Livestock Prices Mixed at Indianapolis Market Report
Hogs 7,000 noted slow to light and medium weights with prices mostly steady to 25 lower. hogs 170-240 lbs 22.75-23.25, some loads 23.35-23.50. 240-300 lbs 21.50-22.75. 120-160 lbs 18.00-20.50. sows 25 lower. 300-550 lbs 18.00-19.75, few at 20.00. Cattle 1,000, calves 400. steers and heifers slow. yearlings 34.00-35.00. cows 26.00-30.00, some 23.00-25.50 for utility, dealers active. top at 38.50 for best. Sheep 500, mostly steady. lambs 34.00, 32.00-33.50 for others. ewes 17.00, yearlings breed ing ewes 27.50 per head.
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Indianapolis
UFI
PMA
Marines Seek Draft Aid to Reach 300,000 Strength
Gen. Clifton B. Cates, commandant of the Marine Corps, said to Congress the service must rely on the draft to reach its authorized strength of 300,000. The House Armed Services Committee approved a bill setting that size and adding the commandant to the joint chiefs. Present strength is 194,000 with 90,000 reservists due for release. The Corps could obtain 10,000 more from volunteers.
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Washington
U.S
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps
House Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cates
Defense Department
Dickens Cut Down A Christmas Carol To 12000 Words
Draft usage and the number of men to be called are to be decided soon. Dickens original Christmas Carol contained about 50000 words and has been reduced to roughly 12000 words.
T B Association Reports Work During 1950
Greene County Tuberculosis Association released 1950 results detailing 3602 people aided, 2202 chest X rays, 1414 children under 15 given patch tests, and X ray costs. National totals include 342000 X rays with 1888 suspected TB cases and 844 suspected heart conditions. The TB suspicion rate per thousand remained about 15.6, not declining from prior years.
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Greene County Tuberculosis Association
Freeman-Greene County
County Associa
Tion
Indiana
Three Kinds of Totem Poles Noted in Indigenous Cultures
A brief overview describes three types of totem poles: the personal pole for individual meaning, a pole commemorating a major event, and a tombstone like memorial.
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Marion F. Thomas
Newberry
Otto C. Richardson
International
Ward
Linton Decorating Co
North Main Street
Elks Home
Fortune’s Jewelry Store
Orval Miller
D Street Northwest
Charm Beauty Shop
Em. Scott
Greene County
Carmichael Block Company
Bloomfield
Otis
Toad” Hale
G Street
Hamilton Rexall Drug Store
Fish's Jewelry Store
Gambles
Dick Slayton
Joe Waggoner
Lyons
Max Stone
Linton
Johnson Feed & Supply Co
Holden's
Russell Bland
Fifth Street Northwest
Triple A
White Rock Bullets
Norman Rhodes
Rt. 1
Laura Thomas
Lyons, Ind
Grain and Feed
Marlin Bradfield
Marco
Lincoln Bees
Glenn Anderson
Johnson
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Tuck's Feed Store
Parm
Ford Tractor
Allis-Chalmers
John Deere
New Idea
Worthington
Lyons Equipment Co
Massey-Harris
Glenwood
Chicago
Illinois
Stuart
W. Randolph
Dept
Ilinois
East Switz
Eva Powers
Raymond McKee
Claude Corbin
State Highway Garage
South Linton
Larry Kinnett
City Service
Wolfe
Sandborn
John W. Corbin
West Linton
Sara E. Johnson
Bailey
Petersburg
Harry Tucker
Fred Campbell
Stafford Church
Ford
Don Gambill
Northwest Dagger
Holden
Curtis Wright
Don Truitt
William Shutts
Ellis & Company
Vincennes St
Westinghouse Table
Baxley Appliance Co
Ralph Thomas
D” Street
Corrells
S. Main
Go Bicknell
Ind
Gamblies
Hiway Tavern
West Dugger
Eskin C. Turner
Linton Daily Citizen
Brannon
W. H. J. Han
Mercury
H. P
Leon Bedwell
Pleasantville
Philco At
New Home Furnishing Co
Linton Coal Yard
Palace Bar
Thomas
D Street
Hamilton Paint and
North Main
Blondie
By Chick Young
Donald Duck
Walt Disney
Y Kong Beaters Syndicate
Rip Kirby
By Alex Raymond
Staffo
Johnny Hazard
T.N.Z
T.N.T
Gables
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Norge
MR. Kirby
Miss Dorian
Jerri Stafford
Jerr
Frank Robbins
Cable
Tagteg
Gable
WELCH
Cornett
Mit
Royal Beauty Academy
Roosevelt Building
Washington Ste. Riley
Riley
King FE
By Jimmy Hatlo
Joe Salvatore
Broadway
New York
Max
Mr.particular
U. S. Marine Corps
Korea
USAF
Khown
Defense Photo
T. B. Association
Ziegler's
Linton Motor Sales, Inc
Home Loan & Finance CO
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