Weather and stock report from the day
Weather across the West and Southeast includes snow in Asheville and other counties with temperatures and lows listed. The stock market drifted lower at noon with the Dow down 1.97 to 686.99 as industrials and autos fell while a few issues rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buncombe County
Asheville
Caldwell County
Mt. Pisgah
Clingman’s Peak
Black Mountain
Canton
Hendersonville
Florida
Gulf Region
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
Mississippi Valley
International Falls
Minn
New York
Associated Press
At&t
Wall Street
Chrysler
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Sears Roebuck
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
International Nickel
Allied Chemical
Texaco
Liggett & Myers
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Radio Corp
Dow Jones
Over Counter Stocks Prices Circulated From NASD Data
A historical listing notes unofficial bid and asked prices for over the counter stocks as of February 1946. The guide reflects ranges where securities could have been bid or asked, with origin of quotations available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Fire Devastates Downtown Asheboro Destroying Stores
Firefighters battled a major blaze that cracked plate glass fronts along Sunset and sent burning debris two blocks away. Stelen's Dress Shop suffered severe smoke and water damage while Hudson Belk sustained lesser smoke damage. Debris lodged on rail tracks and caused two additional small blazes before crews, including North Asheboro, controlled the fire at 3 30 a m. Damages pegged near a quarter million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Asheboro
Stelen
Hudson-Belk
Carolina and Northwestern Railroad
Kennedy Faces Cuban Troop Withdrawal Debate
The Kremlin pledges reduce Soviet combat forces in Cuba but exact numbers remain unclear. Speculation centers on several thousand, with a focus on about 5,000 troops in four mobile battalions of roughly 1,100–1,200 men each. Congress members after meeting Kennedy offered little detail to reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ued
Cuba
Kremlin
Congress
Kennedy
Food Tax Repeal Bill Delayed by Technicalities
A Republican spokesman said technicalities delayed introducing a bill to repeal the sales tax on food and on medicines. Rep. Philip Lacy noted the measure would require extensive study and investigation before a Thursday conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Philip Lacy
Guilford County
New York
GOP
Charles R. Strong
Guilford
Lacy
James C. Green
Bladen
University of North Car
Oliia
M. Glenn Pickard
Alamance
North Carolina
John T. Henley
Cumberland
L. Sneed High
Gov. Sanford
Ned Delamar
Palmsales
Publico
Hoyle T. Efird
Gaston
Dow Jones Averages Reported By Bache & Co
The Dow Jones averages show prev a.m. 68683, noon 68699, close 688.94 for Industrials 68683 68699 688.94 Rails 183.96 153.59 154.08 Utilities 136.69 136.40 137.10 Stocks 243.99 243.358 244.32 Volume 1 1400000 1890000 4700000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bache & Co
Prev. A.m
Rails
White spars with names for new State Legislative Building
Senate debate centers on naming the 62 million state Legislative Building. Senator Thomas White defends the name against varied nicknames while pursuing a bill to officially title the structure. A public hearing on abolishing capital punishment is scheduled within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Thomas White
Lenoir
Taj Mahal
White
Senate Judiciary Committee
State House
Legislative
House
Senate
Cicero Yow
New Hanover
House Judiciary Committee
Charles Strong
Guilford
Venezuelan hijacked ship controversy reaches Brazil standoff
The Anzoategui halted off northern Brazil after a hijacking by Venezuelan insurgents. The Brazilian navy plans to seize the vessel while the Foreign Ministry decides on asylum or extradition. The ship may be returned to Venezuela with captain and most of the 35 crew aboard. eight others are said to be insiders. Betancourt spoke from Puerto Rico as violence continued in Caracas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
U.S
Anzoategui
Venezuela
Wilmar Medina Rojas
Medina Rojas
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Betancourt
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Caracas
Carlos Andres Perez
Kennedy aides deny partisan bias in foreign policy clash
In a tense Senate session White House press secretary Pierre Salinger deflected questions as Sen. Barry Goldwater accused the Kennedy administration of resisting bipartisanship. Democratic Leader Mansfield countered, noting more than 40 consultations with Republicans during Kennedy's tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Salinger
White House
Kennedy
San
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Senate
Mansfield
John Stennis
D-Miss
Cuba
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Navy
Fred Korth
Naval Operations
McNamara cites Latin America woes and anti Communist drive
Sec McNamara warns of discouragement and slow progress in Latin America. He cites civic actions in Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia and Honduras with plans for Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala and Peru. He testifies on the flexible response program to deter the Soviet Union and defend the hemisphere. Admiral Anderson warns naval power decline invites Soviet gains. Cuba and Latin America loom as key topics as CIA chief McCone briefs a House subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Honduras
Ecuador
San Salvador
Guatemala
Peru
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Soviet Union
Adm
George W. Anderson
Cuba
CIA
McCone
House
Kilmer condemns misallocation of education funds
Kilmer argues current schooling methods fail to provide true equal opportunity, noting suburban spending dwarfs slum funding. He warns talent exists in all places, remarking the cancer cure discoverer could live in a tenement.
Flu Like Illnesses Spread Across Regions
The Associated Press reports an influenza like disease outbreak spreading from the East to the Midwest with widespread respiratory illness. New York City faces an Asian flu epidemic but less severe than 1957. Buffalo quarantines 40 bed wards. illness absenteeism rises in the Buffalo area and several states report rising cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
New York City
United States
George James
Upstate
New York
Veterans Administration Hospital
Buffalo
West Virginia
Indiana
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rex
American Stock Exchange
Adams Millis
Allied Ch Soir
Allis Chal
Am Can Co
Enka
Am Motors
Am Tel & Tel
Am Teb
Atch T&sf
Atl Coast Line
Atl Refining Aveo Co
Balt & O
Bendix
Beth Stl
Boeing Air
Borden Co
Bar
Ind
Caro P&l
Celanese Corp
P&f
Ches & Ohio
Coca-Cola
Columbia G&e
Corl Credit
Curtiss Wrt
Dan Rio Mills
Douglas Aire
Duke Pow
DuPont
Firestone
Foote
Ford Motor
Gen Foods
Tel & Tel
Goodrich
Goodyear T&r M
Greyhound Gulf Oil Corpole
Kaser-Roth IV
Liggett & Myers Lockh Air
Lorillard P
Martin-Marietta
McLean Trk
Monsanto
Monty Ward
Motorola
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Pd
Nail Distillers
NY Central
North West
Avia
Penney J C Pennsy RR
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Petr
Allied Security Ins
Pure Oil
Alivac Metals
Cryogenics
Fidelity Life
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
BBS
Reynolds Tob
Carolinas Capital
First Southern
First Union Nat Bank
Gulf Life Ins Co
Ltd
Brands B
Harris-Teeter
Oil Calif
Holiday Inns Ltd Oil NJ
Intermountain Tel
Stevens J P B
Jefferson Standard
Texaco Inc
Kavanagh-Smith
Textron Inc
Lance, Inc
Union
Life & Casualty
UN Carbide
Li'l Gen Stores
Union Pac
Moore-Handley, Inc
United Airlines
United Airer
wy _ N.C. Nat Bank Bi
United Fruit Pextile Corp
Am I
Piedmont
L&t Co
Western Md
West Union
Stud
Westing el My My Thermo Plastics
Winn-Dixie
Thomasville Industr
Wachovia Bank
Woolworth
Zenith Rad
St Tel. Co
Ker
Henry
Dorget
Sandy Silver
Linda Gibsom
Pat Brooks
Linda Lightfoot
Y Wee Wilder
Sen. White
William Holden
Capucine
Trevor Howard the Lion
Spartanburg, S. C
Barney Vassey
Inman
Campobello
Spartanburg
Helly
THURS
Sary
Earth
BOX Office
Coliseum
Thathimer
Eilis Stone
Thers
Sundey
Chitaren
tHelt
W. Lee
Greenshoro
N.C
Kilmer
Doris Day
THE
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
State University
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Shirley Mitchum Melanie
Greensboro Auditorium
Liberace
MR. Showmanship
Tex Inc
Coliseum and
Thaihimers Ellis Stone
American Credit
E. Washington St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!