Call money declines propelling mixed stock market moves
In New York trading on August 6, call money rates eased from 12 to 10 percent aiding a midmorning selloff in active shares while losses were trimmed in the afternoon as some issues rose 2 to 6 points. Strong support appeared as liquidity returned and several utilities and industrials showed gains or recovered earlier declines.
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AP Financial
New York
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Bank of England
Wall Street
Detroit Edison
American TelePhone
New York Central
General Electric
Chesapeake & Ohio
Allis Chalmers
Standard Gas & Electric
Pacific Telephone
Auburn Auto
North American
Consolidated Gas
Union Pacific
American Can
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Allied Chemical
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American Water Works
Westinghouse Electric First
May Department
Worthington Pump
Newport Co
Federal Light & Traction
Diamond
Hershey Chocolate
Anaconda
Kennecott
Greene Cananea
Sugar quiet as trade sells through second hands
Raw sugar in New York showed no sales and prices held at 3.89 cents a pound duties paid. Refined also steady. Open drawals were liberal, refiners asking 5.50 for fine granulated while fresh business moved at 5.15 to 5.20 from secondary sources.
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New York
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago
Potatoes receipts 66 cars on track 269 total U S shipments 497 cars. Trading fair and market slightly stronger. Kansas and Missouri sold Irish Cobblers 2 40 to 2 65. Colorado 3 10 to 3 15. Nebraska 2 80 to 2 90. Minnesota sold Early Ohios few sales 2 65. Colorado sold Bliss Triumphs 3 50 to 3 60.
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U. S
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Missouri
Colorado
Nebraska
Minnesota
Bliss
Georgian Lays Claim To Longest Hit Record
Norcross, Ga. resident Roy Carlyle of the Carlyle brothers now stars in the Pacific Coast league and claims the longest baseball hit. Oakland owner J A Ewing supports the claim saying Carlyle hit from home plate to a house top, measured at 618 feet. Babe Ruth had previously been credited with 500 to 600 feet.
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Wales to Have Rival in Equestrian Feats
The Hon. George makes his first saddle debut riding two ponies with ease and assurance in royal equestrian circles. This signals a potential rival to the Prince of Wales in noble horseback display.
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Masonic Order Reaches About 3 Million Members in U S
The United States now counts roughly 3,000,000 members in the Masonic order, reflecting its wide reach and historical presence in American civic life.
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Masonic Order
United States
Dancing Mothers thrills in well staged national capital
Nine boys from the Knot-Hole club, chosen for good records and conduct, joined F H Shuford in a Washington trip that impressed them and their peers. The Shelton-Amos Art Players presented Dancing Mothers to a large, appreciative audience, mixing modern drama with an unconventional ending and strong performances by Ethel Westcourt and Gerald Naughton.
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Gerald Naughton
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Miss Amos
Haeésel Shelton
Edwin Evans
Mise Galbraith
Jack Soanes
McGuire
Oil City
Wheat Prices Plunge After Sudden Selloff In Chicago
Chicago trading saw heavy selling push wheat down over 7 cents a bushel from the prior close. A Winnipeg trader reportedly dumped wheat futures, undermining support and sending prices to three week lows. Corn and oats also declined modestly while provisions fell about 10 cents.
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Winnipeg
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Cables and Crop Reports
The New York cotton market opened steady with gains of 5 to 10 points on steady cables and private crop data. Dec futures rose to around 19.24 and Mar to 19.40 before retreating toward yesterday’s close. later, prices softened as selling increased. Reports cited high temperatures in the Southwest and mixed crop figures, with Liverpool and Continental buying lending support before a lull into late morning.
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Liverpool Cables
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Elevator fall injures twenty one in midtown loft
New York reporting that twenty one people were injured when an elevator plummeted from the seventh floor to the basement of a midtown loft building. Five were women and two are listed in serious condition.
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King George Spends Day in Buckingham Gardens
King George relaxed in the Buckingham Palace gardens after his recent operation. It marked his first time outdoors since the procedure.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Revival Services Reported Across Whitsett This Week
Whitsett notes daily revival meetings at Friedens church led by Rev. G W McClanahan with Rev F L Conrad of High Point assisting. Services run 2 0 p m and 7 30 p m as other communities host gatherings and reunions.
Miss Joanna Bright Married Then Plans Scotland Visit
Miss Joanna Bright daughter of Mr and Mrs O W Bright of this community recently wed and will visit Scotland and England. She has lived at Oak Lodge near the area. J W Taylor and sons, longtime shopkeepers in Gibsonsville, prepare to open a second store there soon.
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England
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Flashes of Life Y and Guild of Air Pilots Formed
Albert Busbechke, a stowaway on the Graf Zeppelin, found 53 cents at the rainbow’s foot after marines collected the funds for him. In London, air pilots and navigators organize a guild with Sir Sefton Brancker as first master.
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N. J
Albert Busbechke
America
London
Sefton Brancker
Beebe Reports Odd Ocean Fish With Stretchable Stomach
New York reports describe naturalist William Beebe recounting a fish that swallowed another fish three times its size through an extensible stomach, aided by radium baited hooks and lines attached to its flippers for fishing.
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New York
William Beebe
Guggenheim predicts aviation will reshape Latin America
Williamstown reports Harry F Guggenheim says airplanes and radio will revolutionize social and economic life in Latin America within 25 years, signaling major transformative changes for the region.
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Williamstown
Mass
Latin America
Harry F Guggenheim
Portsmouth duo jailed after bold gas station robbery
In Philadelphia two men, Herman Baxter and Fred Trayner of Portsmouth Ohio, robbed a filling station and fled but were arrested minutes later. Each man posted bail set at 2500 dollars. The incident nets the pair 31 dollars and 60 cents.
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Fred Trayner
Portsmouth
Ohio
Larry Dambach and Graf Zeppelin letter reply charting transit mail
Perth Amboy item notes Larry Dambach sees room for expedition in trans Atlantic mails despite Zeppelins. A letter to him on the Graf Zeppelin answered a decade-old note to a German Frau. Harry has since married and Mrs. Dambach will help punctuate the next reply.
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Harry
Burr sells Baby Rice popcorn stand to Tony Bennett
The Baby Rice popcorn stand at the Main and Broad corner, run by B. W. Burr for four years, is sold to Tony Bennett, former owner of the post office lunch at Main and Commerce. Burr will take a two month vacation in northern New York and New England before deciding his plans after returning to High Point.
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New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Advances
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with early gains of 3 to 5 points amid favorable Liverpool cables. Prices climbed before pausing, with October around 18.78 and December near 19.02, then held near session lows as trading quieted and large New York operators partially liquidated ahead of the government report period.
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Liverpool
New York
P.C. Jam
Graf Made Airship Voyage Costs and Stowaway Tale
The airship will charge passengers 9000 each for an 18 passenger cabin totaling 162000 with mail and freight earning twice that. The crowd at the naval station exceeded 199000 viewing the ship while stowaway Albert Buhskow waits for deportation in Gloucester New Jersey. Dr Eckener warns the world voyage is as safe as an ocean liner but famine risks arise if provisions run out before landing.
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Zeppelin airship refits after Siberian mountains crossing
Dr Eckener oversaw pumping of 750000 cubic feet of gas into fuel storage and 530000 cubic feet of hydrogen into lifting gas cells. The ship took on 3500 gallons of gasoline and 1109 gallons of lubricating oil as sailors patched rents in the fabric and replaced broken wire struts from the westward flight.
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Eckener
Snowden backs reparations plan contested by governments
Snowden argues the young reparations plan must be adopted by governments without changes and that Rhineland evacuation should not be debated until then. Saar Basin return seen by France as a bilateral issue, while Germany sees Rhineland evacuation as payment for plan acceptance and will oppose it. France prefers an invisible control board over militarization along the Rhine.
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Ice House Fire in Buffalo Claims One Fireman
A fire at an ice house in Buffalo New York caused three buildings used for ice storage and manufacturing to burn. One fireman Edwin Hoffman is missing after the three story building collapsed trapping him under about 20 tons of sawdust while fifteen firefighters battled the blaze for nearly three hours. Estimated damage reaches twenty five thousand dollars and the cause remains undetermined.
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Edwin Hoffman
Forest Fire Menace Continues Across Canada
The forest fire menace persisted across eastern and western Canada on August 6 as rain fell briefly in many areas but did not ease the danger much. No loss of life had been reported yet, though fires remained serious on scattered fronts.
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Canada
Shower Curtain Care in Hot Weather
The piece urges readers to spread out shower curtains after each use to thoroughly dry and air them, aiming to prevent mildew in high temperatures and humidity.
Hoover Plans Prison Expansion to Ease Crowding
President Hoover outlines a program to relieve federal prison congestion with a $5 million budget increase. Atlanta and Leavenworth would be enlarged and a new northeastern facility built, addressing overcapacity and outbreaks.
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Sanford Bates
Rolls Up Many Points On Quick Scoring Run
A Pennsylvania high school team set a record by scoring 42 points in 90 seconds as opponents left the floor.
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Williams Held In Gun Battle Case In Winston-Salem
Tony Williams of Winston-Salem has been arrested by Forsyth County authorities as one of three youths in a Chevrolet coupe chased by Motorcycle Officer B R Lowe for several hours early Monday. Chief McGhee said Williams confessed but release pending. The other two youths are expected to be arrested soon.
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Negro Wounded In Nighttime Shooting In High Point
John Griffin colored is in High Point hospital in serious condition after a pistol shot last night between 10 and 11 o clock near Willis and Fairview streets. Police seek Prince McKenney another colored man charged with the shooting. Authorities suspect a family dispute as motive.
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Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Dip
Cotton spot in Liverpool eases with American grades led by strict good middling at 11.34 and good ordinary 9.15. Sales reach 2,000 bales, including 1,709 American. no receipts. Futures close steady to quiet with October at 10.07 and July at 10.14.
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