Abilene Reporter-News (2024)

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10-B THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
W Abilene, Texas, Tuesday Morning, October 17, 1961
SPECIALS EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
ME
Enjoy the savings during our Big
UNITED FIND WORK BREAK — C. 0 and Foey Shiflet, (standing) co-owners
of Shiflet Brothers Construction Co., explain the purposes behind the United Fund
Drive to employes Robert Bocanegra (wearing helmet) of 1929 N. 3rd St. and Don
Ballard of 5466 Encino Rd. in the basem*nt excavation of the downtown shopping
center. (Staff Photo)
Construction
Men Urged
To Aid UF
Young Stocker
Cows in Demand
A total of 2,710 cattle. 111 hogs Mayberry, McCaulley. 10 wf. strs.
13 sheep and one pony sold tor avg. wt. 371 at 27.00 0 B
$288,990.56 at the Abilene Live- Leach, Merkel. 5 cross bred Bra. Abilene United Fund officials
etock Auction last week Tuesday strs avg. wt 352 at 22 30, 2 wf briefly interrupted work on the
1,262 cattle were sold in a sale hfrs avg wt. 558 at 21 30 W. D $1 million downtown shopping cen-
which was cut short by wet Isenhower, Moran, 8 plain strs ter Monday afternoon to urge hel.
weather Thursday, 1,448 cattle wt 495 to 595 at 16 20 to 18 90 meted workers to contribute t„
were sold.KB Green Anson, 3 blk. hfrs the fund supporting 18 local agen-
The market Tuesday opened avg.. wt. 560 at 23.50, 3 blk. strs. cies
lower on all classes of stocker avg wt 603 at 23.40. Joe Ford,
cattle as well as feeders. 91 or Hamlin, 7 plain wf. strs avg enGamet Cracyaripresident of
more in instances, and remained wt. 493 at 21 90, Ivan Yarbrough, the Urrst : rational Bank. Stood on
lower throughout the day Swenson, 5 wf strs. avg. wt 447 aincure mammoth concrete in and
Butcher cows and bulls sold at 26.80, 8 hfrs avg, wt 433 at certemis mammoth basem*nt and
fairly steady while fat calves and 24 10. Lewis Thomas, Weinert, 5 ratrdiithe storxioofthe United
yearlings were weak to 50 cents hfrs avg wt 583 at 22 75 4 found effort to employes of Shiflet
lower. Thursday’s sale started strs avg wt 685 at 22 00 2 hfrs on fruition to
slow and draggy with most cat- avg. wt 452 at 22.60. W J Mar- Ralph Hooks, UF president, told
tie again lower than Tuesday but tin, Aspermont, 6 str. civs avg the Shiflet workers that they were
rallied during the last four or wt 363 at 28 10. W. R Hager ’^ first construction crew to be
five hours with some cattle closing Weinert. 10 plain wf hfrs avg contacted by drive officials and
higher than Tuesday, wt. 354 at 23 70 O. D. Gholson asked the men to contribute one
Strikes and threats of strikes Aspermont 6 wf hfrs avg wt hour's pay each week for eight
at packing houses in the south 409 at 25 10 3wf strs avg wt weeks.
west have caused the lower mar 485 at 24 40 , 2 strs. avg wt. 407 Hooks said this was a special
ket on most classes of butcher at 26.10. plan devised for construction
cattle The West Coast feeders are Butcher cows and bulls Bunk- workers Most people are asked
showing more and more buyers ley and Carothers, Stamford, 23 to contribute 1 per cent of their
resistance and are beginning to hd of cows. Their fat cows weigh- annual salary, he added.
get their replacement cattle ed from 1,010 to 1,395 at 13.80 C. O and Foey Shiflet, co-own-
cheaper The demand for replace- to 15 Their canner and cutter ers of the contracting firm for the
ment cattle in the Corn Belt is weighed from 920 to 1,100 at 11 70 center, urged 100 per cent partici-
very spotty. Locally there is a to 13.80 — few old shelly cows pation among their employes
strong demand for lighter weight wt. in 800s at 9 to 11. W M Twenty workers immediately
cattle quality calves and yearlings Commons Lueders, bull, wt 1.180 pledged $324 among themselves
to winter, and a very strong de- a‘ 17.50. K A Goza, Anson, bull Also attending the brief meeting
mand for the right kind of young wt 1.400 at 18.90 J W Hines, in the shopping center “pit” were
stocker cows.Hamlin, 2 bulls wt. 1,090 at 17 70. E M Perkins, general Chairman
Representative sales: Stocker wt. 1,800 at 18 50 Weldon Mc- of the campaign and B L Jack
and feeders L A Sparks. Rotan, Aninch. Merkel, bull wt. 1.460 at son UF executive i 3 ck-
5 wf. strs avg wt 464 at 25.00 18.20. Dr J. G Vaughter, Has —‘--------------------’
5 sirs avg. wt 533 at 22 90. 2kell, bull wt. 1.570 at 18.60. Erna
strs. avg wt. 442 at 25 10, 1 hfr Galle Abilene, bull wt 1,460 at Wearna Daniad
wt 495 at 24 00 J. C McGee, 19.10. R B Green, Anson, cow ndng UCHICO
Knox City. 10 Jer and Hol strs wt 1 010 at 16 60. Jav Pumphrey, I r .
sold to packers and feeders wt Old Glory, barren heifer wt 1070 Joe toward Smith
610 to 790 at 14.60 to 16.50. These at 17. L A Sparks, Rotan 5 4"9N JIIIIIII
cattle looked fully $1.50 lower than cows wt 880 to 1.140 at 12 fo WASHINGTON m -
a week ago R J. McNeece, San 15.20: Most shipments of fat SHINGTON AP —The Su- 1
Angelo. 4 wf strs avg. wt Saul calves contained calves that sell preme Court denied Monday a 1
st 24 70. 2 avg wt 438 at 25.30, to feeders as well as packers hearing to Joe Edward Smith of
2 bull yrigs avg wt 702 at 17 60 The best end of the fat calves Houston, who faces execution for 1
W J Martin. Aspermont, 5 wf are bringing 22.50 to 23.50. T. B. the slaving of Williams Boden- 1
strs. avg wt 350 at 28 50, Luther Scott, Clyde, 7 hd of creep fed heimer 12 on July 20, 1959. 1
calves which all sold to packers The child was attacked and his 1
These wei ighed from 545 to. 745 nude body was found the next day 1
at 22 70 to 23 50 in a closed refrigerator in al
Cow and calf pairs Good young shark 1
cows and calves sell for a lot of Smith's lawyer, in asking a Su- 1
money, while older cows andpreme Court review, said the con-1
Industrial Output
: Drops Full Point
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indus- calves sell quite a bit cheaper demned man was arrested with-
trial output dropped a full point Clyde Jones, Merkel, young cow out a warrant, was not taken be-
in September to 112 per cent of and calf wt 1,245 at $260. C. I. fore a magistrate after the arrest,
the 1957 average mostly because McLeod, Trent, mixed bred cow and an illegal and untrue confes-
: of auto strikes and hurricane Car with small calf wt. 895 at $192. 50, sion" was obtained from Smith
: 1a, the Federal Reserve Board an 1 wt 740 at $158. H W Goswick, under duress seven hours after the
• nounced Monday. Jayton. 9 older blk cows with arrest Justice Douglas noted that
, This was the first drop in the baby calves wt. 1.142 per pair he favored granting a hearing to
• index since February at $190. ' Smith
Theft and Burglary Charges
Filed Against Three Men
Auto theft and burglary charges He also had bonds totaling $8,000 to Stamford to take some girls
were filed late Monday against set by Clark home and before leaving there
• i three Abilenians who staged a Officers had been seeking Dal they broke into the City Pig Cafe
I week-long crime spree and took a ton nearly a week since the re taking cigarets and about $6
J Mexican holiday before their ar ported burglary of Oil Field change
. rest Trucking Co., near View The The stolen car was wrecked
J Marion Dale Price 17 of Lo- trucking company office was ran between Anson and Stamford on
• cust. Dale Lane Dalton 19 of 542 sacked and * 1959 model pickup the return trip to Abilene and the
• Forrest and James Brock 20 of stolen Taken from the off ice three said in their statements
: 7334 s Treadaway were charged were a payroll check made out they took a 1953 model car at
a in four complaints filed with 0 Dalton, three blank checks and a farm This car reportedly was
J Justice of the Peace Silas Clark a credit card, according to a re used Sunday night in burglariz- i
• through 104 District Attorney Tom port made to authorities. ing the trucking company.
J. Todds office Det. Sgt Harold Emerson said it was abandoned near the
: Authorities said each of the de the three were arrested Saturday truck yard and the company pick-
E -fendants had see chhe de in Villa Acuna, Mexico, and turn- up taken They said the Haskell
S 2s hadsiened statements ed over to he and Sheriff Reves grocery store was entered early
• participation, in two Sunday at Del Rio. Monday and they took about
I theftsdwith which they are were going to ** caught so they They said before going *® Mex-
: charged. They also said in the figured they might as well live ico, they drove north into Okla-
statements they burglarized a it up," Emerson said homa, through Wichita Falls, tol
Stamford cafe a Hask H grocery The crime spree began early Fort Worth and on into Mexico
g store and stole an automobile Oct 8 when they allegedly burg According .to their statements
0 larized Modern Market at 526 they were almost caught by city
, Price and Dalton were being Oak where they took a .22 cali- police patrolmen while burglariz 1
, held III Taylor County jail Mon her pistol The same day the trio ing the Modern Market They 1
: day night in lieu of a total of also reportedly stole a 1954 said after thev took the 1953
$8,000 in bonds set in the four Chevrolet owned by Gerald C. model car in Jones County they 1
• cases Brock was in custody at Cooley of 1210 S 9th were stopped in Abilene and one I
• Anson where he was taken by Statements signed by the three of them issued a ticket for drive 1
Jones County Sheriff Dave Reves. said they drove the stolen car ing without a license. |
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 119, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 17, 1961,newspaper, October 17, 1961; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1672102/m1/22/:accessed June 11, 2024),University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.

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