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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1960
Page
10
Chicago USDA figures show 9,000 butcher hogs and 109 cattle and 100 sheep reported. Prices slid about 50 cents with top hogs at 18.25, while cattle and sheep ranged with varied grades and weights. buyers sold most offerings early amid active trade.
Grain futures in Chicago moved within a tight band with small buybacks lifting prices after dips and modest selling at bulges. Rye stayed firm while wheat export demand offered steadier prices. corn held steady to firm as export buying softened and hedging eased. Carload receipts and wholesale prices showed minor shifts amid light demand.
Divorce decree involving Norman Dean Mack of Muscatine against Matilda Rose Mack of Davenport. Nathan Grant awarded to plaintiff. Will dated Aug 23 1960 leaves $1000 to a grandson Martin Wayne Brossart. remainder to Myrtle Halling and Betty Knoth named executrices. Also listed are collection suits against W W Brenneman for promissory notes, Keplevin action involving Thrift Loan Company, and various support and divorce-related notices. Police Court intoxication cases and speeding arrests in the area are noted with names and fines.
Actress Vivien Leigh wins divorce from Sir Laurence Olivier on adultery grounds with Joan Plowright. Plowright's husband Roger Gage also secures divorce in same court on identical grounds. Both Olivier and Plowright absent from proceedings.
The notices announce probate hearings for wills of H Watking and Edward E Fishburne in Muscatine County with dates in November 1960, plus renewal amended articles of incorporation for The Universal Crushed Shell Company in Muscatine. It lists officers, stock details, and corporate dates.
Readable text notes free bus rides in Waterloo and a tie with Waterfall Cedar. City Council formally authorized abandoning night service due to insufficient revenue as shoppers prepare for Christmas. Notices invite inquiries and mention contact details at Palace Moscow and evenings with George Thompson.
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