Market Closes With Rails In Upper Bracket
New York stocks edged higher on rail shares and oil and steel contrasts. Volume reached 127,260 shares as investors trimmed some positions and earnings expectations favored carriers and utilities while coalitions of oil and auto makers showed uneven movement.
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Alleghany Prior
Chesapeake & Ohio Holdings
Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Great Northern
Pennsyles M-K-T
Santae B
New York Flour and Dairy Prices Reported March 18
Market bulletin shows steady flour prices for spring and hard winter blends, with soft winter and rye flour quoted. Butter prices set by OPA vary by grade. cheese and eggs listed with limited quotations. Poultry live and dressed prices unchanged amid general supplies.
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New York
OPA
Saturday Stock Market Report Quoted by Foster and Adams
The report presents a market snapshot with a high of 365,942 and a low point alongside the closing figure, attributed to Foster and Adams. The data emphasizes the Saturday session and reflects the day’s trading range and endpoint.
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Adams High
Louisiana
California
Adams Bushel
Hppr
Alum Co Amer
Amer Gas & Elec
E. W. Bliss
Brewster Aeroplane
Cities Service
Louisiana Land
Niag & Hudson
Texas
Idaho
Pennroad Corp
New Florida
St Regis Paper
Southland Royalties
Ib. Oss
Technicolor Uy
United Gas Com
United L & F
General Electric Posts Large 1943 Orders and Sales
General Electric Co reports total orders for 1943 at 1.360 billion dollars, down from 2.003 billion the prior year. Net sales billed reach 1.358 billion dollars. 1942 earnings per share were 1536 dollars, with Gerard Swope noting unfilled orders at year end equal to about one year of output at current production rates.
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New York
General Electric Co
Gerard Swope
Soldier Sees Allied Police Force Needed on Occupation
Pvt. Robert B Hickey of St. Petersburg Florida proposes a postwar plan to keep Germany disarmed with a 20 to 50 year occupying force while allowing war veterans to join anew units for overseas duty to gain education. He also notes a bridge club on the beachhead and reports on Prohibition enforcement and local wine among troops.
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Robert B Hickey
Avenue North
St. Petersburg
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Pacific
Volturne
Germany
America
Montgomery Ward Reports 1943 Earnings Decline
Montgomery Ward and Co. reports lower sales and earnings for the year ending January 31, 1944. Net income fell to 20,677,098 dollars from 26,437,584 the prior year while net sales declined to 595,932,821 from 635,006,979. Chairman Sewell Avery cited limited merchandise due to unprecedented demand and noted the mail order division operated at a loss as orders totaling 105,000,000 could not be fulfilled but cost over 8,000,000 to process.
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Chicago LP
Montgomery Ward and Co
Sewell Avery
Avery
Swallows Return To Capistrano On Schedule
Swallows arrived at San Juan Capistrano Mission on St. Joseph Day despite wartime travel limits. A few advance scouts appeared Saturday to check housing with the main flock arriving at 6 50 yesterday morning, ten minutes late from last year, then renovating nests and evicting sparrow squatters as legends date the habit to 1776.
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Cal
San Juan Capistrano Mission
St. Joseph’s Day
Legent
Order of St. Francis
Aguascalientes
Mexico
Central America
Palestine
Green Defends Labor Amid Wartime Strikes
William Green of the American Federation of Labor argued that labor should not be penalized for acts of a few during wartime strikes. He condemned anti labor propaganda seeking to smear the entire labor movement while not condoning the minority who break the no strike pledge. He compared attacks to smearing the Army or Navy for a few recalcitrants in A W O I.
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Washington DP
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Army
Navy
Cleveland Police Revolvers Headed to Underground Europe
More than 200 obsolete Cleveland Police Department revolvers will be transferred to underground leaders in Europe. The guns will replace improvised weapons used against Gestapo and Nazi troops as they fight for control of occupied cities.
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Cleveland
Europe
Cleveland Police Department
Trappers Can Solve Fat Salvage Problems
State College Pennsylvania report says American trappers can solve fat salvage issues and boost fur returns. Dr. P F English of Penn State wildlife unit notes a single skunk yields as much fat as many housewives collect weekly, with about 200000 skunks trapped in Pennsylvania annually. Proper fat treatment requiring thorough cleaning could raise pelts prices.
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State College
P. F. English
Pennsylvania State College
Wildlife Research Unit
Pennsylvania
Rensselaer Club Holds Annual Dance at Union Club
The Stephen Van Rensselaer Club of RPI hosted its annual dance at the Union Club house with about a hundred couples in attendance. Music was by Dave Reynolds and the Rhythm Barons. Chaperones were Mr and Mrs W W Seifert and co chairmen were Roland Soucy and Hubert Flamenhoit.
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Stephen van Rensselaer Club
Union
Dave Reynolds
Rhythm Barons
W. W. Seifert
Roland Soucy
Hubert Flamenhoit
Wounded in Action Notices From Mediterranean and Pacific Theaters
War Department lists Stanley C Timensky technician third class wounded in action in the Mediterranean theater. Arthur S Jones private first class wounded in action in the Central Pacific fighting. Jones is son of Mrs Blanche E Jones of Rensselaer. Timensky is son of Mrs Teresa Timensky of 459 Third Street.
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Teresa Timensky
Third Street
War Department
Central Pacific
Pfc
Arthur S. Jones
Blanche E. Jones
Rensselaer
Italian King Mourns Lost Rare Coins
Reported by Richard G. Maslock king Vittorio Emmanuel II laments losing his world renowned coin collection hidden in a villa seized by Germans. He and Queen Elena live modestly in a seaside town while children and exile kin are scattered across Europe.
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Italy
Julia Libera
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Rome
Osio
Elena
Umberto
Son
Marie Jose
Switzerland
Mussolini
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Turin
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Storm Troopers
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Semyon
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Prince
Austria
Florence
San Remo
Italian Riviera
Stage for Public Inquiry Seeks Accountability in War Air Losses
The article argues for full disclosure of wartime mistakes including July Sicily incidents and Pearl Harbor fallout. It contrasts joint Army Navy coordination with independent air force actions and cites coordination in the Southwest Pacific under MacArthur as a contrast. It calls for congressional or impartial inquiries to prevent future loss of life and to expose official protections.
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Sicily
Pearl Harbor
Showdown over poll tax battles in Senate
A looming Senate showdown on anti poll tax legislation renews the battle over whether states may require poll taxes to vote for president senator or House member. House approval last year 265 to 110 awaits Senate action as Democratic leaders weigh timing to maintain party unity amid regional resistance. Virginia Mississippi Alabama South Carolina Georgia Arkansas Texas Tennessee have poll tax laws.
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Democratic Steering Committee
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Nazi Convoy Duel Attempts Dover Strait Engagement
British big guns fired over fifty salvos at a German convoy trying to slip through the Dover Strait as a channel duel continued for more than an hour. Shelling alarms drove hundreds in Dover to shelters while German batteries replied across the Channel. Other items note a UC Berkeley production needing catsup for a murder scene and promotions in the U S Army Medical Corps and Signal Corps with officers advancing in rank.
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Dover Strait
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Dover
Berkeley
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University of California
G. O. P. Plans Streamlining Of Congress
Republicans eye a broad reform of Congress aiming to cut dormancy and outmoded rules. They expect to win House control in November and seek Senate majority opportunities with potential committee reorganizations and a Senate inquiry. Taft and Dana opposed calls for sweeping changes as a reform chance nears.
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UPI
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Taft R.onio
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Windstorm damages homes and injures woman in Alabama
A GP A windstorm struck Perry County and nearby areas yesterday, destroying multiple buildings. In Uniontown a cotton warehouse and two Black homes were damaged along with a residence near Uniontown, a dairy plant and five dwellings south of Marion. A 30 year old Black woman named Ethel Lewis sustained a broken arm at her Marion area farm.
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Perry County
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Ethel Lewis
Ward Meeting Called in Seventeenth Ward Tonight
Residents are asked to meet at the Twining Steamer House at 8 p.m. to discuss the ward honor roll and contribute funds. Rev. E Eugene Cuningham, chairman, says a hooking night plan will be discussed.
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Twining Steamer House
Victory Garden Program Lagging Across States
The National Garden Advisory committee led by Gov. Prentice Cooper urged governors to boost Victory Garden effort amid lagging interest. The War Food Administration aims for 22 million gardens this year, 2 million more than last year, and Cooper warned against over optimism about food supply.
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National Garden Advisory Committee
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
War Food Administration
Cooper
Employees' Association Wins Albany Tobin Packing Vote
The Employees' Association was chosen as bargaining agent for Production and cafeteria workers at the Albany Packing Division of Tobin Packing Co. In the election monitored by the State Labor Relations Board, the association received 308 votes to 115 for the Amalgamated Butcher Workers' Local A P L.
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Albany
Tobin Packing Co
State Labor Relations Board
Amalgamated Butcher Workers’ Local
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