Huntsville Production Credit Unit to Meet January 25
Farmers from six counties served by the Huntsville Credit Association will gather for the annual meeting at the high school at 10 a m. Reports will be read, directors elected, and Dr E P Garrett and Jesse B Hearin will speak on the directors’ report and a treasury outlook. The meeting aims to address 1941 credit needs amid government programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville Credit Association
Precredit Association
Thos
Eddins
Secrecf
E. P. Garrett
Huntsville Production” Credit Association
J. E. 5S
Thompson RF
John B. Sewell
Naval fund approved for 200 new cargo ships
The House Appropriations Committee backed an emergency 313.5 million dollar appropriation to build 200 cargo ships to curb world shipping shortages from submarine and air attacks. Roosevelt said urgency, with work under the Maritime Commission starting on a 350 million dollar program. Admiral Land testified the first ships could be completed 11 months after funding and total program in 24 months.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Emorys. Land
Morgan County Rescue Notes Amid Flu Cases
Several flu cases are reported in the Morgan County community. Local residents, including H. M. Helms and W. Helms of Austell Georgia, were visitors or en route this Saturday. Families visit relatives in Huntsville Hartselle Guntersville and Chipley with multiple mentions of the Helms family and Mrs Vera Black and son James D. spending time with relatives.
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H. M. Helms
Huntsville
M.ow. Pettit
Dewey Moon
Nadine Lemons
Virgie Selby
W. Helms
Austell
Georgia
Vera Black
James D
J. D. Hennessee
Josie Nagio
Flora Helms
Mamye Hornbuckle
Hartselle
Willis Helms
Woodville
E. Helms
C. I. Edwards
Wiley
Roy Edwards
Jewell Helms
Chipley
H. B. Black
Dorol Olin
Guntersville
Claudie A
Market rally spurred by demand for rails and steels
New York trading closed higher as demand for rails and steels lifted stocks. Fractions gained in leading shares amid about 500000 shares traded while measured declines persisted in the broader AP averages. Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis steadied with varied month prices. Chicago poultry prices moved higher on a firm market with mixed results across breeds and weights.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Associated Press
Markets At A Glance New York January Report
Markets at a glance show firm stocks with rails contributing a mild rally. Bonds steady as rails gain. Foreign exchange steady with sterling strengthening. Cotton higher on active demand. Sugar mixed amid Cuban loan talk boosting world futures. Copper futures rise moderately while wool remains steady. Wheat unsettled with weak new crop contracts. Corn firm amid scattered short covering. Hogs weak to 10 lower with top at 8 dollars. Cattle mostly steer runs, slow, 25 lower.
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New York
Cotton futures rebound amid favorable textile reports
In New Orleans on January 22 cotton futures recouped yesterday's losses as traders bought on optimistic textile industry news and broader business conditions. Closing quotes show May, July, October contracts with modest gains or steady levels and bids around 9.70 to 10.50.
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N. O
New Orleans
Wee
Stein
Cotton futures close higher on brisk trading in New York
Futures markets show gains across contracts with March at 10.39 to 10.40, May around 10.42, July near 10.31, and October around 9.71 as traders push prices upward. Middling spot noted at 10.69 with a nominal upturn.
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New York
Patrols Ordeal: Guardsman Cleared After Dental Work
National Guardsman John Shea aged 23 from New York endured ten hours in a dentist chair to repair his teeth after being rejected by the army for dental defects. He underwent three extractions, four fillings, five crowns repaired, and two removal bridges inserted, and finally received army doctors' clearance.
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National
John Shea
New York
Army
Shea
Butter and egg market report from Chicago
Butter receipts total 792 353 with steady prices and a 91 score for creamery butter at 29 1 2. Eggs receipts 9 915 with current receipts at 16 1 4 and dirties 14 3 4, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Dates Unclear
Salable cattle 250 calves 75. Trade active with good fed steers and yearlings up to 11.25. Medium and small cattle range 4.00 to 9.75. Top dealers 13.00. Hogs 400, market steady with good 180–250 lb hogs 8.40 and 125–175 lb at 7.80. Lambs 10.50 top fat ewes 3.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
Grain prices and field seed ranges listed in Chicago market report
The Chicago market report provides bid prices for wheat corn oats barley and field seeds. It lists specific grades and weights for No 2 hard No 5 mixed No 1 yellow No 3 and more, plus field seed prices for Timothy alsike clover and sweet clover.
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Chicago
Grain Markets See Wheat Slump on Rain and Crop Prospects
Rains over the grain belt and upbeat crop forecasts abroad weigh on wheat futures. Argentine harvest estimates rise and last summer's production is revised up in Canada, pushing wheat prices lower while corn edges higher and oats hold steady.
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Chicago
Canada
Faith urged by Knudsen at governors conference
William S. Knudsen, director of defense production, told governors that America must have faith and be willing to sweat for about a year to save blood later. He presented a plan to survey idle machine tool facilities to speed armament production and urged governors to keep resources aligned and people optimistic.
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Washington
William S. Knudsen
Defense Production
America
Governors
Mechanized units grow as army expands to 190000 vehicles
General Barzynski told the Natal Automobile Dealers Association that the army will reach about 190000 motor vehicles by June 30 with a 250000 vehicle goal to equip a 1.4 million man field army. He cited growth since 1937 and warned that failure to prepare invites defeat.
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Pittsburgh
E. Barzynski
War Department
Barzynski
Natal Automobile Dealers Association
Army
Quartermaster Corps
France
Low Countries
Global Fronts Report Turbulent Wars Loom Across Regions
Reports describe fighting involving the Romanian military and Iron Guard extremists in the Balkans. Turkey threatens attackers near Thrace as forces mass near the Bulgarian border. Italian divisions in Albania suffer heavy losses and retreat to reform. Bad weather grounds British and German bombers for a second night. Lenin’s anniversary marks neutralist, reinforced Soviet policy claims. Thailand and French Indo China signals hint at peace talks over border disputes, amid fears of wider conflict drawing Japan into broader hostilities.
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Iron Guard
Turkey
Thrace
Athens
Julia
Albania
Soviet
Russia
Nicolai Lenin
Thailand
Indo-China
Japan
National Textile Workers Union to renew South push
In Atlanta on January 22 the National Executive Council of the Textile Workers Union of America will discuss a renewed Southern organization drive. The council plans a southwide conference for textile workers Saturday and Sunday, with adjournment to follow, and about 700 delegates are expected, said R L Lawrence regional director.
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Atlanta
South
National Executive Council
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
R. L. Lawrence
TWUA
Faith and Sweat Highlight War Confidence Tactics
Knudsen argues public confidence hinges on trust and honest effort. He cites a London engineer who says bombing may backfire, making Britain angrier and more resolute, suggesting pacifying fear versus exhausting morale.
Band Greets Contempt Judge Connor in Jail Walk
Birmingham January 22 Police Commissioner Eugene Connor completed a 48 hour contempt of court sentence and was greeted by a band and uniformed officers as he left county jail. He canceled a parade plan and declined to march to city hall saying jail time is too serious for a parade. Connor paid for his meals and noted jail fare was adequate. Three other city officials sentenced for contempt appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Birmingham
Ala
Eugene Connor
Connor
City Hall
Holt McDowell
T. A. Riley
J. H. Willis
John Foster
Alabama Supreme Court
Congress Debates Aid to Britain amid Roosevelt Controversy
In the fall the president backed aid to Great Britain short of war. McNary urged unity for an all out democracies aid policy. Rep Fish proposed a $2 billion credit to buy American war supplies, claiming quick credit while preserving constitutional government. Kennedy opposed the administration bill, as Senate hearings were set to proceed with Roosevelt citing no intent to convoy ships or ships’ deployment.
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Great Britain
Rep
Fish
England
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Norman Thomas
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Iowa
Capitol
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
D. G
Roosevelt
Atlantic
British Isles
Speculation on Supreme Court nominee list in early discussion
The article lists potential picks and contenders for a Supreme Court appointment including Senator Robert F. Wagner Thurman Arnold Harold Stephens Florence Allen and others from law schools courts and political positions. It notes possibilities of a non lawyer and highlights discussions across several states and institutions.
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Robert F. Wagner
New York
Thurman Arnold
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
West
Harold Stephens
Utah
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Arnold
Wyoming
Florence E. Allen
Cleveland
Sixth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Francis Biddle
Federal Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Lloyd K. Garrison
University of Wisconsin Law School
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
The
Securities Commission
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Samuel Rodsenman
Ferdinand Pecora
New York Supreme Court
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Donald R. Richberg
National Industrial Recovery Act
William Denman
San Francisco
Sam G. Bratton
Albuquerque
N. M
Justin Miller
California
J. D. Wickham
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Illness and local notices fill Decatur update
PECATUR'S DIARY reports R R McGuire ill with flu at home while Mrs Edoward Graham cares for her father T R Upton in Macon Mississippi. Daytime church activities and midweek services are announced, along with health updates, hospitalizations, and local visitations from Decatur and surrounding areas.
A Wartime Manpower Call Drives Factory and Farm Labor Push
In the next six months the nation faces intense demand for both men and women as the government aims to mobilize manpower. Ernest Bevin outlined a broad declaration stressing reduced military burdens to free workers for munitions, aviation, and agriculture while expanding factories and shipyards.
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Ernest Bevin
Flu cases peak as Alabama reports 8622 infections
Alabama state health officials say influenza cases reached 8622 in the seven days ending Saturday, nearly four times the previous week. Dr. J N Baker notes many cases go unreported and schools began reopening after widespread illness. Counties with over 100 cases include Calhoun Chambers Clay Cullman Dallas Hale Houston Lee Madison Mobile Montgomery Shelby St Clair Sumter Talladega Tuscaloosa and Walker.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State On Department
Jefferson County
Etowah
J. N. Baker
Bible
Calhoun
Chambers
Clay
Crenshaw
Cullman
Dallas
Hale
Houston
Lee
Macon
Madison
Mobile
Pickens
Shelby
St. Clair
Sumter
Talladega
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Community Notes from Morgan County Cedar Creek
Mr and Mrs W R Bartlett and family moved to the community from Florette to settle here Jessie West of Tullahoma Tenn visited his mother Mrs W Simmons in town Lucile Locke spent the weekend in Decatur with Miss MacKell en Nichols and Mrs Rena Engle Floyd Quinn of Wadley visited with the Bartletts Mrs Allen Brazell hosted guests including Mrs W H Walker and Miss Locke McKinley Walker and family from West Hartselle stayed with his parents Mrs and Mrs W H Walker Dinner guests included Mrs Charles Woods and Mrs Woodrow Holmes James Storie returned home from Anniston Curtis Holmes of Hartselie visited with his parents Willie Foote stayed with the Walkers on West Hartselle pike Miss Bula Locke employed in Decatur spent the weekend with her parents Luther Holmes attended league at Salem Mrs Sampie Richards family moved from East Hartselle to settle here R D Foote visited the Holmes family Sunday Mrs T S Storie was guest of Mrs Allen Storie on Sunday
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W. R. Bartlett
Florette
Jessie West
Tullahoma
Tenn
W. ©. Simmons
Lucile Locke
Decatur
MacKellen Nichols
Rena Engle
Floyd Quinn
Wadley
WR. Bartlett
Allen Brazel
Willie Foote
McKinley Walker
West Hartselle Pike
Curtis Holmes
Hartseile
B. W. Holmes
Bula. Locke
T. H. Locke
Elbert Smith
Cole Springs
F. S. Holmes
Luther Holmes
League At
Salem
Sampie Richards
East Hartselle
R. D Foote
T. S. Storie
Allen
School fund released to Montgomery area schools
State Comptroller I. C. Heck released 899 282 68 dollars to schools from the special educational trust fund and divided 87 500 dollars in sales tax revenue among 67 counties. Of the education portion 140 309 dollars was earmarked for higher learning at the University of Alabama Auburn and Alabama College.
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Montgomery
Ala
I. C. Heck
Special Educational Trust Fund
Institutions of Higher Learning
The
University, Auburn
Alabama College
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Chattanooga
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Tower Avenue
R. L. Sturgis
Bill Patton
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R. L. Reid
Danville
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Somerville
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Johnston Street
Decatur Clinic
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Danville Road
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Baugh’s Infirmary
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Lynn Hagood
Lynn Hayes
Baugh's Infirmary
J. L. Gunter
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R. L. Archibald
Cr. R. Bennett
Duke Gillespie
Trinity Route
Margaret Sims
Bernice Dillard
L. E. Shankle
Trinity
Lester Sanders
29Th Street
Ensley Highlands
Janet Katherine
Leo Wright
Glendon
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S. H. Malone
Vine Street
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Fifth Avenue, West
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