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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1968
Page
9
Wheat and corn closed with limited strength on the Board of Trade after a dull session. Soybeans showed some early gains but faded, while oats and rye finished at slightly higher levels. March wheat climbed to near 88 1/4 cents, corn edged up amid cash corn gains, and soybeans faced mixed moves as traders weighed export demand. West Virginia noted as the Mountain State in the text.
A young man forced entry into the penitentiary grounds Tuesday night but was detained by guards. He was jailed on public intoxication charges after wandering to a guard house and buying cigarettes. The piece ends noting March daffodils as March’s flower.
Arlington man John Harold Hamilton faces a criminal complaint for unlawfully hunting a wild whooping crane near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on January 4. The crane died after urgent care in San Antonio, leaving only 47 known birds in the wild. Hamilton must appear for arraignment February 14.
AP dispatch notes slaughter hog prices steady with some at 25 cents higher and 5,000 head received. Cattle receipts 7,000 with prime steers 27.75 to 29.50 offered and high choice weights around 26.50 to 27.75. sheep and lambs also priced, Fort Worth stockyards included with varied steer, heifer, calf and feeder values.
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