London Bus Driver Voices Resolve Amid Wartime Anxiety
In London a bus driver voices a grim view of betrayal and likely German expansion, saying it’s awful but we’re ready. Passengers react with silence as crowds move through Dowling Street and Char ing Cross, with theatres and cinemas packed yet subdued.
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London
Clark
England
Russia
Germany
France
Poland
Hitler
Dowling Street
West End
Moscow
Charing Cross Station
Leicester Square
Piccadilly
Hyde Park
The Office Cat and Mr Perks Buy Rimmed Spectacles
Mr Perks visits a shop and asks for horn rimmed spectacles in a humorous mispronunciation dialogue. The proprietor and Mr Johnson contribute to a comic exchange about framed glasses and the shop service.
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Perks
Mr. Perks
Mount Mitchell Height Error and Satirical Exchange
A comical dialogue riffs on Elisha Mitchell miscalculating Mount Mitchell’s height by 40 feet and a memorial tower of the same height. The humor sketches quips about afterdinner speaking, politeness, self-praise, evolution, and a playful exchange about life insurance and gin aboard ships.
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Elisha Mitchell
Mount Mitchell
North Carolina
Markets Edge Down as Europe Fears Grip Trading
New York traders assessed Europe as potentially dangerous with stock prices slipping up to four points. Volume was about 650000 shares as cautious moves followed new diplomatic developments. Wheat, corn, oats and poultry prices moved, while butter and eggs held steady amid mixed receipts.
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New York
Europe
Danzig
Markets at a Glance from New York and Chicago
The Aug 23 New York report shows stocks weak in final hour with bonds and foreign loans slipping, utilities and specialities leading declines, and sterling under pressure. Cotton soft on broad selling, sugar firm on buying, coffee soft from Brazilian liquidation. wheat up near 4 cents on Winnipeg strength and European tension, corn up about 3 cents, cattle steady to 15 higher and hogs steady to strong.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Winnipeg
European war fears drive cotton futures lower in New Orleans
New Orleans trading sees heavy selling as European war scares press cotton futures downward. Closing prices show modest losses across December and nearby contracts with speculative demand dampened.
Cotton futures close lower in late trading
General selling persisted in New York on August 23 as cotton futures finished down 8 to 17 points. October and December contracts slipped to 8.75 and 8.61 respectively with further declines across near months. Middling spot remained nominal at 9.10.
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Cotton
New York
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Tennessee Markets
Cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis and Nashville on August 21 with prices at 21.75 for nearby and 20.50 for several succeeding months. Trading volume reached 4 800 units as of August 23.
Cotton market closes steady in New Orleans report
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 23 finished steady with a 16 point decline. Sales reached 2,681 while receipts totaled 2,046 and stock stood at 357,847. Grades showed low middling at 7.51 and middling at 8.76 with good middling 9.11.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Edge Steady Ahead of Summer
Market summary notes steady cottonseed oil with prime crude nominal futures and bids for September October and December. Benchmarks show 5.22 billion for September 5.66 billion for March and related bids, indicating firm demand and limited supply.
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New Orleans
Wheat prices surge in Chicago market toward daily highs
Wheat prices jumped about four cents in Chicago trading, marking the day’s largest move as July and nearby futures closed near their highs. A related note cites Winnipeg where grain values show strong gains and a notable performance by Wheat July futures.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Salable cattle 250 calves 150. Early bidding slow to weak with steady on some better items. Top yearlings at 8.50. beef cows and bulls 5.50 down. canners 3.00-4.50. Hogs 500 head, market 10 cents lower. top 5.95, 170-230 lb. bulk 120 lb up 4.80-5.95. sows 4.05. Sheep 100 head weak to 25 cents lower. spring lambs 8.00 down. fat ewes 2.00-2.75.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. 8
Elmore Bill Advances In Senate Licensing Prohibition
Senator Verde Elmore's measure to bar state county or municipal officials from licensing any gambling device or related business passes the Senate 24 to 9. The 1935 session had authorized slot machine and punch board licenses but retained criminal prosecution. A Natchez Trace highway rights of way proposal was continued to Thursday and a auto sight line bill was killed, leaving fines as punishment.
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Elmore
Verde Elmore
Gordo
Alabama
State Highway Department
Natchez Trace
Joe Poole
Pon Poole
Senate
Preston Clayton
Poole
Alabama bill limits speed by road danger rules
In Montgomery on August 23 the senate highways committee stripped out a proposed 65 mile speed limit for autos and buses. The panel approved a measure allowing the state patrol and highway department to set limits on dangerous road sections with 40 mile limits for trucks and 85 for school buses, while the current school bus limit remains 25 and truck limit 30.
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Montgomery
Ala
P. F. DeVane
Senate Highways Committee
State Patrol
Highway Department
Europe on edge as nations ready for war shift
The article describes Britain and France moving to war footing and restricting exports while Germany presses Poland. Berlin eyes a quick resolution, and Ribbentrop travels to Moscow for a Russian pact. Reservists in France exceed 1,000,000 as Italy strengthens controls. U.S. officials prepare to evacuate citizens if conflict widens. President Roosevelt remains at sea aboard the Tuscaloosa as plans form in Washington.
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France
Warsaw
Kluczno
United States
Poland
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Fuehrer
Moscow
Berlin
von Ribbentrop
Europe
Italy
Brussels
Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Canadian
Washington
Local notices and visits fill Decatur week
Decatur area social and church notices list improvements recoveries hospital stays and visitors. Willy and Mrs. Peckett host relatives. WPA workers visit. Miss Roan undergoes appendectomy. numerous patients improve at Benevolent Society Hospital and Baughs Infirmary.
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Nellie Clark Roan
Benevolent Society Hospital
Missionary Society Holds Inspiring Flint Meeting
The Flint Methodist Missionary Society gathered at the parsonage at 2 30 pm with an opening song The Kingdom is Coming. Mrs J H Stone led a devotional and Mrs William Warren presided over a brief business session. Mrs J L Howard spoke on The Church Takes Root in India urging prayers and support. A closing song Take My Life and Let It Be preceded the Lord s Prayer. Guest Mamie Ball of Athens attended.
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Methodist Missionary Society
J. H. Stone
William Warren
J. L. Howard
India
Mamie Ball
Athens
Decatur Tigers to Meet Nashville at Lakeside Park
The Decatur Tigers will play the Nashville Crawford team at Lakeside Park Thursday at 3 30 p m. Nashville and Decatur drew 3 3 in a June game here. Seats will be limited and white fans are expected.
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Gads
Probe Opened On Industrial Insurance Business
A federal subcommittee opened an examination into the multi billion dollar industrial insurance sector. It summoned committee experts to testify at 2 30 p m EST to assess the scope and financial structure of the business that has provided millions of workers with small policies.
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Washington
Senate Drops Measure After Further Study
The senate struck the measure from its calendar yesterday and sent it back for further study. It retained concerns over Alabama speed limits for autos and buses and dropped a d mile limit in 1935 based on traffic conditions.
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Senate
Alabama
Concert at Basham Chapel marks singing school closing
A concert is planned at Basham Chapel on the Danville Decatur pike this Saturday night August 26 at 8 o clock to close a singing school taught by Mrs W L Clabhorn A large crowd is expected.
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Danville-Decatur Pike
W. L. Clabhorn
Cotton Ginned Amounts Reported By Census Bureau
The census bureau reports this year's cotton growth ginned before Aug 16 totaled 309 677 running bales with round bales counted as half. This compares with 314 616 bales last year and 514 524 bales two years ago while 208 509 bales were ginned three years ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
British and French ready for war footing over Poland crisis
Britain and France pledge to stand by Poland and move toward war readiness. Sir Nevile Henderson played a central role in the Czechoslovak crisis and Munich talks with Hitler. London notes French and Polish awareness of ongoing moves as diplomatic and preparedness activity continues. US Ambassador Kennedy cut vacation to meet Lord Halifax amid the tense crisis.
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Germany
Sir Nevile
Chamberlain
Hitler
Munich
Czecho-Slovakia
Nevile
London
Berlin
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Lord Halifax
Polish Boycott Expands To German Goods In Poland
In Poland American citizens report a serious situation as Poles expand a boycott against German products. The Polish pharmacists union agrees to stop buying German medical supplies while German beer and films are already shunned.
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