Profit taking in stocks at close
Stock prices recovered earlier gains in a brief session before profit taking trimmed the final move. About two dozen issues including Radio Corporation and several utilities rose to new yearly highs while Wheat futures slipped and the market faced limited fresh news and a steady credit outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Radio Corporation
Nen
Pacific Lighting
American Telephone
North American
American Power & Light
American Water Works
Electric Power & Light
Louisville Gas and Electric
Brooklyn Union Gas
Philadelphia Co
Stone & Webster
Radio Corporation Common
American Tobacco
Union Bag & Paper
United Aircraft
McKeesport Tin Plate
Rosia Insurance
Warner Bros. Pictures
Parmelee Transportation
Remington Rand
Auto Sales
Bucyrus- Erie
Interborough Rapid Transit
Midland Steel Products Preferred
Liverpool Cotton Market Report and Public Auction Notice
Cotton prices rose with sales at 6000 bales including 1200 American while futures closed steady with Mar to Jan contracts quoting around 8.15 to 8.49. A public auction on Saturday at 2 p m will sell the late Zr. and Abbie Weavel's estate including farming implements two mules and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Abbie Weavel
A. A. Weavel
Admr
Notice of Real Estate Sale in High Point NC
Public auction sale of Lot No. 10 on D V Cassady plots High Point Guilford County North Carolina. Property described with boundaries fronting Ward Street and East or Western Green Street, containing about 38 011 square feet, part of a 1901 land conveyance. Sold subject to unpaid taxes and street assessments with 5 percent cash deposit. February 5 1950. Owen Reese trustee. Roberson Haworth Reese Attorneys. 2 11 22 3 1 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Cassady
Avel Cassady
Owen Reese
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
N C
D. V. Cassady
N. C
Register of Deeds’ Office
Wes Green Street
Ward Street
Gurley St
John F. Payne
Delcini T. Payne
D. ¥. Cassady
New York Stocks at 2 P. M. Broad Update
Stocks show mixed moves with notable gains for Amcor, Anaconda, Armour and DuPont while Consolidated firms like General Motors, Sears Roebuck and Westinghouse Electric post solid advances. Major rail and utility names hold firm amid broad trading. overall sales reach 1,621,400 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
B&o
Beth Steel
Cannon Mills
Esa
Can
Seem
Certainteed
Ecco
Chrysier
Davidson Chem
Drugs Inc
Dupont
Wwe Ee Eh
el Pow & Lite
Meeen
Brie
Ooo
Sone
Gen Motors
Eme Emeem
Gillette
Emes
Gt West Sug Com
Cmmrmee
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Ows
Nickel
Eis
Liggett and
Heenee Ligg
NYN
H & H Ceee Ees
Mseeeers
Phillip Pete
Ccemweseres
Pullman
Eeweseeenweses
Radio
Ee Ormessseeses
Rem Rand
Ccosreeevess
Reynolds
Seeeessees
Acewerers
Schulte Ret
Sears Roebuck
Wweseevseee
Stan Oil NY
Studebaker
Tenn Cop & Chem
Texas,Corp
Tim Roll Bear
Eeett
United Cigar
Nangeoum
Fees
Teeteem
Vick Chem
Peaiatera
A. Pee Va-Caro
Saeeneeee
Ward Baking
Seeess
Westinghouse Elec
Western Union
Willys Overland
Wodiwotee de Es Ecdeseses Oom
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago livestock market report from March 1 shows cattle receipts at 100 with fed steers steady to 15.75 top. hogs steady with top at 11.15. sheep and lambs mixed with fat lambs down 75 to 1.00 and top lambs around 11.70. Feeders and stockers active with varying weights and prices across cattle hogs and sheep categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mar
U. S&s. Dept. of Agri
Cotton futures open irregularly in New Orleans market
New Orleans cotton opens irregular as Liverpool cables outpace due. May and July futures fall to 11-12 points below prior close while late session steadies. Overall, cotton futures end the hour slightly above intraday lows with a net decline of 18 to 21 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Jan Sore Sys
Antidote For Boll Weevil Found At Georgia University
At the University of Georgia Dr J H Miller professor of botany and George Crisfield report discovery of an insect named Aracon Mellitor that parasitizes the boll weevil without harming cotton. Study cannot yet gauge practical use or effectiveness in fighting the boll weevil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
University of Georgia
J. H. Miller
George Crisfield
Durant Withdraws Major Libel Suits Against Newspapers
In New York on March 1, libel actions seeking 5 million dollars each for three New York papers and a press service were withdrawn. R Randolph Hicks for W C Durant directed colleagues in San Francisco Los Angeles Washington DC and Chicago to drop suits against newspapers in those cities. Defendants include the New York Daily News Telegram Journal and International News Service King Feature Service and International News Reel as one entity, Chicago Herald and Examiner, San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Examiner and Washington Herald. The suits stem from published statements tied to a suit by Elizabeth Hudson former wife of Percy K Hudson against Durant and Samuel Unger Leider of Unger Leider Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mar
R. Randolph Hicks
W. C
International News Reel
Chicago Herald and Examiner
San Francisco Examiner
Los Angeles Examiner
Washington, D. C
Herald
Elizabeth Hudson
Percy K. Hudson
Durant
Samuel Unger Leider
Unger Leider Financial Corporation
Drys To Announce Witnesses Later
Washington reports the drys will reveal witnesses before the house judiciary committee after the wet vote ends. Rev Edwin C Winwiddie of the pro eighteenth amendment group says the dry plans will stay secret until then. W W Atterbury and Pierre Dupont testified that prohibition may fail while financiers Henry Ford John D Rockefeller Jr and A P Sloan are rumored to back the opposition. Chairman Graham had no information on the dry plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
House Judiciary Committee
Edwin C. Winwiddie
National Association of Organizations
W. Atterbury
Pierre
Dupont
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
A. P. Sloan
Graham
Michigan Co-ed Commits Death by Her Own Action
Eleanor Johnson a 22 year old sophomore in the University of Michigan literary college died by inhaling gas in a rooming house in Ann Arbor. She left a note saying she had nothing to live for and was despondent. She resided with seven other university women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Eleanor Johnson
Flint
Literary College
University of Michigan
Johnson
New York Cotton Opens Steady as Wheat Weakness Bites
The New York cotton market opened steady with an 8 point gain to a 3 point decline amid liquidation. New Orleans sellers pushed prices down about 7 to 15 points by mid-morning, with May at 15.38 and October 15.75, while Liverpool reported active buying and India trade hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
India
Batesburg Hotel Destroyed by Fire in South Carolina
The Batesburg Hotel in Batesburg South Carolina was destroyed by a fire last night. The original cost of the structure was 2510000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buras
Batesburg
S. C
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union Plans Greenville Meeting
A centennial observance is set for March 26 and 27 in Greenville to celebrate the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina founded 100 years ago. The event includes inspirational addresses by prominent figures and will be held at the East Carolina Teachers' College auditorium with Rev. A. W. Fleischmann guiding arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina
Greenville
N. C
Thomas Meredith
Samuel Waite
Shelby
William Louis Poteat
Wake Forest
East Carolina Teachers
Women’s Missionary Union Plans Centennial Session
Raleigh reports the annual session of the Women’s Missionary Union of North Carolina to begin March 11 in Elizabeth City First Baptist Church. President Mrs. Wesley N. Jones will preside with keynote Be Ye Steadfast. Speakers include Miss Kathleen Mallory Miss Blanche Sydney White and others from Birmingham Richmond Norfolk and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Women’s Missionary Union of North
Wesley N. Jones
Kathleen Mallory
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptist Convention
Blanche Sydney White
Richmond
Virginia
G. R. Martin
Norfolk
C. K. Dozier
Fukuoka
Japan
Federal court term opens March 3 in Rockingham
The March term of the federal court for the lower half of the middle district will convene Monday March 3 under Judge Johnson J. Hayes. The session covers Richmond Hoke Moore and Montgomery counties and will be held in Rockingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
Mar
Federal Court
Johnson J. Hayes
Richmond
Hoke
Moore
Montgomery
Dictatorship Returns to Spain After Brief Liberal Trial
Madrid reports a shift back to censorship and political restraint as the Berenguer cabinet suspends local and general elections after riots triggered by former premier Sanchez Guerra. Political meetings are halted and public order efforts intensify as authorities weigh further actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Mar
Spain
Berenguer
Primo de Rivera
Sanchez Guerra
White Woman Targeted By Ku Klux Action At Oakville
Toronto dispatch says Ku Klux Klan activities in Oakville included a cross burning and forcing a white woman living with a Black man to separate from him. The incident followed a local disturbance and prompted police to investigate Klan involvement and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Ku Klux Klan
Oakville
Age gap ends in wedding for 83 year old clergyman
The Rev. Arthur R. Blackett, honorary curate at Wigston, married Miss Herrick, a church worker, at 83 to her 39. He had presided over many ceremonies before tying the knot and said age made no difference in their union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arthur R. Blackett
Wigston
Miss Herrick
Blackett
Stunt Night at Guilford College Tonight
Guilford College hosts annual Stunt Night in Memorial Hall under Y M C A and Capella Choir. Campus groups Guilford High School community and several student organizations will perform with admission small but entertainment features strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford College
Mar
Memorial Hall
Guilford High School
Guilford College Community
Moore Returns to Wesley Memorial to Preach
Rev. John W. Moore, pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, will lead both morning and evening services. At 11 o clock he speaks on Reasons for Religious Effort and at 7 30 p m on Seven Things God Hates. The revival in Gastonia inspired him. All church groups meet at their regular times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Moore
Wesley Memorial
Gastonia
Church School
Epworth Leagues
Oberlin President to Speak at Duke Phi Beta Kappa Day
President E H Wilkins of Oberlin College will deliver the Phi Beta Kappa day address at Duke University on March 28. He will speak at public exercises in the morning, attend a banquet in the evening, and participate in the annual doctoral rites in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Duke Durham
WN. C
E. H. Wilkins
Oberlin College
Duke University
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