Livestock Markets Steady Across San Antonio Fort Worth and Chicago
San Antonio reports cattle and calves steady with medium slaughter yearlings at 22 to 27 dollars, several loads at 930 pounds, beef cows around 20 dollars, stocker calves 27 to 31, and goats modest. Fort Worth shows cattle 900 and calves 800 with mixed gains and losses. hogs and lambs hold near prior levels. Chicago quotes hogs 25 to 50 cents lower, cattle and calves mostly steady to lower, and hogs at 19 to 20 dollars with feeders weakening slightly.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Toocck
Chicago
USDA
School Truancy Notice Startles 1940 Graduate
Huntington West Virginia notice informs Marie Sexton 27 and married that she must return to classes. An attendance officer served the truancy notice by error due to a similar name, the board of education said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Marie Sexton
Marie
Board of Education
Cotton Futures End Mixed After Nervy Trading Day
New York auctions saw cotton futures swing with losses of 1.30 a bale and gains of 75 cents per bale amid heavy liquidation and short covering driven by war news. Spot cotton in Galveston and New Orleans closed steady with varied quote changes. average Southern spot price fell about 30 cents per bale from the prior period as maturity concerns linger.
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New York
Seeeess
Arch Ste
Ove Eee
CCC
New Orleans
Grace
Les Augusta
Memphis
Little Rock
Montgomery
Forrion, & Exchange RE
Great Britain
Europe
Britain
France
Holland Sauneer
Italy
Lira
Sony
Witser
Rane
Argentina
Mexico
Venezuela
Bolivar
Martes
Eaba
Greatritain
Five Car Pileup in Fog Near McGregor Injures Three
A fog bound crash three miles east of McGregor involved five vehicles, injuring Arnold E. Schafer 28 Abilene Hansel D. Rager 20 McGregor and Theodore J Baessler 26 Connally Air Force Base. Schafer suffered compound fractures and severe cuts and was hospitalized at Hillcrest Memorial.
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Waco
Arnold E. Schafer
Abilene
McGregor
Schafer
Sam Gardner
Highway Patrol
Gardner
Hansel D. Rager
Theodore J. Baessler
Connally Air Force Base
Hillcrest Memorial Hospital
Abilene Chicken Shack
Cut in Gas Grade Possible for War
The National Petroleum Council debated proposals to lower civilian gasoline octane due to a critical aviation fuel shortage. A military advisory report urged reducing octane to conserve benzol and materials for high octane aviation gasoline. Interior Secretary Chapman called the shortage a serious concern for defense efforts.
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Washington
INS
National Petroleum Council
Military Petroleum Advisory Board
Chapman
Credit Controls Seen Well Planned Says National Head
Lindley S. Crowder of St. Louis, general manager of the National Credit Association, said new credit controls are well planned and will curb competition without hurting business. He added retail stores can sell all they can obtain for about a year and opposed price controls, arguing wages must be controlled first but labor won’t accept price limits.
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Dallas
National Credit Association
Lindley S. Crowder
St. Louis
Crowder
Market Closes Mixed Amid Profit Taking and Peace Jitters
A wavering trading session left stocks and grains rising in parts and slipping in others as investors priced in peace jitters. Major issues like Philco and National Cash Register moved on split and dividend news while foreign exchange showed varied shifts across currencies and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Philco
Ce Ft
Tresum Philco
National Cash Register
Container Corporation
Wheeling Steel
General Nalore
Youngstown
electronica—Radio Corporation
Ay International Telephone & Telesort
Emerson Radio
Admiral Corporation
Marine Chief Hurries To Reach Korea Front
General Clifton B. Cates commandant of the Marine Corps arrived in Honolulu en route to Korea stating a wish to reach Korea before the war ends. He planned to continue his journey by air the following day to join the front.
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Korea
Honolulu
Clifton B. Cates
Washington
Gates
Maine Corps
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Plymouth
Sea
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Sinclair Owl
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Nat Tre
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Tex Pac C&o
DOW Jones
Admiral Corp
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