Mixed stock market sees tobacco and auto stocks lead gains
The AP market report shows a fluctuating early session with the Dow up 1.05 at 731.47 as tobacco, auto, and chip stocks move. Gains and losses are spread across sectors like steels oils chemicals and building materials amid yearend tax selling and consolidation.
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ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Associated Press
Great Western Financial
Zenith
Sweets Co
America
Studebaker-Packard
Ford
Philip Morris
American Tobacco
Liggett & Myers
Westinghouse Electric
Union Carbide
Philco
International Telephone
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Pfizer
Merck
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Dow Jones Averages Reported By Bache & Co
The Dow Jones averages show the industrials around 730.90 at today’s close near 730.42 after a 0.58 move from earlier levels. Rail stocks hover near 148.19 with utilities around 134.97 and utilities at 135.34 as volumes range from 810 thousand to 4.5 million shares.
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New York
Adams Millis
Allied
Tel & Tel
Atch T&sf
Germany
Borg-Warner
Cannon Mills
Caro P&l Etesuccess
U.S
Bonn
Celanese Corp
P&f
Ches & Ohio Feeee
Chrysler
Coca-Cola
West Berlin
Clay
Brandt
Columbia G&e
Union
Curtiss
Eastman Rod
Firestone
Ford Motor Rr
Gen Foods
Gen
Gerb
Goodrich BF
Goodyear T&r
Greyhound
Corp 440
Nickel Can
Int Paper
Kenct Cop
Liggett & Myers
Lackh Air
Lariliard Pate
ALL McLean Tri Monsanto Betes
Monty Ward
Motorola
Nat Biscuit Tree
Nat Dairy Pr
Ibs
Nat Distillers
NY Centra
Norf & Wes
Onio Oil
Penney J C
Pennsy RR
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Petr Pure
Ece Radio Corpe
Beetener
Reynolds
Stevens
Texaco Inc
Textron Inc
Henne Ba UN Carbide
Eereee
Union Pac
United Airlines
United Alter
United Fruit
P&p Ettene Western Md
Bache & Co
South Carolina Leads Fourth District Checkers Tournament
In Greenville three South Carolinians and two North Carolinians led at the start of today’s play in the Fourth District American Checkers Federation Tournament. Frank Raysor and J. B. Hord of Greenville faced strong competition as Leroy Carthers of Anderson Elbert Lowder of Albemarle N C and Ira Shoaf of Winston Salem N C battled on even terms through Thursday’s three rounds. Twelve of the 34 players have been eliminated.
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Greenville
S.C
Frank Raysor
J. B. Hord
Leroy Carthers
Anderson
Elbert Lowder
Albemarle
N.C
Ira Shoaf
Winston-Salem
Cotton futures rise on open in New York
New York cotton futures opened up one dollar per bale from the prior close, signaling a stronger start in the market.
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New York
Gov Rockefeller conducts perilous search along hostile coast
Governor Rockefeller leads a rescue effort after his son Michael and Rene Wassing set out from Agats in a double hull catamaran. They capsized in rough seas near the Eilanden River mouth. Dutch and U.S. forces coordinate as a safety plan unfolds while the governor shifts to a command post to supervise the hunt.
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Michael
Rene S. Wassing
Rockefeller
Wassing
Amsterdam
Eilanden
U.S. Pacific
New Guinea
U.S
E. Jansen
Pirimapoen
Cooks Bay
Sears Fire Loss Set At $500000 in Kinston
In Kinston North Carolina fire officials and businessmen assessed the Sears Roebuck Department Store fire at a total loss with early damage estimates around 500000 dollars. The two story building contained Christmas goods and sparked as the first rainfall since September 27. About 50 firefighters controlled the blaze two hours after it started. The adjacent store suffered smoke damage while rain limited further damage. The blaze marked the second holiday fire in two years in the district.
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Kinston
N.C
Sears Roebuck
Sears
Two NC Men Die In Truck Crash Near Richmond
Walter Hubert Faulk 22 and Freddie W. Faulk 39, both residents of Vass North Carolina, were killed when their truck struck a concrete bridge pillar on the Richmond Petersburg Turnpike just south of Richmond at 6 a m. The vehicle, carrying household belongings, burst into flames.
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Richmond, Va
North Carolina
Walter Hubert Faulk
Freddie W. Faulk
Rt. 2
Vass N.C
Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
Richmond
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