Rail Shares Boost Stock Market Again
Railroads with scattered support pushed the market higher in New York trading. Gains varied from fractions to over a point while losses remained small. several names led the advance including Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard, Santa Fe, U S Gypsum, Eastman Kodak, GE, Bethlehem Steel, Studebaker and Douglas Aircraft. Lower movers included Southern Railway, Kennecott Copper, Dow Chemical, American Tobacco, and Goodrich. U S government bonds held steady.
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New York
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Seaboard Railroad
Santa Fe
U. S. Gypsum
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
Bethlehem Steel
Studebaker
Douglas Aircraft
Southern Railway
Kennecott Copper
Dow Chemical
American Tobacco
Goodrich
U. S
East St Louis Livestock Prices With Wide Ranges
Markets report hogs trading early to top 24.00 for several loads with late top 23.50 and major packers bidding 23.25. Heifers and steers in broad ranges, with high points for 190 to 230 lb hogs and 24.00 to 30.00 for select cattle and vealers up to 32.00 for primes, utilities nearby.
Livestock Prices and Market Conditions Reported
Salable hogs 4 500 with Monday embargo lifted. most choice 190 240 lb hogs 22.75 23.15 with some 23.25. other weights and sows quoted. Salable cattle 800 and calves 200. scarce choice or prime steers yearlings heifers. small lots 28.00 31.50. mix year 24.00 27.50. cows 17.25 21.50. canners 14.00 17.00. bulls 21.50 24.00. dealers 26.00 33.00.
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Choice
Butter Prices and Egg Receipts Hold Steady in Market Brief
Butter receipts total 939 180 with wholesale buying prices up a cent. Scores range AA 93 and A 92 at 71 percent, B 90 69, C 89 68. Eggs steady with receipts 8884 and wholesale prices unchanged. Live poultry about steady with receipts 819. heavy hens down a cent outside, friers 32 33, roosters 30 31. Storage eggs show Sept 48.60, Oct 49.30 25, Nov 49.80, Dec 48.10 bid.
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U. S
F.O.B
Wheat and corn cash grain prices in Chicago markets
The Chicago cash grain report lists No 1 yellow corn at 1.83 to 2.84, No 2 at 1.84, No 3 at 1.81 to 1.83, No 4 at 1.75 to 1.81, No 5 at 1.60 to 1.75 with a sample grade around 1.55 to 1.57. No 1 heavy white oats at 0.87.
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Chicago
Koreans Fail To Leave 78 Doomed Cities
Washington reports that despite U S Air Force warnings and leaflets, Communist leaders did not evacuate civilians from 78 designated North Korean cities and towns. Air Force officials reiterate policy to strike military targets to prevent use against US troops.
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Washington
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Thomas K. Finletter
Pentagon
Far East
Otto T. Weyland
Far East Air Force
East Air Force
North Korea
Weyland
Three Migs Shot Down as Jolley Becomes 18th Jet Ace
The Fifth Air Force reports three Communist MiGs downed marking the fifth straight day of air battles over North Korea. Salt Lake City’s Capt. Clifford D. Jolley claimed his fifth MIG to become the 18th jet ace. Allied air power supported ground troops under a record hot day with 108 degrees on the Western Front while on the Central Front, Chinese forces failed to retake Capital Hill from South Korean infantry.
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U. S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
America
Clifford D. Jolley
Salt Lake City
U. N
Capital Hill
Market Quotations for Grains and Soybeans
The report lists No 1 white at 86 percent to 87 percent, No 3 Barley nominally at Malting 1.35 to 81, feed 1.10 to 29. Soybeans shown as None.
Quiz Caifano In Roe Slaying
Marshall Caifano was seized and taken to police headquarters as investigators seek two Chicago gangsters Tony Accardo and Jake Guzik for questioning. Theodore Roe’s killing near his South Side home tied to a bid to control the policy wheel racket amid gangland rivalry.
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Chicago
Marshall Caifano
Theodore Roe
Caifano
Leonard
Fat Lenny) Caifano
Roe
Tony Accardo
Jake
Greasy Thumb
Railway Board Calls Parley
The National Mediation Board formed a conference to avert a possible strike by 20,000 workers against New York Central Railroad. Three unions authorized New York representatives to call a walkout if needed over two years of grievances and working conditions. A company union-board meeting could begin in New York and run up to two weeks. The carrier promised cooperation. unions had not yet replied.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
New York Central Railroad
New York
Buffalo
Red Leaders Get 5 Years For Conspiracy
California’s 14 leading Communists, including a Russia founded member, were given the maximum five year prison terms and $10,000 fines under the Smith Act of 1940 for conspiring to overthrow the U S government. They announced appeals after the verdict and sentences were imposed by Federal Judge William C Mathes.
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Los Angeles
California
Russia
United States
William C. Mathes
Frank Spector
U. S. Circuit Court
Communist Party
Air Guard Leaders Meet With National Guard Bureau
The Air National Guard will gather with the National Guard Bureau from September 17 to 19 to discuss the future of the air guard. Key leaders from the Air National Guard are summoned for the meeting held at an unspecified location.
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Air Guard
Washington
National Guard Bureau
Air National Guard
Railway unions threaten nationwide strike start
A union spokesman in Cleveland said a strike could begin at noon Monday if called. The joint statement was signed by James P. Shields of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, David B. Robertson of the locomotive firemen and enginemen, and Roy O. Hughes of the Order of Railway Conductors.
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James P. Shields
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
David B. Robertson
Roy O. Hughes
Order of Railway Conductors
Cleveland
Veteran Detroit mail carrier pleads guilty to embezzlement
In Detroit on Aug 8, postal inspectors recovered over 10 000 letters and many packages from the basement of Roman Kortes a 50 year old veteran mailman. Kortes admitted stealing mail dating back a decade and faces up to 10 years in prison and a 4000 dollar fine. Sentencing was postponed.
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Detroit
East Side
Roman Kortes
Kortes
Postal Service
Earl Wheeler
U S Probing Postal Bribes Report Reveals Promotions Cash
Chicago August 9 AP U S Macros Olin says a Chicago Postal report finds at least 38 supervisors involved in a probe into promotions paid as much as 500 dollars each. The inspector Jerome Williamson heads the confidential investigation and Kerner’s office holds copies. Illinois American Legion backs broader post office inquiry citing promotion of veterans bias.
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Chicago
U. S
Jerome C. Williamson
Keirner
Illinois Department, American Legion
Chicago Post Office
Helium Found in Sun Studies Before Earth Discovery
The element helium was first identified through spectroscopic analysis of the Sun, revealing its presence before terrestrial detection. This solar discovery highlighted helium as a distinct chemical species prior to its isolation on Earth.
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Earth
Settled Tax Cases Open to Press Access Policy Debated
The Bureau of Internal Revenue announced journalists may inspect records of tax settlement cases when their propriety is publicly challenged. Revenue Commissioner John B. Dunlap limited access, rejecting automatic publicity for all settlements underpaid. Newsmen may view files if a nonbureau leak exposes the case, but not the tax returns themselves.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Revenue Commission
John B. Dunlap
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Dunlap
Trade evidence links Egypt and Crete over six millennia ago
Archaeologists find artifacts and settlement patterns suggesting sustained commerce between ancient Egypt and Crete more than 6,000 years in the past. The findings point to long distance exchange networks involving pottery, metals, and goods moving between the two regions. Local researchers emphasize the significance for early maritime trade and cultural contact.
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Egypt
Crete
Hog embargo areas shifted in 4 states and others extended
The hog quarantine was lifted in four states and parts of six more while the Agriculture Department extended the quarantine in two states. Counties freed include one in Arizona Georgia Ohio and Wyoming and Lake County Illinois five Kansas counties four Missouri counties five Nebraska counties two Washington counties. Cook County Illinois was added to quarantine in full. Remaining quarantined areas cover California and parts of Alabama Arizona Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New York Oregon South Dakota and Washington.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arizona
Georgia
Ohio
Wyoming
Lake County
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Cook County
Ilinois
California
Alabama
Iowa
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
South Dakota
Morgan Grocery sues ex president for 500000
The Morgan Grocery Company seeks 500000 in damages in Circuit Court claiming former president Clarence H. Morgan of Crystal Lake used company funds for loans without interest wrote off other loans and sold personal property to the firm at a likely large profit. Morgan was ousted as president January 23 after 31 years at the helm.
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Morgan Grocery Company
Clarence H. Morgan
Crystal Lake
Morgan
Planets Move Faster Near the Sun Than Distant Orbits
A historical note explains that bodies close to the sun travel faster than those farther away. The concept links orbital speed to distance, highlighting how gravity governs motion in solar systems.
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Sealers Illinois University
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Morrisonville
Anna Obermark
Greenville
Seoul
Korea
New Wusen Refrigerators
Williams
St. Ilinois
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Railway Board
Arnold Orchards
Kay
KookAta
Mayo
Mores
Herrin and
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Eholds
Floyd P. Brasy
Mason Vallett
A. H. Peak
Chas. Easterly
Wm. Grindle
Bill Bracy
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