Market Slows With Pound Strength and Small Gains Across Stocks
New York trading opened tight with light volume as pound sterling firmed and bonds and commodities steadied. Steel fell on weak unfilled orders though closed near 32, and copper hit a record low abroad while tobacco and electricals showed minor moves. Carloadings rose for week ended December 8, offset by a year over year decline. Public utility and railroad shares showed little change amid mixed earnings and conference talks on production curtailment.
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Westinghouse Electric
United Aircraft
Montgomery Ward
Owens Illinois Glass
Congress
Safeway
Allied Chemical
Case
Auburn Auto
Atchison and New Haven
Western Union
Columbia Gas
Conference of World Producers
Youngstown
Paris
London
Irregular NY Market Closes With Mixed Prices Dec 10
New York stock market ends uneven as many big names show fractional shifts. Notable quotes include American Tobacco, General Electric, General Motors, and International Harvester among others, with price changes ranging from slight gains to modest declines.
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New York
U.P
Chicago Produce Prices and Market Summary
Chicago report shows eggs firm with receipts totaling 29 430, extras around 22 percent, firsts 31 cents, current values 32 cents, dirties 24. Butter market firm with thousands in receipts and varied butter quality tiers. Poultry weak with high turkey and fowl numbers and mixed roosters and broilers pricing. Cheese prices for twins and young Americas near 12 percent. Potatoes on track with Wisconsin round whites 75 to 80 cents, Idaho russets 1.15 to 1.25, Michigan russets 75 cents, Colorado McClures 1.20 to 1.25.
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Wisconsin
Idaho
Idaho russets 1.15@1.25; Michigan russets rurals
Colorado McClures
Chicago Livestock Prices From December Market Report
In Chicago the livestock market shows hogs 8,000 head steady with top 3.25 and bulk 2.80 3.20. Cattle 100 head steady with beef steers 6.50 7.75, heifers 3 6.50, cows 2 4. Bulls 2.59 4. Calves about 1.00. Sheep 4,000 steady with choice lambs 5.75 6.35 and feeder lambs 4.50 5.50.
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Chicago
Dec
Global energy firms show mixed earnings amid market shifts
The report lists major players such as Cities Service Newmont Min Assd Gas Pennroad Ltd Oil Ind and Goldman Sachs with varying annual returns and percentages including figures like 17% 415 2% 1M and 6% across several segments. It notes sector-wide volatility and differing performance across oil, gas, and financial services.
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Cities Service
Brasil
Newmont
Ba Ee
Goldman Sachse
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Markets at a Glance: Stocks Firm Amid Narrow Range
Markets at a Glance notes stocks irregular in a narrow range while bonds stay steady. Curb stocks firm in dull trading with Chicago listings quiet. Foreign exchange steady, cotton up over 50 cents a bale, rubber down seven points on selling.
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Chicago
Chicago grain prices and new stock exchange memberships
Chicago grain prices list several futures for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy and clover with numbers in fractions and cents. The Chicago Stock Exchange announced transfers of memberships to William H. Pihlerantz and Herbert M. Weil, both noted as partners in law or brokerage firms.
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Chicago
Chicago Stock Exchange
William H. Pihlerantz
Jackson & Curtis
Herbert M. Weil
E. Lowitz & Co
Treasury Bond Lines and Rates From Liberty Bonds Listing
A historical OCR fragment shows Liberty Bonds and Treasury security mentions with several rates and prices. Entries include 2 percent bonds and 3 percent bonds with figures like 47.0 0408, 43 March 101.15, 49.6, and 8.39, indicating a scanned financial column with scattered digits and labels.
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Liberty
Oc Bc
Decrease in Steel Backlog Expected
NEW YORK December 10 A slight drop in orders on steel company books is expected when United States Steel reports unfilled tonnage for November. The October figure showed an increase of 11 950 tons.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
North Western Car Loadings Drop by 4933 in December Start
Revenue freight car loadings for the first seven days of December totaled 19,257, reported by the Chicago and North Western railway. This compares with 24,190 in the same period last year, a drop of 4,933.
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Chicago & North- Western Railway
Bell System phone losses shrink in November
New York December 10 The Bell system reported a net loss of about 102000 phones in November, compared with a decrease of 105000 instruments in October, the American Telephone and Telegraph company announced.
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New York
Bell System
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Plea to Quiz Insull Trust Chiefs Denied
Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley denied a petition by W. W. Wilson for authority to examine officers and directors of Insull Utility Investments Inc. Wilson said he would appeal to the circuit court of appeals. A similar inquiry has been conducted by other creditors in Lindley’s receivership proceedings.
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Insull Utility Investments, Inc
W. W. Wilson
Walter C. Lindley
Oscar Nelson Named in Injunction Suit
Springfield notes injunction proceedings filed in circuit court against Oscar Nelson state auditor to halt receivership of Cloverdale State bank. DuPage County bank officials allege the auditor closed the institution on a whim.
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Springfield
Ill
Oscar Nelson
Cloverdale State Bank
DuPage County Bank
Hudson Motor Recalls 4200 Workers for 1933 Model
Hudson Motor company will recall 4,200 workers to its Detroit plant next week to begin production on a 1933 model. First shipments will involve an investment of 12 million dollars, the company announced today.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Company
Ind. Cement Raises Prices 10 Cents a Barrel
Subsidiaries of the International Cement corporation increased cement prices by 10 cents a barrel at Limedale Indiana and Bonner Springs Kansas plants.
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International Cement Corporation
Limedale
Ind
Bonner Springs
Kan
McKesson Stock Par Value Change Approved
Stockholders of McKesson & Rob bins Inc approve changing common stock to $5 par value from no par. The action alters the stock structure and capital framework of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Ask 5 000 000 in Film Trust Suit
A federal antitrust suit seeking 5 million dollars was filed in New York against Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Inc Paramount Publix Corporation Metro Theatre Corporation Adolph Zukor Sidney R Kent and Sam Katz. Edward Quittner of Middletown New York theatre manager and the Middletown Combined Building Company brought the action before Federal Judge Caffey and a jury. Arthur B. Graham represented the plaintiffs saying unfair competition wrecked their theatrical business.
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New York
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc
Paramount Publix Corporation
Metro Theatre Corporation
Adolph Zukor
Sidney R. Kent
Sam Katz
Caffey
Edward Quittner
Middletown
N. Y
Arthur B. Graham
Carl Howe backs sales levy to spread taxes
Carl Howe vice president of the Erierialroad endorses a general manufacturers tax as a fair method to equalize the tax system. He says the sales tax is painless and productive, not a soak the rich or poor levy, but apportions impost by ability to pay, pending drastic federal economy.
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Carl Howe
Erierialroad
Lindeke to Join Scott Burrows Christie Partners
The Chicago Board of Trade announced Albert W. Lindeke will be admitted as a general partner of Scott Burrows Christie on January 1, 1933. Effective the same date the firm name will change to Harris Burrows Hicks, headed by Siebel C. Harris, B of T vice president.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Albert W. Lindeke
Scott, Burroughs & Christie
Scott, Burrows & Christie
Harris, Burrows & Hicks
Siebel C. Harris
Board of Trade
GE Distributes RCA Holdings to Stockholders
General Electric will distribute one RCA share for every six GE shares to stockholders of record December 16, with February 20 as the distribution date. The plan follows a consent decree for GE and Westinghouse to divest their RCA holdings. GE currently owns 5,188,755 RCA common shares. Westinghouse directors have not yet acted on a distribution plan.
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New York
General Electric Company
Radio Corporation of America
General Electric Common
General Electric and Westinghouse Elec and Manufacturing Company
General Electric
Westinghouse
Bonds Listed on Mart Worth 38 Billions
New York stock exchange figures show 1 548 bond issues listed as of December 1 with a market value of 38 095 183 063 dollars. This compares with 1 575 listings totaling 39 517 926 992 dollars on November 1 and an average price of 73.91 versus 76.37.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
United Gas Plans Capital Revision
United Gas announces a special stockholders meeting set for December 29 to approve reducing common stock capital from 14.91 dollars per share to one dollar per share and to convert all par value shares to one dollar per share.
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New York
United Gas Corporation
Sonora Stock Suit Dismissed
Federal Judge John M. Woolsey dismissed the suit brought by the Irving Trust company as bankruptcy trustee for Sonora Products to collect 300000 from Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr of Philadelphia Percy H. Deutsch the W R Reynolds company and the V C Bell company.
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New York
John M. Woolsey
Irving Trust Company
Sonora Products Company
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
Philadelphia
Percy H. Deutsch
W. R. Reynolds Company
V. C. Bell Company
Christmas social at Golden Rule club hosts games and prizes
The Golden Rule club hosted friends for an afternoon of games of chance with high scorer awards to Mrs. Tully and Mrs. Young. Christmas decorations graced the table and a forthcoming pot luck luncheon and party were announced for December 16 at Odd Fellows hall.
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Street
Tully
Young
Odd Fellows Hall
Evening social notices from Sibley and Rath streets
Mrs E A Gilson hosts Erths tone club at DePeyster apartments on Sibley street with luncheon at one. Mrs Frank Lynch entertains Forest Avenue club friends for an informal Monday evening gathering.
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George Clemens
Waltham Street
Contract Bridge Club
Epstion
Sibley Street
E. A. Gilson
DePeyster
Rath Street
Erthstone Club
Frank’ Lynch
Forest Avenue
St Mary's Sewing Circle Shifts Meeting Day and Leadership
St Marys Sewing Circle meets at Trinity hall with Miss Jeanne Pietralczyk taking charge until President Mrs Ann Juhasz returns. Meetings move to Mondays and a quilt project plus initiation party are planned. next meeting December 12 at the St Marys club rooms. Public urged to attend Baptist Young People's Union program Sunday at 6 30 with Christmas neighborliness theme and music.
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Trinity Hall
Jeanne Pietralczyk
Ann Juhasz
St. Mary's Club Rooms
Baptist Young People’s Union
Service Commission
Egerton Robb
J. M. Horton
First Baptist Church
Rogers
Steele
Hatfield
Esther Mae van Tamelen
Wooler
Pauline Molsberger
Jesus
Barkard
P. J. Mann
Walter Mecum
Ww. H. Marquardt
Beulah Land
Joshua
Loveless
Young People
Banded Kidnaping Tortures Shop Worker In Fort Wayne
Three armed bandits robbed the Jones bakery in Fort Wayne Indiana of 35 dollars then kidnapped and tortured Henry Brown sixty. Brown remained in serious condition the next day with unspecified injuries after the assault and robbery at his place of employment.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
U.P
Henry Brown
Jones
Brown
Local man suffers burns after assault and exposure
A man was slugged, forced against a hot stove, and compelled to walk several miles back to the city in near zero weather without hat or coat, suffering burns and exposure.
Woman Takes Her Life in Chicago Apartment
Mrs Mildred T Hitchcock 45 wife of a motor car finance official jumped from the sixth floor of Marlborough apartments 400 Ceming place in Chicago Her husband Walter Hitchcock tried to stop her She had been nursing him after a nervous collapse and suffered nervous trouble She is sister of John Tennant of Tennant Finance and Colin Tennant of Evanston.
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Chicago
U.P
Mildred T. Hitchcock
Motor Car Finance Company
Marlborough Apartments
Ceming Place
Walter Hitchcock
John Tennant
The
Tennant Finance Company
Colin Tennant
Evanston
William Guy to face murder charge in Vanderwell case
Deputy District Attorney announces a formal murder complaint against William James Guy for the killing of Capt. Walter Vanderwell. Police identified Guy as the visitor aboard the Carma and two crew members named him after renewed questioning. A cat bullet mystery and alibi discrepancies surround the case as Vanderwell’s widow plans a sea burial.
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United Press Staff
Long Beach
Cal
William James Guy
Walter Vanderwell
Soldier of Fortune
Clarence
Hunt
Guy
Carma
Vanderwell
Thrill
Fortune Hunters
Cuthbert Wills
Marian Smith
Georgia
Edward de Larm
Polcie
Hart
de Larm
Los Angeles
Wanderwell
Alpha Wanderwell
Thief Stages Second Pay Phone Robbery in Calumet City
A thief targets a gas station pay phone at Zigmund Giczewski s station on State Line and 153rd street in Calumet City, marking the second such robbery in less than a week. Local Legionnaires and auxiliary members assist in collecting slippers for Edward Hines hospital veterans.
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Calumet City
Zigmund Giczewski
State Line
153Rd Street
Legion Auxiliary
Edward Hines Hospital
Bank Bandit Hides Face In Galva State Bank Heist
A man wearing a sheepskin coat with his face hidden entered the Galva State bank today, prompting a bank robbery report. No injuries or arrests announced.
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Galva, Ta
U.P
Galva State Bank
Bank Robber Fires Shot Demands Cash Then Escapes
A man about 35 entered the bank at 11 10 a m fired a shot at cashier C C Elk but it failed to hit. He then pointed a gun and demanded one thousand dollars, taking about $1000 and fleeing in a car. No vault entry was attempted.
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C. C. Elk
Elk
Christmas Card Styles Change in New York
Shades of Yuletide shift as cards stray from holly and mistletoe to humorous and hobby themed designs. Tea cups, percolators, golf hose, football cheers, and contracts bridges scenes replace traditional motifs with witty greetings and seasonal wishes.
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New York
U.P
America
New Diamond Vogue Hits Paris Markets Featuring Stars
Paris reports a shift in diamond fashion as moderate stones and tinted yellows gain favor. Star and crescent motifs reemerge for brooches hats and cape fastenings led by designer Gabrielle Chanel who hosted an exhibit in the Rohan Montbazin mansions. Chanel aims to spur French diamond employment after years of depression.
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Paris
U.P
Mile
Gabrielle Chanel
Rohan-Montbazon
United States
Mme. Chanel
Garner May Lose District In Texas Special Election
Republicans may win John Nance Garner s seat in Congress as Democrats split the vote in a forthcoming special election to fill the vacancy after his move to the vice presidency. The sprawling district includes R B Creager s home, a party leader who may influence the strongest Republican candidate. Redistricting, not completed in the last session, is expected to be tackled at the January session.
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Contract Bridge
Austin, Tex
U.P
John Nance Garner
Garner
R. B. Creager
Texas
Creager
Congress
Mystery surrounds Wanderwell murder on ghost ship Carma
Detectives promise startling new evidence as they hunt for the killer of Capt Walter Wanderwell on the Long Beach harbor ship Carma. Suspects include William J Curly Guy and Ward Delarm with alibi witnesses Isa belle Delarm and others. crew of eight women and seven men under guard.
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Long Beach
Calif
Dee
Walter Vanderwell
Wanderwell
Carma
William J
Curly
Guy
Fortune
Los Angeles
Buenos Aires
Panama
Glendale
Ward Delarm
Vanderwell
Grownups Turn to Kid Games for Christmas Fun
New York reports a trend of adults embracing childlike games for home entertainment this Christmas. Santa packs adult themed toys with items like mini bowling sets, table tennis, golf, archery, darts, and various marble games. Other popular picks include chemistry sets, magic paraphenalia, and jigsaw puzzles for parlor use.
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New York
U.P
Santa Claus
Yuletide
Zagatelle
Skeet Shooting Becomes Popular National Sport
The National Skeet Shooting association touts Skeet as a major sport with broad growth. Some 800 clubs exist, concentrated in New England and the Midwest, with nationwide fields and intercity tournaments. Telegraphed scores link Detroit and Los Angeles clubs.
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National
New England
Middle West
Detroit
Los Angeles
Woodsheds Back In Style In Norfolk Nebraska
Wood piles and woodsheds grow popular in north Nebraska this winter as coal fuel costs rise. Residents harvest timber from creeks and rivers, wood chopping bees return, and farmers cut wood on shares with landowners to stock fireplaces.
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Norfolk
Neb
U.P
Nebraska
Woodpiles fuel relief as towns aid panhandlers
In many pretentious homes wood fires are now regular for heating. Towns establish community woodpiles directing panhandlers to chop wood. The wood funds relief agencies or fuels needy families.
Notes From Mexican War Found In Boston Papers
Old papers discovered in a Boston bookstore, known as the Justin H. Smith papers, promise new light on the US Mexican War era. Donated to the University of Texas Garcia library, they include Trist’s treaty correspondence, inquiries into Gen. Scott, and copies from French British and Spanish archives.
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Austin
Tex
U.P
Boston
United States
Mexico
Justin H. Smith
Michael M. Russell
New Orleans
Garcia
University of Texas
N. P. Trist
Treaty of Guadalupe
Winfield Scott
Santa Ana
Texas
Smith
Pintail Grouse Begin March Migration Across Ontario
The southerly march of pintail grouse accelerates from James Bay into Ontario and Quebec towns, with flocks tens of thousands strong. They are killed by clubs and trains, and motor traffic heavily impacts them. The Department of Game and Fisheries studies the mystery migration amid theories of winter withdrawal and a parallel to the 1923 partridge disappearance.
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Toronto
Ont
U.P
James Bay Basin
Ontario
Quebec
Department of Game and Fisheries
Moose River
Timely warning on intergovernmental debts and readjustment
An Indiana Securities Commissioner argues that deferring action on intergovernmental debts blocks economic recovery. The piece cites a 1926 manifesto by 42 Columbia University professors urging justice over expediency, as nations consider international debt and reparations talks.
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Indiana
United States
Columbia University
Sheriff Sale Promises Rents From Hammond Property
Lake County Indiana will hold a public sale at the Crown Point court house on January 3 1933 for rents and profits of parcel Lot 8 and east half of Lot 7 in Block 10 North Side Addition Hammond. If rents fail to satisfy the decree the fee simple interest will be offered at the same time and place to cover judgment costs and accruing costs.
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Peoples Co-operative State Bank of
Hammond
Indiana
Lake Superior Court
Court House
Crown Point
Lake County
North Side
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