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DAVIS GIVEN LETTER
TO BE PRESENTED TO
PREMIER JOSEF STAIN
tBy associated Press,


WASHINGTON. May T.
Joseph E. Davies. former am
bassador to Russia. was given
a letter today b. President
Roosevelt to take to Premier
Josef Stain in Moscow.
Reporters. at the Presi-
dents rress conference this
morning. made several at
tenpts TO learn the contents
of the letter. or at least to
what subject il arSlies.
The Presiden1 said not
even Mr.. Davis himself
knows what is in the letter,
and added that ONLY two per-
sons know its contents. him
self and his secretary. Miss
Grace TullY.
rs it written in English?"
one reporter inquired face
titiously. and the President
just Is fsceiitiously. replied.
mo. in Irish!"
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Postwar Planning Measure
Would Help Key West In
Wide RedeVe|OpnGnt Plan
n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - ~ -
CLARK GABLES ABOARD
u. S. BOMBER DURING
RAID ON ANTWERP
dBy Assocrafed pre.sl


LONDON. May 7.-It was
divulged today that Clark
Gables, former motion pic
ture actor. was aboard one
of the American bombers that
made q successful raid on
Antwerp three days ago.
Photographs taken of the
raided area by American
flyers showed that machine
shops. warehouses and mill
tarY installations of several
kinds had been completely
destroyed.
In connection with the an
nouncement about Gables. il
was stated that Hitler has
transferred MANY of his
fighter planes from the Rus
sian to the European fronts
in attempts TO curb the dew
astating raids that the Raj
and American flyers have
been making over Germany
and her occupied territories.
During the last week. it
was added. Allied raiders
have met with sitter enemy
resistance in the air. par
ticularlY over Germany.
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Municipal Setup Would
Be Eligible To Receive
Funds For Reconstruc-
lion
Washington Correspondent
of The Key West Citizen)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May

Washington Correspondent
of The Key West Citizen)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May ?.
Key VESTS municipal govern
ment would be eligible to re-
ceive approximately $4,000 un-
der terms of postwar planning
bill sponsored by Senator Ebert
Thomas ID. UTAH. creating a
national Urban Redevelopment
Agency.
Key West would have to use
this money to make plans for
redevelopment of its older Sec
ions and construction of new
and sounder housing. industrial.
and educational areas. II Key
Vests redevelopment plan is
approved by URA administra-
tor. the city would be advanced
many more thousands of dol.
lars. from general fund of al
least SlS0.0oo.ooo. to purchase
the land and carry out the con-
struction work.
The bill stipulates that lands
designated for private housing
and private enterprises shall be
leased to private development
corporation. which would do the
construction work and operate
the properties.
Streets. schools. Fairgrounds.
or public housing would be con.
structed by some public author
lily.
The rentals which the mu
nicipality receives from the
loans would be used to pay the
Continued on Page Forr,,
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LITTLE ADDRESSES
LOCAL ROTARIANS

William v. Little, local super
intendent of the federal employ
ment service, made the chief adj
dress yesterday at the luncheon
of the Key West Rotary Club.
Mr.. Little spoke about the la
Dor situation generally. He
said it was not the governments
intention to freeze" labor but
rather to place it where it will
do the greatest good in promot-
ing the war-effort.
Guests at the luncheon were
the Rev. l.. H. B. Harrell and
the Rev. ]. H. Parker.
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AXIS Forces Are LksF
To Collapse Al Az
Tine Due To Lite Hep
Being Received


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the battle has SeEzziseEv eussr
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virtually driven tz@ Es @
end z-s rezeixlzs . 6s G
supplies e EzzE1szs sd 5z-T
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fEom SiZT. Fay and So
cary xAsz1 szzEzn-z s<zr 49,
tire hae&iserrznezz
II waz rspz-tzd sat wsEe 80
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Is likely 60 hszpsz a. szv So
end enc Ct the $500 49,
.ons fer Il IS bszzzss Ct Ls
helz thsY are ssfzzs Ez -
Isr and NzzsoEz En 49,
The SiciIsz Sersitz
And fhzf szspiF. II Ess Pz
I'd at t76sY. hzz 5cen CT as 8
minimum bv AEIlc5 pIznsE Elrh
hsve xhSt SSwn T EE
trsnsrCrt rlsse sd zsz1 -z=E
an enemy sire 70 fas bots1z sE
TIE MzSiterrszszz
In the last s hczrz q IVES e.
1cu1-sd to6sv. II usre A.
ships that were srtsz-1nz -
rCsch Tun'sis hsys bssn ssut t1
he bottom a destroyer W=i-a
vas enc Of ths conyoYln9 WaE-
shirs. also wsx INT END sazk-
The AmeriCzns are rsroriea
today to be emily eight 70 uina
miles from Bizsr4s- TIE hi5
guns. with the Anrzl-zu
brought ID yesterday = oPza
ire on B-zerfe. are stiu boourg
Continued on Page Four
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SOVIET UNITS KILL
$500 AXIS FORCES
RUSSIANS CAPTURE HILL
TODAY AFTER DESPER-
ATE FIGHTING


MOSCOW, May The Hus
.isns, in their smashing drive.
toward Novorossiisk. captured
hill today. after desPerass
hsnd-io-hand fighting. during
which more than z.sO0 Axis troops
were killed. the communiqus
stated.
II was further reported that
the Reds are now only FIVE miles
from the naval base on the Bla~k
Sea at Novorcssiisk- Last night
the Russians kept up con
slant artillery fire on enemy
lines. and at dawn the advance
was begun and was still cor
tinuing when last advises Were
received from the front.
The Russian high command
claims that. since the offensive
opened UP on the naval base.
the Germans have lost 470 nlsneS
MANY of which were destroyed
on the ground. The Russians
did not give their own losscs.
but Radio Berlin, in q broadcast
recorded here. declared the Ger
mans had destroyed more than
100 Russians planes.
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SENATE MAY CHANGE TAX BILL

WASFuNGTONThe senate finance committee is today
derng bill the house II said that
which would
bills provisions closer with the Carlson Ru
proposals. that there
positively the bill passed the house
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Tox Assessments In County
Will Remain About Same

The tax assessment of
Monroe County will run ap-
proximately the same this
year as it did last year. Tax
Assessor Claude Gandolfo
said today.
MIR. Gandolfo stated that
the county has lost in assess
ment values about 100000
in land that has been bought
by the United States gov
eminent since the books were
made up last year.
However. Mr.. Gandoifo
added. the loss has been prac-
ficslly absorbed by improve
ments made in the county
during the past year.
The assessment last year
ran a little more than SIS
100000. end the figure will
be virtually the same for
Is43.
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WASHNGTON-Pentiss Brown. head of the oPA said today
Monday food generally will be cheaper IFS
cities United States oP prices will be issued TO all those
conpcuously and
vigilance the housewife steed seeing
pay food the oPA prices will have
mu to enforcement of the order.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-07
POLES ACCUSED AS SPIES

The Russian Polish question darker
the Russian
Poles Russia The Poles the added
osiensiby smiarzs themselves with the Russian
apprehended espionage
Others caught spreading "defeaest rumors"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-07

WASHGToNAt his conference today President Roose
welt asked there likelihood of the coal miners striking
agsns the the end the weeks replied
that he had had quite deal of against
and that he has known of workers striking against
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ANCIENT PRACTICE

CHICAGO. - Terrace tillage,
similar to that of the Chinese,
was practiced by the ancient In
cas- of Peru.
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GREAT TROOP TRAVEL

WASHINGTON.-About 1.750.-
600 troops a month travel on
American trains in official troop
movements. -
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ANTI POLL-TAx BILL

WASHINGToN-The poll-tax scheduled
southern
is said 10 be against the
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Allied COntingentS Are Also
Pounding AT Gates OF TuniS
MUST BE MONROE
COUNTY VOTERS
tBy AsSocInsed Pre=Sb

TALLAHASSEE. Nav T.
Representative Bernie Z
ParY CT Monroe County. m
trcduced House Bill S9s re-
curing that al ATTORNEYS
employed BY. for CT On be
half of the Oversees Roaa and
Toll Bridge District must be
qualified voters Of Monroe
County.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-07
ALLIED TROOPS HAVE REACHED
POINT AT BEGINNING OF JUNGLE
PATHS THAT LEAD TO SALAMAUA

MELBOURNE. Nav 7.-Ameri-
can and Australian troops are re-
ported today to have covered one
half of the distance between their
positions of a week ago and the
Jap base at Salamaua on
New Guinea's north coast.
The Allied troops have now
reached a point at the beginning
of jungle paths that lead to Sala-
maua. While the advance has been
under way, big -motored Lib
orators have been blasting the
Jap positions. Fires that cover a
vase area are visible to the Amer
leans and the Australians.
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10 ENGLIsHMEN KILLED NM RAID

LoNDON-The British Ministry reported persons
killed in raid
England today.
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4sHoUR-WEEK PROPOSED FOR ENTIRE U. S.

WASHINGToNThc War Manpower Commission reported to-
considering extending
embracing practically every branch industry
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-07

LATE BULLETINS
GUERILLAS STILL HARAssING JAps
tBy Associated Presni

CHuNGKlNGChines guelas continue harass the
the fighting southern China officially
conngen had either
have been delayed stopped altogether while they
o wipe guerilas.
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Liberators also carried out a
successful raid against the chief
japanese base in Dutch New
Guinea. Enemy fighter planes,
which attempt to beat back the
Liberators, Withdrew from the
fight when nine of them had been
shot down. Every Liberator re-
turned safely to its base.
1t was disclosed today that five
Allied freighterS have been sunk
by Jap submarines during the last
Is days, but the announcement
from Japan that their displace!!
ment totaled 10000 tons was dub
bed as a FLAT lie."
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-07

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For SO Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
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Key West. Florida. has tse
most equable cIinsks IN TIE
country: with En EEsr8xe
range Of only Il Fzhrsnk -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
DINAH SHORE WEEDS

LAS VEGAS, New, Dec. 6.-R-
Dinah Shore, she of the auburn
hair and seductive radio voice, is
honeymooning with Cpl. George
Montgomery, Montana-born farmer
cowboy who once was betrothed
tc Hedy Lamar and who shelved
q promising screen career in June,
1872, to become a member of the
U. S. Army Signal Corps. He re-
turned week ago from the Asiatic
wer theater.
The singer and the soldier, who
met IS months ago in the Holly
wood canteen, were married in a
Gouble-ring ceremony in the pre-
dawn hours here yesterday by
Justice of the Peace Paul O'Mal-
lie. The newlvweds left i'm
nlediately afterward, presumably
for Hollywood.
Montgomery, whose real name
is George Montgomery Lett, gave
his age as q. His bride, married
under her legal name of Frances
Rose Shore, gave her age as rs.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
MANEUVERS SET
AT CAMP MACKALL
Vertical development Will
Play Large Part In
War Games

CAMP MACKALL, Dec. 6.-P
Vertical envelopment-a stream
lined version of the old thanking
movement so often used in battle
will play a major part in com
bined maneuvers of the First
Troop Carrier Command and the
Airborne Command this week in
this vicinity.
The maneuvers, Army authori'
ties disclosed, will attempt te
show that glider troops as well as
parachute troops can be flown
great distances to their detectives
can be landed at the intended
spots in large numbers and car
get along on supplies ferried ir
subsequently by troop carrie,
command planes.
The elders carry field artillery
infantrymen and even engineer
units to repair captured airfields
and to build landing strips al
advanced positions. Their equip
ment is built especially to be
transported in aircraft.
Airborne Engineer battalions
will participate in the maneuvers
along with airborne divisions anc
parachute infantry units - all tt
be transported by the planes anc
men of troop carrier wing anc
It's troop carrier groups ane
squadrons.
A section of the Carolinas ex
tending as far north as Maxton
N. G., has been designated as E
sea" for the purposes of the
problem, in which imaginary am
phlblous and sea-borne units viii
take part.
Plans have been perfected by
medical officers for evacuation O
"casualties", one-third of whom
are to be moved by aircraft.
The troops will be divided into
Red and Blue forces for the week
long exercises.
Director of the maneuvers is
Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Evans
commander of the First Troo1
Carrier Command. The deputy
director is Brig. Gen. Lee Dono
van, commander of the Airborne
Command.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
Victory Jamboree Goes
Over With Bang Sunday

The big Victory Jamboree at
the ITALIAN Hall Sunday pleased
those attending immensely Its
well rounded performance spark
led with fun and gay songs, and
Was most entertaining.
The Tennessee Ramblers as US.
ual proved exceedingly popular
with their tuneful melodies. Fred
Kirby was another outstanding
performer that was crowd pleas
er. Old Shep and the Carolina play
boys secured large following
when they served ample notice
that they are headed for big
things.
MI. Causey commented after
the show that he was we'll pleased
with the outcome of the show and
was glad it was of such enjoy
ment to all. He also stated that
he planned to bring the Briarhop-
pers and the Carter Family to
appear in a show here in the near
future.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 6-lRNEtforts to
check the excessive hog loadings
were unsuccessful today when TO-
600 head were shipped here. Choice
steers and yearlings were down
Is cents. The sheep market was
generally active.
The total number of $4,000 hogs
received here included l7,00O
bought at outside points for direct
billing by big packers. The War
Food Administration estimated
that about 5000 head would re-
main unsold at the end of today S
session.
The steer top was $16.05 for
choice to prime 1874 Founders.
All grades steers and most fat
heifers were IS to Is cents lower
with a generous supply of short
fed and warmed up heifers and
steers. Cows were 10 to Is cents
lower, cutters selling for $7.75 and
down.
After a slow start the sheep mar
ket closed fairly active, then bulk
fat and fed lambs selling for $l4.60.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 6-lRN
u. S. Dept. Agr.)-Livestock:
Hogs: Top 1885 for good and
choice granted hogs. 1O0-12O lbs,
lilo. 12O-140 lbs, 11.35. 14O-16O
lbs, 11.85. 16O-18O lbs, 1926. 180-
200 lbs, $40. 27O-300 lbs, 1885.
300-35O lbs, 1910. Good sows I'm
der $50 lbs, 11.85; 350-500 lbs,
11.35; over 500 lbs, 1875. Good
stays 9.85.
Cattle: Bulk good steers 400
14.50; medium grade 11.50-125O,
common downward to 1000. Fat
dairy type cows 8.oo-e.oo, cutter.
6.5O-8.OO, Gamers 5.00-6.50. TOP
heavy sausage bulls 1000. Light:
weights down to $50. Good and
choice vealers top 1850; lower
grades 400 down. Bulk heavy
slaughter calves 8.50-11.00.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
CAMP SITE SOUGHT

Request for use of county-own-
ed s'te--the rock-quarry property
near Prince George creek-for an
additional Castle Hayne labor
camp is expected to be made
before the Board of County Com
missioners Monday afternoon, it
was learned Monday morning.
John Nuckton, Castle Hayne resi-
dent. will appear before the board
at the request of the Federal Sc
curity Agency authorities in Ra-
leigh. to ask that the land be made
available.
Plans are curretly under way to
bring Italian prisoners of war to
the old camp on the Castle Hayne
highway. It is anticipated that the
additional camp will be needed by
spring.
1t is considered likely that the
new site may be developed and i'm
proved for the establishment of a
permanent labor camp.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
7hefts, Assaults Feature
Reports To Police Here

Larcenies and various forms of
assaults featured the weekend no.
lice records.
James Henry, colored, S19 Miller
street, reported early Saturday that
his room had been ransacked and
his complete wardrobe, valued al
S65. taken.
Mrs. Joel Savage, BIT Wright, re.
turned from the grocery store tc
find her table radio missing. Il
was later recovered.
A break-in was noted Saturday
morning at a store located at I'll
and Meares street. A shutter O.
the rear window had been forced
Gone were crate of eggs, eigh
cartons of cigarettes and chang
from the cash register.
Mrs. M. R. Bennett, lis CASTE
street, Tide Water Power compan.
bus operator, was relieved Of he
billfold and the coat of her uniform
on the: 1880 p. m. Saturday run tt
Brooklyn.
Lucky Harry Herring, colored
SIS Campbell street, found only {
quart of whiskey missing from hi
closet which showed evidence o
thorough search. Saturday night
Lieut.. R. L. Locke. of the All
Base, found Sunday morning tina
thieves had taken wheel and tirt
from his car parked at the corner
Of Chestnut and Mccoy streets.
A red and white bicycle belonging
to Joan Edwards, 2003 Fender, wa
missing from her front porch Sat
urday morning. Charles Kinley, O
6O9 Orange street, found his rec
and white wheel gone from it's &C
customed place back of the pos
office Saturday night.
Or the list of persons suffering
cuts and knifings:
Roy Lee Love. Negro, zoos Nortl
Second respectfully cut and knit
ed by her estranged husband il
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
YULE PARTY OUT

WASHINGTON, Dec. g. R -
The annual Christmas tree cere-
mony on the White House grounds
will be omitted this year for the
first time in 81 years if Presi-
dent Roosevelt accepts sugges-
ton by District Commissioner Guv
M. Mason.
Mason, in a letter to the White
House, pointed out there can be
no lights on the tree because of
war restrictions. Last year thou
sands of school children contri-
buted one decoration each for the
tree, but there were no lights.
The White House Christmas
tree ceremony was started by
President Coolidge in 1923. Prime
Minister Churchill attended the
occasion in 1941, just after Am
erica's formal entrance into the
war
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front of the home. She was treated
for decorations Of the left arm, Sat
urday night.
Juanita Monroe, colored, TIC
North Sixth street. said Freddie
Howard threw her down and hi
her with brick She was released
from James Walker Memorial aft
er treatment for scalp decorations.
| Thelma Monroe, of the same adj
dress. told police she was cut early
Monday with a knife IN the hands
81 All unknown boy at Eighth ano
Campbell streets, following an ar
CURRENT. Back decorations were
treated.
William Henry Walters, Negro,
Seventh and Castle street, was
playing with some other boys al
III South Eighth Saturday night
When someone cut me-" He was
dismissed from Community hos.
pltsl
Annie Mae Williams, Negro, re
ported that an unknown man struck
her with a knife in the 100 block
Of North Seventh street Saturday
night, Lacerations were found or
her left wrist and neck when she
entered James Walker Memorial
for treatment.
Gangs OF boys were reported re.
sponsible for two attacks: Alexan.
der Mack, Negro, of Taylor homes,
declared ne was on the way home
early Sunday when someone struck
him on the head with brick. The
boys were seen on a nearby cor.
yer. Elijah Witherspoon, Negro
8D8h North Third said rongh boys
attacked him at Third and Kel
logs alley Treated for face LAGER
ation5, ne had no idea of the iden
lily of his attackers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
WILMINGTON MAN
REPORTED INJURED
CT Robert D. Switzerland
Wounded In Mediter-
ranean Area

,r.svINGToN, Dec. g. Up -
,'t If casualties made public
a ~ bv the War Department dis
tooa sd nine North Carolinians
cto, srdd in action in the Medi
terranean area.
p pnt Henry Collins, Jr., wife
,1r. Lula Collins, st. Pauls.
M1 p,,t Warren G. Crouch; mother,
,,rs Tressie Crouch, 718 Oak.
W. W. st., Hendersonville.
i'I pvt John B. Davis; wife, Mrs.
vannie H. Davis, Rt. 3, Frank.
i'1 DEC Haskell G. Deal; father,
p-ran J. Deal. Rt. 2, Taylorsville.
u pvt, Henry E. OVERLY; mother,
Ave Annie B. OVERLY, Ri. 2, Ok
'0 Tech sta Grade Jasper L.
pome. wife, Mrs. Lucille K.
payne, Ri. 2, Kernersville.
ond 1t. Vernon H. Rankin; IA
.bpr ames L. Rankin, Rt. l, Bel
mont. r
mother. Mrs. Evelyn M. Sou
therland, Ill Princess St., Will
mingtOn.
pvt Ray c. Stephens; mother,
Mrs Trudie E. Stephens, Lawson
vile.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
DRYGOODS

NEW YORK, Dec. 6-(REA few
scattered lots of print cloth and
sheetings were sold today, con-
ditions otherwise remained quiet
with the large backlog of accu-
mulated civilian orders going I'm
satisfied.
Wooden mills made only sparing
allotments of materials, influence
ed by uncertainties over acute
labor problems and war news.
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RALEIGH POULTRY

RALEIGH, Dec. 6-lR-NCDA)
Egg and poultry markets steady
to firm.
Raleigh-U. S. grade A large
(clean white) 81; hens, all weights,
IS to 25.
Washington - U. S. grade B
large 48; broilers and fryers %
IL to 80.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
NEW ORLEANS SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6-R-
The average price of middling
1916 inch cotton today at desig-
mated Southern spot markets was
70 cents a bale higher at 1875
cents a pound; average for the
past 80 market days 1878; mid
ding 7.8 inch average 1843.
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BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO, Dec. 6 -tR- Butter,
firm; receipts 1913, 426; no changes.
Eggs, unsettled; receipts $685.;
special No. l and 2, 46.4 and No.
8 and 4, 45.4; extras 1 and 2,
44.4; No. 3 and 4, 1919; standards
/ and 4, 41.9; current receipts
41.9 dirties SO IL; checks SO.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 6. - P) -
A favorable Interpretation on the
cotton situation was given here to-
day following failure of the three
power conference report to indicate
all early end of the war.
Trade and replacement buying to-
wards the end of the market raj
lied the market to the highest levels
for the day with final prices from
IS to SI00 a bale higher.
Open High Low Last
Dec - 1880 1882 1925 1890 up Z
Men 1915 1881 1916 1929 up Is
May 1896 1912 1896 1912 up 16
Jly - 1875 1892 - "A 1891 up Is
Oct new
1851 1874 1851 1878 up %
Middling spot 20.15n, up 13.
n-Nominal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-07

Long-distance telephone calls
average 100000 a day, at an av-
erage connection speed of 81 min
uteS.