Little Activity In The Stock Market
New York brokers reported no definite market trend as price moves stayed irregular. Oil shares led a brief buying wave ahead of next week’s Colorado Springs conservation conference with Atlantic Refining trading around 70 and 70 1 2.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
June
Colorado Springs
Atlantic Refining
Pan-American B. Lago
Indian Refining
American
New York Central
Adams Express
Evans
Commonwealth Power
American Water Works
American Power and Light
Shubert Theatres
Hayes
Packard
General Electric
Radio
American Tobacco
New York Stocks Close Mixed Amid Wheat and Commodity News
A volatile trading day left New York stocks mixed as grain markets influenced turns in several sectors. Wheat rose modestly while corn and oil shares moved in step with the broader market. overall volume indicated cautious investor sentiment.
New York Cotton Opens Steady on Rain Outlook
Cotton opened steady with gains of 2 to 9 points as rains in Arkansas and the Mississippi Valley supported. Active months climbed 7 to 13 points, July to 18.72 and December to 19.04, before minor realizations near 10:30. Reports of selling in Liverpool and weak cloth and yarn demand limited gains.
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New York
Arkansas
Mississippi Valley
Bombay
Liverpool
P. C
New Orleans Cotton Opens Slightly Lower on Liverpool Cables
The New Orleans cotton market opened a shade easier as Liverpool cables weakened. Early trades showed little volume with minor declines, then a modest bounce on overnight rainfall rumors. October rose to 18.78 and December to 18.90 before easing again in the first hour.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Patient asks about moving to warmer climate
A patient suggests moving to a warmer climate and the doctor warns against it, reflecting a cautionary tone about changing surroundings. The exchange appears in Tit-Bits.
Chicago Market Report Grading Ranges Shift in Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago traders report hog prices easing 10 cents with top around 11.15 for 200 lb slogs. Cattle demand steady to higher with top yearlings around 15.20 and best steers 15.25. Sheep prices rise as lambs reach 16.65 and yearlings near 12.50, fat ewes down to 6.75.
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Chicago
Wheat market in Chicago edges up amid crop report doubt
Wheat prices rose during the Chicago session but gains faded as traders awaited the government crop report due from Washington after the close. Dry weather concerns from Canada Argentina and Australia fueled early advances, while lingering uncertainty about the report capped strength.
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Chicago
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Washington
Army Pay, Tragic Flight From Marriage Ends in Suicide
Private Charles Cantu, 27, with the Statue of Liberty Military Police, killed himself and his bride two days after their wedding citing hardship of life on 34 dollars and fifty cents a month. The note blamed economic strain and the soldier’s fate under military pay. The piece reflects on the despair affecting June couples and families.
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Charles Cantu
Statue of Liberty
Sam
Missing Letter to Mathilde Roils Wagner Find
Market news reports cotton prices and sales in Liverpool with American shipments among totals. The article then shifts to a literary note about a famous missing letter to Mathilde Wesenbeck linked to Wagner, his wife Minna, and revelations about Cosima Wagner now aged 94 in Beirut.
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Mathilde
Wagner
Mathilde Wesenbeck
Tristan and Isolde
Minna
Cosima Wagner
Richard Wagner
Beirut
Unearthed Wagner Papers May Shake Two Nations
An American playwright in London finds a collection of Richard Wagner letters diaries and unpublished works and prophesies Germany will gain intimate insights into a major genius, hinting at a profound cultural impact across nations.
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Richard Wagner
London
Germany
Survey Says 400000 Baptists Left Church Over 15 Years
A survey prepared for the Northern Baptist convention reports about 400000 Baptists have left the church in the past 15 years. It notes ministers remain the lowest paid group despite salary increases in the last decade.
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Denver
Colo
Northern Baptist Convention
Funeral services for accident victim William T. Lewis
Funeral services for William T. Lewis who died in an automobile crash near Asheboro will be held Sunday at 1 30 p.m. at his brother C A Lewis home 118 Taylor Street. Ministers Rev Herman T Stevens and Rev J D Barnette will officiate. Interment follows in the Ruffin family plot.
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William T. Lewis
Asheboro
C. A. Lewis
Taylor Street
Herman T. Stevens
Green Street Baptist Church
J. D. Barnette
Ruffin Cemetery
North Carolina Facts on Mountains and National Park
A United States quiz notes North Carolina has 80 mountains above Mt. Washington and Mt. Mitchell with 64 peaks over 6,000 feet. It cites a planned Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a $10 million expenditure. The state’s Atlantic coast spans 300 miles with rich water resources and hunting rights. It reports high tax contributions to the federal government and a large property value of $91 million beyond debts and bonds.
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Mt. Washington
New Hampshire
Mt. Mitchell
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Atlantic
T. S
New York
U. S. Treasury
Duke Alumni Stage Stadium Opening Homecoming
Duke University alumni schedule October 5 as the fall homecoming date for the stadium opening when the Blue Devils meet the University of Pittsburgh. A statewide committee was formed with members from North and South Carolina and Virginia to organize the event.
Judge Stacy or Dragdon May Oppose Simmons
Raleigh June 8. Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy and Associate Justice W J Brogden are named as likely Democratic Senate contenders to oppose Senator Furnifold M Simmons in the primary. Stacy’s prospects are boosted by geography, reputation, and perceived integrity. Bailey’s campaign appears to wane.
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Judge Stacy
Dragdon
Simmons
Stacy
Josiah William Bailey Boomlet
Bailey
Wilmington
North Carolina
United State Senate
Grandson of Jeff Davis and Political Maneuvering in North Carolina
The text notes that a grandson of Jeff Davis secured wholehearted support from the State Board of Elections chaired by J Crawford Biggs of Raleigh. It recalls Biggs in 1920 seeking a Supreme Court seat while aiding Gardner’s gubernatorial bid, and discusses the potential vacancy if a high court candidate won the Senate nomination, requiring Governor Gardner to appoint.
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State Board of Elections
J. Crawford Biggs
Raleigh
Biggs
Gardner
Supreme Court
Senate
Senatorship showdown options in the Carolinas
The piece weighs Stacy and Brogden as potential candidates against Senator Simmons. Stacy is a jurist with limited mass appeal, while Brogden from Durham blends common sense humor with frank public speaking. Both are considered against McLean’s potential candidacy and Simmons’ ongoing bid.
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Stacy
Senate
A. W. McLean
McLean
Simmons
Judge Brogden
Brogden
Durham
East
Supreme Court
Graustein Weds Dance Hall Girl in El Paso Romance
New York reports A R Graustein head of International Paper and Power married former El Paso dance hall hostess Claire Patton on March 14. Friends recall the couple met on the dance floor and Graustein’s steady patronage of Patton at the house of entertainment before revealing his wealth.
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International Paper and Power Company
el Paso
New York
Broadway
A. R. Graustein
Graustein
Il Paso
Tex
Claire Patton
Nhuserane
Paper and Power
Claire
Re-elect Duke Trustees. Peacock Among Stand-Ins
Durham June 8 Four trustees of Duke University whose terms end this year were re elected to six year terms starting January 1 1930 Representing alumni J H Lepark W N Reynolds and Dred Peacock old trustees Willis Smith Raleigh elected at commencement to fill an unexpired term Don S Elias of Asheville was chosen to replace the late Frank A Linney and Daniel C Roper fills the vacancy caused by B N Duke death Mr Smith succeeds Dr E T White who died last year
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University
Don S. Elias
Asheville
Frank A. Linney
Daniel C. Roper
B. N. Duke
Smith
E. T. White
Tough Neighborhood in Passing Show Court Scene
A short, dialog style line from the Passing Show describes a man entering the court and the reaction of a child calling him strange. The man lacks a black eye, adding a mysterious tone to the scene and implying social tension.
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Bois Éickx
Cowie
Beth Steel
Cis Carysier
Coca Célsar
Colo Fuel
Davidson Chem
Evades Dupont
Weevv
Gillette General Electric
General Motors Greene-Cannanea
Houston Oil Hudson Motor
Liggett and Myers
Monty Ward
Nash Motors
Y Central
Phillips
Pan Am
Penn RR
Philip Morris Poetum Pullman
New Radio Ee Reynolds B
Schulte
Sears Roebuck Simmons Co
Sinclair
Wen Ees
Cal Ea
Meuuomoeot
Nin
Texas Corp
U S
Vick
Bakine
Woolworth Os Asses
P. C. Jin
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain
Ing
Hart Drug Co
Ethel
Mabel
Wwe
Allene Sumner
Mill Strikers Guard Headquarters
Loray Cotton Mills
Gastonia
N. C
Communistic National Textile Workers’ Union
DUKE
Duke University
Blue Devils
University of Pittsburgh
Claude M. Flowers
Arthur
Bradsher
Petersburg
Ben H. Lamb
D. C
George W. H. Britt
S. Wade Marr
Don
Bias
W. L. Ferrell
Winston- Salem
John D. Langston
Goldsboro
J. L. Horne, Jr
Rocky Mount
Kenneth M. Brim
Greensboro
George M. Ivey
Charlotte
R. C. Leach
Lillington
A. H. Kimball
Statesville
Everett S. Stevens
Smithfield
R. T. Johnson
Burlington
William M. Sherill
Concord
J. L. Nelson, Jr
Lenoir
George R. Wallace
Morehead City
R. T. Hambrick
Hickory
J. H. Grigg
Shelby
J. E. Brinn
Sanford
R. P. Rasberry
Kin
Fred Folger
Mr. Airy
T. A. Aldridge
Henderson
T. F. Bridgers
Wilson
M.S. Lewis
Charleston
S. C
Frank S. Carden
Chattanooga
Guy Baldwin
Norfolk
A. R. Council
Richmond
Judge Stack
Jeff Davis
Jefferson “Hayes Davis
Jefferson Davis
Colorado State Highway Commission
J. A. Hayes
Jefferson Hayes
Jefferson Hayes Davis
Dred Peacock
High Point Creamery
West Broad Street
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