Steel Shares Gain as Market Stays Steady in New York
In a largely stable session on June 2, steel stocks rose fractions while overall volume remained light at about 1.45 million shares. US Steel and Wheeling Steel led gains as steel demand remained strong amid record production, offsetting declines in rails and utilities.
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Wheeling Steel
Chrysler
Socony-Vacuum
International Nickel
Chesapeake & Ohio
N.Y. Central
Southern Railway
Southern Pacific
Muscle Relaxing Drug Aids Palsy Treatment
The AMA reports Tolserol a synthetic drug that relaxes muscles helps cerebral palsy. Dr Charles H Frantz notes it aided 14 of 16 children with the athetosis form causing uncontrollable hand and foot movements in the current AMA Journal.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
Charles H. Frantz
Stranger Rescuer Vanishes After Saving Dallas Boy
A nine year old Dallas boy fell into a motel pool and sank. A fully clothed stranger plunged in, pulled him out, and revived him with artificial respiration until firemen arrived. The rescuer then disappeared into the crowd.
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Dallas
INS
Little J. D. Moore Jr
Optimistic Crop Prospects Drag Down Grain Prices
Kansas wheat prospects lifted trade but triggered broad declines across grains on Friday. July soybeans plunged, then steadied, with cash houses selling and profit-taking fueling a market-wide slide. Wheat corn oats rye and lard all slipped while Argentina and Holland activity influenced futures.
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Chicago
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Holland
Portugal
Argentina
Atlantic Coast
Montreal
United States
Broomhall
International Grain Authority
Great Britain
Helen
Lalty
Stock Exchange Plans Summer Saturday Closures
New York Stock Exchange will close Saturdays starting June for the 1950 season through October. The New York Cotton, Dallas Cotton and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges will also observe Saturday closings. The Chicago Board of Trade remains open for grain and livestock trades.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dallas
New Orleans
Chicago Board of Trade
Worship on the Run Planned for Motoring Faithful
In North Haven Connecticut six Protestant ministers organize the Wayside Worship Committee to hold drive-in church services for motorists starting June 18. The Sunday services will be held in a theater lot during summer due to special conditions.
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North Haven
Conn
Week's Livestock Prices Seen Mixed In Fort Worth and San Antonio
San Antonio cattle trade mostly steady with some feeders and stockers firm, calves and yearlings 22 to 28 dollars, cows 21, bulls up to 33. Sows and pigs soften slightly. Fort Worth market shows all cattle and calves steady to 50 cents higher, spring lambs up to 1 dollar, butcher hogs down, stocker cattle 17 to 30 dollars, slaughter lambs 24 to 30 dollars.
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San Antonio
Santky Atte
Wendy
le High Reek
Fort Worth
Value of New York City property tops eighteen billion
New York City taxable property valued at 18,396,138,375 after Friday assessment. Municipal Tax Commission notes a 283,097,196 increase from last year. Rockefeller Center is the most valuable single parcel at 103,400,000 for the buildings, with land owned by Columbia University exempt from tax.
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New York
New York City
Municipal Tax Commission
Rockefeller Center
Columbia University
Four Texas counties lose population in ten years 1950 census reports
The 1950 census shows Young Hunt Rockwall and Rains counties each declined since 1940 while towns like Whiteboro Plano Forney Kemp and Graham and Olney in Young County show mixed changes. Young County drops 2256 residents. Hunt 6188. Rockwall 935. Rains 3076.
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Young
Hunt
Rockwall
Rains
Young County
Hunt County
Rains County
Whiteboro
Grayson County
Plano
Collin County
Forney
Kaufman County
Kemp
Graham
Olney
Cotton Futures Close Strong With Market at Seasonal High
New York June 2 AP Cotton futures closed strong at gains to a new seasonal high as traders covered shorts and demand from mills and exporters rose amid tight supply. Private crop prospects were favorable but rainfall in Texas raised fears of damage. Old crop activity supported June and July positions while spot cotton across Southern markets rose to 33.83 cents per pound.
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New York
Sout
Fast Texas
Memphis
New Orleans
Spot cotton prices steady in Galveston market
Galveston on June 2 reports steady spot cotton closes with revised grades and prices. Values list pregrade 23.95, strict good ordinary 25.9, middling 27.95, strict low middling 30, middling 33.45, strict middling 34.55, strict fair 34.55. sales FOB.
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New Orleans
Galveston
Helps You Overcome False Teeth
An old advertisement promotes FASTEETH an alkaline powder that tightens dentures and cools gums. It claims to reduce embarrassment from loose plates and urges buying PASTEETH at any drug store.
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