Weld County junior fat beef sale tops strong auction
Dalton Steer led the second annual Weld County Junior Fat Beef sale with a 1000 pound Shorthorn and a champion status at the Junior Fair. The sale drew buyers from Weld County and Denver, averaging 12.01 per hundredweight and totaling over 15 thousand dollars for the Junior Fair cattle. The event also featured an Angus champion bought for 37 per hundredweight and multiple consignments from local farms and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld ‘County
Weld County Livestock Cementsston' Company
Weld County
Denver
Angus Champ
Larry Lind
Windsor Future Farmers of America
Pepper Packing Company of
Weld County Bank
Cassie Schafer
Gilcrest
Hereford
Hurle ‘Schneider
Wyatt
Greeley
Richard Peterson
Craw Creek
Stockman’s Western
Wear
Gary Bernhardt
Ashton
Fills & Capp
Janice Holmes
Big Bend
Greeleyley
Plant
Carol Peterson
Crow Crick
Elks Lodge
Sharon Eisenach
Eaton
Geltman & Reiched
Allan Lind
Severance
Livestock ‘Transfer’ Inc
Hon Kindstater
His
Greeley Maylag
Betty Peterson
Crow Creek
Weld County Livestock Commission Co
Gary, Hergert
McArthuut-Wheeler
Lauren Hergert
Windsor
Greeley National Bank
Larry Hergert
Woods & Deffice
First
National Back
Percy Helzer
Gregory Clothing
Diane Wergert
Livestock Transfer Co
Richard Transkin
Barry Speaker
Grover
Bob Seyfried
Cynthia Shield
Kuner
Jerry Lehnert
Livestock ‘Transfer Inc
Kent Lynch
Prairie View
Weld County Livestock Commission
Dalton's Hereford Is Reserve Champ At Wyoming Fair
Moose, owned by Marilyn Haas, a Wyoming 4H Club member, won grand champion in the Hereford division at the Wyoming State Fair. The reserve champion was Mike, an open class Hereford entered by Kenneth Dalton of Kersey, Colorado. Today’s baseball notes mention Detroit at Kansas City with a 2 run score.
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Dalton’s Hereford
Wyoming
Douglas
Moose
Marilyn Haas
Wyo
Hriday
Mike
Hereford
Kenneth Dalton
Kersey
Colo
U S Could Put Fighter Planes in Laos Within Hours
General Frank Everest of the Tactical Air Command stated that the United States can deploy tactical fighters to the Laotian area within 35 hours after a decision is made. He said TAC has facilities for rapid global movement in an emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Frank Everest
Tactical Air Command
United States
Laga
Everest
U.S. Plans to Expand Aid for Laos Amid Cold War Tensions
Washington reports U S military aid to Laos limited to material and transport support with possible changes if the United Nations intervenes. U S bases in the Pacific supply equipment including clothing, vehicles, small arms, ammo and field radios for Laotian forces as Khrushchev’s visit looms and Laos seeks UN help. The State Department backs the Laotian government while dodging specifics on UN actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay Washington
U.S
Laos
United Nations
U.N
United States
Neatan
Taiwan
Philippines
Central
Western Pacific
Continental
U.S. de Li
Asee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Lastian
Washington
State Department
Laos appeals for UN troops to repel Communist attacks
The Laos government asked the United Nations to dispatch troops to aid in repelling Communist attacks, with Britain supporting UN action if aggression is proven. Laos accuses North Vietnam of intervening on behalf of the rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laos
United Nations
Britain
U.N
Viet Nam
Steel bargaining teams to expand for next week
AP reports the steel industry and the Steelworkers Union will enlarge their bargaining teams to push negotiations toward ending the 52 day nationwide strike. The union will field about 450 agents and the 12 major companies will add representatives. twelve subcommittees will focus on contract provisions and local issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steel Industry
Steelworkers
Nho
Joseph ¥. Finangan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Michigan troopers pursue armed man in missing trooper case
State troopers crashed into a simmer ¢étrage action in northern Michigan as they seized an armed man amid the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Michigan State Policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawas City
Mich
Michigan
X15 Flight Over Edwards Canceled After Technical Glitch
An X15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base lifted off for its first power flight but was canceled due to technical problems. Pilot Scott Crossfield and the B52 carrier aircraft returned safely as engineers investigated a hydrogen peroxide line leak that had caused a previous postponement. The X15 is intended to someday reach space and return the pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Cat
Scott Crossfield
Fort Lupton Man Killed in Elevator Accident
Anastasio E Morales 24 of Fort Lupton died at the Brecht Candy Co Denver plant when an elevator shaft collapsed. He was crushed between a brick wall and a counterweight, becoming an employee casualty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Anastasio E. Morales
Fort Lupton
Brecht Candy Co
Morales
Senate to delay civil rights fight to new session
Senate leaders plan to postpone a decisive civil rights battle until the next Congress session. The shift allows continuation of work on the foreign aid bill and a provision to extend the life of the Civil Rights Commission, which expires in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Congress
Civil Rights Commission
Senate Upholds Eisenhower Second Housing Veto
Washington AP report notes Senate vote 58 to 36 to override Eisenhower veto of the 1.05 billion housing bill. Congress had passed August 27 with large margins. president urged a sound housing bill. The veto marks his 165th unsustained veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
I'ba
Senate
Eisenhower
Offer House
Paris
Congress
White House
House
Fisenhower
Potato harvest report shows excellent yields and firm prices
Weld county produce houses report an about midway harvest with reds at 12 per hundredweight and Burbanks around 2.25. Yields average about 300 sacks per acre for reds and Burbanks with early gems returning 13 to 2 sacks. Prices for reds and whites well above last year, with potential for strength later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld
Acre
Larry Cogburn
Hart Cogburn and Sons
Gilcrest
Cogburn
Martin Produce Co
Baltes Potato Co
Traffic Toll Rises to 271 in Colorado Deaths
The 1959 fatality count climbs to 271 with three new deaths in Colorado. Rita Grismore, 5, and Alta Stroup, 34, died after separate crashes in Denver and near Wray. Daniel Caffney, 53, was killed at a highway construction site west of Limon. Two pedestrians, Donald Davison and Charley Castaneda, died in Denver incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Holyoke
Deaver
Rita Grismore
Alta Dell Stroup
Daniel P. Caffney
Denver
Nina V. Crawford
Rita
Walter Grismore
Stroup
St. Joseph's Hospital
Colorado Highway 51
Wray
Highway Patrol
Carney
Limon
Ronald H. Scruggs
Boulder
Dolan Gordon
Caffney
Colorado
Donald D. Davison
Charley Castaneda
Davison
Jose Carona
Castaneda
Retaliation for Veto Vote Dropped
Washington reports that House leaders dropped plans to retaliate against members who backed a public works veto. A stripped-down $1.167 billion bill was sent to the President, omitting six unbudgeted projects that prompted Eisenhower to veto the earlier measure. The Appropriations Committee was to approve the new bill for floor action next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Vernon Elliott Undergoes Ulcer Surgery in Pueblo
Vern Elliott rodeo producer and Platteville rancher underwent surgery to remove an ulcer this week and is reentering at Park View Hospital in Pueblo. Elliott fell ill last week during the Colorado State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
Vern Elliott
Piatteville
Parkview Hospital
Elliott
Swift and Wilson strike at meat plants across cities
Union workers struck Swift and Wilson plants in 34 and seven cities respectively to push higher wages and benefits under a new contract replacing the expired Aug 31 agreement. Talks with federal mediators stalled as unions denounced offers while Swift and Wilson firmed on wage proposals and timeframes.
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Swift
D. An¢ Wilson and Co
Wilson
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Armour and Co
Gyo
Tninn
U.S
Greeley Retired Minister Missing Near Allenspark
Rev. Leonard Smith longtime Calvary Church Golden pastor and archdeacon, retired to Greeley, vanished from his Allenspark cabin near Hillside store. Search teams, bloodhounds, and forest rangers scoured the area as police checked homes in Greeley and nearby towns. wife Virginia Costello and daughter contacted without trace by Friday afternoon.
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Atlens Park
Colo
Leonldes Smith
Greeley
Calvary Church
Garden
Smith
Virginia Costello
Grealey
Hoc
Golden
Virginia, Costello
Colorado ‘State College
Uniary
St. Greeley
Rev. Smith
Earl Towning
Allenspark
Longmont Emergency
U.S. Forest Service
Colorado Highway Patrol
Allens Park
Sinn's
Hillside
Colorado Discest
Val Bela Mappa
Eisenhower officials approve House highway bill
Washington officials told the Senate Finance Committee they should accept the House passed highway financing bill to keep the road program moving. They justify the move despite the penny gas tax increase not matching the presidents 1 cent per gallon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
City High Traffic Is Major Problem
Police Chief Earl Towning cites heavy traffic around Greeley High School as a major issue at the 11th Street and 13th Avenue intersection. He notes drivers ignore flashing red signals, delays by safety patrols, and noon-hour congestion from over 1,000 students driving to school. Towning welcomes a mothers safety patrol and department sponsorship to improve crossings and traffic flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Beard
Greeley High Rchool
Earl Towning
Towning
11Th St
13Th Ave
161 St
Trafic
Cameron Safety Patrol
Robert Turner
Greeley High School
Turner
Toning
Police Department
Indians Escape From Car Hit by Train at Lupton
At about 2 55 am Thursday near Fort Lupton a 1950 Hudson four door car barely on tracks was struck by Union Pacific City of Portland train. Driver Antonio Lone Elk braked but the car was hit, medics treated passenger Bates Tuafle Soldier for forehead laceration and possible back injury.
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Union Pacific
Port
Fort Lupton
Gene Admire
Antonio Lone Elk
Lone Elk
Bates Tu
Fort Lupon
Labor Control Act passes House aims for Eisenhower signature
Congress sends the labor controls bill to the White House after a 352 to 52 House vote following Senate approval 95 to 2. The compromise curbs corruption in labor management, bans secondary benefits, and restricts organizational picketing, with mixed reactions from labor leaders and lawmakers who praise or criticize its reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Wayne Morst
D - Ore
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
John L. McClellan
Senate Rackets Committee
Tankers Committee
James R. Hoffa
Teamers Union
Kennedy
Senate House Conference Committee
Disute
Thomas H. Kuchal
California
Reublican Senate
Kuchel
Congress
Tartary
Pierce Brothers Released on Bond in Golden Case
Donald Pierce 25 of Greeley and Melvin Pierce 25 of Golden were released on $1,000 bond each after arrests for breaking and entering larceny receiving stolen goods and conspiracy. Donald, briefly a Greeley patrolman, faces trial September 14 in front of Dist. Judge Christian D. Stoner. The pair allegedly stole a gun, which Donald later sold for 40. Weather notes follow with a five day forecast for Colorado and Wyoming.
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Golden
Donald le Pierce
Greeley
Melvin
Jefferson County
Christian D. Stoner
Donald Pleron
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Dalton Steer
Angus
Ricky Schaler
First. National Bank
Jim Sheard
Shamrock
Mountain Savings & Loan
Janet
Boblénder
Beabe Draw
Garnsey & Wheeler
Edward Kell
Greeley Locker Co
Huby Weitzel
Hracewell
Windsor Packing. Co
Harald Welzer Jr
Gellman
Linnette Tong
Bracewell
Jerry Buderus
Livestock Transfer Inc
Dick Jergers
Litvack Packing
Barbara Cuthbertson
Astilon
Capitol Packing
Allen Duell
Hox- Elder
Stockman's Western Wear
Ruth Dorsey
Capital Tacking
David Knowltan
South Platte
Clough Furniture
Manty Sly
Eaton Ffa
Miller's
Paula Stolmer
Janice Sheard
Sham
United Steelworkers Union
Youngstown
Ghia
Gordon's
Steve Greenwalt
Ellis & Capp
Anice Lindser
Stance
Sid Woods
Dettice
Enton
Bill Peterson
Stockman’s
Ray Wardell
Platteville
Stockman's
Dona Dorey
Eston
Weid County Livestock Commission
Detroit Uy
Kansas City
U. S
Lans
Nikita Khrushchev
Southeast Asia
Khrushchev
Asia
Sam Netla
Royal Army
James P. Mitchell
Tree
Hawaii
Mike Vanless
Hottie
Philadelphia
Senate Washington
Hill
Army Nationl Guard
Lupton
Labor Control Act
Pierce
Northwest Corner
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