President Roosevelt Voices Two Tax Plans for Poor Families
President Roosevelt told about 400 White House conference members last night that mere handouts cannot solve poverty. He proposed raising incomes in poorer communities and taxing each area by ability to pay, while praising past reforms and stressing public assistance as necessary. He also honored Senator Borah and referenced The Grapes of Wrath in discussing migratory families.
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Chinese claim momentum in Hupeh and Canton fronts
Chinese reports say 10 Japanese tanks and several planes were lost in Hupeh while Chinese forces formed a 18 to 25 mile arc around Canton and pushed the Japanese back 50 miles in a string of encounters. They also claim thwarting a Jan 8 retake of Pingtan island and assert Japanese losses in North Hupeh Tapieh mountains.
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Italy Focuses On Balkan Policy Amid Yugoslav Tensions
A continuing dispatch notes Yugoslavia seeks to fortify southeastern Europe’s neutrality by shaping Romania-Hungary ties. The report highlights Hungary’s aim to regain Transylvania, a loss from World War I, complicating regional stability.
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Yugoslavia
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Mayor La Gwyardia presses coal strike talks
York January 20 Mayor La Gwyardia applied pressure on dead coal strike negotiators urging a settlement of a four day delivery tie up He switched off radiators in the city hall conference room and called for a morning session while noting the chilly room The union seeks raise from 1.00 to 1.20 per hour plus an extra driver per truck The coal company says the pay hike would spike operating costs by 140 percent
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Three qualify in Judg eship races in Alabama primary
Three candidates qualified for judgeships in Alabama as part of the May 7 Democratic primary. C. P. Almon of Florence seeks re election in the 11th circuit, H G Bailey of Boaz aims for the 9th, and Seybourn H Lynne of Decatur runs for judgeship No 1 in the 8th. George C Johnson of Athens filed as an alternate delegate for the 8th Congressional District to the Democratic National Convention.
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Ala
Roamelats
John Brandon
C. P. Almon
Florence
H. G. Bailey
Boaz
Seybourn H. Lynne
Decatur
George C. Johnson
Athens
Markets Drift as Uncertain Trade Dampens Activity
New York stock action shows decision- fatigue and thin volume with few fresh catalysts. Overseas selling acts as a brake on prices while large blocks of low quoted stocks appear. cottonseed meal and dairy markets in Memphis and Chicago close quietly with scattered price movements and steady to firm notes.
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Enope
Montgomery Ward
Great Northern Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Generay Electric
Markets at a Glance Highlights Early 20th Century Trading
Markets at a Glance from New York and Chicago summarize mixed stock activity uneven in New York with brisk bond demand and steady exchange rates. Cotton hedging and trade support persist while sugar stays firm amid Cuban labor issues. Copper quoted at 12 cents. wool tops fall. Chicago shows wheat about steady and hogs 10 to 15 lower.
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New York Cotton Futures Close Mixed On Open Market
Futures in New York closed off to mixed moves with old contracts slipping while new March and May posts showed slight gains. Middling spot cotton held at about 11.44 cents per pound as investors watched price swings and contract shifts across months.
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Norcopton
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Trial
In New Orleans on January 20, cottonseed oil closed steady with bids for various futures. Bleachable prime summer yellow trades at 7.10 nom, prime crude around 5.87 to 26.00, with January 6.40B, March 6.45B, May 6.61B, June 6.71B and September 6.75-8.
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Memphiss
Orleans
Spot Cotton closes steady in New Orleans market
Spot cotton in New Orleans on January 20 closed steady with sales of 5,438 bales. Prices were reported at low middling 9.92, middling 11.02, and good middling.
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Nashville Livestock Prices Trimmed as Slaughter Cattle Dip
Nashville Tennessee January 20. Salable calves numbered 25 with strong demand for beef stock. Slaughter cattle declined by 25 to 50 cents with some larger drops. fed steers and yearlings mid 9.25 to 9.50. common and medium cattle 6.25 to 8.00. cutters 5.50 to 6.00. Vealers up to 12.50. Hogs steady with weights 125 pounds and heavier 4.45 to 5.70. light pigs 3.95 and sows 4.30. Sheep 26 head steady. good ewe and wether lambs around 8.25 to 6.00 and fat ewes 2.00 to 3.00.
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Nashville
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U. S. Dept. Agr
Senate subcommittee trims military funds in coast guard and patrol needs
The subcommittee cut about 6.875 million dollars from 81 short navy patrol planes and one million from destroyer reconditioning for neutrality patrols. Most of the remaining six million in reductions hit army field maneuvers while the FBI anti spy staff funding stayed intact. The House Democratic leadership warned against killing all contract authorizations as 186.58 million in army and navy contracts faces later action. The Senate planned a noon meeting for Senator Borah's funeral. the House was in recess.
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Grate Fire Claims 4 Year Old Girl
In Montgomery Alabama on January 20 a 4 year old girl Yvonne White died from burns after her dress ignited on an open grate Her mother Reba White 28 was hospitalized with burns while trying to douse the flames A neighbor Mrs J S Middlebrooks also suffered burns aiding the mother another Montgomery resident was burned in a related incident and a black man had burns the day before all caused by clothing catching fire from open grates
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J. S. Middlebrooks
Montgomerian
Ministers Meet Monday At Eleven
The Ministers of Decatur hold their first monthly meeting of the new year Monday at Central Methodist Church starting 11 o'clock. Dr. D McNutt pastor of First Methodist leads the program and Rev E V Ramage the new president will preside during the business session. All ministers urged to attend per Rev Cecil Brown secretary.
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Cecil . Brown
Morgan Act Held Invalid and Other County Rulings
Attorney General Thomas Lawson ruled the 1935 Morgan County act fixing the chief deputy sheriff salary at 1050 a year unconstitutional citing violation of a constitutional provision on local laws. The same opinion upheld another 1935 act allowing an additional deputy. Lawson also sustained 1939 local acts reorganizing Cherokee County operations.
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Morgan County
Thomas
Lawson
Jim L. Howell
County Board of Revenue Arid Control
Cherokee County
Idaho Senator Borah dies after years of isolationist stance
Idaho's Henry Cabot Borah died after a decline in health, with medical authorities unable to determine if a stroke or brain hemorrhage caused his fall. The longtime senator, nicknamed Lone Wolf and The Lion of Idaho, led opposition to Roosevelt's neutrality program and US entry into world institutions, while remaining private and devoted to his wife Mary.
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Troy Warehouse Fire Prompts Aid From Two Cities
The W. L. Thompson warehouse in Troy, Alabama, burned early today with cotton and general merchandise inside. Firefighters from Montgomery and Luverne were called to assist as nearby structures faced danger.
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Montgomery
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Morgan Paid Over $4 000 in December Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment benefit payments to Alabama workers in December totaled $284,529.40, boosting 1939 payouts to $4,206,266.98. Jefferson County led with $73,853.11 in benefits. Morgan County paid $4,262.50 with most to totally unemployed.
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Lawrence
Department of Industrial Relations
Jefferson County
Decatur's Diary Notices and Local Illnesses
Adams Tenn visitor Mrs J M Derrington calls on her mother Mrs G W Lawthern and sister Mrs J T Berry in Decatur. Relief distribution of 400 crates oranges and 250 boxes apples planned next week at the warehouse. Pneumonia illness of Clarence Fly. several local residents noted ill with flu. Circle meetings held by Westminster Auxiliary. jury board to meet and may travel to Hartselle. Travel and social visits include Jane Todd in Cullman and Miss Sadie Hicks ill at home. Mrs W M Dickinson guest in Wilder Place. several locals reported as ill or visiting relatives. Wedding attendants Mrs C W Knight and Mrs Tom Willingham travel to Birmingham for Miss Sadie Smith's wedding.
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Tom Willingham
Birmingham
Sadie Smith
Record cold grips vast southern states and beyond
Frigid conditions bring fires for warmth as Florida citrus, Louisiana crops face potential damage. Readings dip near zero in many Gulf and southern regions while snow blankets northern areas from Michigan to Pennsylvania. Temperatures slowly rise but remain well below normal with notable lows in Atlanta Chattanooga Nashville and Pensacola.
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Record cold grips nation as deaths rise in 30 states
A severe cold wave kills or is linked to 95 deaths across 30 states this week with 28 more in a dozen states. Sub freezings and subzero temps persist from Rockies to Atlantic while the Pacific Coast stays normal. Fires from overheated stoves, traffic crashes, and hardships press the homeless as Florida and Louisiana report extreme cold and citrus growers prepare smudging to protect crops.
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Nazi slave ship hunted in South Atlantic find
Montevideo dispatch reports Britain suspected two German naval units, including the Altmark, a 12000 ton raider and prison ship aiding Admiral Graf Spee. British sources say Altmark may have reached a German port and describe its crew held in dire conditions aboard.
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Chicago Insurance Executive Ill in Chicago Clinic
DeForest Bowman a renowned Chicago insurance executive is critically ill at the Hamil Clinic after a heart attack suffered while visiting Mrs. Eximundson in this city en route from Chicago to Sarasota. His son Marquis Bowman flew in from Chicago to learn of the condition as the Bowmans, Chicago general agents for Bankers Life Insurance Co. of Des Moines, stay with relatives during a Midwest tour.
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Midwest
Snow, strikes, and ice hamper regions from Ohio to Virginia
Reports describe gas curtailment by East Ohio Gas Co amid industrial shutdowns and widespread layoffs. New York City cleared snow with 7,000 workers and 2,000 machines, while coal handlers faced a potential strike. Upstate New York opened highways after a severe storm as temperatures fell to 3 below. Pittsburgh recorded 9 below, rivers froze, and Philadelphia faced an ice jam threat to its water intake. Virginia braced for extreme cold with Mountain Lake at 14 below and ice 22 inches thick.
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