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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1944
Page
10
Western cattle steady to firm with most classes trading near steady. hogs slow and around steady. lambs active with mixed lots and higher and lower bids. Kansas City and Denver report quiet demand with calves and feeders steady to higher. New York sees cotton futures gains amid textile awards.
The New York market saw rails and specialties spark demand in a day of scattering trading. Turnover reached about 600 000 shares, up from 337 000 yesterday, with Masonite and Gulf Mobile & Ohio among notable movers and declines led by Sears Roebuck and General Electric.
Market sutures reflect short covering and mixed sentiment after recent declines. Canadian grain activity lifted rye futures while visible wheat supply reached 98,863,580 bushels, with May and July contracts trading around the 1.60 to 1.65 dollar range amid choppy trading.
Exchange from New York to Pennsylvania notes a foreign exchange involving Great Britain in a terse, clipped report.
The city reports ongoing housing conversions have left 46 units nearing completion and vacancies driven by wartime employment uncertainty. Palm Rest home and Income Home sites, converted for multiple apartments, were leased by the government in late 1943. A Willard Hotel with four vacancies reflects shifts in lodging as sickness and alternative housing affect demand. The war housing sub-committee has not approved new conversion requests recently.
Allied troops report seizure of Kohima ridge with heavy Japanese losses. Tanks aided the assault clearing Kohima junction roadblock, while Chinese forces under Stilwell advance south through the Mogaung valley and press pockets near Manpin Warong Kamaing area.
The report notes President Roosevelt can secure renomination on the first ballot. It records 104 pledged delegates adding to his total to 677, with California 52 New Jersey 34 Delaware eight Montana 10 Oklahoma 22 contributing toward the needed 589 to nominate.
A Chicago weather bulletin records an average wind speed of 12 mph. The report notes a brisk breeze and expects continued windy conditions through the day.
The report praise the unity and strength of Allied forces with many nationalities represented. It notes a significant breach in the Gustav line by French allies, and mentions a large French army awaiting its chance in North Africa to avenge France's disaster.
Chinese columns advance through Kaol Kung mountains and Salween area driving Japanese troops from Tatangtzu and Mongmoshu. Another unit storms Mongmoshu on the main Tengchung highway while infantry push toward Hsiangta and the town of Lungling on the Burma road.
The council discussed defense recreation funds amounting to 1199.87 dollars. A police committee letter requested a meeting to discuss salary raises, but the proposal met with little enthusiasm from both mayor and council and was referred to the finance committee for further study.
Allied reporting notes the 194th Grenadier Regiment was lured by Italy with its headquarters and battalion commanders, degrading its fighting ability. For four days Allied naval support bombarded anti aircraft and long range guns around Formia Itri as the British Indian bridgehead on the Rapido pushes two miles deep toward Pignataro.
Philadelphia May 16 Lt Frank A Hildebrandt of Philadelphia describes how the Flying Fortress he piloted crashed under fighter attack after he was captured by Germans last July 26. His mother said he completed detailing the ordeal in 21 letters.
The Statue of Liberty National ec in s0n088 York harbor was vis by persons during 1940 with multiple onlookers recorded.
Key West Florida residents gained a direct link to the mainland as a $30 million 123 mile overseas highway was formally opened. The hurricane proof structure rests on pilings from the Florida East Coast railroad abandoned in 1935 after storm damage. Automobiles have connected the islands to the mainland since 1938 via intermittent sections, and the new road brings a 42 hour drive to New York City.
Phoenix May 16 404 traffic violators were arrested during April with fines totaling $8883 and jail terms against 303 convicted aggregating six years eleven months and thirteen days. Five cases were lost and ninety four pending, announced E H Braatelien superintendent of patrolmen.
A Emerson Foster 29 editor of the Negro Journal was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon a .32 automatic pistol found on him after a club incident. Police said he lacked a draft classification card and will face a hearing tomorrow with federal officials notified.
Captain Levi J. Plesner of New Orleans, noted merchant marine skipper who survived two torpedoings and saved many crew members, died of natural causes and was buried at sea, the War Shipping Administration reported.
Classified highlights include real estate plots on Grant Road district priced at 175 and 300 with 10 down and 10 monthly financing through Prudential Insurance. Also notices about rental, jobs, services, and a legal notice in the Arizona court regarding the will of Alpheus T. Fox with a hearing set for May 22 1944 in Tucson.
A crowded listing shows services from accounting and auditing to dressmaking, auto repairs and tires, beauty parlors, book stores, cement work, septic services, and cleaning. Notable entries include E. R. King tax service, Frankie's dressmaking, Sloan Service Stations, Vogue Beauty and Roselene Bea Salon, and Catalina Chemical Co.
A jumble of classified items advertises termite inspection by State Chemical Co and roach extermination using vapor spray methods, plus a range of service ads including film developing mail order, piano lessons, jewelers and watch repair, mattress renovation, nursery offerings, painting and decorating, sewer and roofing services, and lost and personal notices from Tucson businesses.
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