Judge’s Trial Ends With Marriage Standing Despite Challenge
Judge Bran son’s bid for a new trial fails as a verdict upholds Madeline Branson’s 1930 marriage to the ex-jurist and orders $250 monthly support. Branson argued the ceremony occurred before the required period, but evidence showed cohabitation after six months and a mutual husband and wife relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Brankl
Sen
New York
Brarnson
Madeline
Brans0n
John B. Wilson
Soil conservation boosts South land productivity
I W Duggan, director of the Southern division of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, told the South Carolina Council of Farm Women that South land productivity rose sharply in six years. He noted cotton yield per acre rose from 170 pounds in 1923-32 to 215 in 1933-38, attributing part to land quality and cultivation, with overall land improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hill
I. W. Duggan
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Southland
AAA
Duggan
South Carolina Council of Farm ‘Women
Senate bill to form five senators seven representatives council
A revised bill introduced in the Alabama Senate proposes a 12-member legislative council to conduct research and draft up to date legislation. Members would serve without pay and a director would be paid five thousand dollars annually. The governor and legislators could request drafts and copies would be circulated for study ahead of sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senate
FE. F. Hildreth
Hutan
Driver Injured When Truck Overturns Near Athens
E L Bryant of Decatur was injured when the Cudahy Packing Co truck he drove overturned on Bee Line Highway three miles north of Athens at 8 30 Thursday afternoon. He was treated at a local clinic and taken to his home on Railroad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Bryant
Decatur
Cudahy Packing Co
Bee Line
Athens
Bryant
Railroad Street
Classified Ads Promote Home Ad Space
The notice invites readers to use the classified ads page as a housewife advertising medium. Call six to reach the Ad Taker for placing listings.
Markets Slip As Volume Dips In Mixed Trading
Wall Street gave back modest gains in a day of quiet selling with 900000 shares moving over five hours. Steel, motors, mail orders and specialty issues led the late fade while rails utilities and copper held declines, with pockets of slight recovery at the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Cotton futures slide on Texas rain forecasts
The New York cotton market edged lower in late trading as rains spread in northwest Texas raising hopes of widespread moisture. Futures fell 5 to 9 points with declines across the nearby and deferred contracts amid the weather outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Cotton futures ease ahead of crop estimate in New Orleans
In New Orleans on August 4 cotton futures fell in anticipation of the bureau crop estimate due next Tuesday. Prices closed with net declines of 6 to 10 points. Trade quotes show October around 9.14, December about 8.88, January 8.74, March 8.64, May 8.48, and July 8.32 with daily declines listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
New Orleans
Bureau
Spot Cotton News in New Orleans Quiet Market
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed quiet ten points lower on August 4. Sales totaled 103 bales with low middling at 8.06, middling 9.21, good middling 9.76. Regrades 368, stocks 345,617.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPOT
New Orleans
Spot Cotton
Regaip
Cotton Prices Slip Across Southern Markets
In New Orleans on August 4 the average price of middling cotton at ten Southern spot markets fell ten points to 9.28 cents per pound. The thirty day average stands at 9.37 cents.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Price Report Declines Then Rises
Market notes show bleachable prime summer yellow at 5.75 nominal and prime crude at 4.50 nominal. For futures, Sept. 5.23b shifts to Oct. vam Dec. 5.45b, with Jan. han March quoted around 5.60b.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Cottonseed Meal Prices Steady in Memphis Close
Tenn August market reports show prime cottonseed meal futures closing steady as traders in Memphis weigh demand and supply. No further details provided on quantities or exact prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Cattle and hog market report from Nashville trade
Salable cattle 150 calves 100, hardly enough to test values. Quetable steady in cleanup trade. Heifers and steer lots 6.50-7.00, cutters 5.50 down. Fed cattle lacking, cows 5.00-5.75, canners 3.50-4.50. Bulls 5.00-6.00, vealers steady to 50 lower top 9.50. Hog market steady top 6.35. bulk 170-225 lbs. Sows 4.35. Salable sheep 300, spring lambs 7.25-8.25, fat ewes 2.00-2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Butter and Pegs Prices Steady in Chicago Market
In Chicago on August 4 butter totals 1,192,892 unsettled creamery at 93 score with mixed bids 24 to 24 1 2 and 92 23 1 2 89 21 1 2 88 21. Other prices unchanged as Pegs 9,007 remain steady with no changes.
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Chicago
Midst Page One Items On State Finance And Local Boards
Norman Harris proposes shifting highway directory expenses from the general fund. Harris requests legality for state bank operations after noon Saturdays and a six month limit on stop payment orders. He also calls for an election on a constitutional amendment to place Morgan county officials on a salary basis. Perry Calhoun of Houston urges adding a member to the Houston County Board of Revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Harris
Decatur
Harris
Morgan County
Perry Calhoun
Houston
Houston County Board of Revenue
4 H Club Camp Set for Limestone County Youth
Limestone county 4 H club invites boys and girls to a one week camp starting Tuesday August 15. Boys participate first half and girls the second half. Mrs Leola C Sides county home demonstration agent will chaperone the girls and R M Lawson county 4 H club agent will lead the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone County
Leola C. Sides
R. M. Lawson
Senate Debates Farm Credit Bill Amid Adjournment Pressure
The Senate pressed a deficiency appropriation bill to allow Congress to adjourn, while a farm loan fund and commodity credit items faced cuts. Senate leaders warned of possible extended sessions if House changes delay passage, with 119 million sought for continued commodity credit loans and battles over social security and housing measures ongoing.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Congress
Barkley
House
Adams
Cole
Appropriations
White House
Washington
Sebath
D. Tl
Rayburn
D. Tex
Vandenberg
Mich
No New WPA Orders Yet
R W Shepherd WPA area one supervisor said no new instructions from Col Harrington reversed his earlier order that all project workers with 18 months continuous service be dismissed and replaced by those on the waiting list. He noted 378 dropped in Morgay county with 250 replacements. total area cuts 850 with no replacements. Cutting ceased Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Shepherd
WPA
Col. F. C. Harrington
National
Col
Harrington
Shepherd
Britain Warns of Possible Far East Naval Action
On the 25th anniversary of Britain's WWI entry, Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax warned that the next weeks may be critical amid conflicting cabinet speeches. Defense minister Sir Thomas Inskip said war is unlikely. Parliament adjourns for two months as Labour and Liberal parties pledge to monitor international events. In Danzig a pontoon bridge to East Prussia nears opening, fueling fears of renewed frontier aggression by Nazi Germany.
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Far East
Britain
Lord Halifax
Dominions
Thomas Inskip
Free City
Danzig
Europe
East Prussia
Germany
Reich
Decatur community notes and church services listed
A weekly Decatur diary details a morning children's service at Westside Presbyterian led by Mrs Eugene Walp and evening sermons at Central and First Baptist churches. The column also updates on local residents traveling, recovering from illness, and attending events such as a Bible conference in North Carolina and a trip to the World's Fair.
Despondent Immigrant Couple Mourn After Tragic Death
Police report details a Prague textile magnate Hynek Marpeles Co. owner who fled Nazi rule with minimal savings. Langer and his wife Adela, married 18 years, feared deportation and poverty. Adela reportedly became despondent and talked of suicide with the children. a relative said loss of home drove her to madness. The family left for a zoo visit as police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Hynek Marpeles Co
United States
Langer
Adela
Hermine Weil
Federal Home Loan Bank Board Cuts Rates to 4 1/2 Percent
John H. Fahey announced a reduction in Home Owners Loan Corporation interest rates from 5 to 4 1/2 percent. The cut is expected to save borrowers up to 5 to 6 million dollars annually and will apply to all compliant borrowers once nationwide arrangements are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Fahey
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Fahey
WPA Candidate Is Last in Race at Weakley County
Dresden Tennessee August 4 WPA candidate W Rowlett the WPA candidate for Weakley county tax assessor ran in yesterday’s Democratic primary and finished second to last in a seven man field. Rowlett aged 60 campaigned on relief reform saying he wanted to exchange his pick and shovel for a rolltop desk to help him get off relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Tenn
W. Rowlett
WPA
Weakley County
Rowlett
Hot Foot Fatality Ends Life Of Allen
A 27 year old stevedore named Allen died after a prank using cleaning fluid on his shoe and a match. He slept with three friends in his room last month when the incident occurred. Burns from the flame led to infection and his death occurred last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Senate approves deficiency bill funding farm loan program
The Senate passed the deficiency appropriations bill adding 119,599,918 for government loans on farm products. vote tally shows 46 Democrats 11 Republicans and 1 Progressive and 2 farmer labor members for the appropriation with seven against including six Republicans and five Democrats.
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House
Washington
Senate
Wallace
Adams
Andrews
Bailey
Bankhead
Barkley
Brown
Bulow
Burke
Byrnes
Clark
Idaho
Missouri
Connally Downey
A George
Harrison
Hatch
Hayden
Herring
Johnson
Colorado
Lee
Maloney
McCarram
McKellar
Mead
Miller Minton
Murray
Neely
O’mahoney
Pepper
Pittman
Radcliffe
Russell
Schwartz
Schnellenbach
Sheppard
Smith
Stewart
Thomas
Oklahoma
Utah
Truman
Tydings
van Nuys
Wagner
Wheeler
Austin
Borah
Capper
Danaher
Davis
Gibson
Gurney
California
Nye
Reed
Vandenberg
Lafoliette
Farmer-labor
Lundeen
Shipstead
Gerry
Bridges
Hale
Lodge
Taft
Townsend
White
New plant pest seen in United States
A new plant disease described as web blight of beans was reported by George Weber of the Florida agricultural experiment station. The spiderlike growth damages beans and other crops, with outbreaks possible in a few days. Control options include Bordeaux mixture spraying and crop alteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
United States
Scientific
Phytopathology
George Weber
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Gainesville
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Puerto Rico
India
Burma
Ceylon
Japan
Philippines
GM Strike Settlement Terms Reported Amid Plant Walkout
Terms floated would shift tool and die work to GM plants, limit independent shop work, and freeze bargaining while a national elections board decides which union is recognized. The UAW-CIO strike involved 7500 workers and halted 1940 car production across 12 plants, affecting about 150000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Uaw-Cio
General Motors
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
United Automobile Workers
State House Debates Funding and Liability Proposals
State lawmakers continued on page five voting down a motion to appropriate 100000 to the State Hospital at Tuscaloosa for additions. Rep Aubrey Dominick of Tuscaloosa proposed the appropriation. Rep Hayward Taylor of Chalktaw proposed railroad liability for damages to private property from fires set by locomotives. Hodo proposed amending workers compensation laws to cover employers of eight or more and reduce waiting period from 14 to seven days. Currently employers of 16 or more are covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Dominick
Tuscaloosa
Hayward Taylor
Choctaw
Hodo
Former resident Luther Roberson dies near Falkville
Luther L. Roberson 54, of Tupelo Mississippi and former Decatur resident, died suddenly at 9:30 Thursday at his nephew Early Robersons Falkville route 1 home. Funeral at Elliott cemetery near Ardmore with Burial by Drinking News. Survived by widow, daughter Mrs Don Lopez Canton Ohio, and three sons Luther Jr Albert and Alfred all of Tupelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther L. Roberson
Tupelo
Miss
Decatur
Early Roberson
Falkville
Elliott Cemetery
Ardmore
Dr. Roberson
Don Lopez
Canton
Ohio
Luther, Jr
Albert
Alfred
Break-in Report At 1005 Ferry Street
Night intrusion at the J F Levin home 1005 Ferry Street Lac sought a burglary but nothing appeared stolen. Neighbor Mrs J A Garnett reported a light on at about 10 pm and police found the back door ajar with no burglar traces. Relatives said no items missing yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Levin
Ferry Street
Lac $Ought
J. A. Garnett
Nex Door
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Coney
Gilded Heights
Hollywood
Norma
Shearer
Nickel
Coney Island
Frank Shields
Rooks
Shields
Commission House
Pri Thur
Nashville Livestock
Biff
Boise, Ida
Albert A. Gore
Tennessee
United States Housing Authority
Gore
Old Southern School
Treasury
Applause
Rep
Steagall
D. Ala
Housing Authority
Decatur’s
Z. R. Carpenter
Austinville, Methodist Church
Central Methodist Church
Sam Malone, Jr
Fort Walton, Fla
Dr. Hamilton
Baptist Bible Institute
Cental Baptist Church
K. E. Thomas
Burns Kelly
Carl Thomas
Anne Kelley
Huntsville
W. Davidson
Sarah Anthony
Eupe Hart
Florence
Albert Melton
Rufus Porter
Tuscumbia
E. D. Bailey, Jr
Louisville
Ben Lippen
Graves Pettey
Carl Jones
Clifford Knight
A. B. Pickens
Edward Ramage
First Presbyterian Church
North Carolina
G. H. Woods
Fallkville
Benevolent Society Hospital
Clyde Howard
Trinity
Jesse Burns
Hartselle
Willie Johnson
Lacey's Spring
Arvil E. Wood
James Holladay
Danville
Ernest Chasteen
Bobby Hart
W. E. Waterhouse
Mary Edna Hart
Board of Deacons of the
First Baptist Church
Charles Hart
J. F. Lovin
Clio Lovin
Hot Springs
Arkansas
George T. Woodruff
Hatton
Woodruff Es
Edgar Landers
Hillsboro
J.B. Boyd
J. W. Eliott
Baltimore
Edward V. Ramage
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
R. Carroll Carter
Pairview Baptist Church
First Christian Endeavor Society
Decatur Christian Endeavor Union
Stone J. Crane
Red Cross
Bill Patton
Russell Hart
Els Re
Miss Bess Praytor
Birmingham
Pauline Lamon
M. E. Lazenby
Ninth Street
Mamie Livingston
Eva
Hart
W. L. Spearman
R. L. Magnusson
Baugh’s Infirmary
Route 3
Eee al
N. J. Thompson
A. Martin
City
Bryant Canterberry
Betty Jane Smith
19Th Avenue
East
Iane McCall
Dwight B. Nelson
Frankie Gordon
John Hamilton
Milroy
Thomas Boyce
Elizabeth de Bruicker
Harrison Hills Country Club
Attica
Ind
Boyce
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