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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
23
Across markets in Kansas City Los Angeles and other hubs cattle and hogs showed slow to uneven trading. USDA data note steady to lower bids with cattle and calves in limited supply and hogs 28 to 29 dollars per hundredweight at top, week totals include thousands of cattle calves and hogs moved to packers.
New York bank and trust stocks and foreign change rates report movement in currencies. Britain and Canada show minor shifts while Europe lists the franc and lira with small variations. Latin American currencies including Brazil and Mexico appear unchanged in this brief market update.
Fragmentary public record items show unlawful parking fines bail forfeiture and names including Mercer Johnson Barnes and Pagellus Divisions. Other lines list marriages with Tucson residents Joe Mevng Puccon and Lorraine Wig TM Pine Ferry Audrey Lucas and Dorothy Jon.
Grain quotes show wheat down 0.03 at 3.31 July, corn off about 0.02 to 2.20, oats steady to lower, soybeans trading lightly with scattered quotes. Futures futures board lists July contracts and nearby months with modest shifts, soybeans at 23. maps indicate uncertain activity and small price moves across July through December contracts.
Cotton futures remained firm in active dealings as short covering and commission buying supported gains. Traders expected possible early action on a zero fund measure and noted favorable crop reports with beneficial rains in Texas. Prices ranged with July at 26.4, October 33.39 and December.
San Francisco reports the American Red Cross opening its national convention with focus on draft duties and future service needs. Basil O Connor, president, warns of possible increased support for troops while noting reduced national funding versus rising veteran services. Disaster relief totals surpass 12 million since 1947 with 47,000 homeless, and a further four million expected for Northwest flood relief.
Maj. Gen. A. M. Tuthill announced Arizona National Guard will recruit with the slogan join today and escape the draft. Exemptions apply for joining a reserve organization or the guard before Truman signs the act. The 57th Fighter Squadron in Phoenix lists 200+ openings across all grades with paid training and potential for advancement.
A slow stock market decline broadens late trading with many issues easing. Richfield Oil jumps nine points before retreating while Sinclair Shamrock Mara cubaibo advance earlier. Rails soften toward close as Western, U S Steel, American Smelting, Illinois Central slip slightly.
Metro metal market notes from New York discuss closing prices and activity for Tuesday. Traders report limited volume and cautious demand amid mixed headlines and currency shifts.
New York dispatch notes the 80th Congress largely aided business by cutting taxes and blocking some controls while rejecting several subsidies and social programs. It highlights the Taft Hartley act, postwar subsidies, postal rate hikes, rail and unemployment tax changes, and a springtime shift toward a cautious business boom amid mixed outcomes and divided views on policy.
Arrangements are complete for the Southwest All Indian powwow in Flagstaff July 3 4 5 with new dances and old favorites. Apache devil dance eagle dance and fire dance planned. night programs start 7 30 p m lit by blazing logs. Indians and whites may share squaw dances. advance tickets selling fast through the Chamber of Commerce.
Charles Lafayette Evans 34 seaman of route 1 box 189 has enlisted in the navy through the local recruiting office.
A Benson area hold up at a Sierra Vista grocer involved a gun point cash grab of 40 dollars by a man identified as Ralph E. Packard with an accomplice Charles A. Robbins and Emery Yarber driving a hot coupe. Authorities pursued near Picacho and Willcox, with officers blocking routes but the suspects eluding capture.
Board of Education of Tucson High School District No 1 invites sealed bids for alterations and additions to the electrical work at Tucson High School. Plans and specs at Place & Place Architects Tucson. deposit $25. 5 percent bid bond. prevailing wages required. bids due June 29 1948. contract awarded subject to board approval. publication dates June 21 22 23 24 25 26 1948.
Deputies and town officers tracked suspects Pack ward and Robbins after a Benson armed robbery. They were held on $2000 bonds and face possible abduction charges in Bisbee superior court. Robbins reportedly had a Marine discharge on record.
Plastic Air Pillow and beach ball items noted in sale pitch with multiple prices including two for 2.25 and single items priced 15 cents, 18.50, 1.75, and 13.00. The text references various camping and accessory products available in stock.
A cluttered listing page shows ads for appliance maintenance from Power & Home Equipment, janitorial, concrete work, septic systems, excavation, heating and cooling, electrical, landscaping, plumbing, and more. Multiple businesses from 133 S. 6th Ave to 623 N. 4th Ave offer sales, repairs, and services with contact numbers and brief descriptions.
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