Pessimism Seen In Stock Trades Amid Weak First Quarter
New York April 26 stocks opened with pessimistic tones as poor first quarter results, slower distributive trade, and lower bank clearings weighed on sentiment. Total volume reached about 2,250,000 shares with professional trading dominating while pools drew public interest in select issues. Vanadium Steel slid to 138 from 143 after a high, while Atlas Powder dropped 7, International Silver and Johns Manville fell around 5 percent, with some recovery later.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Vanadium Steel
Atlas Powder
International Silver
Johns Manville
Eastman Kodak
Columbian
Wool Pools Planned in Ten Western North Carolina Counties
North Carolina announces ten county wool pools in May and June. Farmers may sell to local buyers or to federally sponsored organizations. United Wool Growers Association will advance 90 percent of value when shipped to Baltimore, with the remaining 10 percent settled in early fall. County agents assist. dates listed for Ashe, Watauga, Madison, Henderson, Buncombe, Macon, Jackson, Haywood, Avery, and Allegheny counties.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Federal Farm Board
United Wool Growers’ Association
United Wool Growers, Association
Baltimore
Ashe
Watauga
Madison
Henderson
Buncombe
Macon
Jackson
Haywood
Avery
Allegheny
Albright Plans June Visit to Smoky Mountains Park
Horace M. Albright director of the national park service will visit western North Carolina in early June after the Great Smoky Mountains park is formally accepted by the government.
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Albright
Washington
Horace M. Albright
National Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
UK Reports Near Tripling of American Motion Pictures Since 1928
The United Kingdom last year reported nearly three times the number of American motion picture films as in 1928. The surge reflects expanding film production and distribution in the postwar era.
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United Kingdom
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Demand
Cotton markets opened steady with small declines and gains totaling a 3 to 4 point range. Old crop values fell by about 11 points while new crop slipped 4 to 7 points after early trading. rains in the western belt weighed on demand though Liverpool showed some continental interest and improved cloth demand abroad.
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New York
Liverpool
South America
New Orleans Cotton Opens Irregular on Rain Prospects
Cotton markets opened irregular as Liverpool cables showed strength while western belt moisture concerns weighed. May, July, and October futures dipped early before a late rally. prices closed steady to modestly lower with a cautious tone amid expected more rain in the western belt.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Chicago Livestock Market Report Apr 26
Chicago buyers and sellers meeting uneven steady to higher demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle prices mostly steady to 25c higher with light and medium weight steers in strong demand. hogs mostly steady to strong with top at 14.20 for 189 lb. fat lambs mostly 25c higher. sheep and ewes varied with scarce fat stock.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Youngest D A R Regent Frances McNair Hailed
Miss Frances McNair of Jackson Mississippi holds Magnolia State chapter D A R regentship and is praised as the youngest D A R regent in the nation. She attended the recent D A R convention in Washington.
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Frances McNair
Jackson
Miss
Magnolia
Washington
Southern summer school for women workers opens July 10
Asheville April 26 The fourth annual session of the southern summer school for women workers in industry will be held at Christ school Arden July 10 to August 22. Faculty announced includes Louis McDonald Hollace Ransdell Miriam Bonner and Ontee Bell. Women workers from cities across several states will attend. North Carolina advisory members Rosa Holland Catherine Howard Frank Graham are named.
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Asheville
Southern Summer School For Women Workers In Industry
Christ School
Arden
Louis McDonald
Economics
Hollace Ransdell
Dramatics and Library
Miriam Bonner
Ontee Bell
North Carolina
Rosa Holland
Marion
Catherine Howard
High Point
Frank Graham
Chapel Hill
Georgia's thinning line of Confederate vets parades today
Atlanta April 26 Drums on memorial day mark a quiet tribute as Georgia honors its Confederate veterans Less than 2000 remain of a 125000 strong lineage Col R T Lawrence pension commissioner notes the enduring spirit behind the observance prompted by Mrs Mary Williams to establish the memorial day across the South
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Georgia
Atlanta
R. T. Lawrence
Mary Williams
South
High Point Girl Is U N C Co-Ed Officer
Miss Reenie Moore of Dallas Texas was elected president of the university Woman's association at Spencer hall. She succeeds Miss Katharine Wells of Laurel Mississippi. Other officers include Kate Graham Durham as vice president Adelaide McAnally High Point as secretary and Harriet Daniels Clearwater Florida as treasurer. Ida Currie Clarkton was elected president of the Woman's Athletic association with a $50 appropriation for track and tennis.
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Chapel Hill
Apr
Reenie Moore
Dallas
Texas
Woman’s Association
Spencer Hall
Katharine Wells
Laurel
Mississippi
Kate Graham
Durham
Adelaide McAnally
High Point
Harriet Daniels
Clearwater
Fla
Ida Currie
Clarkton
Woman’s Athletic Association
Unclear Stock Quotations Fragment Sparks Reading Gaps
Fragmented OCR stock quotation snippet shows percentages attached to names like Continental Oil and Penn Road with illegible surrounding text. Readable items include stray company names and partial percentages, offering little actionable data and needing full source context.
Macon Hurler Delivers Shutout as Spinners Rally
Phil Gallivan pitched a dominant shutout against the Charlotte Hornets in Macon allowing two hits as Greenville defeated Charlotte. The Spinners slugged Augusta 20 to 0 at Augusta with 22 hits including Tallamante's four bagger and two runners on. Al Yeorgin also shined in Greenville's win by holding Augusta to four hits.
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Phil Gallivan
Charlotte Hornets
Macon
Greenville Spinners
Augusta
Asheville
Columbia
Gallivan
Hornets
Petty
Greenville
Wolves
Tallamante
al Yeorgin
Asheville Tourists Rally Beats Columbia 14 8
Asheville edged Columbia 14 to 8 as Fielder's youngsters fought hard. The Tourists led from the start and held on with a 19 to 16 hit tally. It marked Asheville's fifth straight victory.
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Asheville
Columbia
Gallivan Delivers Long Ball Punch For Hornets
Gallivan again starred for the Hornets with two hits and a long drive, including a triple. Opening day he hit two home runs, boosting the team with his power at the plate.
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Gallivan
Hornets
Batting Leaders Tie At Asheville and Columbia
Breakfield of Asheville and Loneham of Columbia each collected four hits in five at bats to share batting honors. Stoneham added three hits including a single a double and a triple.
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Asheville
Loneham
Columbia
Stoneham
Pitchers Halt Sluggers in Tight Derby
Fielder deployed four hurlers to the hillock to slow the fierce sluggers George Spiers Gross Mein Escoe and Jones as the game wore on.
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George Spiers
Gross
Mein
Escoe
Jones
Hood and Wise Stop Gallivan at Baseball Hall of Fame
Abe Hood and Ray Wise, both Hornets, thwarted Gallivan from reaching baseballs Hall of Fame in a notable local sports incident.
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Abe Hood
Ray Wise
Hornets
Gallivan
Unlucky 13 Plate Lands Man in Jail in Fairmont
In Fairmont Minnesota on April 26 P C Neilsen complained about the No 13 auto plate and replaced his duplicate tag. Police traced the number to his rooming house and arrested him on bootlegging charges as the hoodoo numerals drew ire and trouble.
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Fairmont
Minn
P. C. Neilsen
Neilsen
Three of America's Greatest Runners Reach Relay Finals
In Des Moines Iowa April 26 three top sprinters Claude Bracey Rice Institute Cy Leland Texas Christian and Eddie Tolan University of Michigan moved into the Drake relay carnival finals of the 100 yard dash They were expected to threaten the meet record and possibly the world mark Bracey and Leland led preliminaries running the distance in 9 8 10 seconds with clear margins over rivals and little effort.
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Des Moines
America
Claude Bracey
Rice Institute
Cy Leland
Texas Christian
Eddie Tolan
University of Michigan
Bracey
Leland
Game Wardens Aid C M T C Enrolling
Raleigh reports the Army and Navy Register credits North Carolina game and forest wardens with helping fill the citizen's military training camp quota two months earlier than last year. J W Harrelson directed wardens in 100 counties to spread C M T C posters. state quota reached March 23, versus May 18 in 1929, with publicity starting March 1 in both years.
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Raleigh
Army and Navy Register
United States Military Gazette
North Carolina
J. W. Harrelson
Conservation and Development Department
Publi
Believe Hit and Run Driver Held By Atlanta Cops
A man was held in Atlanta on suspicion as Charlotte police investigate the death of 18 year old Lillian Condon in Morris Town New Jersey. She was walking with a companion when a passing car reached out and seized her arm dragging her to the curb where she died. Arnold Williams 22 is held in Atlanta awaiting transfer to Charlotte and is wanted for an April 19 automobile theft in Charlotte.
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Atlanta
Lillian Condon
Arnold Williams
Hes
Wedding notice and long bicycle tour across Americas
Scented orange blossoms and orange-scented can dies are regarded as an artistic achievement by those who attended the wedding in the Church of the Heavenly Rest of Miss Carolyn Storrs and Daniel Edgard Stanton Sickles, grandson of the union general. Having pedalled in 30 countries in ten years, W. R. Crawford arrives from overseas with his bicycle to tour North and South America. He is 65 years old and a former London bobby.
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Quiebec
W. R. Crawford
North
South America
London
Bobby
Mme Schumann-Heink Advocates Virtue for Mothers
Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink advises mothers to set a good example by refraining from drinking smoking and bobbing their hair. She spoke to the league for political education in New York.
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New York
Mme
Ernestine Schumann- Heink
The
League For Political Education
Greek Plays Set in Ancient Theatre in Sicily
In Syracuse an ancient rock theater will host Italian performances of Euripides and Aeschylus. The fifth century B C venue showcases Greek masterpieces translated for modern audiences.
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Syracuse
Italy
Euripides
Aeschylus
Tone-Tone Bands Color Hats With Two Color Stripes
The Tone Tone bands now offer two color banding for sports hats and town hats. Popular color combos include black and pink brown and green black and white navy and gray.
Leipzig Students Study North Carolina Child Welfare
Fraulein Gudrun Galster, a Leipzig university graduate student, toured Wake County detention home and the Methodist orphanage in Raleigh while studying North Carolina child welfare. She will examine the juvenile court in Wake County and visit Eastern Carolina Training School for Boys and Edgecombe welfare department as rural examples.
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Raleigh
Fraulein Gudrun Galster
Leipzig University
Germany
North Carolina
Fraulein Galster
Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Minnesota
New York
Wake County
Methodist
Eastern Carolina Training School For
Rocky Mount
Edgecombe County
Forest Fires Add To Tax Problems
North Carolina tax officials warn that each forest fire worsens tax burdens by rendering about 4 million acres unproductive. The loss costs the state roughly 8 million dollars annually, as land that could yield about 2 dollars per acre per year cannot generate revenue to pay taxes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Conservation and Development
White Ants Damage Goldsboro Homes
Termites or white ants, insects not true ants except for a winged phase, have been found in Goldsboro and damaged the foundations of two houses. They can pulverize timber and sills, leaving wood in powder form.
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Goldsboro
Apr
Tropics
Cotton Prices Dip as Liverpool Market Reports Sales
Liverpool notes cotton prices lower across grades with American picks at 9.49 for strict good middling and 7.74 for low middling amid 3,000 bales sold including 1,400 American. No receipts. Futures close steady with May 8.12 and July 8.14.
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Liverpool
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Trade Desk
Potatoes in Chicago on April 26 show slow trading and a weak market. Idaho sacked Russets range 3.59 to 3.75 per cwt with new stock trading slowly. Texas sacked Bliss sold sparingly around 4.75. Total U S shipments reach 739 cars in the period.
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Chicago
U. S
Idaho
Texas
Bliss
Dairy prices hold steady in New York market
Dairy market report from New York on April 26 shows butter at 5,994, eggs 27,039, both steady. Nearby and western henneries report closely selected extra 31 to 31 1-2, average extra 29 to 29 1-2, cheese unspecified.
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Hennery
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