davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

Hawaii, three times the size Of
Delaware. grows 80 per cent OF
the worlds supply of pineapple.
Evening star., 1949-04-19
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by tn.
United states Department OF Agriculture
AppiesaMsrkes ps, about steady en.,inss
y. 8. No, Is, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Romes, 2h-inch up, 4.5o-75; Pennsylvania
Albemsrle Pippins. ot.-inch up $50.
1ooDpoSnd sacks 9, j. NO N0I j.. mostly
sacks, very few, 4 90. New York Katah-
dins, few 3,s5i U. s. commercials, leo
Sweet Potatoes-Msrket hrm; offerings
light, few sales, bushel baskets. U. s. No.
Is. Maryland Goldens 4.o0-5o. poorer
j.1s:y. so Dros:,s.d ssv Jersty es'h'l
Poultry Quotations.
PouItry-Weaker undertone: receipts
moderate; trading light: tryers, a. pounds
higher; light weights (LeshornsI. supplies
insuf,cient TO- quote; pullets, 4h pounds
Wheat--Receipts, 63.4S8 bushels shin
ments 400 bushels: stocks. ,3,0s4.as4
sS1hss sSm.a No red 1pI Tia'r sr4Flicks No sDo;
cornMReceipts. i.3 II. bushels: shin-
ments, 115.000 bushels: stocks, 1,"a2.s7s
Oats yRseeipts, none: shiom.nts none:
Barley,.sRseeipts: none; shipments, none:
Rye-Recsipts. is.ao4 bushels; ship
soybeansNReeeipts. 54,3bl bushels
shipments b, 2e'474 bushels; stocks l1ds.-
Miilieed@E Eessipts: Is7 tons,
sss ss'nsPda'' demand stf'l' sf;s' sD..
receipts, unsrs ded, 43-4s.
Receipts --Butter. 4a,4o6 pounds: esEs,
EEI
Evening star., 1949-04-19
Stock Market Drifts
Moderately Lower
As Demand Fades
D. NJ. Assee@sss sssAa

NEW YORK. April Ia--The
stock raarke, tipped a little TO the
downsade today after An early
period OF indecision.
Losses we're sman. though. and
q good handful Of KEY issues ad-
vanced q tr,fie. The decline was
due more TO lukevarm buying in
terest rather than aggressive
selling.
A moderate amount OF business
was done with q slight pickup in
activity noted as prices tended
lower.
Traders didn't pay much stten-
ton 70 the days news. which in
cluded couple OF more price cuts
In industrial materials and a
favorable report on first quarter
operations by General Electric Co.
Farnsworth Television was a
fairly active performer for a while
rising 10 10 la. The advance
followed testimony in New York
State Supreme Court Yesterday in
which a proposed merger into In
ternational Telephone VAS termed
inequitable.
Also higher were Montgomery
Ward. Sears. Roebuck: Woolworth,
Studebaker. Douglas Aircraft.
Texas Pacific Land Trust. Ana
conda Copper. Dow Chemical,
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. Southern
Pacific and Texas Co.
Losers included United States
Steel. Youngstown Sheet. General
Motors. Chrysler, Lockheed. Lig-
gett IL Myers, North American
Co., Consolidated Natural Gas.
Kennecott Copper. General Elec-
tric. Du Pont, American Woolen.
American Tobacco. Southern Rail-
way. Chesapeake 6 Ohio. Illinois
Central. Standard Oil OF New Jer-
sey. Pacific Western Oil and
Transcontinental & Western Air.
Evening star., 1949-04-19
chicoeo Groin

sss CHICAGO April iosstF The grain
ma rket hardly stirred From its sleep today
When 1t did show some signs OF life, II
moved into slightly lower territory. But
losses did not amount to much and tradins
Commission houses had little business
on their hands. q characteristic OF the
past couple Of weeks OF trading In this
time prices have made very little change,
simply backing and flli1s within marrow
With todsy's performances no different
the end OF. the nrst hour was UNCHANGED
lower to H higher: May. ,33h; oats were
. lower; May. 6s7s; soybeans were un-
changed to u cent lower: May, 2.22is.
Only AZ cars Of cash corn arrived here
not encourage lsrse.scaie buying Of the
moving into eonsumptfve channels more
rapidly than it was being offered by
some traders feIt poor quality corn had
a.r NTH ,o,1 pEsttns Ettn better
no particular strensth and some trsdeys
though the character OF the selling in
futures recently was very GOOD.
little rain fell overnight In parts OF
pressed y .he the lack Of any report; on On
Eastern Nebraska area. Usually one hears
Of leaf rust. Hessian ny and soil blow
ing at this time of year. srainmen said
Lard sold on in early trading as hoe
receipts at major markets. today were
nearly double a .year ago; But u. loss
vas early hrmness in cottonseed oil At
New York
Evening star., 1949-04-19
Chicooo Livestock
7 rScLUpEs oSIv SEIECTxp tssuGs
sAI.Ek.

CHICAGO April 10 ~ fuspAl-ssl.
able hoss. il 200; general market S0.f S
butchers under e30 pounds Eenersliy
showing full decline; market closed slos
at downturn; top, 1873. most sood and
choice lsG-240-pound butchers, 1900
1880: 95o-2s6 pounds. 7.T6- " 50, few
loads 2afA $40 pounds, l6.55-i7 SO. 5000
and choice sows under 400 pounds, 10
1880: 4oo-bOo pounds, ~ 5e-lS.50. few
around $50 pounds And over, u 90 down
700: steers i.n!o pounds down, fairy
active. stsadN heavier weights sios, esak
TO % cents iower: other ktilins classes
fully steady, few loads choice steers and
yesriings eSsO-27 90: top, s7ea for
.ie3- pound colorsdos load pound
mixed ysarlinss, mostly heifers. ea 20
GOOD to iow-ehoics steers - .nt-e 20 90
70 ''ts iss. choice hsii.r.. - oo.sS II, beef
eovs. 81 90 down; most common and
medium cows, i7.nG-i9 So Gamers and
cutters, i3sO-iS7si prsettcsi top, 2" IS
on heavy sausage bulls; vesiers, 20 90
down. r,ostI- % 90 down. load sood 500
pound feeding yeariinFs. q So load choice
43T- pound stock steers, ee. rs.
saishie sheep. 1900. slaughter lambs
x.ss . 90 mostly 90. 90 lsssr ss Pr psse, !,
shorn coIorados; odd bead voclsktns
81 10; choice light spr!nftrs 70 ~. 90.
ewes weak; vooled kinds. 400 down.
Evening star., 1949-04-19

Frsee pevrisk a rsairns~ns C.
ra-rec tsss sss n tasse resgtss
ended MArrh 81 ~ s5ys ss >
spay carrier
Evening star., 1949-04-19
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April IA Hr-pricss fol
eggs showed little change IN the whole
sale market today Receipts totaled 81
764 eases. Spot quotations follow
Midwestern: Mixed eolors, fancy heavy
weixhts. 1910; extra ] large, 4sL7; extys
. iarse. 4Tts-4s; extra medium. a.
Az: current receipts 43-4S; dirties
1914: checks. II ta-49
whites: Fancy heavyweishts $3.50;
extra 1 large, 81 ~; extra ! medium. 4ob
Browns: Fancy heavywetshts, 5i-5l Ia
extra ] large, so: extra medium. 40.
Nearby: .fTop quotations on nesrby
white and brown eggs represent hikhes,
wholessls sellins prices for the hnes,
marks available, and not PAYING prices
70 producers or shippersD
Whites: Extra fancy hesvyxsishts, S.
51-b2
Brown: Extra fancy heavyveiEhts. So
"a; fancy heavyweiEhts 51-52; mediums,
1880.
Butter, e40,sf7, steady, prices IN
Cheese. 4Is.1ss. steady, prices un-
changes
Evening star., 1949-04-19
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IL 90 m 400 ooC 1900 noon 400 600
1 90 An. $40 ooo 400 m. occ 60
sLnis cf trading 10 snsrss Elm cAnE-
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Idends n xhs fcregc1ng tah1e ars annual
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Evening star., 1949-04-19
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. AursI 10 R--ccstun fs.
turss dsvssopee raliyinS tsndeneaes dar1nG
forenoon TRADING today. paced vi -
A issdins spos nrm bcssht about s.soo
nil accounts. Some cS che buytns sntsea-
psteS eavsrfng cp4rstsors ~ tkippsss
when avarts are made % pen6ins sncsafr
Has f1a sS.eOo Aaiss soHxst ss tNs
ArrnY fer Japane4s rehsaiittstscr are -
ee roeaed "wednesday mcsntnx. hss sfsr
Noor ryfess we're Ss eenss o sass hsEsssF
10 IS esnta lever thar the rfesssus ele<<
May 81 ~. July ~ % sns Orteeef 1fet.
Evening star., 1949-04-19
Business Briefs
Business Failures In

Business Failures In the week
nded April IA declined to 1874 VS..
30 in the previous week, but were
ell above 10l in the like 1948
eek-Dun g. Bradstreet.
Stock Exchange Membership
Id yesterday for $4,000, a drop
: $4,000 from the last previous
'ansfer.
United Biscuit Co. stockholders
Ill vote May Is on a plan to
lthorize 10000 preferred shares,
ri. which $4,000 would be sold to
Underwriters to repay bank loans
md acquire new equipment.
Allegheny Corp. sold its 1874, ITO
common shares Of Seaboard Air
line Railway to a group headed
by Tri-Continental Corp.
Richmond, Fredericksburg &
Potomac Railroad stockholders
approved a 4-for-l split in COM
mon stock and a reduction In the
total face value of all stock to
$1o,834, 800 from $15,000,000.
National Bellas Hess, Inc, sales
in March totaled $3.818,619. gain
of 22G from a year earlier; in
eight months ended March 81,
22,631,317, a rise Of 33.1T.
Humble Oil e. Refining Co.
earned $1s6,06S,579 or s10.35 a
share in 1913 VS.. $124,106,877 or
$500 in the previous year.
Public Service Electric & Gas
Co. net income for three months
ended March 81 was S6,352.193 or
n cents VS.. $5, 900 ,462 or SO cents
In the same 1948 period.
Barnsdall Oil Co. earned $3,-
s1s.o55 or sta in three months
ended March 81 VS.. $3.3s5,7s0 or
$l.52 q year earlier.
Sharp e. Dohme, Inc, profit for
three months ended March 81 was
s1,370,3s1 or $1.4S VS.. $l,066,s4o
or $l.09.
General Baking Co. earned
$572,243 or Is cents in three
months ended March 26 VS.. s627,-
7s5 or 20 cents a year earlier.
Lehn g. Fink Products Corp. net
for nine months ended March 81
was $40s ,522 or $1.02 VS.. $201,141
or 50 cents.
General Cigar Co. profit for
three months ended March 81 was
S2I0,199 or 26 cents vs.. $242 500
or 90 cents.
Honolulu Oil Corp. earned $13.-
z45,547 or $14.13 in 1943 VS.. ST.
oo1 1886 or STAT in the previous
year.
United Light & Railway Co. net
for 1s4S was $12,302.134 or $3.50
VS.. $10,832, 1888 or $3.04 in 1947.
Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp.
earned $2.518,797 or Sail in three
months ended March 81 VS.. ST.
632,631 or $1.33 q year earlier.
McKesson q Robbins, Inc, profit
for three months ended March 81
was $2,o09, ,303 or $1.1l VS.. $2,007.- :
$50 or Sill In the same 194s
period.
Pacific Mills earned $l.866, ,00o
or $2.04 in three months ended
April VS.. $2.75o.oo0 or $3.15 q
year earlier.
Standard Steel Spring Co. net
for three months ended March 81
was 81, 1,456,233 or 81 cents VS.
ss26,73S or so cents In the same
1913 period.
Hobart Mfg. Co. earned 42,653..
ef5 or $4.14 In 194S VS.. 81 l.79s. .49s
C S7.sa Ia the previous year. !.
Evening star., 1949-04-19
Foreign Exchonee

NEW YORK, April 10 Hr.--Foreisn
exchange rates follow tGrest Britain In
dollars, others In cent0:
Canadian dollar in New York open
market, o.. per cent discount or % 49,
United States cents, UNCHANGED.
Enrope-0rest Britain tpoundt.
4.03h. unchansed Great Britain. 30
Britain. 60-dsy futures, 3,ssh. tn
se6i4, of .o1 cent France 0rnnet.
April fixed rate. .o0l 73a March. .0o1 53a:
Sweden tkronsb. 2T,s5 UNCHANGED;
Switzerland frane) ureeI. e5.e7. IN
changed.
Latin Ameriea-Arsentfna tfree,, 90 %.
unchansed: Brazil Gfreep, $50. unbalanced:
Mexico 1887. up .0I Of q cent
Evening star., 1949-04-19

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Evening star., 1949-04-19
Capital Alb Chapter
Will Be Host for
Regional Speakers
Ey Edword 6. Stone

FOT LQe IlTSt UlIIlS In many years,
Washington Chapter. American
Institute of Banking, viii be host
to the Second District Regional
Public Speaking Contest. on Sat-
urday evening. April 80. in the
American Security Building.
Six dehaters In this territory
will compete for positions in the
z3d national contest for the A. P.
Giannini prizes to be awarded at
the national convention. The
contestants include William A.
Bryarly of the Riggs National
Bank, who won Washington
Chapters preliminary contest.
Other contestants will be Hugh
o. Ferguson. Pittsburgh; Francis
A. Gilpin, Paterson. N. j.: N. Sid
ney Weber, Baltimore; A. L. Wise
man. Philadelphia. and Robert D.
Womer, Lebanon, Pa.
Judges will be Francis G. Addi-
son, jr., president, Security Saw
ings 81 Commercial Bank; l.. P.
Leggette, George Washington Uni
versity, and Associate Justice
Henry A. Schweinhaut of the
United States District Court. The
debate will be public.
Appliance Sales Uneven.
The Electric Institute of Wash
ington reports that sales in the
first two months of 1949 were very
uneven when compared with the
previous year." Sales of electric
ranges dropped from S72 to 349
and refrigerator sales decreased
from 3,137 q year ago to 2.134.
Oil burners, however. were ahead
of last year and electric ironers
also were in better demand.
Sales Of washers and water
heaters were of but sales OF
vacuum cleaners topped last year,
3.1s7 to 1899. Radios and tele-
vision sets were in lively demand,
ls,s25 VS.. 1888 year ago.
Bank Has Noted Exhibits.
The Old Dominion Bank opened
an exhibit yesterday in Arlington
made up of Is documents famous
In Virginia history. They are being
shown one at q time for a week
at a time. Among the documents
are Virginia Takes the Road To-
yard the Revolution. 1774."
George Washington, Business
man." First Chartered Bank In
Virginia, 1892" and "The Virginia
Declaration Of Rights, 1776."
Sales of the Washington Gas
Light Co. in March totaled
1851 therms. an increase OF
6.43 per cent over March a year
ago. Sales in the first quarter,
hurt by mild weather, totaled
5s,s74,741. a decrease of 4.74 per
cent from year earlier.
Financial District Notes.
The National Savings g. Loan
League will hold a special lunch
con In honor of Sir Harold Bell
man, distinguished dean and
leader of the British building So
cieties, on Tuesday, May 8, at the
Statler.
Bernard j. Nees, last years
president of the Washington Stock
Exchange, has been named gen.
eral chairman for the annual out
ing of the bond club of Washing
to,, st tre Manor Club on May ~.
GEORGETOWN Gas 5ssold ati14h
on the Washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday, unchanged from
the high for the year.
Evening star., 1949-04-19
Monarch Machine Tool

earned $1i7.731 or So cents In
three months ended March 81 vs.
s107,147 or 81 cents a year earlier.
Baltimore d Ohio Railroad han
died 62,6Se cars Of freight in the
week ended April Is VS.. 60.2ii In
the previous week and S6,777 IN
the like io4e week.
Evening star., 1949-04-19
Market AVERAGES
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April 10 r.--psvidsne'
declared;
Evening star., 1949-04-19

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Cent Agutrre s4E 3
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CentHudGas 50 4
tCent III L pf4h 50
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Ches q Ohio 3 -
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fchile Cop As- 40
Chrysler | AE -
CHM G&E lao :
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Gin Mil NJ 40 /
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Clark EQUIP % >
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Evening star., 1949-04-19

Beech Aircraft Cerp. net for xix
months ended March 81 was
fse2.0 .0ss or 90 cents vs. te1e.4ei
or si.so In ths same period last
year.
Evening star., 1949-04-19
NJ. 7. Bond Market

,,.f sssnh hs 81, ~ .:sst;s.;s srsss7ss ,,ss ss:t,,
Evening star., 1949-11-19

Only 3 years old. OF
stone and Colonial
Il d I n {, Contains
opening onto living
porch, dining room
with large oriel vim
dow, library, tst-noor
1avAtory and kitch.
en-; 4 well- proper
toned bedrooms, 2
baths, exceptionally
large closets: stairs
to third floor. Close
to school (from kin
dergArten 70 junior
hish), shoppi1e and
trAnSpoftAtion.
Evening star., 1949-11-19

seriously. She IL the embodiment
Of hope OF all the people OF
America"
Mrs. India Edwards, head Of
the Women's Division of the DEM
ocratic National Committee, COM
mented that there was no thought
of Mrs. Bethune's retirement. but
if she really does do so. maybe 1t
will give her more time for poll
tics"
Needed - "Elder Statesman"
"We need her as one Of our eld-
er statesmen" Mrs. Edwards ex-
planned.
Aubrey williams, former direc-
tor Of the National Youth Admin
istration, told Of her constant in
terest in young people, and how
when she really wanted something
done to benefit youth, "she went
after It until she got It,"
1--WE honor 4 very great lady" "
Mr. williams declared. zone with
ambition and vision"
Among others who paid Mrs.
Bethune tribute were DR.. Richard
v. Moore. president Of Bethune-
Goodman College; DR.. Benjamin
=. Mays, president Of Moorehouse
College; Mrs. Thurman, member
Of the Intercultural Workshop Of
the Church for the Fellowship Of
All Peoples; Mrs. Edmonia White
Evening star., 1949-11-19

Council Of Negro Women; DR..
Frank 8. Horne. assistant to the
administrator, Housing and Home
Finance Agency, and Chester VIII
liams Of the State Department.
Presentations were made by Mrs.
Elliott, chairman OF the Tntercul-
tural Committee Of the National
Council Of Negro Women: Joseph
Albright. special assistant to the
administrator Of Of Veterans AZ
fairs, and Mrs. Jeanetta Welch
Brown, executive director Of the
National Council.
In her response. Mrs. Bethune
expressed her gratitude for all that
was said about her.
II believe I am most fortunate
to be among those privileged to
serve q land like America" she
added.
Evening star., 1949-11-19
$2,000,000 Mark Reached
In T., j. Shrine Fund Drive

The or1e-third mark has been
reached In q drive to raise funds
for completion Of the National
Shrine Of the Immaculate Con-
ception at Catholic University, It
was announced today.
The Most Rev. John r. Noll,
Bishop Of Fort Wayne, said more
than 100000 Of the $4,000, 900
goal has now been reached. Bishop
Noll is chairman Of the Bishops
Committe on the National Shrine.
He said it was originally planned
to have the shrine completed in
1854 but that 1t probably will be
later, because work will not be re-
sumed until 100000 has been
raised.
Bishop Noll said the committees
objective is 81 per Catholic family
throughout the United States.
Evening star., 1949-11-19
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. G.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER ~ ts4S
1000 Attend Dinner,
Hear Speakers Praise
Mrs. bethune's Work

Installation Of new officers TO-
day was to highlight the final ses-
sion Of the week-long conference
Of the National Council Of Negro
Women In the Departmental Au-
ditorium Of the Labor Depart
ment.
On the eve Of her retirement a.
|founder-president Of the organiBa-
ton more than 1000 persons hon.
ored Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethu1e,
"a, at q dinner last night In the
Interior Department dining room.
Special tribute was paid her by
Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary
designate Of the Interior.
The new officers, named late
yesterday in closed session. are
Mrs. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee Of
Washington. president; Mrs. Daisy
George. vice president, Region I;
Mrs. Vivian Carter Mason, vice
president, Region II; Mrs. Fan
ME Ponder. vice president, Region
M; Mrs. Doris Wesley. vice presi-
dent, Region ": Mrs. Ora Stokes
Perry. vice president, Region v;
Mrs. Beulah Whitby, vice presi-
dent, Region vi; Mrs. Vivian Os-
born March. vice president, Re-
gions VII and VIII.
Other Ohicers Named,
Also, Mrs. Marion Elliott. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Otelia
jackson, assistant recording sec
retary; Mrs. Regina Chandler,
treasurer; Mrs. Jean Capers, par
Humanitarian; Mrs. Sue Bailey
Thurman, historian. and Mrs.
Olivia Henry, chaplain.
Five members aI large Of the
Board Of Directors were chosen:
Mrs. Ora Lee Mitchell, Mrs. Eu-
nice Carter, Mrs. Daisy Lampkin,
Mrs. Dorothy Height and Mrs.
Dolly Alexander.
The dinner in honor Of Mrs.
Bethune, who had been elected
president for life, was . major
event of the conference. Tributes
to her work in civil rights, wom-
ems affairs and in behalf Of hu-
manity were paid by nearly two
dozen leaders, many Of whom
gave her flowers, citations, gifts.
plaques and other symbols of ap-
probation.
"She doesn't waste any time In
life," Mr.. Chapman commented.
1.-THE advice and counsel she has
given to the Government have
been Of great benefit to all Of us.
No one who knows Mrs. Bethune
has ever taken her retirement
Evening star., 1949-11-19

PORTRAIT OF A PAsTOR-Two boys, Donny, 0eft), and
look at the portrait OF their grandfather Dr.
frederick Brown Harris unveiled last night at
Foundry Methodist Church The portrait presented to the
church as part anniversary observance of Dr. Harris
pastorate The Rev Ralph john formerly assistant pastor
presented picture It accepted behalf Of the con-
gregaon by Dr. George Woods president OF the Board OF
trustees Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1949-11-19

Davidson, former program secre-
tary Of the College Division Of the
National Board, YWCA, and John
H. Sengstaoke. editor publisher of
the Chicago Defender.
Mrs. Bethune Responds.
Also. Mrs. Ella P. Stewart, presi-
dent of the National Association
Of Colored Women. Inc; Mrs. DIVA
Margolin. legislative representative
OF the National Council Of Jewish
Women; Miss Ruth l.. Harvey, act
ing president of the Washington
Junior Council Of the National