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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
7
Sondra Van Wert of Hampton is the new president of Town 4H Girls at the Hampton convention. Elected officers include Julie Ann Roberson of Elma as vice president, Carol Ann Hahn of Alden as secretary, and Sharon Dee Harms of Alden as historian.
Chicago cash grain markets show varied bids for wheat and corn with No 2 and No 8 white oats listed. Soybeans and barley pricing appear limited by receipts, while butter wholesale prices hold steady. live poultry prices unavailable due to insufficient receipts.
Late stock quotations list numerous tickers and values including Am Can Gen Foods Pepsin cul a mix of company abbreviations and fractions. Named entities include Well known firms such as Television stock lines from Ford General Motors Goodyear and Radio Corp with analysts Davenport rill Lynch and Smith among others referenced. The fragmentary data reflects a busy market page with many price points and vendor codes.
The July soybean contract dominated Chicago Board of Trade activity as prices stayed weak while other grains held steady. A third straight setback in soybeans trimmed values by 50 cents a bushel at one point amid continued liquidation. Carlot receipts today included wheat 1 car, corn 295, oats 7, soybeans 1.
Omaha salesman Norton Josephson, 24, was bruised when his 1961 compact car struck a young buck near highway 61 92 this week. He suffered rib and right knee injuries, his rented car needed tow to Muscatine for repairs, radiator damaged, right fender damaged, fire under hood. Deer turned over to state conservation officer.
U.S. market notes show USDA estimates Friday receipts at 300 cattle, 5,000 hogs, and 2 million sheep. Trade remained slow in the butcher hog sector with 8,000 head offered selling at weak to 25 cents lower. Rates for cattle and lambs varied, with good to choice heifers and utility cows priced down to 15 to 18 dollars, while sheep steadied and lambs fetched around 18 to 20 dollars for common grades.
Obituary notices report Mrs Lillian Patton Whitmer of Wilton died June 7 at Wilton Nursing Home after a long illness. Born December 2, 1870 in Muscatine County, she married George Whitmer in 1915 and was active in church and local lodges. Services set for June 10 at Griffith Funeral Home with burial in Oakdale cemetery.
In a special session on Thursday June 1 1961 the Hoard of Water and Light Trustees authorized attorney C J Rosenberger to take steps to exercise an option to purchase land at Charles and Te mish from the Mulford Evangelical Free Church for ten thousand dollars. The meeting was presided by Tristae Glidden with trustees Beoke Glidden and Bartel present and Osborn and White absent.
Classified farm classifieds close at 8 30 am today for publication. To place an ad call AM 3283 and ask for the adtaker. Staff will offer suggestions to help you achieve better results with your listing.
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