Stocks Hold Strength On First Trades
Stocks opened strong with a rally continuing from Friday as prices rose across the board. Wright Aero and U S Steel led gains while Radio-Keith-Orpheum and General Motors posted notable increases amid steady volume and renewed rail demand.
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New York Stocks Drift After Mixed Trading
Wall Street moved on a cautious note as mixed earnings and economic signals blurred the outlook. Major averages fluctuated with investors weighing profits, interest rate expectations, and global market noise.
Hog Receipts Fail to Move Market Highlights
Heavy hog receipts failed to move the market, prices steady to five cents off. Chicago hog receipts reached 55,000 with bids at 8.60 to 8.65 for 190 to 230 pounds. Cattle, sheep, and veal prices mixed with steers lower by 25 to 50 cents, vealers steady, and fat lambs near 13.5.
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City in Brief Highlights Conference and Local Events
Roy P Wisehart and E B Butler attend a state superintendents conference in Washington D C and a meeting of the American Vocational Educational Association in Philadelphia Parsday and Friday. Liabilities of 120232 and assets of 62150 listed by Della B McLeland in a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Marvin Richards after a sixty day vagrancy term is ordered removed to Louisville facing white slave charges for taking two girls from Cloverport to Evansville. Interstate Transit announces acquisition of twenty nine Mack buses for Indiana and Ohio. Indiana university dean W A Rawles to speak at Traffic Club banquet and C Younggreen to address Advertising Club luncheon. Indianapolis Humane Society to report at Chamber of Commerce dinner with officers in charge. National Legion commander Paul V McNutt speaks to Hilton A Brown post. Dr H O Pritchard to speak on education trends at Central Christian Church. Honey shipments for Byrd polar expedition arranged via New Zealand. E C Wolcott speaks on health at University Club luncheon. State buildings staff given a meal in Statehouse basement with Gov Ed Jackson and others present. Police seek Isaac De Pugh missing since Saturday. PTA Christmas party planned for School 72. Mrs Sarah Spangler found dead of heart attack. Tax expert James R Brown to speak at Kiwanis lunch on taxation. Snow plow bids received. winners not announced yet. Mayor Slack to attend Knights Templar dinner. Indiana commander host. Edison Electric’s W R Schafer touts good food at Electric Light Association Convention. Preliminary restraining order hearing for L S Ayres strike postponed.
Birthday observance for Mrs Walker noted at Shiloh Baptist
The late Mrs C J Walker, noted local manufacturer and philanthropist, is honored with a Dec 17 birthday observance at Shiloh Baptist Church. The event, under Colored Woman's Republican Club Inc leadership, features talks by Ora Locklear and Dr Mary Hiatt, plus music and devotions.
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Last Words of Two Women Trigger Indiana Deaths
In Indiana today two separate tragedies emerged from telephone calls. Frank Burlingham of La Porte pleaded Come quick I need you to his wife before dying from heart disease. David Dwyer of Hammond called his son Bernard to come, then took poison and gas, dying en route to hospital after years of separation.
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Bank Clearings and Treasury Balance Figures
Indianapolis bank clearings today reached 4 748 000 with debits at 7 880 000. Washington reports treasury balance for December 8 at 49 188 236 and customs receipts up to December 8 total 14 198 511.84. Chicago notes bank clearings around 600 000 with balances near 8 900 000.
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Local Wagon Wheat Elevators Set Wheat Prices
Grain elevators in Wagon Wheat City offer 1.26 dollars for No 2 red wheat and 1.08 dollars for No 2 hard. The list of names includes William and Boleyn McNally and many residents tied to Indiana and local hospitals with various fatal and medical conditions noted.
Market ends week with drop in money rates and cautious tone
In New York trading, last week's money rates fall explained by two theories. The piece argues liquidations or a deliberate policy move behind the drop and predicts a nervous period with sharp rallies and sinking spells before a later market rebound.
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War Debt Bill Passed By House Ratifying Austria Settlement
Washington December 11 The house approved and sent to the senate a joint resolution approving settlement of Austria's 34 million war debt to the United States by a 40 to 26 vote.
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Livestock Market Averages From Multiple Cities
United Press reports mixed cattle hog prices across markets in Chicago Cincinnati East Buffalo Louisville and Pittsburgh with hogs steady to down and cattle mixed. Prices show top hogs around $8.70 and steers 11 to 16 dollars, with varied weights and regional totals for receipts and bids.
Bible Club to Meet on Why Young Men Misbehave
Lynn A. Tripp of the Indianapolis Church Federation will speak to the Bible Investigation Club at the YMCA auditorium on Wednesday night. The subject is Un-Breds and College-Breds as part of a series examining why young men misbehave. The meeting is men only and will feature an old-fashioned bean supper beforehand.
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Christmas Seals Sell Fast At Real Silk Mills
Twenty thousand Christmas seals have been bought by workers at Real Silk Hosiery Mills under a sales system designed by J L Miller assistant general manager the Marion County Tuberculosis Association reported. A turkey and other prizes are offered in the sales contest and plant officials expect the total sold to double before Christmas. CHICAGO Dec 11 Professor Floyd Mechem authority on partnership law died today of bronchial pneumonia.
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Block Sr. Dies Suddenly at Home in Indiana
W Hl Block Sr. dies suddenly, leaving a legacy of philanthropy and civic involvement. He supported the Community Fund, Methodist and Riley hospitals, Butler College, and numerous state causes. He owned Indianapolis real estate, chaired business groups, and helped found the Merchants Heat and Light Co. He enjoyed golf with his sons and valued privacy.
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Johnson Wins Battle Over Boulder Dam Funding
In Washington the Boulder Dam dispute heated as Senator Hiram Johnson led, threatening all night sessions. An amendment to limit California's Colorado River water allotment was defeated 48 to 29, marking the first official progress after two prior filibusters.
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Dry agent quiz set for Saturday examination
Thirty four candidates will take the written mental examination at the office of Henry M. Trimpe, local civil service secretary, Saturday. Three present agents who failed in the first examination and a fourth agent who was too young to take the first exam will participate.
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Michigan City City Attorney Dismissed Over Fund Diversion
Michigan City Indiana December 11 City Attorney Walter C Williams has been dismissed by the city commission over a ruling on diverting city funds from one department to cover shortages in another. A state board of accounts report cited overdrafts by William Billings city financial director and the commission indicated Billings’ resignation may be demanded.
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Convict Asks Help for Parole From Princeton Police Chief
Russell Ashby a 24 year old prisoner at Menard Illinois penitentiary asks Princeton Police Chief Higgins to sign parole papers for his release. He was arrested at Patoka for automobile theft and sentenced there. Ashby says he has relatives in Princeton Patoka and Evansville.
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William Llewellyn Elected Royal Academy President
London December 11 Sir William Llewellyn renowned portrait painter has been chosen to lead the Royal Academy as its new president.
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Plan Concert at Second Presbyterian Church Tonight
Plan for the winter series free concert at Second Presbyterian Church features Carl Frye and Robert Geis of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music and Lora Hendricks of the Hewes College of Fine Arts performing on the program.
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Gun Girl Slaying Suspect to Be Nabbed Within 24 Hours
Canton Ohio December 11. Sheriff Edward Gibson said the gun girl who killed Bernard Fearn, a young Waco coal dealer, last Thursday will be found within twenty four hours. He has her name and her supposed destination after she fled Canton. Fearn was shot at his doorway without an apparent motive.
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Billion Dollar Chain Formed by Hahn Stores
Hahn Department Stores Inc headed by Lew Hahn announced it has acquired twenty two department stores nationwide and is negotiating further purchases. The chain will become the largest retail department store organization, with sales exceeding one billion dollars annually.
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Officers re-elected at Indiana Society for Mental Hygiene convention
The Indiana Society for Mental Hygiene re elected all officers Monday night at the close of its thirteenth annual convention in Claypool. Amos W. Butler of Indianapolis remains president, with Mrs W N Short of Salem as vice president Evans Woollen of Indianapolis as treasurer and John A Brown of Indianapolis as secretary.
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Marion Man 83 Faces Love Suit for $50 000
Colonel Daniel Gunder, 83, is defendant in a $50,000 breach of promise case filed in Grant circuit court by Ada Lip pens, 23, who says he gave her 300, 600 and 900 to buy wedding attire and then refused to marry her. She claims he later had her arrest on a false pretenses charge, while he says he gave about 4,000 believing they would wed but she balked.
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Building Permits and Addresses Listed for Local Projects
Permits filed for multiple properties include 134 North Sheffield, 3241 Park, 4900 Rudbeck, 3833 Graceland Tiffany Lane, 25 West McLean Place, 1240 North Worman, 1020 North West, 1716 Dawson, 950 Hervey Collins, and 1716 Dawson. Details show new dwellings, repairs, and garage work with varied costs.
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Markets Butter and Poultry Prices Across Regions
Wholesale butter prices No 1 55 75 and No 2 54c per pound. Cheese wholesale per tsi American leaf 33pimento 27c. Wisconsin cream 27c Daisy Longhorn 27c. New York City Texas prices vary. Poultry prices delivered Indianapolis: hens 15-19c, roosters 18-20c, ducks 15-17c, geese 14c, guineas 35c. Young hens 36c per pound, old toms 22-25c, old hens 25-30c.
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Air Mail Sets Five Day Record to Alaska
The post office department announced a new five day speed record for delivering mail from Washington to Alaska. Air mail planes carried mail to Pasco, then by boat to Seattle, continuing by plane and boat to Ketchikan.
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Death notices and memorials in Mon day listings
Obituaries and funeral notices list multiple individuals including John Appel Anna Dennett Elmer Fehr Theresa May Dell Schneider buried at local cemeteries. Services scheduled at homes and Moore Kirk Funeral Home with memorials and floral requests noted. Also appears are lost items and miscellaneous classifieds.
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