Market Quotations Mixed Amid Busy Trading
New York stocks started modestly with a busy opening as IBM moved a block of 1 700 shares and later traded under that level. Jovenier led gains with 15 000 shares off at 24 while several majors such as Standard Oil, Texas Company, Royal Dutch, United Aircraft, Lukens, and Kodak showed fractional moves.
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Jouvenier
Bssess
Standard Oil
Eep
Texas Co
Royal Wh
United Aircraft
Lukens and
Suman Kodak
Chicago grain futures steady on overnight wheat rally
Opening grain bids show firm wheat as news of flour demand and overnight trade influence prices. Corn and soybeans also move with mixed responses across contracts including Sep Dec Nov positions and nearby rounds.
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Chicago
88 year old woman missing on Pikes Peak search continues
Mrs. Thelne Roberts, age 88, disappeared on Pikes Peak after leaving her home Saturday. Sheriff Earl Sullivan led ground and air searchers from Fort Carson with Civil Air Patrol planes circling overhead. Trekking conditions were harsh with approaching cold, snow, crevasses, and wildlife as crews combed the 14 100 foot peak area.
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Soolorado Springs
Colo.ur
Thelne . Roberts
Ion
Pikes Peak
Sherif Earl Sullivan
Ft. Carod
Northeast Face
Roberts
Wings
Roberta
Livestock and Produce Prices Across Markets
Baltimore reports mixed fruit and vegetable prices with apples, potatoes, and sweet potatoes varying by type and region. Cattle and hog markets show ranges for slaughter steers, cows, calves, hogs, and sheep with overall market activity.
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Baltimore
Oklahoma
USDA
Chicago
Winchester Egg and Poultry Market Report Summary
Agricultural department notes fair demand for broilers and fryers with adequate supply. Turkeys steady. prices at farm 11 a.m. today. Liv e poultry prices list various grades and weights for broilers fryers hens toms and turkeys with different grade classifications and regional marks.
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Winchester Lgg
Atiehean
Scceccese
Rksu Ae
Harrisonberg
Genin
Tennis Marathon Sets Western Maryland Championship Pace
Ernest Kientz and Mort Suimler survived a grueling 38 game second set to defeat Bumler 6-4 20-18 and reach the third round of the 36th Western Maryland championships at Mountain Lake Park. Jack Dorsey, Curry, Neff and Floyd also figure in second round action as the tourney progresses.
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Mountain Lake Park
Ernest Kientz
Mort Suimler
Kientz
Takoma Park
Bumler
Washington
Maryland
Jack Dorsey
Keyser
W. Va
Curry
Phil Neff
Don Floyd
Alexandra
Employe Patient Ratio in Virginia Mental Hospitals Improves
The Virginia Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals reports an improved employe patient ratio over 12 months. As of June 30 the workforce reached 3,326 from 3,107 in 1956, with 19 more staff despite unrest among attendants. Physicians rose from 42 to 47, yet remain well below demand.
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Richmond
Virginia
Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Blue Ridge Fire Forces Crews to Battle Vast Forest Blaze
A forest fire of unknown origin began Tuesday evening in Christ Church, Jefferson County West Virginia, and spread into Berkeley County and Clarke and Loudoun counties, Virginia. About 1,000 acres burned with no homes at risk though a few deserted cabins lie nearby as firefighters led by James Hannamaker Earl Kidwell and Jack Warder construct firebreaks with help from Charlestown fire companies.
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Blue Ridge Mountain
Christ Church
Jefferson County
W. Va
Berkley County
Clarke
Loudoun
Virginia
Jefferson
Charlestown
James Hannamaker
Berkeley County Forester
Earl Kidwell
Jefferson County Forester
Jack Warder
Romney
Independent Fire Co
Citizens Fire Co
Staffing Rise in Nurses and Attendants Quota
Authorized quota shows nurses up from 101 to 115 and attendants from 1 776 to 1 876, reflecting a broader workforce expansion. The figures indicate targeted increases in hospital support and patient care capacity.
Rappahannock River Bridge Opens August 30
The 15 million dollar Rappahannock River bridge will connect White Stone to the mainland and opens on August 30. Traffic will reroute to the span linking the two shores and improve regional transportation.
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Rappahannock River
Richmond
White Stone
Bridge opening set for Aug 30 links Northern Neck to peninsula
The Northern Neck and Greys Point bridge in Middlesex County will open to traffic August 30 after a dedicatory ceremony. Ferries across the Rappahannock will be discontinued as traffic moves to the bridge, shortening the water gap and creating a continuous highway from Fredericksburg to the Newport News Warwick Hampton area.
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Neck
Greys Point
Middlesex County
State Highway Department
Rappahannock
Highway Dept
Fredericksburg
Newport News - Warwick
Hampton Peninsula
Mistaken Identity Leads Firemen On Merry Chase
A false alarm near Berryville sent the John H. Enders Fire Company racing at 4 pm to a house believed lit by Mrs Lucy Price. They found no blaze there, then checked Mrs Clinton Polhamus’s dwelling, misidentified as Lucy Price, widow of William Price. The real fire was at the brush fire on Clifton Price’s rockbreaks.
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Merry Chase
Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Company
Lucy Price
Clinton Polhamus
William Price
Polhamus
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Clifton Price
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Cliff
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