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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1926
Page
13
A barrage of help wanted and sales positions fills the Kanawha County pages. Listings include sales agents, clerks, cooks, office workers, laborers, and skilled tradesmen seeking steady pay and weeklong opportunities. amid the ads are notes on local firms like Premier Lex Widitle and various recruiters seeking applicants.
A volatile trading session showed bullish action in oil and railroad stocks with volume dipping from prior days as California and midcontinent companies reported strong earnings. Texan and Californian firms like Phillips and Standard Oil spearheaded gains while U S Steel reversed early losses to close higher. filings note education and property notices alongside a courthouse sale plan in Kanawha County.
The report lists Cola, Marine preferred, Mach Treck, Vierre Arrow, Ventum Cereal and Woolworth all trading down to three points amid promising dividend or merger hopes. Pullman rose to 182, its high in six years, with net gains of three points or more noted across markets aided by Atlantic Gulf and West Indies activity.
Upward movement in bonds and gains in rail securities fueled a broader market rise in New York. Foreign obligations, energy shares, and rail issues led the day with investors awaiting progress on nickel and oil sector developments.
Grain and provisions report from Chicago notes trains halted and weather improving. Wheat and corn futures drift lower while oats and soybeans show slight gains as harvesting progresses. prices cited with monthly and contract details across several futures months.
June 22 market report shows nutter and produce prices rising amid active demand. Aging goods and some poultry sections list at key cent marks with limited supplies. overall market activity remains brisk as buyers seek better trades.
Market notes indicate a 10.2 cent drop and a closing near 4.41 with raw sugar futures under pressure. Prices listed include 2.51 for December and 3.40 for March, reflecting a soft session for refined and cane varieties amid volatility in the global sugar complex.
New York June 22 foreign exchange prices show easy movements with Britain at 4.06 3-16 on spot and 4.36 11-16 on cables. Italy and Belgium demand figures listed with other nations, including Holland Norway and Denmark, while commodity and stock market mentions appear in fragmented notes.
A compiled United Press schedule lists Wednesday June 23 radio features by time and station. Entries cover performances from the U S Marine Band to local ensembles and orchestras with dozens of stations from Cleveland to Chicago and Boston detailing programs, cantatas, organ recitals, dinners, lectures, and concert broadcasts in Central and Eastern time zones.
June reports show Cotton Fouts Kral noting moved fabrics at very low prices and heavy goods quiet. Yarn and silk sales remained limited with stock being cleared at low values. fall orders already below normal as garment work disrupted by rumors of factory issues.
Readable portions show cattle and hogs mixed with higher veal and feeder values. Steady to lower demand noted for some weights while top fat cattle and vealers posted gains. sheep receipts active with higher bids and solid feeder prices amid fluctuating packer demand.
State educational leaders met at the state house with the state board of education to discuss professional matters and plans for the coming school year. Presidents of the institutions expressed enthusiasm in a report of the session.
A scrambled notice references miscellaneous bonds involving Vaneane and Company and Brambers New York stock, with mentions of WIM TOTHy Columta and Kelly Sprinalled Sas on an unsettled matter. The text is fragmentary and reads as a public financial notice.
Fragmented OCR shows Dana and Company on New York Stock Exchange activity dated June. Mentions Swann, Knoles, and a court or street incident. Also references a byproduct electric scheme for the Ours River, with construction costs and years. Bond and cash terms appear with call money rates and promissory notes.
The Salvation Army report for May shows ongoing need in Charleston with 114 patients treated at clinics 04 doses of medicine and 743 meals provided, plus groceries and clothing relief to numerous families. The note cites hospital activity and monthly relief efforts amid warm weather.
Members of the state Department of Education grading board completed the ranking of passable examination papers on 25 090, reviewing submissions from teachers in US counties. Papers were examined across 11 subjects. The board worked at the state house for five weeks despite members’ travel from out of town and uneven infrastructure conditions from the northern region.
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