Sparks Circus Parade Delights Crowds at Jones Field
Hundreds watched the morning circus unload and transfer to Jones Field as 11 oclock parade moved on time. The afternoon show featured L Ora the Jungle Queen with diversions from the Sells Trio and Riding Rooneys while 700 people and 500 horses performed The Flag of America for the two hour program.
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Jones Field
Randall Drug Store
Jack Phillips
America
J. H. del Vecho
Alice Sohn
Hazel Bailey
Geo. Sohn
Tom
Betty Waters
Sonny Bros
Sells
Rooneys
New York Hippodrome
Steve Batty
Franz Woske
Iron Shell
Children Sing At Revival Service At Local Church
The Main Street Methodist church held a revival service last night with Rev. Carolyn Hosford guiding about 200 children on the platform. The Rev. W. B. Davis preached on As for me and my house we will serve the Lord. Tomorrow three services include 11 o clock sermon with Miss Hosford leading music and a 7 30 p m night service. At 4 the afternoon program features Miss Seester preaching to women over 14 entitled The New Woman.
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Main Street Methodist Church
Carolyn Hosford
W. B. Davis
Firemen Defeat Enterprise Team
Firemen rally in the eighth frame to score three runs and defeat the High Point Enterprise 8 to 5 at Welch Park. Dazzy Wance McGhee and Bee man pitched well through seven, but McGhee faltered in extras as Enterprise scored three. Wade Renfrow made key plays in left field while Enterprise’s shortstop misfired on returns. It was the third meeting between the clubs, each winning once.
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Dazzy
Wance McGhee
Beeman
Wade Renfrow
Enterprise
Population of New York Two Hundred Years Ago
A historical note states that two centuries ago New York’s population was under 6,000 with about half identified as negroes. It reflects early diversity and the city’s small size before rapid growth.
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New York
Rise and Fall of Berlin Underground Waters
The article examines fluctuations in underground water levels in Berlin, detailing historical highs and lows and their environmental implications for the city. It notes measurements, potential causes, and impacts on infrastructure and urban planning.
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Berlin
Poultry Market Report from Chicago on Sept 11
Chicago market reports show alive poultry steady with 10 car receipts. Fowls 20 25 percent higher. springs 23 25. turkeys 34. roosters 18. ducks 22. geese 17. Market observed South hedge selling in Liverpool via private cables with potential weakness over Sunday.
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Chicago
Gulf
Southern Hedge
Liverpool
Chicago Dairy Prices Rise with Creamery and Egg Receipts
Chicago market news shows butter and egg prices higher on September 11. Receipts include 11 613 tubs of creamery products and 9 157 cases of eggs with mixed grade listings and 42 percent creamery extras noted.
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Chicago
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easy Amid Rain Shortage
The New Orleans cotton market opened easy as lower cables and scant rainfall in the belt pressured prices. Early trades showed losses of 16 to 20 points with October at 17.21, December 17.30, and January 17.37 to 17.40, then a 7 to 8 point rally as buying recovered after the decline.
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Yellow Cab
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Warner Brothers Pictures
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Sethlehem
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Jucible Steel
Davidson Chemical
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Foreign exchange quotations in cents and currencies
New York markets report firmer foreign exchange rates with British pounds at 485 43 on demand and 485 5-8 on cables. France and Germany show mixed figures. several European and non European currencies listed with varying bid and offer levels, including Belgium Italy and Switzerland.
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Italy
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Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentine
Brazil
Tokko
Shanghai
Montreal
Weekly Cotton Goods Market Update In New York
Demand for cotton goods broadens and prices edge higher as grey goods mills fill remaining weeks of production. Mills report profits tight due to rising cotton costs with cloth prices lagging. Primary market quotes include Print cloths 28 inch 64x64s 64s 54 cents 64x60s 54 4 cents 38% inch 64x64s 81 4 cents brown sheetings 13 cents denims 11 cents.
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New York
Southern Standards
Cotton market opens lower on renewed liquidation and hedging
The New York cotton market opened with declines of 13 to 18 points as active months posted net losses of 17 to 20 points after the call. Local selling followed easy Liverpool cables and south weather improvements, though futures steadied after December slid to 17.37 amid weekend covering and tropical storm concerns near the West Indies.
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New York
Liverpool
West Indies
Raleigh Granite Co hires state prisoners for Wake county quarries
The 119 inmates returned from an Asheville quarry are hired by Raleigh Granite company for Wake county quarry work. Two camps will be set up near Wendell and Rosesville, joining the 87 state prisoners already employed at the Neverson quarry as prison officials plan to expand the program.
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Raleigh Granite Company
Wake County
George Ross Pou
Wendell
Rosesville
Pou
Granite Company
Neverson
DIRT DEALS IN THE COUNTY
Property transfers across Gilmer and Morehead townships involve many buyers paying $10 and other valuables. Notable deeds include parcels in Hamilton Lakes and Hills Dale along with multiple lots in Griffin Park and Morehead Park.
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A. Sherrod
L. J. Marsh
Alec Wray
A. Sherod
W. A. Hayes
A. E. Taplin
Hills Dale
J. Allen Austin
T. A. Brower
Griffin Park
W. C. Gray
A. P. Samuels
J. C. Welch
Roy JL. Bundy
J. A. Myatt
Bundy
Morehead Township
J. F. Stevens
J. S. Johnson
Howard Avenue
W.H. Andrews, Jr
I Crouse
Hillcrest
Co. C. Wimbish
P. H. Moss
Rhodes
F. A. Silver
W. H. Bonkemeyer
Guilford College Road
Charles M. Ball
R. J. Moors
Morehead Park
Prisoners Express Satisfaction With Work Done
Officials report prisoners showed high satisfaction with the work performed. Thirty eight other inmates were moved to different camps in the state today, cutting the convict population at the state prison by 157.
Textbook prices in North Carolina may trigger new state action
Enterprise Bureau reports a political showdown looms over school book prices in the upcoming legislature. Publishers have agreed to NC prices matching Tennessee, with Allyn and Bacon possibly joining, while debates focus on reducing costs without disrupting distribution and profits.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Tennessee
Allyn and Bacon
World's Largest Generating Unit Put Into Operation
The Brooklyn Edison Company started operation on September 1 of a new steam driven generating unit at its Hudson Avenue plant in Brooklyn. Built by Westinghouse, the 80,000 kilowatt turbine delivers 125,000 horsepower at 90 percent efficiency, with a 144,000,000 gallon daily water flow through the condenser. The unit, part of a $50 million expansion, enhances electric power supply and showcases engineering scale in a waterfront Brooklyn complex.
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Hudson Avenue
Brooklyn
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
South
Philadelphia
Westinghouse
Brooklyn Edison
Manhattan
Bronx
New York
Hudson Ave
Nue
East River
Matthew S. Sloan
Brooklyn Edison Company
European capitals now connected by air routes
Nearly all European capitals are linked by commercial or government aircraft lines, creating broad air connectivity across the continent.
Cummins Electro Chemical Co Advertises Batteries
An advertisement from the Cummins Electro Chemical Co promotes cures for sick batteries. It claims their batteries last longer and cost less, with installment plan options. Address listed is 205 West Green Street. Dated 9-24.
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Cummings Electro Chemical Co
West Green Street
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