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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1949
Page
21
Prices at Menands list various produce items including squash turnips greens and leetee erate bullets with unclear spellings indicating a fragmented OCR of a local market listing. Names of items appear garbled but indicate a typical farmer’s market price sheet from a small community.
Active trading saw gains in some issues while oil shares bore the brunt of a market slide. Steel and chemical stocks moved irregularly as directors’ dividends and utilities shifts influenced sentiment. Major names such as U S Steel Bethlehem Iron American Export lines Celanese and General Mills touched highs before mixed turns across sectors.
A scrambled report of stock prices shows gains and losses across blue chips and utilities. Coca Cola, International Business Machines, General Motors, Chrysler, General Electric, and Goodyear are listed with varied percentage shifts while rail and utility stocks reflect smaller moves.
The Buffalo market shows weaker demand for large eggs with mixed quantities for extra large and large grades including white and brown, and New York State grade A offerings. Nearby dressed poultry market is nominally steady, while live poultry receipts over two days show too few arrivals to set a market, with references to coops and a Pennsylvania link.
Washington report shows lower living costs in October with food prices easing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes the commuter price index fell six tenths of a percent from September 15 to October 18, placing mid October at 168.5 percent of the 1935-49 average.
A chaotic ledger of stock prices and percentages shows numerous companies such as Allied Chemical Am Car and Fey Am Gas and Slec Inter Nickel Int Paper and Power Kennecott Libby Mc Libby Lockheed and Union Pac listed with varied gains and losses. The page reads like an old market tickertape with inconsistent formatting and many figures, reflecting a volatile snapshot of equities with multiple firms including General Electric Chrysler and Eastman Kodak in the mix.
A fragmented stock table lists high and low figures and percentages for numerous companies including Aluminum Company of America Arkansas Gas Amer Super Power and Kaiser Frazer among others. The spread shows varying bids and shares with names such as Colonial Airlines Creole Petroleum and Technionine appearing in partial form.
A long interrupted romance spanning 36 years ends with the death of Ida Arnat in a Denver hospital. Ida and John Arndt grew up apart after linear separations and marriages to others. John later learns Ida is widowed, they renew their romance, marry, and live together until Ida’s death.
A large class of candidates was initiated by Troy Aeris Fraternal Order of Cayton at Sunday ceremonies. Felix . McManerson, treasurer since 1045, spoke as principal speaker, with guests from Albany Hoosick Falls and Bennington Vermont in attendance.
Bridgeport yesterday held city wide ceremonies honoring Charlee E. Wilson, longtime General Electric executive and Bridgeport resident for 13 years, with the university's first honorary Master of Arts degree presented by President James H. Halsey.
Local theatre scene highlights Miss Mare’s troupe with Ming Hickey starring in a drama set near The Pole Street. Behod of Dramatics, a well known figure in the area, lends support and acclaim.
Brookholm rescue team pulled 27 shipwrecked sailors from the North Sea after the British freighter Butkon ran aground on rocks near Faroe Island. The crew endured a long night at sea before rescue and safe recovery was completed tomorrow morning.
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