Cleveland's Torso Slayer Mystery Prompts L A Clue
A letter mailed in Los Angeles hints at a new victim of the so called mad butcher. Cleveland police note the killer has tracked the torso murders with dismembered remains found in Ohio. Authorities have spent over 100000 chasing clues across four years.
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Angeles
Los Angeles
Anc Yeu
George Jeeneee
Cleveland
Southern Owl
Boulevard
Kingsbury Run
Ohio
Matowitz
D.C
Pasteur
Thoreau
WPA Faces Budget Fight and Frankfurter Nomination
The article notes an $875,000,000 WPA continuation to July 1 amid relief disputes. It cites President Roosevelt urging funds while trimming unemployment and Senate Republicans arguing funds exceed needs. Frankfurter nomination to the Supreme Court dominates cloakroom talk as Congress weighs reorganization and un-American activity inquiries.
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Aoe
Harrington
Wpa
Adams Co
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Byrnes
S. C
Rep
Woodrum
Roosevelt
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Justice Cardozo
Dies Committee
Info
Wall Street Opens With Mixed Gains Amid Slow Rebound
A se rf market scene today shows a partial recovery from Thursday with some favorites up fractions while many stocks fail to join the rally and display declines. Gains appeared in strera motors utilities and aircrafts with modest buying support as transfers around 1,000,000 shares marked the slowest weekly advance. several names hit new highs.
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Mat
Strera
Motors
Utilities
Aircrafta
Philip Morris
American _ Telephone
Safeway Stores
Clvett Peabody
New York Stock and Cotton Market Roundup
Stocks higher on select issues with bonds and currencies mixed. Cotton futures in New Orleans and New York opened lower with declines of 6 to 16 points, while midterm prices showed slight gains in some contracts.
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New York
Chicago
Spot cotton closes steady seven points lower in New Orleans
New Orleans spot cotton ends steady with a seven point drop. Sales reach 1,484 bales with low middling at 7.41 cents and middling at 8.56 cents. Receipts total 1,367 bales and stocks stand at 710,870.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on January 6 cottonseed held steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 7.20 nominal. Prime crude quoted 6.05 to 6.25, futures shown as Jan 6.948, Mar 6.94B, May 7.05B, and July 7.15B with B bids noted.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Quiet in Memphis Trading
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed quiet in Memphis with FOB prices as of January 23. The board listed January 23.00 February 23.00 March 23.25 April 23.10 May 23.25 June 23.25 July 23.65 August 23.55. Sales 500.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton futures slip as exports stimulate selling in New Orleans
In New Orleans on January 6 traders pushed prices down as late-month selling in cotton futures increased. March contracts traded around 8.50, May 8.29, July 8.03, October 7.54, December 7.63, and March 7.64 as prices eased 1 to 10 points.
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New Orleans
Chicago Market Prices Report January 6
Chicago market bulletin shows butter at 650 and 643 unsettled, creamery standards 90 cents, centralized carrots 25, other prices unchanged. Eggs weak at 9473, fresh graded extra firsts local 21 1/2, cars 22, firsts local 20 and 21, current receipts 205, refrigerator extras 17, standards 17, firsts 16 1/2.
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Chicago
Wheat Prices End Mixed as Demand Supports Rally
In Chicago today a fractional decline in wheat prompted mill and elevator buying that trimmed losses and sparked a late session rally. Cash corn demand and some export activity lifted corn values, keeping overall markets steady with May wheat at 69 3-4.
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Chicago
House committees reshaped as Democrats fill vacancies
Rules committee debated extending the regular house committees. Keller warned he would expose the panel to the public if it slips through. Rep. Dies conferred with Rep. Rayburn about the move as administration aides feared a defeat in opposing Dies’s push to extend committee organization.
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Keller
Rep
Dies D. Tex
Rep. Rayburn
Texas
Dies
House
Nashville Livestock Market Summary
Nashville Tennessee January 6 report from the Dept of Agriculture shows cattle calf totals 150, steer and heifer prices steady with week top fed steers and yearlings at 9.25, hogs 400 mainly up 10, weights 130 plus 655 756 top 170 225 lb well finished, sheep steady fat lambs to 8.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Dept
Poultry Prices Nudge Higher in Chicago Market
Chicago reports show live poultry values with many classes rising. Hen prices range around 4 1 2 to 17 1 2 dollars with leghorn and colored breeds varying. turkeys and ducks also listed with steady dressed turkey prices and assorted weights.
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Chicago
Enasler
Leghorn
Plymouth
White Rocks
Leghorn Roosters
Geese
Tome
Appreciation for Public Welfare Association in Decatur
Letter from Birdia A. Rather of 816 Madison St Decatur Alabama thanks the Public Welfare Association of Decatur for untiring service to those in need. She credits President Roosevelt and his team for establishing the aid and asks for continued support in the future wishing a prosperous New Year.
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Public Welfare Association of
Decatur
Roosevelt
Painters and Dealers Hold Banquet in Decatur
Forty attended a banquet at Hotel Lyons for Sherwin-Williams paint dealers and painters in the Decatur district. R. B. Mann opened the event for Mann Paint and Wall Paper Co. factory experts Caverlee Dykstra Bell and Preston demonstrated progress in color styling new products and protection. The gathering noted women influence at least 85 percent of home paint purchases and stressed the importance of painting for style and beauty.
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Hotel Lyons
Sherwin-Williams
Decatur
Mann
R. B. Mann
Caverlee
Dykstra
Bell and Preston
St John's Episcopal Parish Plans Annual Meeting
The congregation will meet Monday January 9 at 7 30 pm in the Parish House for the annual parish meeting. The 1939 Vestry will be elected and reports read. The past year's work will be reviewed and future policy discussed. Families are urged to bring 1939 pledge cards.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Devel
Flooded School Basements Cleared After Morgan County Storm
Water flooded basements at Moulton Heights and Trinity high schools during a Wednesday night storm in Morgan County. Electrical pumps failed when the power went out, but crews reportedly restored systems and cleared the buildings.
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Moulton Heights
Trinity High Schools
Morgan County
Divorce Granted in Birmingham Woman’s Bid for Freedom
Circuit Judge Denson granted Mrs. Ruth Naugher a divorce from W. M. Naugher who is jailed on charges of fatally shooting Dennis Burton in Oxford on December 2. The case ties the divorce to the ongoing homicide investigation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Denson
Ruth Naugher
W. M. Naugher
County
Dennis Burton
Oxford
Skunk Triggers Emergency School Holiday
In Woodruff Illinois the grammar school canceled classes for a day after a skunk entered the basement. Principal R H Whiteside had to kill the animal with strong odor causing unpleasant results and the pupils debated the unexpected holiday.
No Balancing This Budget
Washington observers note the new four‑billion dollar budget for the coming fiscal year uses an odd page count preventing exact balance in the middle. The piece mocks cuts, including funds for park animals and monument elevator service, and calls the budget an unwieldy door prop rather than a best seller among government documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Washington Monument
Decatur Honors Husky Football Veterans and Leaders
The Decatur chapter celebrated the husky football warriors and announced D sweater awards for team leaders. Donald Whitmire praised the squad and Coach Ogle, while Carl Green joked about his captaincy. Numerous faculty and families attended the ceremony with performances and tributes.
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Donald Whitmire
Ogle
Carl Green
Ole
Fred Scarborough
Homer Meadows
Paul Shafer
Marvin Worley
Mack Jacobs
Jackson Hodges
Walter Kimmitzer
Fldridge Cockrell
Sidney Evans
Henry Brazelton
Earl Alverson
Pete Henderson
Harold Self
Pete Drake
Farrell Tucker
A. B. Harvey
E. Alverson
T. Jordan
O. S. Hagerman
Gordon- Bible School
A. H. Hoff
Board of Education
Hagerman
Joyce Whitmire
Nancy Wilson
Virginia Gillam
Charles Murphy
Bertha Sue Edwards
Annete McCullough
Sarah Coleman
Husky
Walter Todd
Marie Looney
Leonard Stark
Charlotte Reeves
Annetle McCulloch
Russell Britton
H. L. Ogle
A. A. Jones
F. L. Chenault
Bruce Spencer
Oscar Napps
Fairfield seeks $100000 WPA funds for new Negro high school
Dr. B. B. Baker, superintendent of Fairfield city schools, said today that the Works Progress Administration has been asked for 100000 dollars to construct a new high school for Black students in Fairfield Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield, Ala
B. B. Baker
Fairfield City Schools
Works Progress Administration
Land deal blocked in Tennessee controversy over prison land purchase
Political allies of Governor-Elect Prentice Cooper push a Senate and House resolution to halt a $37 500 purchase of 839 acres adjoining Pillow Prison Farm by the State Prison Committee. The move targets a deal supported by Gov. Gordon Browning’s allies, with calls to withhold payment and seek legal action.
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Nashville
Tenn
Prentice Cooper
Inistra
State Prison Committee
Gordon Browning
Bennett Wright
Pillow
West
Tennessee
Senate
House
Shelby County
Memphis
Browning
J. B. Ragan
Chattanooga
Roy H. Beeler
Lon Austin
Henderson County
Treasury of Tennessee
John Brown
Jesse James
Border clashes raise tension and mobilizations in border region
Sporadic violence and mutual intimidation accusations mark growing conflict as both nations mobilize. Hungarian radio interrupts programs with bulletins on hostilities while civil telephone links to Munkacs falter, fueling belief that civilian administration may shift to military rule.
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Munkacs
Europe on edge as Germany eyes eastward expansion
In Central Europe fighting escalates near Munkacs as Czecho-Slovak and Hungarian troops clash amid territorial tensions. Berlin observers anticipate a new step in Reichsdrang nach Osten after Hitler's talks with Poland. Franco advances on Barcelona face government countermeasures while Mussolini weighs refuge for Jews in Ethiopia. Italian Tunisia tensions rise as Daladier tours Algeria. Japanese forces push into Shansi and claim gains along the Yellow River front amid Chinese resistance and Sinkiang recapture.
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Zechoslovakia
Moving Picture Theater
Munkancs
Berlin
Germany
Beck
Poland
Ukraine
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Spain
Franco
Rome
Mussolini
United States
Ethiopia
Il Duce
William Phillips
Roosevelt
Daladier
Algeria
France
Mediterranean
Italy
Tunisia
Shansi
Yellow River
China
Sinkiang
Yochow
Yangtze River
Sui River
Big Attendance Expected at Decatur District Meeting
A large attendance is expected at the preachers and laymen meeting of the Decatur district at Memorial Drive Methodist Church. The event begins at 10 o clock with lunch served by church ladies at noon and continues through the day.
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Decatur
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Aoe
Decatur’s Diary Highlights Local Church Plans and Visits
The column notes Rev. T Town and E A Schoenhart visiting Florence for church extension matters. It lists the Voters Assembly meeting for St. Paul’s Lutheran and officer elections, plus numerous local engagements, illnesses, and hospital transfers across Decatur including Dr. F M Hall and Miss Doris Tilman.
Bill Studied by Aldermen in Regular City Council Meeting
City council discussed a local bill to create a municipal utilities board to run the completed electric light and distribution plant. Three members named T. J. Cottingham Harry A. Wyatt and James H. Johnston will serve when the act passes the legislature. The board hired Q E Exidens of Birmingham as plant manager and approved $205.56 for WPA sewing room on Lee Street.
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T. J. Cottingham
Tennessee Valley Bank
Harry A. Wyatt
Wyatt Insurance Agency
James H. Johnston
Brock & Sp
BPW Club Makes Cash Donations
De catur Business and Professional Women's Club voted at St John s Guild House last night to donate 5 to the Red Cross and 5 to the Decatur Charity Council and renew its Decatur Chamber of Commerce membership. The club also provided groceries and presents for a nine person family at Christmas. Next meeting January 19 will be a dinner meeting with guest invitations.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
St. John’s Guild House
Red Cross
Decatur Charity Council
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Flora Moody
Florence Smith
Bruce Pettey
Power Pact Hailed In Georgia Area Power Split
TVA engineer J A Krug called the agreement between Georgia Power Company and North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation a long sought arrangement. The pact limits NGEMC’s service to a defined area in seven northwest Georgia counties, with Georgia Power ceding most duties while continuing to serve municipalities and plants. Krug noted it could set a pattern for other regions served by Commonwealth and Southern. The TVA was not a party to the deal.
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Washington
J. A. Krug
Tennessee Vally Authority
Georgia Power Company
North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
Krug
TVA
Commonwealth
Southern
Dalton
NGEMC
Northwest
Georgia
Dachshunds Make The Social Register
Sioux Falls South Dakota January 6 1939 edition of the social directory lists Mr and Mrs F A von Schneider as South Dakotans. They are described as members of the Minneapolis Country Club graduates of Heidelberg University with four children Mimi Hans Gretel Sophia. Inquiry reveals the von Schneiders and their children are dachshunds and thoroughbreds belonging to T M Bailey an attorney.
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Sioux Falls
Social Directory of the
United States
A. von Schneider
South
von Schneiders
T. M. Bailey
Light Plant Office Construction Starts on Johnston Street Hall
Work began today to remodel the Johnston street fire hall and police station for use as offices and a warehouse for the municipal light plant. J B McBride and Son won the contract at 17000 dollars with a new front and other improvements planned.
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Johnston Street
Municipal
J. B. McBride and Son
Alabama harbor terminals to come under state control
Mobile Alabama January report from the state docks commission to Governor Bibb Graves recommends taking all harbor terminals under state control to end what it says are harmful practices. The recommendation aims to centralize oversight and curb abuses in port operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
State’ Docks Commission
Bibb. Graves
Senate panel to weigh Pope for TVA chair
Chairman Smith said the senate agriculture committee would meet soon to consider former Senator James P. Pope as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He noted hearings would occur only if a committee majority asked, and he anticipated no serious objections.
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Washington
Jan
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
James P. Pope
Idaho
Tennessee Valley Authority
Twenty Three Parolees Fail To Return On Time
In Montgomery Alabama on January 6 twenty three of 603 convicts freed on Christmas parole pledges failed to return by the agreed date. The offenders who violated the man to man agreement with Governor Graves and their wardens may face corporal punishment when apprehended, as the lash is traditionally used for parole violators.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Returna Ted
Graves
World tour duo to perform at Negro High School
Mar Rayes and Loring Lorenz, now on a world tour, present a program at 7:30 this evening at the Negro High School. They will perform various musical instruments and Rayes will lecture on Philippine customs life religion and U S contributions to the Philippines.
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Mar Rayes
Loring Lorenz
Negro High School
United States
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Mad Butcher
Endicott Johnson
Dixie Salvage ‘Co
Moulton Street and
First Ave
Wall Street
Victor Fubank
May
I. Fite
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Voice OF
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People
Birdia A. Rather
Madison St
Decatur, Ala
SKUNK
Associated Press
Decatur’s
T. Town
Florence
E. A. Schoenhardt
Schoenhardt
Voters Assembly
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Harvey Self
University of Alabama
Fourth Ave
B. F. Tingle
First Methodist Church
J. E. Griffin
Daily
Ed Parker
Bee Line
Here
Unn Myers
Vinemont
Holland Messer
Royce
Carey Philpot
Lula
Edwin Wyle
First Christian Church
Doris Tilman
Cullman
Baugh’s Infirmary
A. F. Housman
Chase
F. Sandlin
Town Creek
L. B. Phillips
Trinity
Marie King
Falkville
Lorene Harbin
City
J. N. Smith
Lawrence County
Thomas Langley
Fifth Avenue
Benevolent Society Hospital
Mary O'Neal
Canal Street
Milton H. Lovett
Gus Handley
Harry Nickens
Cecil Overstreet
Hartselle
Sherman Powell
Lacon
G. F. Oliver
Buster Kilgore
McAfee-Young
Hamil
F. M. Hall
Limestone
St. Thomas Hospital
Murray King
E. P. Kingsberry
Huntsville
Russell Brothers
H. O. Troup
Mrs. Russell
Brothers
P. W. Williams
Moulton
M. E. Lazenby
San Antonio
Raymond Ragand
McAfee-Young Ambulance
Fourth Avenue
Benevolent Hospital
Central Methodist Church
R. Lambuth Archibald
Hettie Landers
Priceville
Dritkard-Howell
G. P. Banniza
Marvin Rankin
Mary Augusta Bibb
Sheffield Kiwanis Club
Rankin
Forrest E. Lowery
Drinkard-Howell
Geneva West
Danville
Bud Davis
Bill
BPW Club
Dachshunds
Negro School
Chifforobe
United
Harvey Pride
Mgr
Second Avenue
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