French Front Government Falls Amid Factional Struggle
The collapse follows a split in the People's Front as socialist and radical factions resign over labor policies. Bank actions in France aim to stabilize the franc amid currency slides. In China, Chiang Kai-shek’s forces counter-attack near the Grand Canal as rain and snow hinder troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French People’s Front
People's Front
Orient
Central China Bank of France
Alhough
Ieeche
Camille Chautemps
Rone
Farme
Chautemps
Second People's Front
Ieft
Front
Esstehing
Radical-Socialiste
Working Union of Socialists
Teruel
Chiang Kai-Shek
Grand Canal
Anertnt
Tsining
China
Langhai Railway
Chinese and Japanese Forces Clash Near Tsining and Suchow
The report describes intense fighting as Chinese troops counter attack across a frozen canal to recapture Tsining, with Li Twing Jen and Ho Ying Chin directing defenses near Suchow. Chiang Kai-shek flies to front to rally troops, while Chinese diplomats seek British aid in Amsterdam. Japanese columns maneuver toward Tsining and Tsowhsien as forces probe rail junctions and supply lines 100 miles from Suchow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsining
Chiang
Ho Ying-Chin
Suchow
China
Lunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Li Twing-Jen
Kwangs Province
Kinsieng
Kweiteh
Hongkong
Amsterdam
Great Britain
Japan
Chengchow
Peipings
Tsowhsien
Nanking
Pengpo
Letters Decode Murder Suicide Case In Scottdale
Westmoreland county coroner Dr H A McMurray continues deciphering coded letters found in the purse of Nellie Meese a 17 year old choir singer killed by her father who then killed himself. Nelson Meese a 47 year old sexton disclosed a family connection in the letters and Nellie’s mother Pearl Hollis noted long acquaintance.
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Scottdale
Westmoreland County
H. A. McMurray
Nellie Meese
Nelson Meese
Redstone
Pearl Hollis
W. P. A. Newing
Meese
Nelwee
Hig
Scott Daley
Nellie
Markets signal steadiness amid utilities lift and policy hints
Wall Street steadied as utilities led modest gains after a cautious session. Friction with France and Roosevelt remarks boosted confidence, with industrials like Consolidated Edison and U S Steel rising while others slipped. Bond activity revived and rail and auto sectors showed mixed progress amid inflation and policy signals.
Markets Mixed as Leaders Rebound and Commodities Edge
New York notes steady stocks with leaders recovering quietly while bonds stay mixed and secondary rails stay under pressure. Utilities improve as foreign exchange remains steady with France recovering. Cotton quiet amid local and hedge selling. sugar declines on weak spot demand. Coffee easy on light trade. Chicago wheat weak with Liverpool action disappointing. corn weak with wheat. Cattle unchanged and hogs up about 10 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Fubank
New York
Pr . Roosevelt
Consolidated Edison
North American
Columbia Gas
Electric Power and Light
American Water Works
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
U.S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
General Electric
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Southern Pacific
Newport Industries
Douglas Aircraft
Stone and Webster
Allied Chemical
Standard Oil
N. J
Sears Roebuck
Inland Steel
Union Carbide
Owens-Illinois
Anercan Telephone
St. Joseph Lead
Eastman Kodak
Paris
Utility Holding Company
France
Chicago
Liverpool
Nashville Livestock Report Cattle Prices Steady
Nashville Tenn Jan 14 cattle market shows 150 calves and 100 head steady with good clean-up and plain to low medium steers and heifers salable at 5.50 to 6.50 per hundredweight, with 650 weight noted and meaty condition.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept
Cottonseed oil futures close lower in brisk trade
Bleachable cottonseed futures in New York slipped 4 to 5 points with 55 contracts traded. The March contract settled at 7.46, May at 7.50, and July at 7.55 with a bid.
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N. C
New Orleans
New York
Cottonseed Oil
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis trading. For January to August delivery, prices ranged from 23.75 for January to 22.50 for August with total sales of 3 900 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dairy Prices Hold Steady In Chicago Trade
Dairy prices in Chicago on January 14 show butter at 671,921 pounds steady with creamery firsts scoring 88 to 89. Eggs total 7,479 unsettled with local extra firsts at 22 1/2, firsts at 22, current receipts 21 1/4, while other prices remain unchanged.
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Chicago
Poultry Market Report From Chicago Trade Notes
Chicago market winds through live poultry prices with color varieties at 4 pounds and under 4 pounds ranges, including Plymouth and white rock yields and leghorn notes. Dressed market remains steady with prices unchanged as of January 14.
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Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock
Chicago Grain Prices Edge Down Amid Dust Storms
Chicago market notes wheat futures fell 7 8 to 11 2 cents from yesterday as sellers dominated the pit. May wheat listed at 97 5 8, July 91 1 2 5 8, with corn and oats also slipping, while crop experts warned conditions remain weak until growing conditions improve.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Kansas
Jail Record Set In Athens As County Detains 500
The Athens county jail logged exactly 500 inmates during the year from Jan 14 1987 to Jan 14 1938 a new all time high. Sheriff J E Wellden reportedly exceeded typical four year terms in the first two years and extended the record in the third year closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
J. E. Wellden
French Revolutionary Group Allegedly Killed Traitors
Paris reports investigators of a French revolutionary organization Csar developed word that an execution group used to kill traitors. The secretive unit was said to operate with politeness and discretion as it carried out executions.
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Paris
French Revolutionary Organization
Csar
Five leaders seek a definite action program with the White House
After a 75 minute White House meeting, finance industry and labor representatives including John K. Lewis and Owen D. Young pressed for government business and labor action. The group discussed a coordinated economic program and planned further talks at the president's discretion. Rexford Tugwell attended initially but did not end as a conferee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finance
Industry
White House
John K. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan Banking House
Historic Athens home given to city for library
The historic old South Colonial home of Governor Geo Houston, Alabama’s first postwar governor, was presented to Athens to serve as a public library and a home for literary and patriotic organizations. The gift, enabled by the Houston heirs, was accepted by the city council.
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Athens
Ala
Geo . Houston
Alabama
Houston
Athens Scouts Receive Donated Lot Next to Utilities Plant
A parcel beside the city electric and water plant in Athens Alabama has been donated to the Boy and Girl Scouts. The lot will house a swimming pool and facilities for local youths. The gift supports scouting activities and community recreation.
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Ses
Athens
Ala
Scouts of
Dr. Lemuel Orah Dawson Dies at 72 in Alabama
Dr. Lemuel Orah Dawson, 72, respected Alabama minister and educator, died in Birmingham of pneumonia. He taught Bible and church history at Howard College and led Edgewood Baptist Church, with a long record in the state and southern Baptist circles. Funeral set in Tuscaloosa where he previously led First Baptist and later served at Howard College. Survived by widow Margaret Lewis and two sons Andrew Lewis and F Eugene Reese Dawson.
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Birmingham
Ala
San
Lemuel Orah Dawson
Alabama
Howard College
Edgewood
South
Dawson
Tuscaloosa
First Baptist Church
Chambers County
Andrew Jackson
Marie Antionette (Bailey) Dawson
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Germany
Columbia
George Washington University
University of Alabama
Southern Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Woodford County
Kentucky
Edgewood Baptist Church
Margaret Samuel Lewis
Marion
Andrew Lewis
F Eugene Reese Dawson
Alabama State Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Young People’s Union
Tax Revision Plan Studied by House Subcommittee
A Ways and Means sub committee presented a 90 page plan for broad revision of corporate profits and capital gains taxes claiming it would stimulate business while stabilizing revenue. Chairman Vinson said the proposals could improve equity and certainty of tax law and remove hardships without reducing government receipts.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vinson
Kidnapping Reported Near Grady Arkansas
R F Seiler of Monroe La reported to police that he was kidnapped by two men who drove his car to a cotton field near Grady about 20 miles south of Pine Bluff. He was left bound but unharmed. The incident occurred last night and was reported to Assistant Chief W A Mayberry.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
R. F. Seiler
Monroe
Columbia
W. A. Mayberry
Grady
Here
Seiler
Can A Person Who Is Really Saved Fall Away
Dr. W. L. Pettingill of Central Baptist leads a Bible conference addressing whether true believers can fall away and be lost. He promises fair treatment of opposing views and scriptural answers. The event, part of weekend services, features Rev. Henry Geiger and others with two recent conversions.
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W. L. Pettingill
Jeader
Central Baptist Church
Pettingill
John C. Cowell, Jr
Henry Geiger
Livingston, Tenn
Cumberland Bible Institute
W. P. Jowers
T. N. Dunning
Dixons Mills
Harold H. Barthman
Murfreesboro, Tenn
Lovers Elopin to Indiana Marry Then Return Home
Two young Ypsilanti lovers Trudie Bennett daughter of Ford Motor Company manager Harry Bennett and Russell Hughes 21 year old dance orchestra drummer eloped to an Indiana town married and honeymooned in Florida before returning home to receive parental blessing.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Trudie Bennett
Harry Bennett
Ford Motor Company
Russell Hughes
Dance Orchestra
Indiana
Florida
Decatur Notes Update Local Church Services And Visits
Decatur reports include Claude Gilchrist and Vernon Hutchens visiting the city on business. Clergy speakers schedule Sunday sermons at Central Methodist Westside and Westminster churches, with topics on giving suffering and life as light. Hospital updates note Arthur Moye, Eleanor Sams, and others receiving care. multiple family visits and ambulance transfers reported.
Utility Suit Nears Close in TVA Case
Eighteen private utilities near end of long litigation with the Tennessee Valley Authority before a three member federal court in Chattanooga. Witness Joel Justin contends TVA dam operations reduce flood control effectiveness. Attorneys forecast an early decision possible next week as both sides submit findings of fact.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Joel Justin
Merion Station
Justin
TVA
Co-Operative Rural Associations
Clarence Watson
J. W. Hall
C. P. Little
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Muftfreeshounds Tenn
Florence Allen
Cincinnati
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James Lawrence Fly
Thief Courc
Jon
Lord O'Brian
Buffalo
Raymond T. Jackson
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles C. Trabue
Nashville
Allen
Spanish War Vets to Gather Sunday in Cullman
Veterans of the Spanish American War will hold a quarterly vicinity council meeting on Sunday January 16 at the Alabama hotel Cullman. The meeting will begin at eleven o'clock. The announcement was made by J N Hughes state councillor.
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Cullman
Alabama
J. N. Hughes
Slaying in Phenix City Isis Rocks Police Probe
Phenix City Alabama January 14 police report a white man arrested as a suspect in the roadside slaying of Nellie McFarland a 22 year old cotton mill worker. Footprints in red clay and shoe prints suggest multiple people were involved and investigation considers drunken party and possible sexual motive. The victim left home around 6 30 pm and was found with head injury near a sandy road about 100 yards from her parents home coroner scheduled an inquest. Julian McFarland her husband was in jail in nearby Columbus Georgia on burglary charges.
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Phenix City
Ala
Otis Gay
Nellie McFarland
McFarland
Ashby Floyd
Chief Gay
Columbus
Senate filibuster flags party split amid anti-lynching bill fight
In Washington on January 14 193 ? debate heated as Democrats clash over limiting debate and amending the filibuster with southerners warning of a party split while northerners resist shelving the measure Senator Roosevelt warns the prolonged filibuster could threaten the president's legislative program Senator Bailey says gains in votes and sentiment momentum loom as the bill nears a committee return The House debates the 11th annual sundry appropriation bill allotting 1 515 552 286 for the treasury and post office departments while Smathers accuses Republicans of aiding the Senate filibuster and breaking platform pledges on anti lynching legislation
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Roosevelt
Senate
Bailey
N. C
van Nuys
Ind
House
Treasury
Post Office
Washington
Jan
Senator Smathers
D-Nj
Smathers
Officers Turn to Firemen on Raid
Athens Alabama January 14 special A sheriff and deputies seized Oakley Elders of Ardmore for prohibited liquor. Elders threw whiskey into the fireplace causing a flare up that nearly exploded and burned the house. Firemen and deputies extinguished the blaze. Elders pled guilty to possessing whiskey and paid a fine.
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Athens
Ala
J.E. Wellden
Oakley Elders
Ardmore
Community Sing at Austinville Church Sunday
A community sing will be held at the Austinville Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 1 30 o clock. All singers were invited to attend. A number of out of town singers are expected and officials anticipate a most enjoyable event.
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Austinville Methodist Church
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Edward J. Neil
Aperman
England
America
Spain
DR. Dawson
Decatur’s
Claude Gilchrist
Somerville
Decatur
Vernon Hutchens
Huntsville
J. H. Chitwood
Central Methodist Church
W. B. Strong
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
L. J. Kaylor
Westside Presbyterian Church
W. M
Young
Arthur Moye
Benevolent Hospital
Brown's Ambulance
Edward Morrison
East Chicago
Jeanette McNeese
L. D. Patterson
First Methodist Church
Eleanor Sams
Drinkard-Howell
Wheeler Highway
Bey, Howell
Nettie Stover
Mamie Dunlap
Cave Springs
Roy Howell
Russell. Little
Paducah, Ky
Oscart Loosier
Thomasville, Ga
Little
Otto Little
Lamar Penney
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Lewis H. Knight
Stewarts
Noble Russell
Man
R. B. Conner
Church of God
Fairview Church of God
Lacon
Austinville
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