City Officials Study Governor Dixon Offer for Funds
Organized city leaders weigh Dixon plan to give 550000 instead of their requested amount. Officials say the sum helps though not full relief, while legislators debate appropriations totaling about 40000000 for general and educational activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Alabama
League
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Ft. McClellan
Anniston
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary
Mouse
Ways and Means
Mark Hode
Jefferson
Mayhall
Winston
P. F. Devane
Silas
Plan continues debate on legislative powers and new bills
Lawmakers review resolutions limiting legislative functions while considering a state oil and gas control board proposal. Alabama faces talks on regulation, salaries, and runoffs as bills advance in House and Senate during the winter session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Young
Vernon
Oil and Gas Control Board
Walter B. Jones
Alabama
House
Judson Locke
Perry
Rep. John
St. Clair
L. H. Shelby
Harris
Decatur
Hildreath
Aarons
Conway
Albertville
Megsidaon
Mobile
Jefferson
Markets Wall Street Drops as European Crisis Fears Rise
Wall Street opened with losses of 1 to 3 points amid fears of a new European crisis centered on Poland and Danzig. Transfers reached about 700,000 shares as traders pared commitments, while domestic hopes remained cautious against overseas risks and potentialities. Prices for poultry and live stock in the market section are listed with various weights and color classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Sant Coeimanie
Danzig
Markets at a Glance from New York and Chicago
Markets show varied shifts with New York stocks heavy and industrials down, bonds lower, utilities retreat, and foreign exchange steady though sterling softening. Commodities include lower cotton and mixed sugar, while Chicago wheat closes higher and hog futures hit a new five year low with cattle easing to steady levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Futures Close Unchanged as Some Drop Reported
New York commodities markets show futures closing steady with several contracts down. Prices ranged from a high of 8.96 to a low near 8.50 amid mixed trading and nominal values noted for certain items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cattle Hog and Sheep Market Report From Nashville
Salable cattle receipts 300 with calves 150 and few buyers. Market nearly at standstill as grass steers and stockers strong, lightweights scarce but in demand. Beef cows 5.00-5.50, top 10.00 for select cattle. hogs 800 receipts with market not established and under tone lower. sheep 150 receipts steady with spring lambs 7.25-8.25 and slaughter ewes 2.00-2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
U. 3
Dept. Agr
Texas
Wheat market advances in light Chicago trading
The wheat market rose early in the week with gains up to 11-2 cents but failed to hold the top levels as activity remained light. Prices closed slightly higher with September at 64 3-8 to 1-2 and December around 64 6-8 to 3-4. corn and oats also advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Danzig Mission Advances to Moscow Talks in Leningrad Route
The Danzig mission arrived in Leningrad en route to Moscow for staff talks to bolster plans for a British French Soviet mutual aid pact. The U S and France entered directly into British Japanese negotiations in Tokyo over war impact on China. Japan pressed Britain for quick resumption with third power participation. In Tientsin British and French concessions remained barricaded since June 14 amid tightened Japanese controls. Americans in Kaifeng were detained by Japanese for undisclosed reasons, raising safety concerns as anti American demonstrations rose in Chungking.
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Leningrad
Moscow
United States
France
Tokyo
Japan
China
Britain
Tientsin
Chungking
Kaifeng
New Coforth
Cotton futures drifted in narrow range in New Orleans
Technical factors governed the day’s price action as the cotton market closed steady with little net change. Prices hovered around the same level for the near month and deferred contracts with bids and asks shown for Oct through July.
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N. C
New Orleans
Cotton market steady amid mixed sales in New Orleans
Spot cotton prices were quoted unchanged in New Orleans as sales reached 475 bales with low middling at 7 1/2 cents and middling and good middling at 9 1/4 to 9 3/4 cents. Receipts totaled 2,130 bales with stocks at 346,248.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Average New Orleans cotton price edges down
In New Orleans today the average price of cotton fell 7 points to 9.14 cents a pound. The 30 market day average dropped to 9.34 cents a pound, reflecting softer activity in southern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Aue
Initial Livestock Sale Nets $11 000
Tuscaloosa county livestock market reports its first auction at the new Northport yards drew 472 head from six west Alabama counties. Cattle led prices with whiteface calves at 10 cents a pound as thousands attended the sponsor event by the Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce and Northport group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
Northport
West Alabama
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Memphis Closing
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with August 20.00, September 19.25, October 19.25, November 19.25, December 19.30, January 19.25 and March 19.35. Sales reached 2,400 units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Butter and Eggs Market Report From Chicago
Butter production and inventories show 1,141,104 pounds on hand with prices steady and unchanged. Egg totals reach 14,191 cases with no price movement, reflecting stable market conditions in Chicago trading today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Reported In Chicago Trade
Poultry live prices in Chicago on August 10 show steady trading. Hens over five pounds bring 14 1/2 cents per pound, five pounds and water 14 1/2, leghorn hens 19 1/2, and broilers 2 1/2 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Leghorn Broilers
Leghorn Springs
Chicago
Son Granted Official Notification Until Botified
A terse notice states a son is issued something until he is officially notified. The fragment provides little context beyond the custody or authority language and pending formal action. The item reads as a probate or legal notice with unsettled terms and no dates.
Odie Fluker Granted Life Prison Term
Governor Rivers commutes the death sentence of Odie Fluker to life imprisonment for the killing of Ed Guyol in Atlanta. Fluker had faced five death penalties after the April 23, 1935 shooting as he sat with his wife in their car. The parole board recommended clemency by a 2 to 1 vote, while one member dissented citing conflicting evidence and witness issues.
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Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Eshaie
Odie Pluker
Birmingham
Ala
Ed Guyol
Rivers
Washington
Milledgeville
Fluker
Guyol
Georgia Parole Board
Parole Board
G. A. Johns
Clem E. Rainey
V.L. Stanley
Hollywood figure Jefferson linked to murder case
The case centers on actress Eleanor Dunn's death allegedly at the hands of Jefferson. Miss Bolton, a singer, testified to threats and an assault. detectives identified Jefferson under aliases and prepared murder charges with Palm Beach authorities seeking a grand jury review. Beth Collar remains jailed as a material witness.
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Miss Bolton
Jefferson
California
Eleanor Robinson
Boca Raton
Crane
Beth Collar
Miami
Denver
West Palm Beach
Dunn
Royal Palm Club
Federal Theatre
K. Platt
Platt
Miss Dunn
Tom Cochrane
Herbert William Goddard, Jr
Barons Sale Hanging Fire in Birmingham Rumors
The Birmingham Club of the Southern Association faces a pending sale to the Cincinnati Club of the National League with Ed Norton declining comment. Rumors place Warren Giles or a Cincinnati representative in town to finalize a purchase or establish a long term working agreement. Norton acquired controlling interest before 1938. attendance declined and prior trades involved Henry Johnson.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Association
Cincinnati
Ed Norton
Birmingham News
Cinccinnati
Warren C. Giles
Reds
Norton
Barons
Powel Crosley
Cincinnati Reds
Henry Johnson
Hurler
Hunted man found dead near armory in Chicago
The body of Frank Japcynski a 47 year old National Guardsman sought for questioning in a woman's killing was found in Washington Park near the regimental armory. He was shot in the head and a pistol lay nearby. Miss Elsie Doolewerdt, 25, riding enthusiast, was shot near the Cottage Grove Avenue riding arena. A note in Japcynski's pocket indicated jealousy over Doolewerdt's friendships.
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Chicago
Frank Japcynski
National
Washington Park
Harry Fisher
124Th Field Artillery
Elsie Doolewerdt
Cottage Grove Avenue
Japcynski
Joseph Thurston
Miss Jewerdt
J i
Thurston
Miss Doolewerdt
Army Air Forces Expansion Accelerated With Major Contracts
Washington Aug. 10 The War Department sped up the expansion of the Army Air Forces by awarding contracts totaling 85 978 000 for aircraft and engines. Including government provided equipment the total exceeds 100 million. The Glenn L Martin Company of Baltimore received the largest contract for two engine bombers at 15 815 000 and North American Aviation of Inglewood California was awarded 11 711 000 for an undisclosed number of the same aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Army Air Forces
Louis Johnson
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
North American Aviation, Inc
Inglewood
Calif
United Press Office in Rome Closed by Italian Government
The Italian government shut the United Press office in Rome and ordered chief H R Ekins to leave within 24 hours. The move, linked to a dispatch outside Italy claiming Mussolini was seriously ill, was labeled false by officials. The Rome bureau cannot send news abroad or service Italian clients.
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Rome
United Press
H. R. Ekins
Italy
Mussolini
The
Decatur Citizens Told of Visits and Local News
Decatur notices report prominent locals making business calls in town from Hartselle Falkville and Lacon plus residents planning anniversaries and births. Clergy attendance includes Dr. R M Howell of the North Alabama conference at First Methodist. no evening service in August. Multiple travels, hospital transfers, and family updates follow alongside social events and church activities in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Howell
Superannuate Homes
North Alabama Conference
First Methodist
Notre Dame Graduate in China Stricken of Paralysis
Fred Snite Jr a Notre Dame graduate gains attention after being struck with infantile paralysis in China in 1933 1936. He was placed in a respirator in Peiping on April 1 1936 while his father Fred Snite Sr supervises treatments and finances. He remains cheerful and attends events with a head mirror and lightweight lung apparatus during interludes.
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China
Young Snite
Notre Dame University
Peiping
Fred Snite
Iron lung used to aid boy in infantile paralysis fight
In Orlando Florida nine year old James Best received aid from an iron lung after paralysis developed following a camp visit to Cloudmount Alabama. He was moved from Jacksonville to Orlando for continued treatment after the disease caused one death and a serious illness there.
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Orlando
Fla
James Best
Cloudmount
Ala
Young Best
Jacksonville
Death of Three Year Old From Colitis in Danville Route One
Little Morris Lloyd Hill three year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hill died after an illness of colitis at their Danville route one home. Survived by parents a sister Joan and other relatives. Funeral at three o clock this afternoon at Corinth Cullman county conducted by Rev D M Dutton with Howell directing.
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Little Morris Lloyd Hill
Robert Hill
Danville
Joan
Corinth
Cullman County
D. M. Dutton
Drin - Howell
Misuse of French Pouch Bared by Ambassador
Washington reports that Count Rene De St Quentin informed the state department in March of a French pouch misuse. Sumner Welles said the ambassador expressed regret and a French inquiry would occur. The grand jury in New York alleged the foreign ministry conspired to smuggle commercial films into the United States.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Count Rene de 'St. Quentin
State Department
New York
Welles
France
Grand Jury
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United States
Prisoner Claims Imaginative Theories Behind Missing Girl Case
Detectives traced more than 10 false clues in the nationwide search for the girl with the FBI enlisted, while the prisoner’s claims are described as imaginative and unfounded.
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Esca
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peace Talks Aim to End Bloody Harlan Violence
In White Sulphur Springs West Virginia on August 10 representatives of the federal government met with Kentucky Governor A B Chandler and coal operators and miners attorneys to seek an amiable solution to the bloodshed in Harlan County. Chandler expressed hopeful prospects as the session began.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Harlan
Chandler
Names erased as Louisiana removes public figures from sites
Louisiana moves to erase prominent names including former Governor Richard W. Leche and ex president Dr. James Monroe Smith from public buildings after indictments and embezzlement charges. The Ouachita parish grand jury indicted Dr Harvey Dillon over school property losses worth 1140.75, while LSU officials face a petty graft claim for free football tickets numbering about 1000 per game.
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Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
Huey P. Long
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Harvey Dillon
Louisiana Training Institute
J. Fair Hardin
Louisiana State University
Hardin
Leche
James Monroe Smith
Orleans
Abraham L. Shushan
New Orleans
Philen Transfers Malaria Engineer Duties to Madison County
E A Philen malaria engineer in Morgan county since October 1937 will leave on August 15 to take a malaria engineer role in Madison county. He has studied malarial conditions here and compiled facts on methods to stamp out malaria in the region. His Madison county work will be similar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Philen
Morgan County
Madison County
Mr. Philen
Negro Chorus to Be Heard Friday at Presbyterian Church
The Community Chorus directed by Winston Jones will give a concert Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church on McCartney street. Sponsored by the Welfare club, a large crowd is expected to attend.
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Swift
Jewel Cowboys
Fort Stephen Decatur
Decatur
Winston Jones
Presbyterian Church
McCartney Street
Welfare Club
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W. W. Malone
Athens
Lusk
Cadmen
N. J
Walter Dworreck
Cadmén Polish Baptist Church
Wanda
Nashville Livestock
Odie Fluker
Loule Crow
Hartselle
Alval Davis
Baileyton
John A. Shannon
Lacon
Route
John H. Hardin
Fred Harvel
Pershing Looney
Falkville
Route 1
Z. K. Goode
Louisville and Nashville
Harlan Hunter
John Patterson
Barto Atkins
Mr. Atkins
W. L. Sparkman
Henry Martin
Tony
Clyde McRae
Knox McRae
Hot Springs
Ark
Lawson Sartor
H. T. Ward
Lelton Ward
Chattanooga
Mrs. W. T. Ward
William Warren
Flint Circuit
John Harrison
Fourth Avenue
South
Barbara Ann
Hamil Clinic
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Walter Mittwede
Durham
H. Hellbusch and Family
Houston, Texas
Henry Nebrig
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Pred Nebrig
Wichita Falls, Texas
Mrs
Heniry Nebrig
Jean Walden
Austinville
Pauline Cole
Cullman
Austinville Baptist Church
Sadie Rolfe
T. A. Culver
William Birdwell
Benevolent Society Hospital
Fifth Avenue
Irwin J. Quinn
Elva Frazier
Eva School
David Gibson
North Carolina
W. W. Callahan
Ts Cc, Almon
Seybourn H. Lynne
W. T. Lowe
John Maxwell
W. T. Willoughby
Eva
Arge
L. L. Lansdell
Jean Lansdell
West
Welch Dinsmore
Florence
Neal Jackson
Dinsmore
Jackson
Mrs. E. T. Town
Snites
Fred
Miss Larkin
Miss Snite
Philen
Madison
Hovbit
EAGLE
Goodyear
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