Oil Discovery Boosts Markets Amid TV Boom News
United Press report notes Shell Oil discovery in Montana lifts stocks while utilities stabilize the market. Northern Pacific gains on rail rate expectations as carriers trim and investors eye potential TV channel approvals. Oil names lead with Shell up 6 5 8, Merck and Firestone rally, autos lag.
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New York
Shell Oil Co
Montana
Northern Pacific Railroad
Amerada
Union Oil of California
Standard of New Jersey
Socony-Vacuum
Continental
Pure Oil
Phillips
Lion
Atlantic King
Shell
Northern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ion Ven
Ormance
General Motors
Hudson
Shell Oil
Dow Chemical
Mahoning Coal Railroad
Merck
Firestone Tire
Ontana-Dakota Utilities
Consolidated Natural Gas
Peoples Gas
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Eastern railroads push blanket fare increases for commuters
In a costly bid to fix red ink, Eastern railroads plan uniform rises in monthly, restricted, and weekly passes regardless of distance. The change aims to cover fixed costs like terminals and equipment while facing competition from trucks, buses, waterways, and airlines.
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Leslie Gould
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Fragmented Odds and Ends From a Thinker’s Notebook
Disjointed musings touch on scientific facts about radiation and the body, quirky ads and slogans, political history notes about George Washington, a plastic fishing bucket, advertising gaffes, Chicago’s State Street commerce, and snippets about manners of shaving and Parliament misalignment.
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Green Bay
Wis
George Washington
United States
Chicago
State Street
Market bond quotations and stock listings page highlights
The listing section shows bond prices and yields for Alabama companies such as Alabama Grt Sou RR and Enka Corp along with numerous stocks from American Trust Co to Van Camp Sea Food Co. The data includes pricing, percent changes, and class designations, reflecting daily market activity and investor interest across sectors.
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jAome al Aloys
Alabama
Alabama Millie
Enka Corp
American Marietta Co
American Trust Co
Yn & Process Com
Yn & Pro
jArk.Mo. Power Co
Atlanta Gas Light Co
Auto Finance Co Com
Auto Finance
Pfd
Bank of America NT & SA
Bank of Manhattan
Dixie-Home Stores
Douglas and Lomason
Drexel Furniture Co
Bassett Furn Industries
Bausch & Lomb Optical
Black Straits & Bryson
Blue Bell, Imc
Blidgins Co
Shelby
Buffalo Eclipse Corp
Butler's Inc
Pid
Cannon Mills “B
Carolina ‘Cas Ins Co
Carolina Min Tel Co
Carol
Carolina Tel & Tel Co
Chad Hos Mills, Inc Com
Chad Hos Mills
Chase Natl Bank
Cable Dairy Prod
Colonial Stores, Inc Com
Colonial Stores, Inc
Colonial Stores
S Creamery Pkg Mfg Co
Cone Mills Com .S.ss
Cone Mills
Dan River Mills Com
Dan River Mills
Delaware Rayon
Erwin Mills Inc
Foremost Dairies, Inc Com
Foremost Dairies
Garfinckel
Julius & Co. Inc
Uscceeeees
Garfinckel, Julius & Co. Inc
Garlock Packing Co
Genuine Parts Co
Portland Cement
Gordon Foods, Inc
Guilford Nail Bank
Hanes, P. H. Knitting Co
Cesse
Irving Trust Co
Ivey, J. Bo & CO Seeveee
Ti Jeti Ltd Life Ins Co
Kaiser Steel
Kellogg Co
Ecsviuase OE
Kingsport Press
Ll Lite & Cas Ins Co
Tenn
Lone Star Steel
Long Bell Lumber Co
Lucky
Ionic Water Service Co
Qswego Falls Corp
Peninsular Tel Co
Piedmont & Northern Rwy
Piedmont Aviation
Piedmont Natural Gas
Sis
Potash Co
Amer
Pyramid Life
Security Nail Bank
Southern Airways
Southern Webb Mills
Spindale Mills
State Loan & Finance
Stonecutter Mills
Stromberg Carlen Con
Stromberg Carlen
Talon, Inc
Taylor Foods
Taylor Instrument
Tenn Gas Trans
Texas Eastern Trans
Textiles, Inc Com
Textiles, Inc
Tidewater Power Co
Towmotor Corp
U. S. Potash Co
U. S
van Camp Sea Food Company, Inc
Victor Prod Corp
Bnk & A
West Point
Radio Program Schedules Amid Relay Test Changes
Eastern local time notes outline network programs with hour adjustments for central and mountain zones. Some stations alter relay test timing and last minute changes may not be included in the local schedules.
Italian Chief Seeks To Get New Cabinet
Rome reports Premier Designate Alcide de Gasperi presses to form a new government. Spain policy observers urge realism to align Italy with Spain and U S bases, with possible shifts in the foreign ministry. Observers note Sforza 78 may exit exile influence and De Gasperi could hold the post.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Spain
United States
Tl Tempo
de Gasperi T
Italy
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
Pacciardi
de Gasperi
Christian Socrats
Farming Ranked Third Most Dangerous Occupation
The National Safety Council reports farming is the third most dangerous occupation after mining and construction. Maynard H. Coe notes expected 16,000 farm deaths and 1,300,000 injuries this year as the council begins its eighth national Farm Safety Week.
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Washington
National Safety Council
Maynard H. Coe
Reds claim Hank Edwards on waivers from Brooklyn
The Cincinnati Reds acquired outfielder Hank Edwards from Brooklyn on waivers and optioned pitcher Kent Peterson to St Paul of the American Association. Edwards batted .226 this season as a pinch hitter for the Dodgers. Peterson, a left hander, has gone 9 2 3 this season for Cincinnati.
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New York
Cincinnati Reds
Hank Edwards
Brooklyn
Kent Peterson
St. Paul
American Association
Edwards
Peterson
Cincinnati
Cate
Education Association To Convene In High Point October 9
More than 3,500 teachers of the North Carolina Education Association are expected in High Point on October 9 for the Northwestern District annual meeting. Sessions mostly at Senior High will draw educators from Alamance Ashe Alleghany Caswell Davie Davidson Janine Rock in Stokes Surry Watauga Wilkes and Yadkin counties. Rotation brings the district meet here every third year under Carroll’s guidance.
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North Carolina Education Association
High Point
Alamance
Ashe
Alleghany
Caswell
Davie
Davidson
Janine Rockin
Stokes
Surry
Watauga
Wilkes
Yadkin
Carroll
Byan N. Wooten
North Wilkesboro
Watt
Jonesville
Irene D. Hill
Sumner School
War cargoes still going into China in recent weeks
Sen. O'Conor says ships under British and Panamanian flags delivered thousands of tons of strategic materials to Red China. He cites the Alpha Orange loading 2000 tons of steel and dangerous cargo at Rotterdam for Canton and the Flesis Castle from Gydnia carrying steel rails rubber trucks and optical parts bound for Canton via the Pearl River.
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Washington
Sen. O'Conor
D-Md
Com
China
Europe
India
O’conor
United Nations
O'Conor
Alpha Ee Oe
Rotterdam
Flesis Castle
Canton
Gydnia
Poland
Pearl River
Wham
New History of Atomic Energy Details Norway raid on Nazi plant
A new RCA Victor history recounts World War II actions by Norwegian and Allied forces that disrupted Nazi heavy water production, a pivotal move in accelerating Allied progress toward atomic research.
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Chicago
Geraac
RCA Victor
Bucephalus the Horse of Alexander the Great
A fragment notes Bucephalus was the horse that carried Alexander the Great across the known world in 326 B.C. The brief references the legendary steed tied to the historic Macedonian conquest and its enduring association with the conqueror.
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Bucephalus
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