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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1957
Page
5
The Agriculture Department says farmers buy more used tractors and equipment this spring to offset higher new machine prices. New tractor prices average 6 percent above a year ago, with other new machinery up 5 percent. Prices for spring tillage gear rise most, while farm clothing and principal foods also cost about 3 to 4 percent more.
Farmers agreement totals 4 762 000 acres under conservation reserve for three or more years with payments of 584 873 000 and federal aid of 49 318 000. Deadline for 1957 retirement signups is April 15 as acreage reserve signup nears completion.
The Agriculture Department warned farmers that last summer’s soybean price surge is unlikely to repeat due to bigger supplies. As of March 1, stocks were 30 percent higher than a year earlier, suggesting ample availability and stable prices ahead.
The federal government reports that diverse state truck regulations raise costs and complicate movement for farmers and others relying on trucking. A study by the Agricultural Marketing Service finds wide tax and size weight limits create barriers as operators must meet varying rules across state lines.
Kenny Green of Elkins Park saved 100 for stock and bought five shares in Sperry Rand. His first dividend arrived as 120 dollars due to a misprint on the check, and he plans to mail back the excess. The piece also notes George Washington’s sole abroad trip to Barbados in 1751.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Columbus moves to a four-day workweek to cut costs and extend pauses in production. An additional 300 Mansfield plant workers will be laid off beginning Thursday, bringing total temporary layoffs to 965 since March 4 due to over production. The Columbus plant makes refrigerators freezers dishwashers and washer dryer combos. Mansfield produces automatic washers clothes dryers ranges irons toasters and other non motorized portable appliances.
University of Michigan Survey Research Center launches a nationwide study to measure how Americans feel pressure from modern living and how they cope. A 2,500 person sample will be interviewed in late March and April in major metros and 60 counties, with full confidentiality and clear identification.
An Associated Press tally shows fourteen fatalities in Ohio over the weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Traffic crashes caused twelve deaths including Ray William Dodson and Ray Woodson Cox, plus one drowning and one accidental electrocution.
Nationalist China announces a switch to daylight saving time today. Officials state the change aims to save energy and adjust schedules across major cities including Taipei and Nanjing.
A touted medical ad claims a new substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Case reports assert piles cease to be a problem and promise a money-back guarantee through druggists.
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