Stock Market Holds Steady On Narrow Center
AP reports Wall Street shows little movement after months of steady gains as optimists cite rosy 1963 business forecasts and steel production gains while pessimists fear hidden bad news, possibly from foreign relations, keeping prices from rising. The view from Winslow, Cohn & Stetson notes повing trends and uncertain response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lepler
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
B.K. Thurlow
Winslow, Cohn & Stetson
New Products From Airplanes To Housewives
A. G. Spalding introduces a one piece cover golf ball using polyunidyne replacing balata with two piece construction. Lyman Pass offers a true north gadget. Texize Chemicals sells Cleaner With Ammonia for home cleaning. Mehl Manufacturing wraps plants in moisture proof film with water injection. Morpus Research teams add snap fasteners to socks. An English valet stand serves as heated trouser press. Addresses of involved companies listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Morse
AP Business News
New York
United States
A. G. Spalding & Bros
Texite Chemicals, Inc
Greenville
S.C
Mehl Manufacturing Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
England
John
Meadow St
Chicopee
Mass
Lyman Metal Products
South Norwalk
Conn
Texize Chemicals Inc
Greenvile
Stocks Rise And Fall In March 29 Market Update
New York report shows Friday advances 509 versus 488 declines and 296 unchanged, with 1293 issues active. The Thursday figures were 448 declines and 540 declines, 296 unchanged, reflecting mixed trading activity across major issues.
Chemstrand Names Three Promotions in Acrilan Development
John Lamartire announces three promotions at Acrilan Development Chemstrand. W B Henderson becomes project leader, T B Truscott advances to project leader, and J H Lemley is promoted to chemical laboratory foreman. All effective April 1. Henderson previously served as senior engineer and has ties to Phillips Chemical. Truscott is an Atlanta native and Georgia Tech graduate. Lemley, from Grant Alabama, studied at Athens College and the University of Alabama.
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Chemstrand Co
Acrilan Development Department
John Lamartire
Acrilan Development
W. B. Henderson
T. B. Truscott
J. H. Lemley
Chemical Laboratory
Henderson
Chemstrand
He Henderson
Phillips Chemical Co
Pasadena
Texas
Bartlesville, Ohlo
Truscott
Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lemley
Grant, Ala
Decatur High School
Athens College
University of Alabama
Friday Dall Prices Mixed Markets End Mixed
The New York stock market closed mixed after a dull session. The Dow edged up .05 to 682.52 while gains outpaced losses 509 to 488 among 1,293 issues. Volume fell to 3.39 million as traders showed cautious footing and leaders favored buying.
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New York
Hog prices hold steady with modest drops in Chicago
Chicago AP reports butcher hogs sold steady to mostly 25 cents lower per hundredweight. Prices for 190-230 lb hogs ranged $14.00 to $14.50, 260 lb and under mixed 1-3 grades at $13.35 to $14, and 290 lb max mixed 2 and 3 at $13 to $13.50. Sows topped at $12.25.
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Chicago
Dow Jones Closing Averages Report
A brief summary of the Dow Jones closing averages across trading days, noting overall market direction and key drivers influencing the index performance. Indicates changes in major components and general investor sentiment without sensational detail.
Stock Index Readings From New York Market Report
Standard and Poor's stock index data for March 29 shows mixed closes across sectors. The 500 index varies with slight declines in some groups and gains in others, reflecting modest volatility in large cap shares.
Stand on Luzon and Corregidor in 1942 Heroic Defense
In spring 1942 United States and Filipino troops held the line on Luzons Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island to halt the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, a desperate and symbolic stand amid advancing forces.
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Luzon
Bataan
Corregidor Island
Philippines
Water Fees Display Rise
The city water department reports a drop in second notices after implementing a gross-net billing system on March 1. Of about 23 percent of customers checked in February and March, 288 second notices were mailed in March versus 418 in February, a 69 percent March total.
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City Water Department
George H. Godwin
City Electric Department
City Gas Department
Shift Made At Roselawn
George Hean, administrator of Roselawn Cemetery in Decatur, will leave his post on April 1 to lead Glen Haven Memorial Gardens in Macon for about three months before becoming general manager of the Georgia- Florida-Alabama Cemetery Group in Tampa. Hean remains in advisory capacity with Roselawn, making semi annual trips for inspection advice and design. James Grimes of Russellville will replace Hean as administrator of Roselawn.
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George Hean
Roselawn Cemetery
Decatur
Hean
Macon
Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
Tampa
Fla
Roselawn
James Grimes
Russellville
Tioseelawn
Broad Advance Under Pressure
Selling pressure intensified after a broad opening in grain futures on the Board of Trade. By Friday most contracts traded into net losses with soybeans down about a cent while wheat held slight gains and other grains slipped only small fractions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Ts'ai Lun’s Paper Invention Timeline Noted
The court scholar Ts'ai Lun developed the first sheet of paper in 105 A.D. by pulping bark rope rag and fish nets to create a usable writing surface.
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Ts’ai Lun
Southern Airways In Globe Contest
Southern Airways Inc. in Decatur announces an international travel contest with Trans World Airways. George Riedmuel ler, station manager, says during the contest period films and travel displays are available at the local Southern office. First prize is an expense paid tour to Madrid Rome and Paris. Second prize is a weekend in Los Angeles San Francisco Tucson or Phoenix. Third prize includes confirmed space tickets to any U S city served by TWA.
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Southern Airways, Inc
Decatur
Southern
Trans World Airways
TWW
George Riedmueller
Southern Airways
Madrid
Rome
Paris
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Tucson
Phoenix
U. S
TWA
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Frances Rd
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Lemay
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American Stock Exchange
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Athens
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