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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1940

Page

5

Wall Street Post Fourth of July Gains Show Mixed Market

Slightly more bullish sentiment after the Fourth of July recess, with selected stocks edging up fractions to a point. Steels and aircrafts led. rails held to last week’s seasonal peak, while some issues slipped. Ahead included U S Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft Sperry Chrysler and others. backward included Anaconda Kennecott United Aircraft Kodak. Commodities mixed as rails advanced in bonds.

New York Wall Street U. S. Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft Sperry Chrysler American Smelting Westinghouse N. Y. Shipbuilding White Rock American Can Great Northern Chesapeake & Ohio Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Anaconda Kennecott United Aircraft Loft Eastman Kodak

Kansas City Livestock and Market Report From July 5

Kansas City livestock totals show hogs 1,200 head with prices up to 6.40 for top weights. cattle and calves 1,100 total with steady gains in killing classes and strong dealer activity. sheep 3,000 head with spring lambs and yearlings about 25 higher. Cotton, grains, and bonds update from New York show July cotton futures down 1 1/4, Chicago grain close mixed, and Treasury quotes steady.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City USDA Missouri

Chicago Produce Prices and Poultry Rates Report

Chicago July 5 market report lists dairy creamery and egg prices with multiple grade levels and local receipts. Poultry prices mix live categories by weight, including Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, White Rock, broilers, turkeys, ducks, geese, and roosters, with varied price quotes for each category.

Chicago Plymouth White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock

Boston wool market steady with little movement

In Boston on July 5 traders reported slow wool demand with minimal price shifts from earlier in the week. Moderate supplies of French combing length fine territory wools offered at 82 to 83 cents scoured, some bids around 85 cents. scattered country packed fleece wools sold around 39 to 40 cents in grease delivered to users.

Boston USDA

Wool futures steady as trade buys top in New York market

New York wool market saw local professionals and traders purchase wool top futures, ending unchanged to a point higher. Oct at 91.0, Dec 89.2, Mech 884, Spot standard tops 99.0. New Orleans cotton closed quiet with 65 sales, middling 10.75.

New York Jly New Orleans

Galveston Cotton Prices Steady at 14 Down

Spot cotton in Galveston on July 5 remained steady at 14 points down with mid-dling prices around 10.35 and sales reported at 600 bales. Local market activity showed stable demand as buyers and sellers echoed the prevailing pressure on fiber values.

Galveston

Humphries pleads not guilty to bad check charge

M. H. Humphries pleads not guilty to a bad check charge before Pat ONeill J P. Preliminary hearing date not set. Bond fixed at 500 dollars. Humphries was arrested at Portales on the sheriff Young's request and brought back to face the charge.

M. H. Humphries Pat O’neill J. P Humphries Portales Young

Tex Aimes Wins National Air Race Amid Tragedy

Tex Aimes wins the main event of the national air races while his friend Marvin Stone is killed. Judith faces jealousy and social pressure as she supports Elsie Stone, and Michael Dudley helps the widow with funds and hospitality. Judith confronts temptation at a party, and Tex contemplates his future after the crash.

Tex Aimes Marvin Stone Elsie Stone Tex Judith Michael Dudley Young Airlines Elsie Duttons Michael Sonia Winthrop Lee Holt Lem Davis Marvin Oklahoma Mary Hartwig Mary Sonia Mrs. Aimes Jameson

Three Dead (Continued) Military Manoeuvres Across New Mexico

In a statewide scene events from Silver City to Grants featured rodeos and many unscheduled cowboy gatherings. Las Cruces experienced a mock ROTC invasion with 1000 cadets using mechanized forces and weapons, but no accidents were reported. Santa Fe lit up with fireworks while Albuquerque banned firecrackers and held private displays near city limits.

Silver City Carlsbad Elida Fort Sumner Estancia Mosquero Cimarron Valley Ranch Grants McGaffey Las Cruces Hot Springs Santa Fe Albuquerque Old Albuquerque Mesas

German bases hit as Sweden grants moving supplies to Norway

A Stern Frenchand hits also were scored on hangars at Amsterdam and Brussels. They claimed. German naval bases at Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and Emden were attacked last night. Sweden granted Germany the right to move supplies including war materials over Swedish railways to Norway.

Amsterdam Brussels Kiel Wilhelmshaven Emden Stockholm Sweden Germany Norway

Gibraltar Braces as Air Raids Hit Port

British island of Gibraltar endured three air raids today the first of the war. Planes attacked in early hours searchlights went up bombs fell into the sea with no casualties or damage. A dive bombing attempt was repelled by shore batteries.

Gibraltar

Clashes Reported on Syria Palestine Border

German radio from Istanbul says clashes occurred between French and British troops on the Syria Palestine border. Incidents stemmed from Polish and other foreign detachments trying to desert French lines to join British forces in Syria.

London Istanbul Sevral Points Syria-Palestine Syria

Congress Plans of Defense Spare Budget and Conscription

Congress maps a new defense request of five billion dollars after the convention and urges an excess profits tax. A Burke-Wadsworth conscription bill requiring male registration 18 to 65 may move before the funding or tax measures. Senate and House committees already plan to hear the draft proposal next week.

House Senate Senate Military Committee

Only Ship Escaped and The Battle Across Europe

British shelling set on fire Dunkerque Prov ence and Mogadore while Chur chill described the six hour ultimatum to the French fleet. German Italian air raids hit Alexandria and Portland as Soviet moves in the Balkans and Baltic drew global attention amid Romania’s shift toward the axis.

Dunkerque Winston Churchill House of Commons Gensoul Hitler British Isles Alexandria England Mediterranean Portland Red Russia Germany Moscow Pravda Communist Party London Daily Herald Europe Britain France Rumania Rome- Berlin Carol II Bessarabia Bucovina Ion Gigurtu Prut Danube Red Army Latvia Baltic

Roosevelt Camp Preview Shapes Democratic Nomination

Indications turn the convention into confusion as potential Roosevelt running mates surface including Byrnes Douglas Garber Lucas MecNutt Bankhead and Rayburn. If he declines a third term, Hull endorsement seems likely prompting a possible western or eastern balance for the ticket. Delegates depart for Chicago to finalize plans as party leadership targets a new deal platform and foreign policy emphasis.

Hull Roosevelt Byrnes South Carolina Supreme Court Douglas Connecticut Washington State Garner Lucas Illinois Paul V. MecNutt Indiana Federal Security Bankhead Alabama House Rayburn Texas McNary Willkie New York Democratic Committee Chicago Congress Senator Barkley Kentucky Democratic Mr. Roosevelt Wheeler Montana

Local effort aims to boost enrollment past fifty

Claude Simpson states the committee plans to overcome obstacles and give local young men an opportunity. He hopes the go ahead signal is given at tomorrow morning's meeting and that enrollment will reach more than fifty, with interested parties spreading the word.

Claude Simpson

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