Cheerful war news boosts peace stock mood among investors
Markets opened buoyant on upbeat but cautious war news with buying interest seen in many issue groups. Major names like American Telephone, Consolidated Edison, North American, Allied Chemical, International Harvester and Du Pont rose, while bonds remained narrow and Wheat futures showed minor shifts as trading closed mixed.
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Engineers Public Service
American
Telephone
Consolidated- Edison
North American
Allied Chemical
International Harester
J. Penn
Tsing
Beth- Jechem
Chrysler
Sama Fe
U. S
du Pont
American Can
Eastman Kodak
Stenderd Oi
Chicago
Stock Market Notes and Commodities Mixed Prices
New York expects steady prices across grains and perishables with notes on flour, rye, cornmeal, oats, and eggs. Prices for fob futures include Western bran per ton and export wheat, while soft fruit and vegetables list oranges grapefruits lemons potatoes sweet potatoes bananas peaches plums mushrooms onions and honeydews with variable receipts and local market adjustments.
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New York
Long Island
Jersey
Rights of workers clash with new labor laws debate
In an opinion piece the author argues that fair shares of food and heat must not be revoked by courts or wartime measures. The piece critiques New Deal era ideas of job as property, noting strikes in Philadelphia and the notion of dismissal pay. It warns against treating labor rights as mere property transfers.
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Philadelphia
Police Epidemic Worsens, Health Service Reports
The Health Service said yesterday the open care epidemic grew worse in the first two weeks of August. Weekly cases rose from 952 to 1,015, pushing the national total near 4,250. July totals climbed from 290 to 738 in the month’s final week.
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Washington
OPA to test gas sale detection program in Philadelphia
The Office of Price Administration announced an experimental plan to detect black market gasoline sales. Initial rollout will occur in Philadelphia next month with a view to nationwide expansion if successful. Distributors supplying Philadelphia retail outlets will be affected by the new controls.
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Eastman Hodes
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Gen Motors
Goodrich
Gootyear Tire
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White House Quiz Answers From The Paper Listing
A reader quiz appears with presidential names and years, listing figures from Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. It shows answers for questions on page Eisht 1 and includes names such as Lincoln Franklin DB Roosevelt Adams Monroe Van Buren Grant Hayes Garfield Harrison Theodore Roosevelt Taft and Benjamin Harrison.
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Lincoln
Frankin
Roosevelt
Madsen
van Beren
Grant
John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
van Buren
Vaen Buren
Hayes
Garfield
Voting Rights and Military Coercion Debated in Public Stage
A public debate argues citizens may refrain from voting without coercion by officers. It urges that voting should be voluntary and that officers must avoid pressuring soldiers. The piece notes the need for fair practice, with emphasis on equal American rights. It references sales data and rationing effects on service stations as part of broader wartime discussions.
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Outcry Over War Department Get-Out-The-Vote Clause
The piece argues that many Democrats oppose Dewey or the New Deal yet refrain from voting Republican. It states the War Department should provide facilities for voting but not influence choices. It condemns new army regulations as making the military a political actor and warns against such precedent in a democracy.
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Dewey
New Deal
Republica
War Department
Army
Swiss Grant Transit to Wounded By Germans
London reports the Swika government stated yesterday that it granted safe conduct for injured and medical personnel. Germans evacuate Percy and Bésiously injured. 159 medics and 0 wounded are to be evacuated under the accord. Soldiers found aiding enemies face severest penalties.
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London
Percy
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