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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1949
Page
15
The market shows mixed cattle and hog prices with steady to higher tones for some steers and yearlings. Cattle receipts around 4,500 with feeders and stockers active. hogs mainly 25 to 50 cents lower, top around 21.25 for 210 lb packers. Sheep limited with few large lambs traded.
The report lists metals in Connecticut valley with lead at 144 cents a pound and zinc at 9 1 2 cents a pound. East Louis notes and York area prices accompany the review of current market rates for metals.
New York trading lifted the market toward the year’s high as leading issues including steel stocks advanced. Volume rose to around 1.3 million shares with radio and television shares showing vigorous demand. Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, Admiral and others posted gains while expectations of industrial peace and World Series telecasts buoyed sentiment.
The New York market reports mixed moves in currencies with the Canadian dollar at 90.31 U.S. cents, Britain’s pound at 2.803 and futures showing tiny declines, Mexico at 11.56 cents, Argentina 11.50, Brazil 5.50, Sweden 19.40 Krona, and Switzerland 23.21 francs.
Public records show court actions including guardianship petition for Mariynne Ferguson, multiple divorce filings and decrees, and marriage licenses for several couples. Birth notices list newborns at St Marys and Tucson area hospitals with parents and times, amid scattered clerical entries.
Enrollment in the Tucson public schools reached 16,754 students, per Superintendent Robert D. Morrow. He notes this is 727 more than last year at this date and predicts total registrations near 19,200 by year end.
New York reports firm Cotton futures on Oct 4 as mills seek raw cotton to cover late season needs amid potential supply tightness next year. Futures close 60 to 90 cents higher. ECA authorizes 7 million dollars in cotton purchases for Italy. Anderson farm bill amendment would limit loan price suppression.
The council of social agencies will meet at the YWCA 738 N Fifth Ave at 3 45 PM to hear talks on employing physically handicapped persons. At 7 30 PM the Citizens Fire Prevention Committee meets at the Arizona Trust Co building. At 8 PM the Pima County Tuberculosis and Health Association directors meet at 301 E Fourth St with Dr E J Nagoda speaking on tuberculosis.
The University of Arizona engineers council will hold a smoker for freshmen and sophomores at 7 30 p m Thursday in the engineering building patio. Department heads and founding groups Theta Tau Tau Beta Pi will give talks. Movies will be shown and refreshments served.
Montezuma Castle national monument set an all time visitor record for the year ending Sept. 30 with 35 074 visitors. Of these 8 656 visited Montezuma well and 9 157 climbed the ladders to the castle. A single month record was reached in August with 6 277 visitors. The monument lies in northeastern Yavapai County CAMP VERDE.
The southern district conference of the Arizona Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs will be held next year at Tombstone. Members voted to support the Arizona children's colony and continued funding for polio research. Speakers included Miss Dorothy Richert and Mrs. Lorena Whitehead of Tucson.
A petition to probate the will of Gladys Montgomery Steele is on file in the superior court clerk's office. The motion seeks Edward Montgomery-Steele, son, as executor. The will dated February 11, 1931, lists real estate stocks cash and other property valued between $25 000 and $100 000. Conner Jones law firm filed the petition.
Phil Premy head of the veterans administration vocational rehabilitation program in Tucson will address Optimists tomorrow at noon in the Pioneer hotel venue.
Prices fell about 700 dollars below last year's average as the Tattersalls five day standardbred sale began in Lexington. Fifty four yearlings brought 116000 dollars total, averaging 2162 dollars each. Hal Senator, a son of Hale, fetched 14500 dollars from K D Owen of Houston, Texas.
A dense classified-style page lists service ads for bookkeeping tax, cement and septic work, excavation, remodeling, plumbing and heating, landscaping, painting, mattress renovation, and various home improvements. Names include C M Morgan, Tony Ward, Ward Bros Pumping, Colonial, McCarthy’s Septic, Earl Dotson, Farley Fenter, Lawrence Hickey, Arizona House Moving, Athans Academy Spanish, Daniels Jewelers, Nordstrom, Joe Ginnie, and Peters. Addresses and phone numbers accompany many offerings.
Eight days after renting a red two wheeled trailer, Alex Lampe reports it stolen. Police suspect the man who rented it drove a 1948 gray Frazer sedan whose license C 25603 now belongs to a junked car. Trailer license TR 5914. Lampe resides at 208 West Ventura Jr.
Dr. K B McEachron, a GE lightning expert, will lecture on Lightning and Lightning Protection at 8 40 a m Monday before UA engineers and Tucson residents in humanities building room 102. Dr J C Clark will introduce the speaker.
Richard Saunders aged 26 of 1825 E Adelaide Street and Rodney W Payne aged 22 of 3846 N First Avenue enlisted in the army and will train at Fort Ord California the army recruiting office announced today.
Pima County Post War Planning Board invites sealed bids to furnish one fourteen inch carriage grey tier ten key decimal tab set by 2:00 PM on Monday in Tucson Arizona. Bid must include a certified check equal to 1 of the bid. The board may reject any bid or waive irregularities. This notice is dated September 26.
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