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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
10
Merrill Lynch confirms a mix of major corporate names with diverse movers across industries. Companies include Ford Motors Allied Par, General Electric, Studebaker, Standard Oil, US Rubber, Swift & Co, and Union Carbide amid shifting prices and activity. Major listings show gains and losses among auto, energy, and industrials with wrap of market leaders.
A long daily report itemizes admissions and dismissals for numerous individuals with addresses and affiliations. It includes names such as John Steven Schumacher and Mrs. John Rock among admitted, and Randy Law and Ramona Rollins among dismissals, plus entries for cases of failure to yield, delinquency, intoxication, false check, and underage charges with associated towns and counties.
Tuesday receipts estimated at 41000 hogs and 7000 cattle with hogs selling around 6.25 per hundredweight and higher on the day. Slaughter steers and heifers show gains with prime and high choice grades pushing into the 22 to 23 dollar range. hogs, cattle, and sheep prices reflect a firmer market overall.
Grain quotations from Muscatine at 11 a.m. show corn and soybeans with discounts and moisture adjustments. Prices include No. 2 yellow corn at Dec price, soybeans under moisture discount, Chicago wholesale markets steady for Buker, eggs steady with wholesale buying flat to higher, and live poultry prices unchanged to lower with fed white rock fryers and young turkeys listed.
Cub Scout Pack 128 held a Christmas meeting Thursday at St Marys hall with about 50 attending. Mrs Longhurst led carols as dens one and three sang, den two presented prayers, and awards were given to Welskamp and Schaapveld cubs for wolf badges and arrows. Next meeting set for January 16 at 7 30 p.m.
Charges of lewdness against Victor Adams and Metha Frey, both from Peoria Tl., pending since June 2, were dismissed Saturday by Judge Matthay Westrale in Muscatine district court for lack of evidence after their Wilton arrest.
Poland China boars owned by Louis F. Ruess and son will sell at the Swine Pavilion. The Ruess herd tops testing results with index scores of 170 161 and 156 showing daily gains of 2.06 1.88 and 1.85 pounds and feed efficiency of 267 pounds per 100 gain. Back fat probes under one inch and barrows meet certification with 29.4 inch length 1.27 backfat 4.? eye and loin measurements.
Simmons family visiting here during Christmas holidays. Sp. Simmons and family stationed in France returning to Conesville area. Also report: Christmas party planned for Dec. 27 at Grace Church of Christ Friendship Room. Oakland Township Farm Bureau meeting canceled with next gathering Jan. 16 at Oakland Community Building. school gym Christmas program drew a capacity crowd. local residents visited Columbus Junction homes.
Several obituaries and funeral notices from Muscatine and nearby towns detail services for Miller 33, Rollin Smith 41, John William Maroll 57, Ralph Doyle 45, Jose Milton 77, Lester H. Lain 87, and William Marol Grunder. Interments at Memorial Park and Oakdale, with churches in Muscatine, Illinois City, and Wilton hosting services. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, and siblings across Iowa and Illinois. Memorials note local funeral homes and clergy officiating, with dates in December and January.
Ambiguous scores show a two way tie with St. Macy's and St. Mathias tallying digits. High scorers include Grace Sullivan 43, Steve Zieganhorm 52, Ron Parker 36, and Zion Bridges 26 across multiple teams. Names and figures appear fragmented from the OCR input.
Second Lieutenant William L. May of Columbus Junction earned silver pilot wings at Reese AFB Texas after graduation. He trained in new aircraft, will be reassigned to Luke AFB Arizona to fly F-100 jets, and holds a degree from the State University of Texas. His wife Patricia Farrier is from Columbus.
The December meeting and Christmas party of Chapter T at TTT were held at the homes of Mes. Eswold McCormad, Mrs. Wayne Barnes and Mrs. Harry Crist with William Newell presiding. Members exchanged secret sister gifts, brought fruit, candy, coal, and other articles for community care, and a Christmas lunch was served. Secret pal names for 1964 were drawn. John Padgett and Miss Lelia Lintner to host. Farmland outlook from Auburn University economist Fay Helms predicts ample farmland for 30 years.
Fragmentary notice list shows sections for sales personals lost and found and professional financial services. It mentions classified forms closing at 9150 Rum and a call to place ads at 26% rate, with items including notices JA Turmage and 18 person?als and 24 In Memoriam and card of thanks.
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