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Missionary Society. Speaker, Mrs,
Levi Mellinger.
7:3O Prayer and Bible study
$3.50 Rehearsal Of Mixed chorus.
Sunday:
9:3O Sunday School, Evan Som
mers, Supt.
10:30 Morning Worship
1880 C. E. programs
8:10 Evening service
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MISSIONARY CHURCH

ROBERT K, WeIch-WInIsIer
Thursday:
7:3O Prayer meeting
7:30 Young Peoples Prayer and
Bible study
Sunday:
$3.50 Sunday School
10:30 Morning Worship
700 Youth Fellowship
TOO Gospel Light service
7:30 Evening service
9:15 Union SingsPiration-Pandora
Missionary church
A thought for the week-A chris
tian is one who makes it easier for
others to believe in God.
Everyone is Welcome.
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EVANGELICAL MENNONITE
CHURCH

Reuben Snort, Pastor
But to him that worketh not, but
believeth on him that justifieth the
ungodly, his faith is counted for
righteousness. Ro. 4:5
Sunday School $3.50 A. M.
Paul Steiner, Superintendent.
Worship 10:30 A. M.
Departmental meetings 7:15 P. M.
Evening service 500 P. M.
The Rev. Vernon j. Springer will
speak for the day.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
for an all day meeting of sewing al
the home of john and Charles Kin
singer, Wednesday of this week.
Prayer and Bible study Thursday
800 P. M.
Orchestra rehearsal Thursday 7:1E
p. M.
The public is cordially invited t.
each meeting. Come with your Bibles
Let us find what God says about thes,
things.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev Victor Monk. Pastor

900 A. NJ Worship service. After
the service there will be election of
new church officers.
1000 A. M. Sunday School. Donald
Reams, Supt.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIET

Sunday School at 9:30.
Sunday Service at 10:30.
Subject of Lesson Sermon: Sacra-
ment.
Wednesday evening services which
include testimonies of healings are at
1880.
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All members are urged to be
present.
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Hold Services For
Mrs. Rachel Auten

Funeral services were held at 2
p. m. Saturday from the Otto Fun
eral home, Rawson, for Mrs. Rachel
Auten, "a, former resident of Raw
son who died at 3:15 pm. Wednes-
day in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Lutz, Lima.
Mrs. Auten was born December 8,
1870 to Joshua and Rachel (Burk-
holder) Burwalter and moved from
Wooster to Hancock county in 1895.
She was married to Albert B. Auten
on August %, 1895, and he preceded
her in death in 1852.
In addition to Mrs. Lutz, there are
two other daughters, Mrs. Milton
Trautman, Put-In-Bay, and Miss
Vera Auten, Toledo.
The Rev. Henry C. Angerer of
ficiated with services in the Tawa
cemetery near Rawson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-01-06

FAMILIES who plan to freeze
most of their meat, vegetables and
fruit in a home freezer, need min
imum of 6 cubic feet of freezer space
per person.
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
(COrner of Elm and Lawn Ayenuel

Corner of Elm and Lawn Avenue)
Rev. Clarence Yeager, Pastor
Mail address: st. Rita's Hospital
Lima, Ohio
900 A. M. Saturday. Sunday school
Sunday Masses;
Low Masses-8:00 and 1000
Holy Days $50 P. M.
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Morning Worship 10:45 A. M.
Special number Chapel Choir. Ser
mon: Follow Me"
Win-One Class meeting this even
ing.
Commission on Education and
Workers Conference at the church on
Monday, 7:15 P. M. Donald Herr, chr.
Official Board meeting, Monday s
P. M. Russell Augsburger, chr.
Mid-week service, Wednesday 7:30
P. M. Bible study and prayer.
Chapel Choir rehearsal, Thursday
p. M. Miss Theda Wollman, director
Pleasant Hill:
Morning Worship GAS A. M. Ser
mon: Follow Me-"
Church school 1890 A. NJ.
Oscar Zimmerman, Superintendent
Woman's Society of Christian serv-
ice meeting on Thursday.
ROckpOrt:
Church School $50 A. NJ Elvet
Foulkes, Supt.
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Us/Grandfather Read :.

From the Issue of Nopember 12, 1914
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-01-06

CHURCH OF CHRIST
East Elm Street
Bible School 9:30 AZ NJ.
Communion 1920 4. M.
A welcome awaits you at ou
church.
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csehy Musical Messengers
internationally Known Sacred Concert Trio

MESSENGERS4is
viOlnist Csehy,
Although the
internationally
Besides the
playing
variety of MISUNDERSTANDING vbrahp cathedral chimes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
CHICAGOLlVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 20 la1s.---5alable hogs,
$4,000, market very SLOW uneven 2a-ou
lower on butchers: late and closing sales
al fun decline: mostly around :? lower
sows steady TO mostly - lover. some
hogs still unsold; most mixed grade. lots
U. S. No. / 70 Is lS0-220lb butchers.
/ .UO-1I15; mostly il5h and above Tor
lots with No / and . end; several lots,
approximately 300 head, No. ] ano Is
and 3s s30-cG9-lb, 10.25-ll 90; few lots
No I and IS 2:;1-lb, 11.00-ll "a; bulk
s7O-3I0-lb, 9-T5-I025; few around
aa5-lb, $50; most 33o-60o-lb sows,
saiabie cattle 500: salable calves 100;
fed steers and heiferS extremely scarce.
steady; cows active. steady TO strons
bulls about steady; vealers steady,
stockers and feeders nominal; truck lot
S25 lh choice steer yearlings q 90; few
commercial To high good steers 1850 10.
down 14.0C 1900: load low choice 1,i3O
ID. steers 1880: few utility. steers down
to 1880: few commercial and good
mercial cows 10.T5-13.00; Gamers and
cutters s.50-I1.O0. mostly 900 up:
cutter and utility bulls 1900 90;
few heavy fat bulls li.5G; good and
choice vealerg "A ,00-aS 90; few light
sslsble sheep 500: slaushter lambs
moderately active to slow. mainly steady
with THURSDAYS close or - or more
lower than Wednesday sheep steady
good prime wooded lambs los ID. down
17.50-lS.75; few lots lf5-120 ID. 1850
1850; Gull to low sood l0,o9-l6.5o:
lambs 1925. load mostly good and
choice "a ID. shorn lambs No. ] pelts
1850: few Gull TO good slaughter ewes
1905 so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
BALTIMORE
MARKETS

8, Quotations supplied by the United
Poultry: Market quiet. No receipts
sisted of fryers. pullets, ducks and
turkeys. Too few sales reported for
Wholesale prit 5,
Livestock Market
Cattle 100: sales mainly confined to
- loads commercial grade rail shipped
Thursday at 1e 50-75, quotations on ali
rna psaes h ate n0mnay
Calves none: quotations nominally un-
ichansed with prime 1sQ-225 ID vealers
es reg ss eg nSt s to sso ON offer to
test prices, quotations hominally un-
, sh sss sSer Dr doHd snSS SHpa %
.0C, choice ewes lis lbs and li.hter
Grain Market
Flour--Receipts, 1856 TOO pounu
Wheat - Receipts none; shipments,
.34S bushels; stocks, 1883 49, bushels.
NJ red winter garlicky, spot domestic,
corn--Receipts. ia. soy bushels; ship
mentS, 69'I0O bushels; stocks, 1,I9l .354
Foats--Receipts 1885 bushels; him
Issh y asJ $4,000 bushels; ssOeks,.
Rye--Receipts. 29.1e4 bushels; ship
ments, 100000 bushels; stocks, 5.537
SoybeanS--Receipts. 1852 bushels;
shipments. none; stocks 1,259, 12g
bushels,
Notwithstanding. 81 tons.
Egg Market
EGGS; Market firm. Prices mo ly I'M
chanRed. Too few sales to report prices
on mee''lm eggs Good demand VERY
light r. teiptS as dealers report trucks
unable l~ arrive on schedule.
Prices paid by first receivers delivered
FOB Baltimore, cases included:
Large, min. 90 per cent A quality,
whites CSC, browns and mixed colors Gle
Receipts: ERgS AIS cases by truck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Stocks Advance
1 10 Points in
.Yearend Rally

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 R.-
The stock market got its year.
end rally going today with a rush
that put prices up to around
3 points at the best in the early
afternoon.
Price increases were spread
throughout the list.
Losses went to around a point at
the outside.
Business stepped UP its pace
considerably as prices improved
and hit around 2.5 million
shares for the day. Yesterdays
total was 100000 shares with
the market irregularly lower.
Among the better acting
groups were the steels, coppers,
oils, rails, chemicals, and the air.
crafts together with selected
Ipharmaceuticals, electrical
Equipments and tobaccos.
The market was irregularly
lower Tuesday and It continued
ito slip Wednesday ana Thursday
At noon today, however, the
Associated Press average of &C
stocks was up 80 cents at $180
1T was off 40 cents yesterday.
The bond market was mod
Ierately higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
First Woman Officer
OF TWA to Be H0nored

Miss Myra Black of Silver
Spring, Md. first woman officer
of Trans World Airlines and
holder of one of the longest
continuous records of any woman
in the airline industry, will OBJ
serve her 25th anniversary on
Monday.
Now serving as assistant Sec
rotary of TWA, Miss Black has
more seniority than any other
woman in the company. She
joined TWA on January 2, 1881.
She will receive her 25-year
pin at a reception at the Metro
politan Club next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30

ton promotion manager for
American Aviation Publications,
has been elected president of the
newly formed Mail Advertising
Club of Washington.
Mr.. Brettner, who also is
chairman of the public relations
committee of the Direct Mail
Advertising Association, char
tered the non-profit organization
with Lloyd Wood. mail consul
tant and director of the DMAA,
and William r. Merriam, vice
of the Federation Of
Railway Progress and vice presi-
dent of the DMAA. Mr.. Wood
will serve as vice president of
the new organization and MIR.
Merriam will be secretary-treas-
urer.
Serving on the board with the
three officers will be William E.
Coyle, promotion director OF The
Star, and Gracian j. Meyer. vice
president, General Office Serv-
ices, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
.RetuiI SuIes
Hold Coins
lurnlshed by ths Assoelated PEes.. rs

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 R.-
Shoppers continued to spend
freely in the nations retail stores
this week, it was reported today
by Dun e. Bradstreet. While
total sales volume was down
from the Christmas peak, it
was still we'll above the boom
levels of a year ago.
Merchants reported stable
gains over last year in purchases
of higher-priced toys and house
hold items. Imported glassware
and china were in strong de-
mand. Women's accessories,
jewelry, handbags, and lingerie
were also among the weeks best
sellers, while demand continued
high for mems sweaters, neck
wear and white dress shirts, and
boys overcoats and jackets.
Total dollar volume Of retail
trade for the week ended
Wednesday was estimated by
Dun & Bradstreet at from three
to seven per cent higher than in
the like period last year. Al
major areas shared in the rise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Dec. 30 tR.--Foreisn ex-
change rates follow Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open
market h per cent premium or l00.06 u
United States cents unchanged.
90 Europe ~ g Great r.6 Britain 'gonndl
30 day futures 80 1915, up 4 Of
a cent; Great Britain so day future:
a.79 l7/32, up ,s of a cent: Great
Britain 90 day futures 2.79 5I3,:, Ut
1882 Of q cent BelgLum franc) ..0ois,
up 00lfs of AGENT; France tfrancl sSs
of cent. unchanged: Germany, tWest.
ernl fdeutsche mark 90 so. unct 'nged
Holland teuilder) ., l3, UNCHANGED
Italy diral 49, OF a cent. ctsnsed
Portugal (escueo1 $50 UNCHANGED
Sweden tkrona) 1924. unchanged
Switzerland (franc) (free) 23,34, un.
changed; Denmark tkrone) 1850, UNI
changed.
Latin America
Argentina uree) ISL, UP OF Of a
cent; Brazil dreel /. "a, of OF Of cent;
Mexico soc. unchanged; Venezuela
Bolivar 30.03. UNCHANGED.
Far East Hons Kong dollar 1880
unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Financial and commodity
markets throughout the United
States and Canada will be closed
Monday in observance of the
New Year. British markets will
be open.
Dividend payments in the first
ii months of this year total
about $18 billion, nearly 10 per
cent higher than in the same
period last year. Commerce
Department
Heavy construction contract
awards reported for the week
totaled S276, 764,00o. consisting
of $173 million in private con-
struction and sos, 100000 in
public construction, 20 per cent
higher than the similar week
last year. - Engineering News
Record
Daily average gross crude oil
and lease condensate production
increased 1890 barrels in the
week ended Dec. %, totaling
E6. 991 600 and compared with
I6.400.950 barrels a year ago.
Petroleum Institute
Canada's pulp and paper in.
Idustry total production in 1855
was a record 100000 tons,
compared with $780, 900 tons in
1854. - Canadian Pulp & Paper
Assn.
! Loans to brokers and dealers
jon other than U. S. Government
securities held by member banks
in New York City totaled Sl.795
million Wednesday, a decrease
Iof $25 million from a week be-
fore and an increase of 1888 mil
lion from year before.
Baltimore Gas g. Electric re-
ports for the IL months ended
November 80 net income Of $12.-
929, 900. or $1.95 a share VS..
$10.830, 900 or SITS share, for
the like 1854 period.
Reynolds Metals directors
have approved an issue of pre-
ferred stock as part of a pro-
gram of new financing for con-
struction of the company's
seventh aluminium reduction
plant.
Grain Futures trading volume
on the Chicago Board of Trade
declined about 10 per cent in
1855 from 1854. the board re-
ports. Futures volume in wheat
and corn was higher this year
than in 1854, but this was more
than offset by declines in soy
beans, oats and rye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Sabena Belgian Places
Order for B0eing Jets

Sabena Belgian World Airlines
has placed an order for three
b oeing "Intercontinental" jet
'airplanes costing $l5,450. 900,
with delivery to begin in Deem
Der, 1859.
The aircraft are the largest jet
transports yet offered by any
manufacture and Sabena's ver-
sion will carry 1875 passengers OF
whom SO will travel tourist class
and % first class.
Between Brussels and Leopold
vile. Belgian Congo, which pres
emily requires Is hours. the new
jets are expected to take only
"a hours and SO minutes on a
nonstop fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec 80 QpD,, Only small
price changes we're recorded in grains
on the last trading session Of the year
today.
At the outset wheat tended to firm and
soybeans to ease, DEVELOPMENTS which
were not accompanied by much volume
to around previous closing levels. Feed
grains held fairly steady except for a
dip in March oats
Wheat near the end Of the first hour
2.09n; corn unchanged to "a lower.
March ,27h: oats uncf nged to u
lower, March 6 "a; rye u 20 "a higher.
lever, January s'3Sis and lard un-
changed to ~ cents hundred pounds
lower, January 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE


NEW YORK, Dec. 80 IN CUSDA1 -
Wholesale esq prices were firm today.
Receipts. I4,Ta2. (Wholesale selling
prices based on exchange and other
volume gaieS)
New York spot quotations follow
Includes Midwestern--Mixed colors.
extras $3.50 lbs.l, 5g-60lz; extras large
t35-4S lbs,t. $500; extras medium, ST.
IN "; snnails, iS-4Siai standards large,
0ti-50A1: dirtieS. 46-46ia: checks, A.
46hs. Whites, extras 1850 Ibst. 81
oj: extras large t45-4S lbS). 6O-6i !;
extras medium. 5S-591s. Browns, extras
$3.50 Ibs.l, B0-6Ila.
Includes neafhy--Whites, top quality
t4s-50 lbs,l, $685.; mediums $685.;
smalls. 49h-5O. Browns. top quality
t4s-50 lhs;ls 6i-63: mediums, $3.50:
smalls, 50-50z.
Butter weak Receipts, 44s,405
Wholesale prices on bulk cartons tfresh1.
Creamery. 93 score tAAl. 5sla-5Ssz
cents % score ca. 5sS4-bSH: 90 score
OBJ, 5S-5Sfa; ~ score tC1. 56l4 -5ff1s
Cheese steady. Receipts, 31,I7S.
Prices unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Northwestern Mutual
In Extra Risk Field

Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance Co.. which is represented
by the Paul r. Harrison agency
here, has decided to enter the
extra !isk field, effective Janu-
airy /.
Every one of its SO life insur-
ance plans will be available to
sllbs' andard risks. President
Edmund Fitzgerald announced
Since we include all plans,
our new classified insurance Is
more liberal than the usual
concept of subStandard cover
age" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
M. M. Caskie to Retire
From Reynolds Metals

Marion M. Caskie, executive
vice president Of Reynolds
Metals Co., will retire Saturday.
He has had hir Offices here for
IS years.
His son, Marion NJ. Caskie. jr..
who is assistant vice president,
will become head of the WASH
ington Office of the company. A
successor as executive vice presi-
dent will be named later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Washington Gas Light
Reports Higher Net

Washington Gas Light Co. had
net income of S376.459 in Mo-
vember. compared with $307 .623
in November last year. the COM
pany reported today.
The months operating reve-
nues of $3,995.105 were UP $780,
149 from a.year ago, while oper-
ating expenses of $3,503, 179
were $270,892 higher.
Net for IL months ended No.
vember 80 was $2.342,752 VS.
$2.732.136 a year earlier. Oper-
ating expenses of $33. ASS, 0S1
were $4,712.956 higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
DIVIDENDS
NEW YORK COTTON

futures continued irregular during the
forenoon today. Current crop deliveries,
after dipping slightly on liquidation, de-
yelOped renewed strength on trade. cover
spot Arm bought about 5000 bales of
nearby March New crop months con-
Itinueo depressed. rejecting uncertainty
Noon prices were ~ cents a bale
higher TO 40 cents lover than the pre-
vlous close March $500. Ma 1896
and July 31.Sp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Southern Oxygen Files
Debenture Offering

Southern Oxygen Co. yesterday
filed a registration with the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission for $3.50 million of
convertible subordinated deben-
lures of 1866.
Johnston, Lemon &c Co. was
listed as principal underwater
Terms will be announced later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
G. ]. Mitchell, Jr., Co.
to Become CORPORATION

G. J. Mitchell, Jr., Co., 1920
New York avenue NV. will
start operating as a corporation
on January 3.
Started in March, 1854 with
Offices in the Evans Building. the
firm now has branches in Ar
l.ngton, Va. and Cape May. N. j.
George ]. Mitchell, jr.. is pres
ident. Stephen M. Smith, Fred
r. Stickey and H w. Neman are
vice presidents. Steve j. Thomas
lis secretary-treaSurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
METAL QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 tD.---Spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper A.
80 cents a pound. Connecticut Valley.
Lead Ii cents pound, New York. Zinc
u Cents a pound. East St Louis, Tin
81 .0S24 pound. New York, Foretsn
silver 90ia cents per troy ounce. New
York. Pittsburgh scrap. steel No. heavy
was quoted At 63.00-54.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
Total Bank Loans Rise,
Business Loans Down


Outstanding loans of IL re-
serve member banks here
reached a new all-time high of
S507. 428, 900 on December 81, a
gain of $2.303, 900 from a week
earlier and $72.843,000 or i6.9
per cent ahead of the like 1854
date.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond today also reported
that commercial loans of $216.-
$4,000 were $542, 600 below
their high of $217,070, 900 week
earlier, but still $24, $4,000 or
Is per cent above a year ago.
Real estate loans of $140,733.-
900 expanded $1,042,000 in the
fastest week and were So. 242,-
900 or "a per cent above year
earlier.
Other loans, mostly consumer
loans, ttotaled $l42, 107. 900 on
December 81, an increase of
$1,243 900 in the week and $33.-
$4,000 or 30.6 per cent above
the corresponding date last year.
Investments of the IL institu-
tons totaled S493, 1928. 600, a rise
of $10.918,000 from week ear
lier, but were $34,656 600 or 6.5
per cent below a year ago.
Demand deposits of $946. $685.
900 were off $4.830,000 in the
week and only $5.146. 900 or 0.6
per cent above the like 1854
date. Time deposits of $3.50. 428.-
900 were up $4.988,0 900 in the
week and S20.342.000 or S5 per
cent above the like date last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30

YngSh6kTu 10 ~ 80 o5Ab 90 III
Yngs ST. DO la ana ~ ana
zonite Pd log SO ga go 9 + u
Hourly SAFES on the Exehanse
II.OO am Az 900 IL noon o6o 600
100 pm / A7o 600 $500 p.m 600 900
tUnit Of trading 10 shares or sales In
tuil
Rates OF diyidends In the loreeoins
tapie are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semt-annual dec
iaratIon Unless 1therwise noted. special
or extra dividends are rot included
Also extra OF extras b Annual rate
plus stock dividend d Declared OF oaid
IL 1875 plus stock dividend Paio last
wear I Payable IN stock estimated cash
value on ex-dividend or redistribution
date declared ~ paid so far this yeRI
n Declared or paid after stock dividend OF
split-up Declared or paid this year
an accumulatlve issue with dividends ID
arrears PAID this year dividend
omitted deferred or no action taken at
last dividend meeting Declared or paid
In 1854 nlus stock dividend Liqnidat
ins dividend cid Called Z Ex dividend
i dis Ex Distribution II e. rights
wv without warrants, WV With warrants
wd when distributed wi When issued
feorganized under the Bankruptcy Act.
or securities assumed BY such tlmpaniea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
DEALINGS

INV YORK. Dec. 10 Is.--The New
York Stock Exchange reported TO-DAY
these 0dd-lot transactions by principal
Purchases OF 22g,5g9 shares: sales Of
:Q2.734 shares including 400 shares
sold short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30

xEd dividend fPlas extra or extras
2 Arrears half payable June Is, 1855.
half December IS, 1858 a Declared OF
paid so far this year xrEx rights
IS Plus stock dividend 2,5es. vi When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
D. c. SECURITIES

NOTICE
This exchange viii be closed
Monday, January 2. 1856.
SALES
Wash Gas COM at 8pLa, so at
BPS. 20 al 39as, 10 at 395s. 10 at
Pot Elec PwE COME at %, 20
Hecht COMO al 33J2.
Natl Mtge L. Inv pfd--l00 at 6hs.
Garftnekel conl---10 at 26k. 80 at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
'1 n BUSINESS
Cleorings Set Records
In December and Year
BY DONALD B. HADLEY

Washington bank clearings in
December and the full year 1855
set all-time records for those
periods reported William N. Grad
lin clearing house manager, to-
day.
December clearings jumped to
$570. 343. 1888 from $537. $50. 1872 in
the previous month and were 3
per cent above $3.50, 025. 666 in
December last year.
They were the highest on rec
ord for a December, but were
not equal to 1891, 675,606 last
June, highest for any month on
record.
Clearings for the entire year
totaled $6,448, Ice. sos, an in
crease of 81 per cent from S.
BIG, 934.4 a year earlier.
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