Stocks end week with profit taking on New York exchanges
Stocks opened amid profit taking with heavy volume on Saturday trading in New York. The market showed mixed results with steels and rails leading losses while grains and cotton followed narrow changes. The Industrials hovered near the September average as traders anticipated possible renewed gains if external factors held steady.
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New York
Indus
Senate
Frederick 8B. Rentschler
Quarterly Conference Convenes at Women's Memorial Church
The High Point circuit A M E church holds its quarterly conference at the Women's Memorial church today with Rev A D Avery leading. The business session is planned for Monday at 8:00 p m.
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Women's Memorial A. M. EE
High Point
A. M. B.urch
Oman’s Memorial Church
Is City
A. OD. Avery
Greens
Mae West on witness stand in Friedman jewelry robbery case
Mae West testifies in the Los Angeles court as Edward Friedman faces charges of robbing her of 3400 dollars in cash and 12000 dollars in jewelry. West asks how she is doing and notes fear of a possible punch to the nose during the alleged crime.
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Mae West
Los Angeles
Edward Friedman
Mae
Johnson to defend speed crown in national skate meet
Melvin Johnson of Detroit will defend his speed crown at the national skate meet in Minneapolis on January 20. Johnson previously won honors at the 1933 meet held in Oconomowoc Wisconsin.
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Melvin Johnson
Detroit
Minneapolis
Johnson
Oconomowoc
Wis
Alphabetical Jumble Extends To States Says Rainey
Speaker Rainey notes the alphabetic jumble reaches states after receiving a letter about a note to the Green County Farmers Fire Protective Association. He sought the GCFFPA meaning and was told it stands for the Green County Farmers Fire Protective Association.
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Washington
Rainey
Green County Farmers Fire Protective Association
Doctor Wynerkoop Shows Signs of Improvement in Chicago Case
Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop, whose illness yesterday interrupted her trial for the murder of Rheta Wynekoop, daughter in law, showed signs of improvement today. County jail physician Constantine Theodore reported progress.
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Wynerkoop
Brtthr
Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta
Constantine Theodore
Roosevelt birthday party ticket goes to Legion post
Burlington on January 20 reports the first ticket to the Roosevelt birthday party was auctioned and sold for 50 dollars. R. M. Holt, vice-commander of Walter B. Ellis post, bid it in for the American Legion.
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Burlington
R. M. Holt
Walter B. Ellis Post
American Legion
Cotton Flags Found In Mississippi Topic Reuses
Cotton flags are repurposed in Mississippi to decorate and symbolize local textile heritage, turning agricultural byproducts into decorative fabric works used in public events and community displays.
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Mississippi
Broadway's lone rule: partnerships rarely endure
In New York theater history a pattern of breakups forms the backdrop to a season of changes. William A. Brady Jr and Dwight Deere Wiman split to pursue independent producing, Sam H Harris and G Cohen shifted roles, and the Shuberts endured long careers despite failures. Harris, a volatile but successful producer, returns to Broadway with The Green Bay Tree and The Lake, plus a third project, signaling a busy, luck-driven era in which partnerships falter but individual success persists.
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Paul Harrison
New York
Broadway
Gay Lane
Halto
William A. Brady, Jr
Dwight Deere Wiman
Tin Pan Alley
Lew Brown
Ray Henderson
Buddy DeSylva
George White
Mr. Brown
Mr. White
Brown
Henderson
de Sylva
White
Fox Films
Hollywood
Jed Harris
Duck
Harris
Yale
Denver
Europe
Green Bay Tree
Katharine Hepburn
Rudy Vallee Divorce Battle Shifts to California
New York reports Rudy Vallee fights to block a California separation while Fay Webb Vallee seeks $7,400 monthly separate maintenance. She accuses Vallee of misconduct with Alice Faye and others, with ten witnesses and "pictures" to back her case.
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New York
Bhoe
Rudy Vallee
Fay Webb Vallee
California
Hyman Bushel
Rudy
Vallee
New York State
Alice
Chicago produce prices wrap dairy and eggs report
Butter and eggs trading at Chicago markets with varied grades and price ranges. Butter totals show 6 707 pounds with multiple quality tiers and percentages. eggs receipts around 6 470 pounds with extra firsts and fresh graded rates.
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Chicago
Grease as a Swim Covering Then and Now
An old idea of long distance swimmers using grease to cover themselves echoes ancient practice of ducks coating in oil for buoyancy and insulation, illustrating enduring survival tricks across species and time.
Cotton futures close steady after slight dip across months
New York and New Orleans market notes report cotton futures ending barely steady with small losses. Prices for January to December futures show narrow movement while spot cotton in New Orleans closes steady, with low middling around 10.53 and middling near 11.18.
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New York
New Orleans
Steam and air interaction creates condensation into vapor
Steam blends with air and remains invisible until contact causes condensation into visible vapor.
Quake Toll Rises to Fifteen Thousand in Calcutta
Unofficial estimates put the Monday earthquake death toll at 15,000 as workers gather bodies and dump them into the Ganges. Bihar province suffered the hardest damage with losses around 40 million dollars. Muzaffarpur houses sank up to five feet.
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Calcutta
Ganges
Bihar
Muzaffarpur
Depot Employee Killed by Train in Durham
Fred B. Pritchard aged 60, a Norfolk and Western railroad freight depot employee for 25 years, was struck and killed today while walking beside the tracks in Durham. Witness Willie Crumpler said the engineer’s whistle may have been unheard as the train passed through the yards.
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Durham
Fred B. Pritchard
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Willie Crumpler
Pritchard
Shriners Gather in Charlotte for Pilgrimage Ceremonies
About 1,500 members of the Mystic Shrine arrived in Charlotte for the Oasis Temple led annual ceremonies and pilgrimage events marking the Shrine gathering in the city.
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Shriners
Charlotte Charlotte
The
Mystic Shrine
Oasis Temple
Schwartz to Speak at Chester American Legion Meeting
State Commander W. D. Schwartz Jr. will be the principal speaker at a district meeting of the American Legion in Chester South Carolina tonight. The event includes local Legion leaders and members from surrounding areas.
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