Currency devaluation fears hit New York bond discounts
In New York the market for foreign company and country securities shows large discounts as payments stay in dollars while principal is in local currencies. British four per cent funding bonds maturing 1960 to 1990 illustrate the gap, trading around 37 for a 56 dollar face value, yielding about six percent.
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Leslie Gould
New York
England
U. S. Treasury
Insurance Company
Savi Bank
Garbage Strike Grips Paris Streets with Overflowing Bins
Paris faced a garbage strike as collectors and street sweepers walked out leaving streets lined with overflowing bins. Troops were deployed to collect waste but could cover only part of the city.
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Paris
Week ends with stock market higher despite strikes
New York October 15 The market showed strength amid adverse news and strikes, finishing the week higher than it started. The Associated Press average held near year highs at 67.2 with 460000 shares traded in a two hour session, while volume lagged compared with earlier periods.
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New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Continental Oil Sells Properties In Upper South
Continental Oil transfers eastern Maine properties in Virginia and the District of Columbia to Cities Service effective November 1. The deal includes 51 service stations 23 bulk plants three ocean terminals and two barge terminals with ocean terminals in Baltimore Norfolk and Wilmington and barge terminals in Richmond and Warsaw. Shell Oil buys 14 stations in Baltimore Washington and Norfolk. Total value listed near 7.5 million dollars.
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Richmond
Continental Oil
Maine
Virginia
District of Columbia
Cities Service Company
Continental
Baltimore
Norfolk
Wilmington
N. C
Warsaw
Shell Oil Company, Inc
Washington
Teachers College Opens Campus Radio Station WGTC
East Carolina Teachers College began a series of radio broadcasts on a new campus station. The studio rooms were soundproofed and new equipment installed with future improvements planned. Programs air via WGTC Greenville. Marguerite Z. Austin is production manager and scheduling chief, with Joe Tew of Thomasville as assistant.
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Greenville
East Carolina Teachers College
WGTC
Marguerite Z. Austin
Joe Tew
Thomasville
Security Quotations From the 1949 Market Pulse
The document lists bid and asked prices from the National Association of Securities Dealers and other sources as unofficial guides to securities values dated 10 13 49. It includes numerous companies such as Acme Aluminum American Enka Marietta Bank of Manhattan Colonial Street and Pinecrest with bids and asks across common and preferred shares bonds and related financial instruments.
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Sun Fin Pge
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
S Quest
Alabama
Millis
American Enka Corp
American Marietta Co
American Trust Co
Atlanta Gas Light Co
Auto Finance Co
Q's Auto Fin Co
Si Bank of Manhattan
Bassett Furn, Ind
Bausch & Lomb Optical
Garfinckel, J & Co, Inc
Garlock Packing Co
Gordon Foods, Inc
S. Hones, P. H. Knitting Co
Home Insurance Co
MA Hotels
Staller
Houston Oil Field Mail
Serving Trust Co
Ivey, J B & Co
Jefferson Ltd Life Ins Co
Kingsport Press
Life & Cas Ins Co of Tenn
Long Bell
West Point Mfg Coadh
Wilmington Saw & Trst Co
Miss Truman to Sing in Raleigh Concert
Margaret Truman, daughter of the president, will perform at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh on Monday October 24 following recent concerts at Western North Carolina Teachers College Cullowhee and Greensboro. A sesquiplane is an airplane with a large upper wing and a small lower wing.
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Raleigh
Margaret Truman
Memorial Auditorium
Miss Truman
Western North Carolina Teachers’ College
Cullowhee
Greensboro
Closing Stock Quotations Snapshot From Adams to Woolward
Readable list of closing stock quotations for multiple tickers and commodities. Includes percentages for Adams Exp through Woolward, with numerous industrials, utilities, autos, chemicals, and railroads. Highlights notable entries such as AT&T Boeing General Electric DuPont Penn RR United Fruit US Steel and West Union among others.
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Pepsi Cola
Phillips Pet
Pitt
Radio
Rem Rand
Repub
Swift
Tex Co
Tex Gulf
Warner Pict
West Union
West
Many Names Few Kinds in Global Cheese Market
The encyclopedia notes about 400 marketing names worldwide but roughly 18 distinct cheese varieties exist. The piece also mentions that ten U.S. presidents have been elected more than once, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
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United States
Washington
Jefferson
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Ches & O
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Elec Auto Lt
Firestone
Elec
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Gen Mot
Gillette
Glidden
Goodrich
Goodyear
Graham Paige
Gt Nor Ry Pt
Hud Mot
Hupp Corp
Si Cent
Int Harvest
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Tel & Tel
Jonks Man
Kennecott
Libby O F Gi
Ligg & Myers
Heed
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Lorillard
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Murray Corp
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Lifeti
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Truitt
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Truscon
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