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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
9
Grain and poultry prices show moderate demand while turkey and other fowl markets appear steady. Cattle and hog futures list mixed bids with steady to weak tones. beef and veal values show limited movement as wholesale markets reflect cautious demand.
Classified items describe a 1049 Chevrolet Deluxe two door with radio heater visor and original paint plus a 1448 Plymouth Special Deluxe four door with radio heater and mileage details. Also listed is a 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe four door with fresh heater and original trim.
Grain market activity in Chicago shifted as traders weighed cease-fire news from Korea and Ridgway’s actions. Wheat and oats futures moved with tentative demand, while exports showed a modest uptick. rail lines carried grain as rain affected crops. Marriage licenses issued include Forman Worth and Lorena Sanday, Tuckworth Mobile and Marilyn Panton, and Ernst Lauret and Georgia Richardson in Denver.
Washington report says the National Orographic Society and Paranti’s Royal Ontario bureau announce a joint expedition to far northern Canada to study the recently found Chubb crater. Dr. Victor Meeu will lead a July departure by air to a desolate site between Hudson Bay and Ungava Bay, with ice lake landing and canoeing to the crater for a month of advanced exploration and analysis of its meteorite origins.
Wall Street closed with mixed results as the market recovered some losses from the final hour decline. Demand leaned toward lower priced issues with rail, steel, and colliery shares among leaders, while bonds softened and government issues showed modest gains.
Local market figures show unsettled corrected entries for June 29 including wheat buys at four points, beans at fifty cents, and mixed Double A grain categories. Receipts list colored hens and Leghorn varieties with weight bands and price quotes. fries and water-related weights also noted with under 28 to 20 percent price points.
On June 28 at Menver a group led by Orace Storm pressed Governor Thornton and state pension director Briscoe for clarity on pension fund distribution. Briscoe said admin costs are trimmed by returning funds to the pension pool and that a $16.70 cushion supports $83 monthly payments. once cushion grows, pensions will rise. Pensioners will reconvene with officials with further questions.
Baker, a 70 year old racer from Indianapolis, claims a new carburetor invention doubles gas mileage. He says a trip from Chicago City to Colorado Springs yielded 40 miles per gallon under normal conditions, and downhill boosts approaching 60 miles per gallon. He holds a patent and says the idea came to him while driving up Pikes Peak.
Farmers Home Administration will stay at 27 Eighth Avenue while its adjoining office moves to 706 Tenth Street. The change follows a Department of Agriculture directive. Also noted is a local incident on Maple Street where a sign was struck and a bystander received $40.
Eaton Saton and others attend a governor's conference in Denver on highway safety while A A Tinn represents Eaton Rotary. Delayed travels include trips through Colorado with multiple family members leaving for visits, plus a Swedish voyage for Joann Wert and Matilda West. Twin Six club plans a blood drive and a July 15 family picnic. Local notices report visits from California, Des Moines, and Denver relatives and a state convention of PRO sisterhood in Denver.
Mrs Leroy Wales was dismissed from the Presbyterian hospital in Denver and returned to Nine hone. Mr and Mrs C B March journeyed to Long Beach California after a four week Colorado visit. Mr and Mrs Join Swiney and Giunee gave Sunday dianey gifts to Fernay Dundas and Johnny at their home in Gree Jay. The trip included Trail Ridge and various points of interest across Colorado and California with family sightings in Loveland and Warren air base area. A May 31 group gathering marked by relatives and a supper featured former Wielselaol students at Wayne Vohr’s home in Greeley followed by roller skating in Warnoca and a list of attendees.
A jumble of names and events covers birthday gatherings, travel, and family updates. Jerry Kilgore leaves for an assignment, Mrs. Grott travels via United Air Lines then Greyhound due to strikes, and families from Loveland to Greeley share visits and summer plans.
Admitted to Weld County Public Hospital on Thursday June 28 include Iaains Leon Gill Kaydchild Winsor Molle Bray Thirteenth Willian O Seanclin George Martiniz Antonith Canin Mrs Elizabeth Aner son Fred T.rnver Mantvinw boulevart and others. Dismissals include Mrs Austin Madison Fidow Hamilton Masters Arthur Gustafson and daughters and several others. Admitted to Memorial hospital include Mrs Albert Wynne and dismissed Mrs Donwid Ragan and daughter.
Two drivers were injured in a tractor car collision Thursday afternoon half a mile south of Fort Lipton. State Patrolman Melvin Hewett reported Junior Unehes of Fort Lupton drove a HibL Guso tractoronto the highway front of AIM Buick. Mirle Ladle Mager, 18, of Tens ver, Dam an? was the other driver. Estimated damage was 426 dollars. Shewena talon ip Rast Laplon darter. Hogher sustained a mosailie fre 4uved right leg and brataes.
The University of Wyoming receives a $17,000 grant from the Bureau of Reclamation for a water and power expansion study. The university notes the funds support planning for facilities in multiple counties including Park, Teton, Hot Springs, Washakie, Fremont, Natrona, Greeley, and Shoshone. The announcement cites university officials and local industry as partners in the project.
Leadville club 42 and 8 had its liquor license suspended for 60 days by Secretary of State George A. Baker after finding the club guilty of selling liquor after hours. Baker called the punishment one of the heaviest this year and warned game clubs against abusing licenses.
Colorado Springs June 29. Military police took Denver Post reporter Bernard Kelly to downtown headquarters for questioning after he talked to enlisted men in a bar without permission. He was allowed to leave after a briefing. Kelly sought to capture reactions to the term soldiers rather than GIs and described an MP ordering him out as officers warned that all statements from soldiers must be coordinated.
Melly, a public information officer, told MPs the street was not a military port and the reporter intended to return to the bar for an interview. He said the journalist was armed and that personnel offered a lecture on not questioning adders except to a P10 as he was released after identification was checked. A conference with camp officials, the military and local police discussed the incident and the reporter’s rights. A second incident notes two cars damaged in an intersection collision at 11:25 am on Nineteenth Street and South Avenue, causing $100 damage. drivers Betts Jean Becker and Virginia Betty Walker were involved.
Sports roundup discusses pro golf dynamics with Hugh Fullerton Jr noting the PGA championship and prize money. It contrasts frontside pros who win big sums with backside contributors like Maye Williams who support the sport's vast organization while facing funding and participation pressures.
Steve Owen of the New York Giants praises Kyle Rote as a versatile back and All-America star able to handle backfield duties and formations. Owen notes Rote’s quickness, kickoff strength, and overall football intelligence, comparing him to Giants great Tuffy Leemans.
Summary of league leaders in batting and pitching with names like Musial Robinson and Dark noted. The text awkwardly adds a historical line: the capital of Liberia was established in 1822 by freed African American men from the United States.
Ambiguous OCR reads list of names and places including York Inland Blanton Con and Camden N J. Mentions thresholds and scores but text is garbled with many misspellings. No clear event dates or outcomes available.
A fragmented court record lists individuals charged with drunk driving careless driving and related offenses across locations including Portland Ore and Milken. Amounts fines range from small sums to over one hundred dollars with several sentences noted and addresses given.
Washington official Morehouse announced at a Better Business Bureaus gathering that the federal auto sales regulations will go into effect nationwide on July 7. He said the delay caused by pressure is resolved after a telegram from the ETC confirmed no further postponement. The rules, intended to standardize car sales nationwide, were to be in force last February but were briefly delayed. California is noted for citrus production in the summary reference.
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