Four Cities Bid For Major Party Conventions
Four cities Philadelphia St Louis Chicago and others may bid for the 1940 party conventions with Philadelphia already influential in Democratic planning and Chicago and St Louis seeking substantial sums for nominating venues. Roosevelt third term talk reignites the competition as Labor figures and officials debate prospects and strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Cleveland
John J. Lewis
Columbus
Ohio
Ickes
Dld
Lewis
Perkins
Democratic Party
Labor
New Deal
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
White House
Helvering
Kansas
Wheeler
D.-Mont
United Mine Workers
More Trees Planted in Southeastern National Forests
The Forest Service reports 131 707 acres planted nationwide in 1939 with 31 060 acres in ten southeastern states. Mississippi led the region with 12 922 acres followed by Louisiana 12 760. Wisconsin and Alabama showed notable totals, planting by conservation corps under supervision at an average cost of one and a quarter cents per tree.
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Washington
Forest Service
Lake States
South
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Wisconsin
Conservation Corps
Ory Talladega
Arkansas
Quachita
Ozark
Georgia
Chattahoochee
Westminster Presbyterian youth weeks events listed
Young people week at Westminster Presbyterian Church features an evening program for Decatur Christian Endeavor union at the manse at 7 30. On Sunday the Westminster youth present a program at five o clock with Frances West Lewis West Patterson Joe Doss Coats Oak Sally Meinhardt Melvin Rogers Rex Kirkpatrick Gildt Avery Roan Marguerite Finy Beans Jones Mary participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Decatur Christian Endeavor Union
Westminster Young
Frances West
Lewis West
Patterson
Joe Doss Coats
Oak
Sally Meinhardt
Melvin Rogers
Rex Os Kirkpatrick
Gil Dt
Avery Roan
Marguerite F Iny Beans Jones
Mary
Rally in aircrafts steels and motors drives market activity
The market drew attention to aircrafts steels motors and specialties with some gains trimmed and many issues flat or down by the close. Light buying toward midday and feeble overall recovery left volume modest at about 550 000 shares. Wheat finished mixed with May at 98 3 8 to 96 1 4 for July while corn oats and other grain prices showed small moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Cotton futures advance as weekend trade boosts prices
New Orleans reports steady gains across the board as speculative and export demand lift cotton futures. March closes at 10.87, May 10.57-58, July 10.22, October 9.49, December 9.39 amid broad market buying and covering activity.
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New Orleans
Cotton Futures Close Higher on Mixed New York Session
Futures closed 2 to 6 points higher with May, July and December contracts showing gains. Trading ranged from about 9.24 to 10.60 and nearby notes included new contract figures and middling spot price around 11.11.
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Cotton
New York
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tenn January 26 cattle receipts light demand good and prices steady Best fed steers around 9.00 others 8.29 down common and medium 6.25 to 8.00 Beef cows 3.50 to 5.00 vealers 13.9 top hogs 125 pounds plus 4.25 to 5.50 sows 4.10 sheep none good fat lambs to 8.25 fat ewes 2.00 to 3.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
Poultry Live Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Chicago dealers report poultry live trade steady with hens firm and chickens easy. Plymouth Rock hens under four pounds fetch 16 1 2 cents, other prices unchanged as of today.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
Butter and Eggs Prices Reported in Chicago Ledger
Readable fragments show butter prices around 576 270, creamery firm scores and several price figures for eggs and dairy products in Chicago. Centralized car rates appear with various numbers, while several digits suggest market fluctuations and pricing entries.
Wheat market trims losses as prices near year-low
Chicago grain report notes wheat futures steadying after dipping within a fraction of a cent from the prior cycle low. Market observers cite limited demand and harvest pace as factors, with traders awaiting fresh cues from export data and weather.
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Chicago
Markets at a Glance New York Jan 26
Stocks steady with selected issues advancing quietly. Bonds and utilities show narrow gains while chief rates in foreign exchange hold steady. Cotton mixed with local buying and Bombay hedging. sugar higher due to covering. Metals lower as copper drops 3 to 8 cents per pound. Wool tops easy from Boston selling. In Chicago Wheat unsettled. corn, cattle, and hogs steady to down 25 cents for hogs to 5.70.
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New York
Bombay
Trade and Commission House
Boston
Chicago
Grain prices and futures reported for cash markets
Chicago January 26 report lists cash wheat and corn prices by grade with bids for No 1 yellow No 2 and No 3 varieties, oats at 39 to 43 cents, soybeans No 3 yellow at 1.08, and forage seeds with nominal ranges for timothy clover red clover and alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash Grain
Chicago
Cottonseed Meal Prices Decline in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed easier with sales of 200 tons in Memphis. Prices for January 29 and March 27 contracts show modest drops, with bi-monthly May and September figures reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Acrobat awarded $10,000 damages in fall lawsuit
A federal jury awarded dancer America Olvera $10,000 for injuries from a 30 foot trapeze fall. The verdict named Ringling Brothers and the Al G Barnes circus as defendants after Olvera claimed $51,000 for a broken arm back injuries and other harms.
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Los Angeles
America Olvera
Ringling Brothers
al G. Barnes
Dixon Returns to Office After Illness
Governor Frank Dixon, weakened by a cold and throat ailment for three weeks, resumed duties at the executive offices in Montgomery after a week in Birmingham. Doctors advised limiting voice use to prevent further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Dixon
Birmingham
Daily Want Ad Finds Good Apartments In Demand
In a crowded market, good apartments stay in demand as tenants seek quality spaces. Listings highlight available units, favorable locations, and reasonable rents to attract renters quickly.
Britain Eyes Sub Reports and New German Plane Carriers
London reports say German submarine output rose to about one per day while Berlin hints at a first group completed under high pressure. Western observers fear intensified attacks on British and French grain shipments as submarines and plane carriers may threaten sea lanes near Trinidad and the Panama Canal.
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London
Reich
Berlin
New York
West Indies
Americas
Trinidad
Panama Canal
High Seas
North Sea
Severe Cold Grips Alabama Amid Snow and Travel Disruptions
Alabama endures record cold with Birmingham at 5 below and Florence at 6 below, while Mobile reports 16 degrees. Schools shut in the north as 6 to 20 inches of snow blanket the region. roads cleared by state crews, but coal shortages hit towns. Air service resumes, buses run late, trains normal, and hotels fill with commuters. automotive chains reappear as industrial activity squalls.
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Birmingham
Florence
Huntsville
Gadsden
Decatur
Alabama
Downstate
Mobile
Famec
Mercury
Montgomery
Evergreen
North Alabama
Shades Valley
Edgewood
Lake Intos
Scandaus
Rations May Be Supplemented for Cold Weather in Alabama
Montgomery officials announce possible extra distributions of Surplus Commodities aid for January and February as extreme cold increases need. Welfare commissioner Miss Laula Dunn says authority for a second January distribution and two February allotments has been granted to help the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Commonttes ‘Corporation
Laula Dunn
Death Ends Alabama City Governing Controversy
Death ends a long fight over City Hall in Childersburg Alabama as Mayor Wallace Boaz dies in a Sylacauga hospital two days after ex mayor M J Cliett and the disputed 1938 election tale. The Boaz faction finally held control after weeks of rival governance and an extended legal battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childersburg
Ala
mid-Alabama
Wallace Boaz
Sylacauga
M.J. Cliett
Boaz
Cliett
Law
Lewis denounces Communist banner stunt at UMW convention
CIO chief John Lewis defends United Mine Workers and denounces Communist intrusion after a red hammer and sickle banner was unfurled atop the stage. Delegates protested, banner was removed, and Lewis asserted no Communists are in the UMW. He also criticized New Deal critics and warned against Roosevelt’s third term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eratic Party
Montanan
Lewis
Mine Workers
CIO
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Cao
New -York Herald-Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Scripps-Howard
John Lewis
Montana Democrat
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Wheeler
New Deal
Paul V. McNutt
United Mine“ Workers of America
Ed Livingston, 65, Pneumonia Victim, Funeral Held
Funeral services for Ed Livingston 65 well known local citizen were held at 3 30 p m Friday at McAfee Howell and Young funeral parlors Grant street burial in Roselawn cemetery directed by McAfee Howell and Young He died of pneumonia at 11 a m Thursday at his home 1611 Fifth avenue south He is survived by a brother Bill Livingston and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Livingston
McAfee, Howell and Young
Grant Street
Rev. J. M. Bugle
Roselawn
McAfee
Howell
Young
Livingston
Fifth
Avenue
Fie
Bill Livingston
Welfare food distribution expands amid shortages in 1940s incident
Miss Dunn reports the FP S C distributing surplus commodities such as flour oats oranges apples and raisins to welfare agencies for about 50 000 families with 20 000 more in Jefferson County under a food stamp like program. A corn meal shipment is expected soon and lard may follow later, while 5 000 to 10 000 may receive second helpings.
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FP. S
Decatur's Diary Mixed Local News Sparse Court Scene
The city notes a single defendant in police court charged with carrying a concealed pistol. Church activities and sermons are announced for Sunday with pastors away or returning. Weather affects gas stations and postpones high school games. Local residents and health updates are listed along with minor incidents and community events.
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W. Moore
Morals case shocks Texas hospital allegations arise
Dr. W J Johnson 54, superintendent of the San Antonio state hospital for the insane, faces accusations of improper advances from five former staff members. Witnesses recount kissing, fondling, and sexual remarks, with one officer denying the charges and alleging a conspiracy to oust him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. J. Johnson
San Antonio State Hospital
Johnson
Board of Control
San Antonio Ministers’ Association
Ruby Benton
Brunett
Cartwright Johnson
John
L. S. Moore
Moore
Adella Cooper
Ras Stockton
Finland Battles In Two Fronts Fray As War Presses
The Finns fight invaders above the Arctic Circle and in southeast Finland while Americans in Sweden are advised by Stockholm to return home as a precaution. In Europe German submarine output rises to one per day and British attacks on merchants intensify amid limited front activity.
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Arctic Circle
Finland
Sweden
United States
Stockholm
Vosges
Everene
Spain
Vigo
Atlantic
W. L. MacKenzie King
City of Flint Crew to Get Back Wages
Forty sailors aboard the City of Flint near completion of a troubled voyage are poised for a large pay settlement. They had not been paid since October 3 after sailing from New York on an Argosy voyage that included a stint in Murmansk, Russia, under a prize crew from the German battleship Deutschland, with U S lines officials delivering a substantial payroll as the ship neared Virginia Capes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
City of Flint
New York
Murmansk
Russia
Flint
Capes
United States Lines
Cotton State Officials Plan Feb Pink Bollworm Meeting
Representative Kleberg of Texas said a coalition of cotton state congressmen and state officials will meet in Washington February 5 and 6 to press for higher funding to fight the pink bollworm infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kleberg
D, Tex
Tax replacement sought for Polk County loss in taxes
County Attorney Harry J. Schaefer said the disappearance of the Tennessee Electric Power Co. as a taxpayer in Polk County Tennessee leaves a yearly tax shortfall of 118,489 dollars and prompts a search for replacement revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee Electric Power Co
Polk County
Tennessee
Harry J. Schaefer
Japan US Trade Talks Hover Over New Arrangements
Commerce between Japan and the United States stands at about a year’s total in the millions as both sides seek a new treaty or stop-gap measure to maintain current commercial regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
Woman Lawyer Plays Key Role in Sherman Antitrust Case
In New York Nell D McQuillan 28 special assistant to the attorney general helped prepare charges of violating the Sherman act against Joseph P Ryan 10 officers and members of the International Longshoremen's Association two locals and a building teamsters local The defendants pleaded innocent as the case opened
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Scarlett O'Hara
Nell D. McQuillan
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Building Teamsters’ Union
Trim Littl
McQuillan
Supreme Court
Alabama
Birmingham
Episcopalians Close 109th Convention Name Anniston Site
Alabama Episcopalians conclude their 109th annual convention in Tuscaloosa naming Anniston as the site of the 1964 conference and selecting 21 delegates to the Triennial general convention in Kansas City. Clerical delegates include Watson Stoney Kendall Jenkins with lay delegates Johnson Kilby Blair Baldwin and others. alternates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama Episcopalians
Selec
Anniston
Kansas City
Richard %. Watson
James S. Stoney
Ralph J. Kendall
Butaw
John L. Jenkins
Selma
Crawford Johnson Sr
Birmingham
Thomas E. Kilby
Algernon Blair
Montgomery
M. M. Baldwin
Mobile
Justice Jones
Troy
John Turner
Edgar Neff
P. N. McDonald
Lay
Oscar Kilby
William Spencer
Herbert Tutwiler
J. B. Converse
Pneumonia Declines in Alabama Reports Week’s New Cases
Montgomery reporting 205 new pneumonia cases for the week, down from 236. Thirty nine counties reported cases led by Jefferson with 46, Blount 14, Houston 10, while Baldwin Barbour Bullock Dale Fayette Franklin Henry Jackson Lamar Lawrence Lowndes Marengo Shelby each had five or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Health Department
Jefferson
Blount
Houston
Baldwin
Barbour
Bullock Dale
Fayette Franklin
Henry
Jackson
Lamar Lawrence
Lowndes
Marengo
Shelby
Cold wave grips Texas citrus belt as readings dip
The Texas cold wave enters its ninth day driving subfreezing temps across the region. Officials report citrus damage estimates from 20 to 90 percent on a $7,000,000 crop while burnings smudge pots try to save what's left.
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Miami
Jacksonville
St. Petersburgh
Pinellas Park
West Palm Beach
Texas
Brownsville
Charleston S. C
Charlotte
Asheville
Raleigh
Norfolk
Washington
New York
Bangor
Maine
Huntsville
Ala
Mobile
Florence
Gadsden
Vermont Rep Denies Offense In Vermont Note
Washington reports Rep Patrick D of Alabama faced questions after remarks about Vermont and Birmingham. He says the exchange was in good humor and not aimed at Alabama or state matters, insisting no offense was intended and that he discussed national issues.
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Washington
Patrick D
House
Vermont
Alabama
Patrick
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W. C. Self
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Sim Howell
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Falkville
Austinville High School
Austinville
G. F. Little
6Th Ave. South
F. M. Hamilton
5Th Ave
Albert Thornhill
James Hamilton
Daily Carrier
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A. M. McCoy
L. E. Drake
Hartselle
M. C. Linderman
Route 3
A. W. Payne
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Millard Eddy
Baugh’s Infirmary
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Decatur Neon Sign CO
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