Stocks Unsettled But Buying Adds Closing Strength
The market swung between gains and losses with no clear leadership. A late surge in radio and utility shares supported a firmer close while merchandising and copper groups lagged. U S Steel reported a fifth straight rise in unfilled orders, though steel stock slipped after the news. Gillette Safety Razor posted a sizable drop in 1929 net income amid adjustments for a new product launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel Common
Gillette Safety Razor
Market declines in 1929 rail and tire stocks drag averages
The Jersey Central railroad fell over 1 million from the prior year while U S Hoffman Machinery and Miller Rubber posted unfavourable comparisons. Good year Tire and Rubber reported 19 864374 profit with 1 25 million reserve versus 13 327840 last year. New Jersey Central and New York and Harlem slid over 10 points. Several names including J I Case Johns Manville American Tobacco Sears Roebuck Safeway Columbia Carbon fell 3 to 4 points. Radio rose after heavy short interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Razor
Jersey Central Railroad
U. S. Hoffman Machinery
Miller Rubber
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
New Jersey Central
New York
Harlem
J. I. Case
Johns Manville
American Tobacco B
Sears Roebuck
Safeway Stores
Columbia Carbon
Montgomery Ward
American Water Works
American Can
Fox Film
Union Pacific
Columbia
Glycerin Mixture Given By Merchant for Stomach
A merchant gave his wife a home mixture of glycerin buckthorn saline and Adlerika for a sour, gassy stomach. It promises quick relief after the first dose and claims Adlerika cleanses both upper and lower bowels. Sold at Eckerd’s Cut-Rate Drug Store and by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckerd
Ady
Market wide activity mixed with small gains
In light trading Auburn Auto rose 15 points while Brooklyn Union Gas Eastman Kodak People s Gas Norfolk and Western Western Union and Underwood Elliott Fisher advanced 3 to 5 points. Call money renewal stayed at 4 percent and readily available with some loan recall. Time money rates remained steady as business stayed light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graphophone
Auburn Auto
Brooklyn Union
Eastman Kodak
People's Gas
Norfolk and Western
Western Union
Underwood-Elliott-Fisher
Cotton futures steady as mixed London and New Orleans trends emerge
New York and New Orleans markets opened higher on Liverpool support with May and July months advancing around 15 to 18 points. Trading cooled midmorning as some profit taking and ring traders’ selling limited gains. close noted with steady to firmer tones and notable advances from prior session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Covering
Bombay
Manchester
New Orleans
Revival Meeting At 1234 Doris Street Chiefly For Church of Living God
Revival services are held nightly at the home of Rev. R. C. Pullian 1234 Doris Street. The gatherings serve the Church of Living God and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Pullian
Doris Street
Church of the Living God
New York Stocks Mixed Across Major Corporations
A list of stock quotes shows varied performance across sectors. Notable movers include Armour, Atlantic Refining, Coca Cola, Chrysler, Canadian Pacific, General Cigar, Reading, Studebaker, and Woolworth with a mix of gains and losses. Total sales reach 5,172,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeniett Ae Armour
Armour Boas
Cis
Coast
Atlantic
Ralto
Ohio
Cbse
BOO
Cannon Mills
Canadian Pac
Ches
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Soubm
SPM
Consol Cigar
Davidson Chem
Sesee
Beale
Pupont
Ascee
lGen Cigar
lGen
Cena & Cen Mtrs
Pesses
Gt West Sugar
Houston Oil
Studion Mtrs
Mtra
Acd
Eva
Comb Eng
Wiekel Issides
Cathe Pene Bae “Iggett and Myers
Liggett and Myers B
Louis and Nash
Lomlerds
Mont Ward
Nash
Wwe
Norfolk and West
Norfolk
Eesses
Northern Pac
Packard Ies
BFR
Rey TU Bok
Owen GB Seaugere
Auans
Seaboard
Sears Bee
Studebaker
Timm
Rel
Bess
United Cigar Hire
Oaltiee
OS Univ
Continent Oil and Several Stocks Quotations Reported
Additional stock quotations list percentages for Continental Oil Ford Ltd Gen Blee Ltd Rey Met ROW Penn Road Corp Bow O60 Bow and Vick Finance Adams Millis Com and Sou Maer Ss with varied yields around 6 to 28 percent in the market brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Oil
Esee
Ford Ltd
Gen Blee Ltd
Ese
Cev
Rey Met Row
Cimwen Ece
Penn Road Corp
Els
Sasaes Ee Vick Finance
Esse
Adams Millis
Com
Sou
Eos
Maer Ss
Chicago grain prices and futures table partial listing
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye lard and rib futures across multiple months and contracts. Data shows March May July and September quotes with slight up and down moves, reflecting daily trading activity in the Chicago grain market.
Marriage Licenses Issued in Greensboro
Marriage license issued by the register of deeds to John Franklin Ledbetter aged 33 and Annie Mary McDonald aged 29, both of High Point, on February 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Register of Deeds
John Franklin Ledbetter
Annie Mary McDonald
High Point
Three-Tier Chinese Neckline Cap From Geranium Taffeta
A three-quarters evening wrap features a cap crafted from geranium taffeta with three circular tiers. The neckline presents a Chinese style, offering a refined silhouette for formal attire.
Believing Christ or Believing In Christ Sermon Highlights Faith
The Rev. R. S. Farmer of the First Methodist Protestant church preached on Believing Christ or Believing In Christ. He urged belief grounded in faith not mere opinion and urged reliance on Christ for salvation while warning against half belief and un belief. Separately, police reported no evidence of disorder in Kellenberger's room after a morning inspection and noted he had attended a Raleigh dance before returning to Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Farmer
First Methodist Protestant Church
My. Farmer
Browning
God
Christ
Kellenberger
Greensboro
Raleigh
Seagrove Man Dies At Local Hospital
William T. Macon of Seagrove aged 65 died at a local hospital after a weeklong illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Pleasant Hill church. He is survived by his widow Lydia Garner five sons two daughters a brother two sisters and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Macon
Seagrove
Pleasant Hill
Mr. Macon
Randolph County
Austin
Hannah Carter Macon
Lydia Garner
T. F
P. V. Macon
E. B
Ww. C. Macon
High Point
R. N. Macon
Baltimore
W. B. Smith
T. W. Chambless
J. L. Shaw
G. L. Macon
N. J. King
New Hope Academy
H. Co. Cassidy
Vancouver
Washington
Injured Workman Struck By Timber At Job Site
John Autry, a white employee of R. K. Stewart and Son contractors, was struck on the head by a timber piece during a boiler fall this morning at 8:30. He was taken by Sechrest's ambulance to Guilford General Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Autry
R. K. Stewart and Son
Sechrest's
South
Hamilton Street
Guilford General Hospital
Haircut intruders strike campus dormitory
State College freshmen Pleasants and Massengill were assaulted in their dorm room as three men cut hair with clippers and gagged Massengill with a sheet in under five minutes. One attacker struck Pleasants, another delivered a black eye to Massengill, while Kellenberger’s account of beatings prompts investigation by college officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoe
Mebane
R. C. Pleasant
L. A. Massengill
State College
Pleasants
Massengill
Benson
Kellenberger
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Charles Kellenberger, Jr
Greensboro
Prohibition Alcohol Diversions Traced From Chicago to Nation
Federal agents traced a bootleg network involving 4,000,000 gallons diverted in Chicago and half that in New York, a $60,000,000 business in two cities. The scheme used perfumery firms to extract alcohol from tonics and oils, selling to druggists and bootleggers nationwide. Doorman of Dee Drug Co. linked to the New York shipment. others linked to Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Dee Drug Company
A A. Sebren
Sebren
France
A. Lebren and Company
Southern Disinfectant Company
Chicago Essential Oil and Chemical Company
Chatelat Products Company
Herald and Examiner
Benjamin I. Doorman
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Norris Herry Opposes Hughes For Supreme Court Seat
Oil executive Norris Herry of Cities Service Co criticizes appointing Hughes to the Supreme Court saying the move creates a dangerous political precedent. He notes Hughes resigned to run for president, then was promoted back, and argues Hughes embodies big business and monopoly interests and would politicize the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Hughes
Draper Cases On Docket Of Court
SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE Greensbor o February 10 The second week of superior court s first February civil term opened with minor local cases. This afternoon two High Point cases the city against E S Draper are scheduled for trial. Tomorrow a third suit of the city against E S Draper is docketed. On Saturday the bar association met to draft the docket for the second term of civil court which will open next Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Superior Court
E. S. Draper
Bar Association
Civil Court
Funeral for Dr George V Whitsett in Greensboro
A large crowd attended the 2 p m service at West Market Methodist Church for Dr George V Whitsett veteran dentist who died after a long illness. He was 73. Officiating ministers were Dr Rufus Weaver of Washington DC Dr S B Turle Hill and three nephews and four nieces attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
West Market Methodist Church
George V. Whitsett
Rufus Weaver
Washington, D. C
S. B. Turel Hill
Carolina News Briefs from North and South
AP dispatches report Stredell County tax payer sent an unsigned note with 1.50 in cash for unlisted taxes to Sheriff Sherrill. Judge H Hoyle Sink advises Charlotte police on witness conduct. Library adds Casanova biography to Charlotte holdings. Chester launches drive to reach 100 percent literacy by April 1. Reverend Henry L Reeves reportedly captured by bandits in China. Sea Gannets observed off North Carolina. Winthrop College reports no contagious diseases under Dr Kinard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatesville
Stredell County
Jesse L. Sherrill
Umpter, S. C
Henry L. Reeves
Clarendon County
China
Reeves
Dr. Durham Led Moral Civic Work and Stone Mountain Memorial Effort
Dr. Durham a Raleigh native born September 9 1873 educated at Trinity Yale Union Theological Seminary and Christ Church Oxford served as Emory Candler School dean and head of church history. He promoted morale in World War I and Armistice Day addresses. helped harmonize civic and moral interests and guided a committee to resolve a misunderstanding that halted the Stone Mountain Memorial work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Cole
Raleigh
N. C
Lucy Cole Durham
Stonewall
Robert L. Durham
Wright P. Dixon
W. L. Balbhin
Gastonia
D. F. Dixon
Shelby
Durham
Trinity College
Duke University
Trinity
Yale University
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Christ Church College
Oxford University
North Carolina
Emory
Candler School of Theology
Robert H. Lee
North Georgia
South
Stone Mountain Memorial
Gulf Refining Safe Proves Too Rugged For Bandits
Greensboro reports Vegas burglars failed to crack the Gulf Refining company central office safe on West Lee Street last night. The attempt occurred before the office was opened. Authorities investigated the break in and secured the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Vegas
Gulf Refining Company
West Lee Street
Safe damaged but untouched by burglars in morning break in
A battered but unopened safe was found this morning after intruders forced entry but failed to open the lock. The safe housed a substantial amount of money according to authorities.
Funeral for Jack L. Hardin Held in Greensboro
Funeral services for Jack L. Hardin 41 prominent Greensboro banker were held today at 3 p.m. from the Sedgefield home with interment in Green Hill cemetery. Rev. C. E. Hodgin officiated. He leaves a wife three children his mother Mrs. Susan M. Hardin two sisters Mrs. E. G. West and Miss Annie Hardin and two brothers H. L. Hardin and H. P. Hardin, all of Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Jack L. Hardin
Sedgefield
Green Hill Cemetery
C. E. Hodgin
Hardin
Susan M. Hardin
E. G. West
Annie Hardin
H. L. Hardin
H. P. Hardin
New Lingerie Models Debut with Modern Cuts
The new lingerie line features slips nightgowns and teddies labeled princess fit. The undergarments reflect updated styles with a focus on contemporary silhouettes and refined detailing.
Vicks Vapo Rub Tops Cold Cure Shift
Historical note traces the move from internal dosing to external treatment with Vicks Vapo Rub by North Carolina pharmacist Lunsford Richardson. The ad claims Vicks relieves colds via skin absorption and medicated vapors, now used by families in over 60 countries with rising yearly jar usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunsford Richardson
North Carolina
Vicks
Vick
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U. S. Steel Report
Orpheum
Henry Prather
Tom Tyler
Ann Harding Frederic March
Rialto
Western Electric
T. Bernard Wright
Twelfth Judicial District
Pathe
Onty
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Marjorie White
E! Brendel
Sharon Lynn
Frank Richardson
Fnsters
Dean
Doan
John Greener
Sheridan Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan’s
West End
Marcel
Chicago Grain
Kohler
Norris
Draper
Whitsett Funeral
Carolina News Briefs
H. Hoyle Sink
Charlotte
Prsanarioe
N.C
Harlotte
Casanova
Charlotte's Public Library
Hester
Chester County
Sy N. C
Ock Hill
Winthrop College
James FP. Kinard
Dr. Plato
Bayer
BSA Eero
LE Madelon
Sheraton Hotel
ILAL
PARTY
Douglas Fairbanks, JR
Marie Prevost
Jeanette Loff
Judith Barrie
Vitaphone Comedy
Universal News
Graham McNamee
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