Stock Market Rally Fizzles Amid Mixed Week End
U S stocks halted gains on Friday with the Associated Press index flat at 79.1 while most groups traded mixed. Steel stocks weakened as auto production rose. five Western railroads faced possible strikes, and sentiment turned cautious yet the week closed with a net gain. Official foreseen trading suggests a steadier market than 1929 or 1946, with 1,136 issues traded and 60 new highs for the year.
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End of the road for 1926 car in Seattle test
Washington state patrolmen condemned a 1926 car owned by Rev. William E. Todd for a safety test finding it almost entirely defective. The vehicle lacked brakes, tail light, exhaust piping, bumper and fenders, and had a rope tied tire slit a handmade wooden body a single headlight and loose steering gear.
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Cattle Receipts Hit Yearly High Amid Mixed Fort Worth Prices
Fort Worth reports show cattle and calves at the week’s peak since October with sheep and hogs up slightly. Slaughter steers and yearlings range $20-31, cows $12-22.75, slaughter calves $15-30, stockers $17-30, and lambs up to $33.60 in places. hogs mostly $20.0-$20.25 with some higher, stocker and feeder prices varied. Chicago and Fort Worth markets described as steady to lower on most classes with some gains for high grade stock.
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Tenstory fall claims Portland attorney's life
Portland attorney Harry B. Beckett, 65, died after tumbling from the 10th floor of a downtown building during a noon hour in front of hundreds. Beckett, a partner at Wilbur Beckett Oppenheimer Maytz and South, had suffered strokes and was despondent over his health.
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Burglar Hits Woodwards Jewelry in Electra Heist
A discerning burglar smashed a window at Woodwards Jewelry Store in Electra on Friday, took the 12 highest priced watches, left 38 watches with lower tags, and caused about $1,000 in losses.
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Wheat and Corn Prices Static In Up Down Market
Chicago market wrap shows mixed grains with oats strongest and soybeans weakest. Wheat and corn end nearly unchanged from Thursday with old crop corn up, new crop down, while cash soybeans rising as barge arrivals reach 67,000 bushels.
Pretty Secretary Plunges to Death
Evelyn Cooper 22 an employee of Leeds and Northrup Tulsa plunged from the 10th floor of a downtown building Friday before workers. M E Griffith office manager said he saw her head and hands go out the window as she fell. Police indicated she landed feet first and died instantly.
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Daring Robber Grabs Cash in Houston Firm
A bold unarmed robber stole a cigar box with 800 from the Franklin Credit Company cashier Mrs. M L Roberts in Houston and vanished into a noon crowd. The 23 year old suspect wore a gray hat and white shirt, about six feet tall.
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Modern William Tell Ends In Head Wound
Clayton Robertson 15 sustained a head wound in a modern William Tell recreation when a 13-year-old friend fired a .22 rifle at a tin cap placed on his head. He was hospitalized in serious condition at University Hospital in Iowa City.
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Clayton Robertson
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Iodine Supply Tied to US Oil Wells
About half of the United States annual iodine usage, totaling around 1.4 million pounds, is supplied by brine extracted from oil wells. The remaining iodine comes from Chilean galt peter and Japanese seaweed.
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Police Plane Halts Stolen Car in New Mexico Chase
A New Mexico State Policeman landed a plane on a highway to block a stolen car fleeing toward Carlsbad. Lieutenant Howard Peters and Carlsbad officer Bill Lewis chased the vehicle from El Paso, Texas. two hitchhikers were with the car and no charges were filed.
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Four Bodies Recovered From Plane Wreck Near Guadalajara
Four people died when a converted B18 bomber crashed in the mountains west of Guadalajara in bad weather. The pilot and three passengers aboard the Jalisco Air Transport Company plane were killed instantly. their bodies were recovered Friday.
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