Guard dies of wounds in plant strike shooting
Henry Pierce age 42 died from wounds received when guards at Allen Manufacturing Company chased striking workers away. Lee Dunlap and his brother Wilfred were wounded as John Webb, a striker, was arrested on multiple counts and released on bond.
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Nashville
Henry Pierce
Stove Company
Bais Des Poste
Allen Manufacturing Company
Lee Dunlap
Dunlap
Wilfed
John Webb
Morlok quadruplets debut on showboat entertainment
Lansing readers learn the Morlok quadruplets, six year old daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Morlok, prepared for professional appearances on a Lowell showboat tour in Middh Michigan, singing mountain ballads and popular tunes learned from a music teacher.
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Ny Tae
Area Recovers After Tropical Hurricane Hit
Valparaiso Florida residents say normalcy returns after last weeks hurricane. Some flimsy cottages destroyed and other buildings lightly damaged. Fort Walton also normalizing with downed lines and roof damage among the main issues.
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Valparaiso
Fla
Beafront Cottage
Fort Walton
Mother admits drowning baby in Niagara Falls washing machine
Niagara Falls DA says 26 year old Susie Stephenson confessed to drowning her 18 month old son David Eugene in a washing machine. She showed no emotion and could not explain the act. an alienist will assess her mental condition.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Raymond C. Knowles
Susie Stephenson
David Eugene
Knowles
Russian Aviators Head for Moscow from California
Sigismund Levanevsky known as Russia's Lindbergh and navigator Victor Leveh left San Pedro California at 2 30 p m Eastern time bound for Moscow via Alaska Their first scheduled stop is San Francisco Bay en route to the Soviet capital.
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San Pedro
Calif
Sigismund Levanevsky
Russia
Lindbergh
Victor Leveh
E.S.T
Moscow
Alaska
San Francisco Bay
Market Quotation Roundup Stocks Rise on Industrial Leads
Traders moved in and out as industrial specialties and rails led gains while aircrafts declined. Chrysler rose about two points, GM fell over one, with Boeing and United Aircraft among other losers. Union Pacific gained over two points as rails held firm amid mixed bond activity and weather influenced corn and wheat.
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Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Chrysler
General Motors
Douglas
Boeing
United Aircraft
S. Pipe & Foundry
Gabriel
Canada Dry
Budd Mfg
International Cement
Schenley
Allied Chemical
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Delaware & Hudson
Winnipeg
Wheat futures report from Chicago market session
Open high and low values for September and December wheat futures listed for Chicago trading. Prices show small gains with Sept at around 1.13 and Dec near 1.10 to 1.14, reflecting modest changes in early trading.
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Chicago
Butter-Eggs Chicago Prices and Grades Report
Chicago August 5 butter and egg markets show unchanged prices with creamery specials at 93 score 36 1 4 to 3 4. Extras 92 at 35 1 2 to 3 4 and firsts 88-89 at 33 3 4 to 34 1 4. A large egg run of 13 108 easy reported with all prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Eges
Potatoes steady as U S Dept reports mixed markets
Chicago stock summaries show potato prices at 63, on track 176 total 503 with supplies light and demand fair. Idaho bliss tops US No 1 washed 2 85 95. California white rose US No 1 large 3 50 00.
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Chicago
U. 3
Idaho Bliss
California
Kin of Solon McGill Dies in Selma at 64
Tru man Leonard McGill 64 died at the home of his brother in law Congressman Sam Hobbs in Selma Alabama He arrived in 1898 to guide the Selma YMCA as general secretary then joined Hobbs and McGill a jewelry firm dating to before the Civil War He helped launch the Selma Rotary Club in 1916 serving as its first president Later became district governor and was a prominent local figure Panera services will be held here Wednesday.
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Selma
Ala
Truman Leonard McGill
Sam Hobbs
McGill
Selma Y. M. C. A
Hobbs and
Panera
Three-Legged Duckling Delights Farm in Chittenango Falls
A duckling hatched on Gus Bleich's farm in Chittenango Falls, New York, has a third leg that it uses to sit on while it drags behind during walks. The leg is smaller than the others but serves as a curious oddity on the farm.
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Chittenango Falls
Gus Bleich
Markets at a Glance
New York reports mixed stocks with industrial specialties in demand and firm U S government bonds. Curb market lower, foreign exchanges quiet though French franc improves. Cotton quiet with higher cables, sugar steady, coffee liquidations. Chicago wheat strong on bullish European tips, corn irregular with wheat. cattle and hogs steady to weak.
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New York
U. S
Commission House
Chicago
Cotton futures steady as market closes mixed
In New York and New Orleans on August fifth, cotton futures closed steady with small gains for some contracts. Notable levels show October around 11.91 to 11.97, December near 11.90, and January around 11.90 with spot middling at 12.59.
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool notes a demand for 10 000 bales of American cotton with prices down three points. Quotes show American middling from 7.39 to 6.39 and lower grades. Futures closed steady with Oct at 6.42 and May at 6.30.
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Liverpool
Striet
Poultry Prices Steady as Live Hens Reported
Chicago August 5 live poultry markets show 88 trucks active with steady movement. Hens priced at four and a half cents per pound amid stable trading conditions.
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Chicago
Hogs Cattle Markets Mixed as Demand Slows in Chicago Trade
U S Department of Agriculture reports show hogs 16 000 head with 5 000 direct, prices mostly steady while undercurrents remain weak. cattle and calves total around 12 500, with large fed steer trade steady on lighter demand and heavier cattle easing. Heifers and vealers marginally weaker as supplies shift, price ranges noted across weights and classes.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
Sheep and cattle sale report shows weak demand and varied lamb prices
The market notes 9.00 and 8.50 down for cattle, stockers slow, and sheep at 11 000 head with 6 000 direct. native lambs steady to weak with bulk early at 10.00-50 to packers, some 10.75 to city, lower grades down to 6.50, slaughter sheep steady at 2.50-3.50.
Labor trials delayed in Alabama mine dispute
In Ashville Alabama on August 6 1940 trial of Charles F Debardeleben head of Alabama Fuel and Iron Co and 13 employees on conspiracy charges linked to last year’s mine disorders was postponed over legal technicalities. Fifteen union miners face murder indictments from two gun battles at Acmar with trials set for August 17 at Pell City. Gov Bibb Graves and state officials subpoenaed as witnesses.
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Ashville
Ala
Charles F. Debardeleben
Alabama Fuel & Iron Co
Margaret
J. H. Disque, Jr
St. Clair
Bibb Graves
Robert R. Moore Pitt Tyson Maner
Kate Tagmpes
United Mine Workers
St. Clair County
Acmar
Pell City
Negro Slayer Denied Clemency in 1926 Deputy Death
Eddie Lee Summerville, a Pickens county Black man convicted of killing Deputy Sheriff Burt Johnson in 1926, was recommended for execution by a majority of Alabama's pardon board. Governor Bibb Graves was to decide after the board split on clemency with one member unknown. Summerville had escaped and was captured in 1927 at a state prison camp under the alias James Glenn.
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Montgomery
Ala
State
Bibb Graves
Eddie Lee Summerville
Pickens County
Howell Turner
Charles E. McCall
A. A. Carmichael
Burt Johnson
James Glenn
Five Men Held After Chinatown Riot in Bakersfield
Five men were held today after a Chinatown riot in Bakersfield California. The clash involved about 500 grape pickers using knives pistols and brass knuckles during the disturbance.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Chinatown
Behind The Scenes In Washington
Rodney Dutcher reports on liberal and conservative tensions around Governor Landon's acceptance speech. Liberals fear labor reactions while conservatives debate labor union stance and Wall Street influences. Democrats gain confidence as polls sway. London liberals brace for shifts in loyalties.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA Service
Washington
Landon
Roosevelt
London
William Mossman
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Wall Street Bank
John Hamilton
John L. Lewis
Liberty League
Col. Knox
Insull, Morgan
Sand van Sweringen
Funeral services for Dr Theophilus Lacy Mastin in Huntsville
Rev Peter M Dennis rector of St Johns Episcopal church conducts the funeral for Dr Theophilus Lacy Mastin who died in a Huntsville hospital Monday night. State Patrolmen Barrett and Bates assigned to Madison county will be stationed there permanently. Numerous brief notices from Decatur area on local officials travel and a chamber of commerce meeting postponed. New telephone directories due soon with expected listing increases. Opening date for the school term tentatively set for September 7 depending on health concerns.
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Peter M. Dennis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Huntsville
Theophilus Lacy Mastin
Huntsville Hospital
Charley Barrett
Bankhead Bates
Madison County
Convict Break Attracts Violence In Georgia Camp
George Smith reported four escaping convicts killed a fellow prisoner and injured a guard with a motor truck during a Soperton break. Randolph Brown, 22, was killed. guard Aubrey Livingston had broken legs. Fugitives were Wallace Hughes and four others. Brown had been serving two to three years for larceny.
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Atlanta
George Smith
Georgia
Soperton
Smith
Randolph Brown
Aubrey Livingston
C. A. Jacobson
Livingston
Brown
Wallace Hughes
Robert J. Faulk
J. C. Bazemore
Roy H. Capps
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Room Ters
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Thompson and
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Jack
Sir Edmond
Lew
Suez Canal
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Greystone Studios
Henry
Ford
Detroit
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NEA Service, Inc
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Les
Paris
France
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Sardinia
Africa
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England
Mediterranean
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Debcaturr
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Morgan County
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Yona
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Xie Lee
Rufus Warren
S. James Ratliff
Webb
R. D. Kemp
Grant’s
W. N. Greene
Dorothy
Geneva
Sonny Pitt
Orlando, Fla
G. T. Odem
Jim Ed Smith
Decatur
Louis Safley
Herman Safley
Walter Morris
Des Moines, Iowa
Curtis McPherson
TVA
Birmingham
Frank E. Terry
Hillsboro
Rt. 3
Terry
John H. Acker
Anniston
H. L. Grasty
Joe Duncen
Points
North Carolina
Sallie
Mae .Wilkerson
Moulton
Louise Phillips
Tanner
B. G. Shelton
Miss Wilkerson
Miss Phillips
Moulton Street
Johnston Street
H. L. Carter
WPA
Limestone County
Harcourt & Company
Decatur Daily
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