Lowest Wheat Prices Sparked by Eve of New Federal Cycle
Wheat farmers sold grain for July delivery at about $1.15 on the Chicago Board of Trade, the lowest since December. A massive carryover, storage limits, and government loan programs shape a market where up to half the upcoming crop could be held off the market, with much of the surplus slated for feed and storage.
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Pearl Harbor
Franklin Mull
Chicago
Peat! Harbor
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
U. S
Canada
Argentina
Kansas City
Commodity Credit Corporation
War Has Been Good For Britain's Health
Health Minister Ernest Brown told the House of Commons that wartime Britain improved health with a 15.5 birth rate for Q1 1942 the highest since 1931 and infant mortality at a record low of 61 though diphtheria killed more children last year than German bombs.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Ernest Brown
New Mexico Man Has Busy Day
Charles E. Catt of Vaughn marked a busy milestone June 30 with three events. He wed Clara M. Arrechette in a ceremony performed by Justice T. J. Mabry, joined the navy, and earned a license to practice law in New Mexico.
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Santa FE
N. M
Charles E. Catt
Vaughn
Clara M. Arrechette
T. J. Mabry
State Supreme Court
Navy
New Mexico
Civil Service Exams Open for Naval Inspection District
The United States Civil Service Commission announced open competitive examinations for positions in the Naval Inspection District covering Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas with headquarters in Houston. Posts include senior to junior inspectors in engineering materials with optional branches steel hulls mechanical electrical and radio, salaries from 2600 to 1620 annually. Also listed are Custodial Officer junior grade Junior Public Health Nurse and extensions for Radio Monitoring Officer and Bindery Operative at the U S Printing Office with application details from H M Timmons Secretary Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Room 21 Post Office Building.
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Naval Inspection District
United States Civil Service Commission
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Houston
Civil Service Commission
U. S. Printing Office
H. M. Timmons
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Soldiers disperse crowd in Ponce with guns and gas
In Ponce Puerto Rico soldiers used machine guns and tear gas to break up a crowd attempting to be pushed into the sea. The item notes a mention of snails bred for the table in parts of Czechoslovakia France Germany and Switzerland.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Czechoslovakia
France
Germany
Switzerland
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