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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1936
Page
2
W H Long representing the Hunts ton Credit Association outlined loan policy for purchasing poison to destroy army worms. Advances will be made as needed and borrowers may buy from a reliable merchant with invoices sent to the credit association for reimbursement.
In Washington on August 18 laborers uncovered two sunken marble baths built into the Capitol’s foundations. Officials compared them to tubs used by Roman senators in ancient times, but whether any such use occurred remains an unsolved mystery. Architect and Capitol engineers expressed confusion as reporters noted the decorated tubs and questioned their purpose.
Misses from the Alabama Business Institute received typing certificates issued by Gregg Publishing Company in New York. Community notices report church meetings, missionary events, cycling club formation, and local visits from residents traveling to nearby cities.
Ralph Walker of Vinemont improves after surgery at Baugh's Infirmary. Montomery lab director Dr James McAlpin visits. arrests for fighting and drunkenness noted. Proposed reform to school funding calls for local option three mill tax to extend term and give counties control over salary and expenses.
Moulton Alabama shop William's Auto Store advertises new batteries exchange at 2.79 dollars. Phone number 790 listed for inquiries.
Washington reports from Associated Press indicate experts expect grocery costs to climb from ten to eleven or twelve dollars for a standard basket as drought reduces food purchasing power. Milk butter and eggs already higher with meats likely to follow. meat prices rose previously after 1934 drought. Beef and pork prices surged years ago and corn feedings drive future costs while bread remains steady.
Captain Gilbert of the state highway patrol announced truckers bidding on hauling jobs in the Morgan County school building program must be qualified operators. Some have been trucking without qualification. arrests will be made for violations. All trucks must carry contract carrier plates to be rated qualified.
Vernon Tipton died after his clothing caught fire when gasoline exploded near Maryville Tennessee. A neighbor aided by dousing with a bucket of water and thrusting Tipton into a mud hole to extinguish the flames after his car ran out of gas and a lantern blew up from spilled gasoline.
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club will meet at 7 30 pm Thursday at St John s Parish House. Miss Garrie Jones, president, says the gathering is a significant return since meetings were suspended long ago due to infantile paralysis concerns.
Pickets in Moon township during a strike at Standard Steel Spring Company stoned two trucks as they left the plant. A brick shattered a windshield but no injuries were reported.
Captain Van Gilbert announced that several truck operators have been arrested for not possessing flares as required by law. The rule, in effect since August 1, requires for hire trucks to display warning signals when stopped on highways, with penalties from five to fifty dollars.
John White of Charlotte visits Moulton for a few days while former Courtland businessman, Ernest Kumpe family, Paul Jackson of Moulton, and Joe Young of Landersville stop by. Local officials and families attend revival, with R C Jackson, J Kirk Howell, and others visiting Mt Hope and indiana trip for Rural Letter Carriers convention. Mrs. James P Miller returns to assume county duties as child attendance officer. Erma Kennedy from Montgomery visits sister E L Lowder.
Market update notes firmer tone in many issues with steels motors and specialties edging up. Bond and currency mixed as traders reassess domestic economy. drought fears weigh on farm machinery group while wage talks in steel loom. Beef and hog markets show varied gains and steady to higher cattle and veal prices across open cattle trades.
New York stocks firm while steels rally in slow trading. U S government bonds irregular as curbs mix and specialties rise. Foreign exchanges steady with francs easing toward gold point. Cotton and sugar show caution with buying by commissions. coffee steady with Brazilian support. Chicago grains higher on corn influence, corn strong as supplies shrink. Cattle steady to higher. hogs up to 15 with top at 12.05.
New York August 18 cotton futures closed barely steady with declines of 12 to 17 points. Trading showed slight losses across the front months from October to July while the spot market held at middlings 12.31.
In New Orleans on August 18, cotton futures closed barely steady with declines of 9 to 14 points. Prices for Oct through July contracts fell modestly from session highs with most months ending near 11.70 cents.
Liverpool cotton market notes 10 000 bales with 1 500 American in imports. Spot quiet and prices lower by one point with American grades listed from strict good middling 7 55 to good ordinary 5 75. Futures finish easier with Oct 6 25 Dec 6 19 May 6 20 July 6 19.
Chicago reports open high low close figures for Sept and Dec futures with percent changes. The data shows Sept at 1.13 and 1.14 with small gains and Dec around 1.12 to 1.13 with modest shifts.
Butter prices hover around 34 and 35 cents with 11 783 pounds traded in unsettled market. Eggs show 11 412 traded with prices unsettled as quotes drift and settle, reflecting weak demand and supply shifts in the Chicago creamery and egg markets.
U S Department of Agriculture notes show total US potato shipments at 238 thousand cwt with 122 on track and 286 on hand. Demand remains slow as supplies appear liberal and prices ease with California white variety US No 12.90 per cwt.
A rodeo in Fort Gaines Alabama on August 18 drew over 500 fishermen from far and wide. Six tarpon have been caught and more than 500 dolphins have been hooked as competitors vie under ideal skies and smooth Gulf waters. Thomas Twitty of Mobile led after opening rounds.
Henry Flinn of Montgomery Alabama submitted the lowest bid of 52800 dollars to the treasury for the Walterboro South Carolina post office construction project announced today.
Calvin Griffith secretary of the Chattanooga Southern Association club and umpire Polly McLarry fought after a game in New Orleans. Griffith got a blackened mouth while McLarry claimed Nix was kicked out for arguing calls. League action pending after reports to Memphis officials.
J. M. Williams and H. C. Fort, both candidates for county commissioner, sign a mutual pact to avoid bothering voters with soliciting votes. They will appreciate support rather than direct campaigning contact.
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