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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1964
Page
12
An assorted listing of stock prices and percentages appears, highlighting gains and losses across major equities. Names include Am Can, Am Dfot, Boeing, Ford, General Electric, DuPont, Chrysler, Mackay indicators, and rail and utility firms, reflecting a volatile session with varied performance.
The daily report lists admitted patients including Jeane Naber Vera Mae Dodder Milly Peterson Mrs. Raymond Schumacher and others, with rooms and addresses, and notes A patient at the VA hospital in Iowa City in room 4E33. Dismissals include Clayton Basten dane Malaahn Vincent Munyon Ann Marie Martin and others.
NEW YORK The stock market held a fairly good recovery in moderately active trading late this afternoon. Volume for the day was about 5.7 million shares, roughly equal to Thursday. Gains of fractions to more than a point occurred among key stocks, outweighing losers.
Chicago cash grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 2.07, Corn yellow 126-8, soybeans around 2.55, soybean oil 8.20, and potato prices with Idaho russets at 6.90-5.75. Omaha hogs 6.20 with butcher prices rising, cattle steady with steer quotes 18.50-20.00, sheep steady, Chicago produce wholesale prices broadly unchanged. Muscatine grain quotations list No 2 corn 1.32, soybeans 1.43 with delivery windows and moisture discounts.
Priscilla Kathryn Butterbaugh of Washington was sentenced in Muscatine district court to 90 days at the women's reformatory in Rockwell City after pleading guilty to cashing a false check at Padtz Super Valu. She admitted passing 14 false checks at Muscatine stores, mainly in March, many drawn on a nonexistent Washington bank. Judge M. L. Sutton pronounced the term.
Chicago grain futures show mixed activity with rye up and May wheat down as traders balance positions before weekend. Soybeans held, corn receipts unchanged. carrots and barley mixed amid overall market pressure.
Winfield voters approved a 339,000 bond issue for a new fire station and library by 262 to 72 in a Henry County special election held Thursday.
Estimated livestock receipts for Monday show 12 000 head hogs and 500 sheep with market activity fair to steady. Hog prices steady at top 15.25 with mixed grades 14.75 plus. slaughter steers mostly steady to 25 cents lower, primes around 22.25 for 1100 to 1300 pounds. Calves none. cattle and sheep markets mixed with steady slaughter lambs and slight declines in some fat cattle. In Tipton, Charles Sublette pleaded innocent to embezzlement in district court related to a $9 000 fund for his son’s farm accident, bond set for June 6.
Dr. Howard Bowen president elect of the University of Iowa called for consolidating local government units in Iowa. He urged breaking down barriers between city and county to establish one government for the community during a Governor's Commission meeting on state and local government.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad postponed a special meeting of shareholders on the proposed merger with Union Pacific from June 12 to July 17. President R Ellis Johnson said the delay aims to re-evaluate the Union Pacific Rock Island relationship, citing changes in the general railroad situation.
The Muscatine Board of Water and Light Trustees met in adjourned session April 22 1964 to review bids for the General Construction of the barge unloading dock. McCarthy Improvement Co Davenport Iowa was awarded the contract for 195 976 93 and checks were returned to bidders. The same meeting approved a $150 shade tree removal contract contingent on Oregon Street extension condemnation.
The excerpt lists deposits by category including demand and time deposits, government and state accounts, and other liabilities. It shows totals for total deposits and total liabilities plus capital accounts, with specific figures like 22,401,598.62 and 530,000.00. The text reflects a midstream balance sheet snippet with capitalization items and contingencies.
In Muscatine Iowa the District Court admitted the last will of a named decedent to probate on April 27 1960. Executor Walt er O Schmidt of 1200 Orchard Muscatine Iowa is authorized to collect debts and file claims with six months from the second publication. Wayne Eckhardt is attorney for the executor. Second publication May 14 1964.
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