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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
8
A Muscatine daily report lists intoxication charges and fines at Justice Court with Ray L. Pace presiding, names of offenders and addresses, plus dismissals for assault and battery. It also records motor vehicle license and stop violations, hospital admissions, local births, and Parole violations, along with Paris student unrest and other local notes.
Noon quotation list shows Allied Chemical, Int Harvester, AmCan, Am Tobacco, RCA, General Electric, IBM, US Steel, Westinghouse, and many others with varied gains and losses. Notable movers include Allied Chemical up around 3 4 percent, IBM at 37 0, and Texaco, GE, and Chrysler showing mixed results amid broader trading patterns.
Obituary notices report deaths of Maude McGuire 85 and long-time resident Mabel Baker at Restopia with services in Cotler United Presbyterian and Stacy-Lewis funeral homes. Mina Sheridan 76 dies at Mercy hospital Burlington, survivors include husband Paul and children. funeral at Fry Chapel Mediapolis with burial Hawkeye cemetery.
The New York market opened and held gains as the Dow Jones rose to 918.91 by 2 p.m. with 11 of 15 top issues up. Major movers included Zenith Radio, B F Goodrich, Interstate Department Stores, GAF, General Dynamics, McDonnell Douglas, Taft Broadcasting, and Cities Service, while Boeing and Xerox lagged. In Iowa, Lester Bud Foster of Muscatine, 53, died after a short illness. services set for Thursday. Ethel Mae Roberts, 76, a former Cumberland native and Muscatine resident, died at Oakwood nursing home. She leaves a son, daughter, and two grandchildren. memorials planned at George M. Wittich funeral home.
USDA cattle and hog receipts estimated for Wednesday show 6,000 cattle 5,000 hogs and 200 sheep. Hog prices opened steady to 25 cents higher then closed 25 cents lower. Receipts 3,500 hogs. Cattle slaughter steady with 700 head. Lambs 50 cents lower. Sheep receipts 300. Detailed quotes cover hogs 121-235 lb at 21.50-22.73, 210-220 lb at 23.00, 220-350 lb at 21.00-22.00, sows 16.25-17.50, cattle mixed by yield grades, steers and heifers around 25.50-27.00. Wheat No 2 hard, Corn No 2 yellow, Oats, Soybeans prices listed.
Policewoman Patricia Baker grabbed 48 year old Mary D Wallace as she sat on the Henry Avenue Bridge over Wissahickon Creek shortly after midnight. Other rescuers pulled both to safety as Baker sheltered nearby, then Baker was treated with sedatives while Wallace was checked at a hospital.
London AP report shows U S legal experts preparing measures to bring James Earl Ray to the United States for trial. Police across the Atlantic widen inquiry to identify possible accomplices in his four nation flight. A provisional British warrant was obtained Monday to extradite Ray on murder charges related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His British arrest followed a Bow Street Court appearance on forged passport and gun charges as Ramon George Sneyd.
CHICAGO AP Soybeans slipped a cent on the Chicago Board of Trade while grain futures finished mostly irregular. A government crop report issued after Monday closed showed winter wheat production at 1.230 billion bushels as of June 4, rising 18 million bushels from last year despite lower acreage. Nearby soybean deliveries held firm, reaching seasonal highs as wheat edged up and corn and oats showed small changes.
Legal notices announce probate of wills for Helene H Bartlett Fred D Davidson and Bertram P Olsen in Muscatine County Iowa. Executors named E P Steinmetz L D Krueger with deadlines for filing claims and actions to contest. probate numbers 15117 15128 15129 and dates in June 1968. Creditors urged to present claims within six months of second publication.
Notice that on May 29 1960 the last will of Ethel M Curtin was admitted to probate with E Raymond Tipton named executor. Creditors are warned to file claims by deadlines or be forever barred. The notice lists Tipton and Tipton as attorneys for the executor, based in Muscatine Iowa.
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