Wall Street sees mixed signals amid war news and domestic lift
U S stocks swing between gains and losses as European front reports shape sentiment. Industrials show uneven moves with some firms advancing on hopes of a large rearmament push while others lag. bonds and commodities edge up with wheat and cotton futures firming.
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Texas Corp
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German Drive Threatens Allied Hold On English Channel
Paris and London reports describe heavy German offensives toward Boulogne and Calais as forces push from the Somme and Flanders, with British, French, and Belgian troops forming pincers to cut the corridor to the sea. Allied air forces counter with bombers and fighters while diplomacy and strategic movements continue around Weygand Reynaud and Petain.
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Plan to Train Pilots For Army Navy Flying Program
President Roosevelt outlined a plan to train primary flying for the army and navy air forces with a potential supplementary appropriation to Congress. Basic training would reach 10 000 in the current year from colleges, licensed pilots, and 18 to 35 year olds not in college. The effort aims to build a 50 000 plane air force requiring 150 000 pilots and 750 000 ground personnel.
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E V. Rickenbacker
Boston Wool Market Slow With Irregular Prices
Boston wool traders reported very little business and a confused price picture. Prices ranged from steady to noticeably lower than last week as buyers hesitated to sell and sellers offered scattered lots. French combing wools and country-packed fleece showed slight easing, with grease prices around 33 cents and up to 75 cents for certain fine wools in original bags.
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Boston
Daily Vacation Bible School At Nazarene Church Held
The Nazarene Church will host its annual daily vacation bible school this summer starting next Monday at 9 o clock. Sessions include beginners primary junior and intermediate and run for two weeks ending with a children's day program on June 9. All children may attend at no charge. Pastor V. B. Atteberry leads the program.
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New York Cotton futures surge on May 24 close
Cotton futures closed higher with the old July at 9.45-46 and new July at 9.66N. October 8.81, December 8.73, January 8.66N, nearby May at 2.42. Middling spot 10.37N. Market notes show modest gains across front months.
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Jly
Wool futures steady after early drop in New York
New York May 24 wires report wool top futures closed unchanged to one point lower after early selling pushed the market down as much as 9 points. A firmer late buying revived demand with July at 85.8 and December at 84.8, spot standard tops 93.0, B bid.
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New York
Jly
Galveston Cotton Market Report May 24
Spot cotton in Galveston steady at 28 up and mid position selling for 9.90 cents per pound. Trade active with 500 bales sold.
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New Orleans Cotton Quiet as Prices Rise Sharply
New Orleans on May 24 reported spot cotton closing quietly with a 39 point gain. Sales reached 19 middling east east grade noted as middling ee. <|vq_8989|>
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New Orleans
Italy Eyes Mounting Claims as Mussolini Links to War Pact
Italy wary of delayed concessions as Mussolini’s anniversary nears with rumors of a bold strike. Public sentiment pins hopes on Sicily and Corsica while tensions rise with France and Yugoslavia. Rex cruise delay fuels uncertainty amid accusations against Britain and France for postwar spoils.
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Albania
Genoa
New York
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Great Britain
German Draw Continues as Allied Center Fights in Ghent
German forces push in northern France and Belgium as key towns like Tournai and Lille come under attack. The high command reported encirclement advances, captured Mau Beuge, and Loretto Heights near Arras while air raids sank transports and hit warships in the English Channel.
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Flanders
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Maubeuge
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Channel
Loretto Heights
Arras
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English Channel
Toretto Heights
Lille
Amiens
Boulogne
Spectacular Allied Bombing Reports From France
Air ministry announces continued war reporting of spectacular victories with repeated bombing of enemy columns near Arras and Boulogne in France and additional sorties into the German Rhineland.
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Boulogne
France
Rhineland
King George Addresses Empire In Life or Death War Warning
King George spoke to half a billion subjects across the British Empire warning of a life or death struggle with Nazi Germany. He urged national prayer next Sunday, saying defeat would bring the destruction of the world as it has been known.
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George
British Empire
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Germany
England
French Troops Hold Boulogne As Germans Press Calais Front
A war spokesman said French forces are holding the channel port of Boulogne against German armored columns while lighter German units push toward Calais. Boulogne lies 26 miles from England and Calais 22 miles across the Dover Straits.
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English Channel
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Calais
England
Straits of Dover
Rhine–Rhone canal locks blown to flood French shore
Basel May 24 French army engineers destroyed locks on the Rhine–Rhone canal flooding hundreds of square miles on the French side. The canal links Strasbourg to Basel and the locks were key to Maginot line defenses. Reasons unclear, observers suggest aiding Maginot repositioning for northern France action.
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Switzerland
Rhine
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Allies Open Mediterranean Blockade Relief Talks
Paris reports France and Great Britain have begun negotiations with Rome to relax the Allied blockade in the Mediterranean. Diplomatic quarters say Allies have taken significant measures and Italy now sits in a particularly favorable position under the blockade.
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Prisoners Sentenced and Taken to State Penitentiary
George T Owens and Robert Lewis colored were taken to the state penitentiary today by deputy sheriff Lamar Strickland Owens was sentenced to life under habitual criminal act after a bad check conviction his fourth felony Lewis received one to two years for theft of money from the Pecos theatre
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State Penitentiary
Lamar Strickland
Owens
Lewis
Pecos
Allied air and tank losses tallied in midweek fighting
Lies on the western front report heavy air combat as total Allied planes shot down or destroyed reach 49 with 16 German planes marked down as missing. A toll of 56 Allied tanks was announced in a single day of combat Wednesday.
Sandoval County Democrats Back Chavez and Roosevelt Endorsements
In Santa Fe on May 24, Sandoval County Democrats praised U. S. Senator Dennis Chavez as New Mexico's dove of peace for his antiwar stance and endorsed President Roosevelt for a third term. They also commended Senator Hart and announced candidacies by Gusman Martinez for representative and Roberto Vialpando for senator, with Joe Montoya also filing for the shoestring district seat now held by C. G. O'Neal.
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N. M
U. S
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Dove of
Harth
Gusman Martinez
Sandoval-Rio Arriba County
Roberto Vialpando
Joe Montoya
C. G. O'Neal
New Mexico Not Affected by Relief Amendment
Santa Fe New Mexico reports that the state will not be affected by an amendment barring communists and German American band members from relief employment. The state has joined work relief, according to WPA director J. J. Connelly.
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N. M
New Mexico
WPA
J. J. Connelly
Bond Reduced in Oil Lease Conspiracy Case
Federal Judge Colin Neblett today signed an order reducing bond for William Uphoff from 10009 to 2.50 after an indictment charged him with conspiracy to use the mail to defraud in connection with sale of New Mexico oil and gas leases.
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Colin Neblett
William €. Uphoff
New Mexico
Governor Miles to Dedicate Fort Sumner Community Hall
Santa Fe New Mexico May 24 Governor Miles announced plans to travel to Fort Sumner tomorrow for the dedication of a new community hall, underscoring the project as a local civic milestone.
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N. M
Miles
Fort Sumner
Eddy county oil wells report week’s quiet pace ends
Artesia New Mexico May 24 64 wells drilled in Eddy county as week closed with few notable developments One completion Miles No 1 Stout Waddell NE quarter SW quarter 17 16 29 pumping 20 bbls at 1813 ft Two new locations Leo Manning McClay 2 NE NE 21 18 30 Nash Windfohr Brown Jackson 13 A SE quarter 12 17 30 Mac T Anderson Root No 2 NW quarter SW quarter 12 17 29 looks like a good well at 2592 ft J B Cowden State No 1 SW quarter SE quarter 3 17 29 estimated 50 bbls day after shot
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Car Crash Kills El Paso Man North of El Paso
A William Sterling of El Paso died and Richard Wright of El Paso was critically injured when their Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co car struck a tree head-on on the Las Cruces Albuquerque road a mile north of U S highway 80. Identification was impossible due to facial injuries. Wright was in critical condition. The men had left Las Vegas for El Paso. A separate Dallas note reports police receiving a fortune teller’s plea to locate a purse containing $12.75.
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Tex
William Sterling
Richard Wright
Las Cruces
Albuquerque
Wright
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Raton
Las Vegas
Red Cross Radio Program Sunday
An all-star Red Cross war relief campaign broadcast will air Sunday 11 to noon Roswell time on NBC CBS and Mutual networks. Norman H. Davis opens the program, with a chance for a Paris Red Cross speaker. A galaxy of stars including Eddie Cantor Jack Benny Bob Hope Gertrude Lawrence Vivien Leigh Judy Garland and more will participate.
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Mutual Broadcasting System
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Paris
Eddie Cantor
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Gertrude Lawrence
Vivien Leigh
Jimmy Durante
Judy Garland
All Dry Holes Are Not Really Dry Wells
Tulsa Oklahoma May 24 14 Oil operators drill through paying formations without realizing it. Core samples and new media are used to map strata and identify gas oil or salt in pore spaces. W L Heater of Los Angeles explains drilling fluids reveal content when surfaces are analyzed.
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Okla
W. L. Heater
Los Angeles
Tharoid Sales
National Lead Co
More Men At Work In Railroad Shops Albuquerque
May 24 restoration of 71 men to the local car department payroll at the Santa Fe shops and installation of the six day week announced by G R Miller superintendent. Also disclosed 40 train men and enginemen will be transferred here June 2 with Grand Canyon Limited through Albuquerque from Raton Las Vegas Winslow and Gallup.
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Santa Fe
G. R. Miller
Grand Canyon
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Raton
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Gallup
Durant Flour Salesman Charley Woods Wins Six Radios
Charley Woods, formerly a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and now a flour salesman, has won six sales contests and six radios. He said that if he wins one more, he will request a leave of absence to sell his radios.
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Charley Woods
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