Stocks Hold On Despite Defense Spending Push
One year after the May invasion, the stock market remains below prewar peaks with the 60-stock AP average around 39.8, up from June lows but 20 percent under May 1940. Oil, steel, and rail shares showed mixed moves while industrial demand rose on defense orders and farm loan promises. volume was moderate and utilities sank to new 1941 lows.
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Paul Gesner
John Beckley
New York
Special News Service
Netherland
Belgium
Luxembourg
New York Exchange
France
Britain
Associated Press
Wall Street
Motors
Chrysler
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
American Air Lines
Glenn L. Martin
Steels
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Smelting
Phelps Dodge
Defense
Slaughter Of Stock Reaches April Height
Chicago May 10 The Special News Service reports April federal inspection slaughter totals set records for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs 3 806 930 head largest April since 1933. Cattle 792 167 head largest since 1937. Sheep 1 436 172 head top since 1935. Markets larger than March with steady hog prices and lambs.
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Chicago
Special News Service
Department of Agriculture
Army streamlines telephone calls at Fort Huachuca
The War Department issues new rules to speed Army telephone conversations. The greeting hello disappears and calls begin with the responder’s name followed by the caller’s name and rank. The change is effective at U S Army posts including Nogales Arizona.
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Nogales
Ariz
United States Army
War Department
Fort Huachuca
U. S. Army
Textile workers in Mexico threaten nationwide walkout
Fed eral Deputy Augustin Huerta said 70,000 textile workers are ready to strike if wage cuts proceed in Ori zaba the industry hub. Workers would walk out in sympathy with any group facing salary reductions as plant owners report losses from higher yarn costs and weaker European demand.
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Mexico City
Augustin Huerta
National Textile Federation
Mexico
Orizaba
Huerta
Coal Movement Rises After Mine Work Stoppage
After a month long stoppage at mines, the ceding week saw heavier coal movement. Retail prices rose 15 to 20 percent above last year nationwide.
Kaster Named By Baptists in Arizona Association
R C Kaster of Phoenix elected president of the Arizona Baptists association at the 49th annual convention in Yuma. Other officers include Rev Leroy Thomas, L W Coggins, Mrs G K Smith. five new board members were named. J M Newsom reported 11 000 Baptists and 46 churches in the state. Prescott named 1943 convention city.
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Yuma
R. C. Kaster
Phoenix
Arizona Baptist’s Association
Kaster
Max Dunlap
Leroy Thomas
Douglas
L. W. Coggins
G. K. Smith
Tucson
Coggins
M. C. Woodburn
Flagstaff
Charles Croswell
Glendale
C. Arlin Heydon
J. A. Thompson
Scottsdale
Dunlap
J. M. Newsom
Arizona
Arizona Temperance Federation
Prescott
Regents Open Meetings Move Backed by Governor
Governor Sidney P. Osborn urged the University of Arizona regents to open sessions to the public saying the public has a right to know what goes on. He reiterated plans to push for public meetings at the regents’ next session on May 29 and contrasted with the board of education’s transparency.
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University of Arizona Regents
Sidney P. Osborn
State Board of Education
Alfred Atkinson
Osborn
Monte Mansfield
McKinney Approved For Contractors Job Here
Dan C. McKinney is named deputy registrar of contractors in Tucson by Gov. Sidney P. Osborn. The appointment, announced yesterday by Morgan Pratt, places McKinney in the post after his resignation as chairman of the state Democratic central committee. He will move to Tucson to assume duties, replacing William Scrap Roberts.
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Dan C. McKinney
Sidney P. Osborn
Morgan Prat
McKinney
Democratic Central Committee
Tucson
William “Scrap” Roberts
Retail Buying Surges in All Regions May 10 Report
Dun & Bradstreet notes sustained brisk shopping with 15 to 20 percent higher sales than a year ago. Regional gains ranged from 7 to 25 percent, while summer wear remained popular and home furnishings underpinned the buying surge. Prices rose modestly as delivery delays worsen with June 30 promised for many house dress orders.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
New England
East
South
Middle West
Southwest
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Poppy Day Funds Aid Children Of Veterans
Poppies worn to honor World War dead support care for children of veterans. Elizabeth Beach, Morgan McDermott unit American Legion auxiliary child welfare chairman, explains. Poppies will be sold May 24. Funds benefit living and deceased veterans’ children. aim is to ensure no child of a veteran is left in need.
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Elizabeth Beach
Morgan McDermott
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Southern Arizona Graduation Set at Sabine Canyon
Graduation exercises at the Southern Arizona School in Sabine canyon begin at 8 30 p m on May 16. Capt Russell B Fairgrieve head master will present diplomas to nine graduates and faculty awards will be conferred. Rev R A Dawson will deliver the address What am I. The boys depart for summer vacations and homes Saturday morning with Captain Fairgrieve joining the eastbound group.
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Southern Arizona
Sabine Canyon
Russell B. Fairgrieve
R. A. Dawson
Captain Fairgrieve
Women outnumber men in Western nations
The text reports gender ratios in several countries. It states France 1071 women per 1000 men, Britain 1088, Germany 1058, Russia 1103, and the United States 976 women per 1000 men. It frames the general pattern as women outnumbering men in most Western regions.
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France
Britain
Germany
Russia
United States
Dealers See Heavy Demand For Coolers In Hot Tucson Days
Tucson cooler dealers report strong sales as temperatures hit 100 degrees. They warn buyers to match cooler size to room space, consider home layout, and ensure proper installation for safe water flow and minimal damp air.
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Tucson
FBI Warns Against Fire Saboteurs As Worse Than Others
FBI officials warned state and local police to guard against saboteurs who use fire to destroy national defense production. They called arson by saboteurs more serious, dangerous, and devastating than ordinary firebugs, noting the saboteur has vast resources and a national security motive.
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FBI
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Aign
Mexico to Start Communist Drive
Mexico City May 10. Federal Deputy Enrique Carrola Antuna said Congress would launch a campaign within days to crush the Communist party's influence in Mexico. He noted the Nazi Communist drive would be discussed at the next meeting of the pro government bloc.
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Mexico City
Enrique Carrola Antuna
Congress
Communist Party
Mexico
Bloc of Deputies
De Selm Named Outstanding UA Engineering Senior
Hilton De Selm named outstanding senior engineering student at the University of Arizona by the ASME student chapter. The group met Wednesday night in the Engineering Building on campus.
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Hilton de Selm
University of Arizona
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
election of officers names listed for club
Horace West elected president with Carter Nelms as vice president Ray Weaver as secretary and Lacy Thom as treasurer in the organization slate notice.
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Horace West
Carter Nelms
Ray Weaver
Lacy Thomas
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