Stocks Bearish In Brief Session
Stocks ended in a bearish tone as traders booked profits and sold heatfully after gains earlier in the week. Money rates remained firm, fueling unease about easing later and renewed talk of congressional action on speculation. Baldwin Locomotive rose on a stock split tied to Cutter-Fisher with other issues showing independent strength. Total volume about 1.2 million shares.
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New York
King
Federal Reserve Board
Baldwin Locomotive
Cutter-Fisher
Commercial Investment Trust
R H. Macy
Youngstown Steel
Endurance Flight Pushes Aviation Records
Pilots O Brine and Jackson proved a plane could stay aloft over 300 hours covering about 18 000 miles three quarters of the earth in a St Louis Robin powered by a Curtiss Challenger motor. Gulf Pride Oil 120 fueled the test, underscoring its use in other world and American records for aircraft and autos.
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O’brine
Jackson
O'Brine
Gulf Pride Oil
Gulf Refining Company
Lancaster Bank Placed Under Control of Examiner
The First Bank and Trust Company of Lancaster South Carolina, closed since Thursday after the death by own action of its president Charles D. Jones, is now under control of State Bank Examiner Albert S. Fant for 26 days. No condition details were released.
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Lancaster
S. C
Bank and Trust Empany
Charles D. Jones
State Bank
Albert S. Fant
Fant
Cotton futures close steady after quiet New Orleans opening
In New Orleans on July 27 the cotton market opened quietly with modest gains, Oct at 18.66 and Dec at 18.84, then fluctuated within a 3 to 4 point range as traders awaited next week’s month end condition report. Final prices showed a net decline of 4 to 7 points.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
P. C
New York Cotton Opens Steady on Week End Covering
New York July 27 Cotton opened steady with a five to eight point advance aided by fair Liverpool cables and favorable Western weather. Reports of showers in the eastern belt and parts of Texas contrasted with dry conditions in the western and northwestern states. October rose to 18.79 and January to 18.98 with quiet trading. 46,000 bales on shipboard awaiting clearance versus 71,000 a year ago.
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New York
Liverpool
Texas
Corn Leads Market Rally As Widespread Prices Rise
Chicago prices show corn climbing to lead grain gains amid heat and drought worries across large regions. Wheat and oats also advance while hogs and lambs trade unevenly, with cattle and sheep reports showing softer finishes and mixed bulk prices.
Alligator Threatens Fishermen in Bladen County
In Cerro Gordo North Carolina on July 27 AP reports an alligator about five feet long frightened fishermen in the Big Swamp Bladen county and fought Chester Williamson a lumber engineer as he tried to shoot it Williamson emptied his revolver but the reptile persisted until a bridled fishline noose captured it and subdued it.
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Cerro Gordo
N. C
Bladen County
Chester Williamson
Williamson
Eastern National Park Tour Inc granted charter
Charters granted in Raleigh include the incorporation of Eastern National Park Tour Inc of Winston-Salem to stimulate interest in geographic historic business and scenic attractions around national highways non stock by J M Derr Statesville L F Abernethy of Hickory William P Ritter and others of Winston Salem.
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Raleigh
N. C
Eastern National Park Tour, Inc
Winston-Salem
J. M. Derr
Statesville
L. F. Abernethy
Hickory
William P. Ritter
Winston- Salem
Peaches Shipped From North Carolina Sandhills
Ninety carloads of peaches were shipped from North Carolina sandhills orchards on Wednesday. This season total reaches 786 carloads, compared with 549 at this time last year and 1,453 two years ago.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Sandhills
Former Crown Prince to Visit Kaiser in Doorn
Doorn Holland July 27 Former Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm and his father the former Kaiser were expected for a brief visit Hansen set two amateur records still standing the 1000 mile road record of 92 hours 32 minutes and the 24 hour dirt track mark of 3786 miles
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Doorn
Holland
Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm
Kaiser
Hansen
Bicycle Rider Rainmaker Hansen Dies in Minneapolis
Minneapolis rider A. A. Rainmaker Hansen, a celebrated cyclist from a generation ago, died after two years of illness. He was nationally known for his racing career in the mid century.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. A
Hansen
United States Imports 1,250,000 Pounds of Moroccan Snails
The United States last year imported 1,250,000 pounds of edible snails from Morocco. Morocco supplied the entire batch, reflecting a notable trade in exotic food products.
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United States
Morocco
New Yorkers Urged to Care for Pets While Vacationing
New York authorities appeal to residents to avoid abandoning pets during vacations. Merrill Hitchcock of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urges owners to rehome or properly placate pets rather than leave them to suffer.
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Fido
Tabby
New York
Merrill Hitchcock
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Today
Foxx Again Leads American In Batting Average
In Chicago on July 27, Philadelphia Athletics first baseman Jimmy Foxx regains the American League batting lead with an official average of .388. Heinie Manush slides to second as Foxx extends his margin over the field, while others climb modestly in the weekly rankings. Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth pace the home run list with 23 and 22 respectively.
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Athletics
Chicago
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Fiest
Heinie Manush
St. Louis Browns
Connie Mack
Bing Miller
Philadelphia
Harry
Heilmann
Detroit
Manush
Simmons
Pomergu
Kccis
Miller
Fonseca
Cleveland
Ccsss
Meumann
Coci
Cochrane
K. Williams
Boston
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Babe Ruth
al Simmons
Detroit slips by three. A's tie for first in league standings
The Detroit Tigers edge ahead by three, while the Athletics tie for first at .305, with the Yankees at .303. Athletics lead in runs batted in and plate successes, as pitching dominates with Grove Earnshaw Walberg and Zachary among weekly leaders.
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Detroit Tigers
Athletics
Yankees
Pont
Detroit
Philadelphia
Bob Grove
George Earnshaw
Mack
Rube Walberg
Tom Zachary
New York
Simmons
Miller
Gehringer
Fonseca
Cleveland
Cissell
Chicago
Grove
Local Roaming Notables Visit Whitsett Area
Whitsett notes visitors and events including Dr G O Lankford of Burlington and Rev Clarence Morrison of Greensboro stopping by. Residents attend university library work in Chapel Hill and Duke summer sessions. Reunions and church events draw crowds while heavy rains bring no damage.
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Raleigh
State College
James S. Ray
C. K. Fitzgerald
T. el. Fitzgerald
Burlington
Graham
G. W. McClanahan
Salem
Murray-Thomas
Mt. Olive Church
Guilford Battle Ground
Field Association
Bethlehem Church
Climax
C. T. M. Clapp
Wm. Rowland
Mrs Ed B Wheeler Remembered In Brief
Mrs Ed B Wheeler is recalled as Ada Albright of near Greensboro before her marriage to the late William Smith. The item notes her pleasant remembrance in a concise obituary-style notice.
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Ed B. Wheeler
Ada Albright
Greensboro
William Smith
Presbyterians Plan $250,000 Raleigh Church Unit
A state Presbyterians committee chaired by former Governor A W McLean outlines plans to erect a $250,000 church on Hillsboro Street in West Raleigh near North Carolina State College. The project awaits funds, will add units later, and targets 500 members including 350 students, with funding raised locally. The synod lists McLean honorary chair and Raleigh members among its leaders.
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State College
Pullen Hall
J. R. Walker
Meney
A. W. McLean
Lumberton
Walker Taylor
Wilmington
E. H. Williamson
Fayetteville
Carl Hudson
R. W. Dunn
Jas. A. Hartness
Raleigh
G. Watt Hill
Durham
J. W. Brawley
Greensboro
J. W. Moore
Winston-Salem
J. FB. Ramsay
Salisbury
Morgan B. Speir
Charlotte
J. H. Beall
Lenoir
Wall Street Opening Stocks Slump Amid Irregular Trading
Wall Street opened with wide irregular price moves as Pacific Lighting fell about 2⅛ points and Columbia Graphophone and Reading slipped. Utilities led with Power and Light at 55 a 000 share block and Coca Cola gained one point while many leaders in industrial and utility groups declined. General Electric dropped 14 points and American Can Bethlehem Steel Am and Foreign Power Electric Auto American Telephone fell 4½ points or more with many others down a point or more.
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New York
Pacific Lighting
Columbia Graphophone
Katy
Utilities
Power and Light
Coca Cola
Eneral Electric
American Can
Bethlehem Str Am
Electric Auto
American Telephone
Lite
Sears Roebuck
West Elec
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool cotton market dull with prices down across grades. American futures: July 10.03, October 19.91, December 9.98, January 9.98, March 10.90, May 10.04. sales 2,000 bales, including 1,000 American receipts 4,000 bales.
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Liverpool
Chicago Livestock Market Report July 20
Chicago livestock totals show 300 head. Strictly choice fed steers and yearlings rose to 25 cents. Lower grade steers, light yearlings and heifers moved unevenly with bulls and feeders easing. top fed steers reached 18.75, light yearlings 16.69, heifer yearlings 19.75, general run 13.75 to 15.75.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
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