Standard Puts Follis In Chairmanship
R G Follis , formerly president and vice chairman of Standard Oil Company of California, will become chairman of the Board of Directors Sunday succeeding H D Collier whose resignation was announced after a board meeting. Collier remains a director and chairman of the finance company. T S Petersen remains president.
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R G. Follis
Standard Oil Company of California
H. D. Collier
Collier
Standard
T. S. Petersen
Follis
Phoenix
North Central Avenue
Retail Trade Surges Ahead of Yale Holiday Week
Retail trade for the week ended Wednesday rose 2 to 6 percent from a year earlier per Dun and Bradstreet. Regional gains ranged from even to 7 percent, led by apparel demand and late holiday promotions. Food purchases rose as households stocked up for the weekend. durable goods dipped though televisions, hardware and small appliances remained strong.
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New York
Dun and
Bradstreet
New England
East
South
Midwest
Southwest
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Albuquerque Boom Has Its Problems
Albuquerque leaders cite rapid postwar growth and rising business activity as challenges. Bank clearings surged over 128 million, tax collections rose 20 percent, savings climbed 3 million, construction neared 20 million, and postal receipts exceeded 1 million in 1940. A local businessman likened the expansion to bringing in an oil well to city business.
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Albuquerque
Cotton Futures Attract Support
New York December 30 AP cotton futures opened 10 to 15 cents higher with March 30.75 May 30.55 July 29.97 October 28.48 and December 28.37, March 28.22 bid. Early dealings showed a steady tone and higher mid-December parity expectations. Prices rose 10 to 25 cents from the prior close with March 30.77 May 30.57 and July 29.98, deliveries reaching new highs for the season.
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New York
Norell To Head Local Hiram Club
Albert W. Norell, real estate dealer at 840 West Thomas Road, elected president of the Phoenix Hiram Club. Officers named at Hotel Adams include Don Beck as first vice president, Barry Casey as second vice president, Earle F. Barrows as treasurer, T. T. Swift as secretary, and Fred Warren and Malcolm Bayley to one year terms on the board of governors. Terms ending in June will include Joe Kircher and Louis Jurwitz. Installation will be held at next Wednesday's meeting in Hotel Adams.
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Phoenix Hiram Club
Albert W. Norell
West Thomas Road
Hotel Adams
Don Beck
Barry Casey
Earle F. Barrows
T. T. Swift
Fred Warren
Malcolm Bayley
Joe Kircher
Louis Jurwitz
Hotel ‘Adams
Mrs Meckler Dies Wife of Local Jeweler
Esther Meckler 52 wife of Morris Meckler owner of Meckler's Jewelry and Loan Co died Wednesday at home in Phoenix. A 25 year resident born in Altoona Pennsylvania she was a Beth El Congregation member survived by two daughters Mrs Albert Firestein and Mrs Joe Stocker both of Phoenix and two grandchildren. Rabbi Harry Z Schectman conducted yesterday services with interment at Beth El Cemetery.
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Esther Meckler
Morris Meckler
Meckler
East
Washington Street
West
Roosevelt Street
Phoenix
Altoona
Beth el Congregation
Albert Firestein
Joe Stocker
Harry Z. Schectman
Beth el Temple
Beth '1 Cemetery
Pine Production Off 4ct In '49 Pine Production Off 4ct In '49
Western pine production fell 4 percent in 1949 while orders rose 2 percent, according to the Western Pine Association. Reports from 83 mills show shipments for the year near 1948 levels, with only the week ended Dec 24 unreported.
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Portland
Ore
Western Pine
Western Pine Association
New Year market hours and holiday closings
The New York Stock and Curb exchanges and domestic securities markets will open two hours on Saturday Dec 31 and close Monday Jan 2. Domestic commodity markets will be closed both Sat Dec 31 and Mon Jan 2. Livestock reports pause Dec 31, none Jan 2. Winnipeg grain pit closed Dec 31 and Jan 2. Toronto and Montreal securities open Dec 31, closed Jan 2. London Stock Exchange open Jan 2, closed Dec 31.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal Securities
London Stock Exchange
New Grading May Increase Cattle Income
Federal farm officials predict a new Agriculture Department grade for beef will raise cattle producer income. The plan splits the current commercial grade into two based on maturity, creating a regular grade for young cattle with leaner meat and older animals with more fat. This could let young cattle not qualifying for good still sell on merit and spur competition for regular grade carcasses.
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Washington
INS
Federal
Agriculture Department
Rail bond rally chills into holiday trading mood
New York stock notes show a Friday rush in railroad bonds with gains across leading carrier liens and rails lifting on prospect of increased freight traffic. Government issues held firm as investors priced in higher future earnings, with several rail bonds trading up to a point while some core issues moved little.
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New York
U. S
Advance
Ne Earest
Igger
Rio Grande
S. Michigan Central
S. Missouri Pacific General
Susquehanna & Western General
Northern Pacific
Emereas General
Southern General
Big Four
Cen
Lehigh Valley
Grain quotations and prices in carload shipments
Grain market brief notes nominal quotations for No 2 white or red wheat barley oats and corn in carloads. Prices listed per hundredweight reflect market fluctuations from yesterday with quoted figures.
Most Price Changes Held in Fractions
New York stock market steadied after yesterday's late slide with few moves exceeding small fractions. Trading slower than the prior day, many issues held Thursday's closing levels while higher prices were paid for Woolworth, Douglas Aircraft, Admiral, Lima-Hamilton, Baldwin Locomotive, American Locomotive, Commonwealth Edison, Allied Chemical, American Woolen, New York Central, Eastern Air Lines, Johns-Manville, Youngstown Sheet, Philco, Consolidated Edison, American Smelting, Eastman Kodak, American Tobacco, Santa Fe, Nickel Plate, Standard Oil New Jersey, Gulf Oil, and U.S. Gypsum.
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New York
Woolworth
Douglas Aircraft
Admiral Corporation
Lima-Hamilton
Baldwin Locomotive
American Locomotive
Commonwealth Edison
Allied Chemical
American Woolen
N. Y. Central
Eastern Air Lines
Johns-Manville
Youngstown Sheet
Philco
Consolidated Edison
American Smelting
Eastman Kodak
American Tobacco
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Standard Oil
N. J
Gulf Oil
U. S. Gypsum
Alleghany Accepts Tender Offers From Shareholders
Alleghany Corporation announced it accepted tenders of 1,000 shares of its prior preferred stock and 4,550 shares of its Series A preferred. In exchange, the company will distribute about 14,794 shares of North American Company stock, 1,520 shares of Long Island Lighting 6 percent preferred, 72 shares of Nickel Plate Railroad preferred, and $446 in cash for fractional shares. Accepted Series A tenders averaged 80.84 a share, and prior preferred at 81. Tenders were invited on December 17 with acceptance planned for January 20 and most tenders to be acted upon then.
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New York
Alleghany Corporation
Alleghany
Capital
Long Island Lighting Company
Nickel Plate Railroad
Alleghany Series
Pilot Blamed For Crash Near Bombay
Indian inquiry finds a pilot error caused the KLM Constellation crash near Bombay on July 12. Thirteen American news correspondents died among 45 aboard while returning from Indonesia. Weather hindered landing. pilot should have sought holding or diversion instructions. Dutch officials concur with reservations on wording.
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New Delhi
Bombay
Indonesia
Hague
K.L.M
Rubber Price At Peak In Singapore War-Shift 1950 Hope
Rubber prices in Singapore surged to 16 1/2 cents a pound after reports that the United States and Russia may buy large quantities in 1950. The jump follows the war's end and signals strong demand for the strategic material.
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Singapore
United States
Russia
Egyptian King Farouk Denies Remarriage Plans
Cairo dispatches report Kerim Tabet Pasha and Egyptian ambassadors denying any engagement or remarriage by King Farouk to a 16 year old commoner Hariman Sadek. United Nations and London embassies echoed denials amid circulating rumors of a new romance and pending announcement.
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Cairo
Egypt
Kerim Tabet Pasha
Farouk
Harriman Sadek
Zaki Hashem
United Nations
United States
Italy
Kamil Abdul Rahim
Washington
Rahim
U. N
Hashem
Miss Sadek
Rome
Tov Abdel Aziz Badr
London
Investment facts about common stocks booklet
A mimeographed investment notice advertises a free booklet titled INVEST MENT FACTS ABOUT COM MON STOCKS listing NYSE stocks that have paid cash dividends every year for 20 to 102 years and yielding 3 to 10 percent. The item promotes a 1950 investment program.
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New York Stock Exchange
Construction Rises 14 Percent To New York Volume
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 AP Engineering construction in 1949 totals a record 8.2 billion dollars, up 14 percent from 1948. Public works contracts, especially schools, hospitals, and housing, drive gains in mass housing by private builders. Highway and industrial building fall short of 1948 peaks. ENR predicts 1950 record 8.55 billion with a 16 percent public works gain and 9 percent private decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
Engineering News
Ord
Engineering News-Record
Department store sales soar to record levels in holiday week
Federal Reserve data show December department store sales 14 percent ahead of 1948 during the final shopping week. Total four week sales to Dec 24 were even with last year on dollar volume and higher in goods, aided by an extra shopping day as Christmas fell on Sunday. The surge lifted 1949 year-to-date sales near 5 percent of 1948, while tax receipts from furs jewelry and luggage fell versus 1948 with cosmetics up.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Internal Revenue Bureau
Demand and Supply Balance In Wheat Markets
In dull trading Chicago grain futures show little movement as sellers absorb wheat with firm cash markets in the southwest and northwest. Soybeans opened firm then dipped amid expectations of higher acreage, while exports lag and Argentina’s harvest winds down. Corn and oats show modest moves as receipts remain light and demand steady. More than 1,000 translations of American books have been published in Japan under occupation authorities.
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Chicago
Argentina
U. S
Japan
RCA Victor Cuts Television Prices 1950 Line
RCA Victor Division of Radio Corporation of America announced a 1950 television line with 14 new receiver models at lower prices in Camden New Jersey. The 16 inch table set sells at 299.95, down from 395 for the 1949 model, and a 10 inch table model at 169.95.
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Camden
N. J
RCA Victor Division
Radio Corporation of America
Weather Forecast For Hoenis Arizona And Southern Routes
The weather forecast notes a cooler night with a high around 72 today and a low near 39 tomorrow. Arizona shows variable cloudiness with light snow flurries in northern mountains and possible wind tomorrow. Regional temperatures span highs around 75 and lows near 42 with mixed precipitation, cloud cover, and humidity across multiple listed cities.
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Arizona
Nix
Hum
W. P. Sa
Es Pontation Hiy P. Ag Alvany
Line
Albuq
Amarillo
Nasave
Atlanta
Noras
Blythe
Gly A
Bism'rck
Boise
Cree
Pasvil
Philadel
Ntte
Airpore
Ch'yenne
Btran
Chicago
C’cinnati
Ports
Cleveland
del Rio
P’co
Isco
Marie
Showlow
Indapolis
Spokane
anCity
Wash
Laredo
Winnipeg
Vegas
Winslow
U. Weather Bureau
Water storage figures for several reservoirs and dams
A compilation of reservoir capacities contents and losses in 24 hours for Roosevelt Mesa Mormon Flat Horse Mesa Hesitation Bartlett D Bartlett D water diverted and pumped figures across multiple sites including Lake Pleasant San Carlos Project and Granite Reef. Data shows capacities in acre feet and current storage with daily gains losses and pumped volumes.
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Bartlett D
Granite Reef
Oee Ok
Northside
Southside
Lake Pleasant
San Carlos
Births Reported at St Josephs and Monica Hospitals
Birth notices list new arrivals at St Josephs and Monica Hospitals with names and addresses. Entries include Nicholas Boetto a boy at 917 East Berkeley Road born December 28 Francis Dugall twins at 4206 North Fourth Avenue born December 28 Dick Gavin a son at Waned Altona Park born December 28 Roger Herrell a boy at 1316 East Apache Street born December 28 Roylenes Bill at 1108% Lot Adams Street a boy born December Madrill Simon at 2040 Ten Pierce Street a boy born December 28 Traylor T H Jr at 326 East Osborn Road a girl born December 28 Valenzuela B at 2014 East Jackson Street a girl born December 23 Kter Lowell Glendale a boy born December Wolf Fred W at 7583 East Fillmore gi ber Wolf Lawrence 29 North 13th Grand Avenue Monica Hospital Graffigan ph 4027 South Sixth Avenue December 28 Dozo Carl Glendale a girl December Samaritan Hospital in South East See area note unclear.
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ST. Joseph’s Hospital
Boetto
Nicholas
East Berkeley Road
Dugal
Francis
North Fourth Avenue
Gavin
Altona Park
Helenn
van Buren Street
Herrell
Roger
East Apache Street
RoyLenes
Bill
Adams Street
Madrill
Simon
Graffagin
South Sixth
Dozo
Carl
Glendale
D Samaritan
Marriage Licenses Pen Mal es and Names in Formation
A list of marriage licenses shows multiple couplings with names and ages, including couples from Phoenix, Buckeye, Sioux Falls, and other locales. Observed pairs include John S823 with Ethel Mae, Stephen R. with Ro Rachelle, Ray mond H. with Laverne, John Wesley with Virgie Marie, Robert Soto with Alice, Thomas Bradford Storey Long, Ernest Tafoya Crowder, Howard Wiechert Boggs, and Jesse Williamson Gills, among others.
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John
Lavee' Pole Mon Williams
Bodis
Ethel Mae
Buckeye
Elekhshay Stephen R
Ro Rachelle
Les Poeiee
Hansen - Engelbrecht
Raymond H
Laverne
Minn
Avelene
Sioux Falls
Phoenix
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Akan
Yale
Duffy
San Francisco
Gerald E. Duffy
Santa Fe Railway
H. C. Cunningham
Agent State Mutual Building and Loan Association
East Garfield Ph
Erie
America
King Merritt & Co
ED Murray
Mer
W. Adams
Norell
Hiram Club
Mrs. Meckler
LA Grain
Ture
United Press
Benton M. Lee
Ficks & Tompane
N. Central, Cor
van Buren
Packard Head
Hugh J. Ferry
George T. Christopher
Packard Motor Car Company
Commission House
RCA Victor
Pandora
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Orchestra
Leonard Schulman
Hymie Bernstein
Ella Gall
Los Angeles
Bernstein
Mimi Boomhower
Braggiotst
Francise
Clow
Conde
Concepcion
Dolores
Corrales
Edward
Nellie
Kerce
Roxie
James McGraw
Missouri
Charles
Republic and Gazette Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
East van Buren
P. O
Phoenix, Arizona
Mesa
Miam Safford
Republic—M
Gazette
Sun
The
Arizona Republic
Phoenix Gazette
Associated Press International News Service
Associated Press
Republic and Gazette
Republic
Advertising Index
Ceese
Ccceesees
Fou
Ss Funeral Directors
Aginom
Cees Es Scseeees
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