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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1947
Page
6
A scrambled stock market fragment shows New York price controls possibly influenced by Los Angeles trading. The data mentions various percentages and totals, including 285,031,040 and 279,690,900, with references to multiple firms and commodities.
A dense OCR dump lists diverse financial figures from bonds to stocks, with mentions of General Motors and various corporate names. The fragmentary text notes price movements and market activity across securities, commodities, and company names, but many items are unreadable or jumbled.
Los Angeles attorney Russell E. Parsons says he will seek a California Supreme Court rehearing of the hot cargo and secondary boycott law, after which he plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if the state high court refuses. Parsons represents C. H. Ramser operator of Upholstery Supply Co., who contends his business was picketed illegally by a local Teamsters Union.
The page lists numerous investment trusts and broker figures with prices and yields. Entries include names like ANB-1E, Cen Shy, Knick Fd, Natl Inv, Aviation Incor Inv, and Wellgin P17 with associated share prices, bids, asks, and percentages, reflecting a dense historical market snapshot.
In Cleveland on October 7, 19 year old Steve Loska opened a used car trunk and found six bombs inside. Detectives and a firearm experts team responded quickly. the car had belonged to a fireworks manufacturer who had left behind his samples.
In Rehoboth Maryland on October 7 Presbyterian leaders from New Castle and Norfolk presbyteries met for a two day conference to heal the breach dividing their churches. About 150 clerical and lay leaders compared views in an effort to resolve eight years of negotiation.
A New Times article claims Washington and the Vatican formed an alliance against the Soviet Union. It cites August messages between President Truman and Pope Pius XII showing the pope willing to back American monopolies in a bid for world power. The piece links this to past Vatican support for fascism in Europe.
Don Thomas of the All-Year Club says higher prices force tourists to stay shorter visits but spend more per day. He reports 96.9 percent more summer visitors and 22.9 percent more total money spent this year than last, despite inflation.
Fragmented OCR shows Treasury figures for October with mixed numbers and notes on comparisons to prior periods. The legible items include totals in the millions and references to specific accounts and timelines, but many details are garbled.
Readable text notes live market prices for butter eggs and poultry in Angelen with dated observation. Mentions wholesale and retailer pricing conventions and standard weights for fowl and dairy products.
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