Market Hogs Cattle Sheep Supplies Across Regions Aug 11
AP dispatch reports mixed livestock totals and price trends across Chicago Denver Kansas City and Los Angeles markets. Hogs steady to higher with 14.75 for 180-250 lb weights and calves weak. cattles holdovers pressure medium to good steers 75-100 lower. sheep mostly steady with lambs and ewes showing varying quotes. Regional notes cite dull to active trade and weather impacts on demand.
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Chicago
Denver
U. S. Dept
IWFA
Kansas City
Los Angeles
FSMN
Grain futures rise early then erase gains on drought and rain forecasts
Chicago wheat and other grain futures opened higher on drought in the eastern corn belt and a bullish government forecast, but late selling pulled prices back near session lows. Rye prices eased as buyers remained scarce and oats, barley and corn followed the broader trend with varied declines and small gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Robertson
Chicago
Mand Limited
Market Movement Shows Leading Stocks Rise In August Rally
In New York on Aug 11 the market extended its recovery as rails led gains and large funds returned in moderate strength. Major issues such as Santa Fe, U S Steel, and Westinghouse topped the list while aviation shares revived on war production cutbacks and Boeing related plans. Government income data for the first half of 1944 showed total payments at $75.0 billion, with June payments at $13.4 billion, signaling sustained consumer support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Santa Fe
N. Y
Central Southern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Corp
Westinghouse
Oliver Farm
Eversharp
Mead Johnson
Todd Shipyards
American Gas, Electric Bond & Share
Creole Petroleum
War Department
Commerce Department
Wholesale meat price table with live and dressed figures
A garbled price list shows wholesale and producer to consumer figures for broilers, fryers, hens, and turkeys by weight classes. It reads like a market sheet with under 18 to over 22 pounds ranges and separate dressed versus live prices, plus turkey weights and price spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smalie
Gove
Roducer
Canadian dollar opens in New York market at discount
The exchange market in New York shows the Canadian dollar opening at 9 15/16 percent discount or 90.06 in U S cents. The official buying rate for Great Britain is $4.02 per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Britain
U.S
Cotton futures rally as mills eye spot demand and drought boosts
New York August reports cotton futures rising on mill and commission house buying amid expectations of renewed mill interest in spot cotton after CPA ceiling revisions. Drought in the belt and hedging pressure supported gains. Close: October 21.35-36, December 21.18-19, March 20.96-97, May 20.77, July 20.54. Middling spot 22.10. N-Nominal.
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New York
CPA
Fogun
Palembang and Nagasaki Hit by B 29 Raid
Superfortresses from secret bases bombed the Palembang oil refinery in Sumatra and Nagasaki on Kyushu, targeting shipways and drydock. Fire and explosions reported as air defenses offered light opposition, while Tokyo claimed minimal Japanese losses.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Ermy
Palembang
Sumatra
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Kyushu
Tokyo
United Press
San Francisco
China
Chosen
Korea
Sanin District
Honshu
Sea of Japan
MacArthur opens air war on Philippines with night raids
The communique reports three night attacks on Davao airfields with Liberator bombers, starting a new pattern of night sorties followed by daylight strikes as United forces push toward the Philippines. Lt. Grant Jensen piloted the first Liberator on a 13 hour 45 minute flight. MacArthur also notes attacks along the south approaches and cites heavy Japanese losses near Wewak and on Guam Saipan Tinian totals.
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Davao
Mindanao
Philippines
MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Southwest Pacific
Corregidor
Grant Jensen
Kenosha
Wis
Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Dutch New Guinea
BBC
New York
NBC
Halmahera
Ceram
Amboina
Boeroe
New Guinea
Wewak
Adachi
Guam
Saipan
Tinian
Col Fox Leads WWII Air Base Developments in Pacific
Col Fox, named colonel in 1942, directed site selection and layouts for Marine air stations on the Pacific coast. He led the Henderson Field project on Guadalcanal under attack, served as commanding officer there, then evacuated to New Zealand after injuries. A USC civil engineering graduate, he previously city engineer of South Pasadena and chief engineer for Los Angeles County planning.
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Marine Corps
Pacific Coast
South Pacific
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Marine Air Base
New Zealand
University of Southern California
Col. Fox
South Pasadena
Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission
Polo Field
Cheadle
H. K. Lyle
H. J. Gregg
Garnett Steinhauer
J. M. Robertson
Pacific strategy turns on Tarawa to Guam drive
The text notes the success of the Central Pacific advance from Tarawa to Guam could accelerate plans for an attack on Japan. Nimitz in Guam is described as a turning point in Pacific strategy. Guam lies roughly 1,500 miles from both the Philippines and Tokyo.
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Pacific
Central Pacific
Tarawa Island
Guam
Japan
Nimitz
Philippines
Tokyo
Soviet Advance Across Baltic and Carpathians Reported
Warsaw captured. Another Soviet column seized Raseiniai 53 miles northeast of Tilsit. Baltic forces took Jekapils near Riga along the Dvinsk Riga line, while garrison remnants were driven into the Dvina river. In the south, Russians moved 10 miles toward Uzek Pass through the Carpathians and captured Jasionka Masiowa near the Czechoslovak border.
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Raseiniai
Tilsit
Jekapils
Riga
Dvinsk-Riga
Dvina
Uzek
Carpathian Mountains
Jasionka-Masiowa
Germans suffer losses in Adriatic and Arno area retreat
German forces aided by self-propelled guns and mortars lose more than 300 prisoners before withdrawing north of the Cesano. In the Arno loop east of Florence British troops face demolitions and mine fields as they occupy the area just vacated by retreating Germans. Torri Castellaccio and Mount Acuto are now held. Infantry meet the enemy two miles southwest of Pelago and armored units push along route 69 toward Pontassieve.
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Cesano
Arno
Florence
Torri
Castellanchio
Mount Acuto
Pelago
Arno Bend
Pontassieve
Notice of Sealed Bids for Tucson Foot Bridge Construction
City of Tucson invites sealed bids for fabrication and erection of a steel truss foot bridge over Big Arroyo near Santa Rita Avenue with abutments spans and ramps. Bids due August 17 1944 at City Hall Council Chamber. Prevailing wages apply.
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Tucson
Arizona
Big Arroyo
Santa Rita Avenue
City of
WANTED Spanish women to wash dishes in Tucson
Classified picaresque ad list with varied entries from Tucson area. Notes timekeeper, garden shop, repairs, cleaners, rentals, pets, motorbike, radios, pianos, jewelry, and jobs. Ends with a call for Spanish women to wash dishes at Timekeeper Pioneer Hotel.
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MFGR
Raleigh & Kool Cigarettes
Tucson & So
Aziz
D. C. Smith
Pioneer Hotel
Old Pueblo Club
Pendergast Bros. Dairy
Fry
Star-Citizen
Whiting
Hackett and Whiting Motor Co
E. _Pennington
Pennington
American Pants
E. Congress
Timekeeper
Tucson
Norman Drug
Wallace May Get New Position If Roosevelt Wins
An associate said President Roosevelt told Wallace a government post would be available if the Roosevelt Truman ticket is elected in November. Wallace declined to comment on acceptance. Friends noted no change in his campaign plans for Roosevelt's re election.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Too Late To Classify Local Classified Fragments
A collage of short notices from a local paper lists services and sales. Items include motor and radiator work by Gustine, washing and steam cleaning, tire repair, and 301 S 6th, plus real estate offers, photo services, flower plants, and a furniture sale ad. Multiple trades and shops referenced with contact numbers.
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Alaska
Juneau
All Sud
Alm & Dye
Allied
Am Airlines
Fdyr
A & Cable
Te & Tel
L&s
Armour & Co
Arch T & F
Atl Coast Line
Atl Refining
Atlas Corp
Aviation Corp
Bald Loco Ct
Balt & Ohio
Barnsdal! Oi
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Blaw-Knox
Boeing Airplane
A Borden Co
Wala ‘ Borg-Warner
Briges Bridget Brass Mir
Burling Mills
Calif Packing
Canad Pacific
Celanese Corp
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
A ‘S Cluett Peabody
Coly-Palm P
Das
Colum Carbon Com
D'' Com! Investor
Comwith Edis
Comwith & So
Cons Edison
Container Corp
Motors
Ar Corn Products
Ss Crane Co
Crown Zellerich Crown
Ck & S
Curtiss-Wehr
State & Co
Doug Aircraft
du Pont
Eastern Air
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gillette
Ill Central
Inger-Rand
Inland Steel
Interlake Iron Atarvester
Nick Can TR
Tel & Tel
Johns-Mann
Kresee
Sss
Kroger Groc
Lehman Corp
Nat Biscuit
Nat Distillers
Nat
Northern Pac
North Am Co
Ohio Co
Owens-Ill_ Glass
Patino Mines
Ms Penney (Ic
Penn R
Philip Morris
Phillips Pet
Te Proct & Gam
Pullman
Repo Steel
Issa “ Reynolds TB
Safeway
Aln Schenner Distil
Sears Rock
Serve Inc
Shell Union Oil
Soc-Vacuum
Southern Pac
Southern Ry
Sperry Corp
Spiegel Inc
Stand Brands
Cal
D ‘S
Oj! Inc
Stand Oil
Studebkr Corp
Ae Swift
West UN Tel A
Westghse Air Brm
West el & Mfg
Im. A
Wheeling Steel
White Motor
Wilson & Co
Woolwich
Sh&t
Zenith Radio
Miami
Jewmont
Phelos Eee
New York Bank and Trust
Bk of Am Nts (Sf
Bank of An
We Bank of NY
Kiyn Tr
Bk & Tr
Bk & T
Irving
Pines County
City
Eee
el Bond & Share Ee
Glen Alden Coal
Humble Oil
Lone Star Gas
Midvale
Wieg Hud
New York Bonds
B&o
Bklyn UN Gas
Gt West
CMSP
Nyc
Seeeewes
Pladjoe
Warsaw
Adriatic
Atlanta
Bismark
Boston - Chicago
Cincinnati
Paso
Flagstaff
Fort Worth
T. Havre
Fla
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New Rer St
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San
Business Directory
Fred C. Snyder
Public Accountant
Valley National Bidg
Zimmerman Ga- Ave
5Th St
Hackett & Whiting Motor Co
The
Telephone Co
E. Pennington
Roselene Beauty Salon
Martin Drug
Josephine’s
6Th Ave
Susan
Rose
E. Broadway
Dorothy Milner
C. A. Beauty Shop
Vogue Beauty
Congress
Broadway
McCarty
O.P.A
T. L. Inman
Burks and Mack
Frank W. Ganz
ELEC
Kermit Oestreich
Guar Thompson
State Chemical Co
Catalina Chemical Co
SOS Rutledge House Pest Control
Stone Ave
Green Garden and Pet Shop
North Campbell Garden
J. E. Kinnison
Guar Abc
S. 4Th Ave
Old Pueblo Ub
St. Regis Studebaker
M. Banjo
Morris
Jes N. Tyndall
Renfern's
Tr N. Stone
Monterey
NAVY
Patio Lodge
Hammond
P. Co
Acre Electric Service Co
German Shepherd Andale Rr
U. A
H. S
COX Commercial College
Southern Arizona
N. Stone
W. Gatlin
Commercial School
S Stone
Tuc_son
P. M_ Elias
W. Congress
Johnson Jewelers
E. _Broadway
Fields Credit Jewelers
W. Cong
Meng & Ahlgren
W. Broadway
PITT
Akins
Tourea
Middleton
T. T. Muzzy
7Th St
S. Stone
W.leton
Cherry Ave
C. W. Gotf
Kalfe Mining
M. Carrigan
George W. Mack
H. M. Bollinger
Chas. H. Spencer
H. W
Clovis Snider
Austad
Grand Ave
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Lowell
Lester Benson
Neil
Neil Servive
Forsyth Drilling CO
Carl Pistor
4Th Ave
Ferries Dairy
Old Wetmore
India
Mitchell
la Rose
South Sixth Ave
South
E. Helen
Spencer
Elizabeth Bullock
Adjutant Foubister
Salvation Army
A-1
Douglas
Union
Star- Citizen
Tucson Motor Service
S. 6Th Ave
12Th St
McNutt Oil & Refining Co
Benson Highway
P.O
el Paso Natural Gas Co
St. Mary's Rd
Army Exchange Office
Marana Army Air Field
Pacific Northwest
T Erect
Structural Iron Workers
Sheet
Brush Painters
Auto Oilers
Cummens
Company
U. S. Employment Service
Don la Var
Watson
Prom ! Plumbing Re
Hearn & Caid—Plumbing Heating and
WB. Lee
Johnson's Instr
Eng
Glenn Thompson
J. F. Gardiner
Tucson Roofing & Supply CO
Arizona Inn
Rancho Grande Nogales
Safeway Store
North Stone Avenue
Copper Kettle Cafe
Gerlach
East Congress St
la Pasada
Imanent
E. Grant Rd
Gallatin
Cook
E. 7Th St
So. O
Army Post Exchange
Army
Cactus Candy Shop
Star Citizen
Lodge Club
S. 5Th Ave
Harbron
Sloan's
R. R
F. L. Mabry Oswego
Kansas
Valencia
Coeur D Alene
Idaho
D Alene Lake
Marguerite
N. 4Th Ave
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Daily Citizen
Houston
Tex
Orcinity
Savings & Loan Association
Corner Stone
Congress Liberal Jewelry Loans
People’s Investment
Arizona Maintenance Co
Oracle Ra
Hubbard
Letty Photo Dept
Woolworth’s
Larry's
Sunset Riders
ALL States Club
ST. Zinnia
Electric Service Co
Congress St
Congress and Main
S. P. _ Depot
Desi Arizona Board
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