Decatur News Roundup Highlights Local Visiting and Services
Local briefs cover Eddie Eubanks returning from Pensacola and Miss Mary Nell Eubanks on a Florida vacation with visits planned in Miami and Fort Pierce. City notes include church services at Westside Presbyterian, ongoing efforts for a Decatur curb market, Kiwanis club updates, patrols returning from Anniston, and hospital jar collections to aid Benevolent Society Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nell Eubanks
Vero Beach
Fla
Gene Booker
Miami
Fort Pierce
Decatur
Kiwanis Club
WPA
State Highway Patrol
Anniston
J. O. Colvard
Alexader City
Ala
Georgia
Revival to Begin at Piney Grove Church
Rev. 8 P Speigel of West Point Ga will begin a revival at Piney Grove Church near Falkville on Sunday August 16 with all day services and dinner on the ground. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a full basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Pick) Speigel
West Point
Piney Grove Church
Falkville
Welfare agency reports Alabama gains under social security act
Public Welfare has taken over care of 16 000 families since the old age pension act. Dr A H Collins told federal directors that 8 000 families include 6 000 women heads of families and 2 000 disabled. Alms houses in 35 counties closed as 65 plus eligible for pensions. Judge Petree and other officials reported on farm benefits and resettlement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Ala
Ma Public Welfare
A. H. Collins
Alabama
Sig Pee
Walter Randolph
L. N. Duncan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Farm Benefits
Randolph
Agricultural Conservation Program
Robert Hudgens
The
Resettlement Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Department of the Interior
R. Y. Bailey
Bailey
Conservation Service
Tallapoosa
Chambers Counties
Greenville
Anniston
Ray Crow
WPA
Works Progress Administration
No New Taxes Will Be Voted, Treasury Says
The Treasury Department reports no new taxes or rate increases are needed due to improving business conditions and rising yields. It notes the 1936 Revenue Act strengthened the system and calls for a joint committee review to remove inequities and simplify administration while preserving revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Congress
Harrison
Doughton
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Market Quotations Wall Street August 13 1947
Wall Street gains as steel shares lead with Sloss-Sheffield jumping about 13 points on dividend restart. Bethlehem and other steel makers lift on ship-building revival. vanadium and several producers rise. Bonds rise on federal revenue news. Grain prices firming supports whiskey stocks Seagrams and others. Chicago hogs up with strong cash bids. cattle and calves active with mixed grades and higher yearling values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Sloss-Sheffield Steel
Bethlehem
Byers
American Steel Foundries
Crucible
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U. 8
Steel
Sears Roebuck
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
American
International Poop Orgy
Mere,Lee Delaware & Hudson, Poor &Co
Loew's
United Aircraft
Adams Express
U. S
Morgethau
National Distillers
Schenley
American Commercial Alcohol
Stillery Corp
Seagrams
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
Markets show irregular activity in New York with late selling. Bonds steady as U S governments hit new highs. Curb markets uneven with gains erased. Commodities mixed with cotton and sugar steady, coffee up. In Chicago wheat rises on bullish Canadian data, corn firm with cash demand. cattle steady and hogs up 10 to 25 cents, top $11.55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Dts
Saalae
Washington Rangers
Idahos
Texas
New York
Liverpool cotton prices rise in limited spot demand
Liverpool on August 13 reports 9 000 bales traded including 2 500 American. Spot demand limited with prices six points higher. Quoted grades range from American strict good middling 7.68 to strict good ordinary 6.18, futures closed quiet and steady with October at 6.44 and July at 6.35.
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Liverpool
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
In New Orleans on August 18, cotton futures finished steady with net advances of 2 to 3 points. Trading showed mixed highs and lows across contracts with October closing at 11.94 and December at 11.98.
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New Orleans
Market fluctuations cited in Chicago price report
Chicago price report shows small changes across commodities with slight dips and recoveries. The data lists high and low values for Sept and Dec contracts, highlighting fractional shifts and mixed closes for the period.
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Chicago
Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported Across Regions
Chicago report from the U S Department of Agriculture notes total US potato shipments at 398 with western russets white rose and bliss showing slight weakness while eastern cobblers stay firm. California white rose No 1 at 3.00 Idaho russet mixed US No 1 and 2 at 2.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
California
Idaho
Chicago Market Report Shows Steady Butter Prices
Chicago market notes butter at 8,473 steady with unchanged prices while eggs at 8,364 remain unsettled. Local extra firsts and cars for various egg grades quoted around 23 to 24, with fresh graded firsts local about 21 to 23 and current receipts near 21.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices and Weights Reported in Chicago Market
Chicago market fresh through August 13 shows live poultry steady with one car and 52 trucks. Hen weights range variously with leghorn and Plymouth Rock breeds near 14 to 19 pounds, turkeys 13 to 16, and heavy ducks 14, reflecting price and weight notes from the seasonal sale.
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Chicago
Plyouth
White Rock Springs
Plymouth
White Rock
Turkeys
Heavy Old Ducks
Heavy Young
Myra North Special Nurse The Plan Works In A Grip
Myra North, a trusted special nurse, executes a flawless operation as the plan unfolds in a tight, controlled environment. The team watches as the plan succeeds under her careful oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra North
Aquatic stars dominate Olympic swimming spotlight in Berlin
US swimmers led by Dorothy Poynton Hill defend platform title as Dina Senfe wins women's 100 meter backstroke. American divers, sprinters and distance swimmers advance, while German and European rivals claim other events. US fencing and basketball show mixed results as Berlin games progress.
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Berlin
America
United States
Dorothy Poynton Hill
Los Angeles
Velma Dunn
Monrovia
Calif
Germany
Kaethe Koehler
Cornelia Gibson
New York
Uncle Sam
Alice Bridges
Uxbridge
Mass
Edith Notridge Segal
Holland
Dina Senfe
Rita Masterbroek
Miss Senife
Jack Medica
Ralph Flanagan
Jim Christy
Ray Kaye
Jack Easley
Johnny Higgins
Lenore Right Wingard
Homestead
Ragnhild Yveter
Denmark
Mary Lou Petty
Seattle
Dorothea Dickinson
Cap. G. Staton Babcock
Isaac L. Kitts
Hiram E. Tuttle
Mexico
U. S
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Nashville Volunteer Star Speece Arrested For Assault
Nashville Volunteers pitcher Byron Speece was arrested after a hotel corridor incident at Ansley Hotel Atlanta. He faced assault and battery and resisting arrest charges with bond set at 200 dollars, later released after posting bond. manager Lance Richbourg called for an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. H. Vining
Byron @peece
Nashville Southern Association Baseball Club
O. W. Bagwell
Ansley
L. E B. Brown
Lance Richbourg
Nashville Volunteers
Richbourg
Speece
Vining
Righboura
Putton
John Smith
Indiana
Recorder Cone
Nashville
O. W. Vining
L. E. Brown
Bagwell
Brown
Sheriff primary losers hold defeat picnic at Junction City
Seventeen candidates ran for sheriff in the primary. After the count Jess Mullins, a loser, staged a defeat picnic to notify the others. Nine additional losers and Mayor Joe Rosenfield witnessed the event as formal notification of defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kas
Jess Mullins
Joe Rosenfield
Polly Moran Defuses Murder Charge in Husband Case
In Beverly Hills Polly Moran testifies her husband Martin Malone, charged with a felony after a gun incident, is reduced to a misdemeanor and may seek probation by August 26. Moran says she fears for his life and describes a volatile scene from their home.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Polly Moran
Martin Malone
Polly
Malone-Moran
Sheriff's Deputies
Malone
Maloney
Justice Court
Obituary of Mrs Margarette Julian at Rock Creek
Mrs Margarette Julian 81 died yesterday at 1 20 at her Eva Route 1 residence after an extended illness. Funeral services this afternoon at Rock Creek at 2 o clock conducted by Rev L Smallwood with interment there. Survived by son Elbert five daughters J E McClure J S Hamilton H R Hamilton J B Oden C V Richardson 13 grandchildren nine great grandchildren grandsons pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margarette Julian
Eva
Rock Creek
Rev. L. Smallwood
Brown
Julian
Elbert
J. E. McClure
J. S. Hamilton
H. R. Hamilton
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Welfare Department
Decatur’s
Eddie Eubanks
Pensacola
Cass Gover
the Daily
Douglass Mitchell
Brown's Ambulance
Benevolent Society Hospital
Woodrow Simpson
Benevo‘Society Hospital
Kars
A. R. Burke
Jack
Kearney
Ned
Lula Simpson
D. O. Simpson
Westside Presbyterian Church
Bessie Norris
Raymond, Jr
Fifth Avenue West
McAfee & Young
Delano Park
Seybourn Lynne
Montgomery
T. F. Turley
Red Boiling Springs
James Rankin
John W. Jones
Ben Bloodworth
Little Rock
Birmingham
Frank P. Lide
Ben Madson
Florida
Eutaw
Joseph E. Wilder
Marjorie
Vernon St. John
Senator St. John
Daily
Farmers’ Exchange
LeRon Steffey
Carpenter
Minnie Hays
Mooresville
Kiwanis Club Today
Dr. Bmens
Gilbert White
Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville
TVA
Russell Moseley
Stan Pruitt
Sylacauga
Sam Blaskwell
Jackson
Miss
Owen Wise
W. H. Anderson
Joe Anderson
McMinnville
Tenn
Guyton
Weal’s Auto Parts Coo
Piney Church
R.C.A. Victor
R. C. A. Victor
Magic Voice
Magic Brain
Victor
Thomas Furniture Co
Sis
Thompson and
Coll
Myra
Hyster
Amyra
Swim Stars
Goodyear
D. Shaw
Mgr
VOL
Miss Moran
Slim
Morgan
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