Market News: Livestock Prices Mixed Across Regions
Salable hogs and cattle showed uneven gains in Chicago with weights over 250 pounds rising up to 1.40, bulk steers and bulls up to 30, and cows, sows, and calves mixed with some higher prices. Denver Los Angeles and Kansas City reports list varied ranges for steers, heifers, cows, and calves, with feeder prices strong in places. wheat and corn futures fell amid light trading.
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Chicago
USDA
Denver
Los Angeles
FSMN
Kansas City
Cotton futures steady in quiet preholiday trading in New York
New York cotton futures held steady amid light activity before the holidays. Mill buying, textile sales, and short covering were limited as traders shifted from near to later-month contracts. Prices closed modestly higher across several months with varied gains and declines in nearby quotes.
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New York
Irregular Christmas Eve Market With Mixed Bond Cues
New York stocks closed irregularly before the Christmas holiday with rails outperforming others. Several issues hit new 1947 highs while a slate of leaders fell, and government bond support levels weighed on sentiment as commodities markets closed early.
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New York
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Union Pacific
Phelps Dodge
Woolworth
Owens Illinois
I. Case
Schenley
North American
Electric Power & Light
Pacific Western Oil
Studebaker
Goodyear
Southern Pacific
Ilinois Central
Westinghouse Electric
Great Northern Preferred
Merican Can
Allied Chemical
General Motors
Firestone
International Tele Phone
American Tobacco
Dow Chemical
General Electric
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Foreign Exchange Rates Snapshot December 4
NEW YORK December 4 reports exchange rates with the Canadian dollar at 89.00 U.S. cents, unchanged. Great Britain $4.03, France 0.84 cent per franc, Sweden 27.85 kronor, Switzerland 23.40 francs. Latin America lists Argentina 25.01, Brazil 5.50, Mexico 20.62, all unchanged.
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New York
Great Britain
U.S
Europe
France
Sweden
Switzerland
Latin America
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Telepathy Entertains Legion Luncheon Club
An 88 year old Prof. George Lyman entertained the Legion luncheon club at the Santa Rita hotel with mental telepathy. He selected four audience members to lift a chair but they could not until the control was removed, despite one man normally lifting it easily.
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Prof
George Lyman
Legion
Santa Rita Hotel
Lyman
U.S. Led World Steel Output in 1947 At 57 Percent
The Iron Age estimates 1947 US steel ingots at 85,000,000 tons, 57 percent of world total of 148,600,000 tons. Russia 21,800,000 tons, England 14,100,000, France 6,600,000, Germany 4,100,000, with 11.4 percent from all other countries.
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New York
Iron Age
United States
National Metalworking Weekly
Russia
England
France
Germany
The
Public Court Records From City and Justice Court
City court records list Paul J. Cella and Jose Soto with continuances to December 27 for possessing stolen property and drunk and attempting to start a car not theirs, plus lewd acts for Yvonne Brown and AWOL for Thomas Filer. Justice court sets trial January 2 for Willie Hill with bond 1500 on deadly weapon charge. other cases include drunk in public, reckless driving, battery, and boulevard stop failures with fines or jail terms.
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Paul J. Cella
Sammy Christian
Alvaro Leon
Thomas Filer
Yvonne Brown
Jose Soto
Arnold Aguirre
Buster Jenkins
Hattie Logan
Justice Court
C. W. Gardner
Ad Wilson
Willie Hill
Ne Taylor
Jesus Sanchez
Joe Ward
Superior Court docket with criminal complaints and estates
The court lists criminal complaints including obtaining money by false pretenses and bogus checks with varied sentences, plus probate petitions for several estates. It also notes multiple divorces, name changes, quiet title, mortgage foreclosures, and a batch of marriage licenses issued in Tucson and nearby cities.
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J. Mercer Johnson
Lee Garrett
H. G. Barnes
Tate
Emil Masek
Cc. Carlin
M. Carmona
Thomas Jalentine
Elmer M. Amalong
Eunice F. Main
Petra Torrez
Rol N. Hall
Erlene A. Hall
Winston H. Whittaker
Frieda A. Whittaker
William A
Fred W. Fertig
Dba
F. W. Fertig & Co
Joseph Mart
Arizona Tire & Supply Co
Marsh
Barbara J
George P. Orrick
Ruth E
James L. Sanders
Ramon
Guadalupe D. Sweet
Harriet V
Wayne A
Donna Burk
Gera M. William B. Jolly
Flora
Tucson Insurance & Bonding Agency
William P. Tipton
Births at St Marys and Tucson area during December
The notice lists numerous births at St Marys Hospital and in Tucson addressed to parents including Murphey Litt Farley Harper Garcia Devillier Hanson Verdugo Garza Thomas Goodman Loy Kn Bischow Bacon Cromwell Keller. Times range from early morning to evening on December 21 22 and 23 with multiple girls and boys born to various local families.
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St. Mary's Hospital
James L. Murphey
South Fourth Avenue
Tucson
Bown K. Litt
John L. Farley
Ivan Harper
East Prix_ 9 road
Hubert Garcia
Sasabe
Ariz
Leo C. Devillier
West Alturas
Earl Hanson
Sousouns
John Verdugo
West 24Th Street
Arturo Garza
P.O. Box
Marana
John Thomas
Stone Eens
Willard Goodman
James D. Loy
East 39Th Street
William Kn
E. Bischow
Manor Trailer Court
Or Medical Center
John P. Bacon
RFD
Robert Cromwell
East Waverly
Dee
Lawrence Keller
Santa Claus Flooded By Kiddies Letters in Marshall
Santa Claus, a preacher in Marshall Missouri, is inundated by children's letters this Christmas season. He plans to answer every letter even if some are not finished until after Christmas. Some envelopes address Santa Claus North Pole Marshall Mo. The letters show genuine sincerity from the young writers. Santa serves the Church of God in North America.
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Marshall
Santa Claus
Missouri
Claus
North Pole
Funny Job Titles From Washington Government Departments
The piece lists bizarre and elaborate titles across federal agencies, noting Truman as President with multiple secretaries and assistants. It highlights Secretary of State Marshall, Justice’s Peyton Ford claiming the title acting THE assistant to the attorney general, and ends with Warren R. Austin as United States Representative at the United Nations.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
State Department
Secretary of State
Marshall
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
Atty. Gen. Clark
Peyton Ford
Senate
Ford
United States
United Nations
Security Council
Warren R. Austin
Cochise Milk Law In Court Faces Test of Constitutionality
In Bisbee Arizona the Cochise county milk ordinance faces a constitutional challenge. A plea for an injunction to halt enforcement is set for January 6 before Superior Court Judge J Mercer Johnson. The suit is brought by Associated Dairy Products Arizona Retail Grocers and Cochise county grocers, who allege the rule blocks out of county producers. The county contends the court lacks jurisdiction to enjoin public officials enforcing the ordinance.
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Bisbee
Cochise County
County Board of Supervisors
J. Mercer Johnson
Pima County
Cochise
Associated Dairy Products Association
Arizona Retail Grocers Association
David J. Marks
Western Union Ready for Holiday Telegram Rush
Western Union prepares for Christmas telegrams with a full local office crew after a threatened strike was called off. Manager Gene Adams said 60 employees would have been affected if the strike had occurred.
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Western Union
Gene Adams
Adams
Phoenix to vote on single registration plan
The Phoenix city commission set March 2 for a special election on adopting a single registration system. If approved, voters could register once for city, county, state, and national elections.
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Phoenix
City Commission
Births in Tucson Record Three Newborns in Late December
A boy born at 2 51 a.m. December 22 at 32 East Fourth Street Tucson to Dr and Mrs L G Kent of 2420 East Sixth Street. A boy born 7 07 p.m. December 22 to Mr and Mrs James Hanna. A boy born 7 17 p.m. December 23 on South Fourth Avenue Tucson.
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East Fourth Street
Tucson
L. G. Kent
East Sixth Street
James Hanna
South Fourth Avenue
Ryan Protest Yields Board Invitations at I T and T
Col Sosthenes Behn issued invitations to join the I T and T board for Clendenin J Ryan Allan P Kirby and Robert McKinney citing substantial stock holdings. Ryan Kirby and McKinney had pressed for broader stockholder representation while meeting with Behn. Board election set for December 29 with Burgess Powell Patrick Brown and Brown listed as additional nominees.
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New York
Col. Sosthenes Behn
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Clendenin J. Ryan
Behn
Allan P. Kirby
F. W. Woolworth Co
Alleghany Corp
Robert McKinney
Davis
Ryan
Kirby
McKinney
Col. Behn
Weks
Board of Directors
Board
W. Randolph Burgess
National City Bank of New York
Joseph W. Powell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Republic Aviation Corp
J. Patrick
Federal Electric Co
Chicago
Henry Holt &Co
Missouri Pacific Railroad
George R. Brown
Brown & Root
Houston
The
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Rice Institute
Grocers Push Efficiency Amid Rising Costs says Hartford
John A. Hartford of Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. argues the food industry enters a new competitive era where grocers must heighten quality and service to satisfy shoppers. He notes efficiency has trimmed the share of dollars spent on overhead and that inventories and equipment costs have risen sharply, with uncertain foreign commitments clouding 1948 outlook.
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New York
John A. Hartford
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Hartford
U.S
Christmas Gift for County Jail Inmates
Sheriff Jerry Martin announces an extra visiting day to brighten the holidays for inmates. Friends and relatives may visit during regular hours on Wednesday and Sunday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. to limit dreariness.
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Jerry Martin
White Sand Dunes Reach 1000 Feet in San Luis Valley
Some dunes in the San Luis Valley California rise to a height of about 1000 feet above the surrounding terrain. The feature highlights the region's notable desert topography and erosion history.
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San Luis Valley
Calif
Boardinghouse woman earns and keeps her share, says tax court
The U S tax court ruled that a Texas boardinghouse operator could count $27,000 of her husband’s estate as compensation for her personal services. Louise J. Neumann built savings from 12 years of work, ending with about $27,000 in the bank and helped grow the family’s fortune. The decision reduces inheritance tax due on the estate.
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Washington
United States Tax Court
Texas
Louise J. Neumann
Linton
Tex
Frank D. Neumann
Neumann
Neumanns
Corpus Christi
San Patricio County
France Votes to Drain High Incomes for Reconstruction
France moves a austerity tax on individuals earning over 450000 francs yearly to fund a 230 billion franc reconstruction program. The measure passed the lower house 300 to 268 with Communists and Gaullists opposing. upper chamber to debate within 48 hours. Funds raised cover 130 billion francs in bonds or taxes. Remaining budget aided by U S assistance.
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Carl Hartman
Paris
National Assembly
Charles DeGaulle
Council of the Republic
France
Rene Mayer
United States
Flying Club Seeks City Liquor License for Downtown Meet Site
The Associated Flyers of Arizona filed Tuesday to upgrade to a club liquor license, aiming for a downtown gathering site to entertain about 80 members including local businessmen, pilots, and Davis-Monthan field officers. City Clerk Carl Hitt referred the request to the city manager, mayor, and council for action.
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Associated Flyers of
Arizona
Edward W. Scruggs
Carl Hitt
Scruggs
Davis-Monthan Field
Graveside Service for Infant James Goree Details
Graveside services for James W. Goree infant son of Mr and Mrs Wesley T Goree of 4520 United States Avenue were held Wednesday afternoon at South Lawn Memorial Park. Rev Hilka Green conducted the service. The infant died early Wednesday morning in a local hospital.
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James W. Goree
Wesley T. Goree
United States Avenue
South Lawn Memorial Park
Hilka Green
Dust free air chamber fogging with dust puff
When air is completely dust free in a chamber its temperature can drop very low without condensation. Introducing a small puff of dust laden air then triggers fog formation inside the chamber.
Establishment hearing sought for Stone Avenue road in Pima County
Petitions filed December 1 1947 with the Pima County Board of Supervisors for establishment of Stone Avenue from Tucson city limits to Prince Road. Right of way 79.2 feet. Hearing set February 2 1948 to decide feasibility and damages with appraisers to assess compensation. Public notice invites objections.
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Stone Avenue
Board of Supervisors
Pima County
Arizona
Said
Tucson
Prince Road
Pima
Bronx Park
Court House
State of Arizona
J. Homer Boyd
Richard E. Kolb
Tuesseday
FL. O.H.V
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Armous & Co
Armstrong Cork
T& SF
Atl Coast Line
AlSa
Atl Refining
Nee
Atlas Corp
Aveo Mfg Veae
Bald Loco
Bucyrus-Erie
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Burlin
Mills
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Carrier Corp
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Wood Ll
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Northw Ry
Greyhound Corp
Houd-Hershey
Illinois Central
Indust Rayon
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Acme
Nat Aviation Weaee
Nat Biscuit
Nat Reg
Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers Reoe
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NY Central RR
NY Shipbuilding
No Am Aviation
North Amer Co
Northern Pacific
Ohio
Owens-Iil Glass
Pac Gas & Electe
Pac Lighting
Aard Motor
Pan Am Airways
Param Pictures
Patino Mines Penede
A Penney (Jc
Philip Morris
Xs Phillips Pet
Procter & Gam
NJ Ween
Pullman
Rheem Mfe Drug
T's Safeway
Scheniley Distil
Sears Roebuck Inc
Servel
Ll's
Shell Union Oil
MLA
Sinclair Oil
ny-Vacuum
Southern Ry
Sperry Corp
Spiegel Inc
Cal
Ind Steer
Stand Oil NJ
Studebaker Corp
Don Swift & Co
Texas Co
Tex Gulf
Texas Gulf
Transamerica
Trans & West Air
Union Bag P
Union Carbide
Union Oil Cal
United Air Lines
United Aircraft
United Biscuit
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United Gas Imp
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U S Rubber
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van Raalte
Vanadium Corp
Warner Bros Pict
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Western Elec
Butte Copper & Zinc
Cerro de Pasco
Newmont
Curb Alumno Am Eterees
Seeweee Am Gas & el
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Elid & Shaneee
Ford Motor
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Bank of Am Nts
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Ray Bergida
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Morgan T
Arthur Jenkins
A. H. Atkins
Theodore A. Meyers
Standard Stations, Inc
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Mona “Tucson
Joel Earl Reed
Hastings
Neb
Jeanne Vogel
Edwin H.ers
Toms River
N. J
Zelma Parker
Donran
Mary Thorbecke
Donald W. Richards
Brenda B. Dugan
Minot V. Irvin
Compton
Alice Watson
Beach
Leo D. Olguin
Mary M. Munoz
Jose J. Flores
Hutchison, Kas
Lucile Alfaro
Or & Ex
Marcoe
N. Stone Ave
W.S. Lackner
North
Pioneer Hotel
By Charles Molony
Flying Club
James Goree
Patterson's
Optometrists
W. A. Schell
L. M. Patterson
S. Stone
P. M. Elias Jeweler
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Fla
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Wyo
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Ray's Fur
Cranston Studio
Pontiac
Hackett & Whiting
East Alameda
Meyer
Victor
E. Congress ST
Victor Garcia
Mgr
County OF
Amanda Mae Strong
Archie Strong
Knapp
Boyle, Bilby & Thompson
Valley National Building
Superior Court of
Belle D. Wal
Ruth G. Gray
Tucson - Nogales
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Arizona Mortgage & Realty Company
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