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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1938

Page

2

Audit scrutiny shines on Girard McKesson case

State investigators questioned John H. McGloon about McKesson and Robbins assets missing or never existing. The probe centers on Girard and Co and its 25 customers while a special federal grand jury investigates the corporation and the Musica brothers.

McKesson and Robbins, Inc MccCall John H. McGloon Fairfield Price, Waterhouse and Co McKesson and Robbins Coster-Musica Girard McCall Girard and Co McGloon Girard and Company Conn New York Federal Ooster- Musica Katherine Sykora Robert Dietrich Musica Gregory” FC Noonan U. S

Black man charged in Maple Street fatal stabbing

James Wesley Harris, a Black man, was jailed on a serious charge after a Sunday night incident on Maple Street where James Conley, also Black, died from a sharp object wound. Police say a third Black person is sought for injuring Ben Parker with a public safety item near Cedar Lake.

James Wesley Harris James Conley Maple Street Ben Parker Cedar Lake Conley W. P. Moore Weatherly McCall Harris Moore Moulton Street Parker Rene

Missing baby Patricia Brady found and returned home

Patricia Brady a two year old was returned safely to her parents in San Francisco by new friends who said they got lost after taking the child to buy a present. Mr and Mrs Brady had asked police aid when the couple from Seattle did not return.

San Francisco Patricia Brady Christy James Brady Seattle

Market slide and mixed gains in industrial stocks

Talented industrial stocks eased fractions in today’s market while pressure on the list lightened and aircraft, rail and specialty shares held modest gains. Steel shares led declines with a near-term drop in mill capacity usage cited. December demand weakness and holiday curtailment pressured buying. In Nashville, cattle and hog markets moved higher under light testing, with cattle up and beef cows down, while hogs gained about a quarter and sheep held steady.

Linge Nashville Tenn U. E& Dept. Agr

Market Roundup Signals Mixed Sessions Across Commodities

New York on December 27 reports stocks lower with major industrials down while bonds show mixed performance. Rail and shipping insurance firms face profit selling. curb market uneven yet industrial specialties in demand. Foreign exchange steadies with small moves in sterling and franc. Cotton quiet amid January liquidation. sugar improves on buying. Coffee and European markets show selling pressure. Chicago notes wheat higher on crop damage fears. corn firm. cattle and hog markets active with gains up to ten cents.

New York Chicago

Cotton futures close steady with slight declines New Orleans

New Orleans and New York cotton futures closed mixed with declines of 3 to 7 points. January through December contracts showed narrow ranges with late settles around 7.60 to 8.30 and spot middling priced near 8.78.

Spot Cotton Quiet in New Orleans as Prices Dip

Spot cotton in New Orleans closed five points lower at 8.55 for middling with good middling at 9.10. Sales were 321 bales, receipts nil, stock 731,904. Low middling quoted at 7.40 not stated in full.

New Orleans

New Orleans Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady on Dec 27

Cottonseed oil closes steady with bleaching prime summer at 7.35. prime crude 6.12 1 2 6.37 1 2. Jan 6.98B, Mech 7.19B, May 7.29B, July 7.36B. B bid.

New Orleans

Cottonseed Meal Prices Steady in Memphis Trade

Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with f o b prices for December through July ranging from 22.75 to 23.30 per hundred pounds. Trading volume reported at 2,300.

Memphis Tenn F.o.b

Cotton futures edge lower amid selective buying in New Orleans

In New Orleans on December 27 cotton futures held thinly after early losses from liquidation. Near month contracts fell slightly with January at 8.40, March 8.45, May 8.26, July 8.01 and October 7.60 reflecting modest declines. one May sale rose to 7.81 as trade and spot house buying supported distant positions.

New Orleans

Butter Prices and Egg Rates in Chicago Market

Butter in Chicago on December 27 shows varied grades with prices ranging from 88 to 93 in different lots. Eggs tally 7,012 for two days with graded extras and firsts noted at several price points amid current receipts and refrigerator stock.

Chicago

Poultry Prices Move on Chicago Market Report

Poultry market in Chicago shows steady to firm tones with price shifts across live birds and dressed stock. Hens, roosters, turkeys, ducks and geese list varied weights and up or down adjustments, including dressed hens and toms with weight brackets and regional labels.

Chicago White Rock Plymouth Rock Plymouth Leghorn Roosters

Wheat Futures Rise Amid European Tensions in Chicago

Chicago wheat futures surged as political tensions in Europe dominated market sentiment. May wheat closed at 68 1/8, July at 67 3/4, with corn up 1 8-5-8 and oats advancing 1 4-3 8, reflecting higher prices and reports of Italian troop movements on the Somalie frontier.

Chicago Italy Somaliland

Italian claims and Daladier trip cloud French Somaliland dispute

Italian editors accuse Premier Daladier of complicating British appeasement and aim to seize French Somaliland. They say Daladier’s Corsica Tunisia trip has political and military aim while Britain seeks Rome on January 11. Foreign circles note Italian desire for the Djibouti Addis Ababa railway route.

Djibouti Edouard Daladier France Britain Daladier Corsica Tunisia Neville Chamberlain Rome Djibouti-Addis Ababa

Troops Massed on Frontiers of French Somaliland

Dispatches from North Africa report Italy massing troops on the frontier of French Somaliland. French officials fear a campaign to threaten Djibouti, the Red Sea port, as tensions rise in the region.

Paris North Africa Italy French Somaliland Djibouti Red Sea

New League of Nations Idea Emerges in America

The rightist Le Petit Journal hopes the conference will push the United States to side with Britain and France if attacked by totalitarian powers. Communist Deputy Perl calls the Munich agreement division of Czechoslovakia a bitter defeat for its supporters.

League of Nations America le Petit Journal United States Washington Great Britain France Lel Perl Czechoslovakia

Berlin Nazi papers Rate Lima Conference A Failure

Berlin Nachtausgabe denounces the Pan American conference in Lima as a US failure. Headlines accuse Roosevelt of collusion with New York banks and claim South America resisted, while Washington’s plan for a league of American nations and inter American court collapsed amid disillusion.

Berlin Berlin Nachtausgabe Lima Peru United States Roosevelt New South Berliner Zeitung Am Mittag Washington Ingovis League Oferican Nations inter-American Court of Justice Latin America South America

Rebels press two main thrusts toward Lerida region

Rebel forces push in two main directions around Tremp toward Artesa and a network toward Cervera Igualada and Barcelona, while southern units target the Lerida Tarragona highway to ease pressure on Lerida and open a sea route via Montblanch and Vals. Government reports say insurgent strength in these drives likely prevents a new northern offensive.

Tremp Lerida Artesa Cervera Igualanda Barcelonia Tarragona

Italian Ethiopian Empire and Djibouti Tensions Rise

Dispatches report Djibouti's governor sought and won French troops and naval reinforcements amid rumors of Italian forces replacing local levies in Ethiopia near French Somaliland. Officials could not confirm the claims, while pundit Pertinax earlier noted seasoned Italian troops in the border area. The situation spurs a plan to demonstrate France's military strength to Mussolini in Tunisia near Libya.

Italy Egypt Djibouti France Foreign Office Pertinax Ethiopia Mussolini Tunisia Libya

New Glass Uses Found by Dr Blodgett

Dr Katharine B Blodgett announces a varnish that makes glass invisible and eliminates reflection from all angles while allowing more than 99 percent of light to pass. The film is colorless thinner than a wavelength of light and not yet ready for commercial use. The discovery arose from Langmuir’s work on molecular films at General Electric.

Schenectady N. Y Katharine B. Blodgett Blodgett General, Electric Company Irving Langmuir General Electric

Cold Wave Grim Prompts Widespread Winter Ahead

Snow and Arctic winds sweep across the U S with subzero readings in North Dakota Montana and Wyoming. Temperatures plunge into single digits and teens as storm warnings extend from Lake Michigan to Cape Hatteras and driving bans and power outages occur in several states.

Midwest Northwest Oklahoma Florida Dakotas Minnesota Montana Wyoming Prospect Helena Mont Nebraska Devils Lake N. D Yellowstone Park Wyo Moorhead Minn Bismarck N. C Denver Lake Michigan Cape Hatteras Fastporte Atlantic Wisconsin Iowa Pennsylvania Michigan Illinois Virginia Latrobe

Christmas News From Decatur Society and Roads

Decatur area residents share Christmas visits with Birmingham, Nashville and Pulaski families. Local hospital moves, births, and birthdays mark holiday activity alongside policial court actions and patrol notes on drunken driving warnings.

Services Held for G. W. Terry

Funeral rites for George W. Terry, 76, were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Smyrna, Lawrence County, by Rev. Paul Lang. Burial by Brown of Decatur followed. He died at 9:25 Saturday morning at his Courtland Route home and is survived by his widow, six sons Luther Harvey Alfred Austin Usery Bluett, and nine daughters Mrs. Horace Letson Mrs. B. A. Rose Mrs. Ike Terry Mrs. Hubert Montgomery Mrs. Jessie Stone Mrs. Mary Green Miss Mary Maudie and Berths Terry.

George W. Terry Smyrna Lawrence County Paul Lang Brown Decatur Mr. Terry Courtland Route Luther Harvey Alfred Austin Usery Bluett Horace Letson B. A. Rose Ike Terry Hubert Montgomery Jessie Stone Mary Green Mary Maudie Berths Terry

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