Market gains lift stocks amid renewed postwar optimism
New York market trading showed a recovery with plane stocks lifting to near or above 1948 highs as investors anticipated larger orders from a rearmament program. Domestic coal and housing declines weighed, but several firms posted year highs including Douglas Aircraft, Grumman, U S Steel, Chrysler, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Standard Oil N J, Chrysler, and Caterpillar Tractor. Owens Illinois and International were among the laggards.
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New York
Secor
Douglas Aircraft
Ours Grumman
Glenn Marethichem
U. S. Steel
Chryler
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Uthern Railway
Standard Oil
N. J
Phelps Dodge
Eastern i Lines
Ight
Owens
Illinois
Nternational
Baltimore Market Reports Livestock and Produce Prices
March 17 reports from Baltimore show dull apple offerings with light demand and varied prices. Cattle, hogs, sheep, and calves move higher or steady, with feeders and cutters at mixed levels. Chicago and other markets echo higher cattle and hog activity with price ranges across weights and grades.
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Baltimore
U. S
M. Pa
W. Va
Yorks
N. J. Romes
Staymans
Public sale of Rose Lee Burton Snyder residence and securities
Public sale planned under a February 23 1948 decree in the Commercial and Savings Administrator of Rose Lee Burton Snyder estate. The sale will be at the County Court House in Winchester Virginia by A B Solenberger Administrator cta of Minnie B Burton decd.
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Rose Lee Burton Snyder
T.a
Rose Lee Burton Sayer
Dec’d
Id Rose Lee Burton Snyder
A. B. Solenberger
C.t.a
Minnie B. Burton
Winchester
Virginia
Winchester Virginia Real Estate Auction Notice
Auction notice for March 31 1948 at 11 00 am of a 60 by 150 foot Lee Street lot in Winchester Virginia with an eight room two story brick dwelling at 95 Lee Street and related securities. Real property to sell one third cash and two equal annual installments with deed of trust and insurance. Personalty to sell for cash. Administrator c t a of Rose Lee Burton Snyder dec d.
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Winchester
Virginia
Lee Street
Rose Lee Burton
Farmers and Merchants National Bank Stock
Commercial & Savings Bank
C.t.a
Rose Lee Burton Snyder
Grain prices steady at Chicago Board of Trade opening
Chicago March 17 opening grain prices show steady trade. Wheat May 2.42 41 to 42 3 4, July 2 41 4, Sept 2 24 Dec 2, Corn May 2 21 1 2 3 4, July 2 09 1 4 1 2, Sept 1 91 Dec 1 63 3 4, Oats May 1 13 1 2 5 8, July 91 5 8, Sept 84 7 8 Dec 83 3 4, Lard May 22 12.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Virginia market quotations for livestock prices
Market prices for fat steers and heifers, cows, bulls, veal calves, sheep, hogs, sows, shoats and pigs in Virginia. Ranges include fat steer 23 to 26.50, fat cows 16 to 21, veal calves 12 to 32.50, fresh cows 85 to 250, and related categories with typical premiums and odds noted.
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Chicago
Hoover commission to delay federal employment agency leaders
President Truman proposed moving the Job Finding Service and Unemployment Compensation Service to the Labor Department. The Senate rejected the plan 58 to 25, sending leadership decisions to the Hoover commission report due next January.
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Truman
Labor Department
Senate
House
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Unem
White House
Federal Security Agency
Hoover Commission
Irish Celebrate St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin
Dublin marked St. Patrick’s Day with broad shamrock wearing crowds. Detachments from all branches of the services marched through the city as fighter formations dipped over College Green while President Sean O Kelly reviewed the parade.
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Dublin
Erie
College Green
Sean O'Kelly
Policemen Fired After Store Misses 125 Pounds of Candy
Five Palo Alto police officers were dismissed after an internal hearing found they stole candy from a local sweets shop. The board concluded a 125 pound shortage, with candy hidden on the officers’ person to deter a suspected theater robbery across the street.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Palto Alto
Howard
Zink
Board of Public Safety
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Negie
National Fruit Products Company
Savings Bank
Eale
Seward
Veterans’ Homes
Chrysler Airtemp
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Famous Engineering and Mass Production Organization
N. Cameron St
Virginia Livestock Market
Washington
Telley Green
Shoecenter, Inc
Front Royal
E. Piccadilly St
Safeway
Ike
Manage
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