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7 A HMONAl SIIMC! SFRlKCriELQ (MO IUDER PRESS 24 TODAY'S RECORD See PAGES and 12 Ail tvc. list Today's 1:30 STOCKS 1:30 New York Time QuelalUai by Reinboldt A Gax4ar Jeffeno. Albed Store Alb Oalmrrt AiMrm Airtme Geoerll Enhc I General MH Ci. Tele. TP.

Gil 1H I f.rvuund im cuii oil lOJi, Illinois Central i int Bin TV Juhns-Manrille Keftneratt opper Je-H Ge Ligg Mr 94 Lib-Tuup Mmi 4 Montgomery Ward Motorola 33 Nauonal Biscuit 7i SY Central 1 Olia-Malhieon Penney (JO 161 1 Phelps IKxIe M-H Phiko 10M Philip Morn 17'4 Phillips Pel. 2. Radio Corp. En Dividends JOSEPH HENRY CURB0W Funeral services for Joseph Henry Curbow, 85, 2135 Cairo, who was dead on arrival at Burge Hospital about noon Tuesday, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Ralph Thieme Funeral Chapel with the Rev.

W. E. Dow-ell officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. MRS.

L. SPIXDLER Mrs. F. L. Spindier.

83; who bad been ill since September, died last night at her home, 900 West Minota. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. F. L. Spindler, a retired minister; one son, the Rev.

Bill Spindler, 717 West Minota, pastor of the First Methodist Church here; three sisters. Miss Lucy Adams, Wilmore, Miss Ruth Adams and Mrs. 'Laura Ring, both of Appleton City, and two brothers, R. S. Adams.

Darl-ington, Mo and George W. Adams, Appleton City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Clinkingbeard chapel with burial in Ava Cemetery. MRS.

EDISON CARNEY Mrs. Elenor J. Carney. 73. died Market PboM UN itStl MS 5JH 71 3H loa' 44.

4w.j 51 Ml 4 9. 50 lMH 57'1 111 57 30 Mt 47 71H Republic Steel 75H Kl 1L 4- im sm 144 4T 3' Z7' 414 a 100' 3Hl 4T'i li Royal Mcoe Revnotd Too. Sale ay Store St. Lan Fran. Wars Roehuc.

Sonwv-Mohiie Std. Oil 1 Sid. Oil Cal Sterling Drug "Swift li to. Stodebaker Texaco JOth Century fox I mum Carbide I' ruled Aireralt I'nited Air Lines United Biscuit Ipjoha t'. h.

Rubber V. S. Steel Vanadium Corp. Western WorthuigtuB Produce Hesvy Hens Hens (toustera and Stags Heavy Springs Ughorn Springs EGGS Jrade A Large Jirade A Medium jrade A Small 3rade Large Mo Grade .15 .08 .08 .13 .06 .32 .27 .18 ,27 CHICAGO tt'SDA) Live poultry: lbs. caponettes over 4'i lbs, 25W-26'ii; Plymouth Rock fryers No other LSDA price quotations today.

Cheese: Single daisies 41-42: Longhorns processed loaf 38-39; Swiss Grade A 49-50: Grade 47-48; Grade 45-46. Butter: 747.000 lbs. Steady. 93 score 92 score 651 90 score 64H 89 score 3. Carlota: 90 score 64i 89 score 6314.

Eggs: 16,000 cases. Steady. White large extras 30; mixed large extras Mm mediums 25Mt: standards 23Mi: dirties 22Vi; check 21. KANSAS CITY IIP Wholesale eggs: extras, 70 percent 28: others unchanged. Consumer egg unchanged.

Poultry: hens, over 4V? lbs. 10; commercial fryers, broiler, 21 Si other unchanged. Butter unchanged. ST. LOUIS l-Eggs and liv poultry: Eggs, consumer grides, large 26-29.

Fryer and broilers, commercial whites and crosses 19; geese 20. Other prices unchanged. Vpte Realigning Costs to County JEFFERSON CITY (AP)-When an outstate Missouri city with voter registration re-aligns its wards and precincts it is up to the county clerk to transfer voter names into the proper wards. Atty. Gen.

John M. Dalton held today. The cost of the transfer of names must be borne by the county, the opinion added. J. C.

Baird, Jasper County clerk, asked for the opinion because at the time Carthage was planning a realignment of wards and the creation of two precincts in each ward. The attorney general said it would not be necessary to hold a mass- re-registration of the voters, a transfer of names by the county clerk would lie sufficient. Solitary for Youths Who Fled Work Gang Two teen-age county jail prisoners, back in custody today aft er they walked away from a work gang, were placed in solitary confinement. Ralph Allen Rigg. 17, Route 6, serving a sentence lor petty theft, and Lester Vogt.

18, 2029 West Lynn, walked away from the road gang yesterday afternoon. Rigg was taken into custody several hours later at Division and Broadway and Vogt returned to jail last night, accompanied by his mother, to give himself up Sheriff Glenn Hemlrix said that punishment for the escapees would be a period solitary contine- ment. Vogt was sentenced to aj 90-day term last week on car; tlioft rhnrfps had ram-! pleted a 90-day sentence on care the new sentence was imposed. LWV Proposes Study Of Voting Procedures Voting and election procedures along with study of the city budget will be theme of the meetings of the various units of the Springfield League of Women Voters in Deceml)er. The unit meetings are scheduled as follows: today.

Pathfinders. Mrs. W. E. Pugsley, 1835 South Dollison; Thursday.

9:30 a.m. SMOG, Mrs. O. H. Tucker, 1770 South National.

SWAN, 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Dot Chinn, 645 State; Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.. Venture, Mrs. James Cox, 2023 Glencrest, Vanguard, Mrs.

Sam Dickey, 2454 South Luster; Dec. 17, 9:30 a.m., New Unit, Mrs. Jerry Carter, 2641 East Stanford, 1:30 p.m., North Afternoon, Mrs. B. B.

Bos-si. 2101 North Grant; and Dec. 21, Catalyst, Mrs. Don Baillie, 2641 East Crestview. IN SATISFACTORY condition today at St.

John's Hospital is Mrs. Zora Crouch, supervisor at Willard High School, who Monday night fell while helping decorate a home room for Christmas and broke an arm. early Tuesday in Cassville Com munity Hospital after suffering heart attack at her home in Cassville. Mrs. Carney is survived by her husband, Edison; a daughter, Mrs.

Jim Kemp, Van Nuys, two stepsons, Richard Carney, who lives in South Carolina, and BiirCarney, Cassville; two stepdaughters, Miss Betty Carney, Webb City, and Mrs. Clar-ence Reed, Kansas City; and a brother, Richard Hays, Hollister. Funeral arrangements are under direction of Culver. MRS. JANE JACKSON Mrs.

Jane Jackson, 79, a lifelong resident of Dallas County died Monday in her home at Buffalo after a lingering illness. Survivors are a son, Clyde, Gardena, a daughter, Mrs. Cleo Ferrell, Arlington, a foster son, Woodrow Ashby, Granger, Idaho; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Sartwell, Moscow, Idaho, Mrs. Addie Asbury, Spokane, and Mrs.

Minnie Carson. Twin Falls, Idaho; a brother, Arthur Acuff. Hillsboro. four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday in the Montgomery Chapel at Buffalo with the Rev. Paul Tibbs officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. MRS. MARY JANE TAYLOR Mrs.

Mary Jane Taylor, 84, died Tuesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Carter, Republic. Mrs. Taylor, a member of the Baptist Church, is survived ly three other daughters, Mrs. Jessie Walker, Bois D'Arc, Mrs.

Gladys Gill. Monett, and Bessie Steamer, Cottonwood, three sons, Bill, Ash Grove, Clarence, Springfield, and George, Republic; four brothers, Jim, Henry, George and Brooks Oakley, alfof Afton, 20 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church at Republic, with the Rev. Frank Claiborne officiating.

Cantrell of Republjc will be in charge. Grave side services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Slickiller Cemetery at Afton, Okla. MRS. RUSSELL CARTER Funeral services for Mrs.

Clara L. Carter, 58, Fair Grove, who died Saturday in a Seattle hospital, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Cedar Bluff Baptist Church near Fair Grove. The Rev. Elbert Proctor will officiate with burial in Reynolds Chapel Cemetery near Buffalo.

Butler of Bolivar is in charge. ii MRS, FLOYD WRIGLEY Mrs. Gladys B. Wriglej 65, died Tuesday at her, Louisburi' home. She is survived by her husband.

Floyd; a son, Frank Keltner, Lancaster, two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Standley and Mrs. Audrey Ralston Kansas City; two brothers, Logan and Joe Chas-tain, Springfield, four sisters, Mrs. Mary Morgan, Springfield, Mrs. Minnie Mulling, Kansas City, Mrs.

Nellie Whittaker. Kansas City, and Mrs. Anna Jones, Springfield, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church at Louisburg, which burial in Louisburg Cemetery, Montgomery of Buffalo will be in charge.

MRS. MARY COMBS Mrs. Mary Monroe Combs, 85, lifelong resident of Polk County, died Tuesday at her home on Route 3, Bolivar, after a long illness. Mrs. Combs, a member of Fair-view Methodist Church at Huron, is survived by three stepsons, Ben of Polk, Albert, Jefferson City, and Bob, state of California; a step daughter, Mrs.

Charles Shiner, Springfield; a brother, Orin Monroe, Pasadena, and eight step grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Fairview Methodist Church with the Rev. Har old Hendrickson officiating. Burial will be in the Payne Cemetery under direction of Pitts of Bolivar.

MRS. HARRY B. SMITH, Graveside services for Mrs. Dol-lie Moss Smith, 78, a former Springfield resident who died Tuesday at her home at Chris-tiansburg, Va will be at 3 p.m. Friday in East Lawn Cemetery with the Rev.

Earl French officiating. Burial will be under direction of Klingner. Survivors include her husband, Harry B. Smith, and a sister, Amanda Moss, St. Louis.

LORF.N BLADES Funeral services for Loren Blades, 60, Route 2, Billings, who died Sunday at St. John's Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Hood Methodist Church. Burial will be In Wade Cemetery, with the Rev. Roy Keith officiating.

Cantrell of Republic will be in charge. WILLIAM M. BROOKS William MarsTuilLBrooks, 90, of 2018 North PickwicJjfted at his home last night following an apparent heart attack. A retired blacksmith, 'Mr. Brooks had lived here since 1918.

He is survived by his wife, Catharine three sons, Millard Denver, Charles and Delbert, both of Bolivar; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Luttrell, San Francisco; 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Rainey has charge of arrange ments. MRS. CLARA JANE JENKINS Funeral services for Mrs.

Clara Jane Jenkins, 82. who made her home in Willow Springs and Rosenberg, were to be held this afternoon in Burns Chapel in Willow Springs with the Rev. Lonnie Losh officiating. Burial was to be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Mrs.

Jenkins, who died Monday I in a Bentonville. hospital. was a native of Salem and was a. member of the Methodist church. She is survived by three sons, Wesley Radford.

Springfield. Stanley Radford, Rosenberg, and Sam Radford, Fayetteville; two daughters, Mrs. Fay Lloyd, Topeka, and Mrs. Grace Waggoner, Willow Springs; a brother, William E. Bunch, Willow Springs; 16 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

held firm HERMAN I Mij I II" fe State Income Prediction Up Blair Says Revenue To Be $196 Million JEFFERSON CITY UP) Based on collections tor the first five months of this year Missouri possibly will collect $196 million in general revenue money this fiscal year. James T. Blair said Tuesday. That would be about two million more than he told the legislature last spring could be anticipated for the period from July 1 this year through June 30, i960. For the first five months of this fiscal year, be said, general revenue collections have come to $76,050,457.

or $7,782,981 more than for the corresponding period last year. The sales tax and the new use tax accounted for about eight million dollars Increase. Some other tax receipts showed a slight drop. Meanwhile, Blair, said in a speech at Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg Tuesday night that demand for new or expanded governmental services is growing faster than the state's revenues are increasing. On the higher education front he said instruction in state supported universities and colleges soon may not be available to the inept or indolent youngster.

"We are not in a position to ex pend our tax dollars and the time and energy of our administrators and teachers to provide a four- year playground for the high school graduate who is simply looking for a means to avoid work," Blair said. He Lost His Money Like Drunken Sailor A bit of "social enjoyment last night cost a San Francisco sailor, in Springfield on emergen cy leave, about $400. Chief Petty Officer Robert Spur-lock, 43, told police he met a woman at a bar on South Campbell where he had been drinking last night, and after several drinks, asked her to Visit with him at his hotel room. The woman agreed, he said, but later, in the room, broke downand cried fnd sadly told him the story of her decline down the social ladder, The last thing he remembered, Spurlock said, was taking a "cou ple of drinks" from a bottle of whisky he had taken to the room. When he woke up this morning, he said, the woman was gone.

Im mediately Spurlock said he went to a dresser where he had put the billfold, found it had been moved, and $400 taken from a secret compartment! The woman had left $18, he said, Spurlock did not know the woman's name, police noted. 9 Escape in Mishap Of Executive Plane ST. LOUTS (AP) Nine persons escaped uninjured in the emergency landing of a Monsanto Chemical Co. executive plane near the end of a runway at Lambert-St. Louis Airport Tuesday.

The DC-3 transport had an elevator control locked with landing wheels partially retracted. The plane had arrived from Chicago with two passengers and stopped to pick up five Monsanto employes. The emergency landing came just after its takeoff from the St. Louis airport. The passengers boarded another p'ane for their flight to a Monsanto installation in Arkansas.

as SEE US FO(t Mutual Funds REINHOLDT GARDNER 209 ilk Jefferson PHONE UN 4-2511 THE GOIDEN RULE eirs -7 a MRS. CENE KLVCArD Mrs. Frances Kincaid, 37, wife of Gene Kincaid, former manager of the Gillloz Theater, died Tues- day night in a hospital at Kirks- ville. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Sandra and Cheryl of the home in Kirksville; her parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Connie Bandy of Hardin; and a sister. Mrs. Cleo Kincaid, Excelsior Springs. Funeral arrangements are definite.

m- LEE CARTER Funeral services for Lee Carter. 71. who died Monday at his home. Route 1, Bois D'Arc, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Prospect Church.

The Rev. Roy Keith will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with Birch of Ash Grove in charge. MRS. PAUL JARECKE Mrs.

Amy May Jarecke. 46, died at her home in Ozark at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday following a long illness. She was a member of the Methodist Church. "Survivors include her husband, Paul; a son, Darrell.

801 South Kansas; two daughters, Mrs. Jo Ann Hawkins, of the South Kansas address, and Sherry, of the home; five grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Ray E. Johnson, Belgrade. a sister, Mrs.

Gladys Harder, of the state of Oregon, and a half-sister, Mrs. Mary Shannefelt, address unknown. Chaffin of Ozark is in charge of arrangements. MRS. T.

L. LEE Mrs! Hazel M. Lee, 59, Carthage died at McCune-Brooks Hospital there Tuesday. Mrs. Lee, who was born in Marshfield.

operated a beauty shop there 19 years. She moved to Carthage in 1946, and belonged to First Baptist Church in that town. She is survived by her husband, T. two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Cantrell, Marshfield, and Mrs.

Ova Hedgepeth, National City, five brothers, Roy Poindex- ter, Marshfield, Chester Pointex- ter, Pineville, Orville Poindexter, St. Charles, Elston Poindexter, San Pablo, and Ernest Poindexter, Evergreen, Colo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Barber- Edwards chapel, Marshfield, with Dr. Merle Mitchell and the Rev.

L. L. Rodgers officiating. Burial will be Marshfield Cemetery, with Knell of Carthage in charge. The body will be a Knell chapel until time of services.

Sentence Deferred In Bad Check Case Circuit Judge Warren L. White yesterday deferred sentencing Mrs. Barbara Jean Rodriguez, 28, 520V2 West Division, charged with passing a forged check, pending pre-sentence investigat ion. She pleaded guilty to giving a $135 forged check, written on the Polk County Bank, to the Pickwick Market. Court-appointed attorney Arch Skelton told Judge White that the woman had passed checks up to an alleged total of $1200 because of the threats of the man who had made out the checks, Norris Harry, 23, of the Division address.

Harry faces forgery charges hpcausc the check, was al leeedlv sisrned with the signature of his father. Parcel Post Windows Stay Open Saturday Postmaster C. Arch Bay has announced that parcel post windows at the main Post Office and classified stations in the city will remain open all day Saturday for the convenience of Christmas mailers. 1 Bay stressed the importance of early mailing, and said that out-of-town parcels mailed Dec. 19, may not arrive at their destinations in time for delivery before Christmas.

"I want to urge every-one to have cards and packages in the mail no later than Dec. 15," Bay said. DJ Claims New Mark, Awake 203 Hours HONOLULU (AP)-Disc jockey Tom Rounds was in the hospital today after clamiing a hew record for staying awake 203 hours, 44 minutes. Rounds began his round-the-clock stunt Nov. 30, shooting at a mark of 201 hours, 10 minutes claimed by New York disc jockey Peter i Tripp.

Rounds, 23, came to Honolulu from Danbury, Conn. At the hospital he fell into a deep sleep after a massage. Give your expandable blood to save an unexpendable American. Ai.i.t.r XesHtawMi day. mt.k.

Wort luaraa-. t-'N s- ME-ED MONEY Ootcfc Joan Conltdestia1. Botath II fc. 4rjnr-eiaL CLOCK REPAIRING, Wort fuaraa. V.

iiwEATrsQ: Moth "ir Tears lis Wst Sula, WA.VTED alteratioa aad tefr rt. Free pkAunTlHi E. Dale I RELAX A-C1ZOR Consultant. P. O.

Bog 147. Sprmgtarld, Mo. L'N 4-7J iwiAijjoricti ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS op nniii Monday thru Saturday. After 1 P.M. Phone UN t-flf.

0y unul 1 P.M. Tu 1-7833 t1" -mi. RAG RIG Weaving and iCarpet. Also mm lor ale. J7u N.

Fremont. t'N J-MIS. G. Sherman. OPEN Monday.

Building Barber Shop. Pho. UN t-09v. GOOD THINGS TO CAT PIES. CAKES, Depots.

Roll. of all kinds, from day eld torv SprtefiHj Pan Ca. 7Z AUTOS TRUCKS tUSIDI Mid-Week 57 Chev. Bel Air 4 Dr. 57 Ford 2 dr.

now only 36 Pontiac 4 dr. a steal at 56 Buick Convt a beauty 55 Ford Station Wagon 55 Chev. 4-dr. extra nice $1635. 1295.

1145. 1395. 895. 895. 995.

695. at 595. 495. 55 Merc. Hardtop now 54 Ford Victoria, snarp 54 Fnrd choice 2 or 4 dr.

53 Chev. Bel Air 4-dr. only Carl Potter Son UN 6-3286 1227 St. Louis HERNDON AUTO SALES Wholesale 58 Chev. Impala H.T.

one owner, PS-PB, Factory air 57 Plymouth Sta-Wag. 2 dr. 57 Pontiac auto, Factory air 56 Cadillac Cpe, PS-PB 54 Ford 54 Plymouth Belv. 2 dr. 53 Mercury 4 dr 51 Cadillac Cpe.

51 Cadillac 75 full power AC 53 Buick 4 dr 53 Nash 4 Dr. 53 Packard 4 Dr 51 Studebaker Several Others Choose From 1716 S. Campbell UN $2395, 1395. 1225. 595.

495. 335. 475. 445. 375.

395. 225. 3-2572 Ira McFadin USED CARS 1951 Nash Rambler wagon, O.D. A-l throughout $365. 1950 Ford, "2 6 cyl 175.

1952 Pontiac. elb 265- 534 S. Campbell Ph. UN 5-5765 1957 MORRIS $795 Sport Gars, Inc. 900 St.

Louts UN 17041. SURBY'S AUTO SALES. 1317 Bopnville Back Row Beauties 1954 Ford1 Custom 8, 2 dr, 10.00 down 32.00 month. 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air, 4 dr. automatic, real sharp 10.00 down 32.00 month.

1951 Chevrolet 2 dr. It. 10.00 down 18.00 month. 1950 Chevrolet Hardtop, 10.00 down 18.00 month. 1953 Oldsmobile Super 88, 4 dr, 10.00 down 32.00 month.

OPEN EVENINGS Phone UN 4-2680 1957 Cadillac Sedan Deville Fully equipped, including air conditioning. $3095 Many1 Other Makes And Models. LOW COST FINANCING. Thompson Sales Co. PONTIAC-CADILLAC 714 E.

Trafficway 727 St, Louis Street NEW LARK TRADE IN 1958 Ford V8. custom 300, Tudor, radio, heater, standard transmission, low mileage, sharp $1495. See Bill Gilmore Orville Turner Grisham Motors 1701 St. Louis Ph. UN 2-354 For cars with No Money Down ECONOMY AUTO CO.

2825 W. College St. Road 57 CHEVY Bel-air coupe. I ni mi! Standard. 1 .,1 .11 aiwng id.

Call nivH aiier ft. TU Brit "tM. ato, overload, nylon tire. Mo. "unJU1, BEDROOMS.

MnT. EJTRA, LKAN JMl Chevrolet pickup. NO. MONEY DOWnTh" yoo' "eu.llfy oa Louie UN 4-4474. FOB SALE or trade.

MercurTTi door, hardtop Fully equipped, im CHEVROLET" UN 717. PICKUP, Phone CHEVROLET Be Air B7rdtopV. PhoneTU I CLEAN Kifrmiyrm6v matlc. HS0, UNa-0740. 4 Hovey.

Specials MR. AND MRS. S. L. HalL who have worked for a considerable time as volunteers at the USO center here, will be directors for weekend operations of the organization.

They succeed William B. Gist, director the past five years, who resigned effective Dec. 31, because of pressure of duties in the school system where he is a teacher. A FOREST HILLS, N. couple, was taken to Burge Hospital by AAA ambulance following a one-car auto accident on Route 13 about noon today.

They are Isa-dore Goldstein, 68, and his wife, Gertrude, 60. Troopers said Goldstein suffered shock, bruises and abrasions, and his wife received right arm, back and head injuries. MEMBERS OF THE. advanced strings musical group at Mark Twain elementary school will present a concert for the school PTA tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Members of the strings group are Marsha Dunbar, Linda Templeton, Diane Bench, Sandra Harris and Carol Ann Bookout.

KENT KELLER, 16-year-old junior at Central High School, won first place in the local "I Speak for Democracy" contest yesterday. He was given a framed certificate and will now participate in the county competition. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller, 1464 Washington.

A CHRISTMAS cantata will be presented by the King's Chora-liers choir at 8 o'clock tonight in the Central Bible Institute auditorium. The cantata, "Night of Miracles," will feature soloists Malcolm Van de Riet, baritone; Jean Ferreri, soprano; and tenor Don Corbin. OPENING OF A Springfield branch of Ryder Truck Rental, will be observed with an open house Friday in the company's new facilities at 1407 East Trafficway, Raymond L. Chapmam, branch manager, announced today. The company operates 130 branches throughout the 'nation.

Parsons, Eyed For Missile Fuel Site WASHINGTON (AP) A conference has been set for next Monday to review data collected for a decision on the location of a plant for producing solid fuel for missiles. One of the four sites under consideration is the Kansas Ordnance Plant at Parsons, Kan, All are World War II installations cut back to stand-by status after the cease fire in Korea. The others are at Grand Island, Ravenna, Ohio, and Shreveport, La. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE NO. 1223 Sealed bid win be received by the City Manager of the City of Springfield.

Missouri, until nine o'clock a.m. Monday, December 21, 1959, at which time said bids will be publicly opened by him at hi office for the cost of labor, materials, engineering, abstracting, publications, right of way, and the con-struction of the following, as per plans and specification now on file in the office of the Director of Public Works, viz: ITEM I Sanitary Sewer In Sewer District No. 36 of Section No. in the City of Springfield, Missouri, according to Resolution No. 3213, passed by the City Council on November 2, 1959.

ITEM II Sanitary Sewers in Sewer District No. 105 of Section No. 2 in the City of Springfield. Missouri, according to Resolution No. 3214, parted by the City CouncU on November 2, 1959.

Your attention Is directed to the fact that all labor utilized in the construction of sanitary sewer improvements shall be paid a wage of no less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages for work of a similar character in this locality, as established by the Department of Labor and Industrial' Relations. To be paid for by special tax bills on the property liable for said Improvements, said tax bills to draw six (U'-f) percent Interest from date of Issue. Said Kyment or any part thereof shall not due nntil the whole amount of the work contracted for ahall have been completed and accepted by the City. Each bidder shall submit with each bid a certified check payable to the Director of Finance-or post an acceptable bidder' bond guaranteed by a corporate urety company engaged In the business of signing surety bond in the State of Missouri, said bidder' bond or cashier' check to be payable unconditionally to the Director of Finance In the amount of five (5) percent of the amount of each bid. The cashier's check or bidder's bond I required by the City of Springfield a evidence of good faith and a a guarnn-tee that If awarded the contract, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish the required bond within ten (10) day after receipt of the acceptance In accordance with City ordinance.

Th check of unsuccessful bidders hall be returned to ihemi those of contractor whose bids are accepted hall be held until they have entered into the proper contract and bond, at which time aald check wUI be returned to them. Plan and apeclficatlona now on file In the office of the Director of Public Work. Right reserved to reject any and all bids' or to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. W. B.

AVERY City Manager NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Notice Ig hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholder of the TABLET MANUFAC-TURING COMPANY will be-held la the registered office of the company, 4115 North Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, Missouri, on Monday, December 14, 1DS9, at oo P.M., lor In purpose of: fa The of director for Id ensuing year, (b) To hear th report of the officer and act I hereon. The transaction of ny other busl. nes which may properly be brought before th meeting. 0. M.

GARDNER, Assistant Secretary ion LOST, BLACK and while female Beagl hound, nam plat oa collar C. Ft. Shaw. Sedalla, Rt, I. Reward.

2251 N. Travis. BILLFOLD, vicinity of 81. John'e Bospi. tal.

Mall contents to Lebanon address. Keep money and billfold. Reward LOST OR Strayed from 1301 8Ksnas-beagl puppy. UN 2-4410, LOST I YEAR old small row. 3 mile East Mill Street.

Road. UN 1-1041). POUND PEKINGESE. UNUMe ner p.m. PERSONAL DATE? ATRIMONY7 DOROTHY DEE UN 2-9856 INVITE PARTNER travel, hunt, ft.h, Meslcn, Sooth America.

Bon JzlLebsnon, Mo. Paul BllrtU. NOT RESPONSIBLE for any "debts eept thus I make personally. W. McDanlel 12(14 K.

Whiteside, PERSONAL SERVICE LADIES BAT Designing, wedding, Irt-ther bsl. Annls Masses. 1321 West Madison. UN Mrdl. tHRINTMAS PORTRAITS, Irait tingle or group M.

Studio, phone UN 4-tWK). ns7 por Comstonk Amtnru Motors Amenraa Standard AT Ammm Tobecce AumxU Cop. Bendut viiw Rrtk. Steel liurrougns Canadian PaTlic Ummtt 4 Otue (Mm Service Curtts-W right Davtoe Owe li Co. Dome Mum Dow Chemical tw PoM 1 Air Eastman Kodak Emnn Die, Elect Ford Dynamic Livestock BOGS The bog market steady to tents higher than Tueeday- average with a top oi aiaa few choice No.

1 hogs sold early at 112 50 and l2.i3. ISO-ISO pounds I40-M0 pound I70-1M pounds pounds 140-160 pounds Stock er and leeder pica Sou, 150 pounda and down Heavier weight Mags akuira 11 10 10 9 00-10 00 I W- 0" 00- Ml 7 50- 50 6 00- 7.00 4 JO- 5 .50 CATTLE The cattle market was generally steady tsith Tursdav's -eiow on all classes. Good to choice led steers end arhn.a 23 00-74 00; mednim to food 51 standards I9 atility steers and yearlinei 16-1; good to choice atock-ei and feeder steers medium to food 20 00-22 00; common kinds 12 food to choice stock heifers J00.0O-22 00: common kinds IS Good to choice bulU H.OO-H.OO; 1th extra choice heavy bulls at 19.50; medium bulla 15.SO-17.00i common to light bulls 13.SO-15.00. I tlllty and commercial cows 14.00-15.50 ith choice heiferette kinds up to 16.00; cutter cows 12 canner cows 10.00-12.00; 'shelly canner cow quoted lower; stock cows 14.50-U.SO. TEALS The veal market was steady with parity of choice vealers from 24 prime vealers up to 30.00 and II paid sparingly.

Standards 1K-21; boner calves 150-250 lbs. baby calves 90 lbs and down 9 good choice 350-300 lb. slaughter calves 19-21: medium to good 15-I7i common kinds 13-15: good to choice slock calves 22.00-25.00; with extra choice kinds higheri medium to good 17.00-21.00 LAMBS The lamb market was steady with a fop of $16.50 on prime wool lambs, neighing 90 to 100 lbs. Good and choice tamos, 14.3v-H1.wi utility a no gooa tamos, 13.00-14.00; with culls quoted lower; laughter ewes, 2-5; goats, 5-6. NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, 111..

i.AP) Hogs 13.000 uneven: barrows and gilts 180-230 lb fully steady to strong; 1-3 lb 12.00-13 35; sows 400 lb down Cattle 2,800, calves 400; moderately active, steady; good and choice slaughter steers 23.00-26.00; high good and. choice heifer and mixed yearling 24.50-26.00; good stock steer 23.00150; cows steady: utility and commercial 14.50-16.30: bulls active, fairly steady; utility and commercial 18.00-20.00; vealer and slaughter calves steady; good to prime vealer 28.00-34 00: good and choice (laughter calve 19.00-25.00. Sheep 1.500: daughter lambs fully steady to 25 higher; good and choice vcooled lambs 16.50-18.25: choice fall shorn lambs 17.50-75; others not established. Broilers FAYETTEVILLE. Ark, OJSDAl-Estl-mated slaughter by Arkansas processors today 348,519 head, which was 112,542 less than last Wednesday.

Offerings short some points, adequate at others tor reduced trade needs. Those above 18 cents in northwest area Price paid and volume distribution at (arms. 24 hour to noon today: broiler and fryers jv to 34 17.50-18.60 cents: 366,519 head including 29,500 of 3H.S00 of- terea on rtrsansas -ouury -t i-7 "ti at 18 rents. 1 Dercent at 18 30. 45 cents, 6 percent at 18.50 cents, 1 percent at 18.60.

6 percent at undetermined prices, and 50 percent inlra-company transfer. Fowl: Offerings remain hotl at some point on heavy weights. Hens, heavy tvpe at farms 2600 at 20 cents. 5100 at 20 cent farm weights and including loading. Turkeys: Grading light as turkeys well cleared and some buyers out of market Reoorted volume 24 hours to noon tndav; 3.000 heavy type hens and l.nou heavy typ toms storage or contract basis.

Cash Grains Springfield Market (Courtesy of MFA Millin" Company) BMlLtt iNo 2 48 lb. test CORN No. 2 shelled OATS No. 36 lb. tct WHEAT Red Bard No.

1 Mao Per 100 wt per bu. .90 per hu SI 00 per bu. I .74 per bu. 81 80 per bu. tl 80 11.55 ST.

LOUIS Ifi-Cash grain: Wheat 2 cars, 2 sold. No 2 red light garlic 1.984. Corn 18 cars, 4 sold, No 3 yellow 1.08-l.UH, No 5 yellow 1.02V. No 3 white 1.09. Oates 1 car, none sold.

U.S. WEATHER WEATHER DATA FOR SPRINGFIELD Temperatures: Highest yesterday 52; lowest yesterday 32; lowest this morning 27: highest this date in 72 years 71 in lowest this data in 73 years -I in 1917. Precipitation: Rain or melted anow from 6:30 a.m, yesterday to 6::30 a.m. today heaviest rain this date in 72 year ,67 In 1943. Sun: Rose this morning sets tonight length of daylight hours.

40 minute. -Data supplied by S. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau; first column, highest temperature yesterday; second, lowest last night; third, precipitation during past 24 hours ending a m. unions High Lew Free. Albuquerqu 5 2B AmariUo 45 27 Birmingham tit 44 Boise 41 14 Boston 44 Buffalo, 3 Chicago 42 Holumbi 47 31 30 32 22 31 Denver 41 Den Moines Detroit 43 28 39 30 34 23 rhilulh Trace Fort Smith Fort Worth Ksnsa City Little Rock Los Angele Memphis Miami Beach Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha I'hoenix Pittsburgh 05 3A 74 49 49 H7 41 64 57 .18 70 55 41 24 71 49 39 29 55 31 4 it 72 53 .03 32 22 Sslt Lain City 44 Seattla 44 14 31 ii.

tout 42 2 -U'RINGKIELD 52 28 Tulsa 57 30 Rashinetoit 51 31 West Plain 5 25 Wichita 49 3i MlKSOWt Generally fair today and tonight Thursday Increasing cloudlnessi not so cold west tonight, low tonight low. ar 30 west to mid 2u east! high Thursday low 50s east to mid 80s west. ARKANSAS Considerable cloudiness through Thursday, cooler most sections this afternoon, warmer Thursday; scattered light rain beginning tonight or Thursday: lowest So north and 40s south tonight highest in the Thursday. ANA AS Mostly fair and warmer thia afternoon and tonight I Increasing cloudiness and locally warmer Thursday with occasional light rain likely southwest by Thursday aflernooai low tonight 2135: high Thursday 55-3. OKLAHOMA I'artly cloudy till afternoon, warmer north and west portion, i considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday I warmer tonight I occasional light rain extreme anutheast this afternoon, south tonight and smith and we portions Thiirsilsyt tow tonight 35 northwest to aoutheasti high Thursdsy oa.

nvr.DAV ronr-cASTSi Missouri-- Temperature Will a vet sire 1 to 7 rtrgreea shove seasonal normal Thursdsy thrwish Monday i aormsl high near 40 north, mid 4M smithl normal low near 20 north, up-rr 7n aouihi precipitation will average slHMt Inc norlhwiMit to SO Inch soultv et whirring as ram about Friday and again Monday. by a great strength "S11 Material items can be held firm by mechanical devices; the rigidness of ideals and principles, however, is less easily maintained. Being a mem her of the Order of the Golden Rule, the Lohmeyer organization and our ideals of service are held firm by a dedication to the finest of all principles of service: the Golden Rule. We will always serve as we would wish to be served. MEMBER, THE ORDER OF Lolhiuriew S.i(wU1eitiiiif 1 VtT" i FUNER A DIRECTORS 500 EAST WALNUT I I ID THE WEATHER BA "rer pefd In th northern Ap palachian and the uppt Lakes rr jlon Kinlghl.

while scattered light snow li predicted for the higher elevation, of the Rorkiet and nhowtrs for the lower Rorklea and Pacific Northwest. The central Plains will be lightly warmer. 'V.

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