Shares Sell Out After New Upturn
New York stocks firmed early on Thursday May 26 but the gains faded. American Telephone lagged, Allied Chemical and J J Case fell from early positives, American Tobacco issues and International Harvester slid sharply, and American locomotive dropped to a low. The final tone was heavy.
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New York
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
J. J. Case
American Tobacco
International Harvester
American Locomotive
Sneezer Causes Court to Pause With Prolonged Sneezes
In Kinston on May 26, during a murder trial, an elderly man in the gallery began a long series of sneezes. Judge Garland Midgette tried to halt the disruption, but the sneezing continued, drawing amusement and comments from observers.
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens Steady After Early Losses
Cotton trading in New Orleans opened easier due to lower Liverpool cables and May liquidation day with May futures sliding early before partial recovery. May, July, October, and December futures showed mixed shifts with prices around 14.66 to 15.88 as the session progressed and the market remained near highs at the first hour.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Mrs A H Maynard Injured in Sea Grove Car Crash
News from here reports Mrs A H Maynard of this city sustained painful cuts and bruises when the automobile she rode in near Sea Grove overturned yesterday. Her young daughter and another passenger Mrs Ellis were injured. Mrs Maynard is in Greensboro visiting relatives. details remain uncertain.
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A. H. Maynard
Seagrove
Burton Case Is Continued Today
The case against John Burton of High Point charged with murder in an accident on the High Point Thomasville highway that killed Clarence Cox of Wadesboro was continued in municipal court until next Monday morning.
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John Burton
High Point
Thomasville
Clarence Cox
Wadesboro
Political Rally For John D Hmphreys Planned Tomorrow
A rally will be held tomorrow night in room 7 at As kin's store to support John D. Hmphreys of Stokes County running for superior court judge in the Democratic primary on June 7 in the 12th judicial district.
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Askin
John D. Hmphreys
Stokes County
Superior Court
12Th
New York Cotton Opens Steady Despite Weather News
Cotton opened steady with a drop of 2 to 7 points as favorable southern weather and soft Liverpool cables supported prices. Market eased to about 16.14 for July and 14.60 for October, then steadied with slight gains on covering. Liverpool reports of selling in Manchester and continents and slack demand abroad tempered losses.
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New York
Liverpool
Oklahoma
Manchester
Continental
Bombay
South America
Africa
P.C
Oco
Three Judicial District Candidates File Expense Accounts
In Raleigh on May 26 three candidates filed their expense accounts with Secretary of State James A. Hartness. J. Will Press Jr. running for solicitor in the eighteenth district reported 130 dollars. Zeb V. Long for solicitor in the fifteenth district and Gill Wyley Klutz for superior court judge in the sixteenth district showed 20 dollars each, the filing fee being the only expense.
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Raleigh
Judicial District
James A. Hartness
J. Will Press, Jr
Zeb V. Long
Gill Wyley Klutz
Mosquito Fleet Of Rum Runners Off Buffalo Doomed By Canadian Statute
Buffalo reports that a Canadian liquor export ban will end the Ontario based rum running fleet. The measure will outlaw legal exports to the United States, increasing cross border smuggling and raising prices in Buffalo. Officials warn smugglers will face both Canadian and American enforcement after the law takes effect.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Great Lakes
Governor General
Canada
Bridgeburg
Port Colborne
Ontario
United States
Senate Leaders Plan Quick Passage Of Key Bills
Washington May 26. Senate Republicans conference to dispose of major bills before adjournment including London naval treaty and rivers and harbors while advancing hearings. Watson notes no vote taken but aims to clear path for treaty. rivers and harbors and tariff studies likely to be modified before floor debate. Walhalla lynching indictments dealt to grand jury. details withheld. Judge Dennis warns against partisanship.
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Washington
Senate
Watson
Foreign Relations Committee
Veterans’ Legations
House
Congress
Johnson
California
Hale
Maine
Naval Committee
Five Killed in Ontario Train Collision
Five members of a Hamilton family died early today when their car returned from Montreal to Coburg, Ontario, and was struck by a Canadian National railway engine near Coburg. Police said the crash occurred as the car neared home, the victims including two adults and three children.
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Oshawa
Ont
Montreal
Hamilton
Canadian National Railways
Coburg
Wake County Negroes Protest Registration Bar
Secretary W. J. Bryan received a protest signed by 13 Wake Forest residents alleging registrar bias in the Wake Forest precinct. The document claims an outsider administered an educational test and that black voters were threatened with barring to deter turnout. The protest asks the Wake County elections board to forward copies to the state board.
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Raleigh
W. J. Bryan
Wake County Board of Elections
Wake Forest
County Board of Elections
State Board
Bryan
Gambling losses rise at France casinos
French casinos report losses topping 17.5 million dollars for the prior year amid 166 registered venues. The figure reflects bets placed and payouts across the sector, highlighting ongoing consumer gambling activity and regulatory context in the gaming market.
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France
Angling Season Opens June 10 for Major North Carolina Fish
North Carolina anglers await June 10 as the fishing season opens for bass bream perch and crappie after a 50 day protection period. The department of conservation and development notes the move aids breeding and future catches while trout season in the mountains began April 15 and continues in the west.
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Raleig
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Department
Graf's Log By Associated Press Aboard Pilot Ship
The log recounts the eastward voyage in EST times from Friedrichshafen to Seville then to Pernambuco and across the Atlantic via Las Palmas Cape Verde and Porto Praia. It notes crossings of the equator, landings at Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro, and a return leg toward Pernambuco with a sighting near Victoria en route.
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Seville
Pernambuco
Las Palmas
Canary Irelands
Porto Praia
Cape Verda Islands
Campo Dos Alfonsos Airfield
Victoria
Rio Janeiro
Memphis broker hits hole in one at Blowing Rock
G. D. Taylor, a Memphis cotton broker now residing in Charlotte, scored a hole-in-one on the 170 yard ninth hole during a golf round at Blowing Rock, North Carolina on Sunday.
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Gastonia
G. D. Taylor
Memphis
Charlotte
Blowing Rock
N. C
Taylor
Four Dead In Arkansas Liquor Feud
LEPANTO Ark May 24 A liquor and narcotic feud between rival factions near the Toronza river and the Mississippi caused four deaths at a village carnival. The dead include Clyde Keller 33 Walter Mobs 38 Ira Blackie Williams 21 and George Laudermilk 35. Eight others were wounded the bystanders among them two may die. A bystander was struck by a stray bullet. Local violence erupted when Williams and his followers confronted Keller and his group on the carnival grounds.
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Lepanto
Ark
Toronza River
Mississippi
Clyde Keller
Ira
Blackie
Williams
Walter Mobs
George Laudermilk
Keller
Social Notes From Hamptonville and High Point
Society items report Lee Olin Henderson visiting his parents in Hamptonville N Y and J C Cramer from Winston Salem visiting friends in High Point. Mrs W G Matton arrives from Mexico City to stay with Mrs G A Matton on Hillcrest drive. Little Faye Lynch, daughter of Mrs Nell Smith, is rapidly improving after a severe illness at her East Green street home.
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Lee Olin Henderson
Hamptonville
N. Y
J. C. Cramer
Winston-Salem
High Point
W. G. Matton
Mexico City
G. A. Matton
Hillcrest Drive
Faye Lynch
Nell Smith
East Green Street
Potatoes Describe Chicago Market Prices and Trade
Chicago on May 26 reports mixed potato trade with 166 new and 26 old on track 230 new and 78 old. U S shipments totaled 9659 Saturday 90 Sunday old dull. Wisconsin round whites 2.50 to 2.75. Idaho russets 3.05 to 9.45. Bliss Triumphs 2.90 to 3.15. South Carolina cobblers at 5.00.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Idaeho
Russetts
New
Southern
Bliss
South Carolina Bliss
Building a Modern Giant Ocean Liner in a Shipyard
The project calls for 2000 workers in the shipyard for 100 weeks to complete the hull and fittings while outside work requires about 12,000 men for one year to finish auxiliary tasks and supporting labor.
Newsprint quality questioned by Cincinnati editor
Dr Thomas F Hart editor of the Catholic Telegraph argues in Asheville that modern newsprint made from wood pulp is less durable than century old rag stock. He was attending the Catholic Press association convention and doubts future papers will endure as the old ones did.
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Asheville
Thomas F. Hart
Cincinnati
Ohio
Catholic Telegraph
United States
Hart
Catholic Press Association
Unemployment Two Per Cent of Total Raleigh Population
Raleigh relief figures from the 1936 census show unemployment at under two percent of the city’s total population. The report details the scale of jobless in Raleigh on May 26.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Unemployment Figures From 1930 Census
Thomas C. Council census supervisor for the ninth district reports preliminary unemployment data from Raleigh. Of 678 residents aged for work who cannot find jobs, Raleigh’s 1930 population stands at 37,601. He notes Wake county Bufoek horn township and Deep River township in Les county show population changes since 1920.
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Thomas C. Council
Raleigh
Buoeckhorn Township
Wake County
Deep River Township
Les County
Liverpool cotton futures steady after dull spot market
Cotton spot prices eased with American grades down across the board led by good middling at 9.04 and middling 8.48. Total 2,006 bales including 1,390 American. Receipts 12,000 with American nil. Futures closed steady: May 8.11, July 7.99, October 7.81, December 7.82, January 7.85, March 7.88, May 7.92.
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Liverpool
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