Favorable Weather Supports Georgia Crops Across State
Georgia reports a favorable week for crop growth with generally adequate rainfall. Some southeastern counties saw too much rain affecting pecans and peanuts, while cotton and tobacco showed good progress though peanut and pepper areas faced dryness. The extension service will run 240 tobacco sorting demonstrations in 39 south Georgia counties starting July 8.
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Atlanta
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Thomaston
Preddiomt
Reading
Perry
Extension Service
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
South Georgia
Captain Manning recalls moments under Nazi sub threat aboard Washington
Capt Harry Manning described the June 1 peril when the German submarine signaled with Morse. He said the warning felt like ten minutes of terror and noted ordering passengers to lifeboats while avoiding radio to prevent giving away position. The liner Washington aimed for New York, with motor boats ready for rescue if needed.
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Joseph EL. Sharkey
Associated Press
S. S. Washington At Sea
Harry Manning
Washington
Amelia Farhart
Honolulu
Roosevelt Field
Manning
Sharkey
New York
Navy Seminar Expands Officer Training As Defense Debate Grows
Louis Johnson announced 70 officers from army navy and marine categories will join a new 9 month course starting August 1 to broaden defense readiness amid expanding munitions programs. 43 officers received diplomas after completing nine months of army and navy methods training.
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Louis Johnson
Army
Navy
Marine
Johnson
Medicie Boat Company
Groton
Conn
White House
Roosevelt
Wall Street Firms Hover as War Talk Shapes Trade
New York stocks drifted through a tight range with limited commitments as investors awaited clarity on operations in Europe. About 600000 shares changed hands while focus remained on the fate of Une Prengi iléet and potential Nazi control influencing American goods to Britain.
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New York
Winwers
Hitler
France
Une Prengi Iléet
Britain
Vinson
U. S
FDR and Farley Back Bankhead for Keynoter
National Chairman James A. Farley and President Roosevelt favor William B. Bankhead as keynoter and temporary chairman at the Democratic National Convention. Farley would also propose Alben Barkley for permanent chairman and Robert Wagner for chairman of the resolutions committee.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
William B. Bankhead
Farley
Bankhead
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Robert Wagner
New York
Market Snapshot From New York Trading Rooms
Stocks steady as rails hold firm with gains in short covering and Boston wool demand. Bonds mixed as foreign loans dip, currencies show Italian and Swiss gains, copper scrap cuts 14 cents per pound, wheat and corn advance, cattle rise strong, hogs steady to 10 higher.
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Wall Street
Boston
Chicago
Southeastern hog market report from Thomasville area
Southeast hog receipts total 990 head across Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomaston Dothan and Jacksonville led by shipments. Prices mostly steady with one plant down 25 cents. Chicago hogs and cattle show active markets with higher quotes for fed steers and primes. New York cotton futures rallied despite early volatility as investors stake out price directions.
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Thomasville
U. SS
Dept. of Agri
Macking Blanats
Albany
Columbus
Chicago
Chicago Butter and Eggs Prices Steady on Creamery and Egg Markets
Chicago market report shows butter at 1,146,537 pounds handled by a firm creamery with an 88 score, prices unchanged. Eggs trading at 29,686 units, steady with races unchanged.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market Report
Chicago poultry buyers watch live stock prices as of June 19 with 47 trucks on the scene. Hens and springs steady to firm with listed weights and prices for Plymouth Rock and White Rock varieties. Other prices remain unchanged in the Chicago market report.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Turpentine and Rosin Market Report from Savannah
Turpentine offerings at 26 percent stood at 198 with no sales and receipts 299 shipments 94 and stock 10555. Rosin offerings at 82 sold out, receipts 1 497 shipments 10 and stock 169799. Quoted bonds show prices for several grades from 3.20 to 5.65 with miscellaneous letters and figures.
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Savannah
New York Sugar Futures Ease On Light Demand
Domestic sugar futures eased with hedge selling and mild liquidation while trade demand stayed weak. July and September fell to 1.76 and 1.84, raw market inactive, Philippines and Puerto Rico offerings at 2.75 cents, Cuba cargoes at 2.72 cents duty paid, refined steady at 4.50 cents.
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New York
Philippines
Puerto Ricos
Cubas
New York and New Orleans Cottonseed Prices Rise
Bleachable cottonseed futures in New York rose 4 to 6 cents with July at 6.00, September 1.18, October 0.14, and December 6.21 to 6.22. New Orleans notes steady oil with prime summer yellow at 6.05, crude 5.00 to 5.25, July 5.52, September 5.648, October 6.068, and December 6.728.
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New Orleans
Chicago Grain Table
Ah Ran
Uw Cines
New York
Europe must fit into Nazi scheme say observers
Berlin dispatch reports Germany aims to absorb most of Europe into a totalitarian economy. Austria Luxembourg Bohemia Moravia Poland Denmark Norway the Netherlands Belgium and others are being integrated with barter and planned production. Readjustment terms vary by country as wartime needs drive labor and resource shifts.
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Alvii
Steinkopf
Berlin
Europe
France
Germany
Austria
Czécho-Slovakia
Bohemia-Moravia
Poland
Denmark
Norway
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Belgium
Holland
Reich
Bohemia-Moravig
Balkans
Holand
German Economic Commission
the Hague
Pier Wa
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Moultrie
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