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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1969
Page
6
Ray Pace presiding. Operating motor vehicle while under suspension. Bound over to district court under $500 bond. Various speeding intoxication and defacing cases listed with witnesses, hearings set, and cash bonds. Births and divorces noted, including custody awards and payment schedules. Damage suits include several motor collision claims with amounts sought.
NEW YORK AP The stock market closed almost even with investors cautious and on the sidelines. The Dow Jones average stood at 869.12, down 1.16 at 1:30 p.m. Gains narrowed as futures slipped. notable moves included Massey-Ferguson up 44 to 1745 after a 333,900 share block. Anaconda down 23 to 3445. Xerox up 3 to 984. City Investing down 44 to 25. Sperry Rand down 3% to 535.
New York stocks closed mid session fractions with mixed gains and losses among major names. Industrials and tech stocks showed uneven moves as Pfizer, RCA, and IBM displayed notable activity while financials fluctuated on fluctuating demand and market cues.
Forty youths attended a lawn care clinic led by Arthur Miller at the courthouse lawn. Sponsored by the Youth and Recreation committee and the Iowa State Employment Agency, the session covered lawn care philosophy, safe tool use, and basic job-hunting tips.
Mrs Anna Worst aged 79 of 513 E 1st St Muscatine dies at Hershey Convalescent Home. Funeral at Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home officiated by Rev Fred Boyce with burial in Greenwood. Survivors include two sons Howard and Bud Worst, two brothers, a sister, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Helen C Braun age 79 dies at Muscatine General Hospital. Lifelong resident, St Mary's Church member, former teller at Muscatine Bank and Trust Co for 44 years. Survived by nephew F Carl Braun and niece Mrs Howard Worst. Services at St Marys Church with burial at St Marys Cemetery. Leo J Downham, 76, of 1179 Lucas St dies at Hershey Convalescent Home. Funeral at Ralph J Wiltich Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by one son, one daughter and several grandchildren.
Lloyd Eugene Mitchell Ell 42 died at Merew County hospital at 7 10 am from Hodgkins disease after a short illness. He was born July 22 1926 in Millersburg TN son of Fred and Ivy Mitchell a lifetime resident of the area. He married Elaine Sackfield June 9 1949 in Marston IL. He was a member of Millersburg Presbyterian church and Mercer County VFW Post 1571 of Aledo. He worked as a shop worker at John Deere Co. Surviving are his wife three sons Robert Scott and Doug at home one daughter Dixie Shirlee at home three brothers John Fred of Millersburg Lorin of Aledo and three sisters Phyllis Morrow Joy Ethel Erwin and Darlene Verre. His parents precede him in death. Funeral Monday at 1 30 pm at Reiser Chapel Aledo with Rev Tom Guintoli of Warsaw officiating burial at Millersburg cemetery with military rites by VFW. Friends may call at Reiser Funeral Home after 7 pm Sunday.
USDA estimates Monday receipts of 7 500 cattle and 5 000 hogs with no sheep estimate. Hog prices rose 25 to 50 cents at Chicago Stockyards with 3 500 head receipts. Cattle and calf figures show varied declines and mixed high grades with steers and heifers uneven or down. Lambs steady with prime lambs around 102 pounds at 31.50 and 100 pounds at 30.50.
Chicago futures show live cattle and frozen pork bellies fluctuating with mixed closes across August to February contracts. In Omaha, hogs range with 1-3 loads at 26.00 to 27.75 and cattle steady around 32.00 for 1125 lb slaughter steers. Sheep and lambs hold steady with prime grades near 27.75 to 30.50.
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