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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1946
Page
6
Wed and Thu at the cinema feature Eddie Bracken and Veronica Lake in Hold That Blonde. The comedy combines Bracken’s charm with Lake’s screen presence for a lighthearted pair of performances.
In Little Rock on June 4, army authorities study Pulaski circuit court records to decide if more actions follow three Camp Robinson soldiers flogged after confessing to burglaries and thefts. Col Paul Singer says the punishment was a state matter and the incident closed for the army. The men volunteered for flogging over prison terms.
Leaders of the Hudson and Manhattan Tubes strike declared they would boycott the opening session of a five day fact finding board investigation appointed by President Truman. 115 000 riders found ways to work as transit delays continued and union leaders awaited orders from Cleveland.
The Rotary adopts Byrnes position after long debate on the Paris report and the Allies peace aim. The council narrowly approves a permanent world headquarters in Denver, amid opposition from Chicago delegates, with $5,000 paid to the Catholic archdiocese for a pilot site on a former cemetery.
Pittsburgh June 4 Huge clouds of smoke rose from steel mill stacks as production race starts to boost reconversion. Industry crippled by a month long steel strike and a 64 hour coal miners walkout, but shipments from crate mined coal allow a few blast furnaces to run. It will take at least two weeks before steel rolls in quantity from finishing mills to meet manufacturers' demand.
Indiana shows 68 317 more registered vehicles than the same point last year as of June 4 1946. Director H Dale Brown says many are worn out jalopies driving up traffic accidents and hindering production of new cars. Bureau records 1 015 763 registrations and 1 297 825 drivers licenses issued in first four months of 1946.
Illinois lawmakers prepare for a special veterans bonus session with Democrats and Republicans shaping battle lines. The dispute centers on funding a 385 million bond from the general revenue fund versus a tax plan on cigarettes, race tracks, and movie theatres to cover the bonus. The clash involves Gov. Dwight Green's postwar building funding and lobbyist activity while The American Legion backs the GOP plan and theater groups protest. The session is expected to be lengthy with amendments and a possible delayed roll call as negotiations continue.
Chicago June 4 Robert W Buckley and Buckley & Co are suspended from the Chicago Board of Trade after Buckley forced a temporary exchange shutdown with a federal injunction. The exchange rules bar members unable to meet financial obligations. Buckley, long active on the Chicago pits and a former vice president in 1938, is cited for recent balance concerns amid OPA price actions. Buckley II shares the suspension. both must reestablish financial solvency to return to the trading floor.
Ithaca New York Dr Ruby Green Smith a pioneer of cooperative extension work in New York State and the nation will retire June 30 after 28 years of service. She received a special citation from M L Wilson national director of the extension service US department of agriculture presented by H E Babcock chairman.
Hog demand steady with good and choice buyers for 100 lb plus at about 14.85 per cwt. two loads at 14.21 for steers. 17.85 for load choice medium weights. lot of choice heifers at 17. vealers 17.5 to 18. Sheep market active with fat lambs steady to strong. slaughter ewes higher. Texas pelts and lambs quoted. lambs 13 to 16 plus. slaughter ewes 8 to 8.50. few 8.75.
Chicago reports George S. O. Smith of St. Louis says the government loan of wheat to mills is only a shot in the arm as 98 percent of nation flour mills are closed. Mills may stay shut until mid August after spring wheat harvest while associations seek to ease rationing in Chicago bakeries.
Madrid Iowa June 4 An airplane and an auto collided on Highway 60 south of Madrid in a rare state incident. No injuries were reported. Plane pilot Donald J Love 25 of Runnelis Iowa attempted a landing at the Madrid airport then veered across the wet field and nosed over onto the highway striking the car driven by Pete Bimbi 57 of Madrid Iowa.
John J Ward 22 of 613 N Meridian laborer wed Vera Lucille Chestnut 20 of route 2 an OPA office typist. Eugene Haupt 20 minister of 110 Mill street wed Margaret Summers 19 route 2 Montgomery. Joseph B Strange 24 of 618 W Van Trees soldier wed Anna Lucille Booker 20 route 3 Kroger cashier.
Cincinnati cattle buyers show limited early salable slaughter cattle with meager offerings and scattered deals. Calves are scarce while hogs hold $14.20 to $14.95 with some $15.25, sheep steady to higher with one spring lambs around $17.50 to $18.50 and yearling ewes about $8.50 to $9.00 for select lots.
Hogs 14 500 steady top 14 85 bulk 14 85 heavy 14 85 medium 14 85 light 14 85 light lights 14 50 to 14 85 packing sows 14 to 14 10 pigs 12 25 to 14 50. Cattle 5 500 steady calver 600 steady beef curtains good and choice 17 to 18 common and medium 15 to 27 yearlings 14 to 17 75 butchers heifers 11 to 17 75 cows 10 to 15 bulls 10 to 14 75 calves 10 to 17 feeders steers 12 to 16 75 stockers deers 11 to 16 50 cows and heifers 10 to 15. Sheep 2 300 steady medium and choice lambs 16 to 17 25 culls and common 12 to 14 50 yearlings 13 to 15 common and choice ewes 5 to 9 50 feeder lambs 14 to 17 50.
Hog market notes show 160 to 400 pound hogs at 14.45 per cwt with sows from 13.50 to 13.25. Calves and lambs appear weaker, with lambs around 13 and lower range from 10.50 to 12.50.
A brief market notice reports yellow beans priced at 2 dollars per unit with moisture readings around 16. It notes a Wheat brewseileedt item and an 86 CORRO-5 reference, indicating a miscellaneous price and grading update.
Denver report states a critical shortage of registered nurses across Colorado. Mary Walker, field worker for the State Nurses' Association, says the situation is consistent throughout the state.
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