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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1962
Page
2
New York prices rose in a brisk session led by industrials and rails with the AP average up .70 at noon to 262.90. Motors and the Big Three posted gains while profit taking trimmed some carrier and tobacco stock advances from earlier gains in 1961. Steel stocks were mixed as oils aerospace and drugs moved higher.
The piece notes the Hungarian journal referred to as and with a bold title and circled word. It mocks regime exhortations to writers to visit factories and report. It also reports stock moves with Certain Teed down about 3 points, Brunswick weaker, Dow off 0.29 to 725.72 as bonds firmed.
Briton and eight first class passengers will fly in the normal rear section despite earlier claims of premium privacy. BOAC will charge $574.12 for sixteen first class seats and make a special two to three week stop at Antigua for the princess and her husband.
London AP reports comedian Charlie Chaplin and his wife Oona expect their eighth child, their tenth overall, likely due in July. Chaplin, 73, has two sons by second wife Lita Gray and is married to 37-year-old Oona, daughter of Eugene O Neill. The couple, living in Switzerland, are visiting.
A historical listing shows unofficial bid and ask prices from the National Association of Securities Dealers and other sources. It includes entries like Colonial Stores and Drexel Furniture with quoted ranges, along with insurers, banks, utilities, and companies such as Piedmont Aviation and Wachovia.
Market update shows the Dow Jones industrials at 726.01 with 728.23 and 725.72 as lead quotes. Utilities and rail shares move in narrow ranges while the stock index stands near 246.59 and heavy volume records about 840,000 shares.
King Saud of Saudi Arabia was to be discharged today from Peter Brent Hospital after three operations during a six week hospitalization. The 59 year old underwent cataract eye surgery and treatment for an abdominal condition. He will stay in a Boston hotel while his son Prince Mashur Ibn Saud, eight, receives corrective surgery on his left hand at Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
More than 300 people crowded the New South Building basement to hear arguments on whether a fifth bank should open in High Point. The Scottish Bank of Lumberton seeks a $150,000 plus facility on College Street, facing opposition from High Point Savings and Trust Co., Central Savings Bank and the State Commercial Bank of Thomasville.
A man describes alcohol fueled events leading to a crime at a party next door. He admits assaulting Miss Moore, a UNC Greensboro ice skater, with a knife, then fleeing. He mentions seeking help from a man named Williams while reflecting on his actions.
Concord sheriff says Homer Roscoe Brooks Jr. and Bill Newton, both from Concord, are missing after calling they were leaving Georgia for home. They recently worked in Atlanta and quit. Parents traveled to Atlanta. Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina authorities search for them.
A hungry sea lion known for begging returns to the Jersey coast, eats at a dock, then vanishes. Al Sheridan of Island Park, NY says Candy, his claimed former pet, swam away after he offered fish, and Sheridan later lends a Coast Guard net but finds no trace of the animal. He notes the sea lion departed home waters two months ago and may return for handouts.
Burglars frustrated in their attempt to crack a company safe drove off with a new car in the show window of a Cartersville motor company. Police recovered the car about ten miles away, abandoned and out of gas.
The Oakland County Gun Board issued a pistol carry permit for hunting and target shooting to Davy Crockett, 24, of Bloomfield Township. Board Chairman Anthony Stiel quipped about his need for practice after the approval to Crockett, a Michigan State University student.
The State Department says it believes a million dollar offer to Costa Rica for recognizing Katanga as independent was reported. New York agent Michael Struelens denies involvement and Lincoln White notes Struelens had visa cancellation but no decision yet on a new visa or deportation action.
A note on venison highlights it as the most prized game meat among hunters, valued for its flavor and quality compared to other wild game options.
Advertises FASTEETH alkaline powder to keep dentures secure and comfortable. Claims it prevents plate odor and slips, urging readers to buy at drug counters.
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