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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
2
More than 50,000 regular army National Guard and reserve troops converge along Lake Champlain for two weeks of maneuvers starting Aug 1 after the Seventh Cavalry began from Fort Knox Kentucky. Five infantry divisions two brigades and 30 auxiliary units join a mock battle simulating invasion from overseas with New England as the frontline.
Police review a long crime timeline in Wanda Dwo revcki case. Witnesses recount threats to keep quiet and a corsage missing from the victim. Detectives seek a strong assailant with possible headlock and blunt force trauma reported near a bank. Neighbor sightings place Wanda near the Dooreck home vicinity.
President Roosevelt warned that 1.5 billion people could be affected and that his powers would be severely constrained, risking his ability to prevent a war. He cited possible impacts on 000 workers and 15,000,000 dependents relying on WPA and PWA livelihoods.
An attorney said today the agency appointed Henry H. Fowler as chief of its legal division in Chattanooga. Fowler will start October 1 and succeed Herbert S. Marks as assistant general counsel. Marks has been named general counsel for the Bonneville project in Washington state.
Wall Street stocks closed mixed and generally lower after a quiet session. Leaders rose slightly while most issues slipped fractions, with about 500,000 shares changing hands and several commodity quotes noted, showing overall dull trading and investor lethargy.
New York trading shows stocks lower with a retreated first vision and bonds easy as governments remain in supply. Curb declines with some aircrafts resisting. foreign exchange steady with slight price drops. In commodities, cotton steady while sugar mixed amid trade and hedging. coffee faces nearby liquidation. Chicago wheat dull to fractional losses, corn slow with little change, hogs down 10 to 20 cents, cattle active and up about 25 cents.
New Orleans August trading sees buying on better cables and favorable dry goods news. The market ends steady with gains across contracts from October through July, led by modest advances of 4 to 7 points.
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 per cent content closed steady in Memphis. Prices listed at 29.00B for Aug, 19.25 for Sept through Jan and March, with total sales of 2,700 units.
Cottonseed oil closes steady with Bleachable prime Summer Yellow at 5.55. Prime crude bids listed 437 1/2 for Sept 5.10 Oct 8.06 Dec 521/2 Jan 6.25, March 5.37. Market notes bid changes.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 9 closed five points lower. Sales reached 434 bales with prices at low middling 7.93 cents, middling 9.08, and good middling 9.63. Receipts were 1,852 and stocks stood at 344,218.
New Orleans reports middling cotton at 10 southern spot markets rising four points to around one cent per pound. The 30 market day average stands at 9.35 cents, reflecting ongoing price movement in the cotton trade.
Butter trading at 876 951 with fees unchanged. Wheat stayed in a narrow range with little trader interest. Wheat closed unchanged to 3 8 lower with September at 63 1 2 to 5 8 and December at 64 1 8. Corn moved little with September 42 1 8 and December 41 5 8. Oats ranged 1 4 lower to 1 8 higher.
The City of Decatur Alabama adopts Ordinance No. 317 laying a municipal ad valorem tax of one percent and a school tax of three tenths percent for 1938 on all assessable property within Decatur including Albany areas, to fund current municipal expenses and to satisfy certain judgments, with collection by the City Tax Collector and assessment per state laws.
Joan Cooper, a prominent Hartselle insurance man, has been confirmed by the United States Senate for a position. The confirmation marks a notable advancement for local business leadership joining national service.
Morgan county chapter of the American Red Cross will sponsor the film Footsteps at the Princess theatre on Thursday and Friday August 10 and 11. The picture showcases Red Cross activities in its many phases as part of the regular program. Red Cross officials urge precautions against accidents noting summer weekends risk many deaths on beaches and highways.
Several committeemen including Hardwick and Ellis opposed the measure. Only a few ayes were heard on a voice vote with no recorded nays, reflecting division in the chamber.
The Alabama Senate education committee approved a bill by Senator Oliver Young to create a teacher retirement system with optional 60 and mandatory 70 age rules, funding to come from both parties and possibly in force by 1941. The committee also backed a state education corporation to borrow for local salaries and discussed an index formula for funding that would include property assessments and sales tax data.
The confirmation was made just before Congress adjourned and Mr. Cooper, appointed by President Roosevelt, is expected to assume the post within the next few days.
Two bills sponsored by the petroleum industry to define motor fuel so as to exempt tractor and diesel engines from the state gasoline tax were referred to a sub committee of the Ways and Means committee.
Reports describe bitter patches of anti foreign demonstrations as Americans and Britons were forced from Sinyang and Kikungshan in Honan. Anti-American protests appeared at Khwohsien in Shansi and shihchiachwang in Hopeh, while anti-British action in South China followed five demands from Japan to British naval and consular officers over a Swatow consulate incident.
Troop 11 of the Boy Scouts held a brief meeting Tuesday night to discuss the upcoming encampment at the Rotary camp. Members will depart Monday for the three day event.
Speaker Bankhead resting at his Jasper home after Congress adjourns says he has no plans to visit Montgomery this week. Alabama Legislature adopted a joint resolution inviting him to speak there, which he has not received and will consider when it arrives. A separate resolution backing Bankhead for the 1940 Democratic nomination awaits Senate action.
STEP proposal at the public sale sets a guaranteed figure used by three bond houses as the starting point for issuing bonds. The Decatur administration aims to refund nearly all bonded debt to restore city credit, cut taxes, and fund growing public services. Finance chairman Carl D. Patterson credits civic cooperation and local interests for progress toward debt freedom and sustained growth. Scout patrols plan Monday rides and meetings at Harvey's and Central Baptist Church, with the Scoutmaster providing details.
An old advertisement touts PO-TAS-A-FRAS as a quick hay fever remedy. It promises relief from choking and watery eyes, easier breathing, and better sleep without pollen testing or injections, sold exclusively at Goidel's Drug Store.
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