Market Quotations for Livestock and Produce
The report lists prices for butter, eggs, poultry, and beef in Philadelphia and Baltimore with mixed quality grades. Cattle shows slow to steady trading with steer prices mostly 9.40 to 13.00 per hundredweight and rare high grades, while calves and sheep are modestly priced and market activity is light. Chicago figures reflect slower hog demand, steady cattle, and lambs around 11.00 to 15.00 with scarce fat sheep.
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Keane Prestiess
Wernensay Spe
Baltimore
Chicago
Totel
Rallying power returns as stocks lift amid war news
New York March 27 Rallying power returns for industrials as war news and domestic labor shifts lift sentiment. Utilities hover near year lows while rails show restrained gains. Santa Fe common and Pere Marquette preferreds hit new 1941 highs. Selected quotes include Chrysler 65 1 4, Gen Electric 32 7 8, U S Steel 53, Union Pacific 77 1 4, Woolworth 30 1 4. Trade active with about 560000 shares.
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New York
Santa Fe
Pere Marquette
Chrysler
Con. Om
Prod
Cigar
Elec
Geni. Motors
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U. S. Steel
Western Union
Woolworth
Grain quotations steady then halted by profits
Chicago market reports a pause after a climb to seasonal highs for wheat and corn as traders take profits. Closing prices show mixed gains and falls across wheat May to Sept contracts with corn and oats also moving. Cash grain quotes list varying bid ranges for wheat corn oats and barley across several grades.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Otter naval patrol vessel fire claims nineteen dead
Halifax officials investigate a blaze that engulfed the patrol ship Otter off Sambro near Halifax. Nineteen crew members perished. sixteen survivors came ashore from a merchant vessel and six from a Canadian warship as high seas hindered rescue efforts. The Otter, former yacht, was on patrol when flames erupted at about 7:50 am. Lifeboats were swamped and rescues aided by a tanker that stood by offshore.
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Halipax
N. S
Otter
Atlantic
Sambroa
Halifax Jr
Boston Wool Market Report
U S Department of Agriculture notes moderate activity in the Boston Wool Market on March 27. French territory wools sold around 1 to 1.05 dollars per pound scoured. combing lengths near 1.03 to 1.00 dollars. Orders placed for graded combing territory wool to be delivered from the new clip at 88.90 cents per pound scoured delivered.
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Boston
U. S. Dept. Agr
Grain price report with bid notes and futures quotes
Malting barley No 2 at 50 and No 3 at 54 with wheat No 2 red winter 973 4 March 97 Corn No 2 yellow 78 77 Winchester Wheat 95c per bushel Corn 75 per bushel Barley 53c per bushel Prices reflect year ago levels Wheat 1 08 per bushel Corn 65c per bushel
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Baltimore
Winchester
Local Markets assume responsibility for typographic errors
Local Markets says it will take responsibility for any typographic errors that appear in its materials. The company cautions readers to verify details and notes corrections will be issued when necessary.
Prices and stock list for farm products and feeds
A dense catalog of bulk feed prices and livestock items including bags per barrel for corn meal and various patent blends, horse feed, dairy feed, oats, and mixed feeds. Also lists poultry prices for guinea hens chickens leghorn fowls and notes dairy items and livestock like cows and spring lambs with scattered price figures.
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Cosas
Caenden
Broiler
Shaw Makes A Landing Safely
The T A radio control office announced Wilbur Shaw, the missing race driver, landed safely at Nacozari Sonora Mexico. The message said Shaw arrived ok in Nacozari at 0 30 p m March 26 local time.
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T. A. Radio Control Office
Wilbur Shaw
Nocozari
Sonora
Mexico
Nacozari
Clarke Budget Details for Clarke County Schools Expansion
Clarke County School Board explains a 20 cent levy would fund expansion. Proposed capital outlay of 104 500 includes a 95 000 borrowing to be repaid by four 5 000 annual payments then ten years of 7 500. Budget totals 178 710 for 1941 42 with planned cuts in instruction and maintenance and a possible salary reduction for four teachers.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Seek To Better Dairy Cattle
Frederick Maryland March 27 dairy herd improvement association testers from western Maryland counties invited to a meeting April 1 in Frederick to discuss how to increase value for members. A follow up meeting will be held April 2 in Chestertown for Eastern Shore testers. Meetings at the county agents offices feature Dr Kenneth L Turk Howard Barker and J A Conover of the University of Maryland and J B Parker dairy extension specialist from the U S Department of Agriculture.
West Virginia Man Seeks National Democratic Clubs Presidency
Huntington W Va March 27 National Committeeman J Patrick Beacom announced he would seek the presidency of the National Young Democratic Clubs at a Jackson Day dinner in Columbia South Carolina Beacom a former West Virginia state senator and former secretary and president of the West Virginia Young Democratic Clubs previously sought the post at the 1939 Pittsburgh convention but withdrew in favor of Matt Adams of Chicago now running again for the top post Beacom welcomed support from political leaders during the trip and stated intentions to formalize his candidacy tomorrow night
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Huntngton
W. Va
J. Patrick Beacom
Columbia
S. C
Beacom
West Virginia Young Democratic Clubs
National Organization
Pittsburgh
Matt Adams
Chicago
Gardner longtime Basie mayor dies of paralysis
W H Gardner longtime Basie and Waynesboro mayor dies from paralysis at an advanced age. He led civic improvements and supported churches and charities. He married Frances Miller in 1889 and is survived by six children. Funeral services are set at the Etter Funeral Home chapel in Waynesboro with interment there.
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Basie
Waynesboro
Methodist Church
Miller
Gardner Gertied
Frances Miller
Hampshire County
William Lee Gardner
Vanderpool
Charles W. Smith
Pennie
A. Va
Earl Driver Etter
J. Milton Gardner
Alva G. Keller
Marden Orth Gardner
Etter
C. F. Saseuien
Basic Methodist Church
Ako
Goode
James
Whire, Goode
Mason Snapp
R. L. Bageant
Winchester
Gardner
Pingley Plaza Cleaners Plants Reopens for Dry Care
Quality dry cleaning service promises careful pre repair work for coats suits and dresses. Called for and delivered by Pingley and Plaza Cleaners with phone access for orders and pickups.
Five Rescued From Tanker Landed After Fire at Sea
The tanker Denver exploded off Cape Lookout North Carolina en route from Texas to New York with 150000 barrels of crude oil. The tanker W W Bruce rescued five crew members landing them in Baltimore. Captain Saxon led survivors to safety and an official from Cities Service Company took charge for transport to New York for questioning.
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Cities Service
Denver
Cape Lookout
N. C
Baltimore
W. W. Bruce
John Saxon
Bruce
Cities Service Company
New York
George W. Robinson
Texas
Robinson
Pan-New York
Continuance Sought for Virginia Camp Programs
Lawrence Smith chair of the Virginia Conservation Commission and Randolph Odel director of state parks urged today to keep three CCC camps operating in Virginia state parks. They asked to reverse an April 1 order closing camps at Douthat State Park Clifton Forge Fairy Stone State Park and Hungry Mother State Park, saying closures hinder park expansion and essential worker recreation amid defense industry growth.
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Clee
Ieee
Washington
Larence Smith
Virginia Conservation Commision
Randolph Odel
Cc. C. C
Virginia
Conrad L. Wirth
National Park Service Recreation and Land Planning
Douthat
Clifton Forge
Fairy Stone
Bassett
Hungry Mother
Marion
Waltonites Seek Public Rights in Water Policy
Isaak Walton League of America leaders urged the government to weigh public rights in water before authorizing large dam projects. About 200 Waltonites from local clubs nationwide attended the opening session of the 19th annual convention to draft a long range program for outdoors improvement and preservation.
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Washington
Isaak Walton League of America
America
Robbery at Baltimore Tavern Nets $12,000 to $15,000
Baltimore March 27 restaurant and tavern owner Joseph M. Bolewicki told police he was held up by three young men early today and robbed of between $12,000 and $15,000. He described the trio as about 20 years old and escaping in a black sedan after the heist.
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Baltimore
Joseph M. Bolewicki
Bolewicki
Glass Favors Shooting Hell Out of Nazis
The piece reports on Glass backing aggressive anti Nazi measures and the Berlin decree, with debate over convoys as a potential act of war. It notes Icelandic and Greenland supply issues, and British and American stances on executing naval protection without war decla rations.
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Iceland
Berlin
Britain
Germany
Coast Guard
Greenland
George
Dga
Foreign Relations Committee
War era debate over convoys and Britain use
A discussion notes that Britain might use property for wartime needs while committee members, once opposing due to wartime danger, shift stance as the war dominated. Shipstead warns convoys imply covert entry into war, reflecting tense policy positions amid global conflict.
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Britain
Srimn Ugators Peed
m-Minn
Nuys
Sats
Shipstead
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Iai
Plymouth Rocks
Baltimore Livestock
Stock Market Report
Baker’s
ORLIS
Ann Windsor
Baker’s Drug Store
Canada
Nova
Boston Wool Market Report
Shaw
Clarke
West Virginia
W.H. Garnner
Pingley & Plaza Cleaners
ARPER
Waltonites
Wiener’s
Mvs Uz
PT Ae Anne
Uae
RCS Pea San
St Less
LenReee
Chelroen
Inseless
Lad
FORD
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