President Aides Quiet on Labor Board Reform Moves
The report notes discussions over replacing a Labor Board member with Attorney General Frank Murphy signaling broader administration changes. It details potential judicial appointments for Chairman J Warren and expected Senate hearings on Wagner Act revisions as Congress weighs amendments.
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Frank Murphy
J. .Warren
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Con Haven
House
NLRB
Ramspeck
Special Studies
Smith
D. Va
Norton
N. J
Labor Committee
Qer
Thomas
Utah
Senate Education and Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
CIO
Remaining assets of First National bank sold at auction
All remaining assets of the First National bank were sold at public auction today by Receiver Varin to Mr. Myers of Louisville Kentucky. The sale brought 806 dollars and assets totaled a little over 300 dollars. The sale was ordered by the comptroller of the currency as a step before winding up the bank and paying a final dividend to stockholders.
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First National Bank
Varin
Myers
Louisville
Tax distributions total 16658.02 in Morgan County
Charles G Hardwick Morgan county tax collector announced Saturday that taxes totaling 16658.02 collected from December 27 to 29 were distributed. Payments included 5774.48 to State of Alabama 10800.01 to Morgan county 8030.17 to County schools 2129.09 to Decatur schools 768.27 to Hartselle 118.58 to Falk Wille 37.42 to Austinville.
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Charles —G.__ Hardwick
Morgan County
State of
Rites Held for E. J. Barnes One Year Old
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday for E. J. Barnes son of Mrs. Bessie Barnes at 1019 Chestnut Street conducted by Rev C. F. Dobbs. Burial at Bellview directed by Howell McAfee and Young. The child died at 6:15 p.m. Friday at home. Survived by his mother and grandparents including Mrs. John Barnes.
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E. J. Barnes
Bessie
Taft Aide Charles Basie Dies at 90 in St Louis
Charles Basie secretary of commerce in Taft's cabinet died in St Louis aged 90 from a cerebral hemorrhage. A prominent lawyer, Basie served in the Missouri House of Representatives and held city offices. He was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1908 to 1912.
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St. Louis
Charles Basie
Commerce
Wall Street Drifts with Little Rally Amid Budget Fears
The market closed near steady with most stocks showing small declines or unchanged. Trading was light and uncertain as investors awaited Congress action, while government securities improved and commodities stayed narrow in a cautious session.
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Wall Street
Congress
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
VA. 8. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Las Aircraft
Sperry
Americanelephone
Phelps Dodge
Union Pacific
Westinghouse
Union Carbide
Johns Manville
Chrysler
Bethlehem Steel
Consolidated Edison
American Smelting
America-Hawaiian Steamship
Anaconda
Eastman Kodak
Loft
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
Montgomery Ward
International Paper
Electric Power & Light
U. S
Mixed overseas markets and domestic futures drift in early trade
New York reports show varied price changes across commodities with steady foreign exchange and futures for sterling. Cotton and sugar display mixed demand while metals and wool indicate quieter activity. Chicago markets mirror cautious tone with wheat down and corn softening as cattle and hogs hold steady.
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New York
Wwapiianaeasinto
Cotton futures end higher on belated buying surge
Final minutes of trading in cotton futures today pushed prices up over 1 dollar a bale as spot houses Wall Street interests and legal shorts covered contracts. The late rally surprised no one as the market had already backed off earlier trading.
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New York
Wall Street
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis market
Prime cottonseed meal at 41 percent closed firm in Memphis with futures for January 30.25, March 29.25, May 29.00, July 28.90, September 27.10. Sales reported at 4,300.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bleaching cottonseed futures rise on market pause
Futures for cottonseed bleaching closed 4 0 8 higher with 22 contracts traded. Prices stood at Jan 7.08 bid 7.15 March 7.23 May 7.34 and July 7.34. Trading halted at 11:15 am as a mark of respect to the late John Med Murray former product exchange president.
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New York
John Med
Murray
Product Exchange
New Orleans Cottonseed Market Report Notes Prices
In New Orleans the cottonseed market shows steady tone for bleachable prime summer yellow grade. Prices late reported at 6.60 dollars per hundredweight for January futures, with nominal bids and no notable changes in crude cottonseed figures.
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New Orleans
Jar
New Orleans Cotton Prices Hold Steady After Mixed Trading
Cotton markets in New Orleans closed steady with a 6 point gain. Sales reach 7,046 bales as low middling trades at 10.25 and good middling at 11.70 with 11,061 receipts and total stock at 895,641.
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New Orleans
Livestock Market Report from Nashville Tennessee
Nashville markets report cattle prices with calves salable and ready for sale. Slaughter cattle show strength up to 25 higher versus last week while stockers hold firm and vealers remain steady in a steady to improving tone for the week.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Butter and Eggs Prices Stagnant in Chicago Market
Butter at 508 006 firm, prices unchanged. Eggs at 8 171 firm, prices unchanged. Market steady in Chicago, with no variation in dairy and egg quotations.
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Chicago
Wheat prices recover after grain belt moisture
Chicago traders saw wheat rise from a late week slump as moisture in the grain belt spurred demand to cover short positions. May futures closed around 1.03 7 8, July near 1.01 3 8, with corn and oats mostly steady to a touch lower versus yesterday.
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Chicago
Mother and four children die in Boonton fire
A mother Mrs Ralph Cipriani 30 and her three children Albert 11 Phyllis 7 plus an 11 month old daughter died in a Lake Hiawatha one story frame home fire. An oil stove explosion is blamed. A garbage collector heard screams and saw attempts to flee.
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Boonton
N. J
Lake Hiawatha
Ralph Clipriani
Albert
Phyllis
Parole Granted to Six Convicts in Alabama Board Action
Warren Clay Blair, serving a life sentence for carnal knowledge of a 10-year-old, was among six convicts paroled today by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Others paroled include Leonard Brown Limestone for robbery, Clarence McLevine Mobile for forgery, Morris Nichols Macon for robbery, Horace Deese Russell for robbery, and Marvin Adams Madison for petit larceny and attempted bigamy.
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Montgomery
Ala
Warren Clay Blair
Jefferson County
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
Blair
Leonard Brown
Limestone
Clarence McLevine
Mobile
Morris Nichols
Macon
Horace Deese
Russell
Marvin Adams
Madison
Air meet in Miami opens with 1950s aviation display
Aero nautical United States of the future showcased at Miami event with hundreds of sport planes and mixed pilots including students and veterans. Five of twelve entries in the Bernarr McFadden trophy race began from St. Louis with pilots from Brooklyn Wichita Red Bank Cleveland and St. Louis among others. Additional entrants from Rochester and New York started from Roosevelt Field, while two early departures from New York joined the field after weather delays.
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Fila
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United
Bernarr McFadden
St. Louis
George C. Pomeroy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Holmer C. Rankin
Wichita
Kas
Anthony Ming
Red Bank
N. J
Arlene Davis
Cleveland
Andaymond C. Lloyd
Maj
Ralph Paget
Russell Holderman
Jack Scherer
Rochester
New York
Roosevelt Field
Gannett Newspapers
Tom Beaveley
James Donahue
West Palm Beach
Guy Adam, Jr
Cold snap grips wide region with record lows
A sprawling storm and deep freeze disrupted the central and eastern United States. From the Rockies to the Atlantic coast, temperatures plunged with notable lows in Hagerstown Maryland and Washington D C others dropping to minus teens or below in Nebraska Wyoming North Dakota and South Dakota. River traffic halted across parts of the Ohio River area as ice formed and air travel slowed with few landings in Denver.
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Weather Bureau
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Continental Divide
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Kas
Oklahoma City
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No.d
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St. Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Decatur Notes on Illness and Local Updates
Miss Irene Johns is ill with the flu at 1506 4th Ave South. Several residents and visitors, including Moody Bible Institute students in Chicago, write of cold weather easing fears. Dr. John C. Cowell improves at home after a serious illness. Various locals remain ill or recovering from operations. Church events delay due to flu. Visitors from Baltimore and other towns stop by. Community notices cover illnesses, travel, and local arrivals with brief exchanges.
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Irene Johns
4Th Ave. South
Lena Harvey
Douglas Johnson
Harvey Mathews
Moody “Bible Institute
Chicago
Netherlands Vows Firm Resistance to Any Invasion
The government reiterated resolve to defend Holland against invasion. A communique rejects foreign doubts about Dutch will, stating no talks are possible on Holland’s integrity and that any aggressor will face the strongest resistance, regardless of side.
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Netherlands
Holland
United States
Washington
School Building And Equipment Value In 1939
The 1939 structure adjoins a gymnasium and was built in 1939. Its contents valued at $11,250. The facility housed eight teachers, 184 high school students, and 29 grammar school students.
Social Security starts payments to retirees and families
Social Security payments begin for retired workers widows orphans and aged spouses in 1940. W. W. Foster of the Decatur Field Office says first monthly checks for January will be issued about February 1 to eligible workers with six quarters of earnings since 1937. Claims may be filed at 1012 Ferry Street.
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W. W. Foster
Decatur
Social Security Board
Foster
Ferry Street
Dies Committee Report Changes Stir Labor Clause Debate
Several Dies committee members pushed last minute edits to the section on Communism in the labor movement. The final report said most CIO members were not Communists but leadership in 10 or 12 CIO unions showed heavy Communist influence. A prior claim of Communists in key government roles was dropped after opposition.
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Washington
Dies Committee
House
Rmed
American
CIO
Gamble Family, Neighbors Escape Fire on Lee Street
Ice covered Mr and Mrs O K Gamble and four Gamble brothers along with three sisters in Somerville visited Decatur Saturday. No damage occurred to a car in a fire at 7 50 Friday night in the 100 block on Lee Street.
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Tough
Lee Street
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