Stock Exchange Closes Amid Mixed Prices
The stock market ended mixed with notable declines in several sectors as Allied Chemical and Sears Roebuck faced pressure while other names like Republic Steel and Owens-Illinois showed steadier activity. Widespread turnover appeared as traders watched aviation and rail stocks move cautiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballisecters
Sebel Ce
Allied Chemical Reniuzion
Rand
IAN Republic
BalRernells Tou
Sears Toebuck ‘Ag Amo
Rolitne Sul Aaa
Ameliirgano
T. A Amo
Rislini
Cane
Ohne
Manrilie Ae
Guiphue Sulk Tide Wate Farm
Timeen Feller
Central
Stocks Fall After Week's Gain on Mixed Market
New York stock trading ended the week with a retreat after eight advancing sessions. The market showed selective pockets of strength as declines were trimmed, with notable movers including Illinois Central, Northern Pacific, and Magna Copper. Sliders such as Santa Fe and U S Steel weighed on the indices. Bond activity was mixed as profit selling rose on the carrier list, despite fresh buying on dips. total turnover reached 10.12 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Illinois Central
Northern Facilie
Magna Copper
Morris & Essex
Pullman
Sears Roebuck
International
Efarveater
North American
duPont and
Allied Chemical
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Southern Facific
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler, Texas Co
Anaconda
U. S. Rubber
Westinghouse
United Abreragt
Rails
Yesternay
U.S
Revenue Ledger Fragments From 1919 Customs Data
Fragmentary OCR notes show customs receipts and debts for 1919 including sums like 862,000 and 7,202,090. Mentions total debt and a gala estate value of 272,647 with other figures unclear. Names and specifics are garbled, preserving the rough ledger context and date.
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Zapenditares
OPA Order Hikes Wheat Four Cents
The OPA raises the ceiling price of wheat by four cents per bushel to reflect parity for producers, effective at midnight. Bread prices remain unchanged, flour ceilings stay the same, and the flour production payment continues until Dec. 31 with January rates tied to new wheat ceilings. Hog ceilings set at 14.75 per cwt for most weights, with lighter hogs adjusted. the move aims to increase pork and lard from hogs on hand. Market notes show firm futures, with December wheat near daily highs and slight gains amid mixed signals.
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Washington
OPA
Chicago
Fragmented local notice and births in small town paper
Fragmented OCR yields a scatter of items including bond data, building permits, birth announcements, hospital notes, and names such as Clarke and Reed. Reads like a miscellaneous town record with dates like December and references to Charleston hospital and Mr and Mrs. Reed.
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Charleston Graers Hospital
Charleston
Together Again previews and children’s bond benefits in Charleston
Star Charles Coburn alongside Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer headline the romantic comedy Together Again, previewed for bond buyers at 0 30 p m Thursday. The Gazette notes Dunne’s hat and the film’s appeal for bond purchasers. Bond holders receive free admission tickets this week. On Saturday at 9 30 am children fourteen and under who purchase or have adults purchase bonds will gain free entry to Capito t and Kearse theaters for two years of kid friendly shows. Readers fill a form from The Gazette comic page stamped by issuing agents.
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Charles Coburn
Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Jp Coopera
the Gazette
Miss Dunne
Charleston
Vicinity
R. E. England
Kanawhe County
Capltot
Kearse
The
Gazette
Allied drive seizes Ormoc and closes Leyte corridor
U S forces report 50 Japanese warplanes decimated and the Yamashita defense line pressed along Leyte. American 7th and 7th divisions push north from Ormoc while 2nd infantry and cavalry units trap enemy remnants in the corridor. Weather and terrain may decide the Japanese holdout duration.
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Ormoc
Leyte
Yamashita
Nip Garden
Ormor Lexahon
Tih
Leste
Angih
1St
Dismounted
7Ith
Ormog
Corridal
Palompon
Ortoc
MacArthur
Philippines
Haboul
Tatakan
Borneo
Afirl
Brunei Bay
Mandlirring Altedrome
Panay Tnland
Theeeutral Philippines
Livestock Auction Preview At Australian Parade
Fragment shows rough figures for cattle and calves offered at a livestock sale. Mentions quantities like 13,000 head, 258, 42-60, 1,000 to 3,000 calves, yearlings, and estimates of average prices. Indicates multiple lot sizes, moderate demand, and potential slaughter figures. Includes garbled terms implying sale timing and market conditions.
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Arene
Marriage Applications and Names From WPA Record
Fragmentary notice lists marriage applications with names including Newton and Virginia Miker and other partially legible individuals. The text references a Pittsburgh Produce Gee and WPA dates but readability is limited and specific details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
eEigiett Newton, Thomas
Dzertestan
Virginia Hue Miker
Iy Frame Bileee Flonald Centerbury
Allied Breakthrough Pushing Toward German Border
Allied forces press toward the Reich frontier with Bright advances along the Saar and Alsace fronts as Patton’s army breaches Siegfried Line defenses near Sarreguemines and Dillingen. American and French units seize towns, clear pockets west of the Rhine, and exploit the retreating German lines despite stiff resistance and counterattacks.
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Maginot Line
W Weir Range
Adrawal
Siegfried Line
Langensoultzbach
Haguenau
Maderate
Waguena Forest
Gunstett
Walbourg
Patch
Reich
7Th Division
Germany
Runtzenelm
Hoeschwoor
Leutenhelm
Kautzenhelm
Bernhelm
Kesseldorf
Hederching
Bitche
Sterstahl
Rederehing
Alsatian
Mulhoure
Rhine
Kembs
George 5. Patton
Ths
Artilery
Saar
Biles
Habrirchen
Saarlautern
Hoden
Fraulautern
Ensdort
Tresservn
Dilling
Merode
Duren
Hurtgen
Dst
Folnte
Lne
Ruhr
Cologne
Holnesland
Athens under shelling as ELAS guns threaten city
British army vehicles remained under fire while skirmishes continued outside Athens. A British communiqué said rebel resistance had not starkly weakened and some progress occurred in Virneus and nearby areas, though overall situation showed little improvement. ELAS shells Athens causing casualties as fires break out and reinforcements arrive amid mine and roadside obstructions.
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Athens
Virneus
ELAS
Battle for Budapest intensifies as Soviet forces press front
Soviet and Nazi forces clash around Budapest with reports of 43 German tanks destroyed and 32 enemy planes downed. German broadcasts warn the capital may fall, while Soviet artillery shells house hotels and Danube banks. Malinovsky’s 24th Ukraine Army presses northeast toward Miskolc and toward Bratislava and Vienna.
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Budapest
Asesault
Transocean Agency
Danube
Kispest
Rodion I .Y. Malinovsky
24 Ukraine Army
Iiso
Tia
Ral
Miskolc
Germany
Slovakia
Bratislava
Vienna
Ata
American postwar plans urge limited German industry control
The article outlines Allied and American proposals on Germany after the war, favoring civilian use of certain sectors while seeking cautious control of key industries. It calls for joint United States Britain Russia and France oversight, with a focus on chemical weapons and textile production, and stresses delaying broader decisions until German factory conditions are assessed.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
European Advisory Commission
Hat
Radio Reicher 0 NBC Affollate News Bits
Portable audio updates and brief program notes from NBC affiliate. Names and times mention talk segments and quick news bits including music updates and miscellaneous reports.
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NBC
Raneieb
TAK
Aaurneets Mzaita
Mr. de
Catton
Eddie Cant
Gene Nopene
Daneiog
Soil Conservation Election Postponed in Kanawha County
Kanawha County soil conservation election postponed from Friday to February 18 due to weather. County agricultural agent T H McGavran announced the change and said voting hours and polling places will remain the same.
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Kanawha
T. H. McGavran
McGavran
Allied bombers hit Ruhr city and claim air successes
Allied air forces report covering operations over the Ruhr region. Mustangs and RAF escorts repelled six enemy interceptors with no loss. Witten, a 70 000 population industrial city, serves as a key military traffic junction now, while jet-propelled planes were sighted but did not intercept. The large U S air force formation included more than 1250 aircraft.
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RAF
Air Ministry
Witten
Ruhr
U. S
Sth
Theatera Midtown Listings Brighten Morning Cartoon Troupe
An eclectic ad page features Theatera Midtown promotions including named acts Walter Pidivom Gene Tarney Desa Andreea Clifton Wath Vine cent Frice and Lacie Balk. Also listed are Easter Ladies Sonraeans. Various acts like Jungle Woman and Three with Carrol Malan appear alongside locals Bertty Titinoar and Arthur Tate in a colorful lineup of cartoons comedy and stage numbers.
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Osteon Ad
Walter Pidivom
Gene
Tarney Desa ‘Andreea
Clifton Wath
Vinecent Frice
Rearemune
Atta ‘Tv
Beretty
Eater
Biota
Iran
Muntien
Mactet Coumand
Ieadlee Sikare
Lacie Balk
Alton
Meico
Willa
Boyd
Easter Ladies Sonraeans
You
Geraldine Fitzeerie
Vermont
Alaria Jean
Carrol Malan
Bical
Grace
Ebone
May Nodes
Chif Schwerdts
Allied Bombers Vow Focus on Merseburg Rail Targets
Flying Fortresses and Liberators, with escort, pushed toward Merseburg, 125 miles northeast, after striking rail facilities feeding Saar basin battles at Frankfurt, Hanau, Darmstadt, and Aschaffenburg. The Merseburg refinery near the German town was a primary target. raids used visual and instrument bombing, marking the second straight day of mass Allied airpower over Germany.
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Merseburg
Saar
Lne
Frankfurt
Hanau
Darmstadt
Aachaffenburg
Leuna
Europe
Germany
Earthquake Report From Aleutian Region Noted
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled note about an earthquake in the Aleutian area and a probe or authoritative response. The readable bits suggest a seismic event tied to Aleutian or Aleulan locales, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear details, dates, or figures.
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Rey
Celanese
Howe
Frederig Chopin
Sone
Tonnyson
Robert Weade Beritent
Tebariian
Celene Corportion of America Atte
Greenlee Brothers Security
Clarence
Bexson
Charleston Mallens -Bepk
Guiding & Low Association
Ravenswood, W. Va
Oraio
Weston
Gg Brest
Pisa
Reg Cloyer
Johan Nu Ta
F. H. Withrow
wTranriiene Addy
Bouth Chatston
Wasi Ang
RA. Doster
Loa A
Baie Fe Martin Te
Mery Arda Chatire
Fous Fuqua
Palit
Clark
Dork
Levi
Kanawha Valley Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Capitol and Lee
Pittsburgh
Greene Coats
Elliot
Teufaing
Patsy Walhers
Billy Williams
Summers Street
EAM
America
Gene Tierney
Clifton Webb
Vincent Price
Judith Anderson
Gloria Jean
J. Carol "Haish
Evelyn Ankers
Rhs Lou
Alpini
Barry RrederClill Edwards 63
Carioon
Saturdat
Pea
Dorothy Lamour
Eddie Bracken Gillamb
Gyne
Milland
Britton
Ee Hreal
Crosby
Theatera
Greer
Garson
Walter
Pidgeon
Mamorea
Mrs. Parkington
Cecil Bellaway
Clady
Cooper
Frenans
Tom Drake
Pater Lewte Deryea
Manila
RED Army
Warsaw
Amman En
Easontl
Aleutian
DuBerry
Vinnie
Orprien
Andy Clyde- Hhitswappar
Custer
Loretta . Young
Michael O'sheadane Bbirney
Allegheny
Tomorow
Iday
Wwe
Bruce Cabot
aHose
Arthur Lake
Lynn Roberts Tomontow
Galperin’s
S. Hurok
Ballet Theatre Company
Metropolitan Opera House
John Martin
N.Y
John Brawley
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