Morgan County sheep profits urged by soil association
The Morgan County farms trial seeks to prove sheep are profitable with a purebred ram and accurate records. The Soil Conservation Association cites Sears Roebuck programs for 4 H youth, emphasizes proper care, feeding, parasite control, and predator protection as keys to profitability. A good ewe may yield 10 pounds of wool yearly, covering her upkeep, with lamb profits of 8 to 12 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Roebuck and Com
North Ala
Livingston
German drive targets Donets oil region and Caucasus front
The report outlines a German advance toward the Donets river and the Don to threaten Russia’s oil reserves east of the Black Sea, aiming to flank the Caucasus front. It notes uncertainty over whether key Dnieper industries and dam were destroyed or left intact. British bombers hit the Strait of Dover twice, with some daylight raids against western Germany and targets in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donets
Doneta
Don
Russia
Black Sea
Caucasus
Berlin
Dnieper
Arlegs
Strait of Dover
Germany
Dallas
France
Hoffman's forecast on passenger car production during WWII
South Bend Ind August 27 Hoffman president of a major corporation told over 250 newspaper trade writers that he did not believe the production of passenger cars would worsen significantly in the latter part of 1942 or early 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Hoffman
Er Corporation
Mission Buildings Destroyed in Chungking Report
Chinese Central News Agency reported that buildings of an American mission likely the Missionary Society were destroyed by Japanese bombs in Chungking the capital of Hunan Province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Chinese Central News
Anerican Mission
Eaaeen Missionary Society
Chang
Hunan
Markets drift as gains attempt to gain momentum
In New York trading, stocks aim for modest gains led by speculative leaders after yesterday’s mild upturn. Turnover runs about 400,000 shares as some issues retreat from the day’s highs while a handful advance, with no dramatic shifts expected. In Chicago cash wheat and corn prices are listed for various grades and futures, with oats and soybeans also priced and seed values noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Markets At A Glance Sedate Trading Across Commodities
New York stocks rise as leaders extend the rally while bonds show gains and rails improve. Cotton remains firm amid weevil fears, sugar buys back liquidity and metals stay dull. Wheat and corn rise in Chicago on soybean strength. hogs advance. Futures close higher with midweek gains. cotton spot steady.
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New York
Chicago
Grain futures rise on strong soy gains in Chicago
Chicago markets saw soybeans jump to fresh highs since 1987 with gains across wheat oats and corn. Wheat settled 1 1/2 cents higher with September at 1.13 8 1/4, December 1.17 3/4 to 1.18, corn up 1 2, oats up 7/8 to 1 3/8, soybeans up 4 4 1/2.
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Chicago
Chicago Dairy Goods Market Report Shows Steady Prices
Butter receipts 1 186 474. market unchanged. Eggs receipts 6 170. fresh graded extra firsts 90 3 4, storage packed firsts 30 3 4. other prices steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Sluggish as Weaker Broilers Weigh Markets
Poultry live market in Chicago reports 45 trucks and mixed moves. Chickens mostly steady with broilers under 4 lbs up to 18-20 cents, Plymouth Rock and White Rock varieties span 18-20 cents for different weight ranges while other prices hold.
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Chicago
Plymouth
Rock
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Nashville Livestock Market Report Aug 27 Strong Undertone
Nashville Tennessee August 27 salable cattle 400 with little change. Fed yearling steers above 11.00, other good feds 10.50 down. Common and medium slaughter cattle 7.50 9.50, cows 6.25 8.00, top bulls 8.25. Undertone weaker for certain lots, top ewes and wethers 11.25 Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Iranian forces clash as British-guarded oil fields loom
Iranians pressed toward Kerman as clashes erupted near Abadan amid British control plans for Iran's oil fields. German evacuees faced barriers at the Turkish frontier while about 9800 Germans prepared self-made internment at Shemran estate outside Tehran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abadan
Iran
Turkey
Shemran
Bomb Falls on Danish Community Hall in Dannebrog
A roof bomb at a two story Danish community hall during an American Legion event injures no one and causes one woman to faint. Sheriff C A Jacobson reports no subversive activity found and says the origin is unclear in Dannebrog Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dannebrog
Neb
American Legion
C. A. Jacobson
Lightning Strikes Kill Four Mule Team Near Clio
A severe lightning event near Clio Barbour County killed four mules pulling a wagon. No humans were reported injured as emergency crews investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hear Clio
Barbour County
Greenberg Punched By Military Police At Fort Custer
Corporal Henry Greenberg former Detroit Tigers outfielder was arrested for speeding inside Fort Custer driving 40 mph in a 25 mph zone on Dickman road. Grounded 30 days and not with the Fifth Division on maneuvers in Louisiana. one of three anti tank company members left behind for a housekeeping detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Custer, Mich
Henry Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Fort Custer Grounds
Fort
Greenberg
Dickman Road
Maneuvers
Louisiana
Oe Army
Tanker control board formed to run American tankers
Washington reports a tanker control board is created to coordinate allocation and use of American owned or controlled tankers. The board aims to boost efficiency without commandeering ships. Ralph K. Davis named chairman of the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Petroleum Office
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Bhoend
Ralph K. Davis
Old Car Tracks Will Yield Steel
The Works Projects Administration announced it will dig up old street car tracks to salvage steel for defense production. WPA commissioner Howard O. Hunter directed state administrators to expedite local requests and give this work first priority, with cities confirming rails are public and not traction company property and agreeing to dispose of the steel as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Works Projects Administration
Howard O. Hunter
WPA
Office of Production Management
Goodman Falls as First Victim in National Am Championship
Johnny Goodman of the Omaha Field Club lost in the first round of the National Amateur Championship on his home course, beaten 1 up in 20 holes by Bobby Riege of Houston. Art Doering of Chicago moved to the second round with a 2 and 1 win over Raymond Brownell, Stanford. Doering faces McCormick of Los Angeles next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Johnny Goodman
Omaha Field Club
Bobby Riege
Houston
Texas
Art Doering
Chicago
Raymond
Bud) Brownell
Stanford University
McCormick
Los Angeles
Johnny Kraft
Denver
Registrar Balch Named to Madison Board of Registrars
J B Balch of Route 2 Madison was appointed to the Madison Board of Registrars by Governor Dixon to fill the late Percy Mitchell. Balch will serve until September 26, 1948.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. B. Balch
Route 2
Madison
Madison Board of Registrars
Dixon
Percy Mitchell
Balch
Dutch Legion Picnic Highlights Local Unit Meeting
Morgan County Unit 15 American Legion Auxiliary held an outdoor picnic meeting at Woodall's with sixteen members. They praised 70 adult and 15 junior members, noted 111.8 percent quota, welcomed new members, announced honors and appointments, funded Decatur high school band, and set future meeting dates around Boys Boxing Club conflicts.
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Morgan County Unit No. 15
American Legion Auxiliary
Woodall’s
Martha Argend
Judy Coolidge
Bertha Mae Timberlake
Walker
Lou Allen Williams
Mary Ethelyn Knight
Huntsville
Weasie Pilcher Allen
Ethel Shackeford Boswell
Marie Argend Blackwell
Blackwell
W. M Lanier
Mollie Rose
Hettie Flack
Carson Compton
Williams
O.J. Shepard
Oneonta
Cullman
B. F. Austin
Decatur High School
Milwaukee
National Legion Convention
Boys Boxing Club
Ruby Jones
Legion
Home Guards
Rhode Island Soldiers Arrested Over Stolen Yacht
Two Rhode Island soldiers, R A McClure 25 and William Hodgson 19, were detained at Fort Story Provost Marshal after being found aboard the stolen yacht Blue Peter in Hampton Roads. They had been AWOL from Port Getty Jamestown RI since Aug 12. Owner listed as Robert Persons, East Greenwich RI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Rhode Island
Ceast Guard
Fort Story
Coast Guard
R. A. McClure
William Hodgson
R. L. Smith
Port Getty
Jamestown
R. I
East Greenwich
Blue Peter
Warwick R. I
Hampton Roads
Robert Persons
Pacific Northwest maneuvers praised by Stimson and Marshall
Secretary of War Stimson and General George C. Marshall praised the Pacific Northwest training maneuvers as far ahead of divisions sent to France in World War I. They expressed approval of how troops in the Far West are being whipped into shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Stimson
Pacific Northwest
France
George C. Marshall
Far West
DECATUR TAKES NOTE OF LOCAL VISITORS AND SHIFTS
H W Schultz of Hurtsville visited on Tuesday. Joe Phillips family from Long Beach California staying with Shumake at 606 Oak. Miss Charlotte Taylor of St. Louis to visit Taylor family. Clay Glasco to Mobile for hospital care. Several locals moved between hospitals and homes. Merchan ts plan last Thursday half holiday. Ainsley Wyle party heads to Philadelphia for a week.
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Joe Phillips
Henry
Long Beach, California
J. Ly» Shumake
Oak St
Charlotte Taylor
St. Louis
Mrs
A. J. Taylor
Local residents noted for medical updates and visits
Mrs. Henry Bayless and her infant son moved home from Baugh's Infirmary to Ardmore in a Rainey ambulance. Several patients rest at Baugh's Infirmary after operations, including Mrs. James Jeffries of Trinity and Miss Warliner Monk from Cullman route 2. Local visitors include Mrs. Margaret Crow of Falkville and others from Decatur and Hartselle.
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Price Bryant
Massey
Franklin Patrick
Baugh's Infirmarys Day
Fourth Avenue
South
McAfee, Howell and Young Ambulance
Louis Montgomery
Benévolent Society Hospital
Hartselle
Henry Bayless
Baugh's Infirmary
Ardmore
Rainey
James Jeffries
Trinity
Baugh’s Infirmary
Miss Warliner Monk
Cullman Route 2
CCC Releases Ten Black Civilian Conservation Corps Members
In Roxboro North Carolina on August 27 ten Black CCC members at a camp near the town were dropped from the rolls amid an investigation into a mob incident on August 16. A crowd sought to seize Cy Winstead from the Person county jail. the mob was dispersed by warning shots and tear gas. Winstead was later taken to state prison in Raleigh.
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Froxboro
N. C
Civilian Conservation Corps
Here
CCC
Roxboro
J.J. Stim
Hochstim
J. M. Broughton
Cy. Winstead
Winstead
State Prison
Raleigh
Mother of Riverside High Principal Dies
W T Jordan principal of Riverside high school mourns as his mother dies in Kee ton Alabama after illness. Interment will be in Kee ton and funeral plans were not yet announced here. Mr and Mrs Jordan were at the bedside and expected to return Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Jordan
Riverside High School
Keeton
Ala
Tokyo Envoy Seeks Hal on Weapons to Russia Amid Tensions
Admiral Nomura, Japanese ambassador, meets Secretary of State as Tokyo protests U.S. shipments of war supplies to Russia. Tokyo warns Japan will view any disruption to Sino Soviet trade as a hostile act while the United States signals no change in its China incident policy and plans a military mission to Shanghaì.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kichisaburo Nomura
Full
Tokyo
Domei
Toky
United States
Russia
Vladivostok
Japan
Sov Union
China
Government of
China Kai-Shek
AFL presidents seek government sale of entire business
In New York, 52000 dress makers resume work after a one day shutdown ordered by the United Popular Dress Manufacturers and United Better Dress Manufacturers Association amid a dispute over an industry wide 10 percent wage increase. The impartial chairman Marty Uviller ordered plants to reopen pending settlement. In Detroit, drivers voted on a bargaining agent for 5642 Department of Street Railways employees with 5000 votes cast. AFL and CIO compete for exclusive representation as police guarded car barns and terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soffie
United Popular Dress Manfacturers
United Bette Dress Manufacturers
Associatio
Marty Uviller
Detroit
Department of Street Railways
Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Operators
AFL
State, County and Municipa Workers of America
CIO
DSR
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Ene
Morgan County
Soil “Conservation Association
Gene Aker
Aksa
Rob
NEW
Cole
Thomas Vrniture CO
Corner Bank and Church
Str
Shahpur
Iraq
Kermanshah
Goodman
Decatur’s
H. W. Schultz
Huritsville
Clay Glasco
Mobile
Marine Hospital
Betty Jane Norwood
Hamil
Boyd Puryear
Danville
Clarence Howard
Benevolent Society Hospital
Robert L. Rice
Birmingham
W. E. Cloud, Jr
Falkville
R. M. Lowery
Ainsley Wyle
Baby
Edwin Wyle
Philadelphia
C. M. White
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Mary McMillan
B. A. Ross
Anderson
Indiana
Nathan McMillan, Jr
St. John’s Hospital
Margaret Crow
Katherine McLamore
City
H. Aldridge
Decatur, Rt. 2
W. H. Gibson
T. J. Spain
Lacon
M. C. Glasgow
Decatur
H. PF. Beauchamp
TVA
Tri- Cities
Mrrankin
Philco
Shumake
Bank Street
ENVO
Hal
Craig & Wear
Second Avenue
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