Alabama set to study teacher retirement plan
Professor Walter M Jackson of the Alabama Education Association outlined a proposed state teacher retirement plan. The plan would provide lifetime income for eligible aging or disabled teachers, funded by a four percent payroll tax and state matching funds, with optional participation for current staff and credit rules for prior service. An actuary reviews financial soundness as Alabama eyes a retirement law before the next legislature convenes.
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Auburn
Ala
Walter M. Jackrey
Selma
Jackson
Alabama
Alabama Education Association
TVA Board approves malaria control work in TVA
The TVA malarial control campaign received full approval from the Authority board of consultants during an annual meeting. Attendees included Bishop, Griffite, LePrinces, Boyd, Williams, Commander Stevenson, Matheson, King, Hazel, and Stromquist, from health and engineering agencies and state boards.
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TVA
Authority Board of Consultants
Ke Bishop
T Griffite
U. 8 Public Health Ce
A. B. LePrinces
Panama Canal
Boyd
Rockefeller
Louis Williams
U. 8
Washington, D
Stevenson
UV. Ry
H. D. Matheson
Cornell University
B.R. King
United States Public Health
Orlando
Fla
George Hazell
Alabama State Board of Health
W. G. Stromquist
Stock surge on heavy buying caps broad market gains
Fresh buying steamrolled the Market in a broad Saturday sprint with leading industrials up multiple points. Transfers topped 1.3 million shares as overseas demand aided volume and a late rebound kept most issues near session highs.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Fnally
Anaconda
Kennecott
Chrysler
General Motors
U. S.steel
Bethlehem
Pongins—Aircraft
Boeing
Wright Aeronautical
International Harvester
American Man
General Electric
Johns Manville
American Telephone
Western Union
North American
Lowe's Eastman Kodak
Santa Fe
Chesapeak
Ohio
Pulman
Cotton Futures Rally on Trade and Holiday Buying
New Orleans reports a renewed surge in cotton futures as investors and traders reenter the market. Buying activity absorbed much of the pre holiday trading, lifting prices during a brief session on July 2.
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New Orleans
Prisoner Convict Escape Fatality Near Jonesboro Georgia
Fulton County Georgia man Welton Brooks is pictured after being shot and killed when prisoners in a convoy fought guards on a rural road near Jonesboro Brooks was serving time for theft and grabbed a guard s gun during the struggle with prison guards and a truckload of convicts returning from work.
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Welton Brooks
Fulton County
Georgia
Jonesboro
Brooks
Central Press
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in July to January Quotes
Market report shows cottonseed oil closing steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 4.95 to 8.05 dollars. Crude prime ranges 76 to 7.00 with nominal bids and asks. Futures spread includes July at 7.85, September 7.87, October 7.87, December 7.87 and January 7.88 dollars.
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New Orleans
Spot cotton closes barely steady in New Orleans sales
In New Orleans on July 2, spot cotton closed barely steady up about 10 points. Trading totaled 708 bales with low mid, middling, and good middling prices at 7.00, 9.15, and 9.70 per unit. Receipts reached 947 with stock at 678.
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New Orleans
Sacron Y. Cotton
York
Cotton Prices Stand At 9.08 Cents In Southern Markets
The average price of middling cotton across ten southern spot markets on July 2 was 9.08 cents per pound, compared with a 30 day average of 8.44 cents.
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New Orleans
New York Stocks Hit New Highs On Broad Market Rally
Stock-strong industrials reach fresh highs while bonds rise and rails lead a wide advance. Commodities show varied moves with cotton firmer and general buying noted. Sugar and coffee close. Chicago markets report slight declines in wheat and mixed cattle and hog activity.
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New York
Sbugar
Chicago
Wheat Prices Slip on Short Session Amid Holiday Nerves
Wheat prices eased in Chicago on a brief trading session after early firmness, with hedging and scattered selling limiting rallies. Traders expect higher receipts of new wheat as holiday weekend developments loom, with July at 73 and September at 74 cents. corn gains of 1 4 to 5 8 cents were noted for July and September.
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Chicago
Japanese bombers strike Hukow as Yangtze drive advances
Plan ers objective at Hukow near Matowchen faces new attack as nine Japanese bombers hit Hukow 25 miles up the Yangtze. The assault follows the Matowchen fighting with Kiukiang foreigners and Americans remaining at Kuling as hostilities loom and a dam barrier may delay river passage for weeks.
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Ers
Hukow
Matowchen
Yangtze River
Hankow
Kuling
Crowton Sluggers Open Series Against Athens Bulldogs
The Crowton Sluggers travel to Athens to face the Bulldogs with Melvin Owens on the mound and Ed Nave catching. Crowton carries an eight and two season record into the matchup.
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Crowton Sluggers
Athens
Bulldogs
Melvin Owens
Ed Nave
Palio Horse Race Repeats Its Ancient Siena Tradition
In Siena Italy crowds gathered for the Palio parade and horse race held in the municipal square. Ten contradas compete for a silk banner prize in a tilting course around the brick plaza with strong rivalries and historic pageantry dating to the 14th century and traceable to earlier games.
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Siena
Italy
Carabiener
Crisman and Horner win semis in Alabama amateur tourney
Selma golfer Lewie Crisman and Montgomery’s Boudday Horner secured upper bracket semifinal wins at the Alabama Amateur Championship in Selma. Crisman toppled Gordon Smith 4 and 3, while Horner defeated Bill McWane 2 and 1 to set up a Saturday final to decide the finalist for 36 holes.
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Selma
Ala
Lewie Crisman
Boudday Horner
Montgomery
Alabama
Crisman
Gordon Smith
Mobile
Smith
Horner
Bill McWane
Birmingham
Mullins Boxing Match Canceled For Dentist Visit
Moon Mullins scheduled to fight "Big Boy" Cronin July 8 at McComb Miss has been cancelled due to dental problems. X rays show four abscessed teeth two already extracted with two more to come July 5. Manager Pa Stribling says Mullins could be out three to four weeks.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
McComb
Moon Mullins
Mississippi State College
Cronin
Mullins
Pa” Stribling
Moon
Cunard Liner Ascania Goes Aground on St Lawrence River
The Cunard White Star liner Ascania with 400 passengers aboard ran aground on the St Lawrence River near Big Island 150 miles northeast of Quebec. Passengers were transferred safely to the Canadian Pacific liner Beaverford after officials said the vessel grounded lightly.
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Montreal
Cunard
Ascania
St-Lawrence
Big Island
Quebec
Beaverford
Abandonment of Devil's Island Penal Colony
The French government plans to abandon Devil's Island in French Guiana as a penal colony while ordering the death penalty for spies in peacetime. Devil's Island, part of Iles Du Salut, 35 miles off the coast, became a symbol after the long Dreyfus case ending with innocence and promotion, marking a shift against militarism.
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Devil's Island
Atlantic
Frenchy Guiana
South America
Alfred Dreyfus
French Guiana
Iles du Salut
Dreyfus
France
Decatur's Diary notes local moves and events
A long list recalls residents and visitors leaving for trips to Cincinnati Atlanta Montgomery and other places. It mentions students earning high marks at Auburn Morgan county locals visiting relatives and neighbors moving away and a Fourth of July observance with offices closed.
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Auburn
Morgan County
Clyde Pitman Franklin
Falkville
Robert Vickery Jones
Decatur
Eugene M. Knight
Lacon
Confessions By Boys Set For Dallas Church Service
Two Fort Worth choir boys Homer Gentry and Charles Jennings, ages 18 and 19, will confess to kidnapping and robbery at a Dallas church service. They were released by a Dallas county grand jury after a locals group, led by a minister, pleaded their case and posted 10 000 bonds. The pair had kidnapped a taxi driver and stolen 2.16 dollars while drunk. One was a pre law student at the University of Alabama.
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Dallas
Texas
Fort Worth
Homer
Gentry
Charles
Jennings
Dallas County
University of Alabama
Letter Carriers to Elect Today in Anniston
Alabama rural letter carriers begin the annual convention with elections for officers and a convention city. Senator Lister Hill lauds carriers for educating the country. Committees named include Credentials J S Crisco E H Jones and C B E McCreight. Resolutions W H McDonald O V Pointer and Joel Davis. Constitution and Bylaws R L Duffey and F E Manley.
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Anniston
Ala
Alabama
Lister Hill
Luther Patrick
Senator Hill
J. S. Crisco
Double Springs
E. H. Jones
Piedmont
C. BE. McCreight
Goodwater
W. H. McDonald
Ragland
O. V. Pointer
Joel Davis
Montgomery
R. L. Duffey
Mountain Cree
B. Manley
Madison
Fame of Decatur Girls Team Spreads
The Decatur girls softball team gained wide fame after a 21 to 1 win over Pulaski last night. Nashville’s manager phoned asking to arrange a game with the Decatur squad at Shelbyville, and locals agreed. The two teams will clash Monday afternoon as both sides post lopsided wins.
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Decatur
Delano Park
Pulaski
Nashville Girls
Tennesseans
Shelbyville
Nashville
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