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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1944
Page
8
AP market notes show mixed cattle hogs and sheep results across Denver Chicago Kansas City and Omaha with price shifts by weight class. Cattle mostly steady to higher while hogs vary and lambs show gains in places with ongoing weekly sales and regional demand.
Selective investment demand persisted but profit taking paused leaders as earnings and dividend prospects buoyed sentiment. Traders eyed war news while many Wall Street participants left for a long holiday. deals slowed and trends ended unevenly near the close with Macy Crane Co Atlantic Cold Storage among noted movers and laggards.
The report lists exchange rates with Great Britain and Canada amid open market conditions. It notes official buying and selling figures for the pound and dollar and mentions Argentina and Brazil rates.
The Wisconsin State Historical Library at the University of Wisconsin is described as the largest of its kind in the United States. The claim highlights the library’s extensive historical collections and prominence in the field.
New York May 27 Commosity Credit Corporation announced that loans on the 1942 crop cotton will be called August 15 causing liquidation in futures on the possibility of more cotton being taken from loans and sold in the open market. Offerings were absorbed by mill buying and covering. Futures closed 19 to 30 cents a bale with quotes July 20.80-83 October 20.16-19 December 19.91N March 19.69N May Middling spot 21.78N off 3. N-Nominal.
Tomorrow the First Christian church will host a Children’s Day program during Sunday school with grades presenting a service. Dr. George N. Reeves of Chapman College will deliver a sermon supporting the Chapman College security campaign. Pastor H LeRoy Kinser will participate as the church aims to raise 75 dollars for world mission.
Bridget Ann Larson seven months old of 980 Palmera avenue died at a local hospital early this morning. Surviving are her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Clifford Larson two sisters Verde Marie and Dorothy Emma. The family has lived in Tucson for four months. Remains will be in state Sunday evening at Reillys chapel. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 am at All Saints church. Final disposition will be announced later.
Petition filed in Superior court to admit the estate of the late LeRoy Perkins to probate. The $12,400 estate plan allocates $5,000 to Martha Perkins Boyston of Los Angeles, with $6,200 remaining to Mrs. Perkins and care for Ella Bual Perkins. Howard H. Heintzelman of Des Moines would be forgiven half of notes from a Des Moines business sale to Heintzelman.
Clement S. Fox will be the adult representative for the Tucson delegation to a Phoenix YMCA summer camp near Prescott. Thirty six Tucson boys and four junior leaders will accompany Fox, per YMCA camp committee chairman J. Grant Howard. Fox is a Tucson High physics teacher and Hi Y adviser. he has served as Benson superintendent and on Arizona juvenile institutions board. The first Tucson group sails to camp June 13.
Bryant W. Jones of Clifton Arizona and Hardin Alwyn Oldfield of Willcox Arizona were promoted from second to first lieutenants, the War Department announced today.
A jumble of classified items and services appears with transport requests, insurance, baby care, vehicles, real estate, furniture, tools, pets, lessons, and job Yardage of miscellaneous contact numbers and directions in a dense period ad page.
In Pima County Arizona Arthur Henderson files to admit the last will of Albert E Winter deceased and seeks letters of administration with will annexed hearing set for May 29 1944 at 10:00 AM in Tucson court. All interested persons must appear to show cause. Dated May 16 1944.
Directory entries list services from tailoring and dressmaking to auto repairs, beauty parlor, cooling heating, electrical service, pest control, fumigation, instruction, and jewelry repair. Numerous businesses along Congress Street East Speedway and downtown direct readers to contact numbers for specific offerings.
Multiple small ads list services like Nurseries Sani Soil Middleton's planting Cacti gardens and Palms painting plumbing piano repair and radio repair. Lost items include a round gold watch and a sorrel mare with colt. Personal note mentions abdominal supports and an Alcoholics Anonymous box.
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