Selling Attacks Unsettle Market On Jan 15
The stock market opened weak as selling attacks on merchandising issues especially Montgomery Ward pushed the stock to a new low near 288. Sears Roebuck and J C Penney weakened with a few specialties sliding 4 to 13 points. Iron Age cited U S Steel operating at about 70 percent capacity with continued price declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Montgomery-Ward
Wall Street
Sears Roebuck
J. C. Penney
Iron Age
U. S. Steel Corporation
Humble Oil Company
Midland Steel Products
Auburn Auto
Colorado & Southern
Columbian
Drink Water to Aid Kidney Health and Flush Toxins
Ady promotes drinking water to ease back and kidney pain from rich foods and kidney strain. Recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily with a glass of water before breakfast for several days to improve kidney and bladder function.
Grain and Livestock Prices Dominate New York Markets
Chicago hogs and cattle receipts mix with livestock price ranges for many classes. Cotton futures hold a steady to firm tone while New York stocks show mixed gains amid a broad list of corporate issues and market moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bar Association Banquet Postponed One Night
The High Point Bar association annual banquet meeting, originally set for Thursday at the Country Club, has been postponed to Friday at 6 30 PM. The arranging committee announced the change this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Bar Association
Country Club
King Pin Bowls Set State Mark In Narrow Victory
King Pin bowlers piled up the top three game score to defeat West End by 161 pins in the third match of a three game series. Wood Sensenbach and Cecil led the attack in a record smashing win while Foster top scored for West End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Wood
W. Sensenbach
Cecil
Foster
Ivey
Deveney
St Kearns
We Foster
Bay Hayes
Sensenback
Payne
King Pin
Wheeler accuses Radio Commission of politicization
Senator Wheeler charges the federal radio commission is being used as a political football as Senate Interstate Commerce Committee hearings on the Couzens communications bill continue. He cites a newspaper report alleging an inexperienced appointee as attorney and potential hires from Ohio, including two African American men, to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Radio Commission
Wheeler
Montana
Couzens Communications
Commission
Ohio
Adams-Millis Bowls Past West End Team in 96-Pin Victory
Adams-Millis defeated Wright Clothing store team by 96 pins on West End alleys. Warner starred with a 113 pin high single game in the second game. The article also notes a whale hide supplying footwear stock and belting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis
Wright Clothing Store
West End
Warner
Wright Clothing Co
Jacobs
Wright
Bambalis
Dantzler
J. Dantzler
So Warner
Amer
Morehead
Ford Ltd
Penn Road Corp
Vidk Finance
Chicago
Macy's
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easier On Slower December Demand
The New Orleans cotton market opened weaker as Liverpool cables posted gains but early trades showed 4 to 5 point declines. December consumption from the Census Bureau fell short of expectations, yet prices rallied later as shorts covered. March rose to around 17.22 and May to 17.45 amid a quiet, steady session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
March
Census Bureau
Liverpool Cables
India
Near East
P.C
New Orleans
May
Wheat Prices Slide On London Downturn Forecast
A British trade authority hinted at cutting the latest world wheat import estimate by 44 million bushels, triggering declines in Chicago trading. Prices closed unsettled with oats and corn showing losses and provisions varying, as export purchases from the U S and Canada totaled about 200 000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Canada
First US Locomotive Best Friend Debuts on Baltimore & Ohio
Today marks the anniversary of the Best Friend the first American locomotive which debuted January 16 1831 on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Built at West Point foundry New York City the engine featured a vertical tubular boiler and a frame mounted carriage with wheels between boiler and cylinders. A second locomotive De Witt Clinton was built in 1831 at West Point and operated on Mohawk Hudson railroad with design improvements.
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LU. S
America
Baltimore and Ohio
West Point Foundry
New York City
Adam Hall
Best Friend
Jones Reinstated as Sergeant After Inheriting Fortune
Los Angeles records show D MebD Jones, who served 18 years as a policeman, is reinstated as a sergeant. A 1928 resignation is questioned at a hearing. he inherited 2,000,000 from Mark Jones and left to manage funds. The commission votes unanimously for his return.
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Los Angeles
D. Mebd Jones
Jones
Mark Jones
Labor Injunction Discussed at AFL Executive Meeting
St Petersburg Fla January 15. The American Federation of Labor held a session focused on injunction legislation affecting labor groups nationwide. President Green noted the Shipstead bill failed in Congress due to unfriendly provisions and said a Senate sub committee will draft a substitute now ready for Congress.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Congress
William Green
Senate
Labor Federation
Toronto
Green
Atlanta 10 Have New Music Center
Miss Helen Riley directs Atlanta's new music center sponsored by the Juilliard foundation. The center aims to popularize classical music amid jazz. It opens January 19 with John Erskine and Olga Samaroff scheduled to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Riley
Dixie
Atlanta
Heaven
Mammy Song
Southland
Julliard Foundation
Miss Riley
Jazz
John Erskine
New York
Olga Samaroff
Congress takes up day enforcement in Hoover plan
Washington Jan 15 Congress began work on Hoover draft annexes to boost prohibition enforcement. The house judiciary subcommittee moved quickly on bills to expand border patrol powers and empower U S commissioners to handle offenders. Immigration chief Hull outlined needs as hearings opened before the immigration committee. Chairman Johnson pledged full review of patrol duties and powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Congress
House
Border Patrol
United States
Judiciary Committee
Oklahoma
Immigration Committee
Hull
Immigrat’ N Bureau
Johnson
Patrol
Local Post for Negroes Formed in City
A local post for negro ex service men was organized last night under the Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion at the Junior Order hall on East Washington street. Over 30 black ex servicemen signed as charter members and Ezekiel Wright was elected temporary chairman with a five member committee to finish setup. An application for a charter will be filed this week and a full meeting is planned for William Penn high school Tuesday night at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
East Washington Street
New Post
Ezekiel Wright
William Penn High School
Legion
J. T. Mann
Bruce H. Carraway
Negro Legionnaires
Andrew Jackson Post
Monarchs Favor School Program at City Luncheon
The High Point Monarch club endorsed the school bond election at a luncheon in the Sheraton hotel. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews outlined the need for larger facilities while N L Garner led talks by Ray Smith R R Blackburn Knox Wilson and F R Allman. Knox Wilson won the attendance prize. Guests included R E Lewis of Quaker State Oil and John Garner in the local insurance business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Monarch Club
Sheraton Hotel
T. Wingate Andrews
N. L. Garner
Ray Smith
R. R. Blackburn
Knox Wilson
F. R. Allman
Mr. Garner
R. E. Lewis
Quaker State Oil Company
John Garner
State Chief Executive Proposes Tax Relief and Reforms
The governor urged amending the prohibition law to treat a second offense with a stiff penalty. He advocated repealing the state property tax by constitutional amendment and five year tax relief for new farmers and land buyers. He noted 9,000,000 acres idle and called for tax exemptions for new manufacturing firms. A labor commission, Bible in higher education, compulsory daily readings, a workmen compensation law, and a state highway patrol were also proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
General Assembly
Lad Hurt When Musket Bursts
Cherryville North Carolina January 15 Hugh Sneed son of Mr and Mrs Wiley Sneed is hospitalized in Shelby with a neck wound from an ancient army musket he was cleaning The discharged barrel piece entered his neck and doctors say recovery is unlikely The piece of the musket is believed to have burst during cleaning practice on a farm in Wayne County Kentucky where America’s first is said to have been discovered
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryville
N. C
Hugh Sneed
Wiley Sneed
Shelby
Young Sneed
America
Wayne County
Kentucky
Social Prestige Aim of Collegians Says Dr Angell
Yale President Dr James Rowland Angell says American youth attend college for social prestige. Speaking to Colgate alumni he urged reconceiving recruitment and accountability for both successful graduates and those who did not find success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Angell
New York
James Rowland Angell
Yale University
Colgate
Four Devils Opens at Broadhurst Theater
Janet Gaynor stars in The Four Devils at the Broadhurst as the first talking picture supported by Mary Duncan Charles Morton Barry Norton Nancy Drexel and Farrell MacDonald. The circus backstage tale follows four orphans trained by a brutal master, their rescue, romance, temptation and tragedy with Paris indoor circus scenes and clear dialogue under director F W Murnau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadhurst Theater
Janet Gaynor
Mary Duncan
Charles Morton
Barry Norton
Nancy Drexel
Farrell Macdonald
Paris
F. W. Marnau
William Penn Cage Teams Split Doubleheader in Greensboro
William Penn boys defeated Lutheran College 33 27 on the Jonesboro court, while the girls lost to Lutheran 11 8. Lineups include Bell Gibson Steward Bates Armstrong Williamson Smith and Johnson with substitutions Williams Reed and Lutterloh.
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William Penn High School
Jonesboro
Greensboro
Penn
Lutheran College
Lutheran
High Point
Lutherans
Wake County Farmer Wins Southern’s Cup
Wake County farmer RK A Wilder of North Carolina won the Southern Railway corn cup. The presentation occurs in Raleigh at 11 Friday morning with Governor Max Gardner delivering the trophy. Wilder’s ten ears, first prize at the North Carolina State Fair, beat exhibitors from eight Southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway System
RK. A. Wilder
Wake County
North Carolina
Raleigh
Max Gardner
Wilder
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Roland Turner
General Agricultural Agent
The
Southern
Atlanta
Morehead Nominated As Envoy To Sweden
John Motley Morehead of North Carolina was nominated by President Hoover to be minister to Sweden. He is with Union Carbide and based in Rye. Morehead is grandson of former North Carolina governor John Motley Morehead and founder of local textile industries. He served in World War I on the War Industries Board and held the rank of major in the U.S. Army.
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Washington
John Motley Morehead
North Carolina
Hoover
Sweden
Charlotte
Union Carbide Company
Rye
Mr. Morehead
War Industries Board
UN States Army
Photographers' Typo Poison Antidote Reported by Doctors
A dubious claim from Eritish physicians is reported that a photographers' Typo substance could act as an antidote to arsenic poisoning, provoking skepticism about its medical value and safety.
Funeral held for Clay Clinard in Winston-Salem
Funeral services for Clay Clinard who died at his Ray Street home were conducted at First Baptist Church by Rev. Johnson Rev. Hilliard and Dr Templeman. Clinard a church deacon for 15 years, was remembered for his Christian life as the choir sang. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park.
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Clay Clinard
Ray Street
First Baptist Cill
T., Johnson
J. Hilliard
S. H. Templem
Brown Memorial
Winston-Salem
Beautiful Tribe
Clinard
Mitere
Jesus
M. R. Shields
R. W. Ward
W. F. Clayton
W. Anderson
H. R. Williamson
C. C. Walker
G. Jones
A. E. Tate
R. T. Chapp
J. A. Clinard
R. H. Walker
J. Ruth
F. A. Thomas
J. Spruill
H. G. Owen
W. B. Thoas
J. C. Teague
T. Wingate Drews
Clarence A. Smith
G. Asbury
C. S. Grayson
C. Ellis
Claude A. Smith
J. Slate
C. D. Goldsmith
J. Highsmith
W. J. Goldsmith
W. J. Carter
Flowers
M C. E
General McCoy Leads Inspection Tour of North Carolina Posts
General Frank R. McCoy, commanding officer of the fourth corps area, arrived in Raleigh on an inspection tour of national gun and regular army posts. He travels from Fort Pherson to Asheville, Statesville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Durham, and Charlotte, meeting adjutants general and cadet officers at institutions including Davidson College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Frank R. McCoy
Fourth Co
Casinas
McCoy
Fort Pherson
Ashevil Statesville
Winston-Salem
O Ridge
Greensboro
Durha
Fort Era
Chlotte
Davidson College
Adj
J. van B. Mett
N. S. State College
R. Z
Wenit
Rice Rupture Expert Promises Free Demonstration
An advertisement invites ruptured individuals in High Point North Carolina and Salisbury North Carolina to see W. Rice of Adams New York demonstrating the Rice Non-Surgical Rupture Method at the Sheraton Hotel and Yadkin Hotel for free. Attendees may learn results, observe a personal application, and pay nothing unless they choose the method after a complete demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Rice
Adams
N. Y
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
N. C
Yadkin Hotel
Salisbury
TRIAT
Wm. SS
Adams, N.Y
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American Woolen
J. I. Casey
Brunswick-Balke-Collender
Atchison, St. Louie Southwestern
Republic Steel
Brooklyn Union Gas
Warner Bros. Pictures
Loews
Fox Film
Radio-Keith-Orpheum
Paramount Famous’ Lasky
Atlantic Coast Line
Canadian Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
Chicago Livestock
Cecseceee
Abscoger
Carvenesseese
Atmout A
Apmout LS Siyeassvvccees & Ad Coast Line
Atlantic Ref
Balto and Ohio
Beth Steel Cannon Mills
Canadian Pac
Certainteed
Pees Chea
CTFHE
Dice Svacece Col PR
Stceewes
Consol Gas
Oern
Davidson Chem
Wopore
el Power
Brie
Int
Comb Eng
Csese
Eee
Csee
Cee
Toi Bay
Cceaceesees
Gillette
St&t
Liggett and Myers
Liggett and Myers B
Lorillard
Scvcasss
Fam Lasky
Gt West Sugar
Eeee Penn
Houston Oil
Vaneee Phillip Morris
Prilig
Scocceverters F8
Pullman New
Ceee Bagg
Occs Sreosvtentsras
Rem Rand
Eovss
Texas Corp
United Cigar Strie
Wwccceas
Sorbet
Ioe
Sace
Owloe Va Carol Chem
Eeece
Ward Baking B
Westinghouse Elec Wow
Ty Western Union
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
Cve- Econo
Ea Ee News
Thomasville
Denton
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
Gen. Wheeler
Radio Commission
Chicago Grain
LABOR
American Legion
Colored Legionnaires
William Penn
Gibson
Bates
Haysbert
Davie
Css Ecw
Williams
Bell
Reed
Seward
Lutterlough
Wake County Farmer
Clay H. Clina
First Bast
Tracy
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