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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1931
Page
7
A dense snapshot of a historical stock page shows numerous tickers and percent changes for companies across sectors. Notable entries include Gen Motors, Goodyear, Sears Roebuck, Union Oil, Texaco and North American lines, with gains and losses listed in percentages and dollar values under scattered column headings.
The report notes silver easing amid gains in wheat and corn. Liverpool cables show hedge selling and European liquidation as Alexandria and Bombay markets slip. Egyptian futures in Alexandria fall 14 to 42 points, spot down ten points, while Indian cotton prices in Liverpool weaken.
Unseasonable gains pushed Chicago grain prices higher as Liver pool wheat rose on Argentina crop worries and tight export supplies. Corn followed wheat upward amid Manchuria tensions and weaker rice crops in Asia, while oats and provisions gained on cereal strength and weather.
Wheat up and silver down created a confusing background for securities. Shares drifted lower after early hesitation as copper, electrical equipment, rail and utility issues led losses. Westinghouse fell sharply while several majors like American Telephone and New York Central slid.
The Civic Cup committee meets at 3 pm Tuesday at the Sheraton Hotel to select the 1991 recipient for the citizen who rendered the greatest unselfish civic service in High Point. Nine civic organizations form the committee and final selection will occur at a public meeting early next year.
Grandi arrives aboard Conte Grande after a city meeting where he was called a distinguished assassin. Antifascisti and communists clash during events ahead of his talks with foreign officials. Grandi, in his thirties, is described as a youthful Fascisti leader and world figure.
Chicago November 16 U S Dept of Agriculture report shows hogs at 65000 head with early losses 10 to 15, later 15 to 25 lower. 170 to 290 pounds 4 60 to 4 85. cattle 16000 with strong feeder steers 25 higher on shipper accounts, other grades mixed and weaker overall.
The Chamber of Commerce outlines a new business world driven by groups and teamwork. It notes rapid change, rising complexity, and the shift from individual action to collective effort through trade associations and chambers, urging greater cooperation to boost prosperity.
Market notes list cattle and vealer ranges by weight with bids from 7.50 to 12.55 across fat, yearling, and feeder categories. Sheep activity shows 15 to 25 for native lambs, 4.50 to 6.50 for lambs and feeders, with smaller bids for ewes and stocker stock.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Parmint double strength at drugstores, mix with four pints of water and sugar, and take four spoonfuls repeatedly to relieve catarrh and head noises. It claims nostrils unclog, breathing eases, and mucus stops dripping into the throat. The treatment is said to be easy to make, pleasant tasting, and inexpensive.
Funeral services for Mrs Loella Crowson were held Sunday at 2 PM at Mt Gilead Methodist church in Randolph County. Rev W R Kelley and Rev Edward Suits officiated. pallbearers included E M Peace T J Osborne John Baker J W Davis Joe White and J G Woodard. Burial followed beside her husband in the church cemetery.
A Utah senator favors a general sales tax aligning with Reed of Pennsylvania. The administration studies tax ideas as a deficit grows to 903 million dollars last year and over 661 million in the first four months after June 30 1931. Some Republicans push higher income taxes and an inheritance or gift tax as alternatives. Garner and Harrison endorse higher levies on large incomes, while Smoot questions Senate approval of the sales tax.
The article outlines four measures: loan and refund options for a 9 million dollar issue at six percent, authority to borrow 10 million at six percent to cover deficits until January 1933, and permission for counties to levy up to 40 cents per 100 dollars with validation in 1931. It notes calls to broaden the legislative agenda and remarks on an eight-month school term if financial bills pass.
Report notes 13,600 troops remain in position after the Mukden coup of September 18 with about 200 killed or seriously wounded in engagements and a fresh mixed situation continuing.
Marketing copy touts Fasteeth as a solution to denture slipping rocking and bling. The claim emphasizes comfort and confidence with a focus on product benefits.
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