Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1946 — Page 27

BUSINESS— :

‘WARMTH SPURS WINTER GRAINS

| Fruit Tree Buds Swollen Throughout State.

Winter - grains improved ‘rapidly cduring the unusually warm weather last- week, the Indiahapolis weather bureau said today in its weekly crop and weather report. Rainfall, that occurred nearly every day, also spurred growth of grains and fruit tree buds, the bureau said. Trees Blooming

Farm work was confined mostly to the first two days when some plowing was accomplished, the report stated. The sowing of oats and clover seed was begun in some localities, and alfalfa, clovers and grasses made rapid growth. Peaches, apricots and plums are blooming the extreme southern part of the state, and buds are prematurely swollen throughout the state. * Considerable spraying of fruit trees was done, and preparation of hot beds and early gardens was begun in the extreme south, the bureau reported.

6. E. WORKERS TO RETURN AT KOKOMO

KOKOMO, Ind., March 20 (U.P). —Employees of the General Electric Co, ‘plant were told today that they would be back on the job before the week was over, C. I. O. United Electrical Workers union officials and company representatives announced jointly that an agreenr~' had been reached to end a lc rike,

agreement between General Electric and the U. A. W. was made in a vote last Saturday among the local union membership, but picketing was resumed Monday morning when another dispute arose between labor and management. Pickets were withdraon last night when the ag was announced. The announcemen. said that many of the plant's 820 workers would be called back to their- jobs by Thursday. Those not specifically summoned will return to the plant on regular shift schedules Friday.

U.'S.. CANADA WHEAT EXPORT SETS MARK.

the world's greatest wheat produc- | precious grain abroad at a recordbreaking rate. During March alone this country wheat to help ease the clamoring demand from starving peoples around the globe. will send 660,000 tons abroad.

maintain this history-making pace

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1946

Ratific:' 1 of the national wage’

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| “Agents Fin Corp pfd :

WASHINGTON, March 20 (U. P.). | Bobbe-Merr com ....

—The United States and Canada— | Circle Theater com .. | Comwlith Loan 5% pd i Co

ing nations—are now shipping the |

will export close to 1,000,000 tons of |

Canada during the same period;

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EMPLOYMENT

Employment (manufacturing) Payroll (weekly) Obtained Jobs Filed Unemployment Claims

Sivas stern ee senene... 1641

TRANSPORTATION

BUILDING

Sources of above information: Indians Employment Secur ity division, N Monon, Itlinois Central and Nickel Plate Railroads; In ingians pol . s Clearing House Association; War F

Commissioner; gn iana Bell Tel

merce Department; In

Inbound Freight (carloads) ............. 17,217 17479 ..%eaien. Outboard Freight ...................... 8716 11488 ......... Streetcar, Bus and Trolley Passengers ...9,149387 * - 9,788,008 ...... Airplane Passengers (ar, and deptng.) .. 8801 9888 ...o00000

Light Ce.; Citizens Gas & Coke Utility; Indianapolis Water ©

LOCAL ISSUES

STOCKS

Agent Pin Corp com ..... .

Agents Fin Corp pfd Amer States pid ..... Amer States ol A ..

L 8 Ayres 4%2% pid {| Ayrshire Col com Belt R Btk Yds com Bek R Btk Yds pid bbs-Merrill 4'2% pfd

entral Soya com

ons Fin Corp pfd

Delta Electr som <..... ess Electronic Lab com .......... 5% Ft Wayne & Jackson RR pid 1024 Herff-Jones Co cl A pid . Home T&T Ft Wayne » od ar . { Hook Drug Co = a og 22 {-ind- Assoc Te] Co nid Ind & Mich Elec kA % Indpls.P & L pfd .......... 112

Indpls P & L com .

| *Indianapolis Water ptd “nd { Indpls Water Class A com.... *Indpis Railways com ...

Jeff Nat Life com

. ingan & Co co ETE And both countries expect totRineen & Co pt eo Lincoln Loan Co 5% pid . Lincoln Nat Life com ........ 69

or better through the end of June.iP R Mallory com

Add to this 900,000 tons expected from Australia and 700,000 tons from Argentina during the first half of this year.

of wheat by next June 30.

U. S. STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, March 20 (U. P)).—

compared with a year ago This Year Last Year Expenses $40.032.473.408 $69,308.019,637 War Spend. 40 an 893.823 63,230.369.507 Receipts 241,512 =30, 48.453,834

Cash Bal 23.685,169,201 15,274.340,358 d Res 20,233,738,923 20,451 439,314 INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE

Marmon-Herrington com

Masric Asphalt

*Natl Homes com ........... N Ind Pub Serv 5% ..... { Progress Laundry com .. i Pub Servrof Ind 5% ....

Still the export seems certain to {Pub Serv of Ind com

Ross Gear & [ool com

meet only half-way the world's de-[So Ind G & S 4.8% pfd ......

mand for upwards of 20.000,000 tons Boke: “Van Camp BM

| Terre Haute Malleable .

{U 8 Machine om United Tel“ Co 5% Union Title com

| American Loan +%s 55

Government _ ex penses and receipts for { American Loan 4%s 60 ...... the current fiscal year through March 18

Buhner Fertilizer 5s 54

Cn of Com Bldg 42s 61 .... Citizens Ind Tel 44s 61 .. Columbia Club 13s 58 ...

Consol! Pin 5s <6

: Indpis P & L 3%s 70 ....... New Deficit 18,777.22 986 38.658,565,302 | INGPIs Rallvay Co bs 37 ” ” : a Indpls Water Co .vs ol 2176.667.060, 23 Buble Debt 1.060 506 4,743 562,083 Kubner Packing Co 4s 54 {N Ind Pub Serv 3%s 73 . | Pub’ Serv of Ind 3%s 75 . a ub Tel 4%s FS Clearings .:v.....cvvvvvssinees $ 5,927,000 { Trae er 8s 67 Debits RIE PECs 19,243,000 | H J Williamson Inc 5s 85

Bonds

Asked 20 23 11s 32%; 0

BEDFORD FOUNDRY WORKERS RETURN

BEDFORD, Ind, March 20 (U. | P.) —Members of U. A. W. local 440

x | c. 1. 0.) were scheduled to return

{to work today at the Allison-Bes- | ford foundry, a division of General

“ | Motors Corp.

Local President Lewis Danner | said’ he received word yesterday to

6% | instruct the plant 500 employees to 105% | return to the jobs they left when i the General Motors strike was

.|called. Earlier this week local 440

1 11314 | ratified the U. A. W.-G. M. nationa gs agreement and settled its own local

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32 % |

14, | 36% | | vors: Wife

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State Deaths

__Robert Davidson, 64. SurviCARLISLE Emma Frances; sister, Mrs.

{ John Frazee. itv or COLUMBUS—Archie Beatty McEwen, Survivors: Wife, Linnie; daughters, Mrs. | Robert 8. Hinshaw, Mrs. Robert W. Kel- { lum. DENVER—Lewis Arvin Haines, 76. Suri vivors: Wife, Florence; sons, Claude E, | Gerald A., Russell D., Carl A: brother, Arthur; sisters, Mrs. C. M. Ruth, Mrs.

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DUGGER—James Brown, 73. Survivor:

. | Brother, Alexander Brown. EDINBURG—Mrs. Ada Hill, 74 Survl-| | Indianapolis; Walter E. Helmke,

vors: Husband, Edward; daughters, Mrs.

«+ | Florence Barker, Mrs. Ruby Pruitt: sons, | * | prank, Edward Jr., Ollie, Arthur; brother,

Fremont Ensley. EVANSVILLE—William A. Johnson, TL.

‘| survivors: Wife, Lydia; son, Richard; ase)

ter, Mrs, May Pfender.

| Jacob Winternheimer, 68. - Survivors:

Wife, Katherine; daughter, Miss Viola | Winternheimer; sons, Walter W., Law-

"| rence; sisters, Mrs, Anna Dau b,

Mrs. | Sadie Newman; brothers, George, William, | Louis, August. Benjamin Alldredge, 63. Burvivors:

. | Daughters, Mrs. Syble Alldredge, Mrs.

Florence Lehmann; sisters, Mrs. Carrie

.. | Shelton, Mrs. Nora Rich.

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PERU-Mrs. Princess Hull, 33. Survivors: Husband, Capt, Jack D.; daughters, Carol Jo, Robin Sue; parents, Mr, and

Sgt. Robert Cogan; sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Flora, Mrs. Mary Ruth Clem, Miss Frances Cogan. Henry Brice, 43. Burvivors: Brothers, John, Francis; sisters, Mrs. Howard Blair, Mrs. John Hackett. Mrs. Fannie Mae Dillman, 72, Survivors: Husband, Alfred: daughters, Marguerite and Annabelle Dillman, Mrs. Raymond Childers; sons, Orville, Roy, Jerry; sisters, Mrs. ‘Molly Bohn, Mrs, Nettie Daniels, Mrs. Arthur Baldwin, Mrs, Elvira Shrock, 86, Survivors: —| Miss Effie Stigleman; brother, Robert Calhoun,

PLYMOUTH~MTrs, Narky Jane Smith, 79. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Rosa Wraight;. sister, Mrs. Rosa . Thomas.

SHELBYVILLE -— Mrs. Katherine M. Hotopp, 59. Survivors: Husband; Nick: son, James A, Qgre: daughters, Mrs. Mary N. Smith, Mrs».-Susan Strickler, Patty Joe Gore; sisters, Miss Anna C. Brill, Mrs. Mary DeBanto, Miss Theresia Brill, Sister Justitia, Mrs, Pred Huesman; brothers, ohn H. and Herbert J. Brill. SOUTH BEND--Andrew 8. Zeltner, 71. Survivors: Wife, Nettie B.; sons, C t. Willlam A., Andrew 8, Jr., George daughter, Mrs. Charles Merx; Drothars. Stephen, Walter; sisters, Mrs. Arthu Wegner, Miss Helen Zeltner, Mrs. Edwa Holtz, Mrs. Gladys Watson, 37. Survivors: Husband, Coxsw”in Paul W.; son, Raymond; daughter, Pauline; mother, Mrs. Mary

Futa; “brothers, Peter, Stephen, Roman nd Martin Futa; sister, Mrs. Harriet owakowskl. Edward Clarence Vincent, 66. Survivors: Wife, Alice; daughter, Mrs. Charles M.

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ter, Mrs. A. B. Harris, Herman 8. Snellenburg, 64. Survivors: Wife, Hergha: daughter, Ruth Snellenburg; sister, Mrs. Frieda Gans, SULLIVAN—Mrs.- Goldie Alumbaugh, 47, Survivors: Husband, Clarence; son, Doyle

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[CHAIN STORE SINESS anyeiL Mets

Group to Discuss Eronoric _ Problems.

Current economic problems will be discussed at the annual meeting of the Indiana Chain Store Council, Inc., when it meets Fri-

day noon in the Indianapolis Ath-g gg Dou ney 13.05@ 14.35 | : letic club. ; - Packing Sows \, Cholce— Compared With State officials and other guests 7° 300 pounds “Carer ve 14.10 February, 1495 will join executives of more than | 330: 400 pounds ............ 14.10 BL; i tis oy 20 multiple-outlet corporations from | 400- 450 pounds ........... 14.10 ony. CT. _gs|several states at the meetings of | 230 8% BOER oseviin HETIL] 123 L....h.... +2273 representatives and of directors. Medi to oy nn Pe Elections -of directors and officers| 90-130 pounds Be. 0d. 1060

—15.0 56 ue cicvina + 40 will follow addresses by economists —23.6 13,369 .......... —34.4 and agriculture leaders, -— 10 9,412,817 ....... — 3.0 : Dr. Ross to Speak —11.1 4203 ...... eves +1094 Dr MO. Ross, Butler university

TO CHECK A-BOMB TEST

Indianapolis Board of Trade; JEFFERSONVILLE, March 20 (U,

Cort Indianapolis Pestoffion; Center, Townaiip Ey be Brg do rover & P.)~Col. Louis P. Jordan, execu-

Li f quartermaster depot, was assigned Jefferson iTe today to supervise the testing of effects of atomic explosions on

Reports on Gains quartermaster items in the coming

army-navy atomic bomb tests.

Stockholders and directors today were told that the Jefferson Na- LOCAL PRODUCE tional Life Insurance Co. showed G

gains in all departments during PRICES FOR PLANT DELIVERY 1945. Poultry. Hens, 4! lbs and over, 22c;

18c; roosters, 16c; ducks, 5 Ibs. and over, “in the home office 20c; light, 15c; geese, 20c, capons, 6 Ibs building here, snd over, 0c. Jnder, 2 - gs: Currént receipts, s. 10 case, President E. Kirk 30c; graded eggs, A large, 32c; A medium,

McKinney report-| 28¢c; no grade, ec.

1100-1300 pounds ; : 1300-1500 poun president, will discuss “Private En-|Good—

under, 19¢c; Leghorns, 18¢c: springs, 4'z At the meetings! ibs. and over, 22c; under, 20c; Leghorns, |

TPorker Market Unchanged Today at Stockyards Here CONVENE F

| The 5400. hogs received today at the Indianapolis stockyards sold | | firmly at ceiling prices, the U. 8. agriculture department said, The 1050 cattle were mostly odd-lots and also sold at steady levels,

as did the 450 calves.

Fat lambs among the 725 Sheen sold strong to 25 sents higher.

GOOD TO CHOICE HOGS (5400)

. Butchers 120- 140 pounds ... 140- 160 pounds . 160- 300 pou 3 300. 330 Pounds 330- 360 pounds

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700- 900 pounds [email protected] | 900-1100 ‘pounds . . [email protected]

T00= 900 POUNAdS seivnsrrrnve 15.50@ 17.00 |

Houses (permit value) ........cc00000... $104,200 $267,700 ....... —21.5 $129250 ........ + 50.3] terprise iy the Poul-Was yor | 900-1100 POUBAS Lis sarnsnns 1.108110 holes aid Apartments “......... a eres ina tiene ive sl 0 0 jand. C. B. Denman, Washington, |1i00-1300 bounds. ....e.0-ere+ 13-8108 Good and choice BUSINGSS +sesiiveniresis cevernens.. $452,400 $121,900 ....... —47.1 $5000 .......... —o15D: C. agricultural” counsel of the yg gym | Medtul Industrial ...... areas trrive a iON $24,200 ........ +110 $23,000 ........ +12.3| National _ Association of Food| 06:10 pounds .......e:e:- 1IAAIEN0) Publle .............ivn rerrenuiirvnron 3352904 0 0 Chains, wi RH I is err 11,[email protected] Repairs and Alterations :..............., SLI4L742 $792,402 ...... +MLO SETEIS ....... HO rer head of the Na-| _. Heiters FINANCE x It tional Livestock board and former) 600- 800 pounds ......ctsss. [email protected] | Bank Clearings ........ vesssneesnenns ess $142,304,000 pid eve —12.0 $120,654,000 . +180] eines of the National Farm K-10 pounts ....ersss: 15,75214.30) i 28 Bank Debits .....::s:s:creivsive essanunss $391,919,000 $467, vers ==163 $378,225,000 PEPER + 4.0; BR Harry J Reel. Purdue uni. | 88 Bounds srerssensess 1B aaies | America for his work in helping MARKETING RECEIPTS . 1 % versity school of agriculture, will] Commi POURAR «oie evnsnts 13.25015 00 H KREBA) vsvvrsvassnaunnne TTR RT 111 160,016 i ..e000s =—30. Soa shshsree — 0 describe formation of the Indiana|t2mmo prio Serene Cersisraresea danse pero d1im 33,154 ...c00.00 —130 36,170 ......... — 20.2 Marketing conference, designed to vo CE tall Ea Calves ........ Vresnerensansnsresabonesss S049 10,147. c.iveeses — 5.0 11978 ......... — 194 54st in solving long-range market-| Good - Srasruenes tives biti Sheep .......... stesrsiirmasnnserenenar Shine 34906 ......... +553 24,787 ......... +1190} ing problems for the Indiana proCorn (bushels) ...cevevvensnsessesnsens- 2,400,400 1,885,000 ...... +273 2,135200 ...... + 13.0 | qucer; distributor and consumer, DISCUSS WAYS OF | Wheat ....... sasirnsnneavisns suresers ov. 355,400 437,400 ........ +290 275400°........ +1050, 04 pean E. ©. Young, Purdue ORES i ii iaivevsiinitoniinsssivansen + .. 440,000 632,500 ........ —304 110,000 ........ +3000) Graduate schog, will discuss the Rye. ...... rrr ee ... 1800 54000 ..ooiiees 9000 .......... many marketing research projects FEEDING EUROPE = cultivates. BOYDORIME oss evesvsassssssnsrsanesesssss 35,200 32,000 .....c0.0 +100 11.300 ......... + 214 now being carried on by the instiMISCELLANEOUS Mate. Phot. g. Burton Woodo utaig An nysiine o what Goues N . ra nomist, w assis alleviate the roTelephones in Use .........,....... ceees. 145204 143,320 ..cc0000 +131 133,739 ........ + 86.0 Te Ne Pal be given at. two| —Henry county was without an Postoffice Receipts ...............cc00nuen. $529,771 - §593211 ....... —11.0 $543,186 ....... — 3A David H. Crooks, Cincinnati, meetings Monday by the Food Fam- assistant agricultural agent today. Electricity Output (by kwh) ............ 73,544,000 84,202,000 ..... —130 31,15%:900 Trane . 153 Kroger Co. public relations depart-|ine committee of the state U. 8. deGas Consumption (by cubic ft.) ......... 704,743,300 723,937,600 vere = 3.0 SILESION (exes + 3.3 ment, will discuss how chain stores| partment of agriculture council. Water Pumpage (by gallons) ..........,.1305700,000 A.478.250,000 ... ah Jetaste, ve 44.0, are adjusting their businesses to| The 10 a. m. meeting will be for IPOTES .... . .iuiiiii isranrnsena ceeee.. $597,325 $941,752 ....... 32.4 811 yma 153.0| assure proper placement for vet- | producers and processors of wheat, Relief (persons) ........ siesdieives 2050 1548 ...... reese +32 $10, 365 mT t 4.3 rans. and the afternoon sessions for users Relief (cosB) ............0c.ocinisis i... $18,064 $16,068 .....cc. +124 | $10365 ........ +9 of the grain scoorditit %. 4 M

Vogler, state council chairman: Groups Invited + Invitations to the morning meet-

tive officer of the Jeffersonville {ing are going to members of the

Indiana war-time Feed council, which allocated protein supplements and grains for livestock production during the war; Indiana grain dealers’ association, Indiana Poultry association, Indiana Farm bureau and the state Grange. Organizations invited to be represented at the afternoon meeting are bakers, restaurant owners, hotel proprietors, schbol systems, chain stores, independent retailers, Red Cross, state chamber of commerce,

labor organizations and Parent-

Teachers groups.

Cutter and common . sragi 25 Canner

[email protected]| ing of {he Automobile Dealers Assos’ 12.09 1318 78 ciation of Indiana, Inc, Friday. Jn '[email protected] ‘the Claypool hotel, according to | Prederick M. Sutter, Columbus, pres-

Cutter and common

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+ [email protected] | Good and choice .:.... Common and medium .

GEHRING HONORED RENSSELAER, Ind, March 20. William Gehring, Rensselaer, has been named to membership in the | Champion Farmers Association of

to bring the muck lands of northern heavy production through application of proper [email protected]| tilizer, {rrigation, crop diversifica- | tion and mechanized farming. A tion producer of mint, he also

| AGRICULTURAL AGENT NAMED NEW CASTLE, March 20 (U. P.).

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Between 400 and 500 dealers ay 3 roughou the state are expectell : to attend the ninth annual meete

ident.

The convention will be the . one held in three years, = New OPA regulations ‘and auto registration requirements. NI ve {Rissussed, 4 Gates To Speak ok Alan G. Rude, Universal O. I. T. | Credit Corp. will speak on on: “Past,

Present and Future Financing” R. F, Robinson, state department

veterans’ affairs, will : cedure for Approval ar ; ?| Apprentice Training,” and | R. Ranes, Terre Haute dealer, have as his subject, “Wages Hours.” William R. Krafft, president of the Monarch Motor Co. will talk on “Pensions and Profit Sharing in Business.” Other speakers include Glenn Tharp and O, G,. Smith, both of the OPA, and Sec~ retary of State Rue J. Alexander. Governor Gates and D. C. Barns hart, assistant executive vice presi dent of the National Automobile Dealers’ association, will be speakers: at the banquet that will close the meeting.

TAX COLLECTIONS RISE WASHINGTON, March 20 (U.P). ~—Business is good at the treasury's tax-collection section. Between Jan, 1 and March 15, the treasury took

Following the appointment yester|day of A. P, Nelson as chief agent | |for Carroll county. No successor |increase of $384.000,000 over collecs

was named here.

in $6,989,942917 from individual and corporate taxpayers. That was an

tions for the same period last year,

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TV I IT E IVOATNER RR i

ed capital, sur-

plus and other reserves totaling $2,428,165, as in‘surance -in force . Increased 21.1 per cent to $27,245,390. | Assets were increased 28.9 per cent, and premium | income increased 11.5 per cent, Mr. McKinney said. Beneficiaries and policyholders] were paid over $143.000, a gain of | 17.5 per cent, and new policyholders | increased 23.9 per cent. Reserves increased to $1,526,669. U. S. bonds owned by the firm] total $500,360, and other bonds amount to $229,762. Directors re-elected were Charles | W. Cole, South Bend; Guy. Cole- |

Mr. McKinney

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vivors: Husband, Herbert H.: son, Paul;|. g {P.)—Combined loans and invest-

rick, Ft. Wayne; Fred T. Greens,

| Wayne; Leonard B. Marshall, or | Haute; Carl A. Ploch, Indianapolis; | John T. Rock, Anderson, and Mr. McKinney.

Mr. Colerick, vice president and counsel; Mr, Marshall and Mr.| Helmke, vice presidents; E. E. Ballard, vice president and agency director; Otto Gross, vice president; and actuary; M. PF. Latz, secretary and personnel officer; Mr. Ploch, treasurer; Dr. Don J. Wolfram, medical. director; Walter W. Houppert, assistant secretary and attorney, and H. P. Mathauer, comp-

LOANS RISE WASHINGTON, March 20 (U.

KOKOMO-—Bobbie Johnson, 6. Survi-!

|Nation-wide production of elec- | | tricity for the week ended March | {16 rose slightly over the previous

Mrs. Leslie Cogan; brothers, Milford and

dition statement disclosed today.

ELECTRICITY PRODU CTION uP ‘NEW YORK, March 20 (U. P.) —/

week but continued to hold below | the year ago level, the Edison Elec- | tric institute reported today.

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and 65,000 shares common stock of $5 par value, Apex Cabs, Inc, 614 Indiana ave, In- | dianapolis; agent, Prank Goodwin, same | address; 1000 shares of $10 par value; | taxicab business; Frank. Goodwin, Uilliag | Goodwin, E. Louis Moore, Simeco Realty Corp. Indianapolis; amendment changing name to Griffin | Realty Corp. Meridian and 12th Building Corp. 1317 Pletcher Trust bldg. *Indianapolis; agent, | Jeremiah L, CadicK,, same address; 1000 | shares of $1 par value; 8. J. Regor, Peter | es Spire J. Papas. Construction Co, sonnet] rporation; admitted to Indiana to engage in bullding business. | man, Willlams & Co. Delaware corporation; amendment of articles of incorporation.

TRUCK WHEAT

Indianapolis flour mills and grain. elevators are paying $1.73 per bushel for No. 1 red wheat (other grades on their merits); oats, No. 2 white or No red ng 34 lbs. or better, 78c; corn, No. 2 bw: shelled, $1.11 per bushel and No. 2 white shelled corn, $12

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