Hog Market Gains Across Midwest Livestock Gates
Hog prices advanced on Friday with top quotes around 10.60 to 11.25 while long haul hogs added 5 to 10 cents. Cattle and sheep held steady or rose in active trading with weight classes and feeders showing varied strength across Sioux City Sioux Falls and St Paul markets.
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Cottons Steady and New Orleans Buys Reported
Market notes indicate steady cotton trading and active buying from New Orleans. Sugar demand in Cuba lifts prices while metals trade remains quiet. Wheat weak amid profit taking. hogs rise with higher dressed pork. overall commodities show strength in the session.
Wheat Prices Slip From Peak in Profit Taking
Chicago grain markets show wheat easing from four year highs as profit taking and producers selling pressure increase. December futures hover around 1 26 per bushel, with other grains largely steady or mixed despite overall cautious activity in a volatile market.
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May Broaden FDRs Powers
A Senate bill proposes reenacting wartime laws to grant President Roosevelt broader authority. It would revive the Overman Act allowing redistribution of agency powers, enable contracts without bid, restore trading with the enemy provisions, and, most notably, permit censorship of mail, cable, and radio communications with foreign entities.
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Minneapolis Grain Futures and Cash Wheat Report
Minneapolis reports cash wheat receipts at 237 cars versus 48 last year with basis changes and lower markets. Grain futures show Dec wheat around 120 cents, May about 125, with corn and barley also showing modest moves amid overall softer tone.
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Mardi Gras Off New Orleans Carnival Cancelled
New Orleans Mardi Gras carnival of 1942 was called off today due to the war. Officials cited wartime restrictions and resource shortages as the reason for cancellation affecting plans and celebrations in New Orleans and surrounding areas.
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Stocks Slip After Mixed Market Opening in New York
New York traders saw a tentative rally fail to sustain as the stock market retreated after an early upbeat opening. Leading issues edged lower while a few firm spots appeared. total turnover neared 1,100,000 shares with declines outnumbering advances by session's end.
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New York
Finance and Industry Stock Listings Snapshot
A dense list of company names and percentages appears, reflecting closing quotations from various industries. Major groups include airlines, automotive, steel, oil, and consumer goods with percentages denoting standings, shares, or market indicators for MackTriuck MarshField MartGiCo MiamiCop and numerous others such as AT&T Boeing, Chrysler, Ford, General Electric, IBM, PennRail, and Studebaker. The compendium mirrors a market page snapshot with varied figures and entities.
War Tax Bill To Be Drafted By Congress Today
Congressional leaders announced plans to draft legislation for new war taxes totaling several tons of dollars. The move followed a conference with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau. Chairmen R L Boughton of the House Ways and Means panel and Walter F George of the Senate Finance Committee spoke but would not forecast a passage date.
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Eight Defensive Areas Set Up on Both Coasts
President Roosevelt announced eight defensive areas on the coasts including waters near Portland Portsmouth Boston Narragansett Bay San Diego San Francisco the Columbia River entrance and Puget Sound. Restrictions on navigation and likely mines were noted. Churchill and Beaverbrook offered to help meet material shortages with Canadian shell output. Defense bonds and stamps sales rose sharply in recent days. War fund drive of 50 million dollars was launched. Roosevelt rebuked Senator Tobey for comments on Pearl Harbor rumors and urged awaiting official Navy reports.
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Roosevelt confident in Allied victory in war of free peoples
President Roosevelt cabled King George VI that the forces behind the war cannot prevail against the indomitable strength of free peoples. The message followed a cable from the King praising ongoing allied efforts against a common enemy.
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Casualty Reports Suppressed by Press and Radio
In Wacpington on December 12 a press conference urged newspapers and radio to refrain from printing casualty lists. President Roosevelt said officials are notified of casualties as possible but priority is to avoid accumulating names in print.
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Rand
Roosevelt
Aris Residents Shot in Paris Occupied Pace
Unclear OCR fragment reports shootings affecting residents in Paris. Details missing on date, victims, or context. Further readable text needed for a precise two-line record.
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Paris
Snow blankets eastern South Dakota after light statewide fall
Weather officials reported a modest snowfall across eastern South Dakota with no accumulation beyond about an inch. Federal meteorologist B. R. Laskowski predicted mild temperatures and no severe drops for the coming days, leaving a light white cover on the ground.
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Esterday
South
Dakota
B. R Laskowski
S.s
Former College Professor Dies After 36 Years at Huron
Dr W L Notestein longtime Huron College professor of Greek and philosophy died in Bradenton Florida this morning. He served from 1902 to 1938 before resigning due to ill health. He and his wife moved to Florida after her death last year. Funeral services are planned in Bradenton Saturday and burial will follow in Seville Ohio.
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Huron College
Bradenton
Florida
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Notestein
Huron
Seville
Ohio
British Defenses On Malaya Thai Frontier Dent
Singapore dispatch notes strong Japanese attacks dented British lines along the Malaya Thai frontier in jungles. London reports local penetrations, heavy fighting ongoing, while air strikes hit Japanese bases driving south into Malaya. Songkla on Thailand’s east coast bombed. British casualties lighter than first feared. equipment losses minor. Fights centered in the Kauntan area about 200 miles north of Singapore.
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Will Fulmer seeks lifting of farm production ban
Chairman Fulmer of the House Agriculture Committee asked Secretary Wackard to remove all restrictions on acreage or production of agricultural goods. He urged prompt consideration of any needed legislation and stressed the importance of boosting food and fiber for Americans and for allied nations in wartime.
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Ulmer
North Dakota Senator Langer Seating Under Review by Committee
Chairman Hatch said the Senate elections committee would likely vote next Tuesday on North Dakotan protesters’ challenge to Senator Langer’s seating. The panel’s decision on moral turpitude charges and the subsequent formal report would be released after the vote.
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Derna Hit by British Cruiser Shelling Coast Raid
Alexandria reports a bold Libyan coast bombardment as a British cruiser shelled Derna in a point blank strike. The attack damaged Axis shipping and harbor installations, drawing heavy enemy air attacks during the first daylight bombardment of the Libyan coast in this stage of the British offensive.
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Australians Sink Japanese Schooner Batavia
A Dutch navy communique reports Australian forces sunk a Japanese schooner Batavia during the year end operations. The action occurred as Dutch and Allied units, including Lockheed Hudson bombers, engaged in post 24 hour patrols in the theatre.
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Plan To Register Men 18 To 65
War Department proposes extending draft registration to men 14 through 64 and placing 19 to 44 under military training. House hearings to begin, with May leading the bill and Hershey outlining specifics. Rayburn says 18 to 65 registration and 19 to 45 service readiness aim for a full manpower picture. No talks of registering women. Existing 17 to 36 cohort to be reconsidered under the 1940 act.
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Inland Airlines Discontinues Passenger Service
Casper, Wyo December Inland Airlines president Dick Leferink announces a temporary halt to passenger flights effective last midnight. No reason given, but he says it does not relate to the war. Scheduled routes remain Casper to Great Falls via multiple stops and Cheyenne to Huron via several cities. Passenger service is expected to resume in a few days.
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Hitler Admirer Arrested for Seditious War Talks in Los Angeles
Robert Noble, 43, a self styled Hitler admirer and former pension movement leader, was arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles and charged with making seditious disloyal utterances during wartime. FBI agent Richard B. Hood said Noble urged impeachment of President Roosevelt, claimed the United States meddled in Japan, and asserted Roosevelt egged Poland and attacked Germany.
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Enemy Saboteurs Given Green Light Reported
Senate hearing reveals that the Axis powers may issue a green light to sabotage at any time as war nears, with Rear Admiral Richard Wexche stating earlier delays were due to fear of uniting the nation.
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United States
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FOR SALE AND WANTED ITEMS LISTED
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