Wall Street Feels Pressure Amid Mixed Trade
Stocks showed a weak attempt to recover from yesterday's losses with early gains in several industrials but the list drifted lower later. American Can and Allied Chemical rose briefly, while American Tobacco and Lorillard declined. Utilities and copper shares edged down as bearish brokerage mood followed prior slump, with total volume around 737,980 shares.
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Wall Street
New York
American Can
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
Consolidater Gas
Union Pacific
House of Representatives
Moderate cuts and steady demand in domestic wools
Boston reports a moderate pricing cut demand on a broad selection of domestic wools. Prices remain fairly steady with sizeable quantities of graded French wool and finer territory wools selling within a 40 to 42 shillings secured basis.
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Boston Wool
Boston
New York Stock Ticker Brief Curb and Oil Rise
AP report from New York on December 21 shows curb close with Ark Nat Gas at 6 8, Act Sve New 2 5-8, and Series B preferred at 3 16. Gulf Oil at 28 7-8, Humble 44 1-2, Newmont 15 1-4, Ind 21 5-8, Texan 7 3-4.
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New York
Dec
New York Stock Exchange
T&t
Amerp&l
Murray
Nevada
Nynh&h
Borden
Penn RR
Rs CaoRal
Chi R&p
Safeway
Col G&e
Sears R
ComSolv
G&e
Sieorn Pr
Son J . Coty
Ste Whr
Sj Curt We
Sr Whetr
Dregs Inc
Studbkr
Pont 324
Tex Corp
Texgsu
Ec P&l
Timkenp
PFI
Tex
Gil Raz
Steel
Clidden
Goldust
P&l Vgoodyer Venadum
Warn
Wsath&m
Curb
Ark Nat Gas
Act Sve
Word
Gulf Oi
Humble
Newmont
Ind
Texan
New Orleans Cotton closes steady on week with sales posted
New Orleans spot cotton ended steady with a 5 1/2 point drop. Sales reached 1,816 bales as middling grade stood at 5.90 cents per pound.
Spot cotton steady in Galveston market
Galveston December 21 spot cotton held steady with middling at 90 and sales totaling 500 bales. Prices shown as 56 points under standard. Firm tone reflects stable demand in local market.
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Galveston Ccotton
Galveston
Sullivan Capture Ties Texas Bank Robbery to New Mexico Gunfight
Jack Sullivan, indicted for the July 15 $3,580 Orion Texas State Bank robbery, was wounded in a Mountainair New Mexico gunfight after a running pursuit by Texas and New Mexico officers. He was treated for seven bullet wounds in Albuquerque. A deputy slain case linked to Lee Pebworth's Portales fight also surfaced, with Pebworth later sentenced to 99 years. Sullivan fled Lubbock jail, then was recaptured near Vernon Delaware?
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Albuquerque
N. M
Jack Sullivan
Vernon
Texas
Orion
New Mexico
Mountainair
Robert Crim
Lamb County
Sullivan
Portales
Lee Pebworth
Shworth
Pebworth
Harry L. Patton
Harve Bolin
Joe Jones
Keer
Stanley Hedrick
Lubbock
Cas
Army to name Captain for 1933 football squad
Will Lead Army Harry Jablo nsky right guard captains the 1933 team. A native of Clayton Missouri he joined the United States Military Academy in 1930 after starring in football baseball and basketball at George Washington University in St Louis before moving to West Point.
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Harry J
Jabbo) Jablonsky
Clayton
Jablonsky
United States Military Academy
George Washington University
St. Louis
West Point
Chicago grain closes with mixed futures quotes
Chicago grain prices show mixed moves with wheat December at 44 3 8 to 1 2, May 46 1 4 to 2 8, corn December 22 5 8, May 76 3 4 to 7 8, July 28 1 4, oats December 15 1 8, May 17 1 4 to 3 8, July 12 6 8, rye December 20 1 2, May 32 3 8, July 322 3 8, barley December none trading, May 29 7 8, July none trading, lard January 2.99, May 4.00, bellies January 3.37.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Cattle 3,500. calves 500. lightweight steers and heifers mixed demand, medium weights steady to strong. Vealers 4.00 down. feeders steady. Hogs 2,000. mostly 106 lower. late tone mixed. 170-250 lb hogs around 2.80. Lambs 4,900 native. lambs steady to weak with best around 2.50. sheep steady. shorn yearlings 4.25.
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Kansas
Kansas City
New York Cotton Futures Close Barely Steady
Cotton prices rose briefly on early trade buying but faded under southern selling and liquidation. March slipped from 6.10 to around 6.05 in quiet late trading, with futures ending barely steady and several contracts down from yesterday. Spot middling cotton stood around 6.60 as market activity remained subdued.
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New York
Senate to Take Up Beer Bill at Once
Washington reports that Senate leaders pledged immediate consideration of the beer bill as soon as the House passes it. The announcement came after House action, signaling swift movement in the upper chamber on the proposed legislation.
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Senate
Washington
House
Wanderwell murder suspect faces engineer identification claim
William Curley Guy, detained as a suspect in Captain Walter Wanderwell’s yacht murder, is challenged by Carma yacht engineer Cuthbert Wills who says he believes Guy’s face appeared at the porthole before the shooting. Deputy District Attorney C W Hunt is present in Los Angeles.
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William
Curley) Guy
Walter Wanderwell
Cuthbert Wills
Carma
Wills
Guy
C. W. Hunt
Hunt
Los Angeles
House Approves 2.2 Beer Bill Amid Clash Over Tax
The House pushed the 2.2 percent beer bill toward passage as leaders fended off amendments. Debates centered on reducing alcohol content to 2.75 percent and lowering the $5 per barrel tax, with Michener and Palmisano proposals defeated. A dry versus wet clash played out before a gallery crowd as party leaders guided the measure.
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Clancy
Mich
Cochran
Barkhead
Ala
Blanton
Texas
Collier
Michener
Palmisano
Treadway
R. Mase
Washington
House of Representatives
R., Mich
D. Md
House
Beer content debate over unconstitutional beer bill
Legislators clash over a 3.2 percent beer measure, with Wood arguing four percent beer is intoxicating and the bill’s shipping provision to dry states deemed ridiculous. Kunz supports beer of sufficient alcohol content, urging a palatable option.
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Wood
Kunz, D
Ihs
Draft Senate repeal measure seeks federal protection for states
Five senators with mixed records on Prohibition draft a repeal proposal while promising federal safeguards for city states. Senators Blaine, Borah, Walsh, Dill, and Hebert are identified as wets or drys, reflecting shifting positions on the Eighteenth Amendment.
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John J. Blaine
Blaine Borah
Idaho
Thomas Walsh
Montana
Clarence Dill
Washington
Felix Hebert
Rhode Island
Blaine
Hebert
Walsh
Dill
Ape
Borah
Lions Acknowledge Donations For Christmas Baskets And Toys
The Lions club thanks Grace S. Massie and Amelia Muecke for toys and notes recent contributions from Mrs. Florence Reed, Anne Schram, Ethel Crow, and G. T. Watts among others. Baskets planned for Saturday include meat, vegetables, milk, sugar, bread, and jelly. Toys will be distributed Christmas morning across Roswell and nearby districts with forty scouts assisting and gifts tagged by tonight.
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Lions Club
Grace S. Massie
Amelia Muecke
Ww. C.T. U
The
Christian Church
Agnes Thontion
Reby A. Moore
M. Stevenson
Dave Chesser
D. D. Atkinson
Everybody's
Florence Reed
Anne Schram
Ethel Crow
G. T. ‘Watts
Roswell
Acme
East Grand Plains
Cartwright
Oasis Ranch
Chihuahua
Marriage license issued to Debs Ham and Vera Tucker
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Debs Ham and Vera Tucker, both residents of Hagerman.
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Debs Ham
Vera Tucker
Hagerman
Reconciliation Remote in Gaynor Peck Split Case
Los Angeles reports that Janet Gaynor and Lydell Peck remain separated as attorney Lloyd Wright confirms the couple’s breakup. Friends say a reconciliation is unlikely, and the star’s marital status centers on the official separation announced the prior night.
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Los Angeles
Janet Gaynor
Lydell Peck
Lloyd Wright
Miss Gaynor
Governor to Have Private Inaugural Ceremony
Santa Fe NM December 21 AP reports Governor Arthur Seligman has not decided when to take the oath for his new term but will keep the ceremony private in the executive office with only a few friends. Plans for the inaugural ball were under preparation for next Saturday night.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Arthur
Seligman
Miss Marie Baca Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Miss Marie Baca daughter of Secretary of State Marguerite P. Baca had an emergency appendectomy at a local hospital last night. Her condition was reported satisfactory today.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Marie Baca
Marguerite P. Baca
Governor Seligman Plans Early Budget Presentations
Santa Fe New Mexico December 21 AP Governor Artur Seligman aims to present budgets for state institutions and departments to the legislature on opening day. He hopes to clear general appropriations early in the sixty day session, extending fifteen extra days for lawmakers to work.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Govrnor Artur Seligman
Solons
New South Carolina Senator Looms as Democratic Leader
Washington report suggests Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina could succeed Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas as Senate Democratic leader. The piece notes Robinson’s conservative stance and possible drive toward a Supreme Court seat, while Byrnes’ fresh term and differing views complicate the leadership outlook in Congress.
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South Carolina
Joe J. Robinson
Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
James F. Byrnes
Arkansan
Capitol Building
Byrnes
Senate
House
Robinson
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Little Rock
Federal Supreme Bench
Rail and Labor Heads Hold Conference on Wages Deadlock
Nine railway representatives and nine labor delegates met in a closed conference in Chicago to resolve a stalemate over railroad wages. Observers noted that unions appeared to accept a suggestion from employers to appoint a special subcommittee of the general wage conference to seek a solution.
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Chicago
Railways
Sucie
Duke City Burglars Loot Tire Shop in Overnight Heist
Burglars struck a tire service station in Duke City last night taking about 1060 in cash and checks from a secret hiding place. The shop’s office safe had been stolen two months earlier, leaving the current haul as a related follow up theft.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Springer Bank Bandit Likely To Be Returned
Baton New Mexico December 21 AP Little hope was held district attorney Stringfellow that a man believed Pob Brady, an Oklahoma convict held at Des Moines Iowa, would be sent back to face Springer New Mexico bank robbery charges. Brady has served little of a 35 year sentence and may be returned to Oklahoma. Sheriff Davis asked authorities for more information and for possible extradition to New Mexico.
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Baton, N. M
Fred Stringfellow
Pob Brady
Oklahoma
Des Moines
New Mexico
Citizens’ State Bank of
Springer
Stringfellow
Brady
al Davis
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