Wall Street Weathered Pre Holiday Slack with Mixed Moves
The market drifted lower as holiday idleness set in and tax selling persisted. Leaders like Bethlehem Steel and Du Pont showed uneven moves while energy shifted toward year end plans and budget reform prospects amid modest volume.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Washington
Bethlehem Steel
Crucible
Chrysler
Douglas Aircraft
Beara Roebuck
American Telephone
Kennecott
Westinghouse
du Pont
Santa Fe
Loew's
Allie Chalmers
A. S. Gypsum
U. & Rubber
Reynolds Tobacco
Liggett and Myers
Consolidated Cigar
Dome
Homestacke
McIntyre
Macy
Woolworth
Forthcomiséasion
Congréss
Markets at a Glance in New York Holiday Trade Slide
Markets in New York before the holidays show mixed results with U S loans slightly up and curb trading soft. Foreign exchange begins steady with some rises while cotton and sugar hold firm as trading and Wall Street buy. Coffee rises while wheat remains weak as export demand supports firm offerings.
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New York
U. S
Wall Street
Market Summary for Hogs Cattle and Beef Prices
Hogs mixed with slight gains in some grades. Unfinished hogs discounted. Cattle steady with No 1 fat grass cattle beef type firm. No 2 common steers and heifers 1-2 to 5 cents higher. No 3 cows 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents lower. No 4 butcher cows 3 1/2 to 4 cents. No 5 bulls 3 1/2 to 1/2 cent ranges.
Nashville Livestock Prices and Market Summary
Nashville Tenn December 23 cow and calf numbers steady to firm with fed steers and yearlings mixed. Hogs rise 10 to 60 with weights 160 pounds and up at 8.15 to 8.25, sows and pigs 7.20 and less. Sheep steady fat lambs 8.00 and fat ewes 2.00 to 3.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis market
Prime cottonseed meal futures for Memphis closed quiet with Dec 22.50, Jan 21.25, Feb 21.00, Mar 20.85, Apr 20.75, May 20.70, Jun 20.75, Jul 20.80. Total sales reported as 900.
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Memphis
Cotton futures close steady with varied Jan to Dec prices
New Orleans Dec 23 cotton futures closed steady to lower with mixed ranges. Open values show Jan at 8.18, Mar 8.30, May 8.38, Jul 8.44, Oct 8.51, Dec 8.40. Highs and lows drift within the 8.28 to 8.54 band as middling cotton price lands around 8.44.
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N.Y
New Orleans
Cotton
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 23, cottonseed oil markets closed steady with flaws in reporting. Prices showed prime summer yellow at 7.00, prime crude near 5.87, and futures for December through May around 6.60 to 6.83 with varied months noted.
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New Orleans
New York Egg Market Report Dec 23
New York December 23 egg market shows firm tone with total 14,336 crates. Mixed colors and special packs range 301-231 for special packs, 291-290 for standards, 26-27 for firsts, 22-24 for seconds, 20-22 for mediums, dirties No 1 at 20 1/2, with average checks 19-19 1/2.
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New York
Dairy Prices Hold Steady In New York Market
Butter prices rise slightly with weak creamery at 37 1 4 to 38 and firsts at 88 01 as 3296 1 2. cheese remains steady with overall prices unchanged at 116 040.
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New York
Healy death probe ended after autopsy findings
Los Angeles reports that comedian Healy died of acute nephritis linked to alcoholism, not blows. Police concluded the death was not caused by injuries after an altercation with Albert Broccoli during a birthday celebration. Funeral services set for today in Culver City. widow Hickman in hospital.
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Los Angeles
Bereen
Ted On
Stooge
Healy
Albert Brocccolli
Longsoma
Broccoli
B&i
Augustin
Culver City
Calvary Cemetery
Nils
Y Hickman
Tment
John Acob
Santa Claus Visits Alabama Capitol for Christmas Gifts
At the Alabama state capitol Santa arrived with a well filled bag as workers closed desks for holidays. Governor Bibb Graves and Senator Dixie received a silver service from state employees, while others got gifts including trips to Pasadena for Rex Cogdell and Henry Long. The governor pledged health protection as his Christmas present to Alabama. They planned a Gulf Coast retreat and would return late next week.
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Montgomery
Ala
Santa Claus
State Capitol
Bibb Graves
Dixie
Marie Bankhead Owen
Archives of History
Graves
Henry 8. Long
The
Tax Commission
Rex Cogdell
Highway Department
Pasadena
Calif
Alabama
California
David E. Dunn
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Gulfshore
Foley
Climate Bar to Good Crop
Washington reports a Bureau of Agricultural Economics assessment that Japan’s cotton expansion plans in Chosen Manchuria and North China face severe climate and weather hurdles. Expansion would harm food crops, with droughts in north China and limited arable land in Chosen. Brazil’s 1996 output and improved fiber quality offer better independence from American cotton.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Japan
Manchuria
North China
Chosen
China
Brazil
Panay incident details emerge on Japanese actions
Nishi reports early bombing by two Japanese planes between 5 30 p m and 6 p m and misrecognition of signals by Japanese crews. He notes prior naval shelling not aimed at Panay and describes movements along the Yangtze toward Nanking with river launches and a boarding of the gunboat Panay by a Japanese officer. Senator Borah argues the US should stay in China to protect interests without war while Wheeler Doane voices a different view to reporters.
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Nishi
Croming
Yangtze
Wuhu
Nanking
Panay
Japan
Wheeler Dan Poe
Alabama governors picks Rose Bowl envoy and liquor hours set
Pitt Tyson Maner named by Governor Bibb Graves as personal and official representative for the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena. Dr. Richard Foster also named state representative for the Rose Bowl. Alabama liquor stores to close 9 p.m. tomorrow and reopen 9 a.m. Monday for holidays. Madison County hires Douglas Taylor as county attorney after partner Schuyler Richardson resigns ill health. State Auditor Charles McCall terms possible gubernatorial bid in 1938 while noting constitutional limits on reelection.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pitt Tyson Maner
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Bibb Graves
Bia
Pasadena
Calif
Manger
West Coast
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Richard Foster
University of Alabama
David EB. Dunn
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Huntsville
Douglass Taylor
Madison County
Schuyler H. Richardson
Miller elected president of Etowah county medical society
Dr. Lindsay Miller, head of medical staff at two Gadsden hospitals, was elected president of the Etowah county medical society, succeeding Dr. Amos Gipson after serving a year as vice president.
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Gadsden
Ala
Lindsay Miller
The
Etowah County
Personal crisis reports rise to record in Alabama 1936
In Montgomery the state health department reported 229 personal crisis cases in 1936, the highest since 1914. The 1935 totals were 211 with 16 per 100000 involving negroes and 213 involving whites at 11.6 per 100000.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Health Department
Birmingham Post Office Sees Record Card Flood
Birmingham clerks processed 67,122 cards and letters through the cancellation machine yesterday, a record. The day before, December 22, 1930, handled 539,030 items, the second biggest on record, not counting packages.
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Birmingham
Ala
Congress backs farm control and housing bills for Graves
Steps toward enforcing farm control and housing measures received Senate approval as Dixie Bibb Graves returned from Washington. She said the agriculture bill was not ideal but preferable to any form of control. Graves will spend Christmas with Governor Bibb Graves and family at their Gulf Shores cottage near Foley.
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Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Dixie Bibb Graves
Washington
Graves
Wifl
T Hue Band
Bibb Graves
Gulf Shores
Foley
Gifts Given at the Decatur Kiwanis Club
The Decatur Kiwanis Club celebrated Christmas by exchanging gifts and enjoyed magical tricks from The Mystic Smith guest of G. P. Banaiza. Andrew G. Patterson of Washington DC and Clyde Hendrix’s father attended with Clyde Hendrix serving as club president.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Smith
G. P. Banaiza
Phillip Shanks
Andrew G. Patterson
Washington, D. C
Mr. Hendrix
Clyde Hendrix
Insurgents Make Desperate Stand at Teruel Citadel
Survivors of the Teruel garrison defend from a barricaded seminary overlooking the Aragon city as government forces shell the Citadel. Franco-Spanish frontier reports say reinforcements push toward the besieged troops while insurgents vow continued resistance.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Aragon
Alcazar
Nts
Salamanca
Relef
Villastar
Fourteen Sentenced in Archangel Timber Trials
The removal of V. I. Ivanoff, commissar of the timber industry, was revealed in Archangel as part of the timber industry trials of alleged wreckers. Fourteen death sentences were announced, nine in Archangel related to the timber case and others tied to grain storage in Georgia.
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Moscow
V. I. Ivanoff
Archangel
Georgia
Train Delayed After Hitting Abandoned Car Near Mobile
Northbound Pan-American cracks Louisville and Nashville passenger train was delayed about 30 minutes after striking a stalled automobile at a suburban crossing near Mobile. Police said the vehicle occupants abandoned the car before the crash and no one was injured. The engine suffered minor damage while crew and passengers escaped harm. Ambulances arrived but found no injuries.
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Mobile
Ala
Pan-American Crack
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Pan-American
Bus fare hike sought by Teche Linea and Southeastern Greyhound
The Teche Linea Inc and the Southeastern Greyhound Lines of Alabama and Tennessee petitioned the state public service commission for authority to increase bun fares.
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Montgomery
Ala
Teche Linea, Inc
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
Alabama
Tennessee
State Public Service Commission
Birmingham Wins 15000 Ton Rail Order Amid Steel Jump
Birmingham announces a 15000 ton rail order from the Southern Railway valued at $600000 as steel operations here plan to rise from 46 to 60 percent of capacity next week in the city nicknamed the south's steel capital.
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Birmingham
Ala
South
Southern Railway
Heflin Confinement Delays Senate Campaign Stops
Former Senator J Thomas Heflin remains confined to a Montgomery hotel with a severe cold and must cancel speaking engagements in Enterprise and Ozark. He is a U S Senate candidate in the January 4 Democratic primary. Two friends have volunteered to fill the Ozark and Enterprise dates as Heflin recovers.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
Enterprise
Onark
U. S. Senate
Ozark
Heflin
All Invited to Service at Southside Baptist Church
An hour of worship on Christmas Day begins at 9 30 am at Southside Baptist Church. Rev. I W Myers states the service aims to meet individual needs and deepen Christian observance. Neighbors and friends are invited to attend and feel at home while worshiping.
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Southside Baptist Church
Rev
I. W. Myers
Japs hold area at Hangchow Bay amid refugee flight
News from the front describes Japanese forces tightening control around Hangchow Bay while Americans, Chinese, and other refugees flee from Canton Tsingtao and other cities. Evacuation plans unfold in Tsingtao as U S ships Marblehead Pope and Sacramento prepare to assist. Chinese commanders aim to destroy Japanese property valued at about 87 million dollars.
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Hangchow
Chekiang Province
Hangchow Bay
Canton
Tsingtao
Hankow
Japan
Tsingtao Shantung Province
United States
Marblehead
Pope
Sacramento
Girl Will Need 'Teddy' No More
Nine year old Janice Peterson nursed a sick teddy bear with sawdust and patches then sought help at a police headquarters. Her father said she had boarded a streetcar into a truck and was killed instantly in Chicago on December 23, 1949.
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Chicago
Janice Peterson
Teddy
Janice
War ends with focus on preservation over trophy interests
The remark argues that ending the conflict should preserve both sides, avoiding entanglement in trophy pursuits and keeping aims centered on peace rather than glory. It emphasizes restraint and the avoidance of prolonged involvement.
Midnight Christmas Service At St John’s Episcopal
The rector Rev. Oliver C. Cox announced a midnight Christmas service at St John’s Episcopal Church at 11 30 pm. The program features a six week choir rehearsal, new maroon and white vestments, and a full liturgy with hymns, prayers, and a Christmas sermon Fear Not by Oliver Cox. The church will be decorated with an electric star donated by the Young People’s Service League inviting all Decatur residents.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Oliver C. Cox
Weiner
Els
Decatur
Goofel
Lana Christie
Oliver Cox
Herald Angels
Herman Whaley
J. D. Garren
F. F. Tidwell
Arthur Nuttall
H. F. Pingree
Early Phinizy
J. J. Mitchell
Ed Pi
EE Graves
Paul Eubanks
Charles Eyster, Jr
Julian Bibb, Jr
Ben Johnston, Jr
Young People's Service League
Decatur’s Diary Christmas Fill Local Homes
Miss Bess Brown of Montgomery arrives to spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs T C Aimon. Many familiar names from Sherman Street to Huntsville and beyond plan holiday visits, with several ill or recovering and church officials urging timely notices for Friday publication.
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Bess Brown
Montgomery
Mrs. T. C. Aimon
Beverly Jo Harvey
Charles Harvey
Sherman Street
Benevolent Hospital
O. D. Wise
Wilson Dam
FDR Crop Control Bill May Clear Senate Soon
Van Nuys and other supporters say they will not block a vote when Congress reconvenes and expect 65 votes. Administration leaders hope to send the bill to the White House by Jan 15 as four senators stay for Christmas to resolve House and Senate differences. Senator Pope says a conference committee could end discrepancies within a week once formal assembly occurs.
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van Nuys
D.-Ind
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Pope
D.-Idaho
Conference Committee of
Hatch
Capper
R.-Kans
Frazier
Roosevelt
Transformation of Mary Lou at Macedonia December 24
A play titled Transformation of Mary Lou is set for December 24 at 1 30 PM in Macedonia. The cast features one boy and five girls: Jennifer Howard Sarah Greatos, Christine Mcculloch, Odelia Linderman, Jean Lamon, Ola Me Dougal, Lavern Woodall, and Mrs Ellis and Grace Healy's daughter roles.
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Mary Lou
Macedonia
Mi Greatos
Jennifer—Howard Sarath
Christine McCulloch
Ellis
Ruth
Odelia Linderman
Mary Love
Morgan hints on probe as TVA rift widens
In Knoxville on December 23 a rift emerges with A E Morgan hinting at a congressional probe of the general situation. Directors Lilienthal and H A Morgan attack testimony in the Berry condemnation case and defend the conciliation plan while TVA faces ongoing leases disputes and condemnation actions.
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Knoxville
Tenn
A. E. Morgan
TVA
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Berry
D-Tenn
Morgan
Federal Commission
Lilienthal
Berry Group
huthe figeetors_ concern
Drunkenness Charge Heard in Police Court Case
One case appeared this morning in police court. The defendant faced a single charge of drunkenness and proceedings were brief.
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Falkville
Lacon
Warren Scarborough
Newport News, Va
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Jett Rowe
Palkville
Mrs. van P. Glasscock
Hartselle
Mrs. Polk Daly
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Wilber Royer
Ashland
Bingham
Robert Murdock
Pulaski
Mrs. W. E. Crawford
Huntaville
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Oklahoma City
H. B. Bee
Hope
Grady Bruce
Qalesburg, TD
Flora Drake
Parkville
Jack Norwood
Columbus, Ga
Clyde Sandilin
B. B. Morris
Lewis H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Asbury Malone
Conrad Strickland, Jr
Concord
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Lester Anderson
Scottsboro
Bam Alexander
Thomas Apartments
Ralph Laubenthal
Athens
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J. ¥. Robb
Eleanor Greshan
Benevolent Society Hospital
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McAfee and Young Ambulance
James Rankin
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