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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
8
A public notice style remark praises Marathon Endurance motor oil for not burning cars, urging buyers to choose a reliable oil over uncertain brands. It mentions a politician with a sharp but crooked mind and a Methodist minister who retired to build a country home with a plaque reading Dunmovin at the entrance.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness after the loss of a daughter, sister, and granddaughter, praising friends and neighbors for flowers and support. Ms Mary Blond and family bless you all as they cope with grief in Chicago grain markets report unchanged prices for wheat corn and oats on June 23. Louis Whitten reports his purse containing three ten-dollar bills lost on the Roswell courthouse lawn and asks for its return to him or The Record office.
A quotation notes that a gentleman prioritizes others' feelings over his own rights and others' rights over his own feelings, portraying selfless conduct as the mark of true gentlemanly character.
A reader extols Marathon gasoline for superior results while Mrs. Lawrence Moore praises a gladiola, invoking Santa Maria. The piece links Santa Maria, Theytaxus, and Marathon as symbols of top motoring service, suggesting a playful mythic connection.
The text extols dairy as a major cash crop with rapid turnover benefiting the community. It praises the dairy industry and references the celebrated Marathon Man attitude, noting tax support and tradition. The tone resembles a public appreciation sidebar for agriculture.
Financial wire notes bond quotes for New York issues including Treasury paper and Home Own loans with several maturing in 1944 through 1953. The curb market lists stocks such as Bliss E W carrier corps and Humble Oil alongside others, plus ads for ice cream and a Remington noiseless typewriter.
Hogs total 3500, top 10.65, weights 140-340 lbs. Cattle salable 7500, calves 1500, steers 9.50-11.25 with heavyweights near 11.50, heifers 11.25, cows 6.75-7.50, vealers 9.50-11.00. Sheep 7000 salable, sparing activity, lambs 12.00 to start. Poor to fair demand with futures unsettled.
Wool sales were very slow on the Boston market with asking prices on domestic wools largely unchanged but firm due to manufacturers bidding for pending government orders. Combing bright fleeces of three-eighths and quarter blood grades quoted mostly at 46 to 48 cents grease. fine territory wools in the scoured range of $1 to $1.03 in original bags.
A dense list of closing stock figures for New York ledgers includes AmAil, AmCan, HollySu, AmLoco, Loew's, AmerSmel, AmTob, AT&T, Penney, BoeingA, SearsRo, StdBrds, StdOil, TexCorp, USSteel, and other major names. Transactions show varied gains and losses across diverse industries with many prices recorded to fractions.
Cotton futures closed higher across contracts with gains from 33 to 40 points. New York prices show July at 14.71 and December at 15.04, while New Orleans spot cotton rose with middling at 14.48. Wall Street rallied on wartime news, bonds and stocks buoyant briefly, with notable highs for Standard Oil, U.S. Steel and other leaders. Chicago produce shows butter, eggs and poultry prices firm amid broad market activity. Blackberries and farm product notes round out the daily market snapshot.
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