Wheat and stocks rise on market optimism in Chicago and New York
Fresh upturns in grain values to May amid reports of strong wheat demand. Britain faces slow empire wheat quota action. In New York, Wall Street advances with rails leading and major names rising, boosting sentiment as bankers forecast relief from potential railroad financing crises. Alfred Sloan defends dividend stability amid lean times.
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Liverpool
New York
Great Britain
Black Sea
Wall Street
Rails
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
New York Central
New Haven
Northern Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
U.S. Steel
American C&n
Eastman
American Tobacco
Liggett and Myers B
Case
Coca Cola
Railroad Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Boston
Sloan
Cotton opens firm as Liverpool cables lift mood in New Orleans
The New Orleans cotton market opens firm with good trading as inquires from Liverpool improve and foreign news looks hopeful. March and May futures rise initially to 6.49 and 6.65, then ease on realized profit taking and lack of sustained support. By midmorning prices retreat to 6.41 for May and 6.58 for May while July slides to 6.74, still above yesterday's close.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid London and Bremen Influence
Cotton opened steady with an 8 to 10 point advance on renewed buying and Liverpool cables. March traded around 6.50 early, July near 6.85, then eased to 6.42 and 6.77 as selling picked up. By late morning March about 6.54 and July 6.78 with overall quiet trading and improved stock mood.
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Liverpool
March
Bremen
Liverpool Cables
Manchester
Overalls Finish Highland With Big 41 14 Victory
High Point Overall defeated Highland 41 to 14 in an Industrial League game at the YMCA. Overall led 28 to 2 by halftime as Boyles scored 16 and Bruton 10, while Highland's top scorer was Smith with 6 and Davis had 4.
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Highland Cagers
Boyles
Nets
Bruton
Smith
Highland
Davis
U S Exports to China Rise Since 1900 Despite Barriers
Trade between the United States and China grew significantly from 1900 to 1930, with China importing goods worth 12.5 million dollars in 1900 and about 106.6 million dollars in 1930, despite ongoing political and military obstacles.
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United States
China
Robbins Wins Close Game From Pilot High Last Night
The Robbins Knitting basketball team edged Pilot High 14 to 13 on the Leonard and Younts floor. James led Robbins with five points while Pierce and five other players shared the scoring. A Smith and Myers each had four for Pilot as the visitors outscored Robbins 10 to 4 in the final period.
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Pilot High School
Leonard
Pierce
Birds
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Myers
Robbins
Pilot
Rk Vake Se Cee
Kanoy
R. F. Hoover Ecco
B. Smith L. F. Hill Deteeeriee
A. Smith Cooper
A .S
Lambeth
Towery, Mary Lou 28 Passes After Illness
Mrs. Mary Lou Towery of 1410 Harmon Street died at a local hospital at 12 15 this morning after a six month illness. Born in Montgomery County on July 15 1903 she was the daughter of L C and Missouri Criscoe Spivey and widow of R C Towery. Survived by four brothers Edgar Spivey Star T E Spivey Thomasville Charlie Spivey Greensboro and Raleigh Spivey Star. Funeral services will be held Friday at two o clock at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev George T Tunstall officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Mary Lou Towery
Harmon Street
Montgomery County
L. C
Missouri Criscoe Spivey
R. C. Towery
Edgar Spivey
Star
T. E. Spivey
Thomas
Salem divorce suit over beef tossed dinner incident
Mrs. Lillian Hannaway seeks a divorce after her husband reportedly hurled a full order of corned beef and cabbage into her face during a meal in Salem Massachusetts. The case highlights a domestic dispute centered on a disputed dinner gesture.
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Salem
Mass
Lillian Hannaway
Mary Harper Philathea Class Meets Tonight
The Mary Harper Philathea Class of South Main Street Methodist Church will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 at Mrs J A Herndon’s home 1914 North Hamilton. Mesdames Roy Teague and Rosetta Burton will be associate hostesses.
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South Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church
J. A. Herndon
North Hamilton Street
Mesdames Roy Teague
Rosetta Burton
Wreck Disasters Near Moscow Kill Over Fifty
A passenger train stalled on a double track near Moscow was struck by two following trains, killing at least fifty and injuring many. Rescue efforts drew crowds as medical crews arrived. officials did not confirm final counts, with some estimates reaching hundreds.
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Moscow
Rumford Cleans 400 Street Light Globes for Jobs
Rumford Maine opened work for the unemployed by removing and washing 400 street light globes. It marked the town's first scrubbing of the globes with soap and water, providing relief amid tough times.
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Rumford
Youth Dies After Whiskey Drinking in Shelby
Shelby report says 19 year old Max Barrett of Waco died in a local hospital from lung congestion likely induced by whiskey. Physicians linked the fatal condition to his drinking and noted the illness followed his arrival in Shelby for treatment.
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Shelby
N. C
Max Barrett
Waco
Funeral for Crash Victim in Salisbury Name Jack Huntley
Funeral services are set for today for Jack Huntley 20 of Salisbury who died in a car crash in Fredericksburg Virginia. Huntley lived here and his death was reported from Salisbury.
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Salisbury
N. C
Jack Huntley
Fredericksburg
Huntley
Confidence Can Restore Prosperity, Says Chamber Chief
Silas H. Strawn, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, urges Americans to revive confidence and endure past cycles of hardship. He cites 17 downturns since 1837 and calls for focusing on natural resources and U S institutions while urging people in central Illinois to persevere.
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Central
Ilinois
Silas H. Strawn
Chamber of Commerce of the
U. S
Decatur,e
Chamber of Commerce
Responsibility Of U S For Foreign Bonds Denied
The state department issued a formal denial that the United States bears responsibility for losses from foreign bonds. It stated no foreign loan has been approved by the American government as to intrinsic value and a simple absence of objection is not approval. The 2000 word statement followed a denunciation by Senator Glass as Senate committee heard warnings from Kellogg and Gilbert about cautious handling of foreign loans.
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State Department
Glass
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Kellogg
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Railway Official Fatally Stricken While Questioning Witness
Louis J. Jeffries vice-president and general counsel of the Southern Railway collapsed from a heart attack during cross examination in Interstate Commerce Commission railroad consolidation hearings. He died after 30 minutes of attempted resuscitation in the crowded hearing room.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Louis J. Jeffries
The
Southern Railway
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Fire damages Silver's Department Store in Winston-Salem
A blaze from the basement heavily damages Silver's Department Store in Winston-Salem North Carolina causing considerable damage as flames spread through the building.
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Department Store
Winston-Salem
N. C
Silver’s Department Store
Midwest Freezes as Mercury Drops and Snow Flies
A major blizzard sweeps northeastward across the Midwest and Great Lakes, with heavy snow, subzero temperatures, and widespread road closures. Snowbound towns in Minnesota and the Sierras require relief and medical aid as flood, fog, and wind disrupt travel from Texas to the Great Lakes.
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Amarillo
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High Sierras
League of Nations praised for peaceful diplomacy and public influence
In a public address Mrs Herman Abels highlighted the League of Nations as a powerful diplomatic force whose strength lies in publicity and peaceful methods. She noted the Geneva Spirit where enemies meet socially, while Scott Parker chaired the meeting and introduced performers including Mrs Abels and her daughter.
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United States
League
Paris
Geneva
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Rose
Navy considering canceling fleet maneuvers at Hawaii
Secretary of the Navy Adams said unsettled conditions in Hawaii could lead to calling off the annual fleet maneuvers set for February 6 at Hawaii. No final decision announced.
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Washington
Hawaii
Adams
Champion father Leander Gentile killed by train in Atlanta
Leander C. Gentile long known as Georgia's champion father with 28 children and a 29th, was struck by a train in Atlanta late yesterday. He had married twice and was once introduced to President Coolidge and Congress in 1926.
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Champ
Atlanta
Leander C. Gentile
Coolidge
Congress
Georgia
Captain O Berry Lauded In Funeral Tributes And Mast Flags
Captain O Berry honored for business success in wood and Christian philosophy. State flags flew at half mast in Raleigh as officials closed offices for his funeral. Pallbearers included George Dewey Dick Woodward and Colonel Freeman. Honorary pallbearers featured Governor Gardner Secretary Hartness and many state officials and business leaders.
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McIntyre
Captain O’berry
O’berry
Raleigh
George §. Dewey
Dick Woodward
Col
Georg. Freeman
W. E B. Stroud
J. W. Carr
Wilmington
J. Ross McNell
Norfolk
George C. Royall
Jesse Pipkin
A. H. Edgerton
C. G. Smith
Z. M. L. Jeffreys
F. A. Daniels
F. K. Borden
Goldsboro
Women pilots die in mountain crash near Dublin Gap
A vintage news report describes two women pilots Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Stanford killed when their plane crashed on a mountain road near Sterrett's gap. National guards and state police cordoned the wreckage while rescuers freed bodies from the mangled cockpit and cabin.
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Mrs. Stanford
Stanford
Philadelphia
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Sterrett’s Gap
Dublin’s Gap
Sherman’s Mountain
Philadelphia Doctor To Address Guilford Medical Society
Dr. Martin E. Rehfuss of Philadelphia will deliver the principal address at the Guilford County Medical Society meeting at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro at 6 30 tonight. He is associate professor and head of gastroenterology at Jefferson Medical College and will attend a luncheon at 1 this afternoon with society officers Jefferson alumni and Sternberger Children’s Hospital officials.
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Philadelphia
Guilford County Medical Society
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
Rehfuss
Jefferson Medical College
Sternberger Children's Hospital
Four Obscene Magazines Banned From Richmond Newsstands
Police barred four humor magazines from Richmond newsstands on January 7 labeling them obscene. Ballyhoo Tickle Me Slapstick and Hooey were the titles cited as restricted by authorities.
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Richmond
Tar Heel youth fatally shot by agent on freight
Ivey Haynes a 21 year old Shelby North Carolina youth was killed in a box car on a hoboing trip near Milstead Alabama. Five companions identified themselves and were held as material witnesses as police questioned the unnamed Western railroad special agent who fired.
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Shelby
Montgomery
Ala
N. C
Western Railroad
Milstead
Haynes
James W. Turner
Charlotte
Jack G. Montgomery
Solway
Jeff Gilbert
Camp Hill
Edward Adkins
Hoke Walker
Macon
Fort Deposit
Sidney White
Stedman Named North Carolina State Treasurer
Governor Gardner appointed Mr. Stedman to fill the unexpired term of Captain O Berry as state treasurer. Stedman, a veteran of World War I and Mexican border service, led Raleigh American Legion post 1 in 1929 and is described as having excellent judgment. He may seek election in 1932.
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Raleigh
O’berry
Stedman
State Treasurer
Gardner
Lacy
Captain O'Berry
Large U S Saw Mills Located in Bogalusa and Longview
Two of the nation’s largest saw mills stand in Bogalusa Louisiana and Longview Washington. Bogalusa operates at a capacity of one million board feet daily and Longview reports a comparable output.
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United States
Bogalusa
Longview
Wash
Notice of Annual Meeting for High Point Buildng & Loan
The High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting on Thursday January 28 1932 at 7 30 p m in the directors room of Commercial National Bank High Point NC. The meeting will consider amending By-Laws to expedite business and permit paying withdrawing members a percent of profits and will include election of the Board of Directors and other business. C H Ellis Secretary
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High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
High Point
N. C
C. H. Ellis
Sec
Commercial National Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of stockholders of Commercial National Bank High Point N C will be held in the Directors Room on Tuesday January 12 1932 at 10 a m for election of Directors and other business. Respectfully Cc H Marriner.
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The
Commercial National Bank
High Point
N. C
Cc. H. Marriner
Stockholders Meeting Notice for High Point Savings and Trust
The meeting of stockholders at High Point Savings and Trust Company High Point North Carolina is set for Tuesday January 12 1938 at 2 o'clock p m in the Directors Room. Secretary and Treasurer ED L RAGAN signs the notice.
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High Point Savings and Trust Company
High Point
N. C
ED. L. Ragan
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