Purge of Memphis Registration Records Delayed
Officials in Memphis report a delay in purging registration records as Gov. Gordon Browning and his staff plan to remove allegedly fraudulent names. The purge was postponed to later in the week amid ongoing inquiries by Abe Waldauer and other board members. The death of W Tyler McLain shakes local politics, with a race to fill his unexpired term and two Memphis lawyers—Joe Hanover and Ben Kohn—considered front runners. The Crump organization views the vacancy as a setback ahead of the August primaries.
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Memphis
Tern
Pytration
Gordon Browning
Nation
the Ware
State Elections Board
Jackson
Ware
Abe Waldauer
anti-Browning
State Election Board
Crumr Memphig
Tenn
Shelby County
W. Tyler McLain
EH. Crump
Crump
Browning
Mclain
Melain
Joe Hanover
Ben Kohn
Japanese advance options threaten Hankow area
Foreign observers expect a detour route to bypass Hankow as Japan seeks to sever the Canton Hankow railroad and trap Chinese forces. Japanese air raids hit Nanchang and Kutang while the fleet pushes 70 miles up the Yangtze since Anking's fall, with Chinese defenses protecting sunken junks.
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Hankow
Yangtze River
Canton-Hankow
Hukow
Lake Poyang
Nanchang
China
Kutang
Lake
Yangtze
Anking
Matowchen
Mitchell on the question of separation in a count case
Sir Patrick described the count as violent and ungovernable, claiming threats to shoot others and himself. The count sought nerve treatment in Paris and urged Mitchell to visit. He warned of suicide if he lost and implied Barbara influenced him. Lance was later made a chancery ward to shield him from both parents.
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Mitchell
Sir Patrick
France
Paris
Barbara
Patrick
Lance
England
Fansum
Reorganization Discussed by Roosevelt and Advisers
Washington July 5 President Roosevelt discussed government reorganization with advisers. Recalls of the committee that drafted the plan last year call on the president. The advisers declined to detail their conversation but said the reorganization had potential significance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Old River Captain Dies After Prolonged Illness
Cap'n John C. Wyckoff, 83, a veteran Mississippi River pilot for half a century with an accident free record, died today in Memphis following a prolonged illness. He also operated a ferry linking the red zone with the Arkansas shore.
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Memphis, Tenn
John c. Wyckoff
Missisippi
Red Zone
Arkansas
Market swings as profit sellers press stock prices
The New York market opened with strong activity as profit sellers pushed leading issues down 1 to over 3 points. Volume waned after the first hour with 1,700,000 shares traded. bonds near even, rails and utilities holding some gains while several major stocks fell. Memphis cottonseed futures closed steady with July at 22.30 and December at 23.75, with 2,800 sales.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Lst
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
U. 8 S. Rubber
Westinghouse
Johns Manville
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Douglas
Aiircraft
Deere
Anaconda
Kennecott
Onemeneee
Standard Oil
Markets At A Glance In July Trading
New York stocks see heavy profit selling hitting leaders while bonds show early gains fading. Curb and industrial shares weaken as foreign exchange slips. Cotton favors weather, sugar and coffee see gains from late buying. Chicago market notes lower oats, steady corn, strong cattle and hogs up 5 to 15.
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New York
Sterling
France
Wall Street
Chicago
Cotton futures close down amid a quiet market
New York July 5 cot ton futures closed 8 to 10 points lower as trading remained subdued. Early highs and lows showed limited activity with December and May contracts edging lower. Spot middling cotton quoted at 9.03 cents.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Futures Close Steady With Slight Declines
New Orleans July 5 cotton futures closed steady with net declines of 10 to 11 points. The market showed mixed quotes across near months with variations around 9.03 to 9.26 from front to deferred months. Prices reflected light activity and the day’s unsettled trading.
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New Orleans
Orleans
Dee
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on July 5 cottonseed oil closed steady with prime Summer yellow 7.95B-8.05A and prime crude 6.75-7.00 nominal. July 7.85B, Sept. 7.80B, RB Oct. 7.79B, Dec. 7.78B, Jan. 7.79B. B-Bid and A-Asked quotes noted.
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New Orleans
Cotton dips in New Orleans on favorable weather July trading
In New Orleans July 5 cotton fell sharply under liquidation and a market reaction. July contracts traded around 89.7 cents, October near 89.5, and December values noted as markets eased after mid season prices amid favorable weather.
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New Orleans
Cotton Price Averages Fall Slightly Across Southern Markets
New Orleans July 5 reports the average price of middling cotton at ten southern spot markets at 8.89 cents per pound for today. Over the past 30 market days the average was 8.45 cents, indicating a modest uptick in current pricing.
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New Orleans
Stock Sales Totals Reported for New York Markets
Daily total for July 5 shows 1,694,840 with prior day 1,472,420. Week ago 1,289,720 and year ago 1,409,960. Two years ago 966,190. Year to date 122,363,478 versus 231,798,617 a year ago and 265,623,200 two years ago.
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New York
Poultry Prices Reported in Chicago Markets
Chicago July 5 poultry live prices list a wide range across classes. Hens, leghorn variants, broilers, fryers, and turkeys show per pound quotes from 11 to 19 1 2 cents with small lots and colored varieties included.
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Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock
Springs
Plymouth Rock
Chicago Dairy Prices and Eggs Steady in Market Summary
Chicago market report notes butter at 1 247 541 firm with varied grades and scores. creamery specials 25 1 2 to 26. eggs steady with Irish graded and local lots at 19 1 2 to 19 1 4. current receipts 18 1 4 1 2 and storage packed extras at 20.1 4 firsts.
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Chicago
Grain Prices Drop After Record Wheat Receipts
Chicago wheat futures fell about three cents as record domestic winter harvest receipts weighed on markets. July and September contracts for wheat, corn, and oats showed notable declines from Saturday's closing figures amid broad grain weakness.
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Chicago
Livestock Market Report from Nashville Tenn
U S Department of Agriculture notes cattle numbers around 650 with 250 calves. Strong grassy heifers and steers mostly 6.00 to 7.50, grain fed 8.50, dryfeds scarce. Beef cows 5.50 down, vealers to 8.50. Hogs steady to up to 10 higher with butcher weights 140 pounds plus 8.15 to 9.10. Sows 7.00. Sheep around 800, market undertone strong, springers 9.00 and down.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept
Bond Sales Totals in New York Over July 5 Period
Bond sales in New York show 192,900 for July 5 to 7, with 4,867,000 the previous day and 8,013,150 a week ago. Yearly comparisons include 8,943,000 a year ago and 10,654,000 two years ago, with Jan 1 to date at 887,965,505 versus 1,726,754,000 last year and 1,838,327,000 two years prior.
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New York
Johnson backs 40 cent wage in cotton mills
New Jersey industrialist Robert Wood Johnson urged a 40 cent an hour minimum wage for workers in cotton textile factories under the new federal wage and hours act. He spoke in New Brunswick New Jersey on July 5 urging swift adoption of the policy by federal and state authorities.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Robert Wood Johnson
New Jersey
Cottot
Roosevelt asks southerners to survey southern economy
President Roosevelt urged a Southern group to begin a survey of methods to improve southern economic conditions, calling it the nation’s top economic problem. Lowell C. Mellett presented government data on resources, wealth, education, and health for review and possible acceptance or modification.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Economic Council
South
Lowell C. Mellett
NEC
Two fatal accidents reported in late dispatches
The reports note a Maryland boy fatally injured when plowing powder spilled into iron pipe. In Pennsylvania a man was killed by a home made cannon and another by a bomb made from an automobile wrist pin.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Fourth of July Week Ends in Alabama Flood of Fatalities
Across Montgomery Mobile and Birmingham several traffic and other accidents killed at least 13 people during the holiday weekend. In Chettawatchee river near Bellwood seven year old Rudolph Yelverton and 13 year old Mary Wilburn Braxton drowned while attempting to rescue each other. Fireworks caused one reported injury and multiple other incidents involving dives, car and truck crashes, and a train strike claimed several lives.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Birmingham
Bellwood
Chettawatchee
Rudolph Yelverton
Mary Wilburn Braxton
John C. Blum
James Tanner
Decatur
Aubrey Williams
Thomas McNaughton
Florala
Zollie Sanders, Jr
Fate Tillman
TVA Directors Meet President At White House Luncheon
President Roosevelt to discuss general TVA matters with David E. Lilienthal and H. A. Morgan during a White House luncheon. The TVA board has been short a chairman since March when A. E. Morgan was ousted.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
White House
Roosevelt
TVA
A. E. Morgan
Pardons and paroles granted by Governor Graves at Montgomery
Governor Graves announced full pardons granting citizenship restoration to nine convicts and clemency for 82 applicants. Permanent and temporary paroles were issued to numerous inmates from Mobile, Jefferson, Shelby, and other counties for offenses including second degree murder, distilling, grand larceny, forgery, and assault.
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Montgomery
Ala
Graves
Willis Johnson
Mobile County
Hamp Draper
Johnson
John Edmonds
Choctaw County
W. W. Wofford
Houston
John William Townly
Limestone
Wesley Ray
Calhoun
Arthur Hanson
Clay
William Wages
Covington
Hobart M. Gilley
Marshall
Sidney M. Bird
Shelby
George Sparks
Lee
Harry Reynolds
George Jackson
Mobile
Houston Hannah
Lauderdale
Jack Price
Jefferson
Alfred Odum
Bart McCastlin
Walker
William Ledbetter
Lavenia Pippen
Greene
Frank Posey
Roman Ned Richardson
Macon
John D. Russell
Willie Shuford
Elmore
James Monroe Woods
Russell
Alex Duncan
G E Cotton
Elli Crum
John Patterson
Ernest Gwynn
Wilson Grant
Monroe Gosa
Lamar
Earl Fleming
Floyd Wiles
Franklin
Clyde Games
Blount
Darvin Giles
Charlie Williams
Gus Weaver
Jim Verna
Monroe Walker
Tallapoosa
Morgan Searcy
Tuscaloosa
Local Notes from Lawrence County Flower Hill Area
Miss Elizabeth Miller returned to Austinville after visiting cousin Miss Odessa Ausborn. The community reports progress for Harvey Moore and notes visits by Ozalee and Floyd Williams to Decatur. Various residents attended services and ball games in Hillsboro and Decatur, with multiple visits among families and a singing at Harvey Moore's.
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Elizabeth Miller
Odessa Ausborn
Austinville
Harvey Moore
Walden Payne
Wheeler
E. M. Payne
Ozalee
Floyd Williams
Jessie Hudson
Decatur
J.M. Aldridge
James Moore
Jessie Terry
Raymond Olinger
Decola
Hillsboro
Jeasie Terry
Eddie Payne
Judge Parker to speak on democracy at Alabama Bar convention
Circuit Judge John J. Parker of Charlotte N G will discuss democracy and constitutional government at the 1938 Alabama State Bar Association convention opening in Mobile on Friday.
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Mobile
Ala
John J. Parker
Charlotte
N.G
Alabama State Bar Association
Decatur News Notes of Local Social Visitors
Decatur column lists residents and visitors visiting or traveling to and from the area. It mentions Theba Thrasher vacationing in North Carolina, families from Florence and Anderson visiting, plans to move to Hammond Indiana, and various local trips, hospital transfers, and social engagements across multiple towns and counties.
Four Alabamians Involved In Langdale Crash
Four Alabama residents were in Langdale hospital after a collision between an automobile and a truck on the LaFayette highway near Lanett. Two girls Miss Adelaide Smith of Roanoke and Miss Rheatha Burns of Wedowee were in serious condition. Two men Marvin and Bill Campbell of Langdale were cut and bruised.
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West Point
Alabama
Langdale Hospital
LaFayette Highway
Lanett
Adelaide Smith
Roanoke
Rheatha Burns
Wedowee
Marvin
Bill Campbell
Lang Gales
Decatur Heat Reaches 93 Degrees This Afternoon
The Decatur area recorded a temperature of 93 degrees at 1 PM today, though the year’s highs so far include 94 degrees on June 15 and 16 and again on May 19 and 20.
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Decatur
Weather. Bureau
Swift & Company Appeals Wallace Ruling In Pack Act Case
Swift & Company asks the U S circuit court of appeals to review Secretary Wallace order to cease and desist credit, discount, and weight practices. The firm was cleared on seven of ten counts including price discrimination and reciprocity with steamship firms, but contests three remaining charges as unfair and late in introduction of evidence. The hearings ran from January 11 to May 26, 1937, after proceedings began September 30, 1936, with the cease and desist order filed June 6.
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Chicago
Swift & Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Packers and Stockyard Act
New York City
Circuit Court
Civil Service Exams Open With Wide Range Of Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for multiple positions. Applications for the first three posts must reach the Commission in Washington, D. C., by August 1 from eastern states and by August 4 from Colorado and western states. Posts include Marine Engineer, Safety instructors, Junior Script Engraver, and Assistant Messenger with varied salaries. Full details are available from H. Yarbrough, secretary, at the local post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
U. S. Maritime Commission
Navy Department
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
H. Yarbrough
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Steel plants cut office workers' hours in cutback
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corpora tion, a U S Steel subsidiary, disclosed a second reduction in office workers' hours with a salary cut. The spokesman said a few workers in most plants are affected, not a general office cut, with a "share the work" program similar to mill laborers. The work week was shortened from five and a half days to five, and in some plants to four days as business declined.
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Pittsburgh
Carenegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
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