Five Year Old Texas Girl Develops Adult Features by Nature
A Houston private patient case reveals a five year old girl with ovarian tumor induced precocious development and glands overdeveloped to full maturity by age two. Dr Karl Karnaky notes rare condition with 12 consulted schools and no sure cure while the child retains a five year old mind and unusual height and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Karl Karnaky
Karnaky
Duke University
South Ameehild
Market swings ease after five day rise as stocks retreat
New York trading shows profit takers on the list after five straight up sessions. Losses widen in steels and motors while some issues post modest gains as market remains thin with about 300000 shares traded. In New Orleans cotton futures ease on hedge selling and favorable weather with closing prices steady to down several points across months.
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Victor Eubank
New York
N. C
New Orleans
Markets at a Glance New York August Update
Markets at a glance report gains in five days with heavy leaders while bonds show mixed movement. Foreign exchange remains steady as the Canadian dollar rises. Cotton hedge selling increases and sugar holds firm amid potential quota cuts. Metals stay steady with tapering copper demand. Wool tops rise while house prices hold steady to down slightly with a top at 7.26.
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New York
Chicago market report notes butter steady and eggs unsettled
Butter receipts total 970 018 with a steady market. Egg receipts 6 967 show unsettled conditions. Storage firsts price 17 3 4 cents, other prices unchanged in the Chicago market report dated August 23.
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Chicago
Livestock Show Highlights From County Extension Event
County Extension official Mr Lowery speaks on feed needs and pasture expansion as judges award prizes across multiple colt classes. The show lists winners in male and draft colt, saddle horse, and bottle fed categories with owners like EB Elkins and Sam P Lile among the names.
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Hall
Lowery
Extension Service
Auburn
State Extension Service
Krgihia Mae Canterberry
Alice Parker
Thelma Beams
Elizabeth McBride
Earle Calvin, Jr
Milton Waster
Ath
Eric Howell
Hartselle
R. “Buck” Rogers
Decatur
Sam P. Lile
Ae Bes
Ory Beas
J. BE. Sims
J. Oon
C. D. McBride
J. M. Beams
Rib
Orde
Grey
EB. E. Elkins
King, Jr
FE. E. Elkins
Pearl
M. Garner
Ray
L. L. Wil
Ida
T. A. Tanner
Jack
J. J. Summerford
Patsy
Bill Purgerson
Nell
John Standridge
Jerry Royer
Bill
Billy Jacobs
Glamour Girl
Allen
Ond
Judy Allen
J. E. Sims
Gypsy Allen
Gracie Allen
C.D. McBride
Kate
Joe Osborn
Daisy
Dr. W. H. Anderson
Buddy
J. B. Sims
John B
Fred
Robert Jacobs
Perchan
Segend
Mol
Minor Russell
Gyp
H. P. Sivey
George Nelson
Saddle Horse
Lady
G. M. Jacobs
Alabama Peavine
Alabama
W. H. Anderson
J. A. Templeton
Billy Furgerson
D. McBride
Wilson
Charlie Berry
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tenn August 23 4 0 S Dept Agri Calves 150 mostly steady clearances good common and medium slaughter heifers and yearlings 5.50 8.00 some around 850 beef cows to 5.50 canner and cutter 3.50 4.75 top vealers 10.50 salable hogs 500 market 10 higher barley sales good 190 225 lbs 7.00 light hogs 6.10 down some good sows 4.75 salable sheep 160 mostly 80 higher common to good springers 6.00 8.00 quotable to 9.00 fat ewes 2.00 2.50
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
S. Dept. Agri
Poultry Prices Pressed as Live Market Holds Steady
Chicago August 23 live poultry market reported 99 trucks with hens steady and chicks easy. Broilers under 2 1 2 lbs colored 16 1 2, springs 4 lbs up 17, Plymouth rock 18 1 2, white rock 18, under 4 lbs colored 16, Plymouth rock 17, white rock 17 with other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Chicago grain prices with varied bids by grade
Wheat futures show mixed bids with grades from No 2 to No 1 across hard and mixed samples. Corn ranges span No 1 and No 2 with yellow and mixed varieties. Oats list multiple grades, soybeans show No 2 and No 3 yellow, and seeds price timothy and cloverseed listed with nominal values.
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Chicago
Rieber Retires From Texas Company Post
Capt Torkild Rieber resigns as Texas Corp chairman after links with Gerhardt Westrick are disclosed and is named director at Yenigada company. The chairman role is abolished and duties pass to W B S Rodgers as president of Texas Co, subsidiary to the firm.
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New York
Torkild Rieber
Texas Corp
Yenigada
Gerhardt Westrick
Washington, Texas Corp
Rodgers
Texas Co
Jesse A Halbrooks Dies in Oklahoma hospital
Jesse A Halbrooks age 43 former Hartselle resident died at 1 39 p m Thursday in a Fort Sill Oklahoma hospital He had been a resident of Fortypill for some time Funeral arrangements are to be announced by McAfee Howell and Young upon arrival of the body here He is survived by three brothers Floyd and John of Hartselle Guy of Birmingham four sisters Mrs C V eGolum Mrs E L Rogers Mrs Myrtle Wiggins of Hartselle Mrs Pearl Bennett of Jacksonville and several nieces and nephews
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Jesse A. Halbrooks
Hartselle
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Halbrooks
Fortypill
McAfee, Howell and Young
Floyd
John
Guy
Birmingham
C. V
eGolum
E. L. Rogers
Myrtle Wiggins
Pearl Bennett
Jacksonville
Farmer Acquitted Over Milk Shortage Cause
Charles James a Basry Wales farmer was acquitted of selling milk deficient in butterfat. He argued German bombs frightened his cows triggering low butterfat and a commission was named to verify his claim.
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London
Charles James
Basry
Wales
James
German Raider in Austrian Waters Reported Near New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser announced a British steamer Tubakina reported being fired upon by a raider in Tasman Sea waters. The 8,706 ton vessel sent a position before vanishing. NZ naval and air forces launched a search and pursued the raider.
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Wellington
N. Z
Tasman Sea
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
State Farm Aided Farmers Report Aid Usage in Alabama
Alabama farmers received AAA grant aid in 1947 with large amounts of lime and fertilizers. The report lists totals of lime, 20 percent superphosphate, triple super phosphate, calcium silicate, and Austrian winter peas used. It names counties ordering the most Austrian winter peas and those buying the most phosphate and lime, highlighting Lauderdale Madison and Colbert for calcium silicate use.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
AAA
A.W. Jones
Talladega
Pike
Macon
Jackson
Perry
Elmore
Chilton
Hale
Butler
Russell
Pickens
Sumter
Tuscaloosa
Cillman
Coffee
Marshall
Greene
Etowah
Bullock
Marengo
Conecuh
Crenshaw
Barbour
St. Clair
Landnes
Clarke
Fayette
Choctaw
Madison
Marion
Filmore
Limestone
Autauga
Male
Lauderdale
Franklin
Monroe
Houston
Creshaw
Cherokee
Colbert
Roosevelt outlines plans to expand army to 1.2 million annually
President Roosevelt cites current forces around 400,000 and proposes raising 400,000 more yearly to reach 1.2 million. He notes no news on Britain negotiations or destroyer lend-lease, mentions a joint defense board to meet in Ottawa, and laments softness in troops despite willingness to work. He compares European marches of 30 miles daily to American 15 miles as a stark strain.
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National Guard
Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Stimson
Willkie call for Jackson probe of WPA relief rolls
Wendell L. Willkie urged Attorney General Robert Jackson to investigate possible Hatch Act violations linked to increases in WPA relief rolls during election years. He cited figures showing relief increases in 1934 1936 1938 and 1940 and said rolls declined in non election years.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Robert Jackson
Willkie
Jackson
WPA
Three Dale Officials Indicted in Forgery and Contract Fraud
Dale grand jury returns 19 indictments against three county officials for forgery in dealings and contracts. Solicit or George W. Andrews Jr. withholds names until arrests. trials expected next week in Ozark Alabama.
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Ozark
Ala
George W. Andrews, Jr
Dale~grand Jury
Daily Want Ad Highlights Available Apartments
Good apartments are in demand and renters seek listings. This notice urges readers to rent via the Daily Want Ad service for quick placement and broad visibility in the housing market.
Farm Income Forecast Shows Rise for 1940
Washington reports the Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts a cash farm income of 8.9 billion dollars for 1940, up 360 million from 1939 and the highest since 1930 except 1937. Gross farm income is seen at 10.15 billion with government payments near 87 million and July cash income at 703 million.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Europe
Britain Says Hitler Faces Big Air Battle and Blockade Challenge
Air Secretary Sinclair warns invasion danger remains as German heavy bombers are not yet exhausted. Churchill notes hostile air fields in France and low countries and ongoing squadron moves while German blockade claims falter amid French protests at the British blockade.
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Biitskrieg
Sinclair
Hitler
Churchill
House of Commons
France
Low Countries
Berlin
England
English Channel
Channel
Vichy
Herr Hitler
Great Britain
Dover Shelling and Air Attacks Mark Channel Battle
Reports describe heavy German artillery at Dover as RAF defenses answer with anti airfire. German comment claims guns threaten the English Channel and London’s defenses with new big bertha guns. British forces say shells ranged 12 to 14 inches though backfire from Dover’s chalk cliffs caused civilian casualties. Greece remains alert as the war moves toward Europe.
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London
RAF
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Adolf Hitler
English Channel
Dover
Decatur Busyness and Church Activities Highlight Week
Decatur area residents attend church services as Rev Archibald speaks on crisis at Central Methodist and Rev Ramage returns from Montreal to fill pulpit. Local events include stewards meeting at Woodall's, social at First Christian, and cemetery cleanup by Fennell Davis at Trinity Mountain.
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Edward V. Ramage
First Presbyterian Church
Montreal
N. C
James F. Davis
Frank J. Davis
Fennell-Davis
Trinity Mountain
Greek leadership faces Italian accusations amid heightened tension
Premier General John Metaxas held late night talks with the army staff as Greek authorities allowed the press to publish Italian allegations of Greek terrorism on the Albanian frontier. Meanwhile supporters rally for Roberto Mortis to seek a confidence vote to avert a potential political crisis and possible dictatorship.
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John Metaxas
Argentina
Roberto Mortis
Five Guardsmen Die in Alexandria Maneuvers
During peace-time maneuvers in the Alexandria area five men died in accidents or natural causes. Privates Percy Kenneth Sims Billy Jack Goodman and John L. Arnett of the Texas National Guard perished in a traffic accident. Private Alexander G. Black of the Florida National Guard died after being struck by a train. Private William R. Wilson of Fort Bragg was shot in an incident under investigation. Private William D. McRae of the Florida National Guard died of natural causes at Camp Beauregard First Evacuation Hospital.
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Alexandri
Third Army
Alexandria
Percy Kenneth Sims
Billy Jack Goodman
John L. Arnett
Texas National Guard
Alexander G. Black
Florida National Guard
William R. Wilson
Fort Bragg
N. C
Williams to 4 Lead County Farm Bureau
T E Williams cashier Limestone County Bank of Athens and former Athens Chamber of Commerce president was elected president of the Limestone County Farm Bureau at its annual meeting and barbecue held at the state agricultural experimental farm near Belle Mina. F T Richardson Mooresville merchant was named vice president and Mrs L P Shaw was re elected secretary and treasurer. A M Christopher retired president and Mrs Shaw gave reports as talks by local officials and the East Limestone quartet followed. A gospel style barbecue fed about five hundred attendees in the cool grove.
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Athens
Ala
T. E. Williams
Limestone County Bank of Athens
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Limestone County Farm Bureau
State Agricultural Experimental Farm
Belle Mina
F. T. Richardson
Mooresville
L. P. Shaw
John H. Peebles, Jr
A. M. Christopher
Shaw
Fred Stewart
J. T. Blackshear
G. B. Phillips
M. C. Grisham
Barbecue Joint Venture Thaws Ties Between Decatur and Birmingham
On Thursday August 29 White Springs hosts a barbecue co sponsored by the Decatur and Birmingham Chambers of Commerce with Birmingham covering the cost. The noon event invites all Alabama Dairy Products Company patrons and aims to boost Valley dairy interests as reciprocity and goodwill. Business leaders from both cities plan to attend.
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White Springs
Chambers of Commerce of
Decatur
Birmingham
Alabama Dairy Products Company
Arrang
Decatur Leaders Form Committee to Seek Regional Support
Mayor T R Harrison names A C Dillehay H R Davis and Quince E H Eddens to press state and local agencies for development aid. Sam Wheat acts as substitute committee member with Eddens in Courtland while Dillehay and Davis miss. J D McKibben joins Eddens at Huntsville meeting.
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Decatur
T. R. Harrison
A. C. Dillehay
H. R. Davis
Quince E H. Eddens
Messrs Davis
Dillehay
Sam Wheat
Roosevelt lauds 1935 utility act to curb corporate monstrosities
In a formal statement President Roosevelt cites the 1935 Public Utility Holding Company Act as a model of the administration's vigorous program to protect investors. He says the act embodies the true meaning of safeguarding markets from oversized corporate groups.
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Roosevelt
Public Utility Holding Company
Woodall Child Dies After Two Months Illness
Little Noble Woodall Jr two year old son of Mr and Mrs Noble Woodall died at 1130 Thursday night at home Decatur route 8 after a two month illness funeral rites were held at 3 pm Friday at Johnson Chapel by Rev W W Coffey McAfee Howell and Young directed burial Surviving are parents four brothers Willie Olan Raymond and Marvin Woodall two sisters Misses Louise and Ruby Woodall
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Little Noble Woodall, Jr
Noble Woodall
Decatur
Johnson Chapel
W. W. Coffey
McAfee
Howell
Young
Willie
Olan
Raymond
Marvin Woodall
Louise
Ruby Woodall
Visitors barred at Maxwell Field in Montgomery
Air corps authorities tighten access to Maxwell Field restricting civilian sightseers from roaming the reservation. Civilians may enter only on proper business with certified passes, while officers can arrange access for friends by contacting the gateman.
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Ontgomery
Ala
Maxwell Field
Air Corps
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Womens’ Council of the First Christian Church
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J. A. Allen
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Alabama Hairdressers ‘Association
Fas
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E. Cain Street
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Somerville
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Edwin Wyle
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