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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
8
Lord Beaverbrook selects World War II naval hero Admiral Sir Edward Evans to oversee local protection and security of England's aircraft factories and air bases, aiming to safeguard Britain's air production network.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the house on the Fremont DeWitt farm six miles northwest of Griswold on a Wednesday afternoon in 1915. The brief notes a nearby departure for California by Mrs. June Childs and relatives to visit the Pacific coast exposition.
The reader lists answer keys for ten questions including King James, Pennsylvania, Annapolis Maryland and West Point New York, South Carolina, Edward Benes, Gettysburg, Robert Stack, and Minneapolis.
Cumberland, Indiana June 12 reports visitors and weekend guests. Mr and Mrs Roger Berry of Eagle Grove visit Clyde Crozier's home and relatives. Dr and Mrs Tom Bond spent the weekend in Kansas City. Mrs William Draman of Des Moines visited with sister Mrs Lawrence Lewis and family. Mr and Mrs Ned Clarke and daughter Charlotte of Mondamin spent the weekend with Guy Clarke and Chas Coughlin. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Adam son and Douglas spent Sunday with relatives.
The light and water office will be closed Thursday afternoon during the funeral services for Fred Auerbach. Notice to patrons from the Light and Water Commission. Notary service 25 cents at The News-Telegraph.
Combined hog receipts at 16 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ended 8:00 am show 22,800 head, down from 26,200 last week. Prices range by weight with barrows and gilts mostly steady to higher and sows at 3.60 to 4.30 per cwt, various bands listed.
Produce butter and eggs steady with varied taxonomies and scores. Butter 92 to 93 score ranges, eggs 92,715 cages with fresh and dirties noted, live poultry steady with turkey and hen prices and ranges from 9 to 14 cents.
Wheat futures dropped, finishing 1 to 1 1 2 percent lower after a session of pressure, with July at 82 1 2 cents from 83 1 2 cents. Corn slid to 63 1 2 cents before paring losses, oats steady to fractional down, rye down 1 2 to 1 1 2 cents, soybeans unchanged. cash grain quotes list various yellow and white corn and soybean prices in Chicago.
The New York stock market surged up to 9 points in the biggest advance since last September’s boom triggered by the European war. DuPont led gains with over 9 points at the high, while Westinghouse and American Telephone each rose 7. Other notable movers included Chrysler, General Motors, U S Steel, Bethlehem, and Texas Corp. Closing quotes show broad participation and continued underlying strength amid a tapering session.
Chicago reports hogs up 10-20 cents with strong demand for medium and heavy butchers. cattle mostly steady to slightly lower as totals show 8,000 cattle and 18,000 hogs in Chicago, with South Omaha and other markets posting varied moves. Sheep remain steady to lower with lambs and ewes trading near current ranges.
The ad lists prices for cream eggs and poultry from Atlantic Market with No 1 cream 26c No 2 cream 24c sweet cream 28c eggs tras 13c heavy hens over 5 pounds 12c light and Leghorn hens 9c cocks over 5 pounds 7c under 5 pounds 6c They called him lucky but the nickname did not last long.
A compact rundown lists several company names with their corresponding percentages such as Std Oil 36 and Texas Co 88. Other firms include Utd Air 44 Weat Un 16 Westghse Elec 92 Woolworth 81 and US Ind Alec 18. The figures reflect trading or index values prevailing in the market report.
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