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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
8
Home grown cabbage green beans peas and broccoli promotion from Anderson's Gardens invites customers to enjoy fresh produce direct from the garden.
A long list of Red Cross members and volunteers appears, honoring numerous individuals and families with related notes. The item includes shop and club references, a question about a gathering tonight, and local business ads for filters and a Delta band saw.
NEW YORK June 5. Army reporters for Yank, the official army newspaper, prepare to cover front line fighting. Enlisted men with newspaper experience will travel to foxholes and trenches to file stories, trading shots if needed. The paper will be cast in the Stars and Stripes mold, for enlisted men, not officers, with Private William H. Richardson as managing editor.
Midland chemist Dr Willard H Dow president of Dow Chemical says synthetic thiokol, developed with Thiokol Corporation, could replace natural rubber and allow about one million tires to be retreaded monthly starting late summer. He notes tensile strength close to rubber, strong solvent resistance, and ready domestic chemical supply for large scale production.
Cotton futures fell 75 to 80 cents a bale with July at 18.40 to 18.41 and December 138.65. Middling spot prices in New York quoted around 19.93. Curb market listings include Alum Co Am at 7 1/2 and Carrier Corp at 5 3/4 among other securities.
Classified brief seeking living quarters exchange for maid services. house suitable for a couple. apply at Mode QO Day Shop. Lost: keys on two rings with leather strap, return to Bi-Lo Market for reward. Found: keys on wire paper clip. call Record office to pay for ad. For sale: two good rugs 9x12. Philco cabinet radio. contact 417. Household furniture at 808 W. Albuquerque.
The fourth annual New Mexico Open Golf Tournament will be held at Roswell municipal course on June 26 27 and 28 Prizes include War Savings Bonds and Stamps with $25 for medalist $80 for champion and $40 for runner-up The 1941 champion was Jack Hardin of El Paso professional.
USDA clips of 12 month 64s fine wools with 2 1/2 inch staples sold to mills at about 1.18 dollars clean basis for average to good lots. Texas eight months wools average to good woolen type quoted at 1.08 dollars clean basis, choice lots two cents higher. Fine territory 64s and fine good average French combing quoted and selling around 1.18 dollars clean basis for government contract worsted fabrics.
A wartime advertisement from New York promotes a Victory Hair Cut and Curl at Permanent Wave Shop, urging readers to match the national war effort with a homegrown touch. The ad ties the slogan Victory in hearts and minds to a barbering service at 108 East 4th Street.
June 5 report shows grease futures up to .55 cent, with Oct at 96.5B and Dec at 96.0B. Certificated grease wool spot 686.8N and wool top futures up 0.2 cent to 0.2 lower, with Oct 123.5B, Dec 124.3B, and Mar 124.4B. Certificated spot wool tops 1122.9N. G-Bid and N-I listed as nominal.
Chicago June 5 butter receipts 1,808,815 steady creamery 89 score 33 1/2. Other prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 36,544 firm market unchanged. Poultry live 30 trucks steady to firm hens 5 lbs and down 22 1/2. other prices unchanged.
An explosion at the Elwood arsenal near Joliet Illinois at 2 45 a m killed 21 or more and injured many with 28 workers in the shipping building escaping unharmed The blast rattled shops in Kankakee and nearby communities with no sabotage found while a board of inquiry will review the incident Work will resume soon at the plant whose complexes were said to be the world’s largest evoking fears of broader war impact and linking to nearby TNT works and Pearl Harbor context
In J. P. Court Co. R. Munn, G Daniel, Inez Holder and Irene Daniels each fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. They refused to halt when ordered by guards at the government camp under construction near Orchard Park.
NEW YORK June 5 Led by war babies recently on the sick list the stock market edged up for a third straight rally though profit taking trimmed gains near the close Transfers totaled 481 900 shares Major movers included U S Steel Bethlehem Dow Chemical American Can United Aircraft Sperry Allied Chemical and Consolidated Edison while General Motors Sears Roebuck and General Electric showed declines Bonds were higher and commodities fluctuated
Hogs salable 2 000 with prices 5-10 lower, top 13.90, load 13.95, cattle salable 300 with kill classes steady, stockers and feeders flat, vealers 12.00-14.50 mostly 14.00, sheep 1 000 with killing classes steady, native spring lambs 14.00 and 13.75-14.00 for good to choice. New York quotations unavailable.
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