Baltimore Market Quotation Highlights August 21
Livestock and produce markets in Baltimore show firm apples with various grades and prices. Poultry and eggs remain firm with light receipts and pricing across roasters, fowls, and wholesale/consumer egg grades. Cattle calves hogs and sheep quotations are steady to active, with good beef cows selling around 13.50 and hogs near 15.30 ceiling for grain fed stock.
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Baltimore
Uce
Bas
MD. Pa
W. Va
Baltimore Livestock Baltimore
U. S. Dept. of Agr
Do pearls form in clam shells often
Pearls of commercial value are generally not found in clams. Occasionally an inferior pearl will occur in a clam, but not the type of pearl found in the oyster. They resemble oyster pearls but are not suitable for jewelry.
Stock Market Mixed in Early Gains Then Slippage
New York stock market action showed a brisk start with scattered gains before midday, followed by a retreat and light demand. Leaders included Santa Fe Southern Railway Baltimore & Ohio Montgomery Ward Douglas Aircraft Boeing and DuPont while stumblers covered U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Southern Railway Texas Co Chrysler American Can Johns Manville Kennecott Standard Oil New Jersey American Telephone Consolidated Edison and Western Union A. Bond trading was uneven with some improvements in Cotton while trains slipped. Strong performers included Raytheon Solar Aircraft and Brewster Aircraft with declines in Electric Bond & Share and Graham Paige preferred.
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New York
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
Boeing
Duvnt
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Texas Co
Chrysler
American Can
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Standard Oil
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Western Union
Raytheon
Solar Aircraft
Brewster Aero
Electric Bond & Share
Graham-Paige
Chicago Grain Quotations Opening Prices Report
Chicago grain prices opened steady as trade remained dull. Wheat figures show Sept 1.62 7 8, Dec 1.61 3 4, May 1.60 3 8 to 1 8. Corn Dec 1.13 1 8, May 1.10 3 4, July 1.09 5 8. Oats Sept 56 1 2, Dec 57 5 8 to 1 2, May 57 5 8 to 1 2, July 54 1 2 to 5 8. Rye Sept 1.35 3 4, Dec 1.31 1 8 to 1.31, May 1.27 1 8 to 1 2, July 1.21 5 8. Barley Sept 98 1 2.
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Chicago
Browning To Speak At Rotary Meeting
Edward P. Browning assistant superintendent of Vergentchester Public Schools will address the Rotary Club at the regular Wednesday luncheon. His topic is Japan.
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Browning
Rotary
Edward P. Browning
Vrenchester
Local Market Prices and Feed Staples Report
Daily local market listings show prices for flour, corn meal, mixed feeds, middlings, dairy feed and egg mash, with per hundredweight or bag rates. Livestock quotes include steers, heifers, cows, calves, lambs, hogs and poultry, along with assorted grain and poultry starter prices where readable. regional market grades and totals noted.
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Loc Croes
Broiler
Turkey
Springers
Aletheia
Ea Tate
Falstertite OU
Eee O
Mikeas
Tori Dar Orewa
Starten O.c.c
Setneere Agb
Rees
Davis outlines selective wage raises across the country
Officials described a new wage policy allowing employers to grant raises without government approval if they do not raise price ceilings or cost the government. Large across the board raises remain uncertain while key industry leaders may set wage trends. White collar raises go to the Treasury’s salary stabilization unit, which has handled few such cases.
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Emac Aeee
Davis
U. S
War Labor Board
Treasury
DDT Dose Cautions Insecticide Uses
A Chicago report notes DDT kills insects but also harms birds fish and aquatic life. Dr. Clarence Cottam of the Interior Department warns careful use is essential. Tests at Patuxent Maryland show high exposure kills aquatic life and may affect birds and soil bacteria.
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William
Conway
Chicago
Clarence Cottam
Division of Wild Life Research
Interior Department
Fish and Wild Life Service
Patuxent Wild
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Scoutoree Plan Outlined by Shawnee District Leaders
At a Shawnee District executive meeting the Boy Scouts of America outlined a year end action plan. William Lawrence proposed a one day October Scout skill rally in Winchester featuring patrol competitions in knot tying fire building signaling and related skills. George Sanders chairs a fall training program with courses to be announced later.
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Boy Scouts of America
William Lawrence
Winchester
George Sanders
B. F. Arthur
Seaman Boyd C. Householder Returns to Boston Base
Seaman First Class Boyd Red Householder has completed a 30 day leave with parents in Waverly Farm and returned to his Boston base. He trained at Great Lakes and has 20 months overseas in the Pacific, serving since New Caledonia with New Hebrides campaigns among others. His brother, Staff Sgt E Sloan Householder, serves with the 20th Infantry on Luzon. He is expected to be stationed in Boston.
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Boyd C. Householder
Boyd “Red” Householder
Boston
Mass
Jesse T. Householder
Waverly Farm
Clearbrook
Seaman Householder
Great Lakes
New Caledonia
Army
E. Sloan Householder
20Th Infantry
Luzon
Householder
States
US troops arrive in Boston and New York locations
The article lists several soldiers arriving yesterday in Boston aboard General Black and in New York aboard the S S Barry. It notes Pfc Carlton Printz Jr on ten day furlough visiting his parents, with 29 months in the ETO and imminent discharge expected. He earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and multiple ribbons.
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Boston
General Black
Bergie Rickard
Winchester
Delmar T. Keeler
Middletown
Charlies W. Smith
Bluemont
Beverly Fletcher
New York
USA
Pfc
Carlton Printz, Jr
C. Printz
ETO
Printz
Pearl Harbor
Camp Gordon
District advancement committee meeting details
The Board of Review for the district would meet on September 6 with a Court of Honor to follow on September 14. H. C. Browne chaired the meeting, with Ben Belchie finance committee chair, Philip Hunter scout commissioner, and H. J. Wilkins scout executive present.
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Board of Review
H. C. Browne
Ben Belchie Cha
Philip Hunter
H. J. Wilkins
Four Doolittle Fliers Released From Prison Camp
Four Doolittle fliers were released from a Peiping prison camp through a humanitarian team’s effort. Names withheld until relatives are notified. They are quartered at the Grand Hotel De Pekin in Chungking with medical care. one pilot is beri beri weakened and cannot travel. Japanese charges of murder had been leveled at the airmen.
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Chungking
Aus
Office of Strategic Services
Doolittle
Tokyo
Peiping
Grand Hotel de Pekin
Beri Beri
Reorganization Plan Urges Swift Action on Federal Overhaul
A speaker condemns the sprawling federal bureaucracy for duplicating work and delaying citizens in report compilation and regulation. He pledges to push the President's reform agenda when Congress reconvenes and supports expedited passage and a government reorganization plan by the joint economy committee.
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Treasury
Congress
Joint Economy Committee
Better Gasoline Coming Soon
Richmond officials from five major oil companies predict a higher quality gasoline within 30 to 60 days after the Office of Price Administration lowers Eastern seaboard ceiling prices. Officials say octane content will rise 3 to 5 points above pre war premium and standard levels, with faster starts and better mileage despite storage and distribution delays.
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Richmond
Office of Price Administration
Seaboard States
Five Day Work Week for Navy Civilians Planned
Navy civilian employees outside Washington will switch to a five day, 40 hour week by September 15. Agriculture spokesmen warn the situation remains critical for months, while War Manpower Commission to release weekly reports on war contract cutbacks across 166 labor markets. Maritime Commission holds 434 ship contracts after cancelling 135. some remaining orders may be halted, with advance construction ships to be completed.
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Congress
Navy
Agriculture Department
War Manpower Commission
Maritime Commission
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