Business And Industry Bow To Edicts Of Cold Weather
The article reports how cold and snow disrupted retail and boosted some industries in early February. It cites Commerce survey results for 31 cities, a drop in the AP index to 80.4, lower auto output to 69 876, steel at 50 percent capacity, and rail demand helping a rebound. It notes a $260 million expansion plan by steel and locomotive orders, with carloadings up 6.4 percent to 621 839 due to coal demand.
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Associated Press Financial
Department of Commerce
Midwest
Associated Press
Cram’s
American Iron & Steel Institute
U. S. Steel
Prices Held In Opposition To Profit Taking On Stock Market
New York February 8 Prices held well against profit taking in the stock market today finishing about steady for most of the list with some strength in spots. Turnover on the two hour session was 1 252 480 shares. Leading gainers included U S Steel Bethlehem Sharon Goodyear Delaware and Hudson and N Y Central while Case International Telephone Cluett Peabody Santa Fe and Consolidated Gas posted declines.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Wall Street
Supreme Cart
TVA
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Sharon Steel
Goodyear
Delaware and Hudson
N. Y. Central
Homestake Mining
International Telephone
Cluett Peabody
Santa Fe
Consolidated Gas
New Orleans Cotton Rises on Light Trade and Strong Markets
Improved foreign markets and light buying pushed cotton prices higher in New Orleans with a 25 cent base advance. March to December positions closed near day’s high, spot sales reached 7,690 bales and exports totaled 12,800 bales as markets showed constructive tone and stronger futures.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Goode Markets
Hoover Retired Labor Official Over Employment Figures
Ethelbert Stewart longtime commissioner of labor statistics says he retired in 1932 because President Hoover disliked the department’s employment data. He recounts disputes with Julius Klein of commerce and W. N. Doak and notes he never altered figures to suit any administration. He arrived in Miami for the winter and discussed his work.
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Hoover
Labor Department
Miami
Fla
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Bureau of Labor
Stewart
Washington
Julius Klein
Department of Commerce
Labor Bureau
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Doak
W. N. Doak
Secretary of Labor
Bureau
Cotton steadies in quiet New York trading
Cotton futures for May moved between 10.79 and 10.84 before closing at 10.82 as the market remained steady. Traders awaited Washington developments on farm and tax legislation and showed little incentive to act. Shipboard cotton awaiting clearance was about 1,000 bales, down from 74,000 a year ago and 161,000 two years earlier.
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New York
Washington
Guilford College Choir Plans Evening Concert and Supper
The Guilford College a cappella choir presents its first full concert of the year at Central Friends church at 7 30 tonight under Dr Ezra H F Weiss. A 6 30 supper in the annex precedes hosted by the senior Christian Endeavor and Guilford alumni sections with speeches by Dr Clyde Milner David H Parsons Jr and Byron Haworth. The program includes sixteen numbers and offerings support choir funds.
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Guilford College As Capella
Central Friends’ Church
Ezra H. F. Weiss
Guilford College Alumni Association
Senior Christian Endeavor Society
Clyde Milner
Guilford College
David H. Parsons Jr
High Point
General Alumni Association of the College
Byron Haworth
School For Christian Workers Opens Today
Arrangements are made for the opening of the School for Christian Workers at Wesley Memorial church this afternoon at 3. Sessions will be held nightly at 7 30 from Monday through Friday. Transportation will be provided for attendees without means and call the church office for details. The curriculum includes courses for parents and teachers with no attendance fee beyond text books.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
School For Christian Workers
Wesley Memo Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Church
Jennie Lou Milton
Baker
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