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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1938

Page

11

Stock Averages Slip Amid Weak Buying and Dull Turnover

New York June 3 Lack of buying power sent stocks lower as a dull day with only 284 350 shares traded, the smallest full-day volume since August 20 1934. The Associated Press average of 50 issues fell about a point to 37 7, near the year low. Rails showed resistance amid rising freight volumes. utilities failed to advance. Losses included Consolidated Edison North American American Telephone Bethlehem Steel and Du Pont while Boeing Douglas Aircraft and Chrysler led gains in mixed trading.

New York Douglas Round Table Consolidated Edison North American American TelePhone Bethlehem Steel Joan Motors du Pont Boeing Douglas Aircraft Homestake Mining McIntyre Porcuping Chrysler

Bank Stocks Curb Mart Stages General Retreat

New York reported a curb market retreat with banking stocks and a few oils firm while industrials and utilities fell modestly. Aluminus Co of America slipped 1 percent to 71, New Jersey Zinc fell 2 to 48, and Pittsburgh Plate Glass dropped 2 to 63 with other issues such as Niagara Hudson Power and Electric Bond and Share trading at fractional losses. Volume reached 69,000 shares, the lowest since July 12, 1934, versus 82,000 the previous day.

New York Aluminurs Co. of America New Jersey Zinc Pittsburgh Plate Glass Niagara Hudson Power McWilliams American ‘Light & Traction Winthrop Mitchell Ty Winton Altiehen & Co National City Bank Chase National Banke Alum. Co Amer Alt Benkers Trust Co Amer. Gas & Elect Tader Chemical BH. &T Arkanses Not Commercial National Central Hanover Aes Continental B. & T Colum First National Bank Ford Motor Canute Guaranty Ford of Engin Irving Trust An Rey Bank of Manhattan Hecla Mining Humble Manufacturers Trust Int'l Petroleum Bath New York Trust Lake Shore Mines Oy Public National Ou Lockheed Aircraft Molydecum Corporation Fantenee Hudson Eeseee United Ges Corpoti United ‘Light Wright Hargreaves Winthrop, Mitchell Gurtia Pub. Co Schenley Distil Tty & Company Macy Ca Tees Ae Simmons Co Marshal Ecith AIM Er & Eaton Mig Monsanto Cher Elec Monig-Ward tewart-Warner Elec, P, & L Siene & Pearlesse Amn Smelters Ee Eelle Corp'n Studebaker Murray Corp Swift Co Firestone T.&r Wates “& T Freeport-Texas Nash-Kelvinator A Texas Corp Nau. Biscuit Tex Pac. C.&c Texas Gulf Ats Atchison Natl Cash Reg Tidewater Asc Atlantic Const L Ae Gen. Electric Gay General Foods Distillers Atlantic Gen Motors Timken Detroit 20Th Cent Fox Whits.Cay Glidden le Alty Alta United Aircraft Baldwin Loco Bi Goodyear United A. Balto. & Ohio Graham P. Te St. L. Fld Amer. Avia United Biscuit Greyhound Dh Nor, Pacific United Carbon Bendix Greyhound, Pic North Amn. Co United Corpn Hiram Walker Ohio Oil Ohrigh United Gas Imp Boving Airp Howe Sound Otis Elevator Wwe U Gypsum Bohn Aluminum Hudson Motors Otis Steel Pipe & Berden Co Owens Dr Iran Paramount Fic Uy Calif Harvester Penna. RR Mae Canada Dry Ltl Nickel Penney J. C. Ay Canadian Pacific Pfeiffer Brewing Proctor & Gam Western Md Ches. & Ohio Western Union Pullman Inc Te Cola Cola We Kennecott Bi Westingh Westingh Col.Palm Kresge, S. S Do & Pc Westvaco Chier Reoeer G Purity Bakeries Yellow Truck & Cons N.Y Loews, Inc Reo Motors bin Bt Lone Star Republic Steel Young Spring & Conti Cement Oe Lorillard Reynolds Tob Youngstown S. Corn Products Louisville G. & E Crown Cork Sears Roebuck Crucible Steel Lou & Nath Thesigece

Fee Angarinces. Freast E 2-Grain of astate

A fragmentary OCR note mentions grain prices and transit billing terms with references to wheat and grain quantities, dates, and prices. The text is garbled but appears to reflect commodity pricing data and internal billing notes for wheat and related goods.

Fee Gale

Transportation Schedule Fragment Trails Through Names and Times

A partial OCR of a rail and bus timetable lists station names and multiple travel times. The garbled text mentions Am Fikins and New York routes with various departure and arrival times, including references to Roanoke and central west stations.

Trom Onanelton Caraiuets Ong Te Catters Masidard Enange Ween Kemper MF Tom Roanoke

Pittsburgh Produce Prices Report

Pittsburgh markets show moderate demand with apples and potatoes near steady. Prices listed include No 1 russet and others at 1.25 to 3.25 per unit, butter unsettled, various regional produce from Georgia North Carolina Maine and New York with mixed stock and 20 percent extra freight noted.

Texas Chicago Fittsburgh Rushel Georgis Transparents Vuahol New York Baldwins Higinis ecke_Alguania North Carolina Maine Green Mountains Erestiem Nesthy

Bond Market Split After Thurs Gains Fade in New York

The bond market divided today as many issues gave up Thursday's gains. Corporate loans led with Republic Steel at 82 and Santa Fe 4s of 95 up 2. Government issues slipped with Southern Facility 4s 68 at 37 and Southern Railway 4s at 20 in the loss column.

New York Republic Steel U. S Raila Souther Facilie Southern Railway

Markets at a Glance from New York stocks and bonds

Markets at a glance show irregular stock movement led by uncertain leaders, bonds easy with rails and communications in supply. currencies steady as the franc improves. Cotton firm on trade, sugar lower amid liquidation by commission houses. coffee up on Brazilian support. Greyhound schedule details and scattered time stamps appear among the market notes.

New York Commission House

Foreign Exchange Roundup Signals Mixed Dollar Moves

The Associated Press reports modest shifts in foreign exchange in New York on June 3. Currencies and bids including Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and Asia saw varied demand and settlement figures with several country quotes noted and toward end of session.

Associated Press WEW York Gems Aga Great Britain Italy Germany Heneve Otent Holland Tokyo Sharghel Hongkong Mexico City Montreal New York

New York Poultry Prices And Shipments Report

New York market report lists dressed poultry and live birds with varied prices by method of sale and grade. Notes include boxes fresh fowl by carriers and express, and wholesale terms for broilers, leghorns, turkeys, and mixed fowl across nearby and midwestern regions.

Associated Prose New York Roger Brothers Legharn Express Braileca Rocks Mantly Reds Powls, Cole Cared Leghorn Hesta Dyckegge

Live Stock Prices Mixed On Steady to Higher Open

The Associated Press reports Chicago trading opened steady to up to 10 cents higher across weights with buyers active on 220 pound and lighter categories. Calves and hogs showed varied demand while sheep and lamb markets reflected modest gains and scarce feeder cattle. Baltimore and Pittsburgh circuits noted steady to higher bids on hogs and cattle with limited offerings.

The Associated Press Chicago Presci Pitteburgh Pr. Dy Aj—Hogn TIS Adamtoerk

West Virginia forms bicycle safety clubs to cut deaths

About 3 500 riders join 20 clubs across West Virginia under the highway safety bureau plan. Each club reports 50 to 150 members pledging to follow rules modeled on automobile laws to reduce bicycle fatalities. Greenbrier leads with full organization in seven towns. penalties include bike impoundment for repeated violations.

West Virginia W. C. Easley Highway Safety Bureau Department of Public Safety Greenbrier Greenbrier County Fairmont St. Albans Clarksburg Ronceverte

Trend of Staple Prices by The Associated Press

New York June 3 The Associated Press weighted wholesale price index of 35 commodities today advanced. Previous day 248 week ago 466 month age 06 00. The discussion includes child bicycle riders becoming automobile drivers, aiming to improve public safety as West Virginians grow safety conscious.

Associated Prete New York Associated [ Press Sear Sue Easley

Dr Wise Resumes City Health Duties

Dr Herbert B Wise returns to lead the city health department taking over from Dr Russel Kessel yesterday morning after completing a short public health course at the University of North Carolina.

Dr. Wise Herbert B. Wise Russel Kessel University of North Carolina

Building permits issued to local residents

Frank Paulding obtained a permit for a $25 shed at 1530 First Avenue. L Birch secured a $200 premises repair permit for SW Roane Street. I J Neerman filed a $120 dwelling store alteration permit for 11 Broad Street.

Frank Paulding First Avenue 3. L. Birch Roane Street I. J. Neerman Broad Street

New Haven and Glendale Election Tuesday Clash

New Haven in Mason county and Glendale in Marshall county will elect municipal officials Tuesday. Voters in New Haven will ballot on an $8,000 WPA street paving bond. Mayor Harry L. Dyer seeks reelection on the Citizens ticket, opposed by George Kirby on the People ticket. In Glendale, RK Arrick runs for mayor on the Citizens-Peoples ticket against Foster Rine.

New Haven Mason County Glendale Marshall County Harry L. Dyer Citizens George Kirby People RK. W. Arrick Citizens-Peoples Foster Rine

Assault Charged After Hammer Attack in Town Altercation

B L Curry of 717 Bigley Avenue reports Sherman Flagg struck him with a hammer during a quarrel last month. Flagg was bound over to the grand jury yesterday by Municipal Judge Cyrus W. Hall. The document also mentions judicial sale notices related to Kanawha County West Virginia, with details of property sales and court actions.

B. L. Curry Bigley Avenue Shermen Flagg Flagg Cyrus W. Hall Kanawha Virginia Heed & Company Mary E. Kidwell Kun Viewinix Oe An West Virginia Folomion Leston Banaee Egincy West Evi Charleston M. HE Hix Cireuit Jotice Judicial Bai Kacawhe Ginaane West Vieginis Kanawha County West, Virginia Meker Bosc I. Mt. Crk Sireult Court Ranapun Anid Bhetiat Samantalapes Fe Mf Circuit Court West Virginie H. Farris Manawne Riverside Kadtilen Southarteston Ted Meares Beasle Ashe laKee B. Mix Kennena County Wm Wis

West Virginia road bids seek state funded projects

Public notices announce construction bids for multiple road projects in Kanawha Mingo and Cabell counties. Proposals must include certified checks and be opened publicly, with details on locations lengths and estimated costs. Officials from the State Road Commission and West Virginia Employment Service oversee the process and deadline dates.

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Boat Club and Lake Corp. Receive State Charters

The Charleston Boat Club, a nonprofit, and the Artificial Lake Corporation of Huntington received charters yesterday from Secretary of State William J. O’Brien. Boat Club organizers include M. K. Hearne J. S. bc Jon L. Silverstein A. S. Thomas Jr. and A. W. Cox. Lake Corporation incorporators Harry T. Nicely and H. C. Nicely, of Parkersburg, oversee plans to create a lake and develop real estate near Huntington.

Charleston Boat Club Artificial Lake Corporation of Hunting Tea William 3. O'Brien M. K. Hearne J. S. Bc Jon L. Silverstein A. W. Cox The Lake Corporation Huntington Ceed Harry T. Nicely H. C. Nicely Parkersburg

Former Recruiting Officer Visits Charleston Office

F A Pritchard a former Charleston army recruiter and Boone county merchant from Julian visited Sergt Lloyd Williams yesterday. Discharged in 1922 after three years of World War I service and ML years in the army, Pritchard has run a business in Charleston since.

Charleston Now & Boone County F. A. Pritchard Julian Sergt Lloyd Williama Pritchard

Republican Registrars Meet This Morning

Republican registrars gather at 11 o'clock in the city council chamber to discuss election provisions focusing on registration. The meeting was called yesterday by W. W. Wertz, county Republican chairman.

Republican W. W. Wertz

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