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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1939
Page
4
Grace Thorpe presents gatherings of Atlanta figures with Roswell society items. Captain Yeager hosts family visitors from South Dakota and Colorado while clubs hold meetings, honors, and anniversaries. Local women travel, attend district federations, and share plans for upcoming events and dues.
Anglo French Accord noted Chamberlain commented Henderson may take the statement as by agreement between two governments. Britain reiterated aims to crush Hitlerism and free Europe, with Poland and Czechoslovakia restoration mentioned. National Maritime Union CIO. Weatherman estimated a reinstatement cost of about $200000. Forty three employees discharged. AFL urged Supreme Court to deny review, saying circuit court ruling proper. Record Want ads Ge. Results
Atlanta society pages report the planned October twenty-eighth wedding of Miss Elissa Woolford to Mr. A Waldo Jones at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta. events include a rehearsal dinner hosted by John M Slaton and Mrs Slaton, a breakfast by Wocert H Jones Jr, and a reception at Miss Woolford's relative's home. best man and ushers are listed with multiple bridesmaids and guests named from Roswell, Baltimore, and Georgia.
Mrs Patrick H Gratton visits 208 West North Street to host the Institute Bridge Club Friday at 2 30. Junior Womans Club meets tonight at 7 30 in Roswell Womans Club library with Miss Martha Cowan of Roswell High School as honor guest speaker. Members urged to attend for hand made programs, first ever.
National Business Women's Week runs October 8 to 14 with local displays in Roswell. Windows at Price & Company and other shops show outfits from past to present, while a Roswell Beauty Shop exhibit highlights modern hairstyles and office equipment. A Sunday service at Trinity Methodist featured a sermon on women's influence through Christianity. A 7:30 p.m. Tuesday radio talk by Mrs. F Myrick Russell precedes Saturday’s Nickson Hotel banquet, with Miss Maude Doyle of Albuquerque as guest and speaker. reservations are 75 cents.
Supreme Court coverage continues as the case centers on Waterman Company, described as a victim in the clash for supremacy between the International Siamen's Union of America AF TM and the...
Ray Milland's mother opens her home in England to London evacuated children. Joan Bennett undergoes drastic changes in Green Hell, the only femme in a seven member cast set in Brazilian jungles. Charles Bickford signs with Republic for Wagons Westward. Ronald Colman hosts Australian Davis Cup team at Paramount. Father Planagan discusses Boys Town sequel with MGM. Arrowhead Springs resort to open Dec 15 with ski access. Claude Rains returns to Pennsylvania farm for scrapple and apple harvest before Warners. Lewis Stone chosen by Metro for president in A Call on the President. Garbo divvies $500 with Cameraman Bill Daniels and crew after Ninotchka. Ilona Massey busy at Metro with singing and Balalaika recordings with Nelson Eddy.
New York futures ended little changed to modestly up or down after a session of liquidation driven by Boston interests. Oct and Dec contracts hovered near opening levels before some late buying by trade and professionals. Spot middling near 9.09 cents, little changed. New Orleans spot steadied at 8.96 cents with 8,899 bales sold.
Money market notes show Call money steady at 1 percent with prime commercial paper at 5/8 percent. Time loans remain steady for 60 to 90 days at 1 1/4 percent and 4 to 6 months at 1 1/2 percent. Bankers acceptances unchanged for 60 to 90 days at 1/2 to 7/16 percent, 4 months 9/16 to 1/2 percent, and 5 to 6 months at 5/8 to 9/16 percent. Rediscount rate at New York Reserve Bank is 1 percent.
On Oct 9 in New York trading remained retarded by peace talks. Turnover for five hours reached 613,400 shares, the smallest since the war boom began. Steel rose as the American Iron and Steel Institute pegged weekly mill use at 88.6 percent, a record high since May 24 1937, with a jump of 11.6 points from a month ago. Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel fluctuated. motors rails utilities and airlines posted modest gains while many issues declined. Investors cited modest buying rather than heavy selling. Prominent names included Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Western Union New York Central Great Northern U A Rubber Sears Roebuck Eastern Airlines American Airlines Du Pont American Can Consolidated Edison Loews. For some stocks such as Anaconda Fhelps Dodge Westinghouse Union Carbide Allied Chemical Texas Corp and Goodyear the trend was weaker. European markets were quiet. U S government bonds edged higher. Wheat fell Chicago by a quarter to three quarters of a cent, corn rose half to seven eighths, cotton was steady to down thirty cents per bale.
Hogs leaving 2590 salable with prices 5 lower to steady. top 6.80 for all interests, 200 lb and lighter strong. Cattle salable 22,500. total 23,669 with calves 3,800, total 4,000. Killing classes steady, stockers and feeders 75 percent of receipts, good to choice stockers steady. yearling steers higher, good heifers 9.85, beef cows up to 6.25, most feeders down from 68.63. Sheep salable 7,000 of 9,000 total. native lambs steady to weak around 9.00, range lambs above 9.50. range ewes 3.50-4.00.
Boston October 9 wood market was quiet as holders and users adopted a waiting stance. Few bids for wool appeared while sellers made little effort to move stock. Asking prices stayed largely nominal due to the slow trade and were mostly unchanged from last week.
Chicago grain prices show Dec Corn at 49 1/2, May 52 1/8, Jly 53 1/8 with oats Dec 31 3/8 May 31 7/8. Bond closes list Treasury 3 1/4s 45-43 at 107.26, 4 1/4s 52-47 at 115, and CURB quotes include Alum Co Am 130 1/2 and Cities Service 6.
Spot cotton in Galveston steady at 3 down with mid daily grade mid dling at 8.88 cents per pound. Sales totaled 1,311 bales. Market observers noted stable demand and unchanged futures tone for the session.
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