First Catholic College For Women Opens In Cullman
Sacred Heart College for Women opens in Cullman on Tuesday under Benedictine Sisters. Freshman courses include English Latin history chemistry mathematics and music with sophomore offerings planned. The Mobile diocese oversees 43 parochial and two institutional elementary schools and 6 371 children are taught by 902 Catholic Sisters and staff.
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Ala
Heart Alabama
Wih
Heart Academy
Benedictine Fathers
St. Benard College
Mobile
Alabama
Florida
Apalachicola River
Catholic Church
Spring Hill College
St. Bernard College
Farm Agent Shifts Among Alabama Counties
Leonard T. Wagnon becomes Jackson county agent succeeding D. D. Marshall who moves to Morgan county. Pierce R. Pettis Jr. advances to Jackson as assistant agent, J C Odom leaves for Jefferson county. Leonie Conner resumes home agent duties with two new assistants M L Ferguson and R F Donshoe.
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Leonard T. Wagnon
Morgan County
Jackson County
D. D. Marshall
P. 2. Davis
L. L. Seif
North Alabama
Alabama Extension Service
Pierce R. Pettis
Jefferson County
J. C. Odom
Jackson
Leonie Conner
M. L. Ferguson
R. F. Donshoe
Wagnon
Colbert Cole
Cullman County
Self
Morgan
Cullman
AAA
B. G. Hall
Morgan Weance
Tuscumbia
State Teachers College
Florence
Cross
Alabama Polynic Institute
Auburn
Bevinig
Wssistant
CCC
Wil
North
Alabama
Pettis
Ala— Polytechnic Institute
State Extension Service
J. 8. Benson
Bryan, Phillips and
Butler
Cox
Civic unit to help fill census blanks
The Chamber of Commerce announced that anyone needing help with 1940 census blanks may visit the office in the Hotel Lyons building on Bank Street. Officials note uncertainty over how many blanks remain for those missed in the census and discuss Decatur’s population figures and citizenship counts.
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Civic Unit
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Lyons
Bank Street
Iensus
Decatur
Science in Business film shown by Decatur Chamber
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce with the National Retail Merchants Association will present the film Science in Business at 8 PM on Tuesday September 3 in the Lyons Hotel assembly room. Publishers of three leading magazines helped make the film available to merchants and their sales forces for viewing.
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National Retail Merchants Association
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Science
Lyons Hotel
Saucaloralae
Decatur
Markets Rally Slows as Investors Hold Gains
New York trading stalls but leaders hold Friday’s gains with light profit taking and optimism for British WWII efforts. Labor Day markets close Monday. 350000 shares traded in a brief session, aircraft stocks rise on government orders, and notable names include General Motors and General Electric.
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New York
Wright Aeronautical
General Motors
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
Westinghouse
National Distilers
N.¥. Central
Pennsylvania
Kennecott
North American
General Electric
Union Carbide
Cotton futures rise on buying and short covering
N O Aug 31 Cotton futures moved higher on trade buying and weekend short covering. Closing prices show small gains across positions with values for Oct Dec Jan Mar May and July futures, reflecting modest gains and nominal bids.
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New Orleans
Ain
Cotton futures end steady in quiet preholiday trading
New York August 31 cotton futures closed steady with minor moves in light holiday trading. Hedge selling and week end liquidation tempered early price fixing, leaving contracts little changed across the board.
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Cotton
New York
Southern Selling
New York Stock Market Summary Delivers Mixed Advances
Stock market round up from New York shows mixed activity with several issues advancing while others remain unchanged. Total issues listed at 22 with varying gains and declines reflected in the day’s closings.
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New York
Market Quotations for Butter and Eggs in Chicago
Chicago prices show butter at 686 543 pounds and eggs at 9 180 cases, with prices nominally unchanged. The brief market note records commodity levels without notable shifts, reflecting steady conditions in late August.
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Chicago
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis
Prime cottonseed meal futures 41 percent closed steady with Memphis prices for Sept 23.50, Oct 21.50, Dec 21.00, Jan 21.00, March 21.00, May 21.00. Sales 1,300.
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Memphis
Tenn
Aig
Cotton prices hold steady across southern markets
The average price of middling 15/16 inch cotton at 10 southern spot markets was unchanged at 9.62 cents a pound. The 30 day average is 9.94. The middling 7/8 inch grade traded at 9.43 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
Markets at a Glance New York August 31
Markets open steady with narrow price changes as bonds trend higher and rails show demand. Foreign exchange holds, Canadian dollar improves while cotton trends higher on trade support and metals stay quiet ahead of the holiday.
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New York
Cash grain prices at Chicago on Aug 31
Wheat stable, corn mixed, cattle steady, hogs strong. Cash wheat near no sales. corn Nos 1 yellow 64 3 4 to 65 3 4, oats Nos 1 white 32, 3 30 1 4, 4 29. Barley 49 to 60, seed 35 to 46, No 1 260, No 2 tough 50 to 58, No 3 tough 43 1 2. Field seeds no sales.
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Chicago
Cash Grain
Cash
Nashville Livestock Prices Mix Across Cattle Hogs Sheep
U S Dept of Agriculture report from Nashville Tennessee shows salable cattle calves hogs and sheep. Grass cattle 25 to 50 lower than grainfed types. week’s bulks 5.50 7.00 for common and low medium heifers yearlings and steers with better beef up to 9.65. Hogs steady 160 lb plus 6.45 7.35. sows 5.10. Sheep 25 salable with sprinters around 9.00 and bulk 8.50 or less. fat ewes 2.00 2.50. Bulls 5.50 6.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Raids Disperse Across England Hit London Areas
British communique says Nazi air attacks during the night were dispersed with no heavy damage despite many German planes. London and surrounding districts suffered some house and building damage and a number of casualties. German accounts claim 80 British and 21 German planes were lost in the engagement.
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England
London
Romania Poised to Sign Pact Amid Border Population Exchange
At Craiova a border town, an exchange of populations proceeded while a crown council debate stretched late into the night. Liberal George Bratianu and peasant leader Juliu Maniu opposed cession. King Carol, exhausted, urged unity and declared no other solution possible. The council urged unanimous solidarity with the crown to preserve Romania.
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Craiova
George Bratianu
Juliu Maniu
Crown Council
Carol
Rumania
Romania
Soviet Press Reports Romania Cedes Transylvania to Hungary
The Soviet press notes Romania yielded northern Transylvania to Hungary in exchange for a German Italian guarantee of the rest of its territory. Vienna conference details appear in brief accounts while editorials mark the fifth Stakhanovite anniversary. The Red Army under Marshal Timoshenko continues westward maneuvers as the enemy allegedly retreats toward a decisive encounter tomorrow.
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Moscow
Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Vienna
Red Army
Semen Timoshenko
Hungary to Begin Occupation of Northern Transylvania
Budapest reports say occupation of northern Transylvania by the Hungarian army is expected to start Monday. Government circles note the axis aligned return of the region to Hungary, with pressure to expand population and territory, signaling a stronger Southeastern Europe role within the Rome Berlin axis.
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Budapest
Transylvania
Romania
Hungary
Europe
Germany
Italy
Battles on English Channel and Balkan tensions rise
Reports describe heavy fighting over the English Channel with 42 German and 19 British losses. In Romania King Carol's council debated new problems of exceptional importance amid protests over the Transylvania accord and anti-German arbitration petitions. Greek reserve mobilization signals fresh Balkan strains as Albania opens, possibly used by Italy to pressure pro British Greece.
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Romania
Carol
Transylvania
Hungary
Balkan
Vienna
Greece
Albania
Italy
Demand for good apartments drives strong rental market
Housing listings show high demand for quality apartments with tenants seeking well located units. Advertisements highlight availability through local classifieds and agencies.
Loss of Grip No Handicap at National Left Handers Golf
Alvin Everett of Rome Georgia, a right hander until a burn weakened his grip, won the national left handers tournament defeating Sammy Day. Everett tied for the lead with a 68 to claim the medalist honor and dominated match play. He is noted for long drives and sharp putting showing on the 350 yard fourth hole and 340 yard fifth tee.
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ST. Louis
Alvin Everett
Rome
Sammy Day
Alpert
Everett
Georgia Power Co
Inland defense plants planned under guard mobilization drive
The National Guard to release all officers and key personnel for defense industries as mobilization nears. Major engine contracts include 20 000 Wright motors, 17 000 Pratt and Whitney motors, and 3 000 Rolls Royce units. Five inland strategic areas are to host self sufficient plants for arms and aircraft.
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Army
Navy
Wright Motors
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Pratt and Whitney Motors
United Aircraft Corporation
Rolls-Royce Motors
Packard Motor Company
Great Britain
General Motors Corporation
Allison Aircraft
Indiana
West Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Decatur Diarist Notes Local Church Plans and Community Notices
Lindsay Allen leaves for Benton Kentucky to start a two week revival. H H Frasa to fill Grant Street Church pulpit Sunday. Women’s Missionary Society of First Christian meets September 2 at Mrs Erin Walker’s Oak Street home. Numerous residents travel to Louisville Chattanooga Nashville and Chicago for events and studies. Labor Day closures announced for Carnegie Library and public welfare offices. Local residents visit, study, and recover from medical care with several hospital and clinic mentions.
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Lindsay Allen
Grant Street
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Christian Church
Erin Walker
Oak Street
Peace Meet Opens Today Amid Labor Stand On Conscription
Joseph Curran, president of the national maritime union and CIO Industrial council of Greater New York, speaks at an emergency peace mobilization in Chicago. Delegates gather for a three day session as critics call the event communist controlled and unions split over funding Curran warns peacetime conscription targets wage earners and may threaten democracy while church leaders and labor figures back the aims to defend America and keep it out of war.
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Chicago
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Curran
CIO Industrial Council of
Greater
New York
Committee
America
CIO
John B. Thompson
Norman
Okla
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RCAF
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Ont
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Church of Christ
James John Yarbrough
Louisville, Ky
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Veterans
Tuscaloosa
John Loomis
Chattanooga
Great Lakes
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A. H. Saylors
Betty Shaw
Perry Lassiter
Gallatin, Tenn
M. R. Rankin
Bee Line Highway
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Owen Glenn
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Tri-Cities
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Huntsville
Aea
Young Ladies’ Circle
The
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Addie Goode
Fourth Ave
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Marjory Scruggs
Nashville, Tenn
Mrs
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Danville, Pike
Frances Sivley
Moody Bible Institute
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Harvey ‘Mathews
Carolyn Dews
Hamil Clinic
H. D. Reed
Evansville, Ind
Homer Britton
John W. Lynch
W. Knight
Birmingham
Carnegie Library
Ruth Sullivan
Washington
Arlington
A. L. Moye
Hamil
I. M. Eubanks
Mrs. Hoyt Bonner
Marvin Eubanks
University of Alabama
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Wilson Phillips
Columbus, Agia
Ruby Phillips
Albert R. Frahn
Nashville
Tony Sudekum
Crescent Amusement Company
New
Belle Meade Theatre
Crescent Company
A. M. White
Hartselle
Thelma Busby
W. F. West
W.H. Barelift
H. G. Prench
Morgan County Red Cross
Vine Street
Little Ann Ladner
Henry Ladner
Ninth Street
South
Benevolent Society Hospital
J. S. Marsh
Madison
Jin Decatur
W. M. Brothers
Flint
Department of Public Welfare
Howard Finchum
W. Church Street
Decatur Clinic
Rev Howell
Greenville, Ala
B. Carroll Carter
Fairview Baptist Church
W. O. Lipscomb, Jr
Mooresville
Gadsden
Southern Railways
Franklin Moore
Moore
Willie Meadows
Bethel, Tennessee
O.B. Smith
E. Church Street
W .F. Edwards
Hattselle
Baugh's Infirmary
KE. A. Tillery
Latin America
Southern Finance CO
Woolworth
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