Market Opens With Dull Trading And Mixed Signals
The New York stock market opened dull with little conviction as traders awaited tests of current levels. Copper prices rose slightly on larger buying, while petroleum shares showed weakness amid talk of further price cuts. Major gains centered on a few high priced issues as worries over a sustained rise persisted and Treasury bill offerings loomed.
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Department of Justice
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United Corp
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J. I. Case
Macy
Vulcan Detiining
Detroit Edison
International Business
Manhattan Electric Supply
Anaconda
Home Sound
Byers
du Pont
Air Reduction
Best & Co
American Power and Light
Warren Bros
Johns Manville
New York Stocks Mixed Across Broad Market
The list of stocks includes Am Tel and Tel, Am Sugar, Bethlehem Steel, Coca Cola, Gen Motors, Coca Cola again, and more. Several firms show varied movements with gains and declines across sectors. Overall the report spans multiple blue chips and industrials with notable percentages indicating mixed performance on the day.
New York cotton opens steady as rains in west eyed
Cotton opens steady to modest declines amid easy Liverpool cables. Old crop months steady on covering, new crop offerings light with rain forecasts seen as delaying harvest but possibly beneficial long term. May eases to 16.30. July near 16.28. October 14.56. domestic April consumption 538000 bales vs 632000 a year ago.
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Liverpool
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British Board of Trade
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Potatoes Market Report Across States May Grow Steady
U S Department of Agriculture reports 147 on track 318 and total shipments 714 Saturday and 52 Sunday. Wisconsin sacked round whites bring 2.50 to 2.75, Idaho russets 3.25 to 3.60, new stock very good and firm. Texas bliss triumphs run 3.40 to 3.65 with occasional higher, Alabama and Louisiana bliss 3.25 to 3.40, ordinary 3.16.
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Five states each have a single member in Congress
Delaware Nevada Wyoming New Mexico and Arizona each send only one representative to the House, reflecting their small populations and apportionment. The distribution underscores how district counts align with state population sizes in Congress.
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Nevada
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
Congress
Engagement of Olivia Margaret Shepard to Burr announced
New York society page reports Olivia Margaret Shepard, daughter of Mr and Mrs Finley J Shepard, engaged to John Read Burr. The Shepards, wealthy and prominent, appear in society coverage along with a note on a new safe refrigerator gas by the Bureau of Mines.
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Finley J. Shepard
Olivia Margaret
John Read Burr
Shepard
Helen Gould
Two Men Win Yukon River Breakup Sweepstakes
Francis J. Burton and W. R. Sherwin split a $5 670 prize after correctly predicting the Yukon River breakup time. Their guess of 6 42 p m on May 10 was one minute off the actual moment.
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Francis J. Burton
W. R. Sherwin
Yukon
Mechanical substitute to replace bands at posts
A plan proposes using a mechanical music substitute for bandless army posts. The device is tested and reportedly produces volume comparable to two marching bands. The proposal aims to maintain musical presence without a live band.
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Fisherman Barnwell Wins Correction Over Unearned Tale
York, Ss. C.J.R. Barnwell, a fisherman, was portrayed as starting at 9 a.m. and returning at 5 p.m. without a catch. He demanded and received a correction stating he actually began at 5 a.m. The incident shows Barnwell's insistence on factual reporting.
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Ss. C
J. R. Barnwell
Outstanding Winston-Salem Citizens Honored at School
Four Winston-Salem residents named outstanding citizens by the chamber of commerce have their portraits hung at Richard J. Reynolds School. A. C. Miller and R. E. Lasater funded the municipal airport. R. Haberkern gifted the Memorial Industrial School. Henry R. Dwire noted for numerous civic deeds.
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A. C. Miller
R. E. Lasater
R. C. Haberkern
Henry R. Dwire
Miller
Mr. Lasater
Haberkern
Memorial Industrial School
Dwire
Comic Papers By Plane For Children On Ranch
Every Sunday morning Air Mail Pilot Al Davis flies east over eastern Washington as children near a ranch house await the drone of his motor. They watch the plane roar from the west and Davis drop tightly rolled Sunday comic pages to the awaiting group.
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al Davis
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Miss Tate Serves as Marshal at NCCW
Greensboro May 12 The North Carolina College for Women announces the next scholastic year marshals by society Miss Mabel Tate of High Point is added to the Adelphian group joining Mary Delia Rankin and Sue Trenholm Other new marshals include Evelyn McNeil Charlotte Hill Virginia Clarke Ellie Currin Elizabeth Lewis Martha McGee Helen Shuford Mabel Shepherd Elizabeth McLoughlin Jane Johnson Mary Jane Wharton Elizabeth Henley and Mary Henri Robison
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Lumberton
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Kinston
Virginia Clarke
Leslie Rothrock
Mount Airy
Helen Shuford
Alethean
Ellie Currin
Catawba College to Host Police School in August
Salisbury report says Walter F. Doby executive secretary of the North Carolina Police Association announced the second annual police school will be at Catawba College August 11 to 14. The convention of the state police association follows on August 14 and 15. The school is sponsored by UNC extension.
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Chicago Livestock Market Report May 12
Hogs total about 50,000 head with direct sales steady to 10 cents lower. top at 10.35, many ranges listed by weight and class. Cattle and calves about 20,000 and 2,900 respectively, prices mostly 25 cents lower early, with various weight bands showing typical bids and ranges, cows and bulls included. Sheep about 20,000 with bid shifts 25 cents or more lower, woolskins above 10.25 and lambs 9.25 to 10.15 depending on weight and grade.
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Poultry Prices Steady in New York Markets
New York traders report steady poultry prices for May 12 with dressed poultry holding firm. Quotes list chickens at 28 to 38 cents per pound for fresh, 25 to 36 for frozen, fowls 24 to 31, roosters 15 to 19, turkeys 25 to 31 fresh and 32 to 42 frozen, ducks at 21.
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Kendall Praises University Work at Chapel Hill
Henry P. Kendall, Boston mill owner and Kendall Company president, commends the University of North Carolina for its handling of industrial and social problems. He notes the school’s emphasis on creative thinking and practical solutions, and urges continued, fact based study to aid Southern economic progress.
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Liverpool cotton market reports mixed prices and sales
Liverpool May 12 The cotton market shows quotes lower with American grades leading declines. Sales reach 3,000 bales including 2,400 American while receipts total 2,000 with no American receipts. Futures close quiet with May through March bids listed.
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Corrections to Geometry and Architecture Notes
The Parthenon is at Athens Greece. The crosspiece on the T square should have the straight side facing inward. The curve on the artist divider is reversed. The Parthenon is Greek architecture instead of Gothic. The scrambled word is PATIENT.
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Greece
Old Car Still Runs But It’s Buggy Now
In Paris Arkansas Ed Bartsch built an early motor buggy in the 1906 era. The horse named Dobbin remains to pull the gasless buggy after the motor was removed. The vehicle still runs, though it is now buggy and joke worthy.
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Paris, Ark
Paris
Ed Bartsch
Dobbin
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