Market ends week with modest decline in stock shares
Moderate volume trading saw profit taking as the week closed with a slight fall. Westinghouse Electric and U S Industrial Alcohol sagged about 4 points while many leading issues slipped 1 or 2. Auburn rose 5, Stone Webster up 4, and several others showed minor gains or losses.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press Financial
New York
Bull
Shorts
Westinghouse Electric
U. S
Wall Street
Westinghouse
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Consolidated Gas
North American
Electric Power and Light
Sears Roebuck
Anaconda
Dupont
American Can
Radio
Baltimore and Ohio
Public Service of
N. J
Byers
National Surety
General Railway
Allied Chemical
Eastman
Auburn
Stone and Webster
Houston Oil
Vanadium
Freeport Texas
Philadelphia
Reading Coal and Iron
Scout Executives Meet New Director Dinner Meeting Greensboro
Scout executives from Piedmont North Carolina gather at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro to meet Kenneth G. Bentz the new regional executive from Atlanta Georgia. Chas N. Miller presents Bentz and executives from High Point Greensboro Winston-Salem Reidsville and Wilmington discuss local council issues. Bentz and Miller hold talks with Paul Schenck regional chairman in Greensboro today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
Piedmont
North Carolina
Kenneth G. Bentz
Atlanta
Bentz
Chas, N. Miller
New York
W. E. Vaughan-Lloyd
Winston-Salem
Oscar Gorman
Reidsville
W. BE. Brothers
Wilmington
Mr. Miller
Paul Schenck
Fountain Opposes Gross Sales Tax
Raleigh dispatch reports Lieutenant Governor Fountain stating he opposes any sales tax but would accept a luxury sales tax if necessary. He cited a telegram from Charlotte merchants and a central labor body, initially misreading it as a request to state their Senate position.
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Raleigh
Fountain
Senate
Charlotte Merchants Association
Central Labor Body
Georgia Physician Honored at Local Hospital Rename
ATLANTA UPI reports the Davis-Fischer sanatorium in Atlanta has been renamed the Crawford W Long Hospital and Clinic to honor the Georgia physician who discovered ether as an anaesthetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Davis-Fischer Sanatorium
Crawford W. Long Hospital
Georgia
Chaplain Testifies On Prison Riots In Joliet Hearings
The Rev. George L. Whitmeyer, former Episcopal chaplain at the Illinois state penitentiary, testifies before a legislative committee. He says newspaper men forced quotes, condemns the February 22 shooting as murder, supports wall guards, reveals narcotics traffic via letters, and notes he protected writers’ identities. Warden Hill says inmates in solitary remain restricted. others may write home.
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Joliet
George L. Whitmeyer
Illinois State Penitentiary
Warden Hill
Whitmeyer
Erickson
Davenport
When your wife talks does she know when to stop
An old joke notes a nine year marriage as a test of listening. The quip contrasts conversation with endurance in marriage, delivering a light humor moment about spouses and timing.
Oldest Ski Found in Sweden Dating 4000 Years
In Umeaa Sweden scientists report a 4000 year old wooden ski uncovered in a marsh at Aastraesk near Umeaa. The relic is described as the oldest ski ever found in Sweden.
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Umeaa
Sweden
Aastraesk
British Women Golf Stars Stage Final Mid-South Stop
Diana Fishwick leads twelve other British women golfers making their sole Mid-South appearance in Edgefield North Carolina before sailing for England. The group, representing clubs across Britain, include Molly Carnaby, Karla Ruston, Nona Dixon, Jessie Firth, Kathleen Garnham, Vera Haycock, Betty Diz Perkin, Marjorie White, Cecilia Wolesley, and Mrs. John Bache. Fishwick and Garnham advanced deep in recent Florida and South Atlantic championships at Palm Beach and Ormond Beach. The Sedgefield course in Edgefield measures 6,666 yards with a par of 70.
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Edgefield
N. C
Florida
England
Diana Fishwick
Cecil Leitch
America
Fishwick
North Foreland Club
Ruby L. Fishwick
Bee Brindle
Royal West Norfolk Club
Molly Carnaby
Karla Ruston
Langeley Park Club
Nona Dixon
Wentworth Club
Jessie Firth
Formby
Kathleen Garnham
Nate Club
Essex
Vera Haycock
Dulwich
Sydenham
Betty Diz Perkin
Hanger Bus
Marjorie White
Roehampton
Cecilia W. Wolesley
Royal Ashdown Forest Club
John &. Bache
Stewart Hanley
Detroit
Palm Beach
Ormond Beach
Garnham
Ormond
Martha Parker
Spring Lake
WN. J
Sedgefield
North Carolina
Kidnappers Seen Near Weaverville in Brevard Abduction Case
Asheville reports say Joe Bradley and Happy Brown, wanted for abducting Norma Shipman, wealthy widow, were spotted near Weaverville. Deputies searched Rev Spurgeon Bradley's Jupiter home at 4 am after Weaverville police relayed sightings. No trace of the two or Shipman’s car found amid ongoing search.
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Asheville
Mar
Joe Bradley
Happy Brown
Brevard
Norma Shipman
Buncombe County
Weaverville
Teague
Spurgeon Bradley
Jupiter
Garrison
Michael
T. K. Brown
Teagué
Sheriff's Department
Bradley
Brown
Dr. Harris
Thieves Break Into Two Stores Net About $4100
Unidentified thieves broke into McIntyre and Solomon general mercantile on East Russell Street and King Pin Bowling Alleys on East Broad Street, stealing cigarettes, cigars, and ladies hosiery valued around 4100. A stamp machine and stamps worth 50 were also taken from Washington Street Pharmacy.
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McIntyre and Solomon General Mercantile
East Russell Street
King Pin
East Broad Street
McIntyre and Solomon
Washington Street
Kennedy Awarded $26 In Damage Case
The $500 damage suit of J Maynard Kennedy of the Thomasville road against Charlie Willis at High Point Municipal Court ended with a jury verdict of $26 in favor of Kennedy for the destruction of two trees on the Kennedy property. Willis had counterclaimed $1,000 for opening a road, which was denied.
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J. Maynard Kennedy
Thomasville Road
Charlies T. Willis
High Point
Kennedy
Leicester Bank to Reopen Under Old Charter
Asheville March 21 obstacles to reopening the Bank of Leicester were removed at a depositors meeting. A 7:30 pm Monday session at Leicester school will organize depositors and elect officers. The bank will reopen under its old charter with new stock issued. it has been closed since November 20. Former president J. T. Davis led the bank prior to closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Mar
Bank of Leicester
Leicester School
C. R. Bohannon
O. M. Clark
W. H. Pless
L. &. Allman
J. T. Davis
Cotton futures rise on steady cables and demand
In New York and New Orleans trading, cotton futures advance as Liverpool cables show firmer tones. May climbs to 10.96 while October reaches 11.54 in New York. end of session gains run to 8-10 points in New Orleans with May at 10.96 and October 11.53. Strong demand and improved cables support firmer market tone.
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New York
Mar
Liverpool
India
Burnley
Lancashire
New Orleans
P.C
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Starr Motor CO
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Pontiac & Durant
Cor, Commerce & Hamilton
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R. B. Gantt
J. L. White, Inc
Stevenson
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Main Street
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el Fur Furniture
Ideal Ghob
Holden
Washington ST
City Shoe Shop
West Commerce Street
Sykes. Jarrett's Stationery Co
H. L. Bunnell Shoe Shop
N. Wrenn
Southern Chemical Co
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Wrenn Street
Charles Flooring Co
Alberta
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W. B. Tallman
Baywood Hotel
Thomasville
High Point Junk and Metal CO
Lorelle Heanty
West Washington St
J. E. Suits Shoe Shop
Salisbury
Salisbury Hospital
Japan
Amos Realty CO
Wachovia Bank Bldg
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
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Hoover
West Indies
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Sedgefield Links
Mid-South
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Shining
Pop
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Warner Brose
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Westing Blec & Mfg
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Woookworth «Tercesveccesss
Yellow Tr & Cab
Leicester Bank
South Carolina
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