Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Report
Baltimore market wires list produce including apples and eggs with prices, poultry receipts, and butter. Livestock quotes cover cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep with early top prices, steady trends, and regional comparisons from Baltimore and Chicago exchanges. Also notes invasion money used by American troops in France is legal tender there.
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Baltimore
U. S
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
France
United State
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D. C
United States
Baeae
Seaee
Stock Market Opens With Broad Selloff In New York
New York stock activity tilted negative as large scale selling pushed the ticker tape down early. By mid day the declines narrowed with some losses cancelled. Major drags included Santa Fe Southern Pacific Great Northern Southern Railway U S Steel Bethlehem Anaconda Kennecott Westinghouse DuPont Douglas Aircraft Boeing and U S Rubber. Gains appeared in General Motors Chrysler Grahampaige Frim E electric Willys Overland and Montgomery Ward. Declines persisted in Noma Electric Republic Aviation Cities Service and Arkansas Natural Gas A.
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New York
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Southern Railway
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Anaconda
Nennecott
Westinghouse
du Pont
Douglas Aircraft
Boeing
U. S. Rubber
General Motors
Chrysler
Grahampaige
Frmerson Electric
Willys-Overland
Montgomery Ward
Noma Electric
Republic Aviation
Cities Service
Arkansas Natural Gas
Local Markets Review Highlights Daily Market Corrections
The Star notes that local market listings are correct daily but assumes no responsibility for typographical errors that may occur. Readers are advised to verify details directly with market sources.
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The
Star
Grain futures drift as profit taking trims prices
Chicago grain quotations show dull futures trading with most grains easing slightly under profit taking. Wheat May to Dec contracts fall modestly while corn and oats edge down and rye holds near open levels.
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Chicago
Rye
Ration Office Shifts to Mail-Only Vouchers and Close Dates
The War Price and Ration Board in Winchester and Frederick County will stop over‑the‑counter issue of coupons and certificates. Beginning the week of January 7 1st all items will be mailed to applicants. The local office closes January 21 to 29 for staff updates and resumes open daily from 9:30 am to 4 pm, Saturdays 9:30 am to 2 pm. Emergency applications receive attention via a volunteer at City Sergeant’s office.
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The
War Price and Ration Board
Winchester
Frederick County
Ration Board
Hapless Family Dies In Fire
MEMPHIS TENN Jan 15 High water forced the Davis family from their Mississippi river island home. They improvised quarters near Hughes Ark in a tore. Fuel oil was tossed on a stove fire and the building became an inferno. The mother 22 year old Mrs Zella May Davis tried to rescue her husband Robert and three small children but the father and children perished. Yesterday Mrs Davis died in a Memphis hospital.
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Memphis
Tenn
Davis
Mississipi River
Hughes
Ark
Zella May Davis
Robert
Super-Fortresses Over Japan Reported Flight
An AP report states three Super-Fortress aircraft flew over central Japan this afternoon without dropping bombs. One was sighted over the Nagoya area and two over the Hanshin region near Tokyo and Yokohama, per an unconfirmed FCC-recorded domestic radio broadcast.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
Nagoya
Hanshin
Tokyo-Yokohama
Home Mission Revival Opens This Evening
A revival begins tonight January 15 at the Home Mission Tabernacle with an open invitation to the public.
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Home Mission
Home Mission Tabernacle
War Damage Claims Paid Reveal Early U S Losses
The War Damage Corporation, large insurer for war losses, released concrete examples of claims paid. Cases include $4,500 for an Army plane crash in Hempstead New York, damages from the Turner destroyer explosion in New York harbor, shelling incidents near Los Angeles Long Beach, $1,000 for oil company property shelled off the California coast, and a $10 claim for a San Francisco Bay area blimp strike. Most payments occurred in Hawaii and Alaska.
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Washington
United
U. S
Hempstead
Long Island
Turner
New York Harbor
California
San Francisco Bay
War Damage Corporation
Hawaii
Alaska
Established Firms to Dominate Postwar Auto Field
Detroit reports that new auto makers will appear after the war but will not compete for about 18 months. Entry barriers include designing a car, building a plant, and creating a nationwide dealership. Aircraft firms and figures like Henry Kaiser and the Fisher brothers are linked to postwar plans, with industry leaders predicting Fisher production soon after the war.
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Detroit
Sengeemrt
Euope
Henry Kaiser
Andrew Higgins
Fisher Brothers
General Motors
Fishers
Five Brothers
Worth's takes early lead in Evening Star Ladies League
Worth's Bowling Center moved into undisputed first place by sweeping two games from Star Office and edging the final game for a 517 496 473 472 set. Mabel Williams 115 and Ruby Scheider 106 powered the opening win as Dorothy Rice struck out late for Star Office. Frances Dunlap 118 and Violet Sutler 114 highlighted O'Sullivan, while Loma Cunningham 115 led Bell Clothes past Beta Sigma Phi. Berryville’s Clarke Countians pulled two from GAA with Helen Elsen 124 in the opener and a 494 team total.
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Star Office
Worth
Mabel Williams
Ruby Scheider
Dorothy Rice
O'Sullivan
Frances Dunlap
Violet Sutler
Loma Cunningham
Bell Clothes
Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority
Betty Starner
Bell Girls
Berryville
GAA
Clarke Countians
Helen Elsen
A’s 481 Edge Crisman Leader in Last Frame
A’s 481 led by Frances Crisman’s 116 while GAA’s 473 finished 467. Mrs Crisman spared final box and 106, Mary Hann rolled 123 for JWC. Jr Women won 442 to 434 in deciding game eight pin. Proposed Va Woolen Co All Stars vs Royal Crown Cola match may not happen as teams dispute details.
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Frances Crisman
GAA
Royal Crowl Match Risks Gain for Little Return
The match appears to pose few rewards for Royal Crowl and the rivals, with both sides feeling they have little to gain and potential losses if they proceed. The sense of caution dominates as negotiators weigh uncertain rewards against possible repercussions.
Separation Center of the Army
A Separation Center is an activity within a personnel center established to effect discharge or release from active duty of military personnel who are transferred there for this purpose.
British Royal Doctor Sir Thomas Barlow Dies
London dated January 15 reports Sir Thomas Barlow aged 99 a physician to three British milers who attended Queen Victoria King Edward VII and King George V He was a noted specialist in children's diseases and is credited with showing that a common childhood illness once thought a form of rickets is actually scurvy.
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London
Sir Thomas Barlow
Edward VII
George V
Barlow
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Bell System
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