Stocks Dip as Wall Street Feels War Weather
The New York market endured a sharp late-session sell off as investors sought safety ahead of possible Allied moves in Europe. Volume ran high at 1,193,350 shares with notable near misses by Santa Fe Great Northern Union Pacific and U S Steel among others while bonds followed the slide. Wheat and cotton also eased on war rumor driven pressure and textile price caps.
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New York
Europe
Stie
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Union Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber, Texas Co
Sears Roebuck
Deere
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont
J. C. Penney
Allied Chemical
Western Union
Chicago
War Production Board
Foster and Adams High
Alleghany Ludlum
Allig Chalmers Co A
OM Am Can
Am Car & Fay
Am Laco
Am Steel
Atech
T & S Fe
Baldwin Loco
Bendix Aviation
Bethelehem
Boeing Air
Borden Co
Borg-Warner
Cal & Hecla
Canadian Pacific Bis
JI Case & Co
Celanese Corp
Ches & Ohia
Bisa
Cluett
Calg&e
Com & So
Congoleum
Con Edison
Curtis
Gen Foods Corp
Gen Motors Bits
Tel & Tel
Ken Cop
Kresge
Libby
Lige & Myers
Loew's
M Mack Truck
Marine Mid Corp
Martin Glenn
McKesson & Rob
Mont Ward
Nat
Western Bras
Buffalo
NW Y Central
NY Chi St Louis
OPA Fe North Amer
Otis Railway
Packard Motors
Nai
Pennsylvania
Pullman Co
Steadywell Radio Corp
Rem Rand
St Joseph
Schenley
Sears-Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony
South Pacific
South Railway
Dopidats Ag
Sperry Corp
Union Carbide
Unit Air Corp
United el Coalay
Star United Fruit
United Gas Imp
Tbs US Rubber
Steel
Warner Bros
Wid
West Air Brake
iWest E & M
Willys Overland
Woolworth
Ngstown
St & Tb
New York Construction Contracts Rise in February
New York based report states that February construction contracts in the 37 Eastern states totaled 137.246 million dollars, averaging 6.238 million daily. The total marked a substantial rise from January but was 6B percent below February 1943.
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New York
INS
Murder Suspect Has No Lawyer in 1931 Watson Slaying
Howard Moore, former Trojan, held on first degree murder for the Nov 14 1931 slaying of Troy merchant Albert J. Watson, has not hired counsel. A local attorney has met with him at the jail and may represent him at arraignment in June if he can, otherwise county expense counsel will be assigned.
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Howard Moore
Trojan
Albert J. Watson
Troy Merchant
Moore
Harry E. Clinton
Troy
Watson
William
Jones
New York Police Department
James Gavin
Central Precinct
Mr. Watson
Gavin
Jet
Presbytery Licensures and Appointments Outline
Members and churches from Ballston Spa to Poultney Vt are cited for June licensure and ordination plans. Harold A. Durfee of Cambridge to be ordained after Yale Divinity School. James C. Hunt of Cambridge leading licensure. Durfee expected to be ordained in Cambridge in June.
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Ballston Spa
Cambridge
Granville Peniel
Bay Road
Schoonmaker Memorial
Stillwater
Poultney
Troy
Brunswick
Harold A. Durfee
Yale Divinity School
James C. Hunt
Durfee
Ide Shirt Plant Employee Found Injured
Harry Hiscox aged 65 of 12 Hamiston Avenue is in Troy Hospital in poor condition after a fall at Ide Shirt Corp 521 River Street yesterday morning. The watchman was found unconscious between two boilers by fellow employee Stanley Bashford and was moved to hospital by Sergeants Lyons and patrolmen McGraw Donovan. Doctor Alfred Purificato attends.
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Harry Hiscox
Hamiston
Troy Hospital
Ide Shirt Corp
River Street
Hiscox
Stanley Bashford
Sergt
Coleman J. Lyons
John J. McGraw
William M. Donovan
Alfred T. Purificato
Auto Safety Talk Warns of Postwar Death Risk
A safety meeting cites New York State data from 1943 showing auto fatalities rising to 1765 with 1106 pedestrians killed. Experts note many victims were unlicensed pedestrians, often struck at night, and urge higher safety efficiency to avert a postwar surge in accidents. Mayor Ahern discusses revitalizing Troy and a park plan. John D. Brown leads new safety engineering course at RPI.
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Fletcher
New York State
Chespeker
John J. Ahern
Troy
Old City Hall
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
John D. Brown
New York Telephone Co
WINS TAX CLAIM Increases Payout To Mrs Vaughan
Portland Me MS Uncle Sam pays 117489 to Mrs Elizabeth R Vaughan of Cambridge Mass after a favorable court ruling on overpayments of a 1939 federal estate tax. Vaughan argued certain property was not part of her father in law s gross estate AIR WACS TEACH CODE Fort Worth Texas INS Women soldiers teach radio operator instructors for Army Air Forces bombers The Women s Army Corps called Air Wacs serve as code instructors Lieut John B Weinhauer 875 Seventh Avenue promoted to first lieutenant attached to chemical warfare service.
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Portland
Sam
Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Cambridge
Mass
Vaughan
AIR Wacs
Fort Worth
Texas
INS
Army Air Forces
Women's Army Corps
A.A. F
John B. Weinhauer
Seventh Avenue
War Department
Chemical Warfare Service
Conference to Be Held in Cambridge This September
The Foreign Missions Board announced the fall inspirational conference will be held in Cambridge in September with Rev Norman R Adams of Westminister Church reporting for the promotion committee. Leaders include Dr Morgan Phelps of Montclair New Jersey and Rev J Lyon Caughey chairman of ministerial relations. Ruling Elder David Dempsey presided yesterday in the absence of Mr Johnston who was ill and Rev James K Stewart was asked to send a sympathy letter to Rev Robert S Wightman now seriously ill in Schenectady.
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Evans
John Moody Stuart
Third Church
Troy
Robert A. MacCauley
Ninth Church
Francis McCauley
Cohoes
Mr. Willenberg
George J. Kilgus
Schaghticoke
Leroy W. Clark
Oakwood Avenue
National Missions
Leo J. Toomajian
James Harris
Glens Falls
James C. Hunt
Cambridge
William Wysham
Iran
Foreign Missions Board
Norman R. Adams
Westminister Church
Morgan Phelps
Montclair
N. J
J. Lyon Caughey
D.D
Francis L. McCauley
Willenberg
Lucien H. Kerns
Whitehall
John Ireland
Woodside Church
Seth N. Genung
First Presbyterian
Lansingburg
Foreign Missions
T. Campbell Wyckoff
David Dempsey
Johnston
James K. Stewart
Robert S. Wightman
Waterford
Schenectady
Ballston Spa Crash Details Read in Supreme Court
Testimony from four witnesses highlighted a Ballston Spa Supreme Court session about four lawsuits seeking a total of 75000 dollars from Sergeant Duane Mattison and Frederick Merrill over an August 27 1943 automobile crash on Middle Line Road. Merrill described speeds 25 and 55 mph. Frances Merrill suffered permanent injuries including a fractured spine and broken ribs. Mrs Maybee testified the crash happened fast and she had slight injuries. Doctor Higley said many injuries were permanent. A second item reports Aurelia Christen 18 received a dollar a year Treasury post as a securities promotion specialist at Bowling Green State University.
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Supreme Court
Ballston Spa
Sergt
Duane Mattison
Frederick OD. Merril
Middle Line
Ballaton Spa
Mildred Maybee
Frances Merril
Merril
Gladys Mattison
Maybee
Jerry Mattison
Gladys
Mattison
Frederick Merril
Charles J. Higley
Bowling Green, O
INS
Aurelia Christen
Bowling Green State University
United States Treasury Department
Ohio
Christen
Green Island groups hold meetings and events
Green Island reports show Mrs. Emily OConnell auditing the Court No. 426 CDOA and Mrs. Clara Gaynor presiding at a Monday session with high score wins for Mrs. Irene Callahan Sadie Flavin and OConnell. Camp Fire Girls plan a hike meeting at the American Legion Hall and a waste paper drive wrap up. Home Bureau meets in the Electric Light Building with Mrs. Earl Manchester in charge. St Josephs Rosary Society launches a foodless sale to fund sanctuary items, citing wartime rationing constraints.
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Emily O'Connell
St. Joseph
C. D. of A
1American Legion Rooms
Clara Gaynor
Irene Callahan
Sadie Flavin
O'Connell
Mae Hyan
Callahan
Anne Farmer
Camp Fire
Pitkin Group
Campfire Girls
American Legion Hall
Mildred Cummings
Hudson Avenue
Green Island
Cummings
E. Scott
Home Bureau
Green Island Home Bureau
Electric Light
Earl Manchester
Rosary Society of
St. Joseph’s Church
Red Cross Dollar Tag Day Planned in Green Island
Parishioners are urged to donate as they would contribute food costs. Tag Day volunteers from Pitkir Group Camp Fire Dirts and LaSalle Institute students join Red Cross efforts as Green Island funds aim to fill a $2,200 gap toward a $10,000 quota. About fifty canvassers are expected Saturday under Mayor McDermott’s call.
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Pitkir
Camp Fire Dirts
LaSalle Institute
Green Island
Fed Cross
Red Cross
Charles J. McDermott
Tokyo hospital bequest of 310000 noted in will
The Tokyo hospital receives a 310000 bequest from Esther Smith who died Thursday. The will, drafted in 1929, was filed yesterday for probate in surrogate court. Miss Smith served as treasurer of the women's auxiliary of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York.
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Buffalo
St. Luke's Hospital
Tokyo
Esther Smith
Women's Auxiliary
Band Leader Elected Louisiana Governor
New Orleans reports Jim mie Davis, a band leader and campaigner, elected governor of Louisiana with no opposition within the Democratic slate. The narrow statewide vote also selected nine other state officers, with Davis to be inaugurated May 9. The Public Health Service will loan field X-ray units and technicians to state and city governments to intensify wartime tuberculosis control.
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New Orleans
Jimmie Davis
Louisiana
Davy
Davis
Sam H. Jone S.tate Tiee
U. S. Public Health Service
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Humble Oil
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