Fast Moving Forest Fires Threaten Western States
Fires roared across Idaho California and Montana burning over 40000 acres this month. Winds up to 40 mph pushed blazes in the Black Hills and Stanislaus region while northeastern Canada saw 200 plus fires. Sixteen firefighting casualties and closures of Idaho areas marked a dangerous effort to contain the spread.
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Idaho
California
Montana
Black Hills
South Dakota
Plains
Tilford
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United States
Canada
Maine
Albert D. Nutting
Roxbury
Allgash
Aroostcock County
Flagstaff-Stratiton
Quebec
Ontario
Lotblaire County
Stanislaus National Forest
Yellowstone Park
Lyle F. Watts
U. S. Forest Service
Washington
Payette
Boise National Forests
Sawtooth Forest
Cooperative trustees shift to staggered terms
Members approve a change to a staggered trustee system with three elected annually. Names and two and three year terms assigned to H A Alexander Moulton J W Counts Mr Hope Troy Hall Danville G E Beall Eva Burl West Falkville John Wiley Danville Paul G Horton Hillsboro Joe Lipscomb Priceville Edgar Odell Town Creek. Prizes tally shows nearly 20 locals in Electric Fair drawings with multiple winners including a Kelvinator deep freeze and electric ranges.
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Co-Operative
H. A. Alexander
Moulton
J. W Counts
Mr. Hope
Troy Hall
Danville
G. E. Beall
Eva
Burl West
Falkville
John Wiley
Paul G. Horton
Hillsboro
Joe Lipscomb
Priceville
Edgar Odell
Town Creek
Lawrence
Morgan
R. C. Sharp
Joe Wheeler Co-Operative
Chub Weinman
Floyd Reid
J. J. Bryant
Otis L. Gentry
J. T. Johnson
Somerville
Lacey's School
Maude Woodard
C. W. Christian
Nick McGee
Decatur
W. G. Pettit
Hartselle
Wall Street Steady After Buying Interest Backs Minor Gains
New York August 24 Market action shows buying interest keeping prices on a steady footing with a majority of issues gaining. Leaders higher include U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Studebaker Woolworth United Aircraft Schenley Garrett Corp Swift International American Telephone Southern Pacific Anderson-Prichard Oil Richfield Oil Barnsdale Oil Loew's and Celo tex while declines appear in Sears Roebuck Goodrich General Motors Douglas Aircraft Consolidated Natural Gas American Smelting and Anaconda Copper American Cyanamid and Johns-Manville.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Studebaker
Woolworth
United Aircraft
Schenley
Garrett Corp
Swift International
American Telephone
Southern Pacific
Anderson-Prichard Oil
Richfield Oil
Barnsdale Oil
Loew's
Celotex
Sears Roebuck
Goodrich
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
Consolidated Natural Gas
American Smelting
Anaconda Copper
American Cyanamid
Johns-Manville
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
New York stocks steadied after a three day decline as bonds eased from Tuesday's drop. In Chicago, wheat closed steady on late buying, corn steady on short covering, oats steady with other grains, hogs steady to 50 cents lower top 21.75, and cattle steady to 50 cents higher top 29.50.
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New York
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Prices From Nashville Tennessee Auction
Federal State Departments of Agriculture report cattle at 500 to 600 pounds mostly down 22.00. Slaughter steers and heifers 2050 to 2250 with some 24.00 and higher. Calves 300 pounds and up mostly 19.00 to 26.00, milk fed 27.00 to 28.00. Hogs 20.50 to 20.50 for 190 to 250 pounds, sows 14.50 to 17.00. Sheep mostly steady with good spring lambs 20.00 to 21.00 and common 16.00 to 19.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
North Georgia Live Poultry Market Steady As Supplies Grow
Atlanta report notes northern Georgia live poultry market about steady with ample small sizes and barely ample heavy sizes. Dressing plants see fair demand for dressed poultry and prices unchanged. FOB farm prices for broilers and fryers on Tuesday and this morning run about 27 1/2 to 28 cents per pound, weights 27 to 28 1/2 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Grain futures end with firm close on Chicago Board
In Chicago on August 24 there was slight buying in the final minutes leaving grains firm. Wheat fell 5 to 8 cents and rose 3 to 8 cents, September at 2.01 5-8. Corn gained 3 to 4 and 1 cent, September 1.23 1-2 to 3-8. Oats advanced 1-8 7-8, September 66 1-2. Rye up 1-2 1 1-4, September 1.45. Soybeans mixed with a small loss, November 2.44 3-4 1-2. Lard rose 2 to 10 cents per hundred pounds, September 12.60.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Cotton futures vary as traders await crop developments
New York August 24. Cotton futures showed irregular activity in full trading. Uncertainty over farm legislation and quiet export markets restrained turnover while hedging was light. Local and New Orleans traders participated on both sides as mil buying supported raw purchases amid market indecision.
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New York
New Orleans
Teague Urges Community Responsibility at Local Meeting
Teague pressed workers to forgo mere wages and benefits and to shoulder social and economic duties. He praised self-reliant Southern individuals and urged listeners to act as responsible community members, with H B Bowzee introducing him and Meredith Woodall chairing. Capt. Robert Short of the Salvation Army gave grace.
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Teague
Memphis
South
America
H. B. Bowzee
Meredith Woodall
Robert Short
Salvation Army
Grace
British Pound Devaluation Alarm Widens Across Europe
North reports from the consultative assembly of the Council of Europe as Lord Layton, a British liberal, predicts a pound devaluation and calls for simultaneous revaluation of other European currencies. Top British officials plan to meet in Washington next month to discuss the financial crisis.
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Consultative Assembly
The
Council of Europe
Lord Layton
Washington
Strike Ends at Tennessee Coal Mines Near Birmingham
A strike of 4500 ore diggers that began last Thursday appears settled as crews returned to work at eight Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad mines. A company spokesman said regular night shift crews reported for work at 7 p.m. yesterday, ending the labor stoppage.
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Birmingham
Air
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
TCI
Ardmore Rotary hears reports on district rank and highway work
Ardmore Rotary at Ardmore High School heard reports including district attendance 91.58 for July placing the club in the top six in Tennessee district. The group supported six day freight service, VU 31 highway marking through Huntsville to Arab and Gadsden, and progress on Tennessee town incorporation. Committee for the community fair to be announced this week and rides contract soon.
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Ardmore
Western Union. Co. P
Huntsville Times
Ardmore-Huntsville
Ardmore- Huntsville
State Highway Department
Huntsville
Arab
Gadsden
Tennessee
Brown Mims
Rotary Club
Thorne Jones
Alabama Senate Passes Budget Bill Amid Constitutional Debate
Lawmakers cleared two major issues as they backed an $18,971,870 general appropriation while rejecting a 67 Senator constitutional amendment. Gov Folsom may veto. the 67 senator measure can be reconsidered. A hospital bond referendum was also approved for a three month window.
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James E. Folsom
House
Folsom
Guy Hardwick
Houston
Senate
Hardwick
Ben Glover
Washington
Graham Wright
Talladega
Senate of
Alabama
Inter
Miners Strike Over Extra Workload Shuts Down Operations
Workers from United Steelworkers of America CIO have halted operations after a dispute over which the company allegedly imposed an extra workload on miners. The stoppage reflects labor tensions within the steel industry and national union activity.
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United Steel Workers of America
CIO
South States Fight Over Truman Ticket Continues
Credentials hearings stretched into the night as Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina faced ousters and replacements over states’ rights faction loyalties. Talbot Snider Thurmond and Maybank figures dominated debate with threats of further battles and possible Washington headquarters setup.
New Case Against Cohen Unfolds Inquiries By Police
Officers interrogate Simpson about Cohen as Sgt. E V Jackson reveals two years of FBI checks into Cohen s calls to gamblers in eastern cities. Police recover firearms at Mike Howard s home and Cohen s cafe. Howard, an ex felon, is held without charge pending investigation.
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Cohen
Simpson
E. V. Jackson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mickey
Jackson
FBI
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mike Howard
Howard
Veterans Get NSLI Warning from Alabama official
Director C C Horton of the state Department of Veterans Affairs warned Alabama veterans about racketeers selling fake National Service Life Insurance application blanks. He urged waiting until August 29 when official blanks become available and to obtain them only at post offices, VA offices, or county service offices. The VA in Washington previously cautioned against phony salesmen promising quicker refunds for early mailed applications.
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C. C. Horton
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Alabama
Veterans Administration
Horton
U. S. Post Office
Veterans Administration Office
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Washington
Ku Klux Klan splits over leadership in new group rules
Spinks announces a mask ban at public events as the Klan pledges wholesome legislation while denouncing government bureaucracy. Florida agent Bill Hendrix of the Southern Knights says they will not join the new organization, and Georgia's Klaus group awaits new imperial wizard after Dr Samuel Green's death.
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Spinks
Tallahassee
Fla
Bill Hendrix
Southern Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Hendrix
Florida
Atlanta
Georgi Klaus
Samuel Green
Georgia Ku Kluxers
Mobile election slate grows to fourteen as deadline passes
In Mobile Alabama on August 24, four days before the Sept. 12 city election, 14 candidates qualified for the three commission posts. Assistant State Solicitor Douglas Stanard joined the field as the 14th candidate shortly before the midnight deadline. Commissioner Charles Baumhauer faces five challengers and Mayor E. M. Megginson has two rivals. Five men qualified for the seat being vacated by Commissioner Robin C. Herndon.
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Mobile
Ala
City Commission
Douglas Stanard
Charles Baumhauer
E. M. Megginson
Robin Cc. Herndon
Credentials fight reshapes party slate at national committee
The credentials panel debated ousting Sni der, Mrs Hermes Gautier of Mississippi and replacing with pro Trumanites Hood and Mrs John Clark while firing Talbot and Miss Mary Evelyn Dickerson from Louisiana. Marion Rushton of Alabama faced removal as national committeeman though Lennard Thomas remains secure. Wright Morrow would stay as Texas committeeman over Byron Skelton. Hood boasted acceptance speech plans as states differ. panel cited rule to expel non supporters as the drive behind moves.
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Alabama
National Committee
Marion Rushton
Louisiana
William H. Talbot
Mary Evelyn Dickerson
Truman
Mississippi
States Rights Committee
J. B. Snider
Hermes Gautier
Clarence E. Hood
John Clark
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
Burnet Maybank
Thurmond
Texas
Fruman
Democratic National Committee
William M. Boyle Jr
Kansas City
Snider
Talbot
Lennard Thomas
Wright Morrow
Byron Skelton
Hood
Credentials Committee
Hydroelectric Power Potential by State Regions
Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho account for 20 percent of U.S. hydroelectric power and possess about half of the nation’s undeveloped potential. The figures highlight the West as a major source of future capacity in the sector.
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Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
U.S
Circuit Judge Powell to hold equity division hearings Friday
Reports from Decatur note Circuit Judge Newton B Powell will preside in the equity division of Cullman circuit court Friday at 8 A M. in Cullman. A defective refrigerator motor prompted the Decatur fire department to respond at 3 A M today to Mrs Sarah Jeffries 620 Canal with no reported losses. Butler P A Hine is in Decatur, not at the Miami VFW convention.
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Newton B. Powell
Equity Division
Cullman
Decatur
Sarah Jeffries
Canal
Butler P. A. Hine
Miami
the Daily
Local Encounters and Accidents in Conway Kansas
Last week several accidents troubled Lawrence County with Mrs Lee Millwood improving after being thrown from a wagon by runaway mules. Kenneth Hitt suffered a broken rib from a horse kick while attempting to catch it. Kenneth Compton fractured his skull diving into a shallow pond. Oakly Jr and Harold Garner of Decatur visited grandparents Mr and Mrs O P Shelton over the weekend. Wayne Waters visited in Flint Sunday night as families gathered for events nearby.
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Lee Millwood
Kenneth Hitt
Kenneth Compton
Oakly Jr
Harold Garner
Decatur
O. P. Shelton
Wayne Waters
Flint
Lewis Suggs
Two Building Permits Issued At City Hall
City Clerk's office issued two building permits in the last two days. J. R. Mills received a permit this morning for 1200 dollars in general repairs to an old house at 421 West Church Street. Marshall Cary obtained yesterday a permit for 500 dollars of repairs to front and back porches at 1109 Fourth Avenue East.
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J. R. Mills
West Church Street
Marshall Cary
Fourth Avenue
Daily Carriers Visit Baron-Vol Game in Birmingham
A group of Daily carriers winners in a circulation department contest traveled to Birmingham for the Baron-Vol game tonight. The delegation included Billy Benefield Billy Berrett Allen Bowers Lewis Carroll Curtis John.
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Birmingham
Billy Benefield
Billy Berrett
Allen Bowers
Lewis Carroll
Curtis John
Farm plans debated in Congress seek steady farmer income
Washington reports examine Gore Aiken Anderson and Brannan plans, all aiming to guarantee farmers a stable income with government support if needed. Since 1933 parity guarantees and price floors under the Agricultural Adjustment Act have kept crop prices above a floor, easing farm economics and influencing consumer costs.
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Washington
Congress
Gore
Aiken
Anderson
Brannan
State Employes Get Increase in Expense Checks
State employees receive higher per diem and mileage allowances. Governor Folsom raised the daily rate from five to six dollars, with a potential seven dollars under a new act, and boosted the auto mileage rate from five to six cents per mile. The increases take effect immediately, but the total cost to the state was not estimated.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Folsom
New Floodlight System Aims to Cut Rail Yard Power Use
In Rome a new floodlight tested at the main station promises to cut power use by about ninety percent. Inventor Guglielmo Riccomagno spent years developing an illumination system that rotates at high speed to provide even lighting across large open spaces and rail yards.
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Rome
Guglielmo Riccomagno
Georgia Public Service Commission picks new chair
Walter R. McDonald stepped down as chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission. The commission unanimously elected former Vice Chairman Matt L. McWhorter to succeed McDonald, who remains on the commission. Official resigns.
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Atlanta
Walter R. McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
Matt L. McWhorter
McDonald
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