Hogs Sheep and Cattle Market Report from Chicago
Chicago markets show hogs 11,900 head, prices 14.75 to 15.75 for 180 to 240 lbs, up to 15. Top pigs 15. Sows 260 to 400 lbs 13.65 to 14. Cattle 123,000 head, strictly graded red steers and yearlings 10 to 15 cents higher, bulk 13.25 to 15.75, fat heifers 14.75, weaners 15 down. Undertone for sheep weak. lambs to 14.40. Calves 1,000. Receipts and next day forecasts listed with various categories and percentages for quality grades. Poultry receipts 33 trucks with unsettled market and varied prices for hens, chickens, broilers, and turkeys.
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Chicago
Romans Built Defensive Posts Across Scotland
Sir George notes Romans planted small forts at regular marching intervals and permanent camps linked by roads. Agricola planned forts to withstand a year with adequate supplies of food and arms, ensuring durable defense across occupied Scotland.
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Scotland
Sir George
Agricola
Chile Plans Drastic Wheat Coup for Bread Supply
Chile contemplates taking over the wheat crop next season to prevent private stocks exports and speculation, aiming to ensure sufficient flour for bread as shortages mount.
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Chile
Chicago Produce re eggs unsettled market notice
Chicago reports August 3 that the egg market remains unsettled with price movement unclear. Officials note fluctuations in supply and demand, affecting wholesale buyers and retailers.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Prices for August
Chicago cash grain totals show corn with mixed 86 percent and yellow 84 percent bids, oats around 49 to 50 percent bids across several lots, and soybeans with yellow bids at 1.71 and 1.68. Prices reflected for corn oats and soybeans vary by lot, including mixed and heavy categories.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Table shows mixed futures on August 3
Open high low close figures for WHEAT CORN and RYE in September December and May contracts are listed with percentage changes and notable denominators. The data reflect price movements across Wheat Corn Ry e markets with varying gains and declines.
Raincoats for Airplanes Aim to Stop Wing Ice
Weather engineers unveil wing raincoats for airplanes to prevent ice build up during winter flights. The lightweight coverings are designed to improve safety and efficiency by reducing ice formation on wings.
Lights of New York memories and city notes
A collage of brief items from New York society and daily life. A former Mt. Vernon teacher Minnie S. Graham is honored for fifty years in education at DeWitt Clinton School. Other notes cover seasonal paint delays, a radio host misidentification, vandals jailed for tulip theft, a RAF pilot tasting lemon chiffon pie, and three sailors choosing beans for lunch.
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Minnie S. Graham
Mt. Vernon
DeWitt Clinton
Miss Graham
Edward Hart
Graham
200000 British Boys Enrolled in Air Training Corps
The air ministry announced more than 200,000 cadets aged 14 to 17 are enrolled in Britain's Air Training corps. Part time study covers basic flight principles with gliders and mechanical training as preparation for entry into the RAF.
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London
Air Ministry
Air Training Corps
Britain
RAF
Broadcaster Wolin Appeals for Marine Corps Recruits
Santa Barbara radio announcer Harry W. Wollin urged daily on air for Marine Corps recruits. He stated the training school for officers is open to all men with a bachelor of arts degree and encouraged enlistment.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Harry W. Wollin
Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps Training School
Wollin
Wild Plants in U S Yield Food in Emergencies
New York report notes 3500 plant species once used by Indians for sustenance including acorns from oak trees and nuts from 40+ species. Ferns, wild greens, berries, flowers, seeds and tubers provided edible options. Whites slowly learn fern food value. wild foods offer emergency sustenance in forests, prairies, deserts and shores.
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New York
United States
Marian A
G. L. Wittrock
Journal of the
New York Botanical Garden
North America
California
Atlantic States
Atlantic
Pacific
Northwest
Trained Watchdogs Guard Defense Plants In War Effort
The war department reports trained guard dogs from Afghans, German shepherds, and Dobermans have proven effective in protecting defense plants. One dog equals six guards, with dogs vetted by Dogs for Defense Inc. They detect prowlers and even located men hiding aboard a boat near Pacific piers illustrated by Army testimony.
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Washington
War Department
Clifford Smith
Army
Navy
Dogs For Defense, Inc
New York City
Pacific Coast
Ex-Strong Man, 65, Gives Blood for Transfusions
Edward Spike Howard, a retired strong man from Philadelphia, now devotes most of his energy to giving blood transfusions. He is often called on and can still perform feats like breaking chains and bending steel, though his focus is on helping others.
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Philadelphia
Edward
Spike
Howard
Death on Rural Highway
Rural highways accounted for at least 60 percent of the 34 500 automobile fatalities in 1941, illustrating dangerous road conditions outside cities.
High School Boys Working on Farms
In July Washington county employment service processed 68 new applications including 59 men and 9 women. 346 people interviewed. Mrs. Lay arranged 147 placements with 143 men or boys and 4 women. 128 agricultural and 108 detasseling seed corn placements. Ten boys placed at Clinton NYA school for defense training. seven already in defense work.
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Washington
Clinton
Car Trade In Washington County Sees Four Transfers
In Washington County business in used cars remains strong with four transfers of ownership reported in the past week. Only one new car was purchased, by Farrell Rickey of Crawfordsville.
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Washington County
Farrell Rickey
Crawfordsville
Arrivals at Scott Field Center Include Varney Arrival
A notice to the Journal from Scott Field reception center lists Robert C. Varney, son of L. J. Varney of 14e 1 North Fourth Avenue, among arrivals, with his arrival dated July 31.
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Scott Field
Reeception Center
Tinois
Robert C. Varney
L. J. Varney
North
Fourth Avenue
Journal
Bond quotas cut for August by 185 million dollars
Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr told Jay that the August war bond quota is reduced from one billion to 815 million dollars. The adjustment reflects wartime financing needs as the government scales bond issuance.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morganthau, Jr
Jay
Postman Climbs 8676 Steps Daily At Union Conference
A postman praised at a Union of Post Office Workers conference in England climbs 8,676 stairs each day. The calculation equates to about 1,500,000 feet yearly, or fifty Mount Everest heights.
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Union of
Post Office Workers
England
Roanoke Vine Wine Used to Christen Virginia Dare Ship
Instead of champagne the Moth er Vineyard scuppernong wine from Roanoke Island was used to christen the Virginia Dare, the third Victory cargo ship built at Wilmington North Carolina. Legend ties the vine to the 1587 birth of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America.
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Roanoke Island
N. C
Victory
Wilmington
N.C
America
Virginia Dare
Witting Named Crop Insurance Representative for Washington County
Howard L. Witting of Marion township, alternate member of the county AAA committee, is appointed crop insurance representative for Washington County. He will contact all wheat growers in August to offer crop insurance and collect applications. A 3 year term policy with annual amendments and yield-based rates are introduced for next year.
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Howard L. Witting
Marion Township
AAA
Washington County
Mr. Witting
Injunction Filed Against Musicians Union Over Recordings Ban
The federal government filed an injunction in Chicago federal court to halt the American Federation of Musicians and its officers led by James C. Petrillo from enforcing a ban on making transcriptions and recordings. The suit accuses the defendants of unlawful restraint of trade in phonograph records and radio broadcasting under the Sherman act. Petrillo called the ban a fight for the musicians’ very existence in a letter to FCC chairman Laurence Fly.
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Washington, D. C
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Justice Departments
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Patrillo
Defendents
James H. Laurence Fly
Federal Communications Commissions
Goldfinch Draws Truck Controlled Meal Reward
A trained goldfinch named Oscar pulls a string to move a small midget truck up a runway to reach his cage. Inside the truck is seeds he may peck only after he completes the work, drawing crowds of sightseers to watch the behavior.
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Oscar
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