Irregular stock trading on Mart and major indices
Stocks opened irregularly with General Motors slipping amid rumors of a resignation. Continental Can jumped to near record highs, while Columbia Gas and Standard Milling showed late gains as rails and oils drifted with few significant leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
NEW York
General Motors
S-Steel
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Continental Can
Brunswick Alke
Schulte
Postum
National Airy
Wall Street Journal
Financial Review Today
Dupont
Smith
Motors
Genral Motors
Steel
American Can
Allied Chemical
Radio
Wright
Continental
Columbia Gas
Standard Milling
Bank clearings and finances across major cities
Indianapolis reported today bank clearings at 3 804 000 with 6 032 000 debits. New York showed clearings at 1 063 000 000 and a 90 000 000 balance. Federal Reserve credit balance stood at 82. Chicago posted clearings around 107 000 000 and a 8 700 000 balance. Treasury balance on Aug 6 was 255 064 627.14 with customs receipts to Aug 6 at 10 927 123.93. Foreign exchange rates opened with sterling 4 85 dollars, francs 3 90, lira 5 23, belga 13 90, marks 23 83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
York
Federa Reserve Bank
Chicago
United Press
Toey
Alance
United Pre
Washington
Treasury
Belga
Local elevators post wheat prices for red and hard grades
Local grain elevators pay $1.24 per bushel for No. red wheat and 99 cents for No. 2 hard wheat. Other grades are bought on their merits.
Lindbergh Urged To Visit Indianapolis Airport Site
Co L Harrod industrial commissioner telegraphed Col Charles A Lindbergh in New York requesting an early visit to inspect municipal airport sites. Lindbergh would represent the Transcontinental Air Transport to help the city airport committee and industrial commission choose a site. Harrod seeks a reply before the joint committee meets Wednesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Harrod
Joint Committee
City real estate board debates Sunday open-house plan
Indianapolis Real Estate Board members will discuss continuing the Sunday open-for-inspection selling plan at a Thursday luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce. Realtors Joseph J. Argus and Walter T. White argue for discontinuing the practice while Robert Allison and Lafayette Perkins oppose it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph J. Argus
Walter T. White
Robert Allison
Lafayette Perkins
Porters Demand Higher Wages Over Luggage Shortage
London railway porters say their wages fail to cover costs as more women travel light without trunks, carrying only small suitcases. The August report notes female fashion reduces luggage needs, affecting porter work and income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Wall Street Gains Halted by Tight Money Market
Stock market optimism earlier in the week faded as Tuesday's session showed discounting and insufficient money market support. Analysts warn higher prices require more money market cooperation, and until the money market stabilizes progress for bulls will be difficult, suggesting a conservative stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Esday
Wheat futures fall sharply in Chicago trading
Bears press wheat to fresh lows on the Chicago Board of Trade as corn and oats also drop. Weather remains favorable in most regions, with Kansas noting scattered rain and September corn showing tight movement despite overall selling pressure. Short sellers provide the only visible support as December wheat faces heavy selling while cash markets hold up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas
Canada crop prospect dulls grain trade in Chicago
In the Grain Market Thomson McKinnon Chicago August 8 the prospect of a bumper Canadian crop grows from possibility to probability. This expectation makes importers complacent with no current demand, limiting future outlet and stock in sight and keeping the market without virtue.
Granite Sand and Gravel Co Sold to American Aggregates
The Granite Sand and Gravel Company of Indianapolis has been acquired by American Aggregates Corp. W. K. Miller announced the deal. A $200,000 plant will be built in the southern city. Ken tucky Ave and Reisner St hosts the firm’s main plant near White River. No immediate business changes expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite Sand and Gravel Company
Indianapolis
Unon Trust Bldg
American Aggregates Corp
West
W. K. Miller
Kentucky Ave
Reisner St
Births Cirls Walter and Mary Woodson and Others
Birth notices list multiple families with newborns and home addresses across local streets and hospitals. Names include Walter and Mary Woodson. James and Elizabeth Hinds. Grayson and Ruby Fowler. Morris and Marion Stout. August and Catherine Harkoma. Harry and Edith Bauer. Charles and Bernice Cahill at Coleman Hospital. Omas and Marjorie Freeman at Coleman Hospital. Charles and Margaret Swank. Charles and Myrtle Krutlein. Sylvester and Lillie Clark. Amelia and Charles Dumas. Emerson and Margaret McIntire. Robert and Anna Murphy. Vera Barrett. Earl and Dorothy Lee at Coleman Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing. James
Elizabeth Hinds
Beecher
Grayson
Ruby Fowler
N. Olney
Morris
Marion Stout
Park
August
Catherine Harkoma
Christian
Harry
Edith Bauer
Meredith
Charles and
Bernice Cahill
Coleman Hospital
Omas
Marjorie Freeman
Margaret Swank
Coleman Ae Pe . Toarles
Myrtle Krutlein
Burma
Nina Stewart
Christian Hositstein
Wilhelmina Walsh
Sylvester
Lillie Clark
Keystor
Charles
Amelia Dumas
Pleasant Run Blvd
Emerson
Margaret McIntire
Chadwick
Robert
Anna Murphy
Harlan i
Vera Barrett
Coleman Hos- Earl
Dorothy Lee
Coleman
Obituary list notes multiple deaths and causes in city
The record lists Elmer French and many others aged 39 through 91 with causes including appendicitis, myocarditis, pulmonary thrombosis, and tuberculosis. It also mentions hospitals visited and residences on E Fifty-Ninth to Bradley and Vermont Streets, ending with a note on elephant hide used in Sheffield cutlery finishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer French
Mabel French
Caritteo Zasas
St. Ivincent
Perry Whaley
N. Elder
Josephine Mulbany
N. Tacoma
John P. Severson
Christian Hospital
Edward J. Louden
St. Vincent Hospital
Mary E. Elsinger
Kennington
Ora Ethel Arnold
Qty
Raber Stuckey
E. Southern
Nancy Sherwood
Trowbridge
Matern
Bradley
Lawrence
Madding
Fletcher San
Clyde R. O'Dell
E. Market
Minnie L. Fickinger
Norway
Elizabeth Reynolds
Vermont
Frank Wright
Martindale
Charles L. Beauford
N. Senate
Edward Alfred Owens
Hudson
Anderson Montgomery
Churchman
Sheffield
Commission Row Prices To Retail Fruits and Vegetables
A list of wholesale to retail fruit and vegetable prices including apples from Transparents and fancy baskets, citrus and berries from various regions, melons and grapes, plus home grown vegetables. notes prices per crate, 24-qt crate, 16-qt crate, per bushel, or per dozen. Included items feature apples, apricots, blackberries, cantaloupes, cherries, currants, dewberries, gooseberries, grapes, lemons, limes, melons, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, watermelons, beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumbers, mustard, okra, onions, parsley, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, cider, garlic. Prices vary by origin and product.
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Indiana
California
Georgia
Jamaica
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Michigan
Tennessee
Texas
New York
Virginia
Urge Women Campaign Help at YWCA Meeting
Democratic nominee for Governor of Indiana Frank Dailey urged complete organization of Democratic women to secure the vote. He spoke before about 100 women at Hollenbeck Hall as part of the School of Democracy sponsored by the Seventh District Democratic Women's club. Other speakers included Evans Woollen Albert Stump Boyd Gurley and W. W. Spencer addressing party history duties of officials and election concerns.
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Democratic Party
Frank Dailey
Indiana
Hollenbeck Hall
Dailey
School of Democracy
Democratic Women’s Club
L. Ert
Evans Woollen
Albert Stump
United States
Boyd Gurley
W. W. Spencer
Markets Butter and Eggs and Poultry Prices Across Regions
Wholesale butter prices No 1 7 48c No 2 45 46c Ib Butterfat 45 46c Ib Cheese prices per loaf ranging 27c to 36c Eyes bovine prices fresh Indianapolis delivery eggs extras 37c also 34 37c in different grades Poultry buying prices various weights roosters ducks geese and guineas listed Potatoes and other staples with regional price spreads New York and Wisconsin markets show dull to firmer trends across flour pork lard sugar coffee and tallow summaries
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Wisconsin
New York
Indianapolis
Bay United Press
Groveta
Virginia
United Press
Midwest
Rio
Santos
Long Island
Young Americas
Southern
Pacific Coasts
Local Hog Market Sees Drops Across Prices and Steady Tops
Best porkers dip to 15 centslower on the hundredweight while bulk 160-275 pound hogs bring 11.35 to 11.75. Receipts around 6,500 hogs with 367 held over. top hogs hit 11.75. Beef steers steady to higher, other cattle unchanged. Chicago hogs weak. receipts 15,000. Heavy butchers 250-350 pounds 11. (truncated)
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Chicago
Chicago and Pittsburgh market livestock report roundup
Market summaries from Chicago Pittsburgh Louisville and Cincinnati show hog receipts around 15 000 in Chicago with prices from 9 40 to 11 70 for various weights and steady to 1 lower. cattle and calves mixed with several price ranges for steers heifers cows and calves. Pittsburgh and Louisville data show similar steady tone with hogs around 11 25 to 12 15 and cattle varied by class. Tuesday shipments include cattle calves hogs sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Aus
Times Special
Louisville
Arrested for Cruelty After Abandoning Paralyzed Horse
Police charge James Grace 57 of 3736 Northwestern Ave with cruelty after abandoning a paralyzed horse at an excavation site at Nineteenth Street and Kessler Boulevard. Rain flooded the hole until the animal neared drowning and a mounted officer shot the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Grace
Northwestern Ave
Nineteenth St
Kessler Blvd
Grace
Lineman Killed by 2300 Volts in Indianapolis Area
Lawrence Slavens 26 of Plainfield died after being electrocuted while working atop a pole for Indianapolis Power and Light Company at Bellefontaine and Sixty-Second Streets. He fell forty five feet as voltage burned him. deputy coroner cites electrocution though neck fracture occurred on impact. Funeral planned Friday. he was to wed Dorothy Russell next month. Surviving parents Oder and Mrs Slavens, a brother Cecil, and sister Mrs Netah Bray.
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Lawrence Slavens
Plainfield
Ind
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Bellefontaine
Claude E. Hadden
Slaven
R. Knight
River Ave
Slavens
Dorothy Russell
Indianapolis
Oder Slavens
Cecil
Netah Bray
Negro Baptists Hold Sessions at Metropolitan Church
The Colored Indiana Baptists Ministers and Deacons Association opened its meeting at Metropolitan Baptist Church. Rev. C M Dinsmore spoke, John Thomas led forum discussions, and G A Martin presided at a day of welcoming, with officers elected including Martin as president and Wilson as treasurer. The Y W W Guild session followed at Mt Paran Baptist Church with Mrs A C Thomas presiding and officer elections planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Indiana Baptists Ministers and
Burn deaths from gasoline incident. multiple injuries reported
One child died from burns after Franklin Klinger aged 7 and his sister Elizabeth age 9 ignited a bonfire with gasoline near Oaklandon. Elizabeth also died the following day. Franklin’s funeral is set for Thursday at Mrs. C. C. Hensley’s parlors. Other injuries include Dorothy Hood’s fall through a skylight and injuries from a traffic collision involving Mrs Brown’s car.
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Franklin Klinger
Frank Klinger
Oaklandon
Riley Hospital
Elizabeth
Franklin
C. C. Hensley
Udell St
Dorothy Hood
S. Meridian St
Mary and
Ruth Brown
Lewellyn Brown
Brookside Ave
Gertrude Dobyns
Brookside
Commerce Aves
Herbert Ash
John Ash
Birds Eye
Ind
City Hospital
Winchester council seeks halt on gas and electric rate hikes
The Winchester Indiana city council resolved to ask the public service commission to prevent proposed rate increases by Citizens Heat Light and Power Company and to pursue reductions. The commission had earlier approved new gas and electric light rate options and will set a hearing date, chairman Frank Singleton said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ind
Public Service Commission
Citizens Heat, Light and Power Company
Frank @. Singleton
Airport Joint Committee Details Costs and Sites
The joint committee of Mayor L Ert Slack's airport group and the Chamber of Commerce heard the subcommittee report on cost sites and other airport factors today. Subcommittee members gave updates after visiting municipal airports in Chicago and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Ert Slack
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Commission
Chicago
Detroit
Building Permits and Housing Projects Listed
A bulletin of building permits shows numerous projects including a store front at 145 E Market valued at 8000 dollars by x More Products Company, and various garages and dwellings. Other items include a storage building at Thirty Fourth and Northwestern, a dwelling and garage at 5515 are, and repairs at 2363 N Alabama and 903 N Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulinson
N. Alabama
Senate Realty Company
N. Senate
Lucy Brown
S. Maple
Central
E. & Sa Schoniela
Eneen
City in Brief highlights Indiana meetings and local notices
A roundup of early 20th century Indianapolis events includes podiatry and business luncheons, a corporate law reform commission meeting in Indianapolis, police reports on local crimes, and upcoming appearances by Dr. Harry McIIlroy and other officials. Officials address tuberculosis control funds, bankruptcy filings surface, and tax conference plans for August are announced.
MEET ON SECURITIES INDIANA BANKERS CONFERENCE
About sixty five bankers officials and economists met in the Indiana Statehouse to discuss investment trust securities. The Indiana Securities Commission and Indiana Bankers Association will draft rules to guide registration of investment trust companies operating in the state. Speakers included Frederick E. Schortemeier C Oliver Holmes Cedric H. Smith D Leland Robinson and T W D Duke.
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Indiana
Corporation Survey Commission
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Senate
Statehouse
Indiana Securities Commission
Indiana Bankers Association
America
C. Oliver Holmes
Gary
Cedric H. Smith
Chicago
Smith, Burris & Co
D. Leland Robinson
New York
T. W. D. Duke
Chapman & Cutler
County Sheriff Bans Sunday Racing in Bedford
Sheriff John Tyree announced there will be no more Sunday races in Bedford or Lawrence County. The move follows courts allowing theaters to operate on Sunday, but Tyree says Indiana blue laws prohibit Sunday racing.
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United Press
Bedford
Ind
John Tyree
Lawrence County
Tyree
Hoover Seeks Rest as Air Travel Reaches His Palo Alto Yard
Herbert Hoover, Republican nominee, seeks solitude at Stanford area retreat while airplanes from across the country bring business leaders and officials for brief visits. Culver touts flights saving hours. Hoover fishes quietly and evades cameras amid a flying boom.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Palo Alto
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Stanford University
Hoover
Pacific Coast
Local arrests on drunkenness and vagrancy charges
Fred Blasengym, 48, of 1541 Kelly St., faces drunkenness and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Richard Beck, 19, of 901 King Ave., charged with operating a blind tiger transporting liquor and lacking title certificate. Clifford Fulton, 20, with Beck, charged with operating a blind tiger and vagrancy. William Knox, 19, and Paul Rodgers, 19, charged with vagrancy. Joe Palmore, 30, arrested for upside down front license plate and lacking title. Arrests were reported by Sergt. Robert E. Woolen.
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Fred Blasengym
Kelly St
Richard Beck
King Ave
Robert E. Woolen
Beck
Clifford Fulton
Michigan St
William Knox
Mooresville
Ind
Paul Rodgers
N. Warman Ave
Joe Palmore
Marion Ave
Merrill and
West Sts
Despondent Chicago Japanese Man Found Dead in Dunes
In Michigan City Indiana a 45 year old Chicago Japanese man Edward Jimbo was found in the dunes with a bullet wound to the abdomen. Police say he acted in despondency over unemployment and died by self inflicted wound. Coroner returns a death by own action verdict.
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United Press
Michigan City
Ind
Edward Jimbo
Chicago
Jimbo
Furniture Dealer Dies in Bedford
Thomas H. Elston a 59 year old furniture dealer died at his Bedford Indiana home on August 3 municipal authorities said the death occurred at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Bedford
Ind
Thomas H. Elston
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W. R. Drinkard
N. Noble St
Maude Johnson
Deloss St
Walter Johnson
Shelbyville
Guy
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Robinson St
Harry K. McIilroy
American Chiropractic Association
McIilroy
American Society of Chiropractors
Arthur L. Gilliam
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Hawkins Mortgage Company
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Philip Zoercher
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New York State Senate
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