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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1931
Page
11
An OCR filled page shows scattered stock names and percentages with numerous illegible tokens. The fragment lists companies and metrics in a chaotic layout, lacking coherent events or readable context.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Commercial National Bank in High Point North Carolina will be held in the Directors Room on Tuesday January 12 1932 at 10 a m. for the election of Directors and other business as may come before the meeting. Respectfully Co H Marriner.
Markets show waning effects from bond gains as stocks fall 2 to 4 points amid thin holiday trading. Oil declines ease while oil shares lag. investors await Young Plan report and Basel talks on war debt. Rail stocks remain heavy ahead of wage talks in Cleveland and anticipated 10 percent cuts.
Debtor delays settlement asking for more time. Creditor insists the debtor reveal any other creditors before proceeding. Pathfinder.
The newspaper will be off Friday with only one edition going to press before 2 o clock. Publication resumes Saturday. Tomorrow’s issue will include Yuletide greetings from merchants and usual seasonal stories.
In New Orleans on December 23 cotton started steady with fair trading. Reports say 7,200 bales received notices in New York though none here. January to May futures declined modestly from yesterday while liquidity shifted to later months amid hedge selling against stock purchases in the interior.
In Atlanta a pigeon trapped in a chimney caused soot and the bird to clog the outlet, leaving Mrs. Willis Everett Jr and four others overcome by carbon monoxide. Physicians revived the five inside the north side home after neighbors found them at the Everett residence.
In Milan on December 23 Arnaldo Mussolini brother of the premier was buried with princely rites. The funeral procession covered a half mile from Popolo d Italia offices to San Arco church. Benito Mussolini led the cortege on foot with his wife two sons and Arnaldo’s children. Monsignor Oliva, editor of Italia, officiated an ordinary hour long requiem mass.
Omaha leader and businessman Marty Lapidus was murdered in his car as a gunman carload paced him in a residential district. Police offered no motive or suspects as the city mourned a longtime supporter of Senator Howell and a major local figure. Wheat and corn futures moved mixed after the incident.
The Local Government Commission of North Carolina invites sealed bids by December 19 1931 for six percent tax anticipation loan notes of 175000 dollars. Notes dated December 30 1931 mature April 30 1982 payable in New York City. Denominations 6000 10000 or 25000 dollars. Bid must include 575 dollar certified check. Rejections reserved. Charles M Johnson Director.
Cotton opened steady today with December easing 1 to 2 points on near month liquidation. Southern selling appeared but was absorbed by trade buying and covering. January traded at 6.17 as notices for about 7,200 bales against December contracts were issued.
Floyd Bennett field began passenger hopping on May 28 1931 and by October 31 the airport carried more than 18 000 passengers on ships using the field in that period.
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