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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1942

Page

8

Stocks Halt Selling In Lackluster Market Slide

The New York stock market showed a subsiding sell off but bidding remained weak, leaving indices near Friday's levels. About 125000 shares changed hands as leaders failed to gain momentum amid war and tax program uncertainty. Major issues like U S Steel Chrysler General Electric and Texaco held steady or rose slightly while many others languished. Zenith Radio reached a new yearly high as several names drifted with mixed gains and declines.

Victor Eubank Associated Press New York Wall Street U. S. Steel Youngstown Sheet General Motors Chrysler Santa Fe Southern Pacific Pennsylvania American Telephone Consolidated Edison Westinghouse General Electric Montgomery Ward Woolworth International Harvester United Aircraft Texas Co Zenith Radio

Produce Prices and Buyer’s Guide in Local Markets

Local markets wrap up the week's trading with general prices as of Friday. Wheat, oats, rye, and corn show varied per bushel prices, while butter and butterfat quotes come from Canton Pure Milk Co. and related outlets. Produce and seed quotes cover a wide range from carrots to pineapple, celery to oranges, with numerous regional suppliers and retailers cited.

GRAIM Canton Pure Milk Co Paul Overholt Pure Milk Co Canton Poultry Vy Wumont Seed Co Kansas Michigan Ohio Wilson Astoria Steiner-Hitz California Florida

New York curb rates list by Merrill Lynch group

A Treasury style list appears to show various securities and bond offerings with abbreviated percentages and ticker-like names including American Cyanamid Gulf Oil Lone Star Gas Louisiana Land Niagara Hudson Power Standard Steel Technicolor and others. The fragment suggests a market snapshot or brokered instrument mix rather than a cohesive story with clear actions or outcomes.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Arkansas Natural Brewster Aeronautical Eagle Picker Gulf Oil of Penn Lone Star Gas Louisiana Land Niagara Hudson Power

Wool quotations steady in Boston market rates

United Press reports Boston wool prices held firm with 1-2 blood combing wools at 1.13 to 1.16 dollars per pound scoured and French combing lengths at 1.08 to 1.12. Fine territory wools in 1.16 to 1.18 and Ohio delaines in grease at 47 to 48 cents.

United Press Boston Waren United States Agriculture Department Ohio

Grain Quotations Wheat Prices Drift Lower In Lack Of Demand

Wheat prices continued to drift lower in Chicago as milling and flour trade demand was light. Favorable crop prospects weighed on sentiment with May futures opening unchanged to 3 8 lower and May selling around 87 3 4 cents.

Associated Press Chicago

Grain closes in Toledo on Friday market notes

Toledo report lists prices for grains with two red wheat at 1.22 to 1.22 and one-twos, two yellow corn at 84 1-2 to 85 cents, three yellow corn at 80 1-2 to 81, two white oats at 57 1-2 to 59, one white oats at 58 1-2 to 59, and two yellow soy beans at 1.79 1-2 to 1.80 1-2.

Toledo

Government Ledger Shows Fiscal Year Totals

Government expenses and receipts through March 26 report war spending and deficits. Net deficit stands at 19.7 billion dollars with cash and working balances cited. Public debt and gold reserves are listed alongside other Treasury figures for the current year.

Washington

Prices Broadcast From Cleveland Market Report

March 28 price list for butter creamery extras and tub grades, eggs, graded U S products, live poultry and turkeys, geese, ducks, and wide range of potatoes and vegetables on Terminal market. Local farm items include beets, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, radishes, turnips, watercress, parsnips, and lambs with various weights and prices. Calves also listed with price ranges for quality grades.

The Associated Press Cleveland U. S Delaware Idaho Maine Green Mountains New York Ohio Pennsylvania Bakers Florida

Chicago Produce Prices Reported By International News Service

Butter gains of 13 4c on 7 904 tubs with various grades and scores. Eggs show 33 290 cases steady with current receipts 26 3 4c to 29 1 4c for fresh and dirties listings.

International News Service Chicago

Livestock Prices Report from Pittsburgh Market

United Press dispatch from Pittsburgh lists cattle prices by class with steady to higher ranges for steers heifers and cows. hogs show active trading across weight brackets from 100 to 350 pounds. sheep demand described as none with steady movement in the market.

United Press Pittsburgh

Chicago Market Prices Sealed in Hogs Cattle Sheep

Chicago market update shows hogs steady with varying grades trading 11.75 to 13.80 per cwt and cattle steady with beef steer prices from 9 to 16, yearlings and calves steady, sheep at 5 to 12.75, with 2,000 head of lambs and yearlings in the mix. Leads include top hogs at 13.80 and packing sows 12.75 to 13.50, beef cattle bulls 9 to 11, and feeders 8 to 12.50.

International News Service Chicago

Government agency boosts butter prices in Chicago market

Chicago March 28 A government financed Dairy Products Market association DPMA raised prices paid for butter in the Chicago spot market lifting official quotations 1-2 to 13-4 cents a pound over the prior best level since November Extra grade butter sold at 36 cents a pound up 13-4 cents from yesterday as the DPMA which has been buying butter in various markets for price support purposes bought 76 800 pounds here today.

Associated Press Chicago Dairy Products Market Association DPMA

Ohio oil producers urged to cut output

Columbus March 28 Gov Bricker at the request of Federal Petroleum Coordinator Harold L Ickes urged Ohio oil producers to limit April output so total petroleum produced would not exceed 10100 barrels. Bricker said the request does not apply to crude condensate and natural gasoline.

Columbus Bricker Harold L. Ickes Ohio

Louisville youth leader attends regional conference

Clayton R. Folk of Louisville represents the Ohio Christian Youth council at Wagner College in Staten Island New York for a weekend conference. He aims to study how local Christian Youth groups can address world organization issues and community problems.

Clayton R. Folk Louisville Ohio Christian Youth Council Wagner College Staten Island N. Y World Organization

James T. Smith Resigns to Lead Windsor Evaporated Milk Plant

Carrollton announces James T. Smith of Columbus, dairy technology instructor at Ohio State University, resigns to become assistant plant manager of Windsor Evaporated Milk Co. He begins duties April 1.

Carroll Carrollton James T. Smith Columbus Ohio State University Windsor Evaporated Wild Co

Dalton Rites Planned for Good Friday Service

Local ministers plan a 2 to 3 p m Good Friday union service at the Presbyterian church. The Community chorus meets Sunday at 1 30 p m in the Methodist church to rehearse the cantata The Messiah directed by Victor Gerber for the program.

Dalton Presbyterian Church Methodist Church Victor Gerber

Vichy Labor Mission to Aid Germany Opens Civilian Desk

Unoccupied France reports the French government will establish the first civilian representation in Germany since 1939 to run a department of French labor. Eight civilian employees will handle French workers in German factories amid about 100,000 under voluntary contracts replacing German technicians called to army duty. Previous representation was only the POW embassy and the armistice commission desk at Wiesbaden.

Associated Press Vichy France Germany George Scapini Wiesbaden

Massillon Churches Plan Union Holy Week Services

City wide Holy Week services will be held Monday through Thursday at St. John s Evangelical and Reformed church from noon to 12 50 p m. The local ministerial association sponsors the rites with speakers Rev G B Wetherbee from First United Brethren Canton and Rev Paul Secrest from Youngstown area. Good Friday services run noon to 3 p m with several local ministers participating. An Easter organ recital follows the new organ’s installation, with formal dedication planned for May.

Repository Bureau Massillon St. John’s Evangelical T. R. Buzzard C. F. Hammen F. B. Hax W. G. Williams A. D. Laman M. J. Alpers C. D. Jones L. J. McQueen United Brethren Church Trinity Lutheran Church Norman H. Flickinger Simpson Methodist Church T. C. Stahl

Fire threat at oil tanks near Killbuck

Millersburg fire department answered a call Thursday night to the Welze Waltman farm near Killbuck to extinguish a grass fire on the Preston Oil Co plot. The blaze was caused by a gas heater under the tanks igniting leaves and grass. No damage was reported.

Millersburg Welze Waltman Killbuck Preston Oil Co

Two Negroes Hurt In City Traffic Mishap

Two pedestrians were injured Friday night, one critically, in city traffic. Mil lard Nunley, 40, of Cherry avenue NE, an employee of Diebold Safe & Lock Co., was struck at Cherry and 6th NE at 1:20 a.m. He suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Mercy hospital. Police cited rain and a crosswalk crossing as factors.

North Canton Millard Nunley Cherry Ave Diebold Safe & Lock Co 6Th St Edison D. Corey Nunley Mercy Hospital Arnold Raymond F. Manning Meyers Lake William G. Gravis Quinby Ave Navarre Rd Gravis Mr. Manning Aultman Hospital

Two Hurt In Waco Area Car Crash Injuries Reported

Deputies said two people were injured when a car left the road on a curve Thursday morning four miles east of Waco on Mapleton road. Driver Jack Marsh 26 of 1920 Second Street NE suffered a back injury and passenger Francis Corbin 34 of 1515 Third Street NE had chin lacerations and possible right knee fracture. They were treated at Mercy Hospital.

Waco Mapletond Jack Marsh 2Nd St NE Francis Corbin 3Rd St NE Mercy Hospital

Small business gets quick war loans now

In the Fourth Federal Reserve district, small business owners in Ohio, Kentucky, western Pennsylvania and the West Virginia panhandle can obtain up to 100000 dollar loans through their own banks without Washington clearance. George F. Buskie announced the plan, designed to speed cash for plant expansion and materials, with the RFC assuming up to full risk and approvals in days.

Associated Press Cleveland Fourth Federal Reserve District Washington George F. Buskie Reconstruction Finance Corp. Board Ohio Kentucky Pennsylvania West Virginia Panhandle RFC

Spring’s Visit Brings Sudden Canton Temperature Drop

A sharp 32 degree fall ended Canton's first real spring spell. The thermometer climbed to 65 Friday afternoon before a 10 p.m. shower sent temperatures plummeting to 32 by morning. A 29 mph wind accompanied the rapid fall, with only a slight daytime recovery.

Canton

Horoscope for Sunday March 29 Portents and changes ahead

The Sunday horoscope warns of portentous and trying affairs including sudden upheavals and disappointments. Those born on this day may find year long success through public bodies or organized groups with tact. Writings travel and encounters with strange people feature in the period.

Seal sale to open in Millersburg schools

The Easter Seal campaign to aid crippled children will begin in Millersburg schools Tuesday, announced W. W. Wilson today.

Millersburg W. W. Wilson

The Cottage by the Lake in a Hidden Wood Road

The narrator and Gus plan to approach a lakeside cottage while hidden by an old wood road. They position Jim Watson, Branchman, and others to observe and guard, with whistles signaling when help is needed. The advance is coordinated to avoid discovery as they seek Professor Diswell.

Bill Gus Jim Watson Watson Diswell Joe Wood Road Branchman Professor Diswell

Palm Sunday and Holy Week Services Noted

A long list of church Holy Week events across St Pauls United Brethren Zion Lutheran Simpson Methodist First Presbyterian First Lutheran First Wesleyan and First Church of Nazarene includes confirmations baptisms and receptions. Services run daily 7:30 p m during Holy Week with special Easter activities and candlelight Communion.

Holy Week Services at First United Presbyterian Bible School and St Pauls

Palm Sunday morning installation of teachers and officers at First United Presbyterian Bible School. Holy week services begin Wednesday 7:30 p m with union Lenten meditation at 3 p m. Ministers include Revs Harold W Ewing H L Zachman H N Kerst John B Barker Dennis W Foreman Robert L Sherry and Melvin Beck. St Pauls Episcopal Church opens Holy Week with Holy Communion and palm blessings at 8 a m. Forty nine confirmees will receive first Communion after Confirmation. Palms at 8 and 10 45 a m and 9 45 a m in church school. vesper service at 4 p m on WHBC led by St Pauls. Rev Herman S Sidener to deliver sermon with music.

St. Paul's United Brethren Church Dennis W. Foreman Tom B. Hominghausen Zion Lutheran Church Charles Peters Minerva Confirmation Society Georgia Shrigley First Presbyterian Church Edward Griffen Helen Jean Merker Taxis Society Joe Bachtel Charles M. Isaac Paul Elliott A. H. Coe A. W. Fries J. E. Sell A. J. Bell O. G. Morrison P. L. Rinner E. P. Ebert First Lutheran Church First United Presbyterian Bible School Harold W. Ewing H. L. Zachman H. N. Kerst John B. Barker Robert L. Sherry Melvin Beck St. Paul’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Whbc St. Paul’s Church Herman S. Sidener

Archbishop Schrembs Shows Slight Improvement

In Cleveland, Archbishop Joseph Schrembs, critically ill with pneumonia at St. John's hospital, showed a slight improvement as Auxiliary Bishop James A. McFadden reported he recognized him and spoke a few words. Prayers rose for his recovery. Oxygen therapy continued.

United Press Cleveland Joseph Schrembs St. John’s Hospital James A. McFadden Schrembs

Federal raid nets still and mash in Harrison two

Federal agents Deputy Fred Reed and Prosecutor Glenn Fortune seized a 50 gallon still six partially filled barrels of mash and a half gallon of alcohol at the Joseph Sanford farm in Harrison two. Joseph Sanford will face a federal charge in Cleveland.

Carroll Carrollton Fred Reed Glenn Fortune Joseph Sanford Harrison Two Sanford Cleveland

80 STUDY FIRST AID CLASS BEGINS

Eighty persons meet twice weekly to study Red Cross first aid. Instructors include Dr Glenn Dowell Carl Roudebush Mrs Georgia Knox Mrs J P Elliot and Paul Elliot. George Kerr and Scott Boggs lead instruction in passes and blackout.

Carrollton Perons Red Cross Glenn Dowell Carl Roudebush Georgia Knox J. P. Elliot Paul Elliot George Kerr Scott Boggs

Langer Cleared By Vote In North Dakota Senate

Sen Langer Republican of North Dakota was cleared of corruption charges by a 52 to 30 senate vote after elections committee findings, despite earlier unfitness concerns. He pledged full support for the war program and warned against delays to victory.

Sen. Langer United Press Washington North Dakota Senate Roosevelt Elections Committee Great Northern Railway

India to Stay Calm Says Missionary at Rotary Talk

Dr. Ira Moomaw, Canton agricultural missionary, told the Canton Rotary Club that India is unlikely to seek violent independence while Britain is at war. He said Gandhi pursues nonviolent means and Indians value British welfare contributions but prefer self rule. He noted England might seek Commonwealth membership if independence is granted. Dr. Moomaw is temporarily researching at Ohio State University.

Ira Moomaw India Canton Rotary Club England Onesta Hotel Dr. Moomaw Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi British Commonwealth of Nations Canton Ohio State University

Bricker Says Ohio Ready for Emergency War Stance

Gov Bricker addressed the Young Republican League of Ohio in Youngstown on March 28. He said the foundation of democracy from state to local government must be maintained to support the war effort and that Ohio has built a financial foundation for over a year and a half, estimating a treasury surplus of about 13 million dollars. He asserted this would avoid relying on Washington for aid as the convention continues with an open session and dance.

Youngstown Bricker Young Republican League of Ohio Ohio Washington

Alliance Boy Held In Bike Tire Theft

Alliance police arrested a 16 year old boy on a petit larceny charge after he admitted removing tires from a bicycle owned by George Taylor of 128 W Oxford St and placing them on his own bike. He was turned over to juvenile authorities.

Repository Bureau Alliance Alliance George Taylor Oxford St

Teacher's Father Dies in Newcomerstown

Albert Ream of Amanda, father of Luella Ream, instructor at the local high school, died Friday from complications after an operation.

Newcomerstown Albert Ream Amanda Luella Ream

Want Work Care For Saddle Horses At Hoffman Barn

Elderly man or couple sought to feed and care for saddle horses with living quarters at the barn on Canton North Industry road. Hoffman Saddle Horse Barn advertises the position and provides contact dial 5799.

Hoffman Saddle Horse Barn Canton-North Industry Road Dial

Want Ad-Taker Offers Low-Cost Insertion for Tomorrow

Many others still seek a similar offer. If you want help, call 5101 and ask for a Want Ad-Taker to insert an inexpensive ad now for tomorrow’s paper. Reach these interested persons right away while they’re still engaged.

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