Younger Generation Wears Sensible Attire in Market Day Notes
Stocks edged lower on tax selling then rallied with meager gains amid mixed action. Steel and aircraft shares showed some strength while oils and rails lagged. notable movers included Youngstown Sheet and Tube, American Can, Wright, and U S Steel. Volume ran about 1.2 million shares as prices largely held, with a cautious market tone prevailing.
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Wall Street
Victor Fubank
New York
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
American Can
Wright J Nautical
U. & Gypeum
U. 8
Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler Motors
Boeing
United Aircraft
International Nickel
National Lead
Corn Products
American Telephone
Anaconda Copper
Johne Manville
Santa Fe
Stand
Oil of
New Jersey
du Pont and Roebuck
U. S
Far
Markets at a Glance New York Dec 22
Markets at a glance show heavy stock activity with a failed rally, irregular bond trading, mixed curb market and a sharp aluminum surge. Foreign exchange steady to lower with hedge selling uptick and December liquidation affecting Luger trading.
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New York
Falla
Opercatur Livestock Hog Prices And Cattle Grades
Prices and grades for hogs and cattle listed with ranges for No 1 fat grass cattle and No 2 common steers No 3 cows and No 4 butcher cows. Unfinished hogs discounted and bulls priced per hundredweight in a brief livestock report.
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Opercatur
Weikesscéenses
É& Mo
Nashville Livestock Prices and Yard Averages
Nashville livestock market reports cattle fully steady with steer and heifer classes mostly steady. Vealers top around 10.50, hogs 7.00 to 7.80 per unit, sows lower. fat lambs and sheep mainly 8.00 or less with general weakness noted.
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Nashville
Cotton futures close lower on mixed NY market
Cotton futures in New York settled 3 to 6 points lower amid uneven demand and narrow price ranges. Trading showed late selling pressure as December activity thin and quotes fluctuated between the session’s high and low.
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N. C
Cotton
New York
Cottom
Cottonseed Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on December 22 bids show all classes of cottonseed holding steady. Bleached prime summer yellow at 7.00 nominal. prime prude range 5.75 to 4.00. futures quotes slight declines for Dec through Sept with July at 6.538 and Sept at 6.878.
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New Orleans
Montgomery
Ala
Charles W. Lee
Lee
Special Educational Trust Fund
Dairy Products Prices Report from Chicago
Butter weak with creamery specials listed in mixed ranges. Eggs at 3,705 steady with local extra firsts noted. Prices show variability across categories including firsts seconds and standards in a centralized market.
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Chicago
Poultry Market Report Summary
Poultry prices and load notes from December show 63 trucks of poultry with hens steady and turkeys available. Hens weigh about 1 to 3 pounds with color factors noted.
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 percent protein closed fairly steady in Memphis on December 22. Prices by month were Dec 22.25, Jan 21.40, Feb 21.85, Mar 20.95, Apr 20.75, May 20.75, Jun 20.70, Jul 20.90 with sales at 1,700.
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Memphis
Chicago Wheat Edges Lower on Argentina Cables
Chicago market eased as Buenos Aires crops and USDA preview influenced prices. May wheat slipped to 91 1/8 cents, July to 85 5/8, with corn down 5/8 to 50 1/4 and oats mixed around 1/8.
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Chicago
Buenos Aires
Pennes
U Department of Agriculture
Arrests Shroud Japanese Leftist Movements in Peace Raid
Metropolitan Police board said the main aim of the movement was a general Communist revolution and that anti-war propaganda spread nationwide after the China incident. Police dissolved three groups the labor farmer party proletarian party and all Japan council of labor farmer unions and confiscated radical literature and documents.
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Metropolitan Police Board
Labor-Farmer Party
Proletarian Party
All Japan Council of Labor Farmer Unions
Aften- International
Home Ministry
Communist Party
United States
Japan
Action Seen as China Japan War Escalates in Shanghai Area
Reported movements show 30,000 Japanese troops leaving Shanghai and 80 transports ready for more. U S authorities warn of possible coastal attacks as vessels including the Marblehead Pope and Sacramento remain in harbor near a northern city.
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U. S
Marblehead
Pope
Sacramento
Shanghai
Chi
Schoolmaster jailed over taxes in Bromley arms protests
In Bromley England on December 22 P F C Ade a schoolmaster at Bitham College chose prison over paying taxes he believed would fund armaments. The case spotlights dispute over wartime taxation and civil obedience by a local educator.
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Bromley
England
F_ C. Ade
Bitham College
Hoods Rise as Evening Fashion Among College Women
Ruth Cowan II notes hoods becoming a popular evening accessory for coeds and their mothers and grandmothers. Mothers shop for sleeveless gowns while daughters favor knit wool and colored silks for winter sports. ear muff headbands and scarf-tied looks complete the new trend across departments.
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Betty
First Presbyterian Church Calls Congregation to Session
The First Presbyterian church invites members to a congregational session next Sunday at eleven to discuss business matters. The meeting will vote on extending a pastor call and on actions required to complete the manse.
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First Presbyterian Church
Bible School Convened Thursday With Teaching Services
Sunday Bible school opens at 10 o clock with teaching services at 11 led by Willie Hill and Alfred Mills.
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Bible School
Willie Hill
Alfred Mills
War veteran held in Trinity case
A World War II veteran named Will Appleton is jailed in Morgan County on charges of assault with intent to murder after a reported threat to his family. Deputies Blalock and Kilgore arrested him near Trinity on Sunday night.
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Will Appleton
Morgan County
Trinity
Blalock
Kilgore
Kiwanis Club Plans Gift Exchange Meeting
Members of the Decatur Kiwanis Club will swap Christmas gifts at Thursday’s meeting held at the Valley Hotel. KI has selected a Kiwanian to sponsor a gift and will attend the gathering at 12 10.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Valey Hotel
The
Elks Club
Autopsy Determines Ted Healy Died of Natural Causes
Police drop further investigation into a mysterious fight after an autopsy indicated film comedian Ted Healy died of natural causes. Initially reported as a heart attack, the death followed an autopsy request by Dr. Wyatt Lamont.
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Bulletin
Los Angeles
Dee
Ted Healy
Wyatt Lamont
Alabama Police Probe Fatal Shooting In Montgomery
Police investigate the fatal shooting of Gilbert 19 and wounding of J P Boyles in Montgomery with J C Davie and G A Wilson held on suspicion. Davie claims self defense while Boyles and others give conflicting accounts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gilbert
L. G. Ernest
J. P. Boyles
Ernest
Boyles
J. C. Davie
Davis
G. A. Wilson
Ernest Ae Davie
WPA housekeepers aid project aids 75 shut ins
In Montgomery Alabama WPA approval will extend housecleaning cooking child care and home help to more than 75 shut ins and others unable to maintain their homes. Project workers will perform duties these families cannot manage themselves.
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Montgomery
Ala
Works Progress Administration
Governor Graves says Steiner withdraws resignation as docks vice chairman
Governor Bibb Graves announced that General R F E Steiner has withdrawn his resignation and remains vice chairman and immediate representative of the governor on the state docks commission. The governor offered no further explanation of the phrase immediate representative.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
R. F E. Steiner
State Docks Commission
Steiner
TVA Hearing Postponed Amid Judge Adjourning Session
The TVA hearing before a three judge federal court in Chattanooga is adjourned to January 3 due to the illness of Raymond T. Jackson of Cleveland Ohio acting chief counsel for 18 private utilities. Jackson will miss several days. TVA engineers and attorneys will continue proceedings from Cleveland and Cincinnati.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Raymond T. Jackson
Cleveland
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jackson
Florence
Pig
Charles W. Okey
TVA
Funeral services for Ernest B Gaston held in Fairhope
Ernest B Gaston 78 a single tax advocate died in Fairhope yesterday Funeral services set for tomorrow Gaston founded Fairhope in 1804 arriving from Des Moines Iowa Also reports of a derailed Atlantic Coast Line passenger train near Dothan with no injuries and Christmas bonuses at Mobile newspapers plus local factory bonuses for workers
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Fairhopfy
Ala
Puneral Services
Ernest B. Gaston
Gaston
Fairhope
Des Moines
Dothan
Westminster Presbyterian Christmas and Santa Visit Program
A Christmas party for Westminster Presbyterian Church junior and primary is planned for Thursday evening December 23 at 7 00 with music and carols by young members. Mesdames H A Wyatt Wm K Wilder and Ray Thomas direct a program including scripture readings and the Santa Claus visit with gifts for Sunday school children. Public invitation extended.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sunday South
Mesdames H. A. Wyatt
Wm. K. Wilder
Ray Thomas
Santa Claus
Cotton Belt Talks On Roads And Income
A speaker touts highways and 6 600 miles of improved highways. He says the cotton crop there yields an average yearly income of 250 000 000 dollars.
Tribute Paid Dead Aviator Lieut Tatum Buried in Alabama
Lieut Sterling S. Tatum buried at Elmwood Cemetery after dying in a Fort Mitchell crash with Lieut James Darby. A funeral procession and aircraft wreath honored the aviator, who served with Roberts Field Alabama National Guard and the U S Army. Survived by widow Billie Murphy and infant son, plus parents S S Tatum of Siluria.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sterling S. Tatum
Associated Press
Tatum
James Darby
Chicago
Fort Observation
Fort Mitchell
Roberts Field
Alabama National Guard
Elmwood Cemetery
National Guard
Auburn
Keily Field
Tex
China
Shanghai
U. S. Army
Billie Murphy
Opelika
Siluria
Winn
Caléra
Johnson
Senate action eyed on administration program measures
The administration’s program on government reorganization faces Senate action after debate on the anti lynching bill set to begin January 6. Tax revision looms early in the regular session with changes to corporate profits taxes and capital gains. Anti monopoly efforts by Mahoney and Borah seek administration support, though timing remains uncertain.
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Barkley
Senate
House
Justice Department
O. Mahoney
D. Wyo
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Senate foes push to delete wage scale provision in housing bill
Washington, Dec 22. Senator Wagner predicted conferees would strike a provision requiring the labor department to fix a wage scale for FHA insured residential construction. Lodge's amendment faced strong opposition and was deleted after a Senate vote, with a house passage already achieved. Conferees include Wagner Bulkley Hitchcock Townsend.
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Washington
Wagner
N. Y
House
Senate
Labor Department
Lodge
Mass
McNary
Borah
Idaho
Frazier
N. D
Townsend
Del
New York
Bulkley
Ohio
Hitchcock
Decatur Daily Roundup of Local Doings and Notices
Decatur items report Florence business visit by Butler P A Hine. Prayer service led by Tennis Odum at First Baptist. Barber shop accident injures Clyde Sandlin. Various visits and travel plans for Rose Bowl fans. No city court cases. Christmas season activities noted at churches and clubs.
Farm home FHA plan may pass with LaFollette amendment
Senators said the LaFollette amendment to bring farm homes under FHA insurance provisions could stand after adoption by the senate. It would require certification by the secretary of agriculture that the farm yields a sufficient return to pay off the mortgage.
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LaFollette
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
TVA Directors Question Conciliations In Berry Claims
At a hearing, directors H A Morgan and Lilienthal disputed TVA plans to conciliate Berry claims after geologists reported no value in Berry deposits. Morgan asserted there were relevant facts the TVA counsel failed to present, accusing the process of suppressing information before condemnation proceedings.
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TVA Eneie
Man
H. A. Morgan
Lillenthal
TVA
Ongxperts
TVA Board
Morgan
Lilienthal
Old Man River Navigation Aids to Be Removed
Notice to navigation interests announces removal of navigation aids in the Pickwick Reservoir area as part of establishing a new sailing line. The new line will take effect upon completion of the filling. Additional copies available from the U S Office in Nashville Tennessee.
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Pickwick Reservoir
Nashville
Tenn
American Legion Meets Thursday in Fort Stephen Decatur
Local Fort Stephen Decatur post of the American Legion will hold a 7 30 p m meeting Thursday. Commander Joseph Pettey has resigned and members will act on the resignation. Members were asked to ring fruit to assist the Auxiliary in the new annual Christmas basket distribution.
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American Legion
Fort Stephen Decatur
Joseph Pettey
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