Ready Money Reaches New High Record
The AP reports that cash liquidity in the United States rose to a new high with M1 deposits and currency in circulation surging. The Commerce Department notes income payments index at 83.3 in September, deposits reach about 57.0 billion, foreign money influx boosts lendable funds, and officials discuss large scale private utility expenditures to bolster wartime readiness.
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Washington
National Iame
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
Curney
Wall Street
Final "Movie Memory" scene in Rooney contest at Paramount
The Paramount Theater hosts a Movie Memory Contest tied to the new film Stablemates starring Mickey Rooney and Wallace Beery. Contestants clip five Rooney scenes, identify their source pictures, and mail entries or drop them at the box office. Prizes include six Paramount tickets. contest ends noon Saturday with winners announced Sunday.
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Paramount Theater
Mickey Rooney
Wallace Beery
Paramount
Rooney
Abbots Creek Farmer Robbed Near Home Wednesday Night
Thomasville report says Charlie Clodfelter, a prominent Abbotts Creek farmer in Davidson county, was held up and robbed near his home about eight o'clock. A black man in a dark suit drove a Chevrolet with red headlight attachment, took about $80, and Clodfelter was cut on the hand while defending himself. Leon Whack, a Plant C employee from Thomasville, was questioned after identification by J. T. Shoaf, though Whack denies involvement.
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Abbots Creek
Thomasville
Charlie Clodfelter
Abbotts Creek
Davidson County
Barker Picks College Football Picks
Herbert W. Barker surveys the week’s games, listing selections for teams like Pitt Fordham Army Notre Dame Northwestern Minnesota Tennessee LSU Duke UNC Texas Christian Baylor California Oregon State Boston College Florida Columbia Cornell Harvard Princeton Holy Cross NYU Ohio State Penn Navy Penn State Syracuse Yale Dartmouth Duquesne Mississippi Oklahoma Tulsa Kansas State Wake Forest Clemson Alabama Vanderbilt NC State Furman Virginia Virginia Tech Virginia Mary Maryland Virginia Military Texas A and M Arkansas Rice Auburn Texas UCLA UCLA and Southern California with caveats.
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Northwestern
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Harold van Every
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Louisiana
George Cafego
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Christian Baylor
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Oregon
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George Washington
Mississippi
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Villanova
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Georgetown
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
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Iowa
Marquette
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Missouri
Msa
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Sooners
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Ernie Lain
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Army Plane Hits Six Miles A Minute Speed Crown
The Curtiss P-37, a six-mile-a-minute pursuit aircraft, marks a rapid leap in air power. A 360 mile Dayton Ohio to Buffalo New York flight in 61 minutes showcased its capabilities as the experimental phase ends and an initial squadron of 15 is set for delivery. An unrelated patent aims to solidify natural honey into a hard non sticky mass at ordinary temperatures.
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Army
Dayton
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Benjamin S. Kelsey
Air Corps
U. S
Robber Identified in Nighttime Car Visit and Whiskey Sale
The man tried to get him to the car claiming he planned to sell whiskey. He refused to buy and left in his automobile. Clodfelter confirmed the man as the same one who came to his house earlier and said the same car was used in the robbery.
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Clodfelter
Roundup of college sports, drafts, and boxing notes
SID FREDER reports on freshmen eligibility, Dana Bible and Texas, Frank Milani advancing in the Yankees system, Maurice Strickland heading to Louis forward, Jolson moving to broadcast Armstrong Garcia card, and boxing sparring incidents. The piece also ponders Big Ten officials attire, Pop Warner at Temple, Duke-Syracuse poetry note, Pirates trade chatter, Ohio State upset chances, and weekend picks across multiple programs.
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Eddie Uriets
New York
McCoy
Dana Bible
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Longhorn
Dani
Frank Milani
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Wenatchee
Wash
Binghamton
Maurice Strickland
New Zealand
London
Jov Louis
al Jolson
Armstrong-Garcia
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Seaborn Ashley
Big Ten
John Henry Lewis Has Title On Block Tonite
John Henry Lewis of Phoenix world light heavyweight champion defends his crown tonight in a 15 round bout with Al Nelson Gainer in New Haven. The fight, first title bout in the light heavy division between two Negroes, drew betting interest with Lewis a 7 to 5 favorite to retain the championship won three years ago from Bob Olin in St. Louis.
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Phoenix
Ariz
al Nelson
Batttle
Lewis
Bob Olin
St. Louis
Priday Match in Winston-Salem Dr Pepper Team
A brief sports note from Winston-Salem records a Priday match between the Dr Pepper team and the Coca Cola team. Details on date, venue, and final score are unclear in the fragments.
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Winston-Salem Dr. Pepper
Navy trivia and quotes from Walter Winchell column
A collection of naval lore and anecdotes including wrap handling at White House events, midshipman slang for Annapolis, a note on flogging ending in 1862, Lara Nelson’s collar tapes marking naval victories, and rules against civilian crew in Navy planes. Gouverneur Morris on national defense costs and independence.
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U. S. Navy
Navy Department
Lara Nelson
Gouverneur Morris
Senate
Europe
Mexico moves to reclaim world oil markets
Mexico announces a drive to regain world oil markets after expropriating 17 oil properties. Italy’s Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli contracted to buy several million dollars worth of oil while sales teams were named to promote in the United States and Brazil. Costa Rica receives 500 tons of asphalt. A New York oil man aims to move 10 million barrels to the US and Europe for cash and credits in Germany.
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Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli
Rome
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Brazil
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Mexico
Cardenas
Japan
New York
W. R. Davis
Europe
Germany
Italy
Kerr’s Quickest Choice at Halfback Named in Albany Era
Hamilton N Y Oct 28 Joe Hoague of the current Colgate varsity earned the regular fullback post under coach Andy Kerr in all the years of Kerr’s tenure. Hoague, the first sophomore to win the job, secures a key position for Colgate football this season.
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Hamilton
N. Y
Joe Hoague
Colgate
Andy Kerr
Long Island University Students Seek Football Team
New York report notes LIU students petition Dean Tris tram Walker Metcalfe to add a football squad. The piece also mentions rabbits and badgers sharing burrows though using separate entrances.
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New York
Long Island University
Tristram Walker Metcalfe
Wisconsin Grid Star Weiss Nominated For Senior Class President
In Madison on October 28 Howard Weiss Wisconsin fullback received nomination from a campus fraternity bloc for senior class president. Coach Harry Stuhldreher approved Weiss run though Badger athletes have long stayed out of campus politics.
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Howard Weiss
Wisconsin
Badger
Harry Stuhldreher
Weiss
Raleigh Baptist Association Installs New Moderator
APEX N C Oct 28 The Raleigh Baptist Association named Robert N Simms Jr as moderator. Simms a lay leader from Tabernacle Baptist Church in Raleigh was chosen to lead the association.
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N. C
Raleigh Baptist Association
Robert N. Simms, Jr
Tabernacle Baptist Church of
Raleigh
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