Mayor Molly Becomes an Army Legend in Tunisian War
London June 5. Karl Warner known as Molotov Mayor of Brooklyn became a legendary one man army in the Tunisian campaign. A fearless lone scout he killed many enemy soldiers and once forced an Italian company to surrender while disarming 140 men. He died after a German machine gun ambush near Tunisia.
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Karl Warner
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Brook
Ninth Infantry Division
Stars and Stripes
Charles Kiley
Jersey City
N. J
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Port Lyautey
Morocco
Brooklyn
Cork
Tunisia
Bizerte
Detroit
Maknassy
Low Priced Stocks Retreat After Recent Peak Climb
In New York on June 5 shares of low priced issues fell back from five year highs as investors booked profits after strong gains. The session showed declines from small fractions to over a point with about 900000 shares changing hands. Macy’s 42,000 share offering drew brief oversubscription while U S Steel Chrysler Delaware and Hudson South Porto Rico Sugar Du Pont Westinghouse Kennecott Johns Manville Goodyear and United Aircraft led the retreat as railway bonds slipped. Packard Willys Overland and Nash Kelvinator kept trading without notable gains.
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New York
Rome
Macy
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Delaware & Hudson
South Porto Rico Sugar
du Pont
Westinghouse
Kennecott
Johns-Manville
Goodyear
United Aircraft
Packard
Willys-Overland
Nash-Kelvinator
Markets at a Glance New York June 5
Markets at a glance report shows leaders stalled by easy profit taking. Wheat prospects are weak amid good crop expectations while rye trails on market sympathy. Unsold wheat noted at 14,000 bushels, top price $13.75. Cattle steer and yearling prices rise, top $17.40, a new high.
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New York
Commission House
Oe Acres
Cotton Futures Rally On Price Control Hopes
Cotton futures rose in late trading as traders priced in potential price control measures. Prices gained about 75 to 95 cents per bale from the prior close with strong gains across multiple contracts and a higher closing range.
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Ceoescoes
Refinery Market Prices and Oil Industry Material Shortages
The report lists refinery price ranges for water white fuels and No 1 to No 3 fuels by gallon and barrel, with industrial fuel oil prices varied by volume. It notes ongoing material shortages in the petroleum industry through July to September, despite adequate raw materials.
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Washington
Cable Paw
Edgar Hunter Files for Texas Agriculture Slot
Edgar E. Hunter a 58 year old Harris County farmer and former legislator paid the $100 filing fee to run in the Democratic primary for commissioner of agriculture. The field also includes J E McDonald seeking re election and Virgil Arf Houston as candidates amid Texas political activity.
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Austin
Edgar E. Hunter
Harris County
Charlies E. Simons
J. E. McDonald
Virgil Ar
Houston
Texas
Insurance Men Chart War Loan Campaign Plan
Committees of writers association and life under will discuss details at 8 o'clock this evening in the Arillo Hotel to support the school. The meeting targets organizing the War Loan Campaign and related charitable fundraising efforts.
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Writers Association
The
Life Under
Arillo Hotel
Turkey Restrictions Lifted
Civilians will again be able to purchase hen turkeys without restriction after the War Food Administration announced redistribution following the Army’s acquisition of eight million pounds. L J Cappleman, redistribution director, notes the plan to supply M wartime needs and outlines serving terms.
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Dallas
War Food Administration
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
L J. Cappleman
WFA
Wheat Futures Rally After Early Losses in Chicago Trade
Wheat futures recovered late in Chicago trading as prices steadied from an earlier dip. Oats remained weak amid favorable crop weather, rye and barley eased modestly, and rye futures hovered around unchanged for July. Nearby grain prices and spot wool markets also noted movements in their respective commodities.
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Chicago
Inter-American travel pact aims to ease hemisphere motoring
Senator Connally unveiled a postwar plan for unified rules on registration licenses standards and travel records across 12 American republics including the United States Bolivia Brazil Cuba the Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Haiti Nicaragua Peru El Salvador and Costa Rica. A final ratification by the Senate is required. An international registration plate will bear each nation’s name.
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Washington
Connally
Texas
State Hall
United States
Senate
Peru
Bolivia
Brazil
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Haiti
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Costa Rica
O Daniel Presses Demand Over Fair Employment Probe
Senator O Daniel says Brins apology letter will guide whether he drops calls to fire Brin over intervening in Dallas employment practices. He has seen a note from FEPC Chairman Ross and will await Dean's response before deciding on dropping the incident plus continues opposing FEP C.
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Washington
Sen
Brin
O’daniel
FEPC
Malcom Ross
Dean
Dallas
Mixed Steers and Heifer Yearlings Go at $16 High
Kansas City livestock: salable totals for cattle 11 000 and calves 1 400. steer and heifer yearlings 15.50 to 16.75 for top lots. steers mid to high 14.00 to 16.00. cows 11.75 to 12.75. hogs in Chicago and Fort Worth markets with steady to slightly lower values. sheep markets mixed with lambs and ewes steady to higher in spots.
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Kansas City
Texas
Chicago
Fort Worth
Trong
La Guardia Warns of Potentially Stranded Vacationers
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia warned at a conference that military demand on transport could strand travelers this summer. He urged reduced travel, noted no need for travel rationing, and supported avoiding government control through cooperation with the Office of Defense Transportation.
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New York
FP. H. la Guardia
Armed Services
Office of Defense Transportation
la Guardia
ODT
Oil Drillers Die in Boiler Explosion Near Edinburg
Two crew members C. P. Turner from Conroe and T. C. Grimes from Laredo were killed instantly in a boiler explosion at an oil well site in the Cardenas Field seven miles northeast of Edinburg. French missionaries visited French Indo China as early as the eighteenth century.
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Edinburg
C. P. Turner
T. C. Grimes
Cardenas Field
Turner
Conroe
Grimes
Laredo
Phillips Official Defends Present Pipeline Ownership
Phillips Petroleum Company official C R Musgrave argues that petroleum pipelines should remain owned and operated by oil companies. He refutes calls for separation, citing no evidence of price or service gains and noting historical price declines tied to integrated transport. He says pipeline integration benefits consumers and resists forced sales of pipelines.
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C. R. Musgrave
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Institute of Transportation At
New York
Unty
Musgrave
Gillette
Iowa
PAW May Abandon Spacing Control in War Meeting
Governors and oil officials from seven states will meet in Houston on June 15 with Petroleum Administration for War representatives to discuss wartime oil industry matters. Ralph K. Davis, PAW deputy administrator, will attend. Delegations from Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Texas New Mexico and invited Kansas Oklahoma may justify possible easing of spacing rules.
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Houston
Tex
Petroleum Administration
Ralph K. Davis
PAW
Federal Agency
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Washington
Davies
Price Hike Proposed For Crude Shortage
Rep Winter urged raising oil prices by $1 a barrel to solve a crude shortage. The House already passed a 35 cent increase, but Senate action seems unlikely due to opposition from the Office of Price Administration and the director of economic stabilization. A $1 rise would make the price $2.17 a barrel, with World War I prices peaking at $2.50.
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Washington
Rep
Winter
House
Senate
Office of Price Administration
Director of Economic Stabilization
Wartime Labor Force Adds Experience and Training Gains
The text notes many veterans and hundreds of new workers joined wartime jobs, trained in a large scale program. It claims revenue rose about 50 percent over 1939 while operating expenses and taxes grew 65 percent, highlighting increased costs alongside higher income.
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