Steel orders spark broad stock rally in New York
The U S Steel September unfilled orders rose by about 245000 tons, triggering heavy buying as prices surged. U S Steel common jumped 12 points with many issues rising 3 to 12 points. Traders eyed lower broker loans and warned against overcommitment while rails and utilities led gains in a buoyant market.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Shorts
U. S. Steel Common
Call Money
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Steel Corporation
Steel Common
Republic
American Tobacco
Ingersoll Rand
Western Union
American & Foreign Power
Motor Products
Worthington Pump
American Can
Auburn Auto
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Allied Chemical
Johns Manville
Atchison
American Water Works
American Rolling Mills
Consolidated Gas
U.S. Industrial Alcohol
Brooklyn Union Gas
Detroit Edison
Standard Gas & Electric
Corn Products
International Telephone
Seaboard Air Line
Missouri Pacific Preferred
UNC President urges alumni gifts to boost state funds
Chapel Hill, Oct 10. University of North Carolina President Harry W. Chase told Orange county alumni and faculty that private gifts supplement state appropriations, citing Michigan and California examples. He said the alumni loyalty fund aims to foster annual contributions as a long term habit, not a drive, and announced new officers Louis Graves, Obie Harmon, and Herman Baity.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Wisconsin
Harry W. Chase
Orange County
Chase
Dr. Chase
Michigan Law School
University of California
University
Edward K. Graham
Chapel Hill Alumni Association
Louis Graves
Obie Harmon
Herman Baity
Cotton Market Roundup at Liverpool on Oct Ten
Cotton in fair demand with American grades quoted. Prices range from strict good middling 11.02 to good ordinary 9.02. Sales total 8,000 bales with 3,300 American. Receipts 4,000 with 900 American. Futures closed steady across the board from October 9.91 to July 10.09.
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Liverpool
Eloped Couple Flew for Gretna Green Honeymoon
Short Hills couple Robert C. Good Jr of Morristown and Sara M Mackellar of Short Hills eloped by airplane from Hadley Field New Jersey with a pilot friend to Bel Air Maryland Gretna Green and plan a flying honeymoon.
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Short Hills
N. J
Robert C. Good, Jr
Morristown
New York University
Sara M. MacKellar
Hadley Field
Gretna Green
Bel Air
Market Movers Briefs Include Mixed Quotations
Trading activity shows mixed results with several names like Lone Star Gas Penn Road Corp and General Electric Engineering listed among quotes. Investors monitor price changes and percentage shifts as market sentiment fluctuates across sectors.
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Elec Eng
Lone Star Gas
Penn Road Corp
le Vick Finance
Chicago Market Slumps as Government Crop Report Dampens Grain Prices
Chicago market notes a broad decline across grains as selling of future corn deliveries follows a government report projecting 1.802 billion bushels in key states, weighing on wheat and oats. corn finishes down about one quarter to three quarters of a cent, with mixed movements in other commodities.
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Chicago
Argentina
Minister Banker in London Bridges Faith and Work
Reverend F. J. Scroggie serves as a Sunday minister while managing a South London bank on weekdays. He believes a pastor should engage in worldly work to understand people and that business experience enhances his ministry by broadening his outlook through contact with diverse men and women.
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London
F. J. Scroggie
Daring attempt to extinguish massive oil well blaze
In Oklahoma City two Kinley brothers crouched behind shields as they prepared to blast 2006 quarts of nitroglycerin near the Sinclair Oil No 3 Stamper well. The blast aims to force the flame from the 160 foot pillar of fire and halt 50 million cubic feet of gas per day feeding the blaze.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
M. M
Mack
Kinley
F. T. Kinley
Sinclair
Kinley Brothers
Increase In Use Of Cotton Goods
Washington reports a 20 percent rise in finished cotton goods use for the first seven months of 1929 versus 1928. A committee from Commerce and Agriculture and the textile industry cites Institute reports on men’s clothing demand and studies cotton bags for shipments. It notes a DC experiment using cotton instead of paint for traffic markers and two carloads of oranges packed in cotton rags.
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Washington
Departments of Commerce and Agriculture
Cotton Textile Institute
District of Columbia
New York Cotton Opens Steady After Early Gains
Cotton opened steady with a 4 to 10 point advance on steady Liverpool cables and favorable cloth stats. December rose to 18.57 and March to 18.98 on the call, but hedging and local selling trimmed gains. The market ended the first half hour steady with active months up about 2 to 5 points.
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New York
Liverpool
Cables
China
P.C
New Orleans Cotton Opens Higher On Bullish Textile Report
The New Orleans cotton market opened with gains as a bullish textile statistics report showed a rise in gales production, with December at 18.48, January 18.58, and March 18.85, while initial trading pushed prices 8 to 9 points above yesterday. By the first hour, futures were steady at near session highs with steady close to gains of 12 to 14 points. New Haven note: Mrs. Florence Trumbull Coolidge will write on housekeeping for a magazine, learning to cook with John’s help.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
P.C
New Haven
Florence Trumbull Coolidge
John
Senate Rejects Broussard Plan
The Senate rejected the Broussard amendment to a tariff bill that would declare the Philippines' independence imminent and call an international conference to ensure it. Opponents called the vote not a test of independence, saying the issue should not be tied to tariff deliberations.
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Washington
Senate
Broussard
Philippine Islands
My favorite Bible Passage by Smily Newell Blair
A compact note listing a Bible passage favored by Smily Newell Blair and credits James J. Davis with compiling the work for the Bible Guild, dated Friday. The item notes Blair as a writer and lecturer formerly vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.
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Democrati, National Committee
Farm Rivalry at Black Mountain
In Black Mountain on Oct 10 AP reports a spontaneous contest among local farmers to display the tallest corn stalks in Mayor R. E. Finch offices. W. R. Goodson brought a 14 foot stalk, claimed the tallest ever, while J. R. Padgett quickly fetched a 15 feet 3 inch stalk filled with ripe ears.
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Black Mountain
R. E. Finch
W. R. Goodson
J. R. Padgett
Barnett outlines China in Rotary talk at High Point
Eugene Barnett described China and Y M C A work in Shanghai to the High Point Rotary club. He praised Chinese mass humanity, argued China is not communist, and cited reforms toward literacy literature and Christian effort as signs of a bright future. Two appeals followed for charity and local literacy schooling. John W. Clinard joined the club as a miller. Musicians from the American theatre entertained members.
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China
Rotary Club
Eugene Barnett
Orient
Mr. Barnett
Florida
University of North Carolina
Edgar Hartley
W. F. Bailey
Fred N. Tate
High Point Association
Shanghai
Barnett
Moscow
Republic
United States
Ita
J. F. Spruill
John C. Abels
Might School For
John W. Clinard
Miller
American Theatre
Miss Carroll
Mr. Clark
New Road in District Opened to Traffic
Part of route 109 from Thomasville 12 miles south toward Troy to route 90 was completed with oil treatment and opened to traffic. Engineer J W Mills of the fifth highway district announced autos could use the road yesterday.
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Thomasville
Troy
J. W. Mills
Fifth Highway District
Revival Meeting to Start Sunday at Silk Street Church
A revival meeting will begin Sunday at the Church of the Living God on Silk Street. All members and friends are urged to attend. Rev. R. C. Pulliam, pastor, will lead the services.
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Church of the Living God
Silk Street
R. C. Pulliam
Roosevelt Hopes to Attend North Carolina Homecoming
Governor Gardner received a letter from Franklin D Roosevelt requesting to attend North Carolina’s homecoming week on October 15. Roosevelt and Hoover were invited. Hoover cannot attend. Roosevelt expressed desire to visit en route from Warm Springs to New York and to be present for the October 15 events.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Hoover
General Assembly
Moosevelt
Gardner
Warm Springs
Plan Largest Cigar Factory Opened in Kansas City
The American Cigar Company, subsidiary of American Tobacco, plans a world leading factory in Kansas City with 4 million dollars payroll and 3 million dollars investment. Frank W. Harwood, vice president, announced the decision. The plant will exclusively produce a cigar also made by the Niles and Moser Cigar Company of Kansas City.
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Kansas City
American Cigar Company
American Tobacco Company
Frank W. Harwood
Niles and Moser Cigar Company
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Trade
USDA notes potato receipts 126 cars on track 401 with total U S shipments 1 308 cars Fair trading market up to 2 50 Fancy shade higher Minnesota sacked round whites Hollandale 2 30 to 2 40 others 2 10 to 2 35 Minnesota North Dakota sacked Red River Ohio’s best 2 30 to 2 40 others 2 10 up South Dakota sacked Early Ohio’s 2 45 to 2 60 Idaho sacked russets 2 50 to 2 90 mostly 2 75 to 2 85
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
Ohio
South Dakota
Idaho
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Protestant Episcopal Church
Gate City Motor CO
Jack Borris
Mgr
Wrenn St
Bear Elwood Hotel
Piedmont Building & Loan
Wachovia Bank
Geo, A. Matton
Pies
W. ©. Idol
Sec
Adams-Millis
Car Fay
Bret
Am Tobacco
Am Tobacco B
Am Woolen
Wes Cannon Mills
Es Can Pac
Cuba
Davison Chem
Drugs Inc
Dupent Aty & Bk Aca
Gen Motors
Elec
Wes Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Aia
Éuneti Ooess
Liggett
Wee Wee
Macy
Aes
Pac Mills
Pan Am Pet
Fam Lasky
Penn RR
Phillip Morris
Phillips Pet
Senewse
Pullman
Ees
Eeses
Rem Rand
Eess
Reynolds
Eevee
Schulte
Seaboard
Sears Roebuck
Simmons Co
Sinclair Con Oil
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Bae Wee
UN Cig
Per i. Sc Wes
U S Steel
U S
Univ Leaf
Ward Baking
Westing Elector
Willys Overland
West Union
Woolworth
John P. Boughan
Associated Prett
Smily Newell Blair
By Emily Newell Blair
Matthew
The
Bible Guild
James J. Davis
Labor
Rotary
Plan
Wachovia
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Raleigh Salisbury
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