Land Of Cotton Now Serving Larger Share Of The Nation's Chops And Bacon
The 1940 live stock outlook shows larger meat supplies despite pig crop slackening. The U S Department of Agriculture cites a favorable shift in hog to corn price ratios since December and regional increases in pig production especially in the south Atlantic and south central states. Consumer demand for meats and lard is expected stronger overall in 1940 with higher incomes and broader pork export prospects.
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North Central States
South Atlantic
South Central States
United States
Bureau
Non-treaty status colors early market calm and China issue watch
On the first day of the non-treaty status the stock market stays normal while concern rises over the Great Britain China incident. The Social mass resolution warns of great uncertainty if the United States pressures Japan, which seeks to avoid incidents in China and may embargo exports. Japanese authorities pledge to resume armed barbed wire ring at concessions and remain wary of yielding territory or economics to placate the United States.
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Great Britain
Japan
United States
United States Senate
China
Tientsin
Shanghai
Japan protests British reply on Asama Maru seizure
Tokyo reports that Britain’s response to Japan’s protest over the seizure of 21 Germans from the liner Asama Maru was unsatisfactory. A two hour meeting between Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita and Sir Robert Craigie produced a agreed view but the dispute will continue. The British note is due to be published Monday.
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Tokyo
Britain
Japan
Asama Maru
Hachiro Arita
Robert Leslie Craigie
Finnish snowbound youths pose in bathing suits in Decatur
Three Decatur youths G. W. Sellers Jack Haynes and Ralph Jones pose on a car front in seven inches of snow at near zero temperatures. A setting-up drill a mock attack with snowballs and a snowy camouflage are depicted near the Jones home on Eighth Avenue East.
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Decatur
G. W. Sellers
Jack Haynes
Ralph Jones
Panions
Markets steady as traders await clearer cues on weather and policy
Wall Street firms held to cautious stance with limited price moves amid light offerings and mixed news. Several large blocks traded while bonds and commodities showed slight activity. cotton futures in New Orleans fluctuated with weekend covering and abroad weakness offsetting gains.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Commonwealth & Southern
United Corp
Continental Motors
Market roundup shows mixed stamps across commodities
New York stock activity is irregular with aviation shares supported. bonds narrow with some transfers pressed. Foreign exchange steady with minor gains. cotton steady as trade buys offset light offerings. Sugar improves on Cuban support and speculative covering. metals nervous with shaky copper, wool down as commission houses sell.
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New York
Wheat and grain price report from Chicago market
Cash wheat no sales reported. Corn No 2 mixed 59, No 1 yellow 58 3-4, No 2 58 1-2-60. Oats No 3 white 42, sample 39-40 1-4. Timothy seed 4.90-5.25, sweet clover 4.50-5.25, red top 8.50-9.00, alfalfa 18.00-23.09.
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Chicago
Wheat futures rally on delivery constraints in Chicago
May wheat remained the only contract on the Chicago Board of Trade able to be delivered from the 1939 crop. A nervous session saw prices advance about one cent as July and September contracts, tied to 1940 wheat, showed momentum amid delivery limitations and market fluctuations.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Britain Intercepts German off Liner Near Yokohama
A British cruiser took the Ger mans off the liner last Saturday within 35 miles of Yokohama, illustrating the evolving enforcement of international law in naval operations.
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Britain
Yokohama
Cotton Futures Rebound With Mixed Early Losses
Cotton futures closed modestly higher after erasing initial losses as buying by cooperatives and trade interests surfaced. Prices had fluctuated during the session with intraday gains of up to six points before trimming to finish near unchanged to modestly higher. Markets in Bombay and Alexandria pressured early liquidations, while spot middling quotes and new contracts showed varied movements across the board.
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New York
Bombay
Alexandria
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis trade
Prime cottonseed meal in Memphis closed quiet with tracks for January delivery and March 25.45, May 25.65, July 26.40, September 24.65, October 24.50. Sales volume 100.
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Memphis
Tenn
Spot Cotton Steady in New Orleans Trade
Spot cotton in New Orleans on January 27 closed steady with sales of 536 bales. Low middling 9.52 cents, middling 10.62 cents, good middling 11.90 cents. Receipts 8,618 bales, stock 830,720 bales.
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New Orleans
Butter and eggs prices hold steady in Chicago market
Butter prices remain at 758 211 pounds with no change and eggs at 7 757 units steady as market closes. No adjustments in price noted for either commodity in Chicago trading.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tenn Jan 27 market finished firm with 25 salable cattle and 25 calves. Yearlings and steers priced strong with strictly good yearling type at 9.50 and better grades among steers.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenns
U. S.-Dept. Agri
Grady Dyar Illness Victim Passes at 42
Grady Dyar, 42, a well known resident of Danville route 2, died Saturday morning of pneumonia at the Irwin Dyar Infirmary in Moulton. Funeral plans set for 1:30 Sunday at his sister’s home in Gadsden, burial in Forest Cemetery. Survived by widow Le Dyar, four sons Claude James June Charles, daughter Myra, four brothers J P Dyar, Beve Dyar, Frank Dyar, and five sisters, and his mother C M Dyar.
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Grady Dyar
Danville
Moulton
BE. W. Mitchell
Gadsden
Buriain Forest
Highamitl
Mr. Dyar
Mra
le Dyar
Claude
James
June
Charles Dyer
Myra Dyar
J. PP. Dyar
iMoulton
Beve Arn Broughton Dyar
Dyar
Rome
C. C. Martin
Jamestown
E. W Mitchell
James Stewart
James P Sauls
Paul Lowery
Dr Callaway to Be Heard Sunday at Central Baptist
Dr T W Callaway pastor of St Elmo Baptist Chattanooga Tenn will fill the pulpit at both services Sunday at Central Baptist Church pastor Dr John C Cowell Jr A prominent Southern Baptist minister Callaway has led notable southern churches He is president of Rural Bible Crusade and sits on the Tsatanug Bible Conference board in Chattanooga as revivalist speaker with work spanning many states
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T. W. Callaway
St. Elmo
Milk Bottle Shortage Warning Urges Public Action
Morgan County health officer Dr Roy Murphree says a bottle shortage could halt local milk deliveries. The Daily was authorized to report the health department asks residents to place bottles outside for pickup despite cold weather to ensure dairies can deliver milk.
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Roy Murphree
Morgan County Health Officer
Health Department
Mbaciao Dairies
Lansdell Rites Conducted For Gunn Lansdell
Funeral services for Gunn L Lansdell 47 who died suddenly at his Tuscaloosa home were held at Town Creek with Rev Cornelius Highsmith directing burial in Lansdell Cemetery Town Creek He is survived by his widow Mary Allen Lansdell four sons two daughters three brothers and three sisters
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Gunn L. Lansdell
Tuscaloosa
Town Creek
Cornelius. Highsmith
Moulton
Lansdell
Lawrence County
Mary Allen
Woman appointed constable in Etowah county beat No 1
Mrs Ella Mae Lister of Gadsden was named by Governor Dixon to fill the unexpired term of her late husband W T Lister as constable of beat No 1 in Etowah county. The governor said she will not seek re election this year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ella Mae Lister
Gadsden
Dixon
Etowah County
W. T. Lister
Lister
Market Report on Cattle Sheep and Hogs Prices
Yearlings 8.00 to 8.75, common and medium heifers and steers 6.00 to 8.00. Beef cows to 6.50, common 5.0 down. Canners and cutters 3.50 to 5.00. Top vealers 13.00. Salable hogs 50. Weights 125 lbs up 4.25 to 5.50. Good sows 4.10. Salable sheep 25. Good lambs to 8.25, fat ewes 2.00 to 3.00. Steady.
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady In New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on January 27 cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 6.90. Prime crude quotes range 5.75 to 5.87 with March at 6.27 and May 6.39 while July hits 6.50 and September 6.56 as bid indications.
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New Orleans
Governors End Parley in Test of Southern Unity
The Southern Governors Conference wrapped a three day session in Nashville with delegates adopting resolutions on inter state trade barriers agricultural and industrial development relief freight rates local legislation oil conservation and wage and hour rules They urged repeal of discriminatory trade barriers and a united front to remove barriers nationwide The group endorsed a ten year plan for natural resource conservation and development with focus on land use weights and measures The conference backed relief funding linked to need capacity to pay and economic resources and urged transportation regulations to avoid discrimination while preserving each mode’s advantages
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Nashville
Tenn
South
Severe Cold Clamps Alabama as Relief Drives Heat and Coal Aid
Across Alabama extreme cold tightened the grip with Birmingham logging a record 10 below zero at 5:30 am and towns like Tuscaloosa Millport Florence and Decatur hitting new lows. Welfare groups urged warm clothing and fuel while churches and city agencies opened spaces to house and feed the needy as coal deliveries faltered and stocks ran low.
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Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Millport
Montgomery
Salvation Army
City Welfare Agency
Birmingham City
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A compact crossword with across clues 1 7 9 12 13 14 17 18 20 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 40 42 45 47 48 50 51 and down clues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Clues range from man‑of to dry wine, covering common crossword terms and wordplay.
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Eneeh O Gore
Ireland
Garret
Frank
Tunis
Persia
Department of France
Harbor Town
Mor gan County brief updates from Decatur diary
Weekly x ray clinic for indigent TB patients moved to Thursday 9 to 11. Treatment days change to Tuesday and Friday. Austinville sing postponed due to weather. Southside church B T U course postponed to one week later. Rev Archibald to fill Central Methodist pulpit at usual Sunday hours. Dr McNutt to speak on The Way of Life. Church conference after morning service to elect delegates. John BE McEachin of Huntsville improving. F C Rozear a Tri Cities visitor. St Pauls Lutheran service canceled. Inez McCall ill at home. Mrs A B Pickens ill at home. Lucile Lamon visiting from Chattanooga. E Terry of Hartselle in Decatur. J O George of Falkville in city. New home of Mr and Mrs Gilbert White to begin within ten days. Fire damage at Mrs R E Coffee home due to thawing pipe.
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Morgan County
D. C. McNutt
First Methodist Church
Alabama Coal Miners Return To Work Amid Fuel Shortage
Alabama operators deployed workers to relieve a statewide fuel shortage as the United Mine Workers of America granted special permission for today. Communities begged for fuel, and rail and road transport hovered near normal as snow and ice persisted. The Tombigbee River iced over Columbus Mississippi and Mobile Bay saw floating ice, while Birmingham transit operated with minor disruptions.
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Alabama
United Mine Workers of America
National Union
Goal
Tombigbee
Columbus
Miss
Mobile Bay
Birmingham Street
Shades Valley
Bitterly cold weather grips much of nation officials report
Bitterly cold weather across the nation claims 361 lives and causes crop and property damage while readings ease in the upper Mississippi valley. Subzero temps persist northeast to gulf coast with lows logged in many cities including Watertown New York and Booneville New York. Snow and ice hinder travel as southern towns race to keep roads open and water supplies frozen over awaiting relief.
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Pacific Northwest
Sheridan
Wyo
Havre
Mont
Denver
Kansas City
Madison
Wis
North Platte
Neb
Cincinnati
Arerie
Washington
Idaho
Virginia
Ohio
Michigan
Albany
N. Y
Concord
N. H
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Cleveland
New York
Pittsburgh
Shreveport
Winter Weather Hurts Weevils in Cotton Belt
Southern farmers facing snow and freezing temps are told the cold is harsher on boll weevils and crop pests than on people. Entomologist Leeman Anderson says icy weather kills pests, with hibernating weevils already hit on the northern fringe of the cotton belt. A few more hard freezes could thin pests toward the gulf.
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Atlanta
Leeman Anderson
Cotton Belt
Gulf
A M Wallace Pneumonia Victim
Funeral rites for A M Wallace 68 well known resident of Trinity Route 1 were held at Caddo church Saturday at 1130 am with Rev Dee Montgomery officiating Burial followed in Caddo cemetery Highsmith of Moulton supervised the burial He died at home Friday night of pneumonia He is survived by two sons Veto and Paul Wallace a brother Biggers Wallace two sisters Mrs Vick Carte and Mrs Magnolia Brown and seven grandchildren
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A. M. Wallace
Caddo Church
Dee Montgomery
Highsmith
Moulton
Caddo Cemetery
Wallace
Veto
Paul Wallace
Trinity
Route 1
Biggers Wallace
California
Vick Cartee
Magnolia Brown
Phil Campbell
Painters Meeting in Decatur Hosted by Sherwin-Williams
A gathering of Sherwin-Williams paint dealers contractors and buyers in Decatur will meet at the Lyons Hotel on February 12. Cleveland heads Jack Wright and Joe Braime will lead discussions and demonstrations of new products painting procedures and a new color style service for the Decatur branch managed by Charles Beattie.
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Sherwin-Williams Paint
Decatur
Lyons Hotel
Jack Wright
Joe Braime
Cleveland
Sherwin-Williams
Charles Beattie
Trucker Collision Leaves No Injuries at Bee Line and Moulton
At 11 45 Saturday morning Ashley Hatchett drove a McGough Bakeries truck and W R Nelson operated a state highway department truck at Bee Line and Moulton. The bakery truck suffered major damage while no one was hurt. State Patrolman H L Copeland cited slick streets as a factor in the collision.
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McGough Bakeries
State Highway Department
Bee
Little Rock Five Local Game Results
A rapid score roundup lists Little Rock Five 5, Tampa 27, Cincinnati 8, Salt Lake City 35, Jacksonville 18 with brief regional team tallies.
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Little Rock
Tampa
Cincinnati
Salt Lake City
Jacksonville
Alabama Georgia Florida and South Carolina Farm Loans Big
The Farm Security Administration reports 83 685 tenants sharecroppers and rural workers in four states applied for farm purchase loans this year though only 1 644 loans can be made. Alabama led with 37 010 applications and 576 loans, Florida averaged 4 151 per farm with 144 acres, Georgia 30 293 applications and 528 loans, South Carolina 13 825 applications and 407 loans.
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Montgomery
Ala
Farm Security Administration
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Morgan
Southeastern Farm Administrator
ATIC
Congress
FSA
Finnish Forces Claim Lake Kianta Victory Against Russians
Finnish military sources say the 163rd Russian division was virtually annihilated at Lake Kianta after a week long assault on Finnish fortifications along Lake Ladoga. Soviet dead numbered in the hundreds, while on Mantsin island forts the enemy left over 100 dead. A lull north of the Arctic Circle prompted Finns to expect a Soviet stand at the Salla sector.
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Finland
Arctic Circle
Salla
Three Die in Houma House Fire After Gasoline Mishap
In Houma Louisiana three members of the Cunningham family die when a frame home burns after gasoline is used to start a grate fire. Alex Cunningham accidentally sprayed gasoline instead of kerosene causing an explosion. Cunningham is badly burned and his wife age 25 and their two children perished in the blaze. Mrs Earl Robichaux is burning but expected to recover.
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Houma
Alex Cunningham
Cunningham
A. J. Cunningham, Jr
Earl Robichaux
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Central Methodist Church
John BE. McEachin
Huntsville
F. C. Rozear
Tri-Cities
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
E. T. Town
Inez McCall
A. B. Pickens
Sherman St
Lucile Lamon
Chattanooga
Fred Simmons
Pauline Lamon
E. Terry
Hartselle
J. O. George
Falkville
Gilbert White
Whiteside
Bee Line
R. E. Coffee
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Decatur Neon Sign CO
E. Moulton St
Decatur Daily
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