Market Starts Slightly Up Then Edges Lower In Early Trading
Market reports show a small opening gain followed by a gentle slide in early dealings. Trading was slow after the initial rush with prices off fractions though some gains reached about 2 points. Steel, airlines, motion pictures, and most rails and oils fell, while nonferrous metals and utilities rose. A block of 10,000 American Telephone shares traded around 179.5. Leads included Goodyear, Boeing, American Telephone, Kennecott Copper, Westinghouse Electric, Baltimore & Ohio. losers included Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, Goodrich, Douglas Aircraft, Dow Chemical, Santa Fe Railroad, and Royal Dutch Petroleum.
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New York
American Telephone
Goodyear
Boeing
Kennecott Copper
Westinghouse Electric
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Goodrich
Douglas Aircraft
Dow Chemical
Santa Fe Railroad
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Open
A.m
Peninsular Tel
Penn RR
Aim Co
Aimer
Phillips Pet
Phelps Dodge
Amer Airlines
Pepsi Cola
Amer
Royal Dutch
Y Safeway
Beth Steel
Warner
Sears Ree
British Patrol
Sperry Rand
Boeing Aire
Soo Pacific
Bullard
Stan Oil NJ
Ind
SRA
Chrysler
Chese & Ohio
Stand Oil Ohio
Col Gas
Swift & Co
Consol Edison
Texas Co
Com Credit
Union C&c
Coca Cola
Union Oil of Calif
United Airlines
Curtiss Wright Doug Aire
United Aircraft
DuPont
United Fruit
Dow Chem
Pipe & Fady
Eastman Kodak
U B Steel
Eastern Airlines
Wstghouse Elec
Fla Power & Light
Wstghouse Airbnk
Ford
Woolworth
Frue Trailer
Yngsta Sheet & Tube
Elec
Mtr
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Gulf Oil
Intnatl Harvester
Internat
Jones & Laughlin
Johns Mansville
Riggett & Myers
Mont Ward
Netl Cash Reg
Natl Biscuit
Tampa Poultry Market Steady With Mixed Fryer Weights
Fragments show Tampa poultry market steady with fryers of various weights. Hens are largely over four pounds, with many around nineteen pounds noted. a few lighter under four pounds mentioned.
Prisoners Get Bibles From State Funds
Gov. Frank Clement will present autographed Bibles bought with state funds to about 1,500 inmates at the Tennessee state prison today in Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank Clement
Grain Futures Open Higher Amid Mixed Advances
In Chicago grain futures trading, soybeans led gains with July up as much as 3 percent while wheat and rye posted modest increases. Corn and oats moved irregularly, with oats near unchanged to fractionally higher and rye advancing, as listed prices show July wheat around 206.45 and soybeans near 308.14 in certain contracts.
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Chicago
INS
Foreign Weather Report From Chicago Bureau
The Weather Bureau reports prevailing foreign weather this morning with details on atmospheric conditions and regional patterns observed in international areas.
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Chicago
INS
the Weather Bureau Today
Tomato Growers Meet In Palmetto District 4 Nominees
Tomato growers in District 4 including Sarasota Manatee DeSoto Hardee Highlands Hillsborough and Polk counties plan a nomination meeting tomorrow at 8 PM at the Palmetto Agricultural Center. John W Campbell of Perrine chairs the Florida Tomato Committee session to elect members and delegates for the upcoming year.
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Sarasota County
Palmetto
John W. Campbell
Perrine
DeSoto
Hardee
Highlands
Hillsborough
Manatee
Pinellas
Polk
Red Cross Meeting Called In Tampa
Preparedness plans and actionable advice will be the focus of a Red Cross meeting at 10 a.m. June 12 at the Tampa Chapter House. John W. Gates says the session aims to assist Florida chapters including Sarasota with invited leaders from the Sarasota Chapter.
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Red Cross
Tampa
of the Arc
John W. Gates
Field Service
Jack Gibson
Gates
Florida
Sarasota
Seasion
Fire Losses Rise in Sarasota Fire Year
Sarasota fire losses for the first seven months of the fiscal year rise to 79,803.75 dollars from the previous year as fires remain unsettled. Fire Chief James Cowsett notes higher totals and ongoing investigations versus last year.
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Sarasota
James Cowsett
Chicago market report livestock prices and totals
Livestock: Hogs salable 8,000, prices up 25 cents. early top 1850, bulk 1650 to 1800. Cattle salable 14,000, steady to 50 cents lower. calves 300, yearlings 1500 to 2450, cows 1125 to 1400, feeder and stocker steers 1500 to 1950. Sheep salable 1,000, steady. lambs 24 to 25, yearlings 10 to 21, ewes 3 to 6.
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Chicago
INS
Nokomis man dies at 81 after unexpected death at home
Fredrick W. Spencer, 81, Nokomis farmer, died suddenly at his Spencer Avenue residence. Native of Caledonia Michigan, he had lived in Nokomis nine years. Survived by widow Viola, son Robert of Jackson, daughters Mary Wierenga Hastings and Gertrude Glidden Alto, and three brothers. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Rawles Funeral Home Chapel Venice with Rev. Clyde Burke officiating. Burial in Caledonia.
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Nokomis
Fredrick W. Spencer
Spencer Avenue
Caledonia, Mich
Spencer
Viola P. Spencer
Robert Spencer
Jackson, Mich
Mary Wierenga
Hastings, Mich
Gertrude Glidden
Alto
Mich
Dell Ryan
Grand Rapids
Frank Ryan
Mottersville
Charles Ryan
Lansing
Rawles Funeral Home Chapel
Venice
Clyde Burke
First Baptist Church of
Caledonia
Czechoslovakia Begins Removing Border Barriers
Vienna reports Czechoslovakia tear down barbed wire barriers on the Austrian frontier after Hungary moved to open its border. Police stated the action aims to ease restrictions and improve cross border movement.
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Viennap
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Health Is Theme For Home Clubs Series
County home demonstration clubs will hold meetings on health with talks by nurses from the county health department. Sessions begin at 2 pm in Myakka June 11 at Mrs. T. Kinsey’s home, Nokomis June 14 at the firehouse, Osprey June 19 at Mrs. L. H. Thames’s home, Sarasota June 20 at the courthouse, and Englewood June 26 at an announced location.
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County Home
Leleah H. Brown
County Health Department
Myakka
T. Kinsey
Nokomis
Osprey
L. H. Thames
Sarasota
Englewood
Youth given license suspension after traffic convictions
An 11 year old, Alonzo Gibbs, was sentenced in city court on two counts of reckless driving and a muffler violation. Judge John R. Wood also jailed or fined several others for speeding reckless driving and license issues, with multiple suspensions and fines across the docket.
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Givens &J
John R. Wood
Cense
Green
Doris Jean Smith
Vamp
Nathaniel Williams
Newtown
Martin James August
Third &T
Maggie Wesley
Richard Bright
Washington Ct
Charles Sinclair Potts
Pelican Dr
Robert Leland Robbins
Elsworth Langford
Jack Miner
Nokomis
Harold F. Allman
Webber St
Francis V. Clark
Arlington St
William R. Stablein
Mattie A. English
Bee Ridge
Rebecca
Smith
Boufainvillea St
Frank George Patterson
Southwood Lane
Robert W. Blanton
N. Trail
Waldemere St
Frank Weaver
Colorado Ave
Myrtle Ann Gillum
Winton Ave
Marilyn Rhein
S. Palm Ave
Marie C. Dolson
Olympic Ave
Avery E. Miller
Coral Cove
Fred Byers
Hyde Park St
Peggy Joyce Roberts
Std St
Wily Allen Croft
Oregon Ct
Willie Pete
Trio Sentenced in 12 Dollar Sarasota Robbery Case
Circuit Judge W. T. Harrison gave three men three year prison terms after they pleaded guilty to robbing Vernon Duffy of 12 dollars cash a wallet a watch and a flashlight on April 15 1956 in Sarasota County. James Kimble Jr received 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to breaking and entering a store owned by Orville L Alderman on May 27 with intent to commit petit larceny.
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W. T. Harrison
M. Donald
Robert Gene Clarke
Charles Wray
Vernon Duffy
Sarasota
James Kimble, Jr
Orville L. Alderman
UCLA To Graduate 86 Year Old Man Ely Earns BA in Music
John Burgoine Ely, 86, will receive a bachelor of arts in music from UCLA as six of his seven children and four grandchildren attend. Born February 10, 1870, in Arkansas, Ely finished high school in one term after limited early schooling and maintained all A’s and B’s during college.
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UCLA
Ely
Ely Was
Ozark Mountains
Arkansas
B n A I B r i t h Drives Plasma for Blood Bank
The M A Rosin lodge of B n A i B r i t h sponsors a one day blood drive to aid Sarasota Blood Bank. Donors may visit Memorial Hospital first floor at any time, with a peak period 5 PM to 6 PM. Robert Sanders, new J C C president, leads the effort.
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Sarasota
M.A. Rosin Lodge
B'nai B'rith
Memorial Hospital
Robert Sanders
Jewish Community Center
Hibbs to Speak at Exchange Club Luncheon
Wayne Hibbs, Tarpon Tournament chairman, will address the Exchange Club at its weekly luncheon tomorrow at noon. The event is set for the Orange Blossom Hotel, announced program chairman Bob Pyle.
Church School Classes Ready at First Methodist Church
Children planning to attend summer church school at First Methodist Church may register Saturday morning from 9 to noon with the director of Christian education. Classes run 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday June 11 22 in the Calhoun Educational building for kindergarten through junior department.
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First Methodist Church
Director of Christian Education
Calhoun Educational Buiding
Aunt thrilled as nephew hits $32,000 prize on TV show
Air Force Captain Thomas O Rourke and wife of Fairborne Ohio reach halfway on the $64,000 Question. Florida relatives Mrs John L McCurdy of Philippi Pines and Mrs Horace Wright of Naples say they are thrilled as the couple answers Sherlock Holmes questions to readers' delight.
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Thomas O O’rourke
Fairborne
Ohio
John L. McCurdy
Southwood Lane
Philippi Pines
Horace Wright
Naples
O’rourkes
Sherlock Holmes
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