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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1941
Page
9
A new policy of simplification could speed wartime production by trimming the variety of parts and products. Experts say standardization will affect manufacturers and consumers, with many components and tools reduced to a few common types, while maintaining choices in appearance and function.
Widespread selling hit markets across commodities as investors reacted to a strong warning. Prices fell sharply with oats and soybeans down, wheat rallying late on short covering. The close slid about 3.3 cents for July wheat and futures moved lower across the board.
London adopts double daylight time to aid wartime industry and boost evening performances. The shift, in place for about 25 years, has spurred prosperity for greyhound racing and related businesses, with government backing shaping the schedule and timing of stage events during evenings.
U S Department of Agriculture notes salable hogs 300 of 5 300 total. supply good and choice but market undertone steady with top around 11.00. holdovers about 1 000. Barrows gilts and packing sows up 5 40. Cattle market dull. steers medium weight and heavier down 50. yearlings and light steers off 14 40. heifers steady except others down 24. Cows off 24. Veal calves up 50 73. heavy ships down. Shipper demand narrows near Fourth of July. Yearlings top 12.00. 124 lb steers around 12.35. hardly above 11.75. Sheep supply 200, total 2 700. spring lambs 50 70 lower. fat sheep and shorn lambs steady. native springers around 12 00, bulk 11 00 12 50. Small, thin, fat ewes down. medium to good grades down from 2 73.
Spot copper holds near steady in New York while tin and zinc show minor declines. Lead and other metals drift with fractional losses. bond prices edge lower as a cautious session unfolds. Total transfers reach 2.98 million dollars versus 5.04 million last Saturday, marking a quieter week. Several railroad and utility issues show small gains, while overseas markets retreat on cautious sentiment.
Quotations from J B Mineheloe Produce Co at 224 BE Market Streets list live chickens including hens and Leghorns, with prices cited for fresh counter sales. Rooster stock and color variants appear in vendor notes alongside general produce offerings.
A 16 year old German youth, Stérbert Spire, arrives in San Antonio and finds Texas far from the Wild West fantasy he learned in Germany. He notes Nazi youths’ belief in Western fiction and mentions German readers’ fascination with Wild West books set in Texas.
New York AP reports a cautious close as war worries and weaker commodities dampen buying. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks held at 41.7, up slightly for the week, with 139,350 shares traded versus 125,200 a week ago. Several issues rose near year highs while issues like U S Steel and Du Pont cooled. Bonds were steady and cotton fell sharply, marking the largest daily drop since last May.
This week's lineup includes The Great American Broadcast with Faye Payne Romero Oakie on Sunday to Tuesday. Caught in the Draft with Hope Lamour on Wednesday to Saturday. Strand features The Monster and the Girl Monday-Tuesday, Magic in Music midweek, Nevada City late week.Fox and Rialto present multiple features including South of Suez Dead Men's Shoes Melody Ranch and more.
Industry reports show US production and employment at all time highs across many sectors. Cotton, wool, metals, and defense goods surge while prices rise, as machinery and airplane output expand. Retail trade climbs with high consumer demand. autos inch up as factories prep for August model changes.
In Dane county Wisconsin the Office of Production Management tests scrap aluminum reuse while U S Forest Products Laboratory develops a new wood product called comprenated wood. Thin sheets are impregnated with phenol formaldehyde, compressed into a solid mass lighter than aluminum yet as strong as steel. It resists rupture and elasticity tests like mild steel and may reduce airplane drag with a smooth glasslike surface. The material is easily machined and could aid navy crafts and small boats.
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