Stock Market Caps Busiest Week With Gain
The stock market edged upward in reduced trading Friday as investors stepped back and caught their breath after a record-setting two day buying spree.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1978
Page
8
Market In Brief Wy Stock Trchange Reports Busy Week
Markets closed Friday with the Dow up 1.56 to 688.43, marking the week’s best performance as Wednesday’s surge led a 32.14 weekly gain. Volume reached 37.91 million shares, amid an active but lighter week than Thursday’s record 66.37 million, with weekly total 220.55 million. The NYSE composite rose to 58.34 and the AMEX and NASDAQ indexes edged higher, while Friday’s activity followed revised prior figures.
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Dow Jones
Dow
American Stock Exchange
Wall
Over The Counter Quotations From Wheat First Securities
The article lists representative over the counter quotations from Wheat First Securities as of approximately 4:48 pm with inter day market changes. It shows bids and asks for multiple firms including American Furniture Bassett Furniture Dominion Bankshares Federated Four Phase Systems Lowes Companies Pulaski Furniture Service Merchandise Strother Drug Westmoreland Coal and others with varied percentages in bid and ask columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Easta Air
Notsa
Eaton Nort
Exxon Ae Specia Pet i
FMC
Onio
Owen
Owen It
Bynam Penney NY Alcoa
Pepsico
Brads
Phil Morr
Tire
Pacif
RCA
Am Motors
Asn
Gulf OF
Hercules Jets
Scont Pave Bendix
Brock
Boeing
Singer Co Borden
Jhn Man
Pacaia
Joy Mtg
Sperry R
Celanese
Kaiser al
Chrysier
Kmart
Koppers
Kroger A
Texaco
Col Gas
Timen Soi
Lykes
Curtis
McOond
Steet
Mead Corps
Weyerhr
Dresser Mobi
DuPont
Easkoo
Merox Corp
Wheat First Securities
Vnc Grhart Owen Acton
Parsons RM
Allis Chimis
Govid
PoOy
Es Pennwalt
Amerada
Grumman
Pneips Dodge
Gulf & West
Pittston
Pittston Ats Care
AMF
Manes
Potomac Es Sa Hanna Min
AMIC
Meeks Proc & Gam
Asarco
Reynolds Ind
ATO
Holiday Inns Ha
Reynolds Met
Atlas Corp
Hosp Corp
Robins Ari" Batg&e
May
Robertsnaw
Bank of VA
Hughes Tool
Joe Morisa Bates
Humane
Inexcolore Scoa Ing
Beico Pete
Inii
Morst Seaboard Coast
Smiths Trans
Boise Cas
Jim Walter
Southern Co
Braniff Air
Kaneb
Southern Ry
Brunswick
Kennecott
Koys
Bunker
Ramole Lear Siegler
Storer Brocet Xu
Levitz Rie Taft
Burrington
Litton
Burroughs
Tennexon Cabot Corp
Lockheed Texas Gulf
Caro Pwr
Lone Staring
Texas Tretz
la Pacific
Thiokol
Caterpillar
McGraw Ea
Tiger Int
MAPCO
Transamerica
Citicrop
Mariott
Cnessie
Mesa Pete Ile
Merck Tucson Gse
VAL
Union Packer Crane
United Guar
Dan River
Mitchell Enrgy
Murphy
Lee United Nu
Indus
United Tech
Disney Nati Gypsm
Univ
Nati Ma Soc
Elec
EasternGar
Warner Lam Wre
Paso Co
Ethyl
Amer Coal
Wa Co
NA Falcon Sora
Western UN
First Va Bank Occidenti A
White Mtr
Foster
Zenith
Freeport
Ing
Inter Gealer
Inter Desier
Ask
American Furniture Ie
JS Bassett Furniture Wa
Lam
Biveticia Supply
Burke Parsons A. Pa Dominion Bankshares
Federated Income Se
Hedig Meyers
Galveston
Houston
General Energy
Lowes Companies
Pulaski Furniture
Maris
Sam Solomon
Strother Drug
Westmoreland Coal
Educational Committee Sets Mercer County School Bond Plan
The Educational Committee of the Greater Bluefield and Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce sent a position statement to Mercer County Board of Education. It urges weekly citizen and school board meetings, a bond referendum for repairs or replacement, careful consideration of consolidation effects, and a special election for the bond issue.
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Greater Bluefield
Princeton-Mercer County
Mercer County
McKenzie
Bluewell
Board of Education
Allen Lackey
James Oxley Jr
Citizens
Mercer County Board of Education
B of E
Citizens Advisory Committee
United Holy Church convocation set for Princeton
Bishop Eugene Clark will deliver the introductory message at the 46th annual United Holy Church convocation to be held at Easley's Tabernacle in Princeton from Sunday August 6 through Sunday August 13. Monday night is Citizens' Night with Princeton ministers and choirs joining in fellowship.
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Eugene Clark
Mt. Airy
N. C
West Virginia
United Holy Church
Easley's Tabernacle
Henderson St
Princeton
J.H. Easley
Mount Zion Baptist Church Hosts Guest Speaker
The Rev. David Chapman of Mount Olive Baptist Church will preach at Mount Zion Baptist Church during the 11 a.m. service. The Senior Choir will provide music.
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Mount Zion Baptist Church
David Chapman
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School at Memorial Church of Christ Aug 7 13
The Memorial Church of Christ invites all denominations to VBS from August 7 to 13 daily 7 to 4. A Glenwood Park picnic is planned for Saturday August 12. Graduation program Sunday August 13 at 10 a.m. from the church mile south of Princeton Community Hospital on New Hope Road led by senior minister Glenn A. Tabor Jr.
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Memorial Church of Christ
Christian Church
Glenwood Park
Princeton Community Hospital
New Hope Road
Glenn A. Tabor Jr
First Missionary Baptist Church marks 54th anniversary
The 54th anniversary of First Baptist Church Giotto began Thursday August 3 and runs through Sunday evening. A dinner will be served at the church Sunday after morning service.
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First Missionary Baptist
First Baptist Church
Giotto
Tent Meeting Planned at War Area by Church of Christ
The Church of Christ at Tazewell will host a non denominational gospel tent meeting in the War area from August 7 to 11. nightly services begin at 7 30 with Evangelist Gerald Baker as speaker. The tent sits across Rt 16 from Big Creek High School and will feature special singing.
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War
Church of Christ
Tazewell
War Area
Gerald Baker
Rt. 16
Big Creek High School
Vacation Bible School at Bossevain Baptist Church
Bossevain Baptist Church will host Vacation Bible School from August 7 to August 11, running daily 9 to 12. All children are welcome to attend.
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Bossevain Baptist
Musical Program Sunday at Union Baptist Church
Evangelist Geneva Lewis sponsors a Sunday musical program at 6 at Union Baptist Church on Wilson Street. Youth Fellowship Chorus of Mount Olive Baptist Church and Union Baptist Church Senior Choir will perform under Rev. John Hooper, pastor of the host church.
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Geneva Lewis
Union Baptist Church
Wilson Street
Bluefie
Youth Fellowship
Mount Olive Baptist Church
John Hooper
Classified Ad Deadline for Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Deadline for placing Classified Reader Ads corrections and cancellations is 1 30 P M for next day Monday through Friday Sundays deadline is 4 45 P M Friday Open Saturday 11 A M to 12 noon for corrections and cancellations only We do not start any reader ads in Monday papers This newspaper is only responsible for one day on an incorrect ad unless the ad appears wrong on Sunday and we are closed then you will be allowed two days Please read your ad the first day it appears.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Reeder
Auction Saturday in Princeton estate sale listed items
Auction Saturday August 5 in Princeton WV features the estate of Mrs E K Ketron at 205 Walnut Street. Items include glass and marble tables iron chairs carpets Radios furniture a Packard sedan plus appliances and household goods to be sold beginning 11 AM with a noon car auction. Mary Eleanor Bive is the auctioneer.
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Princeton
E. K K. Ketron
Walnut St
Mary Eleanor Bive
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