Steel leads rally as market climbs on steel leadership
The stock market rallied with steels at the fore after call money fell from 10 to lower levels. Uplift followed after utilities liquidated, with U S Steel common reaching a new peak around 109 and other independent steels advancing. Rails recovered strongly as Chesapeake & Ohio and Atchison rose, while various issues gained on renewed buying and short covering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Steel Common
Chicago Stock Exchange
London
Rails
Chesapeake & Ohio
Atchison
New York Central Great Northern
Chesapeake Corp
Missouri Pacific
Hammond Returns to Welfare Board as Part Time Director
Mrs. W. C. Hammond resumes her longtime role as executive secretary of the Board of Public Welfare. She will lead the department part time and supervise all welfare work. Her return came after Community Chest workers failed, prompting city officials and welfare board directors to invite her back.
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W. C. Hammond
Board of Public Welfare
Potatoes Market Report from Chicago Trade Fair
Potatoes receipts 52 cars with 232 on track and total U S shipments 527 cars. Market slightly stronger as Kansas and Missouri sacked Irish cobblers trading around 2 75 to 3 00 with occasional car at 2 85 3 00. Nebraska sacked Irish cobblers 2 75 to 3 00, Minnesota sacked early Ohio 2 50 to 2 80.
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Chicago
U. S
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Ohio
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Weather Maps and Rain
The New York cotton market opened steady with a small decline in May and gains on covering and local buying. October and March contracts rose briefly to 19.03 and 19.40 before slipping as the weather map showed rain in the Texas Panhandle. Trading was quiet with some trade buying on the decline and reports of covering and foreign buying in the Liverpool market.
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New York
Southwest
Texas Panhandle
P.C
Butter and cheese prices firm on steady receipts
Dairy market in New York shows butter firmer with 13,307 receipts and cheese firm with 131,070 receipts reported on August 7.
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Dairy Products
New York
Davidson County Gets 27119.98 Equalization for Long Term Districts
Davidson County long term school districts will receive 27119.98 from a state equalization fund to aid the extended term beyond six months. The distribution totals for 1929-30 place Davidson atop county participation, with 14 rural districts benefiting and Lexington and Thomasville city schools sharing for extra months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Lexington
Davidson County
S. G. Hasty
Equalization Board
Sion
Thomasville
Wall- Bure
Arcadia
Churchland
Southment
Linwood
Denton
Welcome
Midway
Reedy Creek
Hasty
Fair Grove
Pilot
Tyre
Reeds
Green Grass To Replace Red Mud At State Fair Opener
Raleigh reports the second annual state fair will open October 15 with green grass covering the grounds. Improvements include drainage work, top soil, and grass sowing funded largely by prison labor. Workers include 60 plus inmates plus carpenters and painters finishing buildings. Military recruiting news follows with Kerney L. Smith enlisting at Raleigh and shipping to Hampton Roads for recruit training. Sherman T. Faircloth also recruited from Roseboro.
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Raleigh
T. B. Smith
Kerney L. Smith
Mary Smith
West Green Street
Naval Training Station
Hampton Roads
Smith
High Point Navy Station
Sherman T. Faircloth
Roseboro
Better Deal for Girls Is New Goal of Chinese
One nationalist aim is to grant baby girls equal rights with boys who have long held the advantage. In China the boy is prized, pampered, and earns more, while girls have been less valued. The new regime seeks to place girls on an equal footing in the family in parental eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
High Point Boy Sworn Into U S Navy
E F Edmiston chief petty officer announces the signing of a local resident into the U S Navy. The ceremony marks the start of service for a High Point youth amid community pride.
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High Point Boy
U. S. Navy
E. F. Edmiston
Peti
Nav
Short and Snappy Word Puzzle Snippet
A fragmented crossword style clue list presents numbered terms and hints such as Pasture, Raven, beret, and shill. The jumbled entry includes references to colors, objects, emotions, and actions, with scattered foreign misspellings and stray phrases.
Funeral held for Mrs Ada Welch in Thomasville
Ada Welch 60, a notable figure in the Amazon mill district, died at home after three months of illness. Survived by two sons Wade and Russ Welch and five daughters in the city. Funeral at Unity Chapel this afternoon. interment in the local cemetery.
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Thomasville
Ada Welch
Amazon Mill
Wade
Russell Welch
Wesley Elliott
Minnie Grubb
Will Helms
Ross Bryant
Robert Payne
Unity Chapel
Chicago hog and cattle prices on Aug seventh trading day
Hogs receipts 17000 with early trading steady to strong. top 12.10 and $11.80 for 250-300 lb. 130-160 lb hogs 10.90-12.05. Cattle receipts 13000 with calves 2000. steer runs steady to fairly active, top 16.85. yearlings 13.25-16.25. heifers 850 lb and down. cows 9.00-12.25. bulls 9.50-11.50. vealers 3.75-14.25. Sheep receipts 17000, slow to 10c lower. natives 13.25-13.75. fat ewes 5.00-6.50. spring lambs 13.00-13.90.
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Chicago
Rangers
Four Children Drowned in Boat Harbor Accident Near Nanaimo
Four children drowned in a boating accident at Boat Harbor eight miles southwest of Nanaimo, police said. No further details were available as investigators looked into the incident.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Boat Harbor
Responsibility in home stressed at university talk
Mrs. Marion H. Miller of the Child Study Association of America told the Parent-Teacher Institute that a father must be a teacher as well as a provider. She listed six essential traits for a worthy home including responsibility cooperation sincerity friendliness tolerance and an inquiring mind.
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Chapel Hall
Marion H. Miller
Child Study Association of America
Parent-Teacher Institute
Chicago Grain Price Report Highlights
Chicago on August 7 reports wheat No 4 hard at 1.23 percent, No 3 mixed 1.24 percent, corn No 4 mixed 96 cents, No 4 yellow 3.00. Oats No 2 white 45 14 to 46 8, No 4 white 42 50 to 43 0. Rye 1 094, barley quotable 56 to 70, clover seed 15.00 to 23.50. Lard 11.92, bellies 14.75. Open High Low Close.
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Chicago
Lindley and Atkinson Join Wilson Motor Company
F. B. Lindley and W. G. Atkinson, previously with Chevrolet dealers, have become automobile salesmen with the Wilson Motor Company, working with Ford cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley and Atkinson
Wilson Company
F. B. Lindley
W. G. Atkinson
Chevrolet
Wilson Motor Company
Ford
Ex professor testifies on companionate marriage and a fatal shooting
The testimony describes Dr. Snook recalling a failed romance with Miss Hix. He details intimate relations after a country drive and discussions of sex and books, then notes training her to shoot and giving a gun later linked to her death. He cites fear for his life amid threats on a range trip.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady as Drought Fears Boosts
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with advances of 4 to 5 points on Liverpool cables and drought fears in Texas. October rose to 18 88 and December to 10.09 before a rain map showed 3 inches of rain in Amarillo, later steady close with minor losses.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Texas
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
P. C
Indians Caddies Win Golf Fame at Banff Resort
The Stoney Indians near Banff Alberta are praised as ideal golf caddies. Their impassiveness and keen sight keep them from smiling at shots or speaking unless spoken to, and caddy masters note they have not lost a ball.
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Banff
Alta
Asheboro Firefighters Respond To Star Conflagration
Asheboro's volunteer fire company rushed to Star twenty three miles south after a coal chute blaze. A large dwelling caught fire but Troy Montgomery County sent help, curbing the fire before the Asheboro unit reached Star, and townspeople praised the service led by Mr. C Rush.
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Asheboro
Ashéboro
Star
Troy
Montgomery County
Asheboro Company
C Rush
Liverpool Cotton Prices Steady with Futures Very Steady
Liverpool August 7. Spot cotton quiet with steady prices. American grades show strict good middling 11.35 and lower tiers down to 9.20 for good ordinary. Sales 2,000 bales, receipts 21,000. Futures close very steady with October at 10.09 and July at 10.16.
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Liverpool
Philathea Class Watermelon Feast Thursday Night
The Philathea class of the South Main Street M E church will host a watermelon feast Thursday night at ? o'clock at the home of Mrs. J A Herndon on South Hamilton Street. Members of the class their husbands and friends are invited.
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South Main Street
M. E
J. A Herndon
South Hamilton Street
Tire maker guarantees satisfaction for FISE tires
A brief notice asserts that FISE tires carry a manufacturer guarantee and a satisfaction pledge. It claims high trust among motorists and promotes the warranty accompanying tire sales.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
AP Financial
Lion
Bank of England
Anaconda
Mack ‘Trucks
Borg Warner
American Bosch Magneto
Adams Express
American Tobacco
Union
Laclede Gas
Pacific Telephone
A. M. Byers
Commercial Solvents
Auburn Auto
Diamond Mach
Allied Chemical
Erie
Wesee
Davidson Chem
Dupont
Hudson Motors
Liggett
Ieee
BES Nash
Eooto
Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Consol
Houston Oil
Monte Ward
NYNH
H Gr
PRG Hilkae
Oe Packard
N. J
N.Y
Studebaker
Iss
Ecas
Westinghous cc
Oom
Hart Drug Company
Santiago
Chili
Lima
Peru
Hemisphere
Lima Bull Ring
Andes
United States
Bern
Lapresional
Fea
Isic
Payne
Wayne McNeill
John Charles McNeill
Lassiter
Hoover
Arthur Payne
Lamb
H. Way Russell
Charlie Elliott
Belle Cooper
Oxford
Whitehead
Greensboro
Warren Elliott
Wilmington
J. D. Newton
Mendell-Reinhart
Dulver City
Cali
Forrest O' Brine
Test
Dale “Red” Jackson
Joe Hammer
St. Louis
Jackson
NEA Service, Inc
Enterprise
Parent Teacher Institute
Jan Indeor
Via
Southern Railway System
High Point, N. Y
Crescent Limited
DR. Snook
Washington Street
Bettie A. Clark
E. Washington St
Wilson Motor Co
E. D. Steele and
W. C. Idol
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