Stock Market Edges Up Amid Quiet Trading
The market showed cautious gains as stocks and government securities rose while bonds stayed steady. Total NYSE volume reached 415,660 shares with notable names such as General Electric, Chrysler, General Motors, and U S Steel advancing on a backdrop of subdued optimism.
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Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Arch Topek & 8 Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol Gas of
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General, Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Penn. Railroad
N. J
Union Pacific
DU. S. Steel
Woolworth
Local Market Prices and In Memoriam Note
Local markets list patent brand and feed prices by bag or barrel for 98, 48, 24 and 12 lb bags with figures for corn meal, screenings and butter products. An in memoriam note honors a departed daughter Laura dated Sept 13, 1933, from her family including father step-mother and sisters. Little Misses Charlotte and Jean Lou Shiley visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Clayton.
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Atas Boao
Laura
Charlotte
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Mrs. Clayton
Livestock And Produce Market Report Sept 13
Market slow for cattle with better grades steady while lower grades slide. Steers top at 7.50 with heifers to 5.90. cows 2.75 to 4.25. calves active to 8.00. hogs trading very slow with mixed weight ranges. sheep and lambs steady with lambs 6.50 to 7.25. Philadelphia eggs and butter prices quoted. dressed poultry unchanged.
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U. S. Dept. Agri
Ex Senator Lorimer Dies In Depot
Former U S Senator William Lorimer drops dead in the Chicago and North Western Depot. He was 73 years old and had been in retirement since his Senate eviction. He briefly appeared in 1928 as an advisor to Mayor William Hale Thompson during the Illinois waterway drive.
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Associated Press
Chicago
U. S
William Lorimer
Northwestern
Senate
William Hale Thompson
Big Bill
Ilinois Waterway
Lindberghs Forced Down in Oklahoma Flight Incident
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh were forced to land due to engine trouble during an airport inspection trip. They landed on a farm 20 miles north of Woodward Oklahoma. Both were unhurt though the plane was slightly damaged.
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Woodward
Okla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Austria Fights To Save Peace Of World At League Assembly
Geneva September 13 Austria’s Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg urged the League of Nations that defending Austria’s independence and combating terrorism within its borders serves world peace. He blamed hostile forces for economic strain and warned Austria must safeguard its frontiers. In Berlin Adolf Hitler proclaimed Germany’s policy to be the stronghold of peace and urged equal respect among nations.
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Paul von Hindenburg
von Hindenburg
Baltimore Man Chosen as Wine Code Authority Member
Edwin F A Moragan of Baltimore was named by the Federal Alcohol Control Administration to serve on the code authority for the wine industry. Morgan, a Baltimore attorney, had been recruited to organize western growers and implement the code in the Pacific coast area.
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Washington
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Edwin F. A. Moragan
Baltimore
Code Authority
FACA
Morgan
Pacific Coast
World Series Opens October 3 1934 Schedule Set
The 1934 World Series will begin October 3 in Detroit with Games 1 and 2 on October 3 and 4. If needed, Games 3 to 5 move to New York October 5 to 7, with potential Detroit games starting October 8. No rest days are planned.
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Kenesaw M. Landis
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New York Giants
Detroit
New York
Correcting Silent E Rules in Word Suffixes
A concise guide on spelling where words ending in silent e drop the final e before a suffix that begins with a vowel. This rule helps form correct spellings like hopefulness and argueable.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
Hannibal is the general who crossed the Alps with elephants Napoleon Bonaparte is the figure shown by a laurel wreath initial The French and Indian War pitted French and certain Indian tribes against English and American colonists.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Dr Wilmer II Named Regent at Georgetown University
Dr Wilmer II, famed eye specialist and former head of Johns Hopkins Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, named to Georgetown University’s board of regents by President Coleman Nevils. He will conduct research at Georgetown this year after retiring from Johns Hopkins.
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Supt. Martin In U S Hospital For Leg Fracture
J R Martin superintendent of the National Cemetery and a World War veteran is undergoing treatment at Walter Hospital in Washington for a leg fracture after a recent fall. Alexander Littlejohn of Baltimore retired United States Army has been sent to Winchester by the War Department to take charge of the cemetery during Martin's illness.
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Grain quotes from Chicago and markets today
Closing prices in Chicago and spot quotations reported by the Associated Press show Sept and Dec futures for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, lard and bellies with varied percentages. Spot prices in Chicago and Baltimore reflect No 2 red, No 1 hard and No 1 mixed wheat and several corn varieties, with Winchester noting spot wheat at 93 cents and corn at 90 cents per bushel.
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the Star
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Rhode Island riots push call for federal troops
Rioting in Woonsocket and Saylesville prompted Governor Green to seek 2,000 federal troops if needed. National Guard units and state police battled a 5,000 strong mob, with one youth killed and several wounded as looting tore through textile district streets.
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Jude Courtemence
Paquin
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Anniversary of Meeting House Celebration Planned
A memorial history book project announces a large publication with genealogical materials. Miss Carrie D Lupton and John W Jolliffe head the committee, joined by members including Mrs Susan T Lewis Pidgeon and several Jolliffe Lupton Robinson and Pidgeon relatives. The volume will feature hundreds of pages with maps halftones and an index. Richard E Griffith of Winchester provides expert guidance for Shenandoah Valley records.
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Clearbrook
John W. Jolliffe
Stephenson
Susan ° T. (Lewis) Pidgeon
Annie J. Reese
Edith M. Jolliffe
Gladys Cochran
Rebecca Pidgeon
Grace E. Clevenger
Sallie G. Robinson
Mamie
Ralph) Whitmore
Virginia N. Lupton
Joseph L. Joliffe
Daniel W. Lupton
D. Arthur Robinson
Albert G. Robinson
Howell M. Bond
Lewis Pidgeon
Richard E. Griffith
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Records From Philadelphia County Clerk Office
Fragmentary text notes valuable records from the Philadelphia county clerk’s office and related archives. The fragment hints at preserved deeds, ledgers, and official filings housed in municipal repositories.
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Morro Castle inquiry widens as crew witnesses questioned
Federal grand jury questions second Morro Castle radio operator and other crew on the fatal ship disaster. New death adds to 134 total as bodies are identified or recovered, including Charles Elias and William Hassler. Captain Willmott’s body is examined by chemists amid reports of possible poisoning.
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George W. Rogers
Charles Maki
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Belleville Hospital
Hassler
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Charles Elias
Elias
Passaic
Federal District Attorney
Willmott
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Department of Commerce
George Alagna
Algana
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