Rail and Utility Shares Lead Broad Market Upturn
Stocks rise across rails and utilities to new high levels as merger rumors boost investor demand. Wright Aeronautical and Curtiss group eye a combination. New highs hit for International Telephone and North American Co. and American Power and Light. Public Utilities attract heavy buying amid renewed broker loans optimism.
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Wright Aeronautical
Curtiss
International Telephone
North American Co
American Power and Light
Public Service of New Jersey
American Water Works
Standard Gas and Electric
American Telephone
Auburn Motors
General Electric
Dupont
Worthington Pump
American Tobacco
Borden
Johns Manville
Newport Co
Vanadium
Republic
U. S. Steels and Hudson
Pere Marquette
Atchison
Norfolk and Eastern
Delaware
Hudson
General Motors
Greene-Cannanea
Calument & Ariza
Liverpool Cotton Market Report Shows Higher Prices
Liverpool daily cotton prices rise with increased demand. American goods drive sales of 7,000 bales including 6,200 American. receipts 1,000 with no American arrivals. Futures close barely steady with July at 9.93 and May at 9.99 for 1997 contracts.
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Liverpool
Watermelons Bring $1.75 On Miami Markets
Florida watermelons sold for 1.75 dollars each in Miami retail markets as reported.
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Miami, Fla
Efarley
Florida
Miami
Merger Talks Aim to Unite French Aviation Lines
Negotiations proceed to place all French aviation lines under a single management entity. The move would consolidate routes and control under one corporate structure, signaling a major shift in the country’s airline industry.
Highway Patrol Sirens Blame Death In Gastonia
In Gastonia on June 26 John William Huntsinger aged 58 collapsed and died of a heart attack after sirens from a motorcade of the new state highway patrol frightened him as he stood near his West Gastonia home. He leaves a wife and seven children.
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Gastonia
John William Huntsinger
West Gastonia
New State Highway Police Patrol
Huntsinger
Gaston Avenue
Joseph Huntsinger
Hamburg
Germany
Bessemer City Man Dies in Highway Accident
R C Brice 35 of Bessemer City died after his car went through the South Fork highway bridge railing and sank in ten feet of water. Witnesses recovered the body minutes later. physicians said neck broken. Frank Jones of Belmont held for investigation. three five gallon cans of whiskey and a half pint were recovered from the wreck.
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Charlotte
R. C. Brice
Bessemer City
South Fork Highway
Brice
Frank Jones
Belmont
High Shoals
Count Uchida Resigns From Privy Council
Tokyo report states Count Uchida resigns from the privy council while in Paris and previously signed the Kellogg renunciation of war pact.
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Count Uchida
Tokyo
Paris
Privy Council
Buckeye Recalled After Two Startup Efforts in Atlanta
Buckeye Sent Back Garland Buckeye, formerly with the Cleveland Indians and New York Giants, has been returned to Toledo by the Atlanta club after making two starts in Atlanta without impressing.
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Garland Buckeye
Cleveland Indians
Giants
Toledo
Atlanta Clyph
Atlanta
Tariff Debates On Sugar and Hides Take Center Stage
Washington June 26 P The Senate Finance subcommittees opened hearings on tariff duties for sugar and hides sparking fierce debate. Witnesses urged keeping or increasing rates while Porto Rico sugar producers warned against marked price hikes.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
F. E. Mollin
Denver
Colo
Frank A. Dillingham
New Jersey
Association of Sugar Producers of
Porto Rico
Smoot
Utah
Santo Domingo
United States
New York Cotton Steady After Early Lift on Rain News
Cotton opened steady with a 4 to 5 point advance on Liverpool cables and rain in eastern and central belts. July shorts cover as prices lift to 18.31, with December up to 18.99. market remains firm near session highs amid light offerings and cautious selling.
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New York
Liverpool
Continental
Bombay
China
P. C
Grain Market Finishes Mixed On Sw Crop Reports
Chicago wheat rose sharply during late upturns on reports of crop problems in the southwest but closed near yesterday's finish. Corn and oats held steady or slipped slightly while provisions saw a setback of 12 cents.
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Chicago
Sweet Flower Scent Painted by Paris Fish Oil Mix
The odor of fish oil blends with garden fragrances in American yards as fish oil is used in insect sprays to spread poisons against flower pests. The scent fades after a few hours.
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New York
American Bakeries Head Dies in Atlanta
Robert Clark Thompson aged 46, president of American Bakeries Inc., died in an Atlanta hospital after a brief illness. A Lookout Mountain, Alabama native and former Birmingham resident, he led southern baking for over 25 years and became head of American Bakeries when the holding company was formed in 1927. He had lived at an Atlanta hotel for the past four years.
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Atlanta
Robert Clark Thompson
American Bakeries, Inc
Thompson
Lookout Mountain
Ala
Birmingham
American Bakeries Co
Cotton opens higher as rains aid eastern belt
New Orleans cotton opened firmer on steadier Liverpool cables with early gains of 1 to 2 points and steadying after buying influenced by reports of rains in the eastern belt. Futures closed with a net decline of 5 to 16 points.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Toy Plane Sets Detroit Flight Record
Donald Burnham a 14 year old Lafayette Indiana youth holds a model plane during the second annual Detroit model plane contest. His plane stayed aloft for 19 minutes and 30 seconds setting a new sustained flight record.
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Donald Burnham
Lafayette
Ind
Detroit
Mich
Vacation Church School Commencement Postponed
The Vacation Church School at First Methodist Protestant Church will close with a commencement program tomorrow night at o'clock and an exhibit. The event was postponed due to the death of Mrs. C. R. Hinshaw, mother of two students. Complimentary admission tickets issued yesterday will be valid tomorrow. No morning session. The church prayer meeting with Rev. R. I. Farmer is tonight.
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C. R. Hinshaw
R. I. Farmer
Chicago Livestock Prices Slow Across All Classes
Hogs receipts 19,000 with demand very slow and early sales 15 to 25 cents lower. top 11.15 for butcher hogs. Cattle receipts 6,500 with calves 2,500. finished steers and yearlings steady to 25 cents lower, top 15.60. other classes uneven. Sheep receipts 1,200 with fat lambs 14.09 to 14.25 and ewes 6.00 to 6.50. market tone slow across species.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Potatoes Prosper in NC as Smaller Crop Brings Higher Prices
Enterprise Bureau notes eastern North Carolina farmers cut acreage per government guidance, yielding 5800 carload shipments and prices from 2.50 to 4.75 per barrel. Despite last year’s low prices, quality was excellent, with the crop to finish by June 29 and average season prices around 2.75 to 2.90.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Department of Agriculture
Elizabeth City
Indiana colleges graduate 4701 in June
Nineteen universities and colleges in Indiana awarded degrees to 4,701 students in June, marking a statewide total for the ceremony season.
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Indiana
Senior High Girls Begin Week at Camp Otaline
The Y W C A camp at Miller's mill near Trinity opens next Monday for a senior high school girls encampment. Over 20 girls are expected to attend with all senior high students eligible to register. Miss Virginia Carrier leads the program, returning from Brevard to finalize plans, with Mrs Frances Harmon and Miss Iris Welborn assisting.
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Miller’s Mill
Trinity
Virginia Carrier
High Point
Brevard
Miss Carrier
Frances Harmon
Iris Welborn
Counterfeiting Surge Reported in Sicily
Reports indicate a large scale counterfeit operation has emerged in Sicily, with authorities investigating suspected networks, distribution channels, and involved parties amid concerns over fake currency and linked illicit activity.
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Sicily
Form New Political Coalition in Iceland
In Reykjavik Iceland the conservative and liberal parties unite as The Independent party to press for Iceland taking full control of its foreign affairs when the Danish Icelandic Act of Union can be revised in 1940. The party also commits to liberal domestic policy stressing personal initiative and trade freedom.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Independent Party
Lithia Ore Mined Predominantly in Black Hills South Dakota
Nearly all lithia ore extracted originates from the Black Hills region in South Dakota, highlighting the area's key role in supplying this mineral.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
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