Stock Market Snapshot New York AP
The New York stock market rose in active trading led by AT T and steel shares. AT T gained about 4 with a 3 for 1 split projected and higher dividend. Republic Steel Lukens and US Steel rose modestly. Bonds fell as the list of finished prices shows mixed gains across various industries.
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New York
American Telephone
At&t
Republic Steel
Lukens
Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Jones & Laughlin
Ford
Dow Jones Averages at Noon and Close Summary
The Dow Jones Averages listing shows a midday reading and closing values for key groups. Industrials, utilities, rails, and stocks indices are reported with corresponding volumes and figures from the session.
15 Nags Turn Out For Party
Detroit hosts its 27th annual Christmas party for draft animals sponsored by the Humane Society. Oats hay and apples fed the horses while owners enjoyed coffee and sandwiches. Roy a 25 year old junk wagon puller was judged the best animal in an impromptu show.
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Detroit
The
Humane Society
Roy
Cotton futures open higher then lower in New York
New York AP report shows cotton futures opening ten cents a bale higher early trading then slipping as the day progresses with price changes a net ten cent range. The market reacts to supply demand signals and trader activity in a volatile session.
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New York
Television Programs Schedule Note
The listing shows the day’s lineup with 6 55 News and Weather at 9 00 Devotions and 9 15 Second Breakfast.
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Fe Zane
RFC Piedmont
Jack Paar
Christmas Business Faces Gift Parties And Holiday Schedules
New York AP reports firms weigh holiday practices as Christmas nears. Banks and government offices plan short weeks, stock exchanges close Friday, and firms debate office parties and gifts amid earnings squeezes. Predictions vary on gift spending.
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New York
Christmmas
Quotations Compiled by J Sturgis May & Company
Quotations compiled at 11 a.m. today furnished by J Sturgis May and Company and Security Bank. The item notes market quotes and brief financial figures for investors. No further context provided in readable text.
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J. Sturgis May & Company
Security Bank
Christmas Business Christmas From Page One
A late year snapshot shows total Christmas sales down as store traffic fades during the second week of the newspaper blackout. Merchants report warehouse stock buildup and adjusted promotions while optimism persists in several regions for a stronger season ahead.
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Atlanta
Rich's Department Store
Carolinas
Charlotte
Greensboro
Mama
Richmond
Washington
Menshikov Features Lone Wolf Role at White House Dinner
Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov sat apart at the White House state dinner for diplomats with no wife accompanying him. President Eisenhower joined 44 choir boys for soft drinks while 78 guests, 10 of them extras, attended the event for 83 foreign missions amid a lighthearted mood.
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Washington
Mikhail Menshikov
White House
Eisenhower
Menshikov
State probes school violence integration at Central High
Arkansas Attorney General Bruce Bennett led hearings before the State Legislative Council Special Education Committee. Newsmen Herbie Byrd and Rusty Raulston were called to testify about September 1957 events at Central High School. J B Matthews joined Bennett, alleging NAACP infiltration by Communists and surveys on integration attitudes.
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Central High
Bruce Bennett
State Legislative Council
Special Education Committee
Herbie Byrd
KVLC
Rusty Raulston
KATV
Bennett
J. B. Matthews
New York
House
American Activities
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Matthews
National Assn
NAACP
Arkansas
Morgan Firms Merge to Form Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
The J. P. Morgan & Co. merger with Guaranty Trust Co. creates Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, a wholesale bank to be the nation’s fourth largest by capital assets and earnings. Henry C. Alexander will be chairman and chief executive officer as the firm expands with the country’s growth in business and commerce.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Guaranty Trust Co
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. ofNew York
Henry C. Alexander
Alexander
Pier Angeli Wins Divorce From Vic Damone
Actress Pier Angeli is granted a divorce from Vic Damone after testimony alleging extreme jealousy. She gains custody of their son Perry, 3, plus $500 monthly child support and a share of Damone's earnings. The couple married in 1954.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Pier Angeli
Vic Damotei
Miss Angeli
Perry
Damone
Hays Alford fight moves toward House floor
A House special committee voted 3 2 to recommend denying Dr Dale Alford a seat pending an election irregularities probe. Alford, a write in, defeated Rep Brooks Hays by about 1200 votes in Arkansas. The panel said Wells raised a prima facie case of fraud and irregularity but kept Alford seated pending inquiry.
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Washington
Hays-Alford
House
Dale Alford
Little Rock
Alford
Brooks Hays
Clifford Davis
D-Tenn
Robert Jones
D-Ala
Thomas O'Neill
Mass
Kenneth Keating
David Dennison
Ohio
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Blatnik
Hays
John F. Wells
Wells
Orval E
Faubus
Arkansas
Oklahoma mother called miracle as baby survives cancer scare
Mrs Edna Harber of Cush ing, Oklahoma gave birth to a daughter in 1955 while facing bone cancer. Church prayer gatherings accompanied her plea for a miracle to raise the child. The infant Deborah reached age three before Mrs Harber died on Tuesday.
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Cushing, Okla
Edna Harber
Deborah
Harber
Admiral Phony Claims Navy Rank in Costa Mesa
The FBI identifies Vice Adm. Alan McKenzie as a phony, revealing he is Arthur Ward Hunt a 56 year old Englishman once convicted in New York in 1951 for illegally wearing a uniform. Deportation followed prison time after his deception surfaced. A defense plant inspection exposed his boast of commanding the U S submarine fleet.
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Costa Mesa
Calif
FBI
Vice Adm
Alan McKenzie
Arthur Ward Hunt
New York City
U.S
Washington
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Phillips Petroleum
Pennsylvania Railway
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Southern Buy
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Lone Ranger
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Jefferson Drum
Zorre
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Admiral
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Uncle Looney
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American-Marietta
Billups Petroleum
Colonial Stores
Commonwealth Life
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N. C. Tel. Co
Piedmont Nat. Gag
Pyramid Life
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Textile Ins. Co
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Atal Oe
Meinhard “ Eee! Inc
von Doehmig
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Moscow
J. P. Morgan
By Gordon Brown
Admiral Phony
High ST
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Corama Spors
HN Mtn Carol
Jeffrey Hunter
Fess Parker
Cartoon
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Gary Merrill
Nancy Davis
Jeanne Eagles
Jiffy Car Wash
W. Broad S&t
Mieway In
Molly Bee
Alan Reed, JR
Going Steady
Irene Hervey
Bill Goodwin
New Service Laundry
Centennial Ave
Rialto
Roua
Neh
Te Forther
Elvis
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Harry Hare
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