He urged approval of about 3 billion dollars for a aid program to support roughly 200 allied divisions, warning that further cuts risk the free world and U S security. Also notes Eisenhower discharge is delayed and a grandson visited the President in hospital as doctors caution against further illness flare ups.
Yugoslav leader Tito and Soviet Defense Minister Zhukov issued communiques during Tito's visit to Moscow signaling closer Soviet Yugoslav cooperation. The talks touched on UN China policy, possible handling of Formosa, and future joint effort against war threats, while Tito stressed independence from Soviet dominance despite enhancing ties.
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