Railroads and CL shares lead in upward market movement
New York stocks rose with railroads and coal shares leading gains. Major rail firms such as Jersey Central and Atchison gained up to 6 points while New Haven and Norfolk & Western hit new highs. Industrials like General Electric rose to a fresh peak. some issues pulled back on profit-taking.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Credit
Jersey Central
Atchison, Chesapeake& Ohio
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific
New York Central
Bangor & Aroostook
Norfolk & Southern
Detroit Edison
Standard Gas & Electric
Consolidated Gas
Commonwealth Power
Union Tank Car Fel
Abura Auto
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
Allied Chemical
Superior Steel
Messengers Called to Rebuild Spiritual Homes
Rev. John W. Moore preached at Wesley Memorial on “The Messenger's Message” urging church members to energize others, overcome indifference, and act as God's messengers. He cited Haggai to urge spiritual reconstruction, stressing God’s presence, rebuke of sin, release, and comfort through the Holy Spirit.
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John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
Haggai
Salvation Army
Moore
Chicago Livestock Prices Meet Mixed Week as Hogs Lead
Chicago livestock receipts: hogs 45 000 with early market 10 cents above Saturday, top 11.30, bulk 160 240 lb at 11.00 11.25. cattle 18 900 and calves 3 000 with steers and yearlings firm minus 25c. feed yearlings 1400 1550 lbs 14.00 15.50. veal 13.50 16.00. stockers 12.25 13.25. sheep 19 900 lambs steady to lower, bulk lambs 15.00 15.50. yearlings 12.25.
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Chicago
Potatoes Receipts and Market Report Chicago June 17
Potatoes in Chicago show 134 new and 85 old receipts with 276 new and 154 old on track. United States shipments reach 1 151 Saturday and 30 Sunday cars with slow trading and a weak market. Bliss tops at 2.40 for best 200 and 1.00 for poor. North Carolina Irish cobblers range 2.06 to 3.50. Wisconsin and Michigan sacked round whites quoted 0.95 to 1.95.
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Chicago
United States
Southern
Bliss
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Michigan
Liverpool Cotton Market Summary June 17
Cotton in fair demand with prices easing. American middling fair 11.44 and other grades listed. Sales 7,000 bales, 5,800 American. No receipts. Futures closed quiet with July 9.90, Oct 9.86, Dec 9.85, Jan 9.86, Mar 9.90, May 9.82.
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Liverpool
Industry Concentration in U.S. Women’s Clothing
The department of commerce reports eight cities produce all tenths of the nation’s women’s clothing. New York leads with 5,494 of 7,588 establishments in 1927, followed by Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland Boston St. Louis and Los Angeles.
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Washington
United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Department of Commerce
New York City
The Fastest Warship Trial Record for Valley of France
The warship Valley of France reportedly achieved 43 miles per hour on its trial run setting a record for speed afloat.
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Vally
France
Wheat prices slip as Kansas arrivals rise in Chicago market
Wheat futures fall for the first time in weeks as harvested grain arrives in Kansas City and rain in Canada boosts supply. Corn and oats also retreat with declines of around one to two cents, while rye and meat futures show modest changes. Washington news has little immediate market impact.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Canada
Washington
Senate hearings on tariff bill dominate Monday agenda
Senate finance sub committees continue hearings on the tariff bill while the chamber weighs Borah's resolution to cap tariff revisions. The House reads a farm board funding provision and the Senate judiciary panel holds a hearing for Albert L. Watson’s Pennsylvania judgeship nomination. Senate commerce panel considers Lieutenant Colonel Jarvis J. Bain for the Mississippi River Commission.
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House
Federal Farm Board
Senate Judiciary
Albert L. Watson
Pennsylvania
Senate Commerce Committee
Jarvis J. Bain
Mississippi River Commission
Filipinos Top Market for American Chewing Gum
Department of commerce figures show February data placing the Philippines as the largest foreign market for American chewing gum. Canada, Japan, Cuba and Sweden follow as the next biggest buyers.
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Washington
Philippines
Department of Commerce
Canada
Japan
Cuba
Sweden
Star Milling Company Flour Mill Burns in Lexington
Fire at the Star Milling Company's Lexington flour mill destroyed the plant at 4 30 this morning. Loss exceeds 60000 with origin undetermined. The company, organized in 1920 and financed locally, began operations eight years ago and ran 100 barrels of flour daily.
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Lexington
Star Milling Company
Memphis debutante Florence Leftwich goes to New York for magazine work
Miss Florence Leftwich of Memphis Tennessee leaves social rounds to pose in New York City for magazine covers illustrations and commercial designs. She says the work is fascinating and requires only three hours daily and has declined stage offers.
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NEA
Memphis Bureau
Florence Leftwich
Memphis
Tenn
New York City
Jamestown Memorial Service Draws Hundreds From Region
Several hundred people gathered at Jamestown M. E. church for the third annual community memorial service honoring a roll of 500 deceased. Dr. William Thornton Whitsett delivered the address on Guilford County history and local progress, with remarks by Rev. R. E. Hunt and performances by Adelaide Crowell and Edith Moore Sherrod of High Point.
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Jamestown M. E. Church
William Thornton Whitsett
Whitsett Institute
Whitsett
Guilford County
Jamestwon
Fred N. Tate
Jamestown
Canada
R. E. Hunt
Adelaide Crowell
Edith Moore Sherrod
O'Hartra
Coombs
Indictment Sought for Professor in Ohio Coed Murder
Columbus prosecutor John J. Chester Jr said he will present Theora K. Hix’s killing to the county grand jury and seek first degree murder charges against Ohio State University professor James H. Snook. Blood stains were found on Snook’s car door jamb and on the range area. Snook faced intense questioning as investigators linked him to Miss Hix.
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Columbus
John J. Chester, Jr
Theora K. Hix
Ohio State University
James H. Snook
Miss Hix
Here
Snook
Marion T. Myers
University Horticulture Department
College of Veterinary
Burglar raid arrests calm troubled Queens couples
In New York a burglar who specialized in entering bedrooms and looting husbands' pockets has been arrested, likely increasing domestic peace for Queens Borough couples. Also notes on New Orleans cotton market with quiet trade, minor price moves, and daily export totals, plus a science fact about mercury forming beads on flat surfaces due to strong molecular attraction.
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New York
Queens Borough
Lindberghs Take Noted Stop on Block Island
Skipper Charles A. Lindbergh and his bride stopped at Block Island Rhode Island taking aboard 75 pounds of ice 180 gallons of gas one mackerel and one newspaper.
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Block Island
R. I
Charles A. Lindbergh
First bale of season cotton arrives by air at Roosevelt Field
Roosevelt Field New York reports the first bale of the season's cotton crop arriving by air. The milestone marks the start of the harvest period for local growers and the reach of air transport in regional farming.
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Roosevelt Field
N.ythe
Flat-Earth Believer Volive Seeks Proof After Tour
Wilbur Glenn Volive returns from a four months tour of Europe and northern Africa still convinced the earth is flat. He offers a $5,000 prize to anyone who can convince him otherwise.
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New York
Europe
Africa
Wilbur Glenn Volive
Twin bridesmaids in double ceremony planned at Anderson
Anderson Ind. twins Alverta and Lavera Morgan will wed in a double ceremony tomorrow. Five other twin pairs attend as bridesmaids singers organists and flower girls.
Aerial Stowaway Becomes Airline's First Regular Passenger
Carl Ellis a 21 year old from Oklahoma is credited by the American Air Transport association as the first aerial stowaway on a regular American Air passenger line. He crawled into a baggage compartment on the Fort Worth El Paso route, rode from Big Springs Texas to El Paso covering about 400 miles.
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Chicago
Carl Ellis
Oklahoma
American Air Transport Association
Ellis
Fort Worth
el Paso
Big Springs
Tex
New York Cotton Market Quiet Amid Shifts and Weather News
The New York cotton market remained very quiet with trading focused on switching from near to late months. Prices edged lower 4 to 6 points as Liverpool cables suggested easy conditions and weather reports favored the southern belt, with July around 18.34 and December near 18.72. Private cables noted Bombay selling and light cloth and yarn demand, while producers lost ground. in Tampa the Williamses outpaced the Jones and Smith families with 699 Williamses listed.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Mis
P.C
Bombay
Special Sale on Fabrics and Apparel Items
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