Rotary club gathers as Lynne shares speech on Spain
Judge Seybourn Lynne was the Rotary meeting speaker on The Spanish Situation. Julian Harris chaired the national service committee. Visitors included T. A. McGough of Birmingham K. G. Harris of Old Hickory H. L. Vann Snyder. J. W. Duncan was president as new officers took charge and committee assignments were announced. James Rankin became secretary, Rutledge Thomas named sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Seybourn Lynne
Deca- Rotary Club
Ntional Service Committee
Julian Harris
T. A. McGough
Birmingham
K.G. Harris
Old Hickory
Tenn
H. L. Vann
Snyder
Tex
J. W. Duncan
James Rankin
John McGehee
Rutledge Thomas
Mr. Rankin
Spanish President Faces Madrid Fear Amid Baggage Controversy
The report notes fear for Madrid from abroad and debate over volunteers. It cites rebel air raids near Irun and claims of French pilots captured near Oyarzun, with both sides boasting victories as naval tensions flare around Melilla and the Bay of Biscay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Madrid
Bay of Biscay
Irun
Pamplona
Naval
Pearl
Melilla
Morocco
Contested Wright Claim Faces Hearings and Allegations
The hearing on the Wright claim erupts with accusations of political manipulation by ex employees of old age revolving pensions. Attorney Sacharow disputes representation and calls the claim a lie. Judge Kerr warns spectators as Wright, a plaintiff, is referenced for past testimony against Dr. Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Clements
Dr. Townsend
Law Sacharow
Wright
Sacharow
Clements
Hubbell
Walter M Chenault Announces Decatur City Council Bid
The Daily confirms Walter M Chenault’s candidacy for the Decatur city council. Voters are urged to support him. notice authorized by Decatur friends of Walter M Chenault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Chenault
Decatur
Decatur Friends
Five missing after West Pittston mine explosion
In Wilkes Barre area, a gas blast at Sullivan Trail mine trapped five men, collapsed a tunnel roof, and hospital cases rose to two rescuers and several workers exposed to fumes. Names include Edward Nakar Michael Pittston Charles Samoney Patsy Soricelli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Sullivan Tral
West Pittson
Edward Nakar
Pittston
Michael
Charles D. Samoney
Old Forge
Patsy Soricelli
West Pittston
Pittston Hospital
John Smith
Ted Mala
Scranton
James Gripp
Joseph Pasvucci
Chas
Pagane
Police seek Black suspect in street stabbing on McCartney Street
Police search for a Black male suspects in connection with a Sunday night stabbing on McCartney Street that wounded Mike Foster in the left arm during an altercation. Foster, a Black man, was treated for deep knife wounds, officers said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Foster
McCartney Strees
Foster
Market Wrapup Shows Mixed Gains Across Stocks
The session produced scattered gains with many issues lifting fractions to three points by midafternoon. Allied Chemical led a broad advance while heavyweights like U S Steel General Motors and General Electric posted smaller improvements. Bonds edged higher in quiet trade while commodities and currencies stayed mixed as about 800 000 shares changed hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Commission Houses
Allied: Chemical
We Ks Case
Deere
International Harvester
American Telephone
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Crucible Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Boeing
Schenley
U.S. Industrial Alcohol
Consolidated Edison
North American
Western Union
Anaconda
Kennecott
Stadard Oil of
New Jersey
Seaboard Oil
Westighouse
General Electric
du Pont
Santa Fé
Child Trapped Inside Car Rescued After Hour
Charlotte Jean Sanders, one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Sanders, was locked inside a coach with her foot wedged between seats when her mother left to shop. The lock smith freed her after about an hour as bystanders offered advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Jean
J. L. Sanders
Prospect Drive
Sixth Avenue
South
Charlotte
Cotton prices ease on American spot sales in Liverpool
Liverpool reports 1,000 bales of American cotton traded with moderate business. Spot prices drop two points with values listed for strict and standard middling grades. Futures closed quiet with October at 6.18 and other months near 6.1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Insurance man mistaken for Alabama governor at Choctaw celebration
Walter M. Chenault of Decatur attended a Mashulaville Mississippi event commemorating the 1830 Dancing Rabbit Creek treaty. Chief Wesley greeted him as Gov. Bibb Graves, noting Chenault and his family were Alabama visitors and the ceremony marked the Choctaw surrender of lands to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Chenault
Decatur
Bibb. Graves
Alabama
Wesley
Mashulatubbe
Mashulaville
Dancing Rabbit Creek
United States
Mississippi
German plan to extend compulsory military service
A private Reich air ministry source said the German government was poised to issue a decree extending compulsory military service to two years. The report places the move in the context of the ongoing expansion of military manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reich Air Ministry
Leo Johnson Moves Home After Appendicitis Recovery
Leo Johnson recovering from an appendicitis operation was transported from Baugh's Infirmary to his home at 623 Johnston Street in a Brown ambulance on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Johnson
Baugh’s Infirmary
Johnston Street
Cotton futures close with modest declines
August 24 report shows New Orleans cotton futures steady to lower with most contracts down about 9 to 10 points. Trading ranged from 11.34 to 11.88 on key months with several entries indicating slight losses and mixed intraday moves.
Wheat futures trading report from Chicago market
Grain prices in Chicago on August 24 show September at 112% of normal and December futures down 1.11 percent amid mixed near term directions. Traders monitor supply signals and weekly data as margins shift.
Butter Prices Hold Steady in Chicago Market Report
Chicago market notes butter prices remain steady with creamery specials at 93 score. quotes show varied bids around 34 to 35 cents, plus sections for extra and firsts ranging from 32 to 34 cents. regional carlot averages and current receipts listed from 20 to 23 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Otandartes
Cere
Ryamiog Ures
Poultry Prices and Live Market Rates Reported
Chicago wholesale market prices list live poultry and fowl weights for hens and roosters, including leghorn, plymouth rock, white rocks, and white Pekin ducks. Prices show range by weight with hens around 4 1 2 pounds and fryers near 16, while geese and other birds trade at modest figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rocks
Potatoes Shipments Mixed as Week Ends in Slower Trade
U S Department of Agriculture reports Saturday shipments at 99 on track 214 with total US shipments 431 and Sunday 21. Prices for eastern cobblers Washington white rose and western russets show slight weakness as the market adjusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Washington
Georgetown reports severe quake near Pacific region
Georgetown University reported a severe earthquake recorded yesterday. It began at 4:31 p.m. EST, peaked at 4:52 p.m., and ended around 8 p.m. The quake was felt 9,300 miles away, likely originating in the southeast Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgetown University Today
Southeast
Pacific
Sued by Husband Over Fake Countess Title Claim
East Orange oil heir ee P. Marron sues Adrienne Pantaleoni claiming she is a fake countess seeking an annulment. Pantaleoni asserts the title comes from 800 years of ancestors and heirship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee P. Marron
East Orange
Adrienne Pantaleoni
Eavesdropper Dines at Captain's Table Meeting Ellis Gran Ville
Myra shares experiences triggering special interest from the famous international banker Ellis Gran Ville. He insists on a private meeting to learn more, signaling heightened tension and intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mya
Ellis Granville
Myra
Decatur Social Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Decatur residents and visitors populate a crowded social page. DIARY L L Mathews visits sister Mrs Gover at Red Brick Inn. John Hardy Jr returns from Birmingham. families plan trips to Nashville and Auburn. students and alumni announced from Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the University of Alabama. a Kiwanis youth camping trip unfolds with football candidates. Local officials and business figures pass through Huntsville and Nashville for conventions and banking matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Mathews
W. L. Gover
Red Brick Inn
Canal Street
Wilson and
John Taylor
W. ©. Taylor
Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Decatur
Negro Held for Assault in Union Springs
Union Springs Ala Aug 24 Sheriff W P Pickett arrested Holloway Pittman 20 on charges of criminally assaulting a young woman from a prominent family after a school meeting. The victim was bruised about the head and back and is under medical care in Montgomery. Investigators Linch and Mee Clung aided in the case assigned by Gov Bibb Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Springs
Ala
W. P. Pickett
Bullock
Holloway Pittman
Pickett
Pittman
Montgomery
John H. Linch
J. W. Mee Clung
State Highway Patrol
Linch
Bibb Graves
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Lie
Ysty
Damp Wash Service
Dionnes
Allan Roy Dafoe
Yvonne
Marie
Cecile
Wall Street
California
Perent
White Rose
Russett Burbanks
Automobile Tot’s
Myra North
Myra Ville
MR. Granville
Miss
B. Thompson
Coll
Granville
North
Vienna
Julius Garstin
Celia Lantier
Decatur’s
John Hardy, Jr
J. H. Hardy Ofirmingham
R. Garrison
R. Garrison, Jr
Nashville
Pred P. Caldwell
Louisville, Ky
Son
John F. Caldwell
Franklin Moore
Texas
Prentice Clark
Butler P. A. Hine
American Legion
Huntsville
Early Phinizy, Jr
Fort Walton
Fila
Roy Fite, Jr
Benevolent Hospital
J. M. Clark
Marjorie Smith
University of Alabama
Kappa Delta Pi Sorority
Kiwanis
Vinemort
Joe Pettey
Willie Norton
Delhi
Edward B. Field
Selma Times-Journal
Alabama Business Institute
Woodstock Typewriting Co
Edith Kloepfer
Margaret King
Madalyn Summers
Clara Armor
Robert Cobb
Athens
Walter Poole
H. P. Still
National Re-Employment Service
E. B. Soper
Hartselle
Bia
E. E. Peden
C. A. Ballentine
Atlanta
American Legion Convention
Hunts
J. L. Shumake
Jackson Street
O. J. Sheppard
Roy Kent
Fred Robinson
E. E. Hargrove
I. V. Jolly
A. E. Tanner
L. A. Strane
Harold Carter
W. P. Baugh
Legion
J. B. Anderson
Lacon
Poace
J. A. Halbrooks
Rt. 3
F. M. King
Iuka, Miss
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