14 URBANA DAILY CITIZEN Thursday, October 2, 1986 Looking for the perfect berry COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) An Ohio What ultimately could result is a varieties also produce berries of good company is teaming up with the state better strawberry for use in making preserve quality, but most of these on research that could blossom into preserves. "It would just be the berries are sold to consumers via "U- development of a super strawberry perfect strawberry," John D. Pick" or farm markets," the report especially suited for preserves. Milliken, vice president in charge of said. uniform and logistics at Smucker, said a large, The nesday.
analysis said Smucker could steady supply of reasonably priced, boost its of high quality strawberries for Smucker, which manufactures and supply high quality berries by growing a stillprocessing preserves is a significant markets a variety of preserves, problem for the J.M. Smucker jams, jellies and other foods, has undeveloped variety more suitable for preserves and encouraging exsaid an analysis of the project done business in Ohio since 1897. The Department of company employs about 1,400 people, panded growth of existing varieties it prepared by the Ohio prefers. Development. 600 of them in Ohio.
Its largest The $100,000 research production facility is in Orrville. In addition, there could be benefits one year will to eliminate that The department said hor- for the state because a successful proposal try problem by developing an economic ticulturists and food technologists at project might mean more jobs and model to predict the way in which the Wooster center have cooperated expanded tax revenues from corchanges in yield, variety and other with Smucker several times in the porate growth at Smucker. factors will affect the availability past. and quality of the company's strawberry production "This research project could have strawberry supply, defining what in California is high, the preserve been conducted by a private research kind of strawberry makes the best quality of berries from this area is firm located outside of the state. preserve and testing new procedures generally marginal because of Instead dollars will stay for boosting yields.
California's fresh market orien- in the State of Ohio and the transfer crop tation," the department's project of technical expertise will be Development officials have analysis said. promoted between an Ohio academic recommended a $50,000 state grant to Berries grown in Oregon and institution and private the horticulture department of the Washington have good to excellent the analysis said. Ohio Agricultural Research and preserve quality, but the harvest Development Center in Wooster. It season is short and changing weather The State Controlling Board is would be matched with $50,000 from makes production unpredictable. scheduled to act on the department's the Smucker Co.
of Orville. Midwestern- grown grant approval request Monday. Area news briefs Wrecks The Urbana Police Department reported the following: On Tuesday at 2:40 p.m., a car driven by Tami K. Givens, 25, 317 Fenwick, New Carlisle, Ohio, was parked along the north side of West Market Street, Urbana, when she attempted to pull out and failed to see a car driven by Leah B. Lincoln, 72, 4357 N.
St. Rt. 559, North Lewisburg, going westbound on West Market Street. Givens struck Lincoln's vehicle on the right side. Damage to Given's car was moderate and damage to Lincoln's car was light.
Givens was charged with starting without safety. On Wednesday at 10:17 a.m., Billie J. Tavenner, 20, 4900 Mechanicsburg Springfield, was driving her car west on Washington Avenue and was crossing North Main Street onto Dugan Street when she drove left of center and her car struck the car of Billy W. Henry, 58, 201 E. Lynn Urbana, who was eastbound on Dugan Street.
Damage to both vehicles was light. Tavenner was charged with going left of center. The State Highway Patrol reported that a car driven by Raynaldo Gonzales of 1006 Miami Urbana, was eastbound on State Route 36 when he passed a truck and his windshield was cracked by a piece of gravel that flew from the truck. Thefts The police department reported that someone removed the purse of Kimberly K. Palmer of 509 N.
Mutual-Union Cable, from her Obituaries Lester I. Wood Sr. PIQUA Lester I. Wood 51, of 514 Garnsey Piqua died Tuesday at 2:43 p.m. in Piqua Memorial Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
He was born in Bradford, Ohio, Sept. 22, 1935, a son of Harry W. Wood and Lucy May (Chitwood) Wood. He attended Bradford Schools and was married to Norma Jean St. Myers on Feb.
18, 1956. He attended the Piqua Church of the Nazarene and was a member of the Helping Silver Eagles CB Club and his handle was "Little Woody." He was a retired receiving clerk for the LeRoy Dresser Co. in Sidney for 10 years. He retired in 1982. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Beverly Sue Wood of Troy; one son, Lester I.
Wood of Bradford and his mother of Troy; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Willie (Juanita) Jones of Piqua; two brothers, James of Piqua and Richard of Urbana. He was preceded in death by one son and one daughter. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Melcher Funeral Home, Piqua, with the Rev.
Daniel J. Wine officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery, Piqua. Friends may call in the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Miami County Heart Association or to the Piqua Memorial Medical Center Foundation. Walter FUNERAL HOME 642 S. Main Urbana, Ohio 653-4227 Farm prices CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Tuesday Grain 5,000 bushel; cents per bushel Corn Soybeans Wheat Nov Dec 177 Jan87 Mar87 188 504 May 510 July 194 -3 Sept 190 Dec Aug 511 "CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE Cattle Hogs 40,000 lbs. 30,000 lbs. Oct 59.95 52.10 Stocks Futures Even though the Commerce Department reported that new factory orders fell 1.4 percent in August, the stock market registered substantial gains Wednesday.
Wednesday's Wall Street Journal carried a story describing the problems facing utilities located in New York State. One problem is the limit of nuclear plant construction costs that the utilities can pass on to the rate payers. Partners in the "Nine Mile Point" nuclear plant all dropped in price. Niagara Mohawk closed at off Rochester Gas and Electric was off at 24, and New York State ectric And Gas closed at down USX Corp. was again actively trade.
The latest rumor is that investor Carl Icahn is accumulating the stock. Local Stocks Midland Ross 28 NAV CBE Dayco Dec 56.20 51.60 .35 Feb87 55.85 50.50 .87 Apr 56.95 45.60 June 56.82 48.25 Aug 55.40 46.65 July 48.15 Grain WEDNESDAY'S PRICES CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO. Troy wheat corn sybns oats This week 1.57 4.78 Oct-Nov 1.52 4.71 Jan 2.55 1.66 4.82 Mar 2.59 1.71 4.89 CRAIG'S ELEVATOR West Liberty wheat corn sybns oats Oct 2.39 1.50 4.71 .90 Rockwell International Natl Cash Register IBM 133 GM 68 Standard Oil of Ohio 48 Ohio Edison Wendys 12 Eagle Picher Ponderosa Bristol-Myers Robbins Myers RPOW Honda Motor Car Chem Stock Quotes Courtesy of Michael J. Doseck with Edward D. Jones Co.
Interest rates Interest rates Wednesday: Tuesday's bond rally carried over into Wednesday, with prices about to higher. Trading was light. Passport's current 7 day rate 5.12% Comparative yields to maturity on the following: Long Term U.S. Govt. Bonds 7.75% Rated Corporate Bonds 9.250% C.D.'s Maturing in 5 Years 8.05% Rated Tax Free Muni Bonds 7.75% Insured Tax-free Bonds 7.20% Grabs New 4.63 Jan 1.72 4.81 LANDMARK Urbana wheat corn sybns oats Oct 2.29 1.50 4.72 .70 New 1.50 4.62 .70 Jan 1.71 4.80 OHIO GRAIN Mechanicsburg wheat corn sybns oats Oct 2.29 1.50 4.73 .65 New 4.68 Jan 1.72 4.81 Mar 1.77 4.86 SHEPARD GRAIN CO.
Thackery wheat corn sybns oats Oct 1.50 4.76 New 1.50 4.70 Jan 2.53 1.73 4.82 Livestock PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK ASSN. Marysville Sept. 29 auction HOGS All weights. sows All weights BOARS All weights SHEEP AND LAMBS Choice lambs Feeder lambs. $60.75 Old Sheep CATTLE Choice steers Good steers.
Holstein steers Choice Good heifers Utility Canners cutters car while it was parked at the Aerobic Health Center, West Court Street, Urbana, Wednesday between the times of 7:30 p.m. and 7:55 p.m. Loss is estimated at $80. Vandalism The police department reported that sometime between Sept. 28 and Sept.
29, someone damaged the left rear door of a car owned by Roger L. Wallace, 34, 408 Oakland Urbana, by hitting the car with their hand and denting the metal. Damage was estimated at $200. The car was parked at the rear of Wallace's residence at the time. Arrests The police made the following arrests: George J.
Shirk, 43, 675 James Urbana, was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct while intoxicated and public indecency. Martha L. Pape, 30, W. Ward Urbana, was served a bench warrant on Wednesday. The Champaign County Sheriff's Department arrested Paul Erik Combs, 19, 25490 Middleburg-Plain City North Lewisburg, yesterday at 3:20 p.m.
for contempt of court. He is to appear at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Urbana Municipal Court. Emergency runs The Urbana Emergency Medical Service made the following runs: Stacy Sells, 9, 4343 Woodville Pike, Urbana, was taken to Children's Hospital on Thursday. Jeannie Brown, 29, S.
Main Urbana, was taken from Midland Ross on St. Rt. 55, Urbana, to Mercy Memorial Hospital for an illness Thursday. Fire run The Urbana Fire Department Hospital Mercy Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours: p.m. and 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Admitted Tuesday Julia Collier Admitted Wednesday Stella Shaffer Admitted Thursday Mefford Curl Dismissed Wednesday Phyllis Bodey responded yesterday to a fire at the home of Deborah Rissinger of 575 W. Light Urbana. The fire was contained to a clothes dryer and there was no damage to anything but the dryer. The dryer was disconnected and taken outside. Ohio Lottery CLEVELAND (AP) The winning numbers drawn Wednesday in the Ohio Lottery's weekly "Super Lotto" game were 4, 6, 31, 33, 36 and 40.
In the daily game, "The Number," the winning number was 694. The lottery reported earnings Wednesday of $896,072.50 from wagering on "'The Number." The earnings came on sales of $1,443,453.50, while holders of winning tickets are entitled to share $547,381, lottery officials said. Sales in the "Super Lotto" game totaled $6,777,227. Births ST. PARIS Dennis and Cheryll Tolman, announce the birth of a son, Dennis Dee Sept.
25 at 10:48 a.m. at Community Hospital in Springfield. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long. He has three sisters, Alicia, Tiffiny and Valerie. Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Brumfield of Westville. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brumfield of Springfield.
PATASKALA Bill and Nancy O'Brien, announce the birth of a daughter, Kathryn Taylor, Oct. 1 at 8:04 a.m. at St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville. She weighed 7 pounds, ounces and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Taylor of Reynoldsburg. Paternal grandmother is Mary O'Brien of Urbana. Paternal great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Kitchen of Urbana. Lodge Harmony Lodge No. 8 F. and A.M.
will conduct a regular stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lodge Hall. Visiting Masons are invited to attend the meeting. CUSTOM TROPHY AWARD CO. 211 Scioto St.
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