Park Starts Swing of Circle as Papers Chief
Raleigh publisher John A. Park, head of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, leaves for a tour to boost membership and press ahead with a national advertising push. He will attend Texas and other southern events, with dates from Sept 8 to Sept 18 across multiple cities.
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Park
Circle
Raleigh
John A. Park
Raleigh Times
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Association
Galveston
Texas
Texas Press Association
Tam
W. Va
Clifton Forge
Lynchburg
Bootleggers Fail in Black Ankle Liquor Deal
Federal agents Kennedy and Hendricks arrested Charlie Freeman and Nephie Dunn after a failed sale of nine gallons of whiskey near Black Ankle Montgomery County. The two suspects were held on $500 bond after a chase and hearing in Asheboro. A 1926 Ford and the liquor were seized.
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Charlie Freeman
Nephie Dunn
Black Ankle
Montgomery County
W. T. Kennedy
T. M. Hendricks
Kennedy
Hendricks
Moody Dunn
Asheboro
Greensboro
Market Reports Poultry Chicago Trade Update
Poultry market notes in Chicago show steady demand with receipts of 13 cars. Fowls bring 20 to 25 cents, springs 23 to 25, turkeys 34, roosters 18, ducks 22, geese 17 cents per pound, reflecting a mixed but stable market.
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Chicago
Market Ticker Shows Mixed Vaunt Amid Turbulent Trading
Broad trading action across major stocks and bonds with gains in engines and chemicals while energy and transport shares waver. Notable activity in Brookyn Edison and Westinghouse Electric with mixed results among General Electric General Motors and Union Pacific amid fluctuating foreign exchange rates and spot prices for several large cap names.
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Hudson
Poole
Brooklyn Edison
Radio Corporation
Unif
Union Tank
Westinghouse
New York Call Money Rates Mixed as Time Loans Decline
AP reports New York money markets show closing call money at 5 with all loans at 5, time loans steady to 60 90 days at 4 47 and 4 6 months at 474 5, prime mercantile paper at 442 amid mixed collateral and shifting rates.
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New York
Sept
Prime Mercantile Paper
Commodity Prices Steady Amid Mixed Metals Quotes
New York copper and zinc show steady activity on spot and futures markets while tin remains irregular. Lead and iron hold prices with electrolytic copper at 14 percent asked and antimony at 1600.
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New York
Potatoes Market Report Chicago September Shipment Totals
AP notes 24 car receipts and 606 cars shipped on trains with a generally firm market. Wisconsin round whites sold 2.80 to 3.00 a bag bulk 2.75 to 2.90. Idaho, Colorado sacked rurals 2.85 to 2.95. Minnesota sandland and Ohios 2.50 to 2.65.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Idaho
Colorado
Minnesota
New Orleans Cotton Opens Mixed as Market Sets Early Tone
The New Orleans cotton market opened regular with better cables. Near months declined 2 to 3 points, distant months rose 3 to 9 points. Prices rallied with October at 1797, December 1802, January 1806, up 9 to 12 points from lows, and 9 to 10 points above previous close before steadying awaiting government data.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool Cables
Alexandria
Liverpool
Foreign exchange rates in foreign currencies and cities
The report lists easy quotations in cents for Great Britain at 485 1-16 and 4859-16, France at 291 and 292, Italy at 35914 and 361, and demand figures for Belgium, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Romania, Argentina, Brazil, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Montreal. It includes 60 day bills on banks at 481% and various cable quotations.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
Wall Street Opens With Industrial Group At Record High
Heavy buying lifts the market as the general average reaches a new high. U S Test Iron Pipe and American Smelting start one point higher, along with U S Steel and Mack Trucks leading the advance.
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Wall Street
New York
U. S
U. S. Steel
Farm Congress Bill Is Presented For Relief Cooperatives
The American Farm Congress presented a farm relief bill to President Coolidge and over fifty congressmen. The measure mirrors the Fess bill by aiding cooperatives to dispose of surplus crops without direct government control, offering financial support to cooperatives for non perishables like cotton, grains, wool, and tobacco.
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Paul Smith
N. Y
President Coolidge
American Farm Congress
White House
Fess
Farm Congress
Two Die in Smithfield Auto Crash
Mrs. J. R. Wyndham of Wilson's Mills was killed instantly near Smithfield in a Monday night accident. Her daughter Katherine was in a local hospital in critical, nonresponsive condition and not expected to recover.
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Smithfield
J. R. Wyndham
Wilson’s Mills
Katherine
Here
Monda
Pirates Beat Reds 6 to 1 in Double Header Opener
Pittsburgh fans saw the Pirates defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 1 as Donohue and Lucas were hit for 15 in the first game. Waner doubled and scored, Wright tripled and drove in runs, Drest, Traynor, Cuyler, and others contributed to a decisive early lead. The Reds managed a single rally in the eighth before Cincinnati went down in the ninth.
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Pittsburgh
Donohue
Lucas
Pirates
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Donahue
Meadows
Waner
Brickell
Wright
Dres$t
Traynor
Cuyler
Reds
Zitzmann
Roush
Christensen
Mayor Moffitt Tops Bids in Bankrupt Stores Auction
H A Moffitt bid 7150 to buy the stock and equipment of two former Consolidated Stores at public sale. Receivers of the failed grocer operations recommended court confirmation. Separate bids included 2275 for North Main stock and 2800 for East Washington stock.
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H. A. Moffitt
Consolidated Stores Incorporated
Commercial National Bank
Guilford County Superior Court
North Main Street
East Washington Street
J. S. Pickett
Lassiter Donates Local Street Improvement Costs to College
Robert G. Lassiter chief executive of Lassiter Construction offers to pay through the street paving assessments for a West College Drive improvement from Montlieu avenue to L. B. Kennett property. The 1000 foot project benefits High Point College as officials say the gift enables greater extension work.
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Robert G. Lassiter
Lassiter Construction Company
R. M. Andrews
Lassiter
West College Drive
Montlieu Avenue
L. 8. Kennett
Kennett
High Point College
Andrews
Conditions of crops in southern states noted in weekly summary
The Agriculture Department reports overall cotton progress in eastern areas, with central districts showing poor to fair and western regions poor. Temperatures near normal and rainfall moderate, but heavy rains in some sections, with Kentucky rains delaying tobacco, Tennessee and Maryland crops affected. Sweet potatoes dug widely in the southeast. Louisiana sugar cane recovering from storm damage. Virginia and North Carolina report good progress, with corn and tobacco advancing. Tennessee notes good corn, poor cotton, and tobacco fair amid insect and shedding damage.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
Tennessee
Maryland
Louisiana
Virginia
North Carolina
Pastor Teaches Two Ways To Be Brother's Keeper
The Rev B W Davis of Main Street Methodist spoke on Genesis 4 9 at a revival, stressing silent influence and urging Christ conversion as two ways to be a brother's keeper. Assistant Rev Carolyn Hosford sang as children filled the afternoon meeting and prep for next Friday night program.
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B. W. Davis
Main Street Methodist Church
Cain
Abel
Carolyn Hosford
Bowen
Tobacco belt markets open with strong prices in NC
Eastern North Carolina tobacco growers celebrate as the eastern belt markets open with an average price near 25 cents per pound the highest since 1919. In Haywood County Sheriff Cabe returns Geo Farley to Massachusetts after a dispute over a reward and requisition papers. Raleigh reports the state board of education wins the textbook controversy with publishers agreeing to NC price parity.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Asheville
McLean
Cabe
Haywood County
Geo. Farley
Massachusetts
Farley
Board of Education
Supreme Court to Hear Mecklenburg Game Law and Durham Election Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court will today hear two appeals from Mecklenburg and Durham counties. The Mecklenburg case challenges county game laws while the Durham case tests election laws as they apply to majorities.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court
Mecklenburg
Durham
British Officers Die of Wounds on Yangtze River
In Shanghai on September 8, reports say Commander F C Darley and Lieutenant A R Higgins of the gunboat Dispatch, and Lieutenant C F Ridge of the gunboat Cockchafer, died from wounds received during Monday’s engagement with Chinese troops on the Yangtze river. Commander L S Acheson of the Cockchafer was also wounded.
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Shanghai
F. C. Darley
A. R. Higgins
Dispatch
C. F. Ridge
Yangtze River
L. S. Acheson
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Rose Furniture Co
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Onic
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Davidson Chemical
Pennsylvania
Pierce-Arrow Mot
Rey. Tr. & Steel
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Iseacsss
Cork
ORIG
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du Pont de Nem
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Foundation Co
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General Electric
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Gulf States Steel
Biaswe
Montgomery Ward
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
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Northern Pacific
Eee
Packard Motor Car
Pan. Am
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Bodes St
Seaboard Air Line
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Southern Pacific
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Aes
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Soqiate
Elwood Hotel
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