Crop profits and farm outlook dominate early 1935 report
National leaders push to limit war profits with early committee report and potential price ceilings. Holmes meets Cardozo as a lighter note amid war profit talk. Alabama agriculture shows rising prices across cotton, butter, hogs, wheat, corn, and tobacco, offset by a damaging freeze and hay grain shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
L. N. Duncan
State Extension Service
South Alabama
State Department of Agriculture
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
J. ©. Lowery
Extension Agronomist
New York Cotton and Wheat Market Summary
Close figures for New York cotton on January 12 show 12.53 for January, 12.54 to 12.55 for March, 12.71 for May, and 12.74 for July. May wheat trades at 98 and 7-8.
Dues payments ruled illegal for high school dues
Alabama Attorney General Thomas E. Knight Jr. ruled that high schools may not use educational funds to pay the $10 annual dues of the Southern Association of Colleges. The opinion follows prior guidance that funds cannot cover Alabama Education Association dues, applying the same reasoning to this regional body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Southern Association of Colleges
Raymond E. Thompson
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Alabama Education Association
Knights
Booklet Reveals Bama Advantages at Pasadena Rose Bowl
First copies of the Alabama booklet advertising the state and University colors were received today. The cover features silver stars on a relief map of Alabama with Crimson and White lettering. About 80,000 booklets are planned for distribution in Pasadena and Decatur shows two views: the Goodyear mill and a Second Avenue street scene.
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Rose Bowl
Alabama
Pasadena
Decatur
Goodyear Mill
Second Avesnue
Fire destroys Shady Side tourist camp and gas station
Fire of undetermined origin razed the Shady Side tourist camp and filling station on the Bee Line highway three miles south of Decatur early Sunday. The property belonged to P. B. Markhem.
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Shady Side Tourisamp
Bee Line Highway
Decatur
P. B. Markhem
Engineer Blamed for Train Crash in Delaware Ohio
The railroad blamed the accident on a train engineer who died along with two crew members when two New York Central trains collided near Delaware Ohio. Officials cited a failure to observe a red signal as the cause, injuring 34 people. James Newman, 55, piloted the first locomotive of the double header midnight express that sideswiped the Eastern mail.
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Delaware
Ohio
New York Central
EK. F. Hayes
Springfield
James Newman
Eastern Mail
Rose Bowl Car Nears Full Occupancy for Birmingham Run
The Rose Bowl Special car assembled at Decatur is nearly full for the Birmingham run on December 26. Fourteen passengers hail from Decatur, with the remainder from Huntsville Cullman and Falkville, as local freight agent Mitton Andrews notes.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Mitton Andrews
Huntsville
Cullman
Falkville
Christmas Day Weather Across Regions
The deep South enjoyed mild warmth while the North faced subzero winds. Milwaukee and Chicago recorded low and high temperatures with near freezing in Green Bay, while Miami stayed warm at 78 degrees. The forecast suggested little sunshine and continued unsettled conditions.
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North
South
Associated Press
Deep South
Green Bay
Wis
Chicago
United
Milwaukee
Miami
Jacksonville
Lees Hae
Avery
Saved From Chair Faces Court Again
Otto George of Mobile, who survived the electric chair after a governor reprieve, has pleaded guilty to several robbery cases in Mobile Circuit Court. Solicitor Bart Chamberlain says the move clears the docket and George will return to Kilby Prison. no death-penalty effort will be pursued.
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Mobile
Ala
Otto George
B. M. Miller
Bart Chamberlain
George
Kilby
Montgomery health official in Christmas visit
P Kyle of Montgomery connected with the state health department and the U S Public Health Service visited to mend Christmas relations with relatives.
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Montgomery
State Health Departent
United States Public Health
Hash
Mand
Decatur Prepares for Santa Visit and Holiday Trade
Decatur readies for Santa on Christmas Eve with sheriff and city services on emergency standby. Retailers report strong holiday sales, Saturday among the busiest in years, while churches hold services and carolers plan to tour the city this evening.
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Decatur
Santa
Davis
City Hall
New Crack Train Florida Arrow Begins Decatur Run
A deluxe Florida Arrow train debuts in Decatur on January 3 as one of the few stops between Chicago and Miami. The service runs three times weekly with southbound trains at 7:25 a.m. and northbound at 8:17 p.m. The route uses Pennsylvania, L and N, and Atlantic Coast Lines lines from Chicago to Decatur and on to Montgomery.
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Florida Arrow
Decatur
Chicago
Miami
Florida
Pennsylvania, L
Memoir Controversy Stirring Civil and International Feuds
In Beverly Hills on December 24 a Sunday morning treatises two wars. One is Russia versus Japan over Manchuria, the other is Richberg versus Johnson over magazine remarks. Each side questions truth and proof while noting a third party meddling via memoirs publication.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Russia
Japan
Donald Richberg
Hugh Johnson
Manchuria
Richberg
Johnson
Saturday Evening Post
Christmas bonuses brighten 1930s shoppers season
The Associated Press report notes Santa’s helper Christmas Bonus returns as firms issue year end rewards. New Haven firms like Colt’s Patent Firearms and Veeder Root grant percentages of earnings or wages, while Philadelphia firms including Fels-Naptha and Johnson bond brokers give weeks or sums to staff. Iowa Muscatine and Wisconsin Janesville crews receive thousands in year end payments, reflecting a broader surge in Christmas spending during the recession recovery.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Colt’s Patent Firearms Company
Veeder-Root, Inc
Ufacturers
Philadelphia
Fels-Naptha Soap Johnson
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Kroger Consumers Food Stores
Muscatine
Iowa
Iowa Pearl Button Company
Muscatine Pearl Works
Janesville
Wis
Rock River
Balt Danke
Cbeese Fetional Bank
Jury Panel Brace for Defense Aid Booklet Circulation
Prosecutors say a circulated booklet sent to jurors on a kidnapping trial misquotes the state's case and claims the crime was never committed. It bears the title Criminal File No. 2310 and references distorted witness names hidden by misspellings.
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North
Clark Street
Chicago
United States
John Doe
Col. Limberg
Elizabeth Geh
H. N. Schweartupf
Daily to Observe Christmas Day Holiday
In accordance with its usual custom The Daily will observe Christmas Day as a holiday and there will be no edition published on that date.
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Temple
Washington
Senate
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Avenue
Justice Cardozo
Justice Holmes
eLey
Seca
New York
Attorney General
Montgomery, Ala
Bama Advantages
Nyc
Court
P. Kyle Here
New Crack
WO J Rogers
McNaught Syndicate
Ihe
Jersey
Justice Department
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