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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
14
Market totals show hogs mixed across regions with steady to active wholesale demand and varied cattle activity. Kansas City hogs and cattle trade slow but steady while Chicago and New York report slow hog sales and firm cattle and veal pricing. exchange rates list Canadian and British dollar figures.
June cattle sale notes steady prices for steers and heifers with slow trade, loads of San Rosa island steer stock at 15.00 to 16.00, fed steers higher, mediums and lows listed for cows and bulls, calves active 13.50 to 15.50 for medium to choice, sows around 80 and spring lambs near 14.75 under cautious demand across staple categories.
Chicago grain markets show weakness across oats rye and barley with limited buying interest. Wheat ends about one and a half to two percentage points lower and oats mostly steady to fractionally lower as traders note tepid demand and scattered selling pressure.
The notice lists OPA ceiling prices for June from 5 to unspecified end for broilers and fryers with wholesale live 31.5 and dressed 38. drawn 49.5. producer to consumer 38 and 47. hens wholesale 28. dressed drawn wholesale under 13 lbs 54. 12 to 16% lbs 50.5. over 48.5 producer to consumer 63. Included are turk dressed wholesale under 1 and producer to consumer 48.
New York June 12. Cotton futures moved higher driven by mill buying and steady demand for distant months. The market showed persistent buying and scarce offerings with Middling around 22.25 and a price near 5 in some quotes.
Spain moves toward fuel efficiency as road transport increasingly relies on gasogene powered trucks. The shift signals a change in logistics and emissions strategy across major freight routes.
Voter registration workers faced high demand as four long lines formed at the recorder's office. By noon about 300 people had registered. deadline is 5 p m today for the November 7 election. Any resident who has been in the state a year by election day is eligible.
N. McLaughlin of Tucson has been chosen to lead state publicity for the invasion bond drive and named to honorary membership in the Phoenix Advertising club. He has years of national advertising and publicity experience and has contributed to veteran and Army reserve publicity.
Cutting of the hay crop at the city farm is finished and threshing of about 75 acres of barley will begin early next week. Approximately 450 tons of hay were cut and baled this year with 15 men employed, above the normal 10, city manager Phil J. Martin Jr. said. Land is being prepared for the summer season hegari crop.
Dr and Mrs Charles E Starne of 1616 East Sixth street returned from Annapolis Maryland where they attended the June week ceremonies and their son Ens Charles Starns Jr graduated He is assigned for 30 days to a naval air station in Jacksonville Florida as a technical observer and is expected home on leave before a permanent assignment.
County officials warn the France invasion may delay overseas military ballot returns. Of more than 650 mailed, 129 have come back, mostly from domestic camps, risking missing ballots when the final tally is set.
Soviet forces push toward Terijoki about six miles from the 1939 border with Finland as Moscow claims heavy Finn losses. Stalin praises Govorov in a day of celebratory artillery salvos and Molotov in Washington informs American and British officials of the offensive.
Official reports say the Rome force from the 14th Army, part of the Axis army surrounding Anzio, was reduced from 150000 men to about 90000 after a month of Allied offensives. The six divisions left were shattered, prompting Germany to rush in three fresh divisions from the north, including a unit formed from captured Russian troops.
American Marauders and Havocs attacked rail and highway bridges at Aunay Sur Odon La Haye du Puits Conde Sur Noireau and Failaise while 50 German fighters bolstered by heavy flak posed danger. USA heavy bombers from new bases in Russia targeted Balkan airfields during transit under Lt Gen Ira C Baker.
Allied units press toward Tengchung and Myitkyina as Chinese and American troops tighten siege lines in northern Burma. Japanese casualties climb to about 21,650 since January, while British forces push back along the Imphal Kohima front.
A wartime communique reports Cherbourg evacuated after heavy fighting and confirms the fall of Carentan, 27 miles southeast of Cherbourg. The capture aims to enable an American push across the slender waist of the Norman peninsula to sever north south lines and isolate Cherbourg, a key rail hub and port.
Treasury officials said Texarkana was selected as the central location for a bonds campaign due to its two state location. The effort reportedly included flying flags, including the Confederate stars and bars, on a Civil War veteran statue at the post office.
The Navy department lists Marine Pfc. Alexander P. Perea as missing in action in a report released today. He is the brother of Mrs. Frances Benavidez of Phoenix Arizona.
A group of anti administration Democrats met in Shreveport Louisiana and named E B Germany as chairman of a multi state organization. Observers note Wendell L Willkie has begun publishing articles on the Republican platform suggesting he may back the ticket if foreign policy assurances are not mere formality.
Reports from after six days of heavy combat describe global bitter fighting near Caen. In Finland the Red Army seeks to eliminate Finland from the war and clear its flank for a Baltic drive toward East Prussia. Dispatches say Russian columns break the Mannerheim line above Leningrad as Finns retreat and fail to demolish roads and bridges.
A jumble of rental offers and service notices appears, listing furnished rentals, car services, moving firms, sellers, and employment asks. Notable items mention an acre and 14 acre sites, various cars, a 1939 Ford, and addresses around Tucson, with contact numbers and partial prices.
A clipped directory lists Zimmerman Garage on N 6th Ave and 5th St offering tune ups starter and generator repairs brake work radiator service and lubrication with phone 6298. Other entries reference auto supplies grade I II tires service stations beauty parlors cement work floors sidewalks and driveways estimates 7355 and State Chemical Co termite inspections and roach extermination services with guaranteed results.
Classified column dense with service ads including fumigation pest control guarantees, printing reprints, stone avenue photo shop, college classes, jewelers and watch repair, mattress and upholstery services, painting and decorating, plant and tree services, Lost items notices, and general handyman offerings. Multiple addresses and phone numbers indicate a busy local commerce page.
A collection of personal notices includes astrology palmistry services by The Master Clairvoyant and Palmist with address Studio 1623 South Sixth Ave South Tucson and hours 10 a m to 8 p m. Also advertised are reducing treatments baths and massages, corsets and girdles, a Salvation Army contact for someone in need, a resident responsible for bills, a nursery school open all summer, a rings for summer months, and tutoring and health services including Adam La Astrology Palmistry Pueblo Lodge with contact numbers.
Classified help wanted notices list positions with various employers in Tucson including Sears Roebuck and Co, Leafys Cafe, Field's Jewelers, Pion Hotel, and El Conquistador Hotel. Openings cover insurance agents, janitors, salespersons, dishwashers, window clerks, timekeepers, street maintenance, gardeners, and bellmen with requirements on neat appearance, automobile, age, and experience. Local contact names and addresses include Mike Kennon, Sears Roebuck, 257 North Stone, Tucson. Mr Sayer Steinfeld. Mr Saveree. Box 382 Star Citizen. 126 E. 7th. 70 E. Congress. P.O. Box 4066.
Shortage of skilled workers prompts listings for shipping clerks mechanics butchers cooks bookkeepers and more across local firms. Ads cite experience preferred permanent positions postwar era and good wages with details varying by employer and department.
A collage of classified items lists nursery plants such as petunia and lark spur, hardware and service ads for cooling and heating, enameled marble wall panels, beauty operator wanted at Santa Rita Beauty Shop, a toys and kitchenware stock update, a shoes and girdles sale, a Saturday dancing event with Larry's Sunset Riders Band, Prudential Insurance education guarantee, and a milk herd ad from Star-Citizen.
In the Superior Court of Arizona Pima County Ethel O Bradford filed to admit the last will of Oscar C Bradford deceased with petition for probate Hearing set for Monday June 19 1944 at 9 30 am in Tucson courtroom All interested parties must appear to show cause why petition should not be granted. Also notice of sale of Hadley estate real and personal property by executrix Emma S Proctor private sale to highest cash bid June 15 1944 at 3 00 pm subject to court confirmation and mortgage details included This notice appears in the Pima County Arizona records.
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