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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1929

Page

5

Stock Market Closes Heavy After Sharp Liquidation

The stock market turned sharply reactionary with heavy selling across accounts as pools attempted to lift prices. Public utilities continued brisk buying while industrial leaders and several blue chips declined, totaling about 1,800,000 shares traded.

Stanley W Associated Press New York London Mexican Seaboard National Cash Register American Telephone Westinghouse Electric Union Pacific International Telephone General Electric U. S. Steel Common Texas and Pacific Columbia Gas Public Service of New Jersey American & Foreign Power North American Auburn Auto Superior Steel Adams Express U. S. Industrial Alcohol Second National Investors

Chicago Livestock Market Report Cattle Prices Fall Across Board

Chicago livestock data shows cattle receipts around 700 with good and choice fed steers and long yearlings down 1.00 to 1.50, fat cows and heifers 25 to 50 lower, bulls and vealers stronger. Top price 17.00 for specials, ex treme top yearlings 16.25, most grain fed steers 12.75 to 15.00. Sheep demand steady with 14,000 direct and feedlot movement. fat lambs 15 to 25 cents lower.

Chicago

Fall Faces Trial Again In Teapot Dome Oil Scandal

The Teapot Dome oil scandal returns to the courtroom as the Fall case resumes proceedings. Market notes list weekly prices for native lambs rangers fat ewes and breeding stock, with hogs and pork product values including top prices and weight classes.

Fall Alfred B. Fall Interior District of Columbia Washington H. H. Rosseau Federal Oil Conservation Board K. C. Finney Thomas J. Walsh Montana

New York Cotton Opens Steady Then Drops on Weather View

The New York cotton market opened steady with a 2 point to 4 point daily drift. Dec contracts traded 18.78 to 18.84 early before slipping to around 18.73 as selling pressure and favorable weather outlook weighed. closing prices posted modest declines and a barely steady finish.

New York Liverpool Southern

Cotton goods market shows active selling in New York

In New York on September 21 cotton goods sold in a moderately active market for finished and unfinished lines. Prices held steady for deliveries from November 15 to March 1 with some new business booked in cutting and wholesale trades. Some fabrics and sheets show shortages while others rise on holiday demand.

New York

Stale News Boast From Smyrna Newspaper

In Smyrna Turkey a local paper openly claims all its news items are at least three days old. It says rival papers rush denials and counterdenials due to slow authoritative information, while it delays publication to reach the age of discretion.

Smyrna Turkey

Insect powder prompt prompts a grim self-harm joke Tit-Bits

A fragment from Tit-Bits shows dialogue about insect powder in a bleak exchange on self harm. The line hints at fatal intent and a cautionary tone within a satirical or moral-satire context.

New York Stocks and Cotton Markets End Lower Amid Liquidation

A broad market slide followed a sharp crop liquidation with heavy hedge selling. Oct futures fell to 18.30, Dec to 18.60, and Jan to 18.68, before closing 8 to 2 points lower. cotton also declined with Jan through Dec contracts marking losses.

P. C. Jen

Wheat and Cotton Markets Fall Amid Supply Estimates

General selling in Chicago pushed wheat to its lowest since July 12 as enlarged world supply estimates fed price declines. Wheat settled 0.5 to 1% lower. corn and oats also slipped. New Orleans cotton opened irregularly with gaps and late-session weakness tied to favorable weather and hedge selling.

Chicago John P. Boughan Associated Press

Atlantic coast storm warning issued by weather bureau

The Weather Bureau issued a storm advisory for the Northeast from Cape Hatteras to Atlantic City. A slight disturbance centered about 300 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida, moving slowly northward, with a strong high pressure area over the mid Atlantic states, will bring strong northeast winds, gale force at times, over the next 36 hours.

Washington Weather Bureau Cape Hatteras Atlantic City N. J Jacksonville Fla North Atlantic Middle Atlantic

Rev O F Barnes to preach at Trinity Baptist

Rev O F Barnes of Columbus Georgia will preach tomorrow at Trinity Baptist church at 11 AM and 7 30 PM services.

O. F. Barnes Columbus Trinity Baptist Church Ervices

Hoover Declines to Pardon Sinclair and Day

President Hoover will not commute the sentences of Harry F. Sinclair and Henry Mason Day, jailed in DC for contempt of court tied to the Fall-Sinclair jury shadowing case. He follows Attorney General Mitchell’s recommendation to not interfere, after Justice Department petitions received last month.

Washington Hoover Harry F. Sinclair Henry Mason Day District of Columbia Sinclair and Day Department of Justice

Memorial honors Tilman D. Taylor, last of two gun sheriffs

A bronze statue memorial to Tilman D. Taylor, famed Pendleton peace officer for 21 years, was dedicated in Pendleton. Taylor was killed in 1929 during a hand to hand clash with jail breakers. The statue by A Phimister Proctor was cast in Vienna after Rome work. Over 250 peace officers from the west attended the dedication during the annual roundup.

Pendleton, Ore Old West Tilman D. Taylor Til’ Taylor West Pendleton A. Phimister Proctor Boston Rome Vienna

Dwire Visits Lexington Rotary Club During Meeting

Henry R. Dwire of Winston-Salem governor of the 57th Rotary district made his regular official visit to the Lexington Rotary club at the March hotel. He discussed Rotary’s evolving phases and clearly outlined the goals Rotarians should pursue.

Lexington Henry R. Dwire Winston-Salem Rotary District Rotary Club March Hotel Rotary

London to Bagdad Service Expanded Through Constantinople

Direct communications between London and Bagdad opened as the Simplon Ex press extended to Constantinople and Nusseibine. An autobus links the town to Massoul, with a narrow gauge railway connecting to Bagdad, marking a new phase in regional transit.

Constantinople Nusseibine Massoul Bagdad

Tractor promise replaces eight mule outfits on farm

J. T. McAlister, extension agricultural engineer of South Carolina, says one proper tractor with equipment can replace eight to one mule outfits on the farm.

J. T. McAlister Extension Agricultural Engineer South Carolina

Brazos Hotel Razed for $7,000,900 Station Project

The Brazos hotel in Houston Texas, a heritage landmark of the old south, is slated for razing to clear space for a new $7,000,900 station. The project aims to replace the historic structure with modern facilities in the city.

Houston Texas

French Police Charge Majority in Motoring Accidents

French police attribute 24 of 25 recent motoring accidents to the hue man element, sparking debate over driving safety and alleged bias amid rising crash statistics.

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