Market declines as major issues ease losses at noon
The New York stock market slipped in slow trading with copper, rails, and motors hardest hit as lower earnings from General Motors and Ford weighed on autos. The Dow average stood down about 80 cents at noon with industrials and rails softer and several major names listed by Associated Press.
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New York
Rails
Motors
Weaeal Motors
Ford
Auto Group
General Motors
Point
Dow Jones Averages and Market Figures Overview
The Dow Jones averages at noon show mixed results across sectors with utilities and rails noted. Readouts include figures around 482.67 for one index, rail at 159.99 to 160.52, utilities around 63.71 to 65.69, and stocks near 170.44 to 171.03 with volumes of 650,000 to 1,640,000.
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Bache & Co
Cotton futures open steady with 15 cent drop
New York cotton futures opened unchanged to 15 cents a bale lower on the market.
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New York
Cage Match To Benefit Kim Im at High Point College
A comic basketball game at High Point College raises funds for Kim Im a 12 year old Korean girl adopted by the student body under the Foster Parents Plan. Faculty players led by Dr Lincoln Lorenz face a Lambda Chi Alpha contingent with possible pro ringers. Proceeds go to Kim Im’s care with the college band to perform before and during halftime.
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High Point College
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Lincoln Lorenz
Jack Kidd
A. S. Withers
Grady Whicker
Harry Martin
Arthur Williams
Thomas Keedy
Raiford Porter
Kim Im le
Lew Lewis
City Needs More Hotels Motels Speaker Claims
A Toastmasters speaker Ben Witherington urged High Point to attract more hotels and motels and improve airplane service for furniture buyers. He criticized airport transportation as inadequate while noting local staffing needs. Other speakers included Hubert Rockwell Porter Hauser and Branson Wall with Sherman Ajc.i and Chick Jarrell as topic masters. Gerald Winfrey served as chief evaluator and Reese Felts as timekeeper.
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Toastmasters Club
Ben Witherington
High Point
Hubert Rockwell
Porter Hauser
Branson Wall
Sherman Ajc.i
Chick Jarrell
Gerald Winfrey
Reese Felts
Guilford Farm Agent Honored By Association
Jamestown resident Williard H. Kimrey Guilford County Farm Agent was honored at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents convention in Houston Texas. He received the distinguished service award and has led Guilford County agriculture since 1947.
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Williard H. Kimrey
Jamestown
Guilford County
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Houston
Texas
Kimrey
Hodges Plans Pre Election Statement On Governor Duties
Governor Hodges promised a pre election statement outlining his view of governor duties to be released at a news conference next Thursday. He noted he will have spoken 48 times between Sept 24 and election day and hinted at a planned much less active schedule afterward. He cited the Pittsburgh trip and a possible new plant in Cleveland County as examples of industry agriculture ties and discussed rural road bonds as a sales point for attracting industry. He called Klan appearances unwanted and dismissed Republican rumors about district campaign plans.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Shelby
Cleveland County
Ku Klux Klan
Ben Douglas
Charlee R. Jonas
Brentwood School Fall Festival Slated Friday
The Brentwood School PTA sponsors a fall festival at the school Friday night from 6 to 9. Entertainer Jimmy Martin and his Crazy Cats perform. A hot dog supper follows, then movies, a bazaar and games.
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Brentwood School
Brentwood School Pta
Jimmy Martin
Crazy Cats
Riots Continue In Hungary Amid Leadership Shakeup
The Hungarian leadership undergoes a third change in three months as Imre Nagy returns as premier and Janos Kadar is replaced. Budapest reports show curfews extended, rebels still firing, and widespread arrests while Vienna notes refugees and soldiers among insurgents.
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Tito
Iy Janos Kadar
Imre Nagy
Andras Hegedus
Geroe
Matyas Rakosi
Budapest
Budapest Radio
Lea
Austria
Hungary
Vienna
Population figure for eastern Medi ce countries
The readable fragment states a population of 170 million for eastern Medi ce countries. The text is incomplete and lacks a clear source, date, or definable boundaries. Further detail is needed to determine exact scope and timeframe.
Retailers wage fierce race as discount houses surge
Retailers expect the coming year to be the strongest for sales as discount houses and conventional stores clash. The sector sees branches and chain growth, price cuts, trade-in plans, and mass buying by 100 home furnishings retailers to counter catalogue pressure.
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New York
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast States
Acadia National Park Located in Maine Coast
Acadia is a national park on granite mountains off the Maine coast. King Solomon is linked to the first temple in Jerusalem built in year 1012.
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Acadia
National Park
Maine Coast
Solomon
Jerusalem
Two Held On Robbery Charges Questioned
Gaston County officers question two men held on $10 000 bond for armed robbery at a Gastonia motel. Boyd Gardner 39 and Arthur Hollowell 32 from unknown locations were also charged with liquor violations and Hollowell with carrying a concealed weapon. A Spartanburg County detective identified them as the assailants in a scuffle that wounded his hand. The men denied being in Gaston County yesterday, but evidence linked them to the motel robbery and a stolen 1936 car from Atlanta.
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Gastonia
N.C
Boyd Gardner
Atlanta
Arthur Hollowell
Wichita
Kan
Hollowell Ws
Spartanburg County
S.C
Clarence Painter
Painter
Dwight Beam
Gaston County
Spartanburg
Beam
Gardner and Hollowell
Mount Holly
Duffy Tire Co
Zennie Beach
U.S. 29
Sheriff's Department
Bennie Bracksett
Girlings
Brackett
Sheriff's Office
Carroll
Maxie
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American Can Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Tobacco Co
Bethlehem Steel
Burlington Mills Corp
Chrysler Corp
New York Central R R ‘Cone Mills Corp
Carolina Light & Power
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical
Eastern Airlines
Consolidated Edison Eastman Kodak Greyhound Corp
General Dynamics
General Electric
Gulf Oil
Goodyear Tire & Rubber International Harvester International
Tel
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel Johns Manville Loew's Inc
Norfolk & Western Ry
Pennsylvania Railway
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Petroleum
Proctor & Gambler Reynolds Tobacco
Harris
Prais Belk
Davis Patrol & Detective Agency
Jack S. Davis
Hedgecock Lumber CO
Ward ST
Fershhoa
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Pepsi-Cola Company
Dow-Jones
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Southern Railway
J. P. Stevens Co
American Tel
the Texas Co
Union Carbide & Carbon
8Th United, Aircraft Corp
Westinghouse Electric Co
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
F. W . Woolworth Co
Kim Im
Guilford
Conyes
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Weyilia Stores
N. Main
Alko
W. Main
T'Ville
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Business Mirror
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Piedmont Lodge
Robert D. Millar
Woodroe
F. Haywood
Cecil
Hompson
Arthur
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C. B. Piner, JR
Robt. M. Southerland
Sec’y
Southland Bedding CO
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