Roosevelt Speech Draws Mixed European Reactions
European newspapers praise and condemn the president's address while Soviet press remains silent. The Guardian contrasts Roosevelt with Chamberlain, urging U.S. leadership against dictatorship and noting neutrality policy. Paris outlets report varied views on neutrality law and democracy amid rising tensions.
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Vondon
George Washington
Empharis
Manchester Guardian
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
The
Guardian
Britain
Japan
Berlin
Ickes
Hull
Lima
Zeitung Am Mittag
Germany
Wall Street
Mussolini
Rome
Trujan
Paris
Madame Tabouis
Col
Francois de la Rocque
Petit Journal
United States
New World
Inventor R H Polk Dies at 73 in Atlanta
R H Polk, inventor of the telephone busy signal, died today in Atlanta at age 73. A former general manager of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph in Montgomery and Savannah and of the Memphis Telephone Company, he retired from the communications field after 45 years of service.
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Atlanta
R. H. Polk
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Montgomery
Ala
Savannah
Memphis Telephone Company
Bridges Raised to Ease Highway Delays Planned
In Huntsville Alabama on January date the county board of commissioners planned to raise bridges in the Flint area to eliminate lengthy highway delays during peak periods.
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Huntsville
Ala
Flint
Y On County Board of Commis
Roosevelt picks Frankfurter to Supreme Court. deficit spending eyed
Wall Street eyes Washington as the president urges continued large deficit spending with a record federal debt next year while Franklin Roosevelt appoints Harvard professor Felix Frankfurter to the Supreme Court. Inflation worries linger as markets open unevenly and traders hedge bets amid hopes of fiscal stimulus.
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Wall Street
Steele
Washington
Roosevelt
Harvard
Professor Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Cotton and grains edge higher as markets show mixed signals
In Chicago trading, wheat declines while corn and cattle show weakness amid rain in Argentina. Cotton trades lower with futures slipping 6 to 12 points, spot middling at 8.91. New Orleans bids steady with futures slipping about 6 to 9 points, as sugar and coffee remain uneven and currencies hold firm.
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Liverpool
Chicago
Spot cotton closes quiet with mixed middlings
New Orleans January 5 Spot cotton closes quiet with a decline of T points. Sales reach 983 bales. Prices show low middling at 7.48 cents, middling 8.63, and good middling 9.18. Receipts are 8.05 and total stock 714,943 bales.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady Market Update
In New Orleans on January 5 prices held steady for cottonseed oil. Bleachable prime summer yellow quoted at 7.30 with no minimum. Prime crude 6 12 1 26.37 1-2 Jan 6.96B, Mch 7.06B, May 7.20B, July 7.20B. B bid.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with 41 percent content. Closing prices listed for January through August with single day sales of 1,500 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton futures slide on debt fears and profit taking
In New Orleans July cotton futures fell about 25 cents a bale amid liquidation and profit taking by recent buyers. March traded at 8.53, May 8.33, July 8.11 and October 7.68, down 3 to 6 points from the prior close as anxiety over the budget and securities influenced prices.
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New Orleans
Butter and Eggs Prices Mixed in Chicago Market
Chicago market report shows unsettled butter at 822 031 with 93 score creamery specials and 92 score extras. Egg prices listed as 9 341 unsettled with fresh graded extras and refrigerator stocks. standards and other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Grain declines as profit taking hits Chicago prices
Renewed profit taking and selling amid weak foreign markets pushed Chicago wheat about a cent lower. Milling interests confirmed stronger upturn earlier in the week. Wheat closed 3 8 3 4 lower with May at 69 7 8 70 and July at 70 70 1 8. corn and oats also slipped.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Receipts Mixed In Cattle Market
Nashville Tenn Jan 5 cattle salable receipts 30 calves 50 mostly steady plain and medium heifers and
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept
Roosevelt urges Congress to raise the budget limit
President Roosevelt calls for higher budget authority in the current session and outlines reforms to align treasury asset accounting with commercial standards. He cites self liquidating projects and profits as receipts while losses become expenditures, and urges making the civilian conservation corps permanent amid changes to agencies like the reconstruction finance corporation and farm security administration.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farm Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roosevelt Seeks Record 1.61 Billion National Defense Plan
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a record defense budget totaling 1.609 billion dollars with a 500 million dollar extraordinary appropriation. He proposed boosting regular military outlays by 30 percent to 1.319 billion and retaining 290 million as a reserve to cover later costs.
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Ww.ington
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Army
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Roosevelt asks Congress for 875 million for work relief
President Roosevelt sent a supplemental appropriation request of 875000000 to fund work relief through next June while urging strict penalties for improper political practices in relief. He asked Congress to keep the current administration program and to hold hearings before any policy changes, opposing local boards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hill Seeks Rate Probe On Freight Discrimination
Senator Hill of Alabama pushes to have the Interstate Commerce Commission investigate territorial freight rate differentials and issue orders to remove unlawful discrimination. He and allies propose measures to standardize rates across regions amid calls from southern lawmakers to unite for broader reform.
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Washington
Senate
Hill
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama
Bankhead
Alabam
Ramapeck
McKellar
D. Tenn
Miller
Ark
Local Social Notes From Morgan County Rock Springs
Otto Robers of Woodland Mills visited his parents Mr and Mrs C J Roberts for a midweek call. Mrs Farlene Liningston returned to Lawrence County after a week with relatives. Mrs Clara Christen visited Mrs Esther Calahan on Saturday. Theodore Owens and wife welcomed a son David Franklin born December 28 both well. Rosa Roberts and Opal visited sister Mrs Pauline Stone of Powells Chapel. Claude Pearson and son James were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Austin Bradford of Mass Chapel. Maudie McCleskey of Masedonia visited daughter Mrs Melvin Lake. Tex Macfield of Basham visited daughter Mrs William Taylor.
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Otto Robers
Woodland Mills
C. J. Roberts
Farlene Liningston
Lawrence County
Clara Christen
Esther Calahan
Theodore Owens
David Franklin
Rosa Roberts
Opal
Pauline Stone
Powell's Chapel
Claude Pearson
James
Austin Bradford
Mass Chapel
Maudie McCleskey
Masedonia
Melvin Lake
Tex Macfield
Basham
Wiliam Taylor
Riverside PTA Leads State In Membership Gain
The Riverside PTA reports a jump from 18 members on November 1, 1937 to 219 a year later and 355 currently, a 1276.8 percent gain since 1987. President Mrs Karl Calvin announced the milestone noting it is the largest percentage increase among Alabama PTAs.
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Riverside Pta
PTA
Alabama School Journal
Karl Calvin
Trio Arrested After Northport Robbery
Sheriff Festus M. Shamblin announced three suspected robbers captured at a tourist camp three miles north of Jasper. Docketed as Ollie Brannon aged 22 Walter William Robbins 25 and Paul Lawson 22 they allegedly held up a Northport store last night and fled with 43 dollars.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Festus M. Shamblin
Northport
Shamblin
Jasper
Ollie Brannon
Walter William Robbins
Paul Lawson
WPA Reform Sparks Battle Over Agency Status
Debates arise as officials consider extending civil service protections to WPA workers. Opponents say the move would embed the program as a permanent agency and grant favored jobholding to administrative staff they deem unfit.
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WPA
Farm Aid Budget Proposal Shaves Subsidies and Cuts Relief
Congress is urged to appropriate 968.16 million dollars for Agriculture Department work with 533 million in farmer subsidies for the next fiscal year. Roosevelt proposes new taxes if farm benefit payments exceed 533 million, plus 485 million for soil conservation and 48 million for sugar producers under the Sugar Control Act. Rural relief and rehabilitation funding under the Farm Security Administration would drop from 175 million to 60 million.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Department
Farm Security Administration
Army and Navy Nominees Named for High-Ranking Posts
The list includes Brigadier Generals and Colonels named for top posts and promotions in the Army Air Corps Navy and Civil Aeronautics Authority. Among those named are James V Allred former Texas governor James H Patterson Alaska U S marshal Chester B Dishong Florida U S marshal Lonnie B Ormes and several future rear admirals including Chester W Nimitz and others.
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Home Loan Bank Board
John C. Wiley
Indiana
Latvia
Estonia
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Walter C. Kilneer
Walter H. Frank
Herbert A. Dargue
James V. Allred
Texas
Southern District
James H. Patterson
Alaska
William H. Wilson
Robert McBeck, Jr
Edmund L. Daley
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Adna R. Chaffee
Daniel I. Sultan
Maxwell Murray
William E. Shedd
Chester 8. Dishong
Florida
Southern
Lonnie B. Ormes
Tennessee
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Ralph M. Immel
Wisconsin
Walter B. Pyron
National Guard of
United States
Windstorm Floods Street Damaging Buildings and Knocking Out Power
A windstorm flooded two blocks with mud and damaged several buildings including the Lyons Hotel and residential windows. Mary J. Hampton sprained her wrist while slipping on a muddy sidewalk but reported for duty. A tree toppled a 44000 volt line between Moulton and Courtland, cutting service for hours. Decatur saw 1.97 inches of rain as firefighters cleared debris with garden hoses.
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WPA
Service Cleaners
Lamar Penney Insurance
Wiley Electric Station
Mary J. Hampton
Lyons
Kwon
Moulton
Court Tand
Decatur
Lee Streets
Service Disrupted by Winds and Rain in Alabama
High winds and rainstorms followed unseasonably warm temperatures, disrupting communication and power service across Alabama last night with only minor damage reported. Tuscaloosa noted damage downtown as crews worked to restore utilities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Dr. Bob Jones Sermon Attracts Large Central Church Crowd
Dr. Bob Jones urged rapid grasp of opportunities in a sermon at Central Baptist Church on an wheels and urged Christians to personal witness. He linked Acts 8 to modern evangelism, warned against spiritual laziness and cold preaching, and outlined a countywide lecture series through Friday with multiple topics and family night.
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Bob Jones
Central Baptist Church
Dr. Jones
Philip
Samaria
Jesus Christ
America
Public Address System Installed in Alabama Legislature
A public address system with three microphones was installed in the Alabama house chamber today for use during the legislature session convening January 10.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Nine Escape From Eto Wah County Jail Reported
Two of nine prisoners who escaped from the second floor of Eto Wah County Jail were recaptured in Gadsden Alabama. Officers continued the manhunt for the remaining seven fugitives as of January fifth.
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Gadsden
Ala
Etowah County
Storm damages brick store and knocks out lines
Wind at 25 miles per hour carried away part of a brick store front. Hail and heavy rain accompanied the gusts at 10:30 p.m. causing fallen trees and damaged communication lines. Western Union reported outages to Birmingham with traffic routed via Atlanta. Temperature swung from 75 to 61 as cool snaps were anticipated to follow extreme heat.
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Western Union
Birmingham
Atlanta
U. S
Tornado devastates west Tennessee killing three
Homeless families scavenge debris after a tornado that blasted Luray and surrounding areas. The storm left at least three dead, about 20 injured, and widespread home and building destruction. Victims include Mrs. Cecil Wilson and her daughter Ann Wilson, and Monroe Willis. Many injured were transported to Jackson for treatment. conditions improving. High winds damaged farms nearby and rains lashed Arkansas Alabama Georgia portions of the region.
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Luray
Tenn
West Tennessee
Cecil Wilson
Bargerton
Negend
Ann Wilson
Monroe Willis
Sierton
Jackson
South
Farmington
Ark
Little Rock
North Alabama
North Georgia
Decatur Notes Highlight Church Events and Local Moves
Decatur diary items report Rev W L Spearman sermon at Ninth Street Methodist. Church stewards plan a Monday evening meeting. Residents and visitors are noted including fluently busy social and civic items with brief hospital and court notices.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Memorial Drive Methodist plans set for the year
A Monday joint meeting of church societies formulated the year’s plans. Rev. R. D. Cook, pastor, will return from Houston and fill pulpit at Memorial Drive Methodist on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Parks and sons visited Miami for 10 days and saw the Orange Bowl game Tennessee versus Oklahoma. Lyle Roberts of Decatur Route
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E. L. Davis
Birmingham
First Baptist Church
L. H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Thomas
Women's Missionary Societies
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Societes
Women’s Missionary Societies
R. D. Cook
Houston
Texas
Community notes from Ellisville and Lawrence County
Health of this community is good at present. Several residents, including A. W. Walker and PFG Oliver, were seen in Hartselle Nei community and nearby towns. Family visits, hospital updates, and social calls describe a tight knit rural area with many locals named Oliver Aldridge Walker and Hensley involved in weekend activities.
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A. W. Walker
Hartselle
Lynn
F. G. Oliver
J. N. ‘Aldridge
Hawnes
Rev. Teague
Eron Templeton
Clifford Aldridge
Pfg Oliver
Nei
Felix Aldridge
Willie Sterling
Ota Hensley
Solon Hughes
Decatur
Carrie Lee Oliver
Hoyt Oliver
Thomas Lawrence
J. N. Aldridge
Johnnie McDaniel
Neil Oliver
Wilburn Landers
Lawrence Matron Elizabeth Aston Dead at 84 in Moulton
Elizabeth C. Aston 84 of Lawrence county died at 6 am at her Moulton home. Services set for Friday at 1 pm at Moulton Methodist Church with Rev. Prickett. Burial by Brown of Decatur at Blackground cemetery. Survived by son F C Aston granddaughter Betty Aston three grandsons Boyce Charles and F C Aston Jr and brother J S Caperton of Ardmore Tenn.
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Elizabeth C. Aston
Lawrence County
Moulton
Mouton Methodist Church
Prickett
Brown
Decatur
Blackground Cemetery
F. C. Aston
Betty Aston
Boyce Charles
J. S. Caperton
Ardmore
Tenn
Round Top Play Set Wednesday Evening
A play titled The Romance of Ruth will be staged at Round Top on Wednesday night January 11 beginning at 7 o'clock. A quilt will be given away and the public is invited to attend.
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First Christian Church
Wyle
Ruth
Evangelist Narrowly Escapes Death in Windstorm Crash
In Gadsden Alabama on January 5 Reverend B J Willis a traveling evangelist was sleeping in a trailer when a windstorm uprooted a giant oak tree and toppled the end of the trailer narrowly missing him. The close call occurred moments before he woke. The tree caused no further injuries.
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Gadsden
Ala
B. J. Willis
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