Time Clock, Oct. 10, 1955

MEAT PRICES WILL DROP this winter. Record slaughters and recent drops in wholesale hog prices have cut the retail price of pork chops by 6%, loin roast by 10%, bacon 2%, ham 5%, with more reductions in prospect straight through until next March. Beef prices, which have been rising, will follow the trend, are expected to start dropping next month.

URANIUM HUNT will be started by Texas Co., 14th biggest U.S. industrial company. The oil company will form a new $6,000,000 firm with two other smaller companies (New Jersey Zinc Co., Shattuck Denn Mining Corp.)...

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