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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1964
Page
7
New York stocks close in late trading as market activity wanes. Priday reports modest shifts among blue chips and rail shares amid cautious investor sentiment and ongoing economic data releases.
Daily Report notes licenses to wed James Alfred Nordgren and Marian Arline Schlulz. cases include Paula Essex vs Leonard Essex with motion dismissal. Barbara Staats support order set at 25 dollars weekly plus 75 dollars attorney fee. Divorce suit Marilyn Cox vs Marvin Cox cites cruelty. Sept. 8, 1964 heirs hearing for Sigmund Sagdanske, absentee. Police Court lists speeding and other petty offenses with fines. births, hospital dismissals, and military airman Gary Ziegler graduation noted.
Chicago cash grain prices listed for wheat corn and soybeans with multiple grades. Wheat shows No 2 hard around 1.60 with No 3 hard about 1.555 percent. corn and soybeans display several yellow and white varieties with varying quotes.
Omaha market notes show cattle and hogs with varied demand. Steers mostly steady to weak, most choice steers trading around 22.50 to 23.28 per cwt, hogs steady while sows sell unevenly, calves and sheep also reported with spring lambs strong at 25.00 to 23.00 per cwt.
New York stocks showed an irregular pattern in slow afternoon dealings with volume around 4.4 million shares, down from Thursday’s 4.58 million. Major groups failed to gain, with transports airlines aircrafts chemicals and most rails easing fractions while motors utilities metals and tobacco moved unevenly.
Relatives report the death of former Muscatine resident Mrs Anna Bishop Vynne in San Diego California. She died July 21 at her son's home and funeral services were held July 23 with cremation. Her body will return to Muscatine for burial in the family plot. Richard L Cooper 88, Grandview farmer, died at Muscatine General Hospital. Funeral 4:30 pm Sunday at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction. Burial Grandview Cemetery. Mary Rold Erwin 59 of Wapello died at Mercy Hospital Burlington. Surviving relatives include three daughters two sons and seven grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday July 26 at 2 pm at Dudgeon McCulley Funeral Home Wapello. Dr Bennett A Story 53 longtime osteopathic doctor died in Omaha. Graveside services and visitation planned at Fairbanks Home. John F Shryock 42 Evansdale machinist and Navy WW II veteran died Monday. Surviving wife four sons and one daughter. Funeral services held at Evansdale Memorial Chapel.
High Prairie Methodist WSCS outlines officers including president Mrs James Newman and secretary Mrs Virgil Hichelberger. A long list of committees and annual programs from November Thanksgiving supper to June Strawberry social and Mother Daughter events are planned with program themes such as A New Age and We Would See Jesus.
Chicago reports show 11,000 cattle 7,000 hogs and 3 sheep estimated Monday. The small butcher hog supply met strong shipper demand with prices up about 25 cents per hundredweight. USDA hogs and cattle quotes reflect higher trend with varied consignments and prime and choice levels noted across weight ranges.
Nearly all grain futures eased on the Chicago Board of Trade with corn and soybeans leading declines amid forecasts of cooler, thundery Midwest weather. Carlot receipts included wheat 86, corn 177, oats 97, rye 2, barley 18, soybeans 5. wheat fell to 444 cents, soybeans slipped about one percent, with September futures showing notable moves across grains.
In Muscatine County Iowa a petition by A Wayne Eckhardt seeks a decree to declare Sigmund Sagdanske deceased and name Marie Schwartz Doris Swartz and Anita Bryan as heirs. The hearing is set for September 6 1964 at 10:00 am in the Muscatine courthouse. Residents may appear to contest the petition.
Wapello residents host visitors from Des Moines and Peoria while Ruth Vardaman and son Phil return from Las Vegas. Dan Radekin and son visit from Des Moines. Cecile Rukgaber visits from Peoria. James Marshall and family spend weekend in Lynn Indiana. Mrs Ewing Isett of St Louis dies suddenly at 58. services planned in St Louis with local attendees from Wapello.
Oakville The Membership and Evangelism commission of Oakville Methodist Church met Wednesday evening with chairmen Mr and Mrs Robert Brown and Rev Fred Richard. They planned a program on family devotions membership drive and Bible study. Other members present were Mr Ralph Brown Mrs Alvin Carlson Mr and Mrs David McCulley and Mrs Stanley Shutt. Will Waterhouse 24 and his brother John Waterhouse 90 are now residents of Medi apalis Nursing Home.
Bennet State Representative David Stanley Republican told a meeting at Bennet Methodist Church Thursday evening that individual American citizens hold great power in a free nation. He urged Christians to seek Christian solutions to political problems and to be active for good government. Also notes Wapello personals with Emma Templin and relatives visiting, plus connections in Morning Sun Burlington and Letts.
President Johnson sent eight Iowa postmaster nominations to the Senate on Thursday. The list includes Nurse F Wegenar of Walcoll.
In Columbus Junction the Cotter and Salem Sunday School picnic is planned for Friday July 31 at 6 40 pm at Chautauqua Park with a basket supper. A family night is set for Sunday July 26 at 7 30 pm at Cotter United Presbyterian where Harriet Jones will discuss her teaching in Germany. Leftover cookies will go to the Migrant Store in Muscatine. The Cairo E W B church hosts a bake sale Saturday July 5 at 8 30 am at May Drug Store.
Montpelier Montpelier Merry Makers Achieve ment Show drew 33 members and guests to the Montpelier Community school on Tuesday evening. President Margie Paul led the meeting. Sue Nitzel and Landa Kraft managed games. Tamara Zinger directed group singing. Jeanette and Jeraldine Marxen presented Stick to White Gold, also planned for West Liberty Fair. Miss Carol Hahn and Mrs. Everett Nitzel judged home furnishing exhibits.
Chicago market notes show USDA potato arrivals totaling 40 on track 158 with shipments 229 and moderate supplies. Market dull with steady to lower demand. California and Texas-Towne prices cited for round reds, including 4.75 to 5.50 per unit.
Chicago wholesale market notes steady butter prices with mixed figures and unsettled egg pricing. Prices shown include various grades and uncertain quotes for whites and yolks, reflecting a noisy OCR readout from a mid century Chicago market page.
Grain quotations from WA and nearby markets show moisture discounts of one cent per bushel for corn at 32 percent moisture and soybeans at 32 percent moisture. Prices and terms appear in fragmented OCR text.
Eight Wapello boys and four leaders traveled to Ames for the state junior track meet. Participants include Mike McConahay Doug Boulton Greg Brown Hugh Winslow Raymond Fisher Rickey Pagemiller Mickey Woodruff and Jerry Cross. Accompanying adults are Leslie Fisher Bob McConahay Bill Paris and Bob Pagemiller. Events run Friday afternoon and Saturday in the stadium with dormitory living and meals at Memorial Union. A banquet Saturday evening features guest speaker Jessie Owens. They return home Saturday night.
Montpelier Merry Makers host an Achievement Show at 1 30 p m July 28 at the High Prairie Methodist Church with exhibits due by 11 a m. The community is invited. A Lake Lassies 4H swimming party follows July 30 at the West Liberty pool with a 6 2 p m potluck supper. Lake Livewire and Farm Bureau members invited.
Wisconsin Rapids hammered Decatur 14 9 as John Seacik belted a three run homer in the third inning and Rick Peterson earned the win. Cedar Rapids upset Quad Cities 12 5 scoring four in the sixth and a final quartet in the eighth with Mattiace and Garretson contributing. Fox Cities moved past Quincy 2 0 in the bottom of the ninth to break a tie.
Muscatine horseshoe players posted high scores in a match here Thursday. Muscatine won 26 of 36 matches and outscored Iowa City 1649 to 1249. Gene Chelf Tom Ruckles led 60 point games, while By von Hafner Ed Kaalberg Merrill Conklin Welly Bensom scored well for second. Iowa City used substitutes, Rich Conklin Elmer Tobias led losers with three wins and 254 points. Round robin starts Sunday at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids at 12:43.
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