davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Acreage in Cotton
Increases 1.6 Pct,
Above Last Year
Agriculture Department
Estimates 1910 Yield
At l2,25l, ,352 BoIes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday that 25,o770o
acres of cotton were under culti-
vation July l, an increase of 1.6
per cent over the corresponding
date last year.
Abandonment equal to the 1889
average, the department said, would
cut the area for harvest to "a
$4,000 acres. This would be small
er than in any other year since
1899 except 1888 and 1899.
On the basis of last years average
yield of 1919 pounds to the acre,
this would indicate total produc-
ton of 12,251,3 bales. Figured at
the l935-1939 average of 221.4
pounds to the acre. production
would be 11,050,927 bales.
Total paintings, the department
said, were well below the agricul-
tural conservation program allot-
ments, but some farmers whose
paintings exceeded their allotments
were expected to remove their ex-
cess acreage.
A shift from tobacco to cotton re-
suited in 10 per cent increase in
North Carolina. New Mexico's in
crease was IA per cent, and Cali
fornias was per cent.
A substantial extension of plant
ings of American Egyptian cotton
resulted in an acreage increase of
20 per cent in Arizona.
In Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
and Arkansas the acreage was esti-
mated to be the same as last year.
In Texas the increase was l per
cent; in Louisiana, per cent; in
Oklahoma, 4 per cent.
Total paintings of American Egyp-
tian cotton increased from Al 900
to 10000 acres, including a small
area in New Mexico. The area plant
ed to long-staple Sea Island. cotton
was 29,800 acres as against 1880
last year.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Phone Official Named
On Defense Board
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9-W. H. Har-
rison, vice president and chief en-
gineer of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co., has been appoint
ed director of the construction di-
vision of the production department
of the National Defense Advisory
Commission.
Mr.. Harrison has had direction of
the telephone company's construc-
ton activities throughout the coun-
try.
He will serve under William s.
Knudsen, chairman of the commits
sion, who is co-ordinating indus
trial facilities in the national de-
tense preparedness program.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
United Cos Reported
Planning to Refinunce
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9.-The Wall
Street Journal says the United Gas
Corp. is preparing a S75,000,0O0 re-
financing program to simplify its
capital structure and reduce fixed
charges.
The plans are said to call for the
issuance of $60,000,000 of new first
mortgage bonds and S15,0OO,0OO of
serial notes, the proceeds to be used
for retirement of various existing Sc
curities of the company and its SUBJ
sidiarieS.
Registration of the new issues with
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission is expected within the next
two or three weeks, the Wall Street
Journal said.
United Gas, an affiliate of the
Electric Bond & Share Co., operates
through the South and Southwest.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Industrial Plants
Are Closing
To Visitors
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, July 9.-Pitts-
burgh's strategic industrial plants, a
major force in the Nations race to
rearm, are being gradually closed to
visitors as a defense precaution, it
was learned today.
Most major steel companies have
barred visitors altogether, both as a
protection against possible sabotage
and to eliminate all possible dis
fractions at time when production
is mounting week by week and an
influx of defense orders is antici-
pated.
This has been a progressive de-
velopment of the last month I
think you'll find it is general, in our
own industry at least" said spokes-
man for the steel industry.
He added that. while there was
now no actual fear" of sabotage,
we can't afford to take chances"
Evening star., 1940-07-09
New York Exchange Lists
Auburn Central Corn.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 9-The New
York Curb Exchange has author
lied the listing of the common stock
of the Auburn Central Manufacture
ing Corp, newly created in the re-
organization of ~the Auburn Auto
mobile Co.
Auburn Automobile common stock
was delisted by the New York Stock
Exchange recently after a spectac-
ular career on the big board" The
stock sold at s5l4 share in 1929,
ran up from around $50 in 1880 to
$295 in 1881 and was down to a few
cents share when trading in it was
suspended this year.
The new company, chartered in
Indiana, will manufacture a light
delivery truck, automobile bodies
and sheet metal products, including
kitchen cabinet equipment and re-
frigerator cabinets.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Slab Zinc Shipments
Decline During June
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9.-June export
shipments of all grades of slab zinc
declined to 2,342 tons after reach
ing 3,908 tons, highest since 1928, in
May, the American Zinc Institute
said today.
From 1885 to March this year only
79 tons were shipped.
Total foreign and domestic ship
ments in June decreased to 53.518
tons from 59,177 in May. This COM
pared with 1924 tons in June last
year.
Production slackened to 49,155 tons
from 52,979 in May, but was far
ahead of 39,450 produced a year ago.
Stocks on hand at the end of June
stood at 70,673 tons, against 75,036
a month earlier and 1924 at the
end of June, 1899, which were the
largest supplies held at any time
from 1880 to the present.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 9-The wheat
market was without definite trend
today, and prices moved over a
range of IL cents. Final prices
were at or near the days extreme
lows. Hedging pressure was light
but sufficient to prevent the market
from maintaining upturns, and buy
ing on the dips offset the hedging
sales.
There was no important change in
the moisture situation overnight.
The official forecast promised only
scattered showers in the domes-
tic Northwest, where heavy, soaking
rains were needed.
Wheat closed 5s-1 cent lower
than yesterdays final prices; July,
747s; September, 75ss-14; Corn was
Is off to 3s up; July, 81; September.
583s; oats, y up to Is lower, and rye
closed 17s-21s higher.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Ha|f-Year Output
OF Cars and Trucks
Advances 23Pct.
Every Month Shows Rise
In Factory Sales Above
1899 Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 9-The Automo-
bile Manufacturers Association es-
timated today that factory sales of
cars and trucks for the first six
months of this year totaled 2,525, TIA
units, an increase of % per cent
over the corresponding period of
last year.
1t added that every month so
far this year has shown an increase
in factory sales of comparable 1899
months.
In the forthcoming 1910 edition of
Automobile Facts and Figures the
association will say that the United
States must produce 2,383,000 new
automobiles and trucks each year
just to maintain existing rolling
stock at its present level"
The booklet will show the rolling
stock of Americas motor transport
system to include 30,615, ,O87 vehicles,
of which 2e,142,144 are automobiles,
4,413,692 motor trucks and the re-
mainder buses, trailers and motor
cycles. The figures are as of last
December 81.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Defense Program Held
Outlet for Idle Funds
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9-Increased
Government borrowing to finance
the rearmament program will be
welcomed in banking circles here
as an outlet for idle bank funds.
Excess reserves of the banking
system are now estimated to total
approximately $6,810,0 900, 900, with
large portion of these funds con-
centrated in big city banks.
Plans for the first bond issue for
rearmament purposes, announced
yesterday by the Treasury, call for
q loan of $500, ,oo0, 900 to $7oo, ,ooo, 900.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Four New Industries
Brought to Baltimore

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. July 9.-Four new
Industries were acquired for Balti-
more during June, according to the
Industrial Bureau of the Baltimore
Association of Commerce. Expan-
sion OF nine existing industries also
was announced. The new projects
and expansions will require a total
OF 429 additional employees and rep
resent plant investment of $912,5O0.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Pullman Co. Reports
$201,072 May Deficit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The Pullman
Co., sleeping car subsidiary of Pull.
man, Inc, reported today a net
deficit for May of $201 ,072 80. as
compared with $84,012.e2 for the
same month year ago.
Net income for the five-month
period ended May 81 was 1891 13o a1
as compared with $1,138, ,4o6.l7 for
the same period year ago.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Poultry Industry Grows

COLLEGE PARK, Md, July 9 (P).
-Maryland's poultry industry has
developed until it is now the second
most important single branch of
agriculture in the State" DR.. Morley
A. JUL, head of the University of
Maryland poultry department, re-
ports.
Poultry products produced last
year were valued at $4,000, 900, he
declared. Considerable quantities
of both eggs and poultry meat are
shipped from Maryland to outside
markets, he said. ...-..
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Republic Steel Re|ights
Only Inactive Furnace
BY the Associated Press.

bs Inc ASSoClaLeO PreSS.
BUFFALO. N. Y, July 9.-The
Buffalo area steel operating rate
rose to 901a per cent of capacity
today with relighting of the Re
public Steel Corps only inactive
open hearth furnace, closed briefly
for repairs.
The rate duplicates the years high
mark, attained in June. Only four
open hearth furnaces in the Buffalo
area are idle.
Evening star., 1940-07-09

Federal H ON e
Loan Bank of
Winston - Salem
experienced its
greatest activity
for any first
half period
since the bank
W a S organized
in 1882, said
President o. K.
0d IsOIuC UOudy
IN a Sen1l-an-
nual review of
activities. Dur
ing t h e first
half of 1899 ad-
Yannec of e.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Check Volume Increases

The Federal Reserve Board says
banks of 273 leading cities cashed
$10,057 900, 900 worth of checks in the
week ended July 3, compared with
s8,209. 100000 In the corresponding
week last year.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
California STANDARD Oil
Elects Collier President

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-Di-
rectors of Standard Oil Co. of Cali
fornia elected H. D. Collier president
yesterday, to succeed w. H. Berg,
who died last month. Mr.. Collier
joined the company in 1903 at Sc
attic as salesman.
Evening star., 1940-07-09

Chicago Cash Grain.
Wheat-No. red. 7ai4; No >, 7at4: M.
3, garlicky. 7477l2; No. ] hard. 1SA-19
Corn'No. l yellow, 64l2-65; No. l
white. 75i2
Oats-No l mixed, 31H: No. .. 3fH-
32s4: No. 3. 81; sample grade 81: No 2
32A.
Soy beans-No. yellow. s1h; No. 8.
sOia.
Winnipeg Cash Market
WINNIPEG. July LP.-Wheat. No. 1
northern. 1l9s: No. >. 6s3s: No. 3. 633s
Oats No. white, 3414; No. 3. 3034.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, July R-Wheat No
red winter garlicky. spot domestic. old,
nominal: new, 74s4.
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Sales In

Manufacturers of air-conditioninp
equipment, the Census Bureau saws.
received s2,675,286 worth of new or
ders IN May, compared with So 425-
1885 1ss IN april and s2,7s3,7Oe in May,
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Building and Loan
HaIf-Year Credits
Make New Record
3 $9,695,816 Advanced
4 By Home Loan Bank
In This District
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

With total credits of $9,695,816 ad-
vanced to member thrift and home
financing institutions during the
first six months of this year, the
Evening star., 1940-07-09
Stock ana

Approximate Soles Of Stocks the N z Stock Exchonos
1l:00 A. M -------. 100000 1900 Noon $50 600
100 PM 10000 2:O0PM 23O O0o
Total Sales for day 800 600
sUnt of trading 10 shares.
recevershp being reorganized under
Bankruptcy securities b companies
Rates of dividend the FOREGOING annual dis
oursements based the last quarterly
ton Unless otherwise noted special dividends are not
included " ' o'e AVA
xEx dividend. u Ex rights a Also extra or extra,
accumulated dvldends paid last Declared
far this Payable in year h
stock Accumulated dividends declared this VI
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-13
LETTER BOX
Jean Weinberg
Cairo, Ga.
nooenoher Q. 1910


Editor Southern Jewish Weekly
Jacksonville, Florida
Dear Sir:
Here is another letter from my
cousin in London:
"P.C. 80, opened and examined
by 4951-
"AII 1 want to hear is good news
It's a long time since Eve WITT
ten to you, but what with my bro
Their, Sid, being called up tw o
weeks ago, my friend, Phil, being
in the army two months, and with
waiting every day for the post
mans knock with my papers, l
haven't any mind for letter writ
ing.
"Many people say I am lucky
not being called up yet, because l
registered in February. Most peO-
pie who registered then have been
called long ago. 1 applied by let
ter two weeks ago for the Royal
Signal Corps, because my friend
is in it, and it is very interesting
work telegraph, wireless, and all
kinds of communication. / expect
that it is only a matter of a few
days now, but I've been saying
that for six months, yet when 1 do
get my papers it will probably
come as a surprise.
81 can not write anything about
the war; all the stock news you
get in your newspapers and over
the radio; but this / will say, even
though invasion is imminent, peO-
pie here are very cheerful, very
devil-may-care, and very highly
strung. We are resolved to see
this mess through to the bitter
end-and this we will do, come
what may! There will be no CIV
ing in It'll every stick and stone
is demolished here, and that will be
never.
"YOur loving cousin,
"Ben"
Jean Weinberg
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-13
MOSCOVIAN PHILOSOPHY
READ THIS PAPER

Read this paper for it's news;
Cost is small; you cannot lose;
Best of articles we choose,
Printing different kinds of views,
Cheering readers, chasing blues.
X X X 4
Read the facts from Nazi zoos,
Know just how the ones make twos,
Why our nation heaps abuse
Upon Hitler's foolish ruse;
Soon you'll get so you will muse
Over Adolf's crazy crews.
X X X
Now the williams wear the shoes;
Read how feet within them bruise;
Read and learn what lights the fuze,
Bursting myths about the Jews.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-13
Adalbert Freedman

AUdlD0rC FT06Omdn
Southeastern Regional Director
Zionist Organization of America
Atlanta, Ga.
December 7th, 1910
Mr.. Isadore Moscovitz
Publisher Southern Jewish Weekly
P. o. Box 903
Jacksonville, Fla.
My dear Mr.. Moscovitz:
For some time past I have been
receiving, through your courtesy,
the weekly issues of The Southern
Jewish Weekly. This I thoroughly
appreciate because it furnishes me
with needed information on affairs
taking place in your particular
section.
Please believe me when I express
the sincere opinion that The Sou
them Jewish Weekly is one of the
best edited Anglo-Jewish publica-
tons in the Southeast. Both in
style and in quality of reading ma
terial it is most attractive.
do not know whether you have
received a report of our regional
conference in Birmingham, which
was. held last Sunday, December
LIST, and which was one of the most
successful gatherings of it's kind
yet held in the South. Incidental
ly, Mr.. I. M. Lieberman of your
city has been reelected a vice
president of the region.
With cordial personal regards,
I remain
Faithfully yours,
Adalbert Freedman
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-12-13

Curtz, to a group of extras:
mo, No! Don't hurry. 1 just want
you to rush up at a waikiki
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
Dr., Mrs. Whittier
 At Spiekett Apis

Mrs. M J. Whittier returned here on the steamer Princess Alice last evening after spending several weeks visiting with relatives in Hollywood. Cal.
 Dr. Whittier and Mrs. Whittier have taken Mrs. Lottie Spickett $ apartment on Fifth Street,
 Empire Classifieds Payi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03

Alaska is occupying an incress- ingly important place in American economic life, Theo c Wiehe, pres ident of the Schenley International Corporation of New York, said on his arrival here aboard the Aleu- tian yesterday.
 MT. Wiehe is making a business survey of the Territory with J. w. Gucker, Alaskan representative of Schenley International Corpora tion.
 The visitor pointed to the recent expansion of air service between the States and Alaska, and the current Army and Navy defense program as indications of Alaska s growing military and economic inn portance.
 Many business tlrmS nave been gratified by improved business con- ditions The Schenley organization for example, has enjoyed in the past 12 months more than oO percent increase in its business with Alaskan merchants, as com pared with the previous 12 months, { MT Wiehe pointed out. i He said that the national emer- gency created by the European war has emphasized the need foI complete unity of purpose anc action on the part of every indus
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY }, 194o.

try that contributes to our national economy"
 . "The distilled spirits industry said MT. Wiehe, lis anxious to do it's part and, according to estimates, will pay $95 100000 as it's share of the current national defense tax measure.
 The industry is giving tangible evidence of its cooperation" he said. There is now being formed for the first time-an organization whose duty will be to guarantee that our industry functions coop eratively during this period of stress. This group consists of rep resentative distillers, rectifiers and wholesalers.
 Tt is our hope that the distilling industry will have machinery in operation very soon enabling it to make an outstanding patriotic con- tribution along with steel, rubber, aviation and other groups"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03

The British Air Ministry com munique, issued shortly after the noon hour today, said antiaircraft guns are still in action.
 Balkan Crisis
 With apparent easing of the Balkan crisis, which permits Hit Ter to divert his attention from Southeast Europe, Britons wondered if the intensified Nazi air raids and submarine attacks signalleo the opening of the long, awaited battle for Britain"
 Bloody Riots
 Bloody anti-Semitic riots spread throughout Rumania and King Car ol's hostile neighbor, Hungary, i: mobilizing an army, the greatest in "peacetime" strength.
 King Carol himself is reported to have been on the verge of ab- dicating several days ago aftel sharp criticism of the surrender oi Bessarabia Province and the north ern part of the Province of Buco- vina to Russia. The King was, how ever, dissuaded from abdicating by his Cabinet members.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
ONE-YEAR-0LD HAS BIRTHDAY
 PARTY TODAY

An occasion for celebration is the first birthday of John Jacob Keyser son of MT. and Mrs. John J. Key ser. The event is being marked to- day by a party at the family home on the Basin Road.
 Red, white and blue decorations carry out the color scheme ano balloons and noisemakers add tc the festivities.
 Accompanied by their mothers were the following guests: John Robert Cauble, Sandy and Suzan Blanton, Bill Parke, David Mitchell Helen Jane Adams, Mary Grisham Judy Foss, Alice Gail Liston, Jim Harmon, Mary and Marjory Brill hart, John Patrick Metzgar ano Sylvia Swanson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
NAzI5 DROP B0kB50vER
 WIDE AREA
Big Buildings Are Report ed to Have Been Set
 Afire in London

(Contlnue rom Page Cne)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
ENv0Y5 TO BE 0U5TED

BERLIN, July 3.-The withdrawal of foreign diplomatic envoys was ordered this morning from the na- tions conquered by the Nazi war machine since it began rolling it's relentless way through Europe and Scandinavia.
 The withdrawal of diplomatic en- voys from Norway, Belgium, Hol- land and Luxumbourg was ordered completed by July Is.
 After the 18th all political mat ters effecting the aforesaid nations are to be taken up with the German Foreign Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
National President
 Of Legion Auxiliary Be Here This Month

Mrs. William Carwith, National President of the American Legion Auxiliary, will make her official visit to the Territory this month and is due to arrive in Juneau July l3 on the steamer Alaska.
 Changing boats here she will take the Mount Mckinley to the Vest ward, returning here by plane on July 20 She will remain in the Capital City t,..t-l G1,J =, when she will return to t..-e States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03

Empire Classifieds Payl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
SUPPLY OF HOT
 WAFER IS VITAL
 DURING SUMMER

WASHINGTON, July 3.-An ade- quate supply of hot water, available at the turn of faucet, is just as necessary to the family during the Summer months when the main heating plant is turned off as it is during the Winter, FILA officials say.
 A separate hot-water heater, or one that will function without put ting in operation the entire heat ing system. is no longer regarded as a luxury, and many of this type are available for modern small homes.
 Hot-water heaters may be in- stalled with funds obtained from qualified lending institutions under the Modernization Credit Plan Of the Federal Housing Administration. The two general classifications as applied by the FILA to the many types of heaters are direct" and indirect" In the direct type the unit is devoted entirely to the heat ing of hot water, while in the indi- rect type the hot water is a by product of the regular heating plant. | Direct heaters can be obtained in types such as automatic units re- quiring atcragc tanks, automatic units requir g no stora tanks and non-au, matic units requiring storage tanks.
 In the indirect type hcc Gers a special coil is built into either a hot-water ,or steem boiler through which the water is passed and piped to a storage tank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
Seattle Wom1n Is House Guest
 Of Joe Werners

Miss Evelyn Swanson of Seattle arrived in Juneau yesterday morn ing to visit here for two weeks.
 While in the Capital City Miss Swanson will be the house guest of MT. and Mrs. Joe Werner at their Twelfth Street residence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03
CHAMBER NOT TO
 MEET TOMORROW

Because of the holiday, the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce will not hold luncheon meeting tomor- row, it's usual meeting day The next meeting will take place week from Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-03

The Navesink, N. J., light house, with 100000 candlepowcr, is the brightest in the United States.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-08-02
MEMPHIS GUILD
in OPEN REBUKE

Memphis, Tenn. (ILNS) The Mem
phis Newspaper Guild, host to the
convention of the American Newspa-
per Guild held here early in July, has
rebuked the national organization for
lodging a denunciation of Commu-
nism, Fascism and Nazism by name.
The convention, in which Commu-
nists and sympathizers exercised a
strong influence, tabled a resolution
condemning the three by name and
instead adopted one denouncing "sub-
versive movements" Following ad-
journment of the convention, the
Memphis guild resolved as follows:
"The Newspaper Guild of Memphis
considers that Communism, Fascism
and Nazism are subversive forces in
the United States. We have no in
terest in protecting the feelings of
those who may resent having Com
munism, Nazism and Fascism called
by name, nor do we know Of any sit
uation within the American Newspa-
per Guild calling for sidestepping this
simple fact"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-08-02
Kentucky Labor Law
Held Unconstitutional

Frankfort, KY. (ILNS).-A section
of the 1910 Kentucky labor act pro-
viding zone days rest in seven" for
certain specified workers was declared
unconstitutional by Circuit Judge Will
liam B. Ardery, in whose court tests
of state legislation originate.
Judge Ardery ruled the section was
invalid because of the arbitrary clas-
sifcation" of hotel walters as domes-
tics, and thus exempt, although res
taurant walters came within the laws
scope.
The controversial section, providing
time-and-a-half pay for certain en-
ployes working more than 40 hours in
seven days, was challenged by Louis
vile restaurant operator.