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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1965
Page
13
New York AP report details a 40.93 million share weekly turnover, the highest since 1933, with a Labor Day surge in buying climax across glamour issues and heavy volume days. It notes 1,554 issues traded, 729 down and 655 up, and the Dow Jones average rising 2.3 to 343.2 amid continued market volatility.
Prices on the New York Cotton Exchange showed mixed trading amid a quiet week. The No 1 contract finished up 95 to down 25 points for the week while No 2 moved from unchanged to up 50 points, as traders awaited Senate House conference on cotton legislation and government cost cuts.
Oats and rye mixed, corn weak, soybeans and wheat firm to strong this week. Wheat up to 143, rye at 244, soybeans up to 1 percent. Soybeans opened mixed, rose early week then dropped, Wheat steady to firm with mixed daily pattern.
Andy Bray, who finished three months training in the Peace Corps, will visit his parents this week before departing Oct. 5 from New York City to Nigeria. He will spend two years in agriculture work with the Yarubi tribe in a small village.
Supt. Sam Hawkes announces Dean Ratheal as the new Crosbyton school tax collector bookkeeper. Ratheal will start Monday, succeeding John Steadham who stays until his retirement October 1.
Tulia Independent School District trustees invite sealed bids by 8 pm October 12 for $725000 in bonds to fund a new elementary school and additions to present buildings. Bid forms and specs have been mailed following voter approval.
J B Potts president of First National Bank was named chair of Garza County savings bonds committee. The appointment was announced by Ed Gossett chairman of the Texas savings bonds committee.
Floydada Chamber of Commerce airport committee seeks twenty five thousand dollars to match FAA funding toward a three hundred twenty five thousand dollar airport planned for Floydada.
A Dallas report by Carlton Wilson notes Texas will see six more junior colleges added, with Grayson County opening and others planned across four campus complexes. The trend parallels a national rise to 719 junior colleges with about 1,044,000 enrollments. Dallas voters approved a 41.5 million bond issue for a new county college, while Fort Worth backed a separate campus plan.
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