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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1971
Page
14
Kent Ohio AP Brinkley urged media vigilance in Politics and the Press at Kent State. He warned a complacent press risks a tame public and a weakened republic, citing urban decay and the Vietnam War as signs of government unresponsiveness.
Cleveland AP report cites Industry Week saying mergers may rescue steel industry amid survival battle. Potential National Steel Granite City merger would create the third largest U.S. steel tonnage, while antitrust stance could shape outcomes. Industry Week notes recent allowed consolidations and calls for relaxed policy to meet world competition. Stockpiling persists with April production around 2.9 million net tons and No 1 heavy melting steel scrap at 34.33 per gross ton.
NEW YORK AP stock prices opened higher in moderate trading as the Dow Jones industrial average rose 7.16 to 947.79 and the New York Stock Exchange index gained 0.29 to 57.32. The AP 60-stock average climbed to a 1971 high of 330.9 on optimism about first quarter earnings and consumer spending. volume totals: NYSE 20.15 million, American Stock Exchange 5.70 million.
Sorg Paper Co. reports a $232,100 loss for the first quarter ending March 31 1971 after $29,700 earnings a year earlier. Chairman D G Driscoll and President C W Marion say results should improve in 1971 despite weak demand and prices, not anticipated to deteriorate further.
A mixed snapshot of stock quotes and fund valuations lists numerous companies including Kroger Lockheed Lowes McDonnell Douglas Merck and Proctor & Gamble with varied percent ranges. Mutual funds and banks such as Wellington Fidelity Puritan and Washington Mutual show fluctuating prices, while First Banc Group and First National Bank appear among regional finance notes.
Dayton market listings show calf prices with buyers bidding 45.00 to 50.00 per hundredweight and calves trading around 37.00 to 45.00, with some documented bids down to 31.00. The terse notation summarizes latest room prices and movements in the Dayton livestock market.
USDA market report from Cincinnati shows cattle steady to weak for cows and bulls, with steers and heifers mixed by weight. Calves remain around 40 to 46 dollars for vealers, hogs up about ten, with barrows and gilts about 16 to 17 dollars and sows higher at 13 to 14 dollars, and sheep steady with spring lambs near 30.
A busy Monday calendar lists various meetings across Monroe and nearby towns. Groups include Lions Club at Congress Inn, Weight Watchers at Fenwick High, Garfield PTO, SPEBSQSA, Optimist Club, Civitan, Rotary, Youth Against Cancer, First Presbyterian, East Kiwanis, Sertoma, Middletown Personnel, and many more. Also noted are city, school, and church locations with times from noon to 8:30 p.m.
Cincinnati AP Arson Squad investigated a Sunday fire in the rear of a pickup on Interstate 75. Three people escaped unharmed as flames endangered a 2000 pound oxygen tank and an acetylene welding tank. Eugene West, 38, reported seeing a black Chevrolet with youths nearby and that items were tossed from the car. The truck and its loads were destroyed.
The listing shows ram and ewe bids with prices from 32.00 to 35.00 and a top range of 70 to 85 pounds for weight classes. It notes calls for good ewes priced 6.00 to 9.00, indicating market bids and livestock lot details in a brief sale entry.
An OCR fragment presents unclear text about Versailles eggs and a misread exclamatory line. The readable parts offer no concrete events, dates, people, or organizations to anchor a proper news item.
Ohio markets report egg prices paid to country packing plants for shipments to major cities. Retail cartons show large A at 43 to 48 cents, medium 40 to 44, small 41 to 42. Farm prices for fryers and hens range 4 to 5 percent, with truck lots in Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus at 26 to 27 percent. Potatoes listed between 3.75 and 6.25 dollars per 100 pounds.
Chicago AP reports Friday closing figures for grains with high and low ranges. Wheat May July and September advance around 1.5 percent, corn May July and Sep rise about 1.4 percent, soybeans May through Jan post gains near 2 to 3 percent.
Classified display deadlines and sample family want ad show chest and dresser prices. Multiple contact numbers and varying insertions appear, with fees and payment terms noted.
Multiple notices detail deaths of Addie E Bray Laura Virginia Bush Glenna Marie Helton Lennie Belle Hoss George E KampSchaeter John W Tolson and Rossie Jane Whittle. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler Baker and Wilson Schramm Homes with visitations at local funeral homes and interments at Woodside North Cemetery and other area burying grounds in Ohio and Kentucky. Funeral services led by Rev Howard Sears Rev Noah Myers and others.
A compact classified item lists garden plowing services in Middletown with lawn care offers including thatching mowing and fertilizer checks. Also advertised are dry poultry manure sold by load from Deppner Poultry Co in Miamisburg and Stark's fruit trees priced at $1.98 with contact number 422 9151.
Top Soil Garden Store offers trimming and removal of trees and shrubs lawns fertilized and sprayed fully insured free estimates call 422-6759 or 424-1017 Roofing specials free estimates Aluminum siding awnings patios direct sales no commission Taylor Home Improvement call 746-0516
Lawson remembers Berry Lan husband father and grandfather on the second anniversary of his passing April 26. Also Walters mourns Helen Joseph Walters who died April 26 1968 with family notes of longing and tribute from wife Walter and relatives.
Mr David A age 6 716 6th Ave expired at Middletown Hospital on Friday April 2 at 940 p.m. Survived by wife Geneva. Visitations at Riggs Funeral Home Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 with services there Monday at 7 p.m. with Rev Joseph Harvey officiating. Interment Woodside Cemetery. Riggs Funeral Home Inc 422 4545.
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