Flood of Selling Hits Stock Market
The market closed the week with a violent two hour selling session on Saturday, about 3,000,000 shares traded. Many leading issues fell 5 to 25 points, with several stocks hitting new lows as bearish activity dominated and rumors circulated before denial by responsible quarters.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Morgan
Tvo
United Cigar Preferred
Stock Exchange
General Motors
United Corp
United Gas Improvement
Auburn Auto
U. S. Steel
Johns Manville
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
American Telephone
Consolidated Gas
Western Union
American Tobacco
American Can
North American
American and Foreign Power
Eastman Kodak
Montgomery Ward
Simmons, Atchison and
Union Carbide
North Carolina Doctors Named Fellows of ACS
CHICAGO Oct 19 The American College of Surgeons elected several North Carolina physicians as fellows. Named were Edward Clayton Ashby Mount Airy Allan Caruthers Banner Russell Osborne Lyday Greens boro Harold Clerk Charles Strickland Norburn Asheville Donnell B Cobb Goldsboro Roy Bowman McKnight Charlotte Rand Robert A Ross Durham and Oliver Bennett Spartanburg Ss C
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N. C
Chicago
Ill
North Carolina
American College of Surgeons
Edward Clayton Ashby
Mount Airy
Allan Caruthers Banner
Russell Osborne Lyday
Greensboro
Harold
Charles Strickland Norburn
Asheville
Donnell B. Cobb
Goldsboro
Roy Bowman McKnight
Charlotte
Rand Robert A. Ross
Durham
Oliver Bennett
Spartanburg
Ss. C
Land Sale Notice for 109 Larkin Street High Point NC
Notice of sale under a 1926 deed of trust due to default. The Commercial National Bank of High Point trustee will sell at 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 1929, the property at 109 Larkin Street Guilford County, North Carolina, including improvements, subject to 1929 taxes. Purchaser assumes those taxes. Sale on premises described in Clark and Lambeth lands map and related deeds. Garland B. Daniel is attorney for the trustee.
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Mamie Downing Bailey
Paul D. Bailey
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
County of Guilford
State of
N. C
Larkin Street
State Street
June A. Johnson
C. E
Clark and
Lambeth
P. D. Bailey
Shusband
Office of the Register of Deeds
Commercial National Bank OF
Garland B. Daniel
Stock Quotations From Market Ledger
Quotations show Continental Oil at 36 percent, Ford Ltd at 15 percent, Lone Star Gas at 50 percent, Penn Road Corp at 20 percent, and Vick Finance among listed shares with varied percentages. The fragment cites multiple listings with partially readable tickers and percentages without full company names.
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TTB
Ene BO Continental Oil
Ees
Ford Ltd
Gen ‘Hmilec Ltd
Sess
Lone Star Gas
Penn Road Corp
Eve
Cotr i
Ea Awe Weu
Vick Finance
Ceuk Ae Ieee Ae
New York Cotton Opens Steady After Morning Declines
Cotton opened steady with a 1 to 3 point decline as active months slid 5 to 9 points amid heavy spot movement and Census gin figures due next week. December dropped to 17.84 and March to 18.25 before demand improved at 18.14 for March and a steady market by mid session. Liverpool cables noted Continental and Bombay buying while cotton cloth demand remained cautious. Shipboard stocks awaiting clearance stood at 143,000 bales, up from 102,000 last year.
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New York
Census Bureau
Liverpool
Continental
Bombay
Liverpool cotton market shows price declines and steady sales
Liverpool reports quiet spot trading with lower prices across grades. American strict good middling at 10.60 and good ordinary at 8.74, with 3,000 bales sold, receipts 15,000, futures closed quiet with October 9.59 and May 9.81.
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Liverpool
Potatoes Receipts Reported For Chicago Market
POTATOES CHICAGO October 19 Receipts 161 cars on track 487 total U S shipments reported by the U S Department of Agriculture in the daily market update with brisk activity noted in title text.
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Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Jtrack
U. S
Pacific Liner Aground and Market Slips Reported
Pacific's largest liner is aground as trading remains slow. Market shows slight weakness in russet stocks while other stock holds near stable. Wisconsin sacks round whites at 2.30 to 2.50, Minnesota-North Dakota 2.25 to 2.35, Red River Ohio 2.35 to 2.50, South Dakota 2.40 to 2.50 for Ohio, and Idaho russets 3.00 to 3.20.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota-North Dakota
Red River
Ohio
South Dakota
Idaho
Live stock market results cattle hogs sheep fattening trends
Cattle receipts 300 versus week ago show gains across most categories with fed steers and yearlings up 25 to 50 cents, light offerings keeping light butcher heifers 50 to 70 cents higher, stockers and feeders 25 to 50 cents higher, long yearlings and light steers strong at 15.00 to 16.00, yearling heifers 15.50, western grassers 13.75, stockers 9.25 to 11.25. Sheep receipts 1,500 with natives 50 to 75 cents lower, rangers 25 to 50 cents off, fat ewes unchanged, top lambs 13.35, natives 13.50, feeding lambs 25 to 50 cents higher, bulk 12.50 to 12.00, hogs 7,000 receipts mostly 10 cents higher with top around 10.00 for light loads, 180 lb cattle around 9.75 to 9.90 for 130-160 lb pigs, sows 7.90 to 8.90.
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Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
If He Would Studies Cost Dad and Son Debate
Father complains studies cost money while son admits he does not study hard. A terse exchange centers on education effort and financial strain. The dialogue hints at family pressure and potential solutions.
Grain Prices Slump Amid Broader Market Weakness
Chicago grain prices decline as stock markets weaken. Wheat for December hits season lows. Argentine rain prompts concerns of crop stability. Corn and oats also fall, with minor shifts in other grains and provisions amid volatile trading.
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Chicago
Argentina
Barnhill 10 Make Charge On Monday
In Charlotte on October 19, Judge M W Barnhill postponed verdicts in the O F Aderholt slaying case until Monday Mercer to allow time for a full charge to the jury Two days were requested for preparation as Solicitor Carpenter defended the state's conspiracy claim and apologized to Mrs Aderholt the chief's widow which the defense challenged
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Frank B. Flowers
Flowers
Carpenter
Aderholt
Barnhill
University dedicates new library with Carnegie grant and homecoming events
Dr Louis R Wilson announced gifts to the university including a 100000 Carnegie Foundation grant for a librarians school. Governor Gardner spoke at the dedication and post ceremony homecoming events as UNC prepares an open house and playmakers performance.
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University
Louis R. Wilson
Carnegie Foundation
Keogh
W. D. Moss
Carolina
Gardner
Athens
Georgia
Yale
University of North Carolina
Georgia Tech
A Luxurious California bungalow with Spanish tile charm
The article highlights a low hung California bungalow with a cool porch, brick columns, and tropical shrubbery. Interiors emphasize a separated living and sleeping area, a convenient bath, a basement from the kitchen hall, a large living room with flexible dining space, and a bright kitchen with a corner breakfast nook.
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California
North Carolina Governor dedicates new university library
Governor Gardner dedicates a grand library at the University of North Carolina, praising the building as more than steel and stone, and honoring Dr. L. R. Wilson. He says the project reflects state aspirations for equal educational opportunities and a stronger community. A luncheon with President Harry Chase follows, then a major Georgia versus North Carolina football game.
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North Carolina
University
L. R. Wilson
Gardner
Harry Chase
South
Government Acts In Her Elopement
Mary Lupton a 16 year old high school student from St. Petersburg Florida returns home after appeals to President Hoover and Honduran authorities. Her lover Albert Ordoneiz son of a Honduran army official remains in Honduras under indictment in Florida for kidnapping.
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Mary Lupton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hoover
Department of Justice
Honduras
Sring
Albert Ordoneiz
Florida
Senate tariff debate continues with export debenture vote
The Saturday Senate plans a 1 pm vote on an export debenture amendment as part of a push to speed tariff talks. Leaders also seek quick action, and a Friday session pledged votes on export debentures amid ongoing tariff debates. Senate committees report letters praising Connecticut Manufacturers Association officials as Binghams's secretary. A federal attorney from South Carolina may be summoned over alleged failure to press prohibition cases. An amendment to limit Canadian wheat storage time in domestic stocks passes. Coastwise laws extend to the Philippine Islands under a commerce subcommittee inquiry. Representative Robinson of Kentucky denies soliciting funds from a Kentucky postmaster for his primary campaign.
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Senate
Connecticut
Robinson
Kentucky
Army Can't Accept Navy Postseason Game Offer
AnnapolisMd Oct 19 Rear Admiral S S Robison said only issue between naval and military academy leaders is a set of eligibility rules for all athletic relations A full Army schedule with West Point exams and a Pacific Coast trip would prevent accepting Navy's postseason game offer this year without rules in place
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Naval
Military Academy
Robison
Army
West Point
Pacific Coast
Navy
Inventive Americans Lead Patents Worldwide
Washington DC report quotes Dr W A Kinman acting commissioner of patents stating Americans are more inventive than any other race. About 120 patents are granted daily to American inventors and since 1791 more than 1 750 000 patents have been granted them, nearly half the world total.
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Washington, D. C
W. A. Kinnan
Husband accused of slipper spanking in divorce case
Mrs. Elda McDonald seeks a divorce from Alexander McDonald claiming he spanked her with a slipper and pulled her hair to discipline her. The case raises questions about whether such acts can be within a husband's rights.
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Los Angeles
Elda McDonald
Alexander
Pantages Trial Nearing End as Witnesses Testify
In Los Angeles on October 19, testimony in Alexander Pantages's trial continued with defense expected to call a few more witnesses and Pantages possibly taking the stand to close his case. L. A. Millis accused Garland Biffle of perjury, and Rose Fowler offered a new version of the attack.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Prospect
Pantages
L. A. Millis
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Hedge Selling
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with Liverpool trading above expectations. Early gains of 1 to 3 points gave way to liquidation and hedge selling as forecasts called for warmer weather next week. December, January, and March futures fell about 9 points from yesterday's close. By the end of the first hour trades were quiet and steady with prices near unchanged to slightly down.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Townsend Attends Conference by Air for Marion Meeting
Nat Townsend executive counselor to Gov. Max Gardner flew from Raleigh to Marion by plane for a conference requested by mill officials and labor leaders. He aims to finish the meeting and join Mrs Townsend in President Chase's box at Kenan Stadium for the kickoff this afternoon.
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Raleigh
N. C
Nat Townsend
Max Gardner
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
University of Georgia
Marion
Townsend
Alton Stewart
Chase
Kenan Stadium
Virginia Methodist bishops face residency demand at conference
Richmond Va Oct 19 by a vote of 179 to 68 the 147th annual Virginia conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south adopted a memorial to the general conference requesting a law to require missionary bishops to maintain actual and continuous residence in their assigned field.
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Richmond
Virginia
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
General Conference
Giant cod caught off Iceland lands in Grimsby
A massive codfsh, one of the largest ever landed, was pulled into Grimsby port after being caught off Iceland. The giant weighed over 90 pounds after cleaning and measured 66 inches in length with a 38 inch girth.
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London
Grimsby
Iceland
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