Man Uses 1929 Plates Despite 1931 Bulletin
In Traverse City Michigan Ben Rial, who has poor eyesight, saw a notice allowing 1980 plates in January but arrived in town with 1929 plates. The report notes his mistaken reading of the bulletin.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1931
Page
11
In Traverse City Michigan Ben Rial, who has poor eyesight, saw a notice allowing 1980 plates in January but arrived in town with 1929 plates. The report notes his mistaken reading of the bulletin.
Large comfortable house on Lindsay Street with 65 by 160 foot lot and favorable financing options. Also a six room bungalow at 502 West Street with monthly loan payments around 29 dollars first year, plus a 28 acre tobacco farm three miles from town with outbuildings and $3000 cash option. Commercial lot for sale near the new post office at 87 50 per front foot. Seven room house near the post office in a business zone yielding about 8 percent gross. White Inc Hood Bank Building contact numbers provided. 40 acres of land offered by P Perdue with a contact phone.
Used auto parts from High Point Junk and Metal Co at 212 N. ee ea ek ee with phone 4979. Beauty parlor specials offer permanent waves and shampoo with finger wave at Friendly Beauty Shoppe 5124 English, phone 44270.
New Orleans reports a less active cotton market with prices easing after early gains. Census Bureau Jan domestic mill consumption reached 454,188 bales, up from December, while Liverpool and Manchester signals pointed to ongoing demand and improving cloth trade. A spring heated church in Baden-Baden uses geothermally heated water at 152 degrees Fahrenheit to warm the Stiftkirche.
New York report notes bull activity after a holiday drift. Prices break out of a five week range to best levels since last October with turnover 4.19 to 4.8 million shares. The 90 stock index gains 6.1 points early week, loans rise $33 million, and cautious analysts warn against false upturns while noting potential economic stimulus.
New York report notes a quiet week end in stock trading with only modest moves. Loew's led gains, while Auburn Auto Caterpillar Tractor and California Packing rose similarly. Steel and chemicals faced selling. rails showed mixed results as market watchers noted little impact from the census cotton data.
In New York today, cotton opened higher but soon slipped amid weekend realizing. May eased from 11.23 to 11.12, closing 11.12 while the market overall steadied with small losses. March touched 10.98 to 10.87, October fell 11.72 to 11.64, and January finished at 11.92.
In New Orleans on February 14 the cottonseed oil market showed little trading interest with prices steady. Prime summer yellow oil held at 7.10, prime crude at 6.12 to 6.25, while futures closed steady: February 7.15, March 7.16, May 7.27, July 7.58, September 7.46.
Buen Humor from Madrid records a brief dialogue with two questions followed by affirmative replies about marriage and borrowing money. The vignette highlights social humor and everyday bargaining in a domestic setting.
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