Rail Shares Rise In Stock Market
Rail shares moved higher in a broad stock market showing advancing tendencies. Several leading railroads posted small losses though buoyant activity kept the market firm with price ranges covering gains and declines. Major issues like Chrysler Boeing American Car and Foundry and Standard Oil of California led gains while Santa Fe Southern Pacific American Telephone and Radio Corp lagged. U S government bonds in the over the counter market sagged with the new 2 percent lower.
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Chrysler
Boeing
American Car & Foundry
Standard Oil
California
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
American Telephone
Radio Corp
U. S
Chicago hog and cattle market reports with price ranges
Salable hogs 5 000 with mix of higher butcher and sow quotes. Bulk hog weights 180 to 315 pounds, with prices from 19.00 to 21.25. Sows 17.50 to 18.50 for 400 pounds and under, occasional heavier sows 15.50 or lower. Salable cattle 1 000 and calves 300 with steers and stockers steady or weak. High commercial yearlings and steers 32.00 to 34.00. cows 18.50 to 22.50. bulls 23.00 to 26.00. Estimated Saturday receipts: 500 hogs, 200 cattle, 100 sheep.
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Steady Amid Receipts
Chicago market reports steady butter with receipts of 664000 and wholesale prices unchanged. Butter grades AA to B and cars priced. eggs show 11832 receipts with U S grades listed and current receipts 32 percent. Live poultry and storage eggs also noted with varied F.O.B paying prices and Sept to Nov storage values.
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U. S
F.O.B
Ethel Viscosci 56 Died at Coello Home
Mrs. Ethel Viscosci 56 of Coello died Thursday at her home. She was a Baptist member and had lived in Coello 21 years. Survived by husband Joe a daughter Margaret Feira a son Edward Berg US Army Philippines and brother George Holt Talco Texas. Funeral Saturday at Union Funeral Home Rev W D Berry officiating. Burial Maplehill Cemetery Lesser.
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Ethel Viscosci
Howell Receives One Year Sentence for Car Assault
Leslie Howell 33 of Royalton was sentenced to one year in the state penal form at Vandalia by Judge A R Cagle in Williamson county Marion court. He pleaded guilty to a car assault with a deadly weapon against his father Frank Singietta 70 of Cambria. Bertha Singleton 55 and her husband were hospitalized May 23 after the attack. Howell in county jail since May 24. Other charges were dropped after the guilty plea.
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Leslie Howell
Royalton
Vandalia
A. R. Cagle
Williamson
Marion
Howell
Frank
Singietta
Cambria
Singleton
Bertha Singleton
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Rites Held Today for Christopher Man
Funeral services were held at 10 a m for Joe Toth 76 of Christopher found dead Tuesday in the Church of God An inquest will be held Wednesday at Christopher city hall authorities investigate possible foul play as his wallet was missing A Czech immigrant who came to the United States in 1903 he left no relatives he worked as a farmer and miner in Franklin county Services were in Union funeral home with Rev Brown Church of God officiating burial in Harrison cemetery
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Joe Toth
Christopher
Church of God
Mr. Toth
Christopher City Hall
Toth
Czechoslovakia
United States
Franklin County
Union Funeral
Rev. Brown
Harrison Cemetery
Propane Storage Cavern Near Kankakee Nearing Completion
Phillips Pipe Line Company reports its 400,000 barrel underground propane storage cavern near Kankakee Illinois is about to be completed by June. The cavern is drilled from shale via a 294 foot shaft between the 200 and 300 foot levels with over 80 miners on three shifts. When finished propane will be pumped via pipeline from Borger Texas to serve the Chicago and Great Lakes region.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Pipe Line Company
Kankakee, Ill
Phillips
Borger
Tex
Chicago and Great Lakes
Ex Johnston Athletes Enlist in Air Force
Two former Johnston City high school athletes enlisted in the air force for four-year terms and were sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas. Charles LaVerne Crowe 19 and Armand E. Re 20 are the enlistees, with Crowe a 1951 high school graduate who attended SIU Carbondale for one year and Rea a 1949 graduate who attended SIU for three years.
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Johnston City
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Charles LaVerne Crowe
Barham Street
John Crowe
Chicago
Armand E. Re
Grand Avenue
Domenic Re. Crowe
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Rea
SIU
Designers Arch Slightly To Soften Structural Lines
A straight line in architecture is often given a subtle arch to create the illusion of balance. Designers employ gentle curves to avoid harsh rigidity and improve overall harmony in the structure.
Taxi Company Sues Chicago Over Licensing Violations
Checker Taxi Company sues Chicago for 1.5 million dollars arguing the city violated its cab ordinances by allowing war veteran taxis to operate since 1945. The suit follows a similar Yellow Cab action and cites a 3,000 license cap and prior licensing of 500 licenses.
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Checker Taxi Company Today 9
Ci City of
Chicago
Yellow Cab Company
Federal
Checker
Faculty Picnic at Little Grassy Lake
Southern Illinois university faculty members attend an all day picnic at Little Grassy Lake Saturday. Swimming boating volleyball and badminton will be available. At 5 30 everyone is invited to an Irish stew cook out.
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Southern Ilinois University
Little Grassy Lake
Area cow sets high production record at Illinois testing
A registered Guernsey cow Gin ger's Butterfat Sally, owned by Heimson Guernsey farm near Murphysboro, produced 9 089 pounds of milk and 463 pounds of butterfat in a period supervised by the University of Illinois. Sally, a junior three year old, was milked 337 times. The Heimson farm operated by Henry Quernheim and Russell Wilson sits on Ava Black Road five miles northwest of Murphysboro. The figures come from the American Guernsey Cattle Club Herd Improvement Registry.
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Sally
Heimson Guernsey Farm
Murphysboro
University of Illinois
Heimson
Henry Quernheim
Russell Wilson
Ava Black Road
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Market Prices for Grains and Oils
Grain and oilseed quotes list corn and barley with multiple No numbers and percentages. Wheat shows none and soybeans are none while oats present No 1 heavy white and extra heavy white grades with percentages.
One Church Helps Another Centralia Fire
Fire destroyed the First Christian Church of Centralia and a rebuilding fund was started the same day. The first $1,000 was donated by members of the First Methodist Church.
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Centralia, Tii
First Christian Church of
Centralia
First Methodist Church
Great Wall Construction Began After 228 B C
The record notes major construction on the Great Wall of China began after 228 B C. This timeline highlights early imperial efforts and fortification work across northern China during ancient times.
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China
Golconda salvage project continues after winter
A Golconda fisherman on a houseboat fought to raise submerged cars using a 110 foot line and a crude boom. A. M. Heatherington aided the effort while cars raised show silt, rot, and oil. Strickland notes some parts survive and predicts further attempts despite danger.
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Golconda
Strickland
Hs Ight Srg
Rice Valued as Poorest Cereals for Food Value
A brief note states rice ranks lowest among cereals in food value, highlighting its limited nutritional worth compared to other grains.
Glass slipper mistranslation sparks fairy tale note
A remark on Cinderella notes the phrase touflee vair meaning universal slipper, suggesting the line is a mistranslation and that the slipper should be described as an ornate blue slipper rather than a general object.
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