Market Slump Dampens New York Stock Activity
New York stocks edged lower as steels and motors fell a few cents. Anerada Petroleum rose up to 2 dollars at times while issues like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors weakened. Higher notes included Baltimore & Ohio and Dow Chemical with corporate bonds and U S Governments holding steady.
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New York
Steels
Eastern Air Lines
Baltimore & Ohio
Anaconda
McIntyre-Porcupine
Dow Chemical
Caterpillar Tractor
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
U. S
Opening Grain Prices Show Mixed Moves At Chicago
Chicago grains opened firmer for feed grains while soybeans and wheat posted uneven spots. Wheat margins built in September and December contracts as corn and oats edged higher with nearby rye and soybeans showing cautious gains across multiple months.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Police Court Fines From Morning Session
Police Court cases heard by Police Judge John W. Rice resulted in fines and costs for six defendants. James Howard Ritch of Charlotte, speeding, $14.25. Wilbert Carl Phelps of Glen Burnie, reckless driving, $654.25. Levi Edward Whitacre of Bolling Air Force Base, drunk, $9.25. Kenneth R. Carbough of Winchester, no operator license, $10.25. Harry H. Helsley of Middletown, improper muffler, $9.25. Charles V. Hillyard of Winchester, running red light, $10.25.
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John W. Rice
James Howard Ritch
Charlotte
N. C
Wilbert Carl Phelps
Glen Burnie
Levi Edward Whitacre
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Kenneth R. Carbough
Rt. 1-A
Winchester
Harry H. Helsley
Middletown
Charles V. Hillyard
Market Report on Baltimore Apples Potatoes and Livestock
Livestock prices strong for heifers and calves in Baltimore with cattle and hog markets steady. Apples and potatoes show mixed movement while poultry and eggs remain firm amid light receipts. Chicago hogs rise modestly with strong weights and sows lower.
Keystone Kops Plan TV Comeback Caper
Hollywood reports four surviving Keystone Kops Heinie Conklin Chester Conklin Hank Mann and Tom Kennedy aim to revive their slapstick on television. Producer Mack Sennett and writer-director Frank Griffin unveiled the plan at a reunion. The half hour pilot would feature chase stunts in plain clothes with charity proceeds pledged from sponsors.
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Hollywood
Keystone
Hank Mann
Tom Kennedy
Mack Sennett
Bathing Beauty
Kops
Minta Durfeé Arbuckle
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Chester Conklin
Comedy Bureau of Investigation
Frank C. Griffin
Griffin
Damon Runyon
Livestock Auction Report Shows Mixed Cattle and Sheep Demand
Salable cattle 5 000 and calves 400 with slaughter cattle uneven but mostly steady to 25 cents higher. High choice and prime steers 37.00 38.50, most good 32.50 36.75, utilities 26.00 30.50, cows 19.00 25.50. Salable sheep 1 500 with spring lambs 31.00 32.50, ewes 11.00 14.00, yearlings 28.00.
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Chicago
USDA
Marshall Warns Enemy Build-Up Increases War Danger
Secretary of Defense Marshall told the House Appropriations Committee the enemy’s buildup raises the risk of all-out war. He referenced Russia and reported Communist troop and supply increases in Korea and elsewhere during a closed hearing about the administration’s 60 billion dollar military budget for the year starting July 1, 1951.
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Marshall
Washington
Defense
Congress
Russia
Korea
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee Okays Electoral College Amendment
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a constitutional amendment to base each state's electoral votes on the national popular vote. The measure mirrors a similar bill from Senator Lodge and would require two thirds in Congress and ratification by three fourths of the states. It also sets a 40 percent floor to win.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lodge
R-Mass
Senate
House
Congress
Atmospheric weight per square foot
The article states that on average there is about a ton of air over each square foot of the earth's surface.
Mrs Mollie Gibson Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Mollie Gibson who died Saturday at her daughter Mrs Selena Young in Berryville will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock at Zion Baptist Church Josephine Berryville Rev J S Swann pastor will officiate with burial in Milton Valley Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Virginia Wilson of New York and Mrs Julia Mae Moss of Berryville three sons Edward John Gibson of Berryville and Eron Gibson of Weirton W Va three brothers Albert Paige Charles Paige and Alex Paige 18 grandchildren three great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
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Mollie Gibson
Selena Young
Berryville
Zion Baptist Church
Josephine Berryville
J. S. Swann
Milton Valley
Gibson
John and
Neeton White Paige
Young
Virginia Wilson
New York
Julia Mae Moss
Edward
John Gibson
Eron Gibson
Weirton
W. Va
Albert Paige
Charles Paige
Pittsburgh
Alex Paige
Newark
N. J
Man jailed on murder charge after brother slain near Lebanon
Creed Musick, 45, is in Russell County Jail charged with murder for the shotgun slaying of his brother Ernest Musick, 43. Ernest was shot at his Back Valley home, about 17 miles north of Lebanon, during a incident that led to Creed’s arrest.
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Lebanon
Creed Musick
Russell County
Ernest Musick
Musick
Back Valley
Musick Brothers Shot. Deputy Reports Front Porch Tragedy
Deputy W E Cross described a fatal shooting at the Musick farm where Ernest Musick was found dead on the front porch from a chest blast. The mother quoted said the brothers argued before the shooting, and Creed Musick denied any knowledge of the death.
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W. E. Cross
Musick
Ernest Musick
Cross
Creed Musick
Horses in New York City in 1951
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports that in the spring of 1951 there were 4 500 horses in New York City including both publicly and privately owned animals such as police, garbage, bakery and milk delivery stock.
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New York City
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
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