New Products highlight 3M sponge and home gadgets
AP reports Crane Co unveils electrotube baseboard heating for perimeter heat. Maradel offers pink or silver pearl scent cosmetics for adventurous women. A five pound portable car vacuum from Thomas Edlyn. Cronstroms cool chest uses thermo electric power. Troy Industries portable hair dryer case adds space for lingerie. Pickett Slide Rule Co sells a plastic percent calculator. 3M introduces Scotch-Brite scrubbing sponge with nylon pad and cellulose sponge. Addresses listed for all firms.
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Troy Industries Inc
Tuckahoe
N. Y
3M Co
Hudson Rd
St. Paul 19
Minnesota
Grain prices end firmer on Chicago Board of Trade
The grain futures market recovered from early weakness and closed mostly firm on the Board of Trade. Soybeans led gains with about two cents per bushel, while wheat and corn posted modest moves and oats fell. September values varied across commodities with soybeans rising and corn and wheat showing smaller changes.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Stocks Today in New York August Week Figures
New York stock market activity on August seventh shows mixed results with notable moves among top listings. Trading reflected advances and declines across industry groups as investors weighed quarterly reports and macro indicators.
Dow Jones Closing Averages and Market Swings
New York August 7 AP Stocks open with mixed results as Dow Jones Industrial Average ranges from 822.75 to 831.60 with gains and losses across rail and utility sectors. Public utilities and bonds show modest moves while commodity futures index rises 0.12 to 36.73.
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New York
Pioneer Christian Church Celebrates 125 Anniversary
The Piney Grove Church near Falkville marks its 125th year, tracing origins to 1839 as New Hope Church. Early leaders included Peter Couch Randolph Couch and John S. Edwards, with land deeded by Hiram M. Smith in 1840. The piece covers historic ties to nearby churches and early local schooling.
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Robert Stansell
Piney Grove Church
Falkville
Alabama
New Hope Church
Peter Couch
Randolph Couch
John S. Edwards
Hiram M. Smith
James R. Collingsworth
Miles Hays
Piney Grove
B. F. Hall
Tolbert Fanning
David Spiegel
William Stringer
The
Con
Somerville
Morgan County
W. H. “Billie’’ Windes
Robert O. Speegle
J. H. Hill
E. F Corley
L. F. Abbott
J. H. Gardner
W. M. Goodwin
T. P. Sharp
John R. Havener
T. V. Hatchett
Rebel Captain Finds Hope Amid Wartime Wreckage
In a wartime ward on Broad Street, Ras Huger confronts the cost of conflict as wounded soldiers fill the floors. He discovers his love Sally Mountain and asks for her hand, while Elaine’s memory fades amid the hum of convalescent life.
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Broad Street
Ras
Merry ‘Huger
Edward Huger
Edward
Merry Huger
Sam
Virginia
Major Huger
Nisin
Richmond
Merry
Hugers
Rus
Ris
United States
Huger
Elaine
Sally Mountain
Sally
Sal
Erasmus Higer
Renee
Falkville church 125th anniversary marked by ministers
Falkville Unity Church and Alabama Christian Missionary Society oversaw a remodeling period including rostrum removal roof and floor work. The 125th anniversary service will honor former ministers and members with plans for a new building tied to Interstate 65 developments.
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Falkville
Piney Grove
British Trade Deal With Reds Is Made
London reports a new British trade pact across the Iron Curtain to supply Red-ruled Bulgaria with machinery for smoking plastics. The contract totals 11.2 million dollars with prime grade prices up to 25.75. Loads weighed 1 225 to 1 300 pounds with other lots priced at 25.25 and higher.
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Chicago
Reds
London
Iron Curtain
Bulgaria
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Dow Jones
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Ragesks
Standard and Poor's Stock Index
Standard and Poors
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Branding Iron Restaurant
Pavilion
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Decatur
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Lacon
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W. O. Henderson
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Scott Meredith Literary Agency
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Jono Clagett
King Features Syndicate
Chancellorsville
Little Ed
Rass
Ed Weverewer Nee
Annual Financial Report
Electric Department
Q. &. Eddens, Generel Meneger
O. Paul Walker
James Henderson
Larry Presley
James H. Henderson
North Carolina
Falkville High School
Transylvania College
Lexington
Johnson Bible College
Knoxville
Tenn
Texas Christian University
Brite Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
Joe N. Knighten
T. C. King
W. J. King
T. B. Potter
L. M. Belew
Joe Holmes
O. P. Spiegel
J. E. Spiegel
S. P Spiegel
Spurgeon Wilhite
J M. Spiegel
Enoch D. Murphy
James Stuart
Grady Spiegel, Sr
Nellie Mae Spiegel Matlack
Paul Walker
Mattie R
Sams Henderson
Spiegels
W. H. Smith
Roy Morris
Lewis Segars
J. F. Walker
Allen Holmes
W. L. Speegle
Roy Holmes
Jerry Hart
Floyd Bradford
James Gray
Helen Rowe
James Hughes
Leonard Walker
Linda Holmes
C.Y.F
Austin Couch
Space City
USA
Neil W. Grubbs
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