Rail Shares Lead Irregular Session
The stock market closed with heavy railroad buying amid hopes for merger progress. Industrial and utility stocks fell 1 to 3 points before an late-hour recovery as leaders rebounded. United States Steel plans $300 million in expansion over three years, while Christmas trade shows strength in some cities despite cautions from mercantile reports. Total volume around 1.6 million shares.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Jersey Central
New York & Harlem
Chicago & Eastern
Ilinois
Pete Marquette
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
New York Central
Chesapeake Corporation
Wabash
Missouri Pacific
Lackawanna
St. Louis Southwestern
Nickel Plate
Western Maryland
J. I. Case
Columbian Carbon
Auburn Auto
American Water Works
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Standard Gas & Electric
U. 5S
New York and New Orleans Cotton Markets Slip on Weekend Liquidation
Cotton opened steady to easier as week end liquidation and local selling weighed on prices. Census data showed domestic mill consumption for November near expectations, while December delivery notes added pressure. January traded around 17.07 in New York and 17.01 in New Orleans with declines of several points. Elsewhere, a report from Tharandt College outlined a fireproofing method for forests using silicon and fluoride solutions injected into trees.
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New York
Liverpool
Egypt
New Orleans
Census Bureau
P.C
College of Forestry
Tharandt
Germany
Money Appropriated To Send Delegates To London Meeting
The U S House unanimously approved a 200000 appropriation for the American delegation to the London naval conference in January 1930. They considered sailing on a foreign vessel to speed arrival, with January 10 tentatively set for departure of Mr Stimson and the delegation.
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London
Washington
House
McCarl
Porter Resolution Moves On Haiti Inquiry
The house foreign affairs committee approved the Porter resolution to authorize President Hoover to appoint a commission to study the Haitian situation. The vote was unanimous, with Chairman Porter hoping for a House vote Monday. Under-Secretary Cotton urged approval after the president's special message.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Porter
Hoover
House
United States
Cotton
Negro Woman Hurt In Kivett Drive Accident
Beulah Woile of 538 High street, a former Burrus clinic employee, was severely injured when an open roadster carrying Willie Green of Abernethy’s garage flipped into a ditch along Kivett drive. She suffered a fractured skull and body bruises and was taken to High Point hospital.
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Beulah Woile
High Street
Burrus Clinic
Willie Green
Abernethy
Wrenn Street
Kivett
Sechrest
High Point Hospital
Air mail in Germany weighs 384.9 tons in fiscal year
Air mail carried within Germany during the last fiscal year totaled 384.9 tons, reflecting mail volume managed by the national postal system. The figure highlights annual trends in domestic mail traffic and logistics capacity.
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Germany
Rebroadcasting of Christmas Programs Of Europe Planned
NBC plans a Christmas radio gift from abroad picking up programs from England Germany and Holland to rebroadcast across its network. A Christmas carol from Madison Square Garden will be transmitted via short waves on Christmas Eve with more than 15 000 singers and 400 clubs invited. the world feed will also reach the American network.
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New York
Radio America
National Broadcasting Company
England
Germany
Holland
NBC
Madison Square Garden
Edge Presents Credence to Briand in Paris Meeting
Ambassador Edge delivered his letter of credence to Foreign Minister Briand and spoke with him about their shared history at the Washington naval conference and the Kellogg Briand pact signing. A date for presentation to President Doumergue is expected early next week.
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Paris
Edge
Briand
Washington
Doumergue
Spanish Steamer Antonio Garcia Sinks After Collision
London reports the Spanish steamer Antonio Garcia sunk after a collision with the Greek steamer Hydra. Four men are missing, the crew was rescued to Vigo for repairs, and the Antonio Garcia’s home port is Bilbao.
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London
Antonio Garcia
Hydra
Vigo
Bilbao
Spain
Catholic Mass At St Edward's Tomorrow Morning
Mass will be observed at St Edward's Roman Catholic church on East Green street tomorrow at 9 o clock in the morning. The sermon in the morning is Rejoice in the Lord Always and the evening sermon at 7 30 is Our Souls Value, the third in a series on The Moral Life.
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St. Edward's
East Green Street
Wall Street Stocks Mixed Across Industrials and Coy Values
The list shows varied closing figures for multiple firms led by Am Tobacco, Atlantic Ref, and NY Central with wide percentage changes. Utilities, chemicals, and consumer goods names appear with notable shifts, while some blue chips display modest gains or losses.
Daily Market Quotations Mixed Upward and Downturns
Stock quotes show varied movement with Amer Inv and Continental OW advancing around 12 percent while Lone Star Gas climbs sharply and others like Penn Road Corp and Com and Sou post modest gains. Vick Winnace and Fort Ltd report smaller changes amid a fluctuating trading session.
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Amer Inv Bose
Fort Ltd
Sinkt Dais Oe
Gen'l
Elee Ltd
Tewemes
Star Gas
Scowes
Penn Road Corp
Vick Winnace
Scence Cs
Com and
Sou
Naming of Another T. J. Wilson
Dec 14 a son born to Mr and Mrs T J Wilson Ill at Watts hospital Chapel Hill. He is named T J Wilson after his grandfather the university registrar and his father the French professor. Debate grows over whether to call him Thomas J IV or simply Thomas or Thomas J.
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Chapel Hill
T. J. Wilson
Watts Hospital
Thomas J. IV
Thomas J
Thomas
Tommy
Nativity presented at Guilford College by Y M C A and A Capella choir
Guilford College in Memorial hall hosted a vivid Nativity pantomime last night led by Mrs. Max Noah with Edna Haviland assisting. The A Capella Choir under Prof. Max Noah provided musical background as Dorothy Wolf Mary and Mary Reynolds an angel Bunyan Andrews Joseph, with Hale Newlin and William Hire as scribes among many participants.
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Guilford College
Y. M
Memorial Hall
Max Noah
Edna Haviland
Palestine
Dorothy Wolf
Mary
Mary Reynolds
Angels
Bunyan Andrews
Joseph
Hale Newlin
William Hire
Odell Neal
Vernon Fulp
Ivan Thompson
Atha Culbertson
Edith Whicker
Frances Carter
Laura Conrad
Margaret Warner
Ben Beech
Linwood Beeman
Waldo Woody
Wilbert Braxton
Allan White
Robert Wildman
Wall Street Messenger To Get Big Inheritance
James Caldwell a 19 year old messenger for the Guaranty Trust company plans to claim a share of the $1 billion estate of Lady Jane Ennis of Scotland. Caldwell says his relation to Lady Jane a great great aunt was recently traced and he expects to receive about 1.25 million dollars after Boston lawyers conferences with his mother.
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New York
Jane Ennis
Scotland
James Caldwell
Guaranty Trust Company
Boston
Young Caldwell
Jane
Hemlines Rise as Argentinian Industries Expand
Even daytime hemlines improve steadily while long evening gowns skim the floor. Argentina strengthens manufacturing sectors, boosting growth and development across the economy.
J R Reddick 70 Trinity Resident Dies at Home
J R Reddick of Trinity died at his home after a 10 day illness. Born July 23 1859 in Randolph County he was married to Sarah Culbreth who died 11 years ago. Survived by two sons A M Reddick Greensboro and R J Reddick Watauga S D two daughters Mrs W C Massey and Mrs C C Cagle Trinity two brothers Elwood and W M Reddick of Trinity one sister Mrs Claudie Younts Trinity eight grandchildren funeral at Trinity Methodist Episcopal with Rev W R Kelly and others and burial in Thomasville Cemetery.
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J. R. Reddick
Trinity
Randolph County
Sarah Culbreth
A. M. Reddick
Greensboro
R. J. Reddick
Watauga
S. D
W. C. Massey
C. C. Cagle
Elwood
W. M. Reddick
Claudie Younts
Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Suzanne Lenglen Sells Clothes In Paris Shop
Paris report notes Suzanne Lenglen, famed tennis star, working as a saleswoman in a small dressmaking establishment. The story highlights a shift from her public athletic fame to a retail position in December.
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Paris
Suzanne Lenglen
Woman plans sport clothes business after tennis career
A woman describes selling and demonstrating sport clothes and giving advice as her new path. She says she loves clothes and is through with tennis for now aiming to make money. She dismisses involvement of Baldwin or his grandson to whom she was reportedly engaged at times.
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Baldwin Baldwin
Lucky
Baldwin
Maharanee Flier Rescued After Near Shipwreck
Maharanee of Cooch Behar praised for pluck after airliner struck a buoy off Mersa Matruh. Substitute aircraft hit reef, pilot beached on rocks, passengers up to their waists in water. Maharanee saved near the propeller as others evacuated, all spent night on shore. Next day she flew to Baghdad.
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India
Maharanee
Cooch Behar
Naples
Italy
Karachi
Mersa Matruk
North African
Baghdad
Do It Yourself Gifts for Christmas Home Décor
Practical guide to handmade Christmas gifts focusing on family crafts. Parents can upcycle old furniture and create personalized items such as a doll’s house from a packing box, a lacquered wooden box, and refreshed bureaus or mirrors. Emphasizes home trimming, color schemes, and simple finishes like shellac to gift a personal touch.
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Father
Big Brother
No More Paroles Issued This Year in North Carolina
Raleigh December 14. The Executive Counsel announces no paroles or hearings will be held until after January 1 1930 as Odus Mull succeeds Judge Townsend. Applications already filed are shelved awaiting Mull’s arrival and no Christmas paroles are expected. The move aims to reduce parole activity amid a sluggish demand and Hoover’s prosperity promise resonates in state prison attendance.
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Raleigh
Ita
N. A. Townsend
Odus M. Mull
Judge Townsend
Mull
North Carolina
O. Max Gardner Co., Inc
Hoover
Tintoretto sale signals Morgan buys first painting
New York World reports J P Morgan bought Tintoretto Apollo and Marsyas for over 100000 dollars marking his first painting purchase. The note adds his father spent millions on art acquisitions.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
New York World
Apollo
Marsyas
Tintoretto
Grid Coach Travels Faster Than His Team
Wilmette dispatch reports police arrest Dick Hanley for speeding. He claimed to be Northwestern football coach, but the officer recognized him and released him after a brief station-house meeting with Knute Rockne and others.
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Wilmette
Dick Hanley
Hanley
Northwestern University
Knute Rockne
Fielding H. Yost
Clarence Spears
Wiliam Brautigan
Northwestern
Cuban heels gain on campus dressy oxfords
College girls prefer dressy oxfords with sturdy Cuban heels for afternoon wear on campus. Spain plans a national census next spring to update demographic data.
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Spain
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