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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1937
Page
11
Amid rising strikes and cautious consumer demand, the market shows subdued activity. Steel, autos, and rail sectors display limited signs of improvement while major manufacturers face continued pressure.
In Port Arthur Texas, two members of the Building Trades council died leaving a widow homeless. On Saturday April 24, townsmen mobilized to give her a home at once. Ripley explains the Last Saturday cartoon and the community’s Spirit of Help Thy Neighbor.
In Memphis Tennessee Edward Meighan has raised a flag at his home every day for more than 45 years. A 12 to 14 foot flagpole stands in the front yard as neighbors note the steady ceremony begun by Meighan in youth and continued without interruption.
Grain prices and provisions appear with scattered figures and placeholders as readers see a garbled market update. Mentions of grain on track two beats and various labeled items suggest a fragmented inventory note from a stockroom or ledger, with several illegible numbers and names embedded in the text.
The Associated Press reports steady dollar and sterling demand with the franc under pressure as official action seeks to maintain support. Rates show dollar at 4.9318 in some markets and 23.18 for day bills. franc around 4.40 with mixed cablex and demand. Treasury figures indicate monthly expenditures and year totals, reflecting a cautious financial outlook.
Bond averages drifted in uneven trading with some sectors showing modest gains while others fell. Government issues closed higher after a late rally, while rail and utility bonds faced heavy selling pressure and widespread declines in major price ranges.
The Associated Press reports cattle and sheep prices with steadiness across grades in Chicago and Baltimore. Cattle offerings mostly steady with veal and feeding cattle cited. sheep and lamb markets show mixed to lower readings, with multiple weight and grade notes and daily variations. Futures in New York also steady with slight gains in No 2 contracts. refined products steady at reference levels.
New York June 11 AP reports Brock s heavy steels and motors lead a market decline while bonds show a mixed pattern and best grade loans hold steady. Curb markets retreat with foreign exchange steady and the franc rallying. Cotton mixed with firm spot market on Suir and July options. Coffee improved on Brazilian buying.
Radio Highlights prints a dense schedule of programs across networks WEAF COR WABC and more with times and performers. It lists orchestras, ensembles, choirs and broadcasts including Walter Logan's Musicale, Jimmy Kemper Beat Stories and the Danceband Orchestra among many others, noting that schedules may change without notice.
AP reports Pittsburgh market conditions with regional price ranges for dairy poultry and vegetables. Notable items include Georgia almonds and Alabama peaches with fluctuating values, California whites and Florida Triumphs, plus various poultry and egg categories.
Partial timetable details show trains and buses with varied routes from Akron to New York and Virginia, noting times around 3:40 pm to 7:50 pm on weekdays and exceptions on Sundays, with several fragmented station names and numbers indicating changes.
The item reports a broad decline across 38 commodity prices including staples with details on wholesale price movement and futures activity. It also contains a bankruptcy petition notice for Francis Withrow in the Southern District of West Virginia with a scheduled June hearing and court orders.
New York traders see the stock market move downward after a broad session with prices easing. Aluminum of America shows sharp declines with large percentages hit. mixed results across several industrials and finance shares.
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