Market Generally Sags To Lower Level
Market news shows a light trading day with a heavy undertone on November 17 in New York. Major issues declined while a few edged higher or held fractions. walls street focus remained on foreign debts and dividend actions, notably Penick & Ford declaring a $1 extra dividend plus 25 cent regular, and National Lead maintaining its usual payment.
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Wall Street
American Tobacco
Eastman
Johns-Manville
New York Central
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
Union Pacific
Liggett & Myers
Kuckawanna
U. &. Steel
Anaconda
Corn Products
Consolidated Gas
National Biscuit
American Can
American Smelting
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
General Electric
General Motors
Standard of New Jersey
Pacific Gas
Procter & Gamble
Puble Service of
New Jersey
Vanadium
Penick & Ford
Safeway
National Lead
Greta Garbo Sees Slapstick Film During Paris Holiday
Paris nov 17 Greta Garbo famed film star visits Paris on holiday avoiding publicity she travels from London to Paris wearing large horn rimmed glasses and a dark wig then attends a Paris Champs Elysees slapstick movie per Petit Parisien noting her enjoyment.
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London
Hollywood
Paris
Champs Elysees
Petit Parisien
Jazz Aggregation at Broadhurst Tonight
Duff's Rhythm Hounds were scheduled to perform last night at the Broadhurst for Amateur Night. Management says the dates were mixed and the group will instead appear tonight, with music starting around nine o'clock.
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Duff
Rhythm Hounds
the Broadhurst
Lutherans Hear Three Propositions at NC Convention
At Winston-Salem on November 17 the Brotherhood of Lutheran Churches in North Carolina heard three recommendations. They urged free will offerings each month for Iron Mountain Lutheran School for Boys at Konarock, attendance of district presidents at all Synodical Brotherhood executive committee meetings, and districts appointing extension work committees. R L Conrad reported new local Brotherhoods and loans totaling 11,500 to mission congregations. H E Isenhour highlighted the Tron Mountain school’s work.
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Winston-Salem
Brotherhood of Lutheran Churches In
North Carolina
Iron Mountain Lutheran School For
Konnarock
Synodical Brotherhood
R. L. Conrad
H. E. Isenhour
Salisbury
National Brotherhood
Tron Mountain School
Butter And Eggs Prices In Chicago Market Report
Butter and eggs prices shown for Chicago on Nov 17 list butter at 6 054 cents per pound for firm creamery specials 93 score 231 2 to 24 extras and 92 23, extra firsts 90 91 211 2 to 221 2, firsts 88 89 191 2 to 201 2, seconds 86 87 17 to 181 2, and standards 90 centralized carrots 21 %. Eggs priced at 2 138 cents per dozen with firm status and unchanged.
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Chicago
Wed Three Times He Has Little To Say
In Charlotte on November 17 a city police court heard R. D. Avent’s bigamy case tied to three wives. Wives testified of marriages and cruelty, divorce, and undisclosed living spouses. Avent offered little during the hearing and was bound over to superior court in $1000 bond.
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N. C
R. D. Avent
Avent
McColl
8. C
Avant
R. D Avant
Kannapolis
R. D. Avant
Albemarle
Superior Court
Freeman Dies in Jail Awaiting Trial for Theft
Jonas Freeman died in jail here while awaiting trial on a theft charge. The brief report notes his detention and death in the facility without detailing cause or circumstances.
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N. C
Jonas Freeman
Teenager Hurt In Wreck Near Rocky Mount
Russell Inscoe, 17, suffered a broken back when his car overturned three times attempting a curve near Rocky Mount North Carolina. He was hospitalized with injuries described as serious but not life threatening.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Russell Inscoe
Here
Contenders Begin Lively Battle in Speakership Race
The race for speaker intensifies as Democrats seek a Northeast South split and Alabama rivals McDuffie and Bankhead vie for favored status. Rainey pushes regional balance amid Tammany Hall hopes, while Burns and OConnor seek key endorsements in a crowded field.
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Bankhead
O’connor
New York
John N. Garner
Texas
House
Senate
New House
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Rainey
Middle-West
Roosevelt
Northeast
Garner
South
Burns
Rainey and
Yros
Tammany Hall
North Carolina Treasurer Resigns for New Role
Governor Gardner announces Hon. John P. Stedman resigns as state treasurer to become district manager of the agricultural credit corporation. Charles M. Johnson named successor, native of Pender county with vast local government experience. W. E. Hasterling to fill Johnson’s unexpired term as director of local government.
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John P. Stedman
Agrcultural Credit Corporation
North Carolina
Charles M. Johnson
Stedman
Johnson
Pender County
W. E. Hasterling
Easterling
State Mails Relief Checks to North Carolina Counties
The state sent 187 250 in relief checks to counties including Craven 1500 Cumberland 3000 Currituck 400 Dare 400 Davidson 3000 Davie 700 Duplin 3500 Durham 6000 Edgecombe 2500 and Guilford 12000 Gaston 5000 Gates 504 Graham 350 Grenville 2500.
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Gaston
Gates
Graham
Grenville
Britain supports equal arms for Germany at disarmament talks
The British and Italian delegates backed equality in armaments while France urged conscript armies and equal basis terms. Sir John rejected expanding on France’s plan, noting long study required. American and Russian reps urged concrete action and return of Germany to the conference to secure a treaty.
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Italy
Arthur Henderson
Germany
Rene Massigli
France
Europe
Great Britain
Norman Davis
Geneva
Bulwinkle predicts beer bill passage next Congress session
Charlotte December session may modify the Volstead act to permit sale of beer with about three to four percent alcohol, according to Congressman A L Bulwinkle of Gastonia. He also calls the home loan banks a political move and doubts their ongoing function.
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Charlotte News Today
A. L. Bulwinkle
Gastonia
North Carolina
Dead Negro and His Landlady Indicted in Natchez Slaying
Natchez Mississippi November 17 grand jurors after two days of inquiry returned true bills against Lawrence Pinckney Williams alias George Pearles and Emily Burns for the August murder of Miss Jane Curget Merrill. Richard H. Dana and guardian Ottavia Dockry were not charged.
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Natchez
Miss
Jane Curget Merrill
Lawrence Pinckney Williams
George Pearles
Merrill
Emily Burns
Richard H. Dana
Octavia Dockry
Weather Map Shows Snow and Cold Across the Nation
A wintry system crossed the U S from the West, bringing scattered snow and rain to the East and South. Texas and Oklahoma faced freezing temps while New England saw 46 to 58 degrees in milder spots. Indianapolis reported 8.6 inches of snow, with many Indiana areas at 12 inches. Weather predictions promise more cold, with warmer spells in the Southwest.
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Dixie
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Idaho
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N. Y
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Richmond
Birmingham
Ala
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Tenn
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Colorado
New Mexico
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Aviatrix Faces Turbulence on London to Cape Town Flight
London November 17 Amy Johnson flying to beat J A Mollison record reported a forced landing at Benguela due to no oil pressure. Mollison expressed hopeful remarks while officials investigated fuel and oil filter concerns. A fuel stop near Luderitz was planned but later reports placed her route toward Massamedes after Benguela.
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J. A. Mollison
Amy Johnson
Cape Town
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Amy
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Eee
Massamedes
Pair Goes On Trial For Murder Facing Robbery Charge
Greensboro report states Paul Spence and Fred Winkler faced murder charges in the October 1 store shooting of Herman Smith, a bystander, during an attempted robbery. A 40-member special-venue jury was underway with a full panel expected. Judge W F Hardy presiding. Both men share additional indictments with four others for the Bank of Maiden robbery on August 2.
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Paul Spence
Fred Winkler
Superior Court
Herman Smith
W. F. Hardy
Bank of Maiden
Accommodating buck stumbles into hunter's lap
In Albuquerque on November 17 H F May, a hunter, shot a big buck that charged him from nine feet away. The deer stumbled and fell almost into May's lap after his second shot, ending the encounter.
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Albuquerque
N. M
H. F. May
May
Nimrod
Judge Helmick Receives Letter From Suspended Sentencee
In Albuquerque on November 17 a man who had a suspended sentence for writing a bad check wrote to Judge Milton J. Helmick saying he had broken the terms and intended to surrender. He did not provide his address.
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Albouerque
N. M
Milton J. Helmick
Cowboy Arrested for Vagrancy Over $50 Theft
Reno police nabbed Richard Sichler a self described dude cowboy for stealing $50 from a six week old resident. He wore movie cowboy attire and was found guilty of vagrancy and ordered to leave the city or face jail.
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Reno
Richard Sichler
Two French Villages Claim World’s Shortest Names
Paris November 17 reports a new world record revealed by two French villages Y and O in Somme and Orne, each claiming undisputed title to the shortest village names.
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Paris
Somme
Orne
Loans Approved by RFC Totals Over 1 Million
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized more than 1.04 million dollars in loans. Read across states Alabama Virginia and West Virginia with amounts ranging from small six figure figures to over 238 thousand dollars.
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FR. F. C
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Alabama
Virginia
West Virginia
Roosevelt To See Hoover On Debts Tuesday
Congress debates debt policy as Representative McPedian argues against action while McReynolds and Rainey clash with claims Hoover struck a moratorium deal with Laval. Critics say unauthorized pledges caused the debt crisis and the moratorium was repudiated at the polls after Hoover’s loss.
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Hoover
Congress
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Pennsylvania
Rainey
Illinois
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Tennessee
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House
Laval
State Department
Baptist Convention Opposes Any Liquor Law Change
The South Carolina Baptist convention in Columbia today launched a protest against any repeal or weakening of state or national prohibition laws. It called liquor traffic a great curse and urged enforcement and improvement of prohibition, urging leaders to oppose repeal.
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The
South Carolina Baptist Convention Today
Social Service Committee
United States
Girl Seriously Injured in Goldsboro Auto Crash
Louise Heath, 10, of Goldsboro North Carolina, was struck by a car while returning home from an auction sale and died. The incident occurred near her route home, shocking the local community.
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Goldsboro, N. C
Louise Heath
Reynolds Raleigh to certify Reynolds for short Senate session
The state board of elections will meet next week to certify Robert R. Reynolds for the short session of the U S Senate. The action avoids waiting until December 5 when Congress convenes.
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Reynolds
Raleigh
Robert R. Reynolds
U. S. Senate
State Board of Elections
Congress
Two-State Meeting Of Christians Nearing Its Close
The North Carolina Virginia conference of United Congregational Christian churches neared the end of its three day session at Mt. Zion Christian church near Mebane. Officers were reelected with Dr C H Rowland of Greensboro as president and Rev W E Newman Virgilina Va as vice president. The Rev Stanley C Harrell of Durham was secretary and W Waldo Boone of Durham treasurer. Mission board members included W B Truitt Greensboro Dr J C Atkinson Elon The Rev Stanley Harrell Durham and C BE Newman Virgilina. Dr L B E Smith president of Elon College urged continued support for the school in an address yesterday.
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Greensboro
J. C. Atkinson
Elon
Stanley Harrell
Durham
C. BE. Newman
Virgilina
L. BE. Smith
Elon College
Te School
Yesteray
Founder of Fassifern School Kate Shipp Dies at 78
Miss Kate C. Shipp founder of Fassifern School for Girls at Lincolnton and Hendersonville died in a hospital after a long illness. Born in Hendersonville she was a former Raleigh teacher and St. Mary's alumna. She established Fassifern in 1907, later relocating to Hendersonville before transferring control in 1925.
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Lincolnton
Kate C. Shipp
Fassifern School
Wendersonville
William Shipp
North Carolina
Hendersonville
Raleigh
St. Mary's School
Fassifern
Joseph Sevier
Loew Plane Crash Kills Pilot Injures Arthur Loew
The Spirit of Fun aircraft crashed near Victoria Falls during an Orient tour, killing the pilot and injuring producer Arthur Loew and companion Joseph Rosenthal.
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