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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1962

Page

6

Patented traction device credited to Maine’s Sen John Ruggles

Sen John Ruggles of Maine, who backed the 1836 push for U.S. Patent Office action, received its first patent. His invention aimed to add traction to railway locomotive wheels.

John Ruggles Maine Congressional U.S. Patent Office

Public Auction Notices Across Iowa Listings

May 24 public auction of machinery equipment office furniture and fixtures at 313 North 4th Ave starts 1 p.m. Greenfield tire supply May 26 morning sale of household goods on Hwy 1 across from Rose Motel starts 10 a.m. Doug Allen. Every Friday sale at Washington Livestock Sales Co. Every Wednesday at Smylie s Livestock Market Columbus Junction Iowa. Every Monday Wayland Iowa starts 12 noon. Livestock sale hogs only every Wednesday veals sheep and cattle every Thursday Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa. Livestock sale every Tuesday Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie. Every Tuesday Wapello Livestock Auction Inc on Highway 61 Wapello Iowa.

North 4Th Ave Greenfield Tire Supply Rose Motel Doug Allen Washington Livestock Sales Co Smylie’'s Columbus Junction Iowa Wayland Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc Highway 61 Wapello

Quiet Third Day As Stocks Slide In Narrow Trading

UPI reports a third straight day of subdued activity with declines across sectors. Steel and electronics led the selloff as Dow indicators show slight losses and major names like IBM and Du Pont fall modestly while several drug and finance stocks gain or slip modestly.

New York UPI Electronics and Steels Lukens Youngstown Sheet IBM Fairchild Beckman Burroughs Litton Bendix du Pont General Motors Senate Kefauver Johnson & John

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