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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1973
Page
5
NYSE listed afternoon quotes reveal gains for several large caps including Alcoa and Amgen with many others displaying modest moves. Traders monitor energy and tech names as the session unfolds amid light volume and shifting sector leadership.
The stock averages section from The Associates Press shows varied figures for rails utilities and other groups with daily week and year comparisons. Notable entries include percentages and prices for several entities such as Wachova Warn Lamb and WaswP, with high and low marks from 1972 and 1973, reflecting market fluctuations.
Thelma Louise Garrett files for divorce from Olen Wayne Garrett in Ector County with custody and support for their minor child Olen Wayne Garrett Jr. The petition requests remarriage waiver, division of community property, and court costs, with service to Respondent in San Antonio. Petitioner seeks custody with Respondent's visitation rights and child support until age eighteen. Attorneys listed are Childs & Bishop, Odessa.
The market summary shows widespread declines across sectors with Industrials at 873.49 down 1.55, Utilities at 104.93 off 0.37, and Transportation and Public Utilities modestly lower. Bonds slipped slightly with overall bond index around 74.18, reflecting cautious investor sentiment amid mixed stock performance.
A dense OCR style snippet lists mutual funds stocks and bond data with numerous fund names prices and percentages. It mentions Keystone Funds Scudder Funds Fidelity Group and various securities balances and sector roles. The text also includes mixed figures, dates, and financial terms, portraying a chaotic ledger-like market snapshot.
The Associated Press notes weighted wholesale price index data for 35 commodities with figures including Previous Day 276.85 Week Age 274.56 Month Age 267.11 and Year Age 208.09. Specific highs and lows are listed across multiple items with values such as 278.23 and 195.13 in the report.
New York AP reports approximate final totals for stock sales with figures for the previous day, week, month, year and two years ago. Jan 1 to date revised totals for 1972 also shown along with 1971 to date figures.
National market summary lists securities from CAPITAL SOUTHIVEST FRANKLINLIFE and several life and chemical firms with bid and ask values. The fragment records price quotes like 4% and 3% on various securities and banks, with several company abbreviations and vendors mentioned.
Market table from Chicago shows weekly grain prices for Wheat futures Jul Sep Dec Mar May and Week figures, plus Oats old and new, Sovreigns and Meal contracts with bid and ask levels, highlights including near term gains and declines across multiple months, currencies, and commodities.
Silver futures rose as traders priced in gains despite a choppy session. Prices held around 60 to 7279 for contracts with mixed quotes and sharp moves, reflecting market volatility and uncertain inflation expectations.
New York stocks drifted lower amid moderate volume after an early rally faded. The Dow noon average stood at 873.49, down 1.59, with decliners edging advancers 595 to 523 on the NYSE as traders weighed dollar strength and technical factors. Trans World Airlines led activity, shares down to 21 and a block traded at 21, with warrants and other issues showing mixed moves.
Odessa man Sherman Hutchinson pled guilty in Ector County Court-at-Law to making a false statement to obtain benefits under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and was fined $100. He admitted to obtaining aid for the week of Aug 24, 1970 while employed by Atlas Structural Concrete Co., having earned $80.86. Judge Phillip Godwin accepted the plea.
A reader asks about becoming a therapeutic recreation specialist. The piece outlines TR roles in hospitals and communities, levels from assistant to master specialist, required degrees from associate to doctorate, earnings ranges, and how to obtain free program literature from The Odessa American.
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