Higher money dampens stock market yet some gains
Call money rose to 12 percent but lending activity stayed limited as prices moved irregularly higher on pool operations. U S Steel surged to a new high on a special meeting called after the close, with other steels and rails showing mixed moves amid profit taking and liquidity caution.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
AP Financial
New York
U.S. Steel Common
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Republic
Ludlum and Crucible
Youngstown Sheet &Tube
Atchison
Union Pacific
St. Paul
New York Central
Atlantic Coast Line
Lackawanna
Kansas City Southern
Fleischmann
Detroit Edison
Ingersoll Rand
American Locomotive
Montgomery Ward
American Can
Allied Chemical
General Electric
Commercial Investment Trust
Brooklyn Union Gas
Liverpool cotton market shortfalls and futures steady
On July 16 in Liverpool, spot cotton prices eased across grades with American shipper notes showing strict good middling to 10.87 and low middling around 9.47. Sales reached 4,000 bales, receipts 7,000 with no American arrivals. futures closed quiet and steady with July near 9.73 and other contracts around 9.65 to 9.73.
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Liverpool
Boy of Ten Stands 6 Feet 10 Inches Tall in Racine
A ten year old boy, Robert Wadlow of Racine, is 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. He wears size 25 shoes made from five square feet of leather. Doctors say he may grow to nine feet tall.
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Racine, Wis
Robert Wadlow
Sugar market steady with no sales confirmed
New York July 16 raw sugar price held at 3.89 with no confirmed sales. Refiners kept listing at 5.25 with no change in refined sugar.
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New York
Lovette Beauty Shoppe Ad for Permanent Waves
Genuine Hugene permanent waves offered at 7.00 and 9.00 with shampoo included. Phone 2327. Lovette Beauty Shoppe located in West End above the Ritz Theatre.
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Lovette
West End
Ritz Theatre
Princess Ingrid Leaves London Quietly After Royal Social Season
Princess Ingrid of Sweden, Marchioness of Milford Haven, departed London to return to her Stockholm home quietly after two months in the capital's royal and diplomatic circles. Her name was linked with the Prince of Wales as a potential future bride during her stay. She traveled in first class with a small retinue, no salon reservation used.
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London
Ingrid of
Sweden
Stockholm
Prince of Wales
Marchioness
Milford Haven
Firemen Gather for North Carolina Convention in Hendersonville
Hendersonville N C July 16 With more than 1000 firemen registered and about 1500 expected the North Carolina State Firemen association opened its annual convention at the high school auditorium President A L Duckett presided Mayor W M Sherard and ex mayor John T Wilkins welcomed visitors Bruce Drysdale spoke for the chamber of commerce The memorial service will be held tonight with ten members listed as dead during the year Also noted was the rousing arrival of visitors marked by siren noise and a lively city welcome
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Hendersonville
N. C
North Carolina State Firemen’s Association
A. L. Duckett
Asheville
James Burke
W. M. Sherard
John T. Wilkins
Bruce Drysdale
Chamber of Commerce
Sherwood Brockwell
Methodist Church
W. B. Best
Association
L. L. Rhodes
D. L. Rainey
Biltmore
E. M. Taylor
Lexington
C. W. Hailey
Lenoir
W. C. Norris
Spencer
D. A. Burnside
Greensboro
C. B. Whichard
Greenville
E. B. Sherron
Raleigh
R. B. Poole
Wilson
R. E. Mendenhall
Charlotte
Man Found Dead at Steering Wheel Near Roanoke
Police identify the deceased as E. H. Abbott of New York City after a bullet wound is found in his side in a car abandoned in a shallow ditch near Roanoke, Virginia. An unidentified young man, said to be Abbott's companion, fled after being taken to a hotel. Abbott's papers list 77 Irving Place, New York, and the car bears West Virginia tag 185675 with a White Sulphur Springs address.
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Roanoke
E. H. Abbott
New York City
Abbott
Irving Place
West Virginia
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Family held in death of father in Camden Tennessee
W E Allen's family and household were jailed on suspicion of murder after his body was found July 1 near his home. The slain man's widow Georgia Allen and hired man Hubert Smothers were arrested last week. The elder Allen's son Joe Allen and his wife plus Bertha Brewer were later jailed without bond for being accessories after the fact. The son knew where the body was taken. Bond amounts were set and further charges considered.
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Camden
Tenn
W. E. Allen
Allen
Bertha Brewer
Paris
Georgia Allen
Hubert Smothers
Young Allen
Joe Allen
Crab Moulting Timeline Requires Fifteen Sheddings
The crab reaches maturity after about fifteen molts over a two year period, indicating a lengthy development phase.
Wheat prices set season highs before decline on weak Liverpool
Chicago grain market saw wheat hit new top prices for the season amid Liverpool weakness and large arrivals from the southwest. Wheat closed unsettled, corn and oats fell modestly, while provisions moved in a wide range.
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Chicago
Ill
Liverpool
WICKERSHAM Remarks At Crime Conference
Wickersham urged states to curb alcohol importation and illicit trade, arguing for cooperative enforcement and possible reform of federal and state laws. Roosevelt dismisses a crime wave, calls for data, state action, and a permanent governors committee to track crime and penalties.
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Wickersham
Roosevelt
New York
Permanent
Governors’ Committee
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Gains Through Morning
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with October unchanged and later months rising 2 to 7 points as Liverpool cables improved. Rains in the eastern belt and a firmer Lancashire labor outlook supported gains with October near 17.98 and December around 18.20. By mid-morning prices held near early highs with modest pullbacks, and the session closed steady with advances of about 39 to 40 points across contracts.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Lancashire
P.C
New York Cotton Market Mixed as Weather Outlook Influences
New York cotton opened steady with gains in September and October amid covering by sellers and buying on weather optimism. January and other months rose before modest intraday profit-taking, while Liverpool trade and labor talks influenced sentiment at the close.
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New York
Cottom
Liverpool
Cable
Continental
Bombay
Ministry of Labor
Lancashire
P.C
tariff hearings discuss foreign goods impact on U S imports
The senate finance committee hears pleas from Spain Sweden and the Philippines regarding tariff changes. Spain warns cork duties could curb demand hurt its export industry and Spain threatens a denunciation over the commercial modus vivendi. Sweden argues hollow drill barge steel imports are needed for quality and not price competition. The discussion continues as the house measure advances.
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Italy
United States
Spain
Swedish Iron Masters’ Association
Sweden
Philippines
Senate Finance Committee
Philippines Plea for Free Trade Policy Under American Flag
Camilo Osias, resident commissioner, says the Philippines seeks to keep the present free trade policy as long as the United States flag waves over the islands. The remark reflects the islands’ demand for continued economic terms under U.S. sovereignty.
Hoover delays wheat rep as farm board seeks consensus
President Hoover may need two to three weeks to choose a representative for the wheat growing industry on the federal farm board. Disagreement among cooperative grain associations delays the selection though the board's preliminary program moves forward with experienced grain marketers.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Cooperative Grain Associations
Farm Board
Hoover appoints James Stone vice chairman of board
President Hoover selects James Stone of Lexington Kentucky as vice chairman while Alexander H Legge of Chicago serves as business representative and board chairman. The group meets in executive session with no immediate plan to hear testimony.
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Hoover
James (. Stone
Lexington
Alexander H. Legge
Chicago
Houston-Billion Dollar City Ends Endurance Flight
Joe Glass and Glenn L. Loomis abandoned their attempt to set a new endurance flight record. They landed in a field southeast of Houston after less than 20 hours aloft in the monoplane named Houston-Billion Dollar City.
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Houston
Tex
Joe Glass
Glenn L. Loomis
Merchant Ends Life in Morehead City
Raleigh reports prominent produce merchant W. L. Brogden killed himself at Morehead City this morning around 10 o clock. Local authorities will investigate the death and await further details from Morehead City.
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Raleigh
W. L. Brogden
Morehead City
New Notaries Commissioned in North Carolina
Raleigh July 16. New notaries public commissioned: Miss Euphronize Essick Lexington J H Gooch Stem T O McManus Gastonia Miss Mary Bess Sigmon Gastonia George E Sprinkle Weaverville.
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NEW Notaries
Raleigh
Euphronize Essick
Lexington
J. H. Gooch
Stem
T. O. McManus
Gastonia
Mary Bess Sigmon
George E. Sprinkle
Weaverville
Newtons announce birth of daughter Billie Kirk
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Newton announce the birth of a daughter Billie Kirk at Guilford General Hospital on July 15.
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Mrs. W. T. Newton
Billie Kirk
Guilford General Hospital
Peaches for Sale From Georgia Belles Advertisement
For sale peaches from a firm labeled No. 1 Georgia Belles. Contact via phone 4065 or visit 109 West Commerce Street to inquire about availability.
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Peaches
Nice Firm
Georgia Belles
Commerce St
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