Stock Market Mixed Early Today With Irregular Trends
Moderate trading pulled the market in different directions with rails and some industrials showing gains while others fell. The Eisenhower steel strike remark briefly influenced some stocks but failed to sustain momentum as the AP average rose modestly and government bonds held steady.
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New York
Eisenhower
American Motors
U.S. Steel
General Tire
Southern Pacific
Phelps Dodge
U.S. Gypsum
American Dynamic
United Aircraft
Goodrich
Associated Press
Dow Jones Averages and Market Volume Snapshot
The measured noon and 1 pm Dow Jones closing figures show Industrials 692.06 at noon and 633.10 at 1 pm, with Rails 16421 and Utilities data 714. The report also lists total volume around 480,000 to 1,230,000 shares across sectors, with Bache & Co. furnishing the figures.
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Bache & Co
Postal Receipts Show Gains Across Atlantic Region
Postal receipts in August at the local office totaled 92,661 dollars, an almost eight percent rise over the same period in 1958. York said receipts were well ahead of last year as the Atlantic Region, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, topped the million dollar mark.
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York
Lantic
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Arctic Foxes Endure Winter With Heavy Fur
Arctic foxes cope with long winters aided by thick fur and seasonal color change. Researchers note adaptations help insulation and camouflage in snow, supporting survival in Arctic environments.
Day Center for Handicapped Children Aids Family Support
The Day Center for Handicapped Children Inc. provides education and guidance for mentally handicapped children in High Point. It offers parent conferences home visits and resources to evaluate placements and plan futures, while sharing information through civic groups and United Appeal contributions.
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Day Center For Handicapped Children, Inc
High Point
United Appeal
Eastern adds flights between Greensboro and New York City
Eastern Air Lines inaugurated new services linking the High Point Greensboro area with New York City. The Super-G Constellation service operates on Flight 343 Newark to Richmond to Greensboro with a later return on Flight 344.
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High Point
Greensboro
Here
New York City
Eastern Air Lines
Newark
N.J
Richmond
Atlanta
Washington
New York
Albany
N. Y
Hartford
Conn
Scout District Officers State Planning Meet
Representatives from the High Point District of the Bow Scouts of America will meet at 8:30 p.m. in the local YMCA to plan the annual Scout meeting for Scouts and leaders. Uwharrie Councilman Bunn Hackney Jr. says the meeting precedes the Oct 26 event at High Point Senior High. The session is chaired by Ra Raleigh Dingman and the nominating committee will prepare the 1960 district officer slate.
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High Point
Bow Scouts of America
YMCA
Uwharrie
Bunn Hackney Jr
Ra Raleigh Dingman
Chlorine Leak Sealed After Evacuations Near Ukiah
A chlorine leak at a manufacturing plant forced the evacuation of over 100 homes in Ukiah California as wind carried gas to northern and mountain areas. The leak was sealed promptly after discovery.
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Ukiah
Calif
All Saints Mission Named for Sedgefield Episcopal Group
The new Episcopal mission in the Sedgefield Pinecroft James town area will be called All Saints Mission. The Rev. Jacob A. Viverette Jr. of Holy Trinity Greensboro acts as priest in charge. Some members come from St Mary's High Point. Next Sunday a petition will be drawn for diocesan recognition.
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Sedgefield
Pinecroft
Jamestown
All Saints Mission
Sedgefield Inn
Diocese of
North Carolina
Jacob A. Viverette Jr
Holy Trinity Church
Greensboro
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of
High Point
Boy Falls From Rope Ladder Injury Paralyzes 12-Year-Old
In Jefferson Barracks suburb Patrick C. Gibson twelve-year-old fell twenty five feet from a rope ladder to a tree house. He was paralyzed from the waist and doctors at St. Louis County Hospital reported a fractured spine. The ladder broke as he started down after his mother called him.
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ST. Louis
Patrick C. Gibson
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis County Hospital
Robert Schupp
Patrick
Wood Chips Catch Fire At Plant
A 30 foot cylinder of dry wood chips at U S Boreboard Co on Trinity Road caught fire at 8 12 am. Firemen contained the blaze by removing burning chips and cooling the tank where oil heated the chips. Earlier at 2 08 pm yesterday a car lighter short caused wiring to ignite on Taylor Street. no damage reported.
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U. S. Boreboard Co
Trinity Road
Taylor St
Worth $138,106 Death Reveals Poverty Struggles
Katheryn McHugh an 86 year old seamstress died last April 8 of malnutrition in St Louis. An estate inventory later valued her holdings at 138106 dollars, highlighting extreme poverty despite a sizable estate.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Katheryn McHugh
Cardinal Cushing Warns on Khrushchev Peace Talk
Archbishop Richard Cushing told a Pittsfield Catholic Daughter meeting that Khrushchev’s peace talk is a cover for world conquest. He urged Americans not to trust Soviet assurances and warned that communism defines peace as global domination.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Catholic Daughters of Amer
Ica
Khrushchev
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Eastman Kodak
Greyhound Corp
General Dynamics
General Electric
Gulf Oil
General Motors
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
International Harvester
International Tel
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel
Johns Manville
Loew's Inc
Norfolk & Western
P.m. Bacheee American Can Co
Allied Chemical & Do
An Co
the Borden Co
Bethlehem Steel
Burlington Mills
New York Central RR
Cone Mills
Carolina Light & Power
A DuPont de Nemours
Eastern Airlines
Consolidated Edison
Dow-Jones
Ea the
Huffman
Nyc
Scout District
ATA
Saul
Family Finance
of High Point, Inc
E. Commerce ST
Asheville
Charlotte
Concord
Durham
Gastonia
Goldsboro
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
New Sedgefield Episcopal Group
Boy
Goody
Europe
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