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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
14
Wall Street ended a volatile day with mixed advances and declines as oil stocks led gains while other sectors slipped. Trading volume hovered around 1.4 million shares with irregular moves across major groups.
In Lynn Massachusetts Rev Merrell C Petty of the Lynnfield Street Baptist Church launched a Dial A Prayer program for shut ins and the downhearted. The pastor notes callers can reach the tape recorded service for a 60 second greeting and verse of prayer even as late as midnight.
A dense stock page fragment lists numerous bonds and equities such as American Bonds and Vulcan with varied prices and yields. Included are references to companies like Wallace Webb Knapp and Webster Inn, plus index-like figures and percentages across multiple lines.
A dense OCR fragment lists bond prices and yields with various tickers and percentages, followed by a brief note about Law and Agriculture dates and a reference to ThUG 1 So Cal F and Union Oil. The piece closes with a critical question about American youth and physical fitness in Parade Magazine June 24th.
Los Angeles cattle and hog sales show mixed demand with cows weak and veal and calf values firm for select lots. Slaughter cattle and utility bulls range modestly while sows and ewes move slowly, with several lots remaining unsold as early trading winds down.
The bulletin lists grain classes and prices including U.S. No. 1 and No. 2 varieties with ranges, and arrivals of wheat oats milo barley hay and related commodities. A bank index line and firm names appear among financial references.
Memphis police accused Alfred Dandridge of letting his dog threaten an officer during a card game investigation. The dog perched on the front porch like a lookout and reportedly trained, the officer testified. Dandridge said the dog dislikes police and has been picked up by the dog catcher many times. City Judge Beverly Boushe dismissed the gaming charges.
Dick Al bain, a special effects man on a Tucson film, was making Indian smoke signals with burning powder when wind shifted catching him in flames. He suffered first and second degree burns and was hospitalized.
Elzada A. Clover of Michigan, a botany associate professor, suggests raising cacti as a hobby. They bloom in many climates and need a dormant period from November to February at 50 to 60 degrees in a lit room, with watering about every two weeks. In cooler basements use less water, and near desert temperatures resume normal watering to foster buds.
Chicago report on a silent sound ultrasonic machining method. Jack Welch of Shef field Corp spoke at the American Society of Tool Engineers convention, noting inaudible high frequency sound waves power the tool like an air hammer and improve cutting of brittle metals.
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