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The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 31

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i 0 Decatur, Illinois, Thursday, August 11, 1960. THE DECATUR REVIEW PAGE THIRTY-ONT VT96Q From U.S. WtATHt WntAlf; Fair Entries Are Listed Livestock Markets Decatur Livestock Co. Hogs 190-300 lb 16.10-17.35 Sows 16.00 Boars 12.00 Macon County Market Farmer City Doctor Dies Farmer City, Aug. 11 (Special) Dr.

Wilfred J. Nowlin, 57, of Small Gains Push Stock Average Up New York, Aug. 11 (AP) AGRICULTURE CENSUS U. S. Count Shows Dewitt County Has 1,094 Farms Clinton, Aug.

11 (Special) The 1959 Census of Agriculture, conducted in Dewitt County last fall, counted 1,094 farms, according to a preliminary report just issued by the Bureau of the Cen Twenty-four members of Macon Hogs 200-300 lb 16.25-17.10 Sows 15.75 County 4-H clubs have made a total of 97 entries in Illinois State Decker's Hoe Market i Av, yf Farmer City, died at 12:45 a. m. Fair events. Hogs 200-220 lb 17.25 Garden division entries toDDed A sidespread sprinkling of small Top sows 15.75 sus, U. S.

Department of Com today in Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington. tne list with 51 from three per gainers gave the stock market a Top Boars 11.00 sons. Beef show entries were sec He had been suffering from a higher tone early this afternoon. ond at 19. heart ailment.

1ft -s. i Chicago Livestock Hogs butchers steady to Selling chipped away at some Eleven swine division entries Dr. Nowlin began his practice any gains, however, and the in Farmer Citv with his father. 25 higher; mixed lots 1-2 and 1-3 were received with only one entry in the dairy division. market seemed to be havine diffi 190-250 lb butchers 17.75-18.00 20 Dr.

J. A. Nowlin, and his brother, f9t Art culty maintaining any worthwhile Nine entries covering sheep Dr. Owen Nowlin, in 1929. head 1-2 around 210 lb 18.10; mixed momentum.

were submitted, six coverine Suf During the past two vears he 1-3 and 2-3 190-270 lb 17.25-75; mix folk sheep. Two entries in the en Trading continued at a fairly has been practicing alone in the merce. Total land in farms was 243,138 acres. The average size of farm was 222.2 acres. The average value of farms (land and buildings) in the county was $107,650.

Of the county's farm operators, 276 owned their farms, 241 owned part of the land the rented additional acreage, and 576 were tenant farmers. The average age of farm operators in the county was 47.8 years. There were 135 farm operators 65 or more years of age. Of the 1,094 farms in the county, 928 were commercial farms. ed 2-3 and 3s 270-300 lb 17.00-50; mixed grade 2-3 and 3s 300-400 lb gooa clip, well ahead of Wednes Nowlin tunic and had onlv re 1 taSJj tomology division were made with single entries in photoeraohv.

day. A very few specially situated cently brought in another physi sows 15.00-17.00; mixed grade 2-3 electricity, tractor operation and issues moved more than a point. and 3s 400-550 lb 13.50-15.00. cian to practice in the clinic. but the great majority of changes Dr.

Nowlin was a charter mem Cattle 800; calves none; slaugh nandicratt. Names of entrants and divisions Weather were held to fractions. ter steers and heifers steady; load ber of the American Academy of General Practitioners, a member entered with numbers of entries in Brokers liked the technical posi of mixed choice and prime 1,225 lb MONTROSE NATIVE Funeral Services in Effingham for Chicago Judge Niemeyer Effingham, Aug. 11 (AP) of the Dewitt County Medical So Illinois Fair and cool tonight steers 26.50: two loads high choice tion of the market, which has man aged five successive small ad with a prime end 1,440 lb 25.25; Friday sunny and a little warmer ciety, the Illinois Medical Assn. and the American Medical Assn.

vances in the face of continued un most good to average choice 22.25- most sections. Low tonight 52-60. Funeral services are scheduled He was past master of the certainties for the near-term busi 25.50; few mixed standard and High Friday in the 80s. Farmer City a member ness outlook and the world situa good 21.50-22.25; good to choice WEATHER AT 7 A.M. of the Bloomington Consistory and was a past president of the Farm Pleads Innocent Malcom Long of N.

Broadway today entered a plea of innocent in County Court to an information of driving while drunk. He was placed under a $1,000 bond pending a hearing Oct. 17. Friday in Effingham for Cook County Superior Court Judge Gro-ver C. Niemeyer, a native of nearby Montrose.

Niemeyer, who was 79. died heifers 20.75-24.00; choice 23.00-24.00; utility and commercial cows 13.50-15.75: utility and commercial er City Kiwanis Club. He graduated from the Univer bulls 16.50-20.50: good and choice Indianapolis 81 59 Kansas City 84 62 Los Angeles 84 Louisville 84 62 Memphis 84 69 Miami 89 82 Milwaukee 66 50 Paul 79 53 New Orleans 88 73 New York 83 64 Oklahoma City 80 59 Omaha 77 58 Philadelphia 86 69 Phoenix 96 81 Pittsburgh 78 59 Portland, Me. 64 55 Portland, Ore. 79 59 Richmond 93 67 St.

Louis 82 60 San Diego 80 67 San Francisco 58 50 Seattle 75 55 Tampa 90 77 Washington 89 70 vealers 22.00-25.00. sity of Illinois in 1924 and from the University of Illinois College Tuesday on an elevated railway platform in Chicago of an appar Official estimated livestock re of Medicine in 1926. ceipts for Friday are 500 cattle, MORE Listening Pleasure WITH parentheses are: Robert Spaulding, garden (26) Elizabeth Peverly, garden, (11) George Peverly, garden (14) Sandra Park, sheep (2) Anna Marie Flach, beef (2) Carol Ann Bankson, beef (2) Glenna King, swine (4) Joyce Whitted, sheep (4) Rodney Park, swine (4) Lyle Flach, beef (2) Stephen R. Johnson, beef (2) James Flach, beef (5) Jerry Trusner, beef (3) Lyle E. Moffett, beef (3) Sandra Sodko, handicraft Dwain Bankson, beef (2) Norman Lehman, beef Dennis Hunniford, sheep (3) Mary Louise Sheets, dairy Joe Garvin, photography Lane Friend, electricity Larry Phillips, tractor operation Bob Spaulding, entomology Harry Clem, entomology.

He was born on Sept. 26. 1902. in ent heart attack. The body will be returned to 4,500 hogs and 300 sheep.

Des Moines, Iowa, a son of Dr. Chicago for cremation and burial. J. A. and Emma Rau Nowlin.

East SL Louis Livestock Hogs moderately active; Niemeyer was born in Montrose He married Neva Whitford Jones and attended schools in Effing in Chicago on June 15, 1931. He leaves his wife: daughter. open steady to 15 lower, later strong with early; bulk 1-2 190-235 ham. Survivors include his widow. lb barrows and gilts 17.60-75; few Highest last 24 hours.

Lowest last night: Belleville 81 56 Chicago 71 58 Moline 75 53 Peoria 75 54 Quincy 76 56 Rantoul 76 56 Rockford 70 52 Springfield 78 55 Vandalia S3 55 Albany 64 60 Albuquerque 85 64 Anchorage 75 54 Atlanta 86 71 Bismarck 88 50 Boston 67 60 Buffalo 71 53 Cleveland 75 54 Denver 81 55 Des Moines 78 59 Detroit 71 56 Fort Worth 88 71 Helena 89 53 Honolulu 88 77 Jane at home; his mother, Farmer City; and brother. Dr. Owen Nowlin, La Mesa, Calif. down to 17.50; mixed grade 1-3 Grace, and a son, Grover C. Niemeyer Jr.

BURGESS Portable BATTERIES Exclusive CHROME PROTECTION Means LONGER BATTERY LIFE! Funeral services will be at 2 and 2-3 180-250 lb 17.25-60, few 2-3 240 lbs 17.00; mixed grade 150-170 lb 15.75-17.00; 120-140 lbs 13.25- p.m. Sunday in the Stensel Funer Ends Training Cadet Carter H. Brantner re 14.75; boars 250 lbs up 10.75-11.00; al Home, Farmer City, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Fri Retirement Discussed Washington, Aug. 11 (AP) President Eisenhower and Gen.

cently completed six weeks of lighter weights 12.50-75. training at the Army Reserve Of day. Burial will be in Maple Cattle calves 400: hardly Decatur Men to Send lirove Cemetery. enough done on steers and heifers ficer Training Corps summer camp at Ft. Eustis, Va.

Antique Cars to Fair The family suggests that gifts to test trend, but few sales aver Antique autos owned bv Donald Nathan F. Twining have discussed Twining's retirement as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but no date for his retirement has yet been set, the White House said He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. age to high good near steady at 22.00-24.50; small lots low choice Clifford H. Brantner, 9 Enlow Dr.

G. Harter and Jack L. Tallman, EICHENAUER Electric Service Home Supply may be made to the Farmer City Community Hospital Fund drive that Dr. Nowlin organized to build a hospital in the community. He is a student at the University of Illinois.

both of Decatur, will be features of the Antique Auto and Sports Car Meet at the Illinois State Fair. steers 25.00; cows and bulls little changed; utility and commercial 130 S. Oakland 429-1229 cows 14.00-15.00; occasional indi Hartcr's 1910 Stoddard Davton See the Chevy Mystery Show in color Sundays, NBC-TV. was the 1959 erand chaniDion. and Tallman's 1903 Cadillac is the old est vehicle entered in the event.

Other Decatur entries include a 1928 Model A. Ford convertible roadster owned bv Paul T. Erdlev and a 1930 Model A Ford Tudor owned by Terry Cooper. John D. Hum of Olney has en tered a 193i Cord in the competi tion.

Decatur, Area Drill Teams in Fair Contest Five area drill teams, three of them from Decatur, will partici pate in musical competitions Sun day at the llinois State Fair. Junior drill teams entered by Decatur Veterans of Foreign vidual 15.50; canners and cutters 12.50-14.50; utility and commercial bulls 17.00-18.00; occasional strong weight commercial 18.50; vealers and slaughter calves active with prices strong to 1.00 higher; good and choice vealers 22.00-26.00; few high choice 27.00; standard and low good 18.00-22.00; good and choice 250-500 lb slaughter calves 19.00 23.00: occasional choice 275-325 lb 24.00. Produce Markets Decatur Produce Bonds Poultry Egg Co. (Prices paid in Decatur, poultry not received on Saturday.) Eggs, Large A white, 31c; Large Mixed 29c; Medium 27c; Large 20c; Farm Runs 22c; grade 18c and Small 12c. Heavy bred hens over 5 15c: 4-5 10c; No.

2 hens, 6c; Leghorn-bred hens, 6c; Cocks 6c. Chicago Produce Butter steady: receipts 550,000 lbs; wholesale buying prices unchanged: 93 score AA 59; 92 A 58'i; 90 57i: 89 Cars 90 B58U; SQCWi. Eggs mixed; receipts wholesale buying prices unchanged to 2 lower; 60 per cent or better grade A whites 33; mixed mediums 29; standards dirties 25 checks 25. Live poultry: Wednesday's receipts were 27,000 lbs: no prices reported due to insufficient Wars Post 730 include the Drill ettes, an all girl unit; the 21 vrLJ ULl 1 11 1WI si Doughboys and the Troubadors. KENNEDY MAY CAMPAIGN IN 10 ILLINOIS COUNTIES Springfield.

Aug. 11 (AP) Sen. John F. Kennedy, Demo models to pick from, quick delivery of your favorite to look forward to and, best of all, big savings to pocket. Get together with your dealer first chance you get.

You cratic presidential nominee, is ex tion. Shifting of trading interest from aircraft-missile issues to oils to coppers to steels was hailed in some quarters as building a broad base for the market, but decried In others as a sign of weakness. No one group stepped to the fore today to set the pace. Steels, the most recently favorite, were mostly higher. Chemicals, utilities, metals and tobacco continued to move ahead, but the motor and airline groups developed a mixed picture.

The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials at noon was up 2.23 at 619.75. The Associated Press 60-stock average was up 0.60 at 217.80 at noon with industrials up 0.80, rails up 0.20 and utilities up 0.30. U. S. government bonds drifted lower.

Corporates were mixed. Decatur Market Trenrj Butcher hogs, sows and boars remained steady compared with Wednesday's prices. Top offered was $17.35, unchanged from Wednesday. Grain prices remained steady compared with Wednesday. Eggs were steady to off a cent, while poultry prices were unchanged from Wednesday.

Grain Markets Decatur Grain (These prices represent quotations by several country elevators served by different railroads. Prices are published to indicate an approximate market). No. 2 hard wheat, $1.79 No. 2 34 lb white oats, 57c No.

2 yellow corn, shelled, $1.04 New No. 2 yellow corn, 93c New No. 1 yellow soybeans, $1.98 No. 1 yellow soybeans, $2.06. Decatur Consignment Sales (Reported by Decatur Grain Merchants Inc.) SG yellow corn: 57 12.8 moisture; 11 damage; .6 foreign material; musty; $1.14 Chicago; V-i under IC billing (c.

SG yellow corn; 53 12.8 moisture; 15 damage; 1 foreign material: -musty; $1.108 Chicago; 44 under IC billing (c. No. 4 yellow corn: 57.5 14 moisture; 7.3 damage; 1.2 foreign material: Chicago; 8 over IC billing (co. No. 4 yellow corn; 58 14 moisture; 10 damage; .7 foreign material: $1.17 Chicago; 2Vi over IC billing (co).

No. 3 yellow corn; 58 13.5 moisture; 5.5 damage; $1.21 Chicago; 7 over billing (co). No. 2 yellow corn; 59.5 15 moisture; 3.9 damage; $1.17 Chicago: over local rate; IC billing (co). No.

2 yellow corn; 58 14.4 moisture; 2.6 damage: Chicago; 27s over local rate; IC billing (co). No. 2 yellow corn: 58.5 14.4 moisture; 2.8 damage; SIM' Chicago: 2Tk over local rate; IC billing (co). No. 2 yellow corn: 55.5 13.8 moisture; 4.2 damage; $1.21 Chicago; 6 over IC billing (co).

No. 2 yellow corn; 57.5 14 moisture; 5 damage; Chicago; 7U over Wab. billing (co). No. 3 yellow corn; 57.5 13.5 moisture; 6 damage; .7 foreign material; Chicago; 94 over NKP billing (co).

No. 1 yellow corn; 58.5 13 moisture; 2.5 damage; .5 foreign material: Chicago; 734 over Wab. billing. No. 2 yellow corn; 57.5 14.2 moisture: 2.5 damage: .8 foreign material: Chicago.

7 over Wab. billing. (First 11 sales listed reported late Tuesday: indicates CCC grain, indicates outside market.) 1 Things are going great at your Chevrolet dealer's right now, what with Chevy (and Corvair) sales skyrocketing to new all-time highs. So you couldn't have chosen a better time to talk deal with him. You've got a wide range of pected to come to Illinois in two two-day trips, in early October and early November.

can't start saving till you do, you know! James Ronan of Chicago, Demo cratic State Central Committee chairman, said today that national candidates probably would visit in 10 of the largest counties of Illi 1 Ul nois. He mentioned Peoria, Win nebago, Rpck Island, St. Clair Madison, Sangamon, Lake, Will, Kane, DuPage, and Champaign as possibilities. Answer to Previous Puzzle Fruits 5 ark Impala Sport Sedan with luxurious new Body by Fisher SJEW WjAiP GIQ SIR A gKJ TlOL All I It- Ul I jS I ANIfA PIE I IC A NjplA DP A HlTBf jl cais AP I LJIXrjPjEICt PjE gE HM NGfcJSM AIM EMHBII Tlgga BIM bPgONlHGIAL I A NIT AE ap PJB ES IA BE A ETA 4 New Guinea port 5 Abstract being 6 Driving command 7 Caucho 8 Confederate 9 Change direction 10 Arrivals (ab.) 12 One who I (suffix) QOQ 28 na, Oregon 29 Talon 30 Congers 36 Natural fat 13 pears 18 Peach 20 Ascended THE BEST SELLER'S AWARD-WINNING CAR! 21 Mammal's fur 37 Enclosure 43 Sweethearts (Anglo-Ir.) 45 Hindu deity 46 Pedal digits 47 Handle (Fr.) 49 Fish 50 Venerable (ab.) 52 Native metal 53 Rocky pinnacle 22 Citrus fruit 23 Tests 24 Mimicker 25 Remove 26 Man's name 40 Grant use temporarily 41 Passage money 42 Angers Corvair's far-out-front engineering came in for the first raves when the editors of Motor Trend magazine unanimously selected it Car of the Year. And then to top it off, the Industrial Designers Institute awarded ACROSS 1 Adam's downfall 6 Used in making preserves 11 Creaks from weight 13 Vendor 14 Most uncommon 15 Fruit parer 16 At all times 17 Roof finial 19 Periods of time (ab.) 20 Peach-like fruit 24 Idolize 27 Raised level space 31 Hazard 32 Bridal path 33 Feminine appellation 34 Brazilian seaport 35 Renounces 38 Shines 39 Cuddles 41 Globose fruit 44 Launder for ore (Eng.) 45 Depot (ab.) 48 Reach destination 51 Idea 54 School book 55 Herds 56 German city 57 Expunge VOW'S 1 Taj Mahal site 2 Supplicate 3 Minute skin opening Corvair (through General Motors Vice President William L.

Mitchell and his Styling Staff) a gold medal for styling excellence. But even these honors, impressive as they are, can't compare with the enthu siastic reception Corvair is receiving from people like you. A short visit with your dealer will show you why. 1 12 13 4 5 I 16 17 18 19 1 10 12" 13" 14 15 16 i17 20 21 22 23 24 2526" np7 28 (29 130 32 33 I 34 35 36 3ii 39 4Q 7T42 1 43 FT 45 146 47 1 ilmMgi rm ft 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 57 III I ti Corvair 700 4-Door Sedan with a practically Hat floor that's just right for feet For economical transportation See Chevrolet cars, Chevy's Corvairs and Corvette at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer's EL BAUER CHEVROLET COMPANY 150 WEST PERSHING DECATUR PHONE 877-4440.

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