Baltimore Markets Line Up March Prices for Produce and Livestock
Market notes show March 17 quotations from Baltimore for potatoes onions turkeys and capons with steady demand and mixed colors. live poultry and dressed poultry prices listed alongside beef calves hogs and sheep with value ranges and top quotes. Chicago prices report a sharp rise due to a cold wave with hogs and cattle advancing and a strong steer trade.
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Baltimore
Actions St
Plymouth Sale Deney
U. S. Dept. Agr
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Boston Wool Market Report
U S Dept of Agriculture notes Boston inquiries for domestic wools with demand centered on fine and Texas wovens. Ohio delaine sold around 42 to 44 cents, Australia and America offerings steady at firm prices as buyers show activity.
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BOSON
U. S. Dept
Boston
Texas
Ori
Ohio
Thirty Rescued From Cave-In At Local Hydroelectric Project
Thirty seven men were rescued from a cave-in at the Nanthahala Light and Power Company hydroelectric project near Andrews on March 17 after nine hours entombment. Several were hospitalized as officials reported the injuries were not severe and most men remained in good condition.
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Andrews
Nantahala
Wall Street on St Patrick's Day Tangles Trading
New York March 17 stocks opened with shamrocks and uncertainty. Early gains faded across steel and shipbuilding while motors, rails, rubbers and mail order shares moved. About 400 000 shares traded as prominent names quoted include Chrysler 67 3-8, General Electric 33 3-8, General Motors 43 5-8, Republic Steel 19 3-8.
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New York
Wall Street
Chrysler
Con. Edison
Corn Prod
Genl
Elec
Gens. Motors
Goodyear
Im. Bes
Oes Republic Steel
Sears Roebucy
Local Markets The Star Reports Daily Market Listings
Market pages show daily local prices and product listings with typical typographic inconsistencies. The Star provides a snapshot of vendors and items available, noting minor errors in type but preserving the market core.
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Star
Police Court Docket Daily Follows Trial Justice Largent
Cases heard by Trial Justice F L Largent Jr include John Walls for reckless conduct with 7 days and costs Isaac Garett Boyce for drunk and disorderly with 7 days and costs Carl Slonaker for theft and vandalism involving a window breaking at a jewelry store with 7 days Charles Lewis of Harrisonburg for disorderly conduct and drunk and disorderly with fines and costs.
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F. L. Largent, Jr
John Walls
Derry
Isaac Garett
Boyce
Carl Slonaker
Crak
Vinson Orndorff
Pall Mall Street
Charles Lewis
Harrisonburg
Question on averages of American heights
The question asks for the average height of American men and women. The provided answer text appears garbled but states that men average about five feet something and women about five feet.
Administration Lines Up Solid Front Against Aid Cut
President Roosevelt's call for an all-out lease-lead program finds lawmakers united to resist any cuts to the 7 billion dollar fund for weapons. Debates begin in the House with support expected by midweek as early shipments to Britain proceed and production talks with industry continue. The address stresses urgent sacrifice and a total victory goal while hinting at labor and 40-hour week considerations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Nye
R-Nd
Senate Appropriations Committee
Glass
D-Va
Britain
Greece
China
America
Ksagpa
de Yeek
Jase Josid
Massachusetts Governor Signs Green Ink Bill Amid Tax Talks
Gov Leverett Saltonstall signs a bill in Boston using green ink while recovering from arm surgery. The measure ties to a double Irish holiday and St Patrick’s Day in a Revolutionary War context. Tax increases are framed as inevitable with debate over further sacrifices.
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America
St. Patrick’s Day
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Boston
Grain quotations move as futures and cash mixed in Chicago
Chicago March 7 futures show wheat slipping early before unevenly rallying with May at 86 1 4 to 1 8, July 82 7 8 to 83, Sept 83 3 8. Corn May 68 to 63 1 8, July 63 1 4, Sept 63. Oats May 36 5 8, July old 33, July new 32 7 8, Sept old 32, Sept new 31 7 8. Cash grain in Chicago lists No 1 hard wheat 92 1 4, corn No 1 yellow 68 1 4, No 4 mixed 66 1 2, and other bids. Baltimore and Winchester markets show wheat around 93 c per bushel and corn around 70 c per bushel with mill deliveries.
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Chicago
sigeGied An
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Cost of Coal Wage Increase Being Pondered
New York March 17 A joint sub committee discussed the cost of a blanket one dollar a day wage increase sought by the United Mine Workers of America CIO. The talks covered labor efficiency production and cost with no decisions reached. Thomas Kennedy said two or three days would be needed for both sides to review the proposal and assess any snags.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Thomas Kennedy
UMWA
240 000 Germans Nearing Greece
Belgrade reports a military expert estimates 16 Nazi divisions about 240,000 men massed on or near Bulgaria's frontier with Greece. Britain is said to be pouring 300,000 into Greece with 100,000 already ashore. Nazi units in Romania are described as four on the frontier, two near the Soviet line, two in Romania, and four along the supply route.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Bulgaria
Greece
Romania
Rumania
Soviet Russia
El Magnifico Is In Disgrace After Bullfight Fiasco
In Mexico City March 17 outraged fans await government verdict on matador Lorenzo Garza once known as El Magnifico. If censured he could face a 1000 fine and loss of a 3600 dollar per performance contract. Rivals Armillita and Silverio enjoyed successful shows, while Garza walked off to jeers amid a costly two Sunday decline.
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Mexico City
Matador
Lorenzo Garza
el Magnifico
Armillita
Silverio
Garza
Two Forgers Are Sentenced in Corporation Court
Two men labeled as forgers were sentenced this morning in Corporation Court by Judge Philip Williams. H Hood pleaded guilty and received six months and costs with jail time already served deducted from the sentence. Howard Wilkins avoided grand jury indictment and earned a 12 month sentence plus one year probation.
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Corporation Court
Philip Williams
H. Hood
Howard Wilkins
Ian N
Od Guts
U S Warships Arrive for Three Day New Zealand Visit
Thousands greet the U S cruisers Brooklyn and Savannah and destroyers Cummings Shaw Tucker as they arrive in Auckland for a three day training cruise. The arrival drew large crowds along the waterfront and marked the start of their visit.
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Auckland
New Zealand
United States
Brooklyn
Savannah
Case
Cummings
Shaw
Tucker
Work Halts At Cambria Factory
James Gent of the CIO reports several hundred workers stopped work at Bethlehem Steel's Cambria works in Cambria County Pa in protest of an employer election. Gent calls the employee representation plan illegal and says the NLB ordered its disestablishment in August 1939. He notes an appeal has been filed.
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Johnstown
James Gent
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Company
Cambria
Gent
National Labor Board
Ae R. P. Ae
Virginia auditor seeks salary plan for sheriffs and deputies
State Auditor L Downs proposes removing the fee system for sheriffs and city sergeants and placing them on salaries with local governing bodies setting pay for part-time deputies. The plan would fund meals and prisoner care and shift two thirds of salaries and expenses to the state with localities paying one third.
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L. Downs
General Assembly
State Compensation Board
Richmond
McCarthy
Boards of Supervisors
State Board of Public Welfare
Downs
John B. Spiers
Radford
Governor’s Legislative Advisory Council
Virginia
Mother of Six Dies From Poison
Margaret Hunter a 27 year old mother of six died after drinking poison authorities said. Acting coroner Dr J W Bird ruled the death self administered. She was visiting her parents near Travilah Maryland when illness struck and she was taken to Montgomery County Hospital where she died.
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Rockville
Margaret Hunter
J. W. Bird
Montgomery County
Hunter
Samuel Hunter
Travilah
E. T. Foster
Thyssen Thought To Be Prisoner in Dachau
Informed sources say Fritz Thyssen the German industrialist who aided Hitler’s rise was surrendered by France to Germany and is believed held at Dachau concentration camp under terms of a French German treaty.
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Vichy
France
Fritz Thyssen
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Dachau
Thyssen
Chimney Fire at Home of Shug Evans Reported
At 2 30 this afternoon a chimney fire at the home of Shug Evans a colored taxi driver 414 North Kent Street drew Sarah Zane and Friendship volunteer firemen to the scene. The blaze burned out in the chimney causing little damage according to the firemen.
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Shug Evans
North Kent Street
Sarah Zane and
Friendship Volunteer Fire Departments
Sale Of Viscose Held As Evidence Of Self-Help
London reports the sale of American Viscose Corporation to United States interests as the first fruits of Sir Edward Peacock's mission. The British treasury calls the sale evidence of the government’s readiness to use self-help measures amid Roosevelt's aid speech and US administration approval.
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London
American Viscose Corporation
United States
British Treasury
Sir Edward Peacock
America
Treasury
Roosevelt
Eoward Peacock
Muskrat Trapping Season II Ends Statewide
Game Warden F W Pingley announced the statewide muskrat trapping season closed on Saturday March 15. All holders of green pelts must list them with the game warden at once or face fines.
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F. W. Pingley
Ship Wreckage May Be Mahukona
The coast guard Bibb reported wreckage near Bermuda that may indicate the destruction of the American freighter Mahukona, a 2512 ton Matson Navigation Company vessel based in San Francisco with a crew of 26.
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Washington
Coast Guard Bibb
Bermuda
Matso Navigation Company
San Francisco
Five Essential Poultry Foods for Home Growers
Virginia Tech poultry specialists outline five essential elements in balanced rations proteins carbohydrates fats minerals and vitamins. They emphasize using mostly home grown feeds and provide figures showing feed amounts needed to raise White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds to 24 months with target weights.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Poultry Department
Rhode Island
Morgan Fails To Get Supreme Court Review Over TVA Dismissal
Arthur E. Morgan, removed by President Roosevelt as Tennessee Valley Authority chairman for contumacy on March 23, 1938, failed to obtain a Supreme Court review of a ruling upholding the President’s action. Justice Frankfurter did not participate.
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Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Supreme Court
Morgan
Federal Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Justice Frankfurter
The Gift of the Magi
A young couple sacrifices prized possessions to buy a Christmas gift for the other. Jim sells his watch to fund a comb for Della, while Della sells her hair to fund a chain for Jim, revealing love’s selfless exchange.
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U. S
C. P. Phonaphote
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