Garner Quietly Returns to Uvalde Avoids Politics
Former Vice President Garner slips into Uvalde with fishing partner Ross Brumfield, declines to discuss political views, and visits his two story home. Neighbors await his customary low profile as drought relief and pleasant weather spark small talk about peaches and camp cooking.
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Ocions
Greid
San Antonio
Crony
Ross Brumfield
Garner
Uvalde
Cactus Jack Warts
R. G. Jordan
Uvalde Weekly
Tilid
Corsage continued: Chinese tribunal, murder verdict in Cleveland case
Detective Sergeant Martin Cooney reports a Chinese tribunal ordered flogging and placards for late payments. Coroner Samuel R. Gerber ties Youn’s death to a brain hemorrhage from concussion, fractured leg, and missing teeth. Tang official says Youn was a solicitor for a Chinese war relief group amid Cleveland’s 20-person Chinese population. Youn’s body found yesterday.
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Erie
Martin Cooney
Samuel R. Gerber
Youn
Cleveland
John T. Fleming
Tangles in Union Leadership Probe Stirs Tension
Fragmentary text shows a heated exchange about union autonomy with calls for withdrawal and independence. Questions target Browne's influence and promises of direction, implying a tense power struggle within the group.
Commutation of Sentence Won for Russell County Slayer
J T Jones a 60 year old Russell county wife slayer won clemency from Governor Frank Dixon and its commutation from death to life imprisonment due to his chronic asthma heart ailment and near death. He had faced execution in Kilby prison before the governor granted clemency. He was brought to the clemency hearing on a stretcher and his attorneys argued for a life sentence.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. T. Jones
Russell County
Frank Dixon
Kilby
Jones
Arenes
School Bands Present Evening Concert at Benson Field
Tickets went on sale today for tonight’s concert at Benson Field by the Decatur and Sheffield school bands. A parade precedes the show this afternoon starting at 5 o’clock, gathering at the Junior school building then moving along Drive Second Avenue Lee Street Bank Wilson Avenue to the Senior high building.
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Decatur
Sheffield
Second Avenue
Lee Street
Bank
Wilson Avenue
Army base site inspected by House committee members
Two members of the House Military affairs committee toured the new Army Air base on the Peninsula in Tampa and left for Ft. Benning, Georgia at noon. Chairman Buell F. Sny and John J. Sparkman of Alabama led the inspection amid ongoing appropriations discussions.
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Tampa
Fla
House
Army Air Base
Ft. Benning
Buell Sny
Pennsylvania
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Wall Street Up and Down In Uneventful Session
The market opened with modest gains but closed largely unchanged as prices swung and many issues finished lower. Turnover was about 450000 shares, among the lightest in a month, with brokers citing a shy public and a tendency for professional traders to move in and out.
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Wall Street
Victor Buban
New ‘York
Market Wrap: Mixed Sessions Across Commodities and Grains
New York notes irregular early rally, bonds steady, rails steady, foreign exchange steady with gold drops, cotton down on selling, sugar improved, coffee mixed. Chicago grains mostly unchanged to lower, hogs down, cattle dull and lower.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Butter and eggs hold steady in Chicago markets
Butter in Chicago trading volume 1,234,636 pounds is steady with no price change. Egg market activity totals 10,212 cases and prices remain unchanged.
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Chicago
Spot Cotton Quiet in New Orleans Trade
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 8 closed quietly 13 points lower with 358 bales traded. Prices listed as low middling 7.98 cents, middling 9.13, good middling 9.68, receipts 2,950 and total stocks 342,473.
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New Orleans
Memphis cottonseed meal futures close steady
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with August 20.10, September 19.40, October 19.40, November 19.40, December 19.45, and March 19.50. Sales reported at 5,100 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Local girl from Decatur lands Broadway chance
Virginia McGraw, 16 and a Phillips High sophomore, earned a Broadway opportunity after appearing on a New York amateur program. Her mother says she must finish school first. The Decatur native, who moved to Birmingham two years ago, trained under Mrs. Banniza and dazzled local audiences with feathered grace and stage presence.
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Virginia McGraw
Decatur
New York
A. E. McGraw
Miss McGraw
Phillips High School
McGraws
Birmingham
G. P. Banniza
Seltoo
Keen Johnson Leads Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination in Kentucky
Lieut. Gov. Keen Johnson, endorsed by the AFL Kentucky Labor Federation, built a wide 24 304 vote margin over John Young Brown in the Democratic gubernatorial race. Unofficial results from 2895 precincts of 4307 show Johnson with 193 640 to Brown 169 336. Circuit Judge King Swope won the Republican nomination, defeating John Sherman Cooper with 73 659 to 48 388 votes from 2707 precincts.
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Louisville
Keen Johnson
Afl-Kentucky Federation of Labor
CIO
John Young Brown
Johnson
Brown
King Swope
Lexington
Swope
John Sherman Cooper
Somerset
Elusive Elsie the elephant ends Virginia hunt
Elusive Elsie the elephant returns to circus life after 33 and a half hours of freedom near Mint Spring Augusta County Virginia. Native beaters who pursued her left with less than a full count of the hunt.
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Staunton
Elsie the Elephant
Virginia
Les
Mint Spring
Augusta County
Sayre Takes Oath as Philippine Islands High Commissioner
Francis B. Sayre took the oath of office as high commissioner in the Philippine Islands at noon today marking the start of his service in the role.
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Washington
Francis B. Sayre
Philippine Islands
Cottonseed oil and cotton prices in New Orleans
Cottonseed oil closed steady with prime summer yellow at 5.65 nominal and prime crude at 5.50 nominal. Futures for Sept to Mar range from 5.10B to 5.475. The average price of middling cotton in 10 Southern spot markets was 9.17 cents, down 14 points from the past 30 days.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures rise on modest bullish crop estimate
New Orleans reports moderate advances in cotton futures on a slightly bullish crop forecast before futures closed barely steady with net declines of 13 to 18 points. NYC and Chicago markets show price drops across cotton and grain alongside mixed wheat and corn moves.
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New Orleans
Longs
Cattle Hog and Sheep Market Report from Nashville
Salable cattle 250, calves 150. market slow, barely steady with limited offerings. Steers and heifers 6.00-7.50, stock buyers 8.00-9.00, beef cows 5.00-5.75, stock calves 8.00-10.00, top 9.50, hogs 6.15 for 180–220 lb, sows 4.25, sheep 300 head, spring lambs 7.25-8.25, slaughter ewes 2.00-2.75, breeding ewes on sale.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Vaccination Deadline Approaches for Morgan County Dogs
Dr. R F South Morgan county rabies officer announces August 31 as final chance to vaccinate dogs without penalties. Inspectors Jimmie Collier Glendenucker Parkville Jolley H O Ayers and R F P South will vaccinate. after September 1 unvaccinated dogs will be treated under state law.
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Spector
South
Jimmie Collier
Peegilie
Glande Nucker
Colt Show to Be Best Yet at Trinity
The Sixth Annual Trinity Colt Show is set for Thursday August 10 at noon on the C D Mc Bride farm one mile west of Trinity. With 22 entries already and possibly over 100 the judges are Eric Howell Billy Jacobs and Buck Rogers. Prizes come from Decatur Chamber of Commerce and other concerns as the state highway patrol promises traffic aid and drivers are urged to watch for arriving colts.
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C. D. McBride
Eric Howell
Billy Jacobs
Buck Rogers
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Paryel
Chrysler suffers critical illness amid court suit inflaming breach claim
Walter P. Chrysler, noted automobile maker, is critically ill at his Long Island home. In White Plains Supreme Court he was named a defendant in an $800000 breach of contract suit.
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White Plains
N. Y
Walter P. Chrysler
Long Island
Supreme Court
Recovery trend continues into July despite mixed signals
Washington reports Hopkins says July business progress continues the recovery started in May with gains ahead of last year in most major sectors. Retail and wholesale commitments rise, industrial buying expands, clothing lines show substantial gains, construction peaks seasonally, autos and appliances boost durable goods consumption, gasoline use hits records, and July incomes rise above June with freight movement up 12 percent from July 1938.
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Washington
Creek of Commerce
Hopkins
Senate Debates Bills on Voting, Tax, and Water Utilities
Lawmakers consider abolishing absentee voting by mail after a tie, discuss a state health funding measure, and hear proposals to let cities condemn private water works. Other items include tax exemptions for mining machinery and newspaper ads, a funded teacher pension plan, and a plan to expand Houston county representation in the House.
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Jefferson
Board of Arbitration
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Silas
Oliver Young
Vernon
Houston County
Perry Calhoun
Dothan
Calhoun
Hayse Tucker
State Department of Commerce
Abende
Alabama House eyes Little Hatch bill on political office ban
Governor Dixon viewed the measure as probably wise. The bill would bar state, city or county officials and employees from holding a political party office. Rep W M Beck said it would apply in the State Agriculture Extension Service where county agents are named.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dixon
W. M. Beck
DeKalb
Angry Words Fly Across Europe Amid Danzig Tensions
Across Europe bitter exchanges erupt between Polish and German presses over Danzig with hints of official backing. Albert Forster seen near Hitler as Warsaw warns of German weapon use. British air defense drills and Far East anti American pressure add to tense global scene.
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Yorkshire
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Kaifeng
Ichang
No American Wife of Dachau Escape Identified
The American consulate in Berlin said no evidence shows Mrs. Franz Lemterned as an American citizen at Dachau, clarifying the camp is men only. Franz Lem claimed his wife Lili Harrison of New Orleans escaped Dachau and appealed to aid in Paris.
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Germany
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New Orleans
Minute Men Ranks Grow With New Recruits and Deployments
The Modern Minute Men of the United States add two ex soldiers to the local recruiting station roster at the post office building. New reservists Elba Lodus Perkins and Frederick Maynard McCormack earned private first class in field artillery and coast artillery respectively after honorable discharges. Additionally a group of regional youths passed Fort McClellan exams and will sail from Charleston on the Leonard Wood September 11 to Honolulu, Hawaii, for active service in air corps infantry and medical departments.
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Aron
R. Perkins
Frederick Maynard. McCormack
Fort McClellan
Anniston
Ovie E. Cobb
Claude T. Cobb
Davidson St
Huntsville
Air Corps
William F. Schmidt
Martin V. Schmidt
Bison St
Blanton R. Cole
Walter B.cole
Moulston
James A. Smith
Alder L. Smith
Church St
Hunts
George W. Bell
Vinemont
E G. Sharp
Edward L. Sharp
Cne St
Charleston
Jail Break Recalled By Return of Suspects in Grand Junction
Grand Junction Colorado police say Tony Lucero returned after several hours' absence claiming he had made a mistake. Lee Lucero and Max Lopez came back with the same explanation. One man remains missing as authorities describe how suspects breached a plaster ceiling to the attic and removed bricks to escape.
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Colo
Tony Lucero
Lee Lucero
Max Lopezome
Marion Scott
Decatur’s Diary Highlights Local Social and Health Notices
A busy list of Decatur area happenings includes court fine for a vagrant, multiple medical updates from Benevolent Society Hospital, and numerous visits and travels among residents. Church activities, family reunions, and a boat race outing in Guntersville are noted along with local guests and travel plans.
Big Violators Targeted as Louisiana Corruption Probe Expands
Federal officials led by O. John Rogge vowed an intensified hunt for big violators in Louisiana political corruption cases. Indictments followed the Leche and Weiss hot oil actions with probes into tampering with juries and links to the Huey P. Long group. The grand jury will sit longer as investigations broaden.
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O. John Rogge
United Sates
Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
Rogge
Leche
Weiss
Connally
Freeman Burford
Dallas, Tex
Oil Man
East Texas Refining Company
Abraham L. Shushan
Longfield
Shushan
Jevee Board
Ieee
Shirley G. Wimberly
Er Law
Earl K. Long
Frank Murphy
Wimberly
Labor Chief Says Irish Leader Will Leave United States
The Labor Department announced that Sean Russell the Irish leader arrested in Detroit during the King and Queen of England's visit has agreed to depart the United States.
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Washington
Labor Department
Sean Russell
Detroit
England
Orlando Boy Under Watch For Possible Infantile Paralysis
Health officials monitored James Best nine in Orlando to determine if he has anterior poliomyelitis after returning from a Cloudmont Alabama camp where a youth died. The boy and four others were isolated in a hospital with fever and early signs of polio. Quarantines extended for all in the group until danger passes as authorities weigh further action.
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Fla
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Cloudmont
Ala
Best
Orlando Board of Health
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Miami
Suic
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Tampa
Alabama
West
Palm Beach
Second man sought in knife slashing case
One man is jailed on assault with intent to murder charges while authorities continue to seek a second man in connection with a knife slashing Saturday night at Neel of Wilburn Roberts. Roberts received three gashes in the back and was taken by ambulance to Benevolent Society hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Neel
Wilburn Roberts
Guy Long
Roberts
Weiss anxious to sell baseball club in New Orleans
Seymour Weiss, president and part owner of the New Orleans Pelican baseball club, said he would like to sell the club to Bill Terry, Giants GM, but has not recently discussed it with Terry. He added stockholders also want to sell the lagging Birds, who sit in last place with 49 wins and 66 defeats this season.
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New Orleans
Seymour Weiss
New Orleans Pelican Baseball Club
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Terry
Weiss
Negro boxing teams meet at Lakeside Park event
The Florence negro boxing team will face Decatur at Lakeside Park negro high school athletic field Wednesday night. Bouts span lightweights to heavyweights with anticipated fine battling.
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Florence
Decatur
Lakeside Park
Negro High School
Sheppard Assumes New Duties in Decatur
R. T. Sheppard assumed his new duties as head of Decatur yesterday after receiving his commission on Sunday. He was appointed recently by President Roosevelt for the position.
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R. T. Sheppard
Decatur
Roosevelt
Congress blocks bill to create five new judge ships
Washington reports a bill to create five new federal judgeships did not pass in the recent session. The President noted the measure was awaiting his signature, while House records show it was blocked during the adjournment rush.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Eee House
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