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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1963
Page
3
McKittrick Canyon in Texas harbors the state’s only known wild elk herd and likely its last mountain sheep population, alongside mountain lions still present in the region.
A historical note records that the monarch butterfly reacts at about 19 miles per hour or may sprint as fast as 30 miles per hour in measured observations. The fragment hints at insect locomotion and speed estimates without broader context.
A Merrill Lynch supplied stock board shows numerous securities with percentage figures such as Am Can, Am Natl Gas, Goodyear, Sears, Texaco, Swift, U S Rubber and others. The fragment includes company names, ticker style hints, and percentage or price data, dated around 2014. It appears as a historical market snapshot or brokerage notice with dispersed entries and no cohesive narrative.
Fragmentary OCR shows mixed grain quotes with wheat and corn notes missing. It lists No 1 yellow corn values and soybeans with No 1 and No 2 yellow grades, plus scattered barley and oilseed terms. The legible items indicate market quotes and commodities in a Chicago cash grain context.
Chicago reports mixed produce trends with long whites steady and reds weaker amid arrivals and shipments. Butter prices hold firm while wholesale buyers in Texas show unchanged quotes. references to potato markets in California Arizona and Red River Valley appear alongside a note on a controversial Hungarian recommendation for rheumatism.
Dorcas Circle of Musserville Methodist meets June 19 at the home of Mrs Pat Hopewell with Mrs Richard Hohenadel leading devotions. In a separate Wednesday session at Mrs Eugene Haller’s Lake Park Boulevard home, circle president Mrs Louis Dipple led the business and Mrs Eugene Midkiff gave devotions to present members and one guest.
Speculators backed July wheat and soybeans as nearby contracts firmed modestly on the Board of Trade. Traders cited expectations of scarce new crop wheat in channels and possible frost damage to germinates soybeans, with light trading overall and mixed corn and cereal movements.
A 1963 Yamaha motorcycle flipped on Poplar Street at East Eighth this afternoon injuring two people who escaped with bruises and scratches. Police said rider Jerry A. Starkfleet, 19, from 111 West 8th Street, struck a parked car owned by Edward Noah at 515 East Fifth Street, causing extensive damage to both vehicles. The passenger’s identity was not learned.
USDA reported Friday livestock receipts of 7 cattle, 4,500 hogs, and 200 sheep. Hog market advanced up to 75 cents per hundredweight, boosting top prices to 17.25 for 190-295 lb No 1 and 2 grades. Demand remained active with mixed lots selling between 47 and 17.25, while some high choice hogs brought 23.73.
President Kennedy tells reporters that wheat farmers who rejected crop controls might change their minds with new experience and a bigger surplus. He notes passage of new wheat legislation by June will decide if farmers vote on controls next year, while administration farm leaders and Republicans favor different paths.
The Sissels celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary and reside at Blue Grass nursing home after long years in Muscatine and a farming life south of Durant. They have four children, nine grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren.
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