Union Row Roils Hollywood as AAAA Threatens Split
A fierce clash shakes America's entertainment industry as the Associated Actors and Artists of America AAAA threatens secession over Ralph Whitehead head of the American Federation of Actors and AFL dispute. Kenneth Thomson of the Screen Actors Guild denounces any Whitehead return and election under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
America
Screen
Radio
Perry
American Feder of Labor
Pied Committee
Associated Actors and Artists of America
AAAA
APL
Ralph Whitehead
American Federation of Actors
Sophie Tucker
Whitehead
AFA
AFL Executive Council
Kenneth Thomson
Screen Actors Guild
AFL Council
National Alliance of
AFL
APA
William Green
Cincinnati
Thomson
Stagehands Aiatse
Mrs. Emily Woodruff Dies at 72 in Atlanta
Mrs. Emily Woodruff, 72, wife of Coca-Cola chairman Ernest Woodruff, died at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after a several months illness.
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Woodruff
Atlanta
Emily Woodruff
Ernest Woodruff
Coca-Cola Company
Emory University
Market calm despite European tensions and steady petroleum shares
Wall Street traders remained war conscious but calmer as European jitters limited losses after Friday. Transfers reached about 260000. declines were mostly fractional. Steel, motors, and oil shares fluctuated with July and August prospects. several leaders weakened while others held gains.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Germany
Slovakia
Poland
Hungary
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
American ‘Telephone
International Nickel
Westinghouse
duPont
U. 8. Steel
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Western Union
Standard Old
N. J
Third Avenue Railway
Central and
Allied Chemical
Cotton Futures Fall Amid Hedge Selling and Liquidation
New York trading saw cotton futures slip as hedge selling and southern liquidation outweighed modest trading. Prospects of more rain in the East supported some buying, while rains in Texas tempered optimism. nearby prices eased but held near recent levels. In New Orleans, early gains were erased by weekend liquidation and closes remained steady to slightly lower. Butter and eggs markets were nominally steady in Chicago. Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady.
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New York
Texas
New -Orleans
Tee
Cotton middling price slips on Southern spot markets
The average price of middling cotton at Southern spot markets today fell four points to 891 cents per pound. The thirty day average stands at 9.19 cents.
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New Orleans
Markets at a Glance Aug 19 New York Trading
Stocks dull. bonds ease with Italian loans down. Curb markets weak as utilities shed. Foreign exchange steady though pound pressured in Boston. Cotton uneven amid hedge selling and liquidation. Sugar and coffee closed. Chicago grains higher on political tensions. wheat and corn gain. Cattle and hogs steady. Memphis cottonseed meal futures steady with specific August 21–January closings noted.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Report Highlights Week Prices
Salable cattle 25 calves 25 with week trends. Medium to good steers and heifers steady to up, lower grades weak. Canner cows strong, stockers steady, top steer and yearling quotes 8.25-9.50. Salable hogs 100 up 15 cents. weekly gains across classes, top 6.05 for 170-220 lb. Pork sow prices 4.15.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Flood Strain Deepens Across the South as Red Cross Responds
Co W Wynn of the Red Cross says launches would move downstream to aid a 30 mile stretch from Sprague's to Mil ler's Ferry. Alabama river levels rise with hundreds of cattle stranded, families marooned without food or shelter. Floods close bridges, cut crops, and cause extensive property damage while oil tanker launches ferry supplies to 600 marooned families.
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W. Wynn
Red Cross
Sprague
Davis
Esday
Gulf
German Forces Move in Slovakia Amid Frontiers Talks
Reports say German troops mass in the High Tatras and near Zilina as Slovakia remains under formal Slovak authority while the Vag Valley and northern borderlands fall under German military control. Bratislava station briefly broadcast an English message urging calm.
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Germany
Slovakia
Berlin
Foreign Office
Reich
Tatras
Poland
Zilina
Bratislava
Vag
Blovak Radio
Sones
Cahaba Floods Threaten Alabama River Bank Losses
A Coast Guard unit stood by at Miller's Ferry as Cahaba floods rose, backing up toward Alabama with severe livestock losses reported. The Red Cross estimated five days to regain banks while crops in the county top $1 million in damage and more than 70,000 acres flood.
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Cahaba
Alabama
Wynn
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Mobile
Miller's Ferry
Flooded Highway Forces Evacuations Near Town
Water rose three feet over the highway as residents fled rising floods. Ten feet of water at a location near the town and five feet above the stage prompted evacuations of several families in lowlands while officials reported dams upstream in good condition and no expected flooding of business or homes.
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Iver Pass
River Declines Bring Hope for Flooded Selma Area
The Alabama river fell at Montgomery with a crest of 43.9 feet near Selma, down from 42.6 to 41.4 at Montgomery, and a slight drop reported by the Red Cross between 7 a.m. and noon. Refugees were told the worst of the flood was passing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Selma
Red Cross
Negro boxers selected for Florence showdown at Lakeside Park
The Decatur Negroes Boxing Club announced a strong team to face the Florence club at Lakeside Park on Wednesday night. Local reps include Syrus Draper Otis Wiggins Elliott Johnson Wallace Wells Clifton Brown Johnnie Cross Macon Jones Oscar McLin Robert Roan and Earl Horton. Several other entries are suggested though the planned trip to Florence Monday night was canceled due to Florence not shifting a prior date.
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Decatur Negroes
Lakeside Park
Florence Club
Syrus Draper
Otis Wiggins
Lliott Johnson
Wallace Wells
Clifton Brown
Johnnie Cross
Macon Jones
Oscar McLin
Robert Roan
Earl Horton
Paeton Swoops
Tim Jackson
Leon Williams
Manuel Walton
Germany seizes Slovakia amid feared wartime occupation
Reports describe a German military seizure of Slovakia to “protect” the region. Citizens fear Danube transfers and rule by Berlin. General Csatlos offered to resign over German demands to deploy divisions to Poland, but colleagues urged him to stay. A defense pact placed Slovakia under German influence as police policed Bratislava’s Jewish quarter amid violence.
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Atislava
Danube
Arava
Zilina
Ferdinand Csatlos
Slovakia
National Council
Germany
Bratislava
Military Areas Established Across Fourth Corps Region
Atlanta Aug 19 Three military areas for reserve officers will begin September 1 under Lt Gen Embick. Area one covers North Carolina and Tennessee based in Knoxville with Col Clifford Jones as chief of staff. Area two covers Florida Georgia South Carolina based in Jacksonville with Col William Ennis as chief of staff. Area three covers Alabama Louisiana Mississippi based in New Orleans with Col Emil Pierson as chief of staff. About 18 000 reserve officers are in the fourth corps area.
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Atlanta
Fourth Corps
Stanley D. Embick
Embick
North Carolina
Tennessee
Knoxville
Clifford Jones
Coast Artillery Corps
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Jacksonville
William P. Ennis
Field Artillery
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans
Ennil P. Pierson
Cavalry
War Department
Anne Adams Patterns 4175 and 4063 for Teens
Old newspaper notice lists Anne Adams Patterns 4175 and 4063 for teens in sizes 10 to 16 bust 28 to 36. Pattern 4175 size 14 requires 4 yards 39 inch fabric while 4063 size 14 needs 3 yards 39 inch fabric and 2 yards edging. Includes request to send payment in coins and order info for Pattern Book 15c and others.
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Anne Adams
Pitteen
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
N. Y
Decatur Social News and Local Notices
Overnight guest J R Webster of Guntersville rode with Rev. Cook from Birmingham. Rev C L Cobbs hosted visitors including Mrs J C Black of Falkville. Union services, sermons, and musical performances planned for Sunday. Local residents travel to Tuscaloosa and Hendersonville while others welcome guests from Mobile and Louisville. Several residents attend schools and take jobs. hospital moves and family updates are noted.
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J. R. Webster
Guntersville
Farley Talks With Pope Pius XII in Castel Gandolfo
Postmaster General Jamon Yiley met Pope Pius XII in Castel Gandolfo and said the Pontiff seeks global peace and is actively pursuing it. Farley party plans a Paris stop, then England and Ireland, after a private audience with the Pope.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Jamon Yyley
Pius XII
Farley
Ann
Betty
E. L. Roddan
Washington
Paris
England
Ireland
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Decatur
Joan Blondell
Melvyn Douglas
N.Y. Cotton
N. C. Cotton
SPOT
Spot Cotton
Sterchi
Beautyrest
Memphis
Alabama Falls
Fashions
Londos
Jim Londos
Arva E. Rochwite
St. Louis
Beverly Hills
Calif
Decatur’s
C. L. Cobbs
I W. Myers
Huntsville
J. C. Black
Falkville
Asa Tapscott
Southside Baptist Church
Mrs. Oliver. Wade
Tuscaloosa
Delano Park
Otto Fischer
Bonanza Quartette
L. H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mrs
Lamar Moye
A. C. Bailey
McAfee- Young
Benevolent Hospital
Grant Street
Morris McCutcheon
Mas Wayne
James Morris McCutcheon
Charlie McCutcheon
Louisville
Lottie
Madgie McCutcheon
David Gibson
Mrs. Coleman Waite
Mary Frances
Hendersonville, N. C
Jimmie Holland
Alabama Business Institute
Chevrolet Company
Jimmy Bloodworth
University
Eugenia Berry
Alabama Hosiery Mill
J. C. Hogg
Russellville, Ky
C. M. Livingston
Jim Riddle
Elizabeth Lamon
West Coast
San Francisco
Dorothy Kelley
Hamil Clinic
Harvey Nichols
Courtland
Benevolent Society Hospital
John McCutcheon
Union Hill
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Wanda Campbell
Pope Pius
Revolent Society Hospital
Somerville
Drinkard-Howell
H Drinkard-Howell Funeral Home
Johnston Street
Athens Quatet
Alphus Mitchell
Woodland Mills
Rising Sun Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Lindsay, Allen
Bertha Quinn
Irwin J. Quinn
John Wilkes
Jimmie Sanders
Pre Street
Monteagle
A. L. Frazier
Ninth Avenue
West
L. M. Aday, Jr
Route 3
Louis F. Schenck
Tupelo, Miss
St. John's Episcopal Church
Marvin T. Griffin
Farris Knox
Falkville Rete 2
George W. Osborne
Hartse
Estelle Monk
J. L. Craft and Son
James
Bono
Arkansas
Howard Speegle
Austinville
Arthur Harris
M. J. Grant
Leslie Compton
Buster Cowan
Columbus, Ga
W. G. Breeding
MR. Forbes
Forbes
Mason-Hamlin
Chickering
Knabe
Haddorff
Wurlitzer
Gulbransen
Bradbury
Steinway
E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Co
Second Ave
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