Wall Street Gossip on Short Skirts and Markets
Wall Street gossip links fashion to finance as economist A W Zelemek suggests rising skirts reflect higher living and fabric costs. He predicts a sprint to spring in U.S. stores with selective stock buys, while cautioning against broad market bets.
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Elmer C. Walzer
United Prep
New York
Paris
U.S.A
Wall Street
Oldsters
France
A. W. Zelemek
International Statical Bureau
Zelemek
Zelomek
Harrys. N. Green
Yalean
Financial Briefs Stock quotes and poultry prices mixed
Reading through market listings shows fluctuating quotes from the New York Stock Exchange with mixed dividend notices and several industrials. Poultry wholesale prices for broilers and hens appear, with various weights and ready-to-cook designations, reflecting market activity.
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NEW York Stock Exchange
Allegheny Ludium Aluminum Co
ST Ei Shicamatea
Ehngaler
Gattes Service
Columbia Broadcasting
Kontinental Can Cosning Glass
Crown Zellerbuch
Crucible Steel
Dresser Industries
DuPont Eastman Kodak
Eastern Air Lines — Food Machinery
Ford Motor
General Electric
General, Motors General
Getty Oil
Hudson Bagatining
Business Machines New York
Buckeye Pipeline
Dayton Power & Light, Wc
South
Minn, Mining & Mts
Montgomery Ward
Nat'l Cash "Register
New York
North American Aviation
Northern Pacific
Clin-Mathieson Pacific Gas & el Pfizer
Phillips + Faelo Corp
Republic Seed Reynolds Metal Sheet
Tran Sherwin- Second
Mobil
Southern Cali Tidewater
Enian
Westinhouse
Youngstown Sheet
Leows Profits Drop in Strife in Motion Picture Row
Loews Inc reports a 12 week net income of 34017 dollars or 1 cent per share down from 308418 dollars or 15 cents. Gross sales slide to 33.952 million from 40.553 million. For 40 weeks ended June 12 profits per share rise to 52 cents from 51 cents last year, with sales at 121.2 million versus 127.992 million. Joseph Vogel, Loews president, cites production delays delaying impact until year end and expresses strong optimism about upcoming releases beginning this fall.
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New York
T — Leow’s, Inc
Joseph R. Vogel
Loew
Bank Clearings by United Press San Francisco
San Francisco bank clearings totaled 518 300 000, with Oakland at 13, Los Angeles at 2 and Berkeley listing as well, indicating regional financial activity highlights across major California cities.
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United Press
San Francisco
Oakland
Los Angeles
Berkeley
U. S. Weather Bureau
San
Sacramento
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Seattle
Washington Ag
Winnemuce
Public Garage Opens as City Ceremony Marks Event
A new $3,800,000 garage near Vancouver’s landmarks opens with a mayoral ceremony led by Oak City Mayor George Christopher. The facility spans multiple levels with space for 920 cars, replacing the former Cort end Orpheum sites and serving as a key transit hub amid a busy dock and ship schedule.
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Rom
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George Lukendack
Havre
Barrett
Honolulu
P & T Explorer
Philadelphia
Sonoma
Port
Kembla
Santa Juana
Eureka
San Francisco
San Fran
Barmnason Mara
Vangouver
Ellis-O'Farrell Public
Oak
George Christopher
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Sidekion Fold Cort End
Orpheum
Torfland
Buffalo
P.m
Antwerp
Termenta
Arian Retiner
Pom
Hay Bonalila
Pres. Monroe
Naan
Yokohama
E .Ventura
P.m. Manil Gilden Mariner
Fifteen Dogs Run Loose at Briggs Stadium Display
A pack of 15 dogs escaped their cages at Briggs Stadium in Detroit during a police field event. The dogs terrified a 600 pound bear and struck two policemen. They were sent to the dog pound for 10 days and ordered to undergo rabies testing.
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Detroit
Briggs Stadium
Equal Assessment Requested by PG and E
Sacramento California PG and E asks the State Board of Equalization to assess utility properties at a 4 rate equal with locally assessed property. The petition urges action on the constitutional duty to enact the equal rate. PG and E tax manager H Francis Carr says company property is valued at 50 percent of market while county properties are at 25 percent.
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Sacramento
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Inday
State Board of Equalization
H Francis Carr
Pg&e
Bingo Slated For Bonaire Civic League Meeting
A Bonaire Civic League gathering at James Madison School 3751 Juniper Bt features bingo for paid members. The 4 p.m. meeting previewed the annual drive with the theme Protect Your Investment In Your Home. Arthur Paoli leads membership efforts.
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Bonaire
Bonaire Civic League
James Madison School
Juniper Bt
BCL
Arththur Paoli
Catholics Increase In U.S. Catholic Directory Figures
The 1957 Official Catholic Directory lists 44,563,851 Roman Catholics in the United States Alaska and Hawaii, up 989,834 from the previous year. It records four U.S. cardinals thirty three archbishops and one hundred eighty bishops.
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New York
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
P. J. Kennedy and Sons
U.S
Science Shi New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids
New York special report describes a science discovery offering a non surgical cure for hemorrhoids. Cases show pain relief and gradual shrinkage with a substance termed a breakthrough healing agent. The article emphasizes dramatic improvements without operations.
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New York, N. Y
Preparation A Hemorrhoid Cure Promoted by Institute
A vintage advertisement touts Preparation A suppository orointment for piles. It claims astonishing results and a world famous research institute backing, with a money back guarantee and availability at druggists.
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Ae Pat OL
Market Posts Wide Decline
New York stocks fell broadly with losses in aluminum, oil, and aircraft shares. The Dow Jones average slid more than 450 points at midday before some rebound, volume rose from Friday, and traders cited nervousness over market trend amid defense business concerns surrounding Douglas and peers.
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New York
Douglas
Lowe Alcoa
Min-' Ineapolis Honeywell
Three Dams Burst Flood Las Vegas New Mexico
About 90 million gallons of water overwhelmed three dams on the Gallinas River flooding suburban areas near Las Vegas New Mexico. No deaths reported but livestock and property damage were extensive. National Guardsmen evacuated hundreds from flooded homes along riverbanks outside the 14 000 population community.
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Las, Vegas
N.M
Las Vegas
Gallinas
Navnal
Khrushchev to Get Bodyguard Army
BERLIN INS Several hundred East German police specialists have been assigned to shadow Nikita Khrushchev during his tight day visit to East Germany. The Red Police will report to state security boss Erich Mielke. Satellite leaders led by Walter Ulbricht aim to show East Germany as a loyal disciple of Russia.
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INS
Nikita
Khrushchev
East Germany
DPA
Red Police
Erich Wallweber
Walter Ulbricht
Kremlin
Russia
Weather Picture Winds Whip Lake Michigan Fatalities Rise
High winds and rough seas along Lake Michigan closed beaches on the Chicago waterfront. Lifeguards battled waves and currents as at least four bathers drowned or went missing, with eight more saved. A 13 year old Chicago girl, a Gary lifeguard, two swimmers at Gary and a young man off a St Joseph pier died in turbulent Midwest waters. Strong currents and 20 foot depths hampered救援 efforts as a Canadian air mass cooled the region.
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United Pres
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Midwest
Thias
Gary
St Joseph
Mich
Physicians Increase Across Regions Amid Weather Events
A fragmented report notes physicians moving along the Rockies and Gulf Coast as a warm air mass interacts with cool fronts. It cites the American Medical Association estimates of doctors active in 1956 and mentions rainfall impacts and licensing numbers across multiple states, including Michigan and Georgia, with distress signals reported during the year.
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Pacific
Northwest
Washington
Gulf Coast
Texas
Plains States
Rockies
Chicago
United States
Michigan
Alma
Georgia
Recipe for Bliss A Monarch Plans Paid Vacation Rescue
A retiring monarch will present a program for prosperity at the organization's annual convention in Britt Town on August 27. Ben Benson, 72, stepping down as King of the Hoboss, outlines a platform including a four hour day a 24 day week and a three month paid vacation.
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Chicago
Britt Town
Ben Benson
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