Elburn man defeats Ropp on seventh ballot in IAA race
John White Jr. won the vice presidency of the Illinois Agricultural Association on the seventh ballot in Chicago. White, 43, from Elburn, led late after a field of eight candidates narrowed to three. Ropp, 40, former state director of agriculture, trailed until the end as Stahl and other district directors were eliminated.
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Ropp
IAA
White
Chicago
Mike Carr
John White Jr
Illinois Agricultural Association
Gordon L. Ropp
Harold Stahl
Enfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
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Farm Bureau
Kane County Farm Bureau
Macon County Farm Bureau
Stahl
Gilbert Fricke
IRA
Tallula
Vernal Brown
Vermont
East St. Louis Livestock Receipts and Price Movements
Hog receipts reach 5 500 head with butchers 1.00 2.00 higher and sows 50 1 50 higher. US 1 3 200 240 Ibs 43 44. 300 500 Ib sows 33 35. 500 600 Ibs 4 50 35. 25 head No 1 330 Ibs 35 75. Boars 29 30 with under 250 Ibs 34 35. Cattle receipts 500 head steady. Slaughter steers top yield 4 5 1 180 lbs 38. Choice 950 1 100 Ibs 40 50 42 00. Good and choice 900 Ibs 41 50. Holsteins 1 100 1 250 lbs 36 50 37 50 yield 2. Slaughter heifers 1 100 lbs 34 00 yield 4 5. 850 950 lbs 38 00 38 50. Cows commercial 27 30 utility 29 32 few 32 50 33 00. Cutter 25 29 canner 23 25.
Freighter Sinks Offshore Victoria Canada
Rescuers battled heavy seas to reach survivors from a sunken Liberian freighter 520 miles northwest of Victoria. The ship with a 409 crew sank early today in the Pacific, Canadian officials said.
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B.C
Pacific
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Robbery at Harrisburg Mohr Value Store
Two men robbed Mohr Value Store in Harrisburg about 11 10 a m taking about 10000 in receipts from employee Brenda Gibbs who was depositing a bag with checks. She was knocked down but not hurt and suspects fled in a dark colored car as roadblocks were set up.
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Harrisburg
Edward Quinlan
Brenda Gibbs
Quinlan
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