Neville High Closing Year
Miss Clara Hall renders two selections and Dean Calvert gives the address. D. A. R. prize for American history work, United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary prize, Neville High home economics club award, Bausch and Lomb science award, American Legion and Sigma Sigma honors to be presented by school officials. Diplomas to the graduates by Mayor Benoit with benediction by Rabbi Hirsch. Recessional Mendelssohn Festival March. Program by Monroe Printing on quality paper with class photo and names.
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C. B. Hawley
M. Mackenzie
Dean Calvert
Thomas J. Sandridge, Jr
Fort Miro
Georgia Wood Kelley
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
E. L. Neville
Neville High School
Paul J. Neal
H. F. Madison, Jr
American Legion
Neville
Sigma Sigma
H. H. Benoit
F. K. Hirsch
Temple B'Nai Israel
Two More American Vessels Sunk in Caribbean Waters
The Navy disclosed the sinking of two American merchant ships in the Caribbean. Survivors say axis submarine gunfire killed three officers. one seaman vanished after diving. Sixteen crewmen survived four days in a lifeboat and were towed to Bon Air near Curacao. eight on a raft remained unreported. Second Assistant Engineer Charles Parrish of Washington described the ordeal.
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Caribbean Sea
Bon Air
Caribbean
Curacao
Charles Parrish
Washington
Kansas City Hosts National American Legion Convention
The American Legion will meet in Kansas City Missouri September 19 to 21 instead of New Orleans. Transportation strains prompted the move with officials aiming to limit delegates. Attendance is expected under 4000, far below wartime crowds. Also noted is Chile opening a nitrates plant idle for twelve years per the commerce department.
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American Legion National Convention
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New Orleans
Legion
Chile
Department of Commerce
Wounds kill Nazi officer Heydrich in Prague attack
The Berlin Prage highway ambush wounded Reinhard Heydrich on May 8 1942 and he died days later. A 10 million crown reward was offered for his assassins as martial law spread through Prague and Bohemia Moravia. Himmler rushed to Prague to oversee the inquiry amid arrests. Heydrich, a top Gestapo figure, earned the title Der Henker for brutal acts across occupied Europe.
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Cotton futures rise on short covering in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 4, cotton futures advanced due to short covering and news that no government cotton would be sold in June. The market closed steady 14 to 15 points higher with prices around 18.50 to 19.50, while spot cotton closed 14 points higher and stock near 435,000. Cottonseed oil also held steady with bids noted for prime varieties and crude oil around 12.50 to 13.52.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures rebound as CCC June sales withdrawal boosts demand
New York price gains surge over $1 a bale as outside markets firm and CCC's June sales withdrawal restores buyer confidence. Traders anticipate a technical recovery after a recent shakeout with scarce offerings except for loan- repossession hedges and southern spot sales. July at 18.63, Oct 18.94, Dec 19.07, March 19.25. futures close 70 cents higher.
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New York
CCC
Du Pont and 6 firms Indicted for Price Fixing
Philadelphia June 4. Du Pont De Nemours and five other explosive manufacturers and an official were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to fix prices in violation of the Sherman act. The 10 page indictment claims the scheme controlled about 75 percent of the nation’s explosive and blasting supply markets, with sales at collusive prices to governments and contractors for federal defense projects. Named defendants include S. G Baker H W Hobson C C Gerow H M Lynch E Frost W E Hazeltine Norman Alexander M J Moses Eugene King and F T Morse. The conspiracy allegedly dated to 1938 and followed court actions dissolving Du Pont in 1912 and creating Atlas and Hercules to compete with it.
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Hercules Powder Company
Atlas Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
Austin Powder Company
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Illinois Powder Manufacturing Company
St. Louis
King Powder Company
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du Pont
H. W. Hobson
C. C. Gerow
Hercules
H. M. Lynch
E. Frost
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W. E. Hazeltine
Norman T. Alexander
Austin
M. J. Moses
Ilinois Powder
Eugene King
F. T. Morse
King Company
United States
Allen A. Dobey
Atlas and Hercules Companies
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Drottningholm Sails to Lisbon with Axis Nationals
The Swedish liner Drottningholm departed New York for Lisbon with 949 diplomatic and other Axis nationals aboard on its secondLisbon exchange voyage. Brutus Coste, former Romanian acting chargé d affaires in Washington, led the delegation.
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Drottningholm
Lisbon
Europe
United States
Brutus Coste
Washington
Market Highlights: Industrials Rally as Bonds and Grains Rise
New York closing bids show firm industrials resuming advance while bonds hold steady. Cotton and corn rise on robust trade and shipping demand. Wheat gains in Chicago with mill buying and short covering. Hogs steady to 10 higher with top at 1435. cattle mixed with choice steers steady and other cattle softer.
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New York
Chicago
New York Stocks React To Pearl Harbor Bombing
The market opened higher with leading industrials up about two points while steels rails coppers oils and aircrafts held gains before retreating. Early brisk dealings gave way to slower trade and about 500000 shares traded near the close, the largest since May 21.
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New York
Dutch Harbor
Chicago grain market rally lifts futures prices
Chicago on June 4 saw a strong rally in grain futures before the close with wheat up 15-8 to 17-8 cents, corn 1 5-8 to 1 7-8 higher, oats 1-2 to 7-8 higher, and soybeans up 1-8 to 1-2. July and September contracts for wheat, corn, and soybeans showed notable gains amid the session’s late surge.
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Chicago
Hog and cattle market summary from Chicago trade
Salable hogs 9,000 total 16,500 slow with early trade 10 higher on 270 lb hogs, full advance on 240 lb and lighter, later trade steady on all weights and sows. Cattle 4,000 and calves 1,000 with demand strong for medium to heavy weights. several loads at 13.75-14.30 per cwt for weighty steers.
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Chicago
USDA
Butter And Eggs Market Report Chicago June Fourth
Butter receipts total 1,415,878 with firm creamery prices. Butter 8 score 333-4. Eggs receipts 28,829, firm fresh graded firsts cars 303-4, storage packed firsts 313-4, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Potatoes Arrivals and Prices Reported in Chicago
Potatoes arrivals total 84 with on track 180 and U S shipments 1 075. New stock moderate supplies and demand steady on best quality. Louisiana Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 price 2 65 to 3 00. Market steady for top grades amid moderate activity in Chicago.
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USDA
U. S
Louisiana Bliss
Social Security Allotments for Four States Revealed
Washington reports plan to allot 3.556 million dollars to Tennessee 1.756 million to Arkansas 4.392 million to Louisiana and 1.891 million to Mississippi for old age assistance grants subject to congressional appropriations Averages show Tennessee beneficiaries at 11 dollars monthly Mississippi 10 Louisiana 15 and Arkansas 8 with federal and state contributions added The federal share covers five percent for administrative costs.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
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House
Answers to War Quiz on Page Four
Answers to War Quiz lists four items: a civilian defense fire watcher insignia, General Bonesteel commanding allied forces in Iceland, a sailor’s “Navy cocktail” as castor oil, and the British Hurricane fighter plane firing 9,600 shots per minute.
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Bonesteel
Iceland
Navy
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