This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1942
Page
10
AP market summary reports hogs and cattle trading at Chicago and Kansas City with mixed results. Hogs mostly steady to higher on light supplies with tops around 14.50 for 180-330 lb lots. cattle steady with cutters down to 7.25 and good vealers 12.00-14.00. sheep uneven with native lambs 15.00 and fat ewes 5.50-6.25 as prices ease in late trading.
Chicago Wheat prices sagged as selling from traders and commercial interests weighed on the market. July wheat edge lower near 1.18 and September around 1.21 with corn and oats also down, while soybeans slid about 1 to 1.5 percent.
June 19 report lists open market and cable rates for currencies including Canada 101 16 discount, 89 934 U S cents. Great Britain buying 4.02, selling 4.04. Argentina 29.77 official, 23 86 free. Brazil 6.05N, 5.20N free. Mexico 20.67N. Rates in spot cables unless noted.
The U S Dept of Agriculture reported a quiet Boston wool market with no sales. Bright fleece wools priced at 48 50 cents delivered mill, while fine wools and pulled or scoured wools remained inactive and largely untraded.
The notice notes egg price movements with local suppliers showing varied levels. It mentions small businesses adjusting to market demand and shoppers encountering a 41 cent benchmark in some listings.
In New York on June 19 traders paused amid mounting doubt over farm legislation. Positions were adjusted ahead of first notice day, with July, December and March contracts fluctuating within a narrow 50 cent range. Spot middling at 19.70 cents.
Los Angeles report shows butter 89,496 pounds cheese 198,732 pounds eggs 6,505 cases with butter in bulk 38. candied large eggs 36, do med iuums 34, do smalls 25.
The Peruvian government advances a plan to develop a 14 site tourist chain. Officials say the network will promote regional travel, create jobs, and boost local economies through coordinated attractions and infrastructure investments.
June 19 market notes show cattle mostly steady with good cows at 10.00 and cutters to common 7.00 to 8.50, calves 12.00 to 14.50 for dealers, and feeder steers 9.75. Hogs steady with small lots 185 to 230 pounds at 15.00 to 25.00, top 15.25, sows at 12.50.
U S Dept of Agriculture report from Denver shows cattle sale totals 500 with 50 salable mostly nominal. calves 25 salable. Hogs salable 400 of 1,300 with prices 13.75 to 14.35 for various weights. Sheep salable 1,200 of 1,500 with lambs around 13.00 and ewes at 10.00 per head. undertone steady amid limited trading.
New York June 19 stock market shows mixed gains and losses with leaders drifting lower amid uncertain war news and Churchill visit. Declines narrow by close as 275000 shares change hands. Erie common dividend surprise boosts stocks. Wabash preferred also up. Main laggards include U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler Dow Chemical Allied Chemical and others.
Charles H. McArthur head of the production board industrial salvage division will tour Arizona mines and plants to identify obsolete and discarded equipment that can be recovered to sustain war instrument production. The visit aims to boost material availability for the war effort.
The Roosevelt Churchill talks center on a second front and shipping. Brooke Ismay and Stewart are named as key British officers, signaling land operations and military policy. Roosevelt meets war leaders Marshall Arnold King Rosenman Acheson Bernstein Foley Cox Kemp to push weapons and supplies to the Soviet Union.
The Western line was the last stand before Axis tank columns pressing from Bir Hacheim. Ritchie aimed to retreat to the frontier to preserve forces and leave Tobruk Garrisons intact, betting Axis losses in tanks and transport would enable a final stop. Expectation rose that the British air force would strengthen support to ground units along the frontier.
The first Soviet communique says no wide changes on the front last night. It cites a Kalinin front thrust where Germans were driven from positions, a small action with one unit. On a Kharkov sector, a unit repulsed several German attacks in three days, with Germans sustaining heavy losses and over 1,000 officers and men left on the field.
Pravda in Tass dispatch denounces ankara court ruling as a shocking verdict in the provocative von Papen case and claims the Soviet defendants are guiltless. Turkish circles fear the unfounded verdict will provoke serious dissatisfaction in the Soviet Union.
Sweden announces reduced rations of tea coffee and cocoa as wartime austerity measures. The move tightens supplies for daily uses and signals broader conservation efforts across households and public institutions.
The piece argues Libya will be hard to defend due to supply problems and stronger Axis air power. It suggests British artillery and tank firepower must improve while American bombers offer hope to tip the balance. Rommel’s moves toward Egypt loom, risking a wider Axis push via Crete and Cyprus.
The labor board reviews four union maintenance formulas for 180000 steel sector workers and 200000 GM employees. The deals include a voluntary membership clause, a majority vote plan, post signing dues, and a 15 day resignation option with ongoing membership as a condition of employment.
British press hailed Churchill's Atlantic flight to the United States as proof of plans for a 1942 second front in Europe. The visit, his second to Washington in seven months, spurred public belief that major action was imminent, aided by generals Brooke and Ismay.
A spokesman noted the cockpit vulnerability in a new Japanese bomber, contrasting it with sturdier Allied fighters. He cited 30 battle crashes where pilots were uninjured, while the craft reportedly performs best at 26,000 feet and 270 miles per hour, and is larger than Japan’s older medium bomber.
Chinese analysts say the Japanese navy seeks to recover prestige after Coral Sea and Midway losses. Weather favors a naval push toward Vladivostok and Kamchatka in coming weeks, while autumn early October is seen as optimal for mechanized army operations.
Senate debate over excluding civilian defense agency workers from compensation under the act drew swift backing for paying civilians in air raid drill injuries. Taft warned of a new US principle while Thomas urged shared war burdens. Norris called costs appalling and McKellar decried the proposal as an extravagance.
In Phoenix a 21 year old Black youth burned to death in a grand father's home bedroom after a separate blaze destroyed a $20,000 Madison school plant. The school fire threatened a $225,000 facility until firefighters contained it outside city limits. Coroner held the body after a neighbor testified hearing a strike before the fire. William Derrick, a theater porter, was named in the report.
Arizona voters who did not cast a ballot in the 1940 general election must register by August 10 to participate in the September 8 primary. Registration books close August 10 and reopen August 11 until September 9 then close again until October 5. County recorders compile the rolls.
Canadian mines produced 5,191,694 tons of coal in the first quarter of 1942, up from 4,826,332 tons in the same period of 1941. The figures reflect wartime industrial activity and increased energy demand.
Fanny Wegand files to admit the will of Joseph Israel Wegad also known as Wegand to probate in Superior Court Tucson. Hearing set for June 2nd 1942 at 10 AM in the court room, all interested parties must appear to show cause why letters testamentary should not issue. Bell D. Hall Clerk.
A compact regional directory item lists Hester Hunter's Book Shop at 1189 East Speedway and Book Nook at 14 East Broadway, along with Open Book at 47 West Congress. It notes magazines bought and sold, painting and decorating services by C. W. Goff with phone numbers, and Painter Needs Work entries.
An array of watch repair and jewelry businesses listed in Tucson. Names include EXPERT WATCH repair, FIELD'S CREDIT JEWELERS on 70 EB Congress, P. M. Elias at 32 W Congress, DIAZ POLIDO BROS on 86 W Congress, Max Krumpe as expert watch and clock repairer, Rhodes at 108 S Sixth, PITTS Jewelers at Congress and Stone, F J Horstman offering repair services near the Y M C A Court. Advertises European makes and moderate pricing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.