School bids approved for Alabama projects this week
Montgomery July 23 bids totaling 198110 on Alabama projects were approved this week. Fairfield city schools Daniel Con ee in Birmingham Morgan county schools PWA director H 8 Gels announced bids accepted. Gadsden city equipment total 25855.05 with James A Head Inc Birmingham 18958.54 B E Forbes & Sons Piano Co Birmingham 2025.85 Laverty Piano Co Gadsden 1774.23 Prather Publishing Co Auburn 1249.98 Southern Desk Co Hickory NC 11946.45
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Laverty Piano Co
Gadsden
Prather Publishing Co
Auburn
Mia
Southern Desk Co
Hickory
N. C
Secrecy Screen Raises in Sheriff Murder Probe
Sheriff moves to shield investigation into a hotel murder as questions rise over an extra master key used to doors. Suspects and witnesses include Miss Ward 19, Red 25, and Wallner and Gaddy with additional sightings of Wollner noted by investigators.
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Wallner
Gaddy
Miss Ward
Oliner
L. D. Red
Athens Personal Notes Highlight Local Social Activity
Huntsville guest Mrs. J H Laxson visits Athens while Lois Beasley of Mobile joins sister Mrs. Marvin B L Malone in town. Elbert W Isom, a longtime county resident, dies and is buried at Isom Chapel. Other visitors include Mr and Mrs Grady Dupree and Mrs Warner Stewart with her baby, Edward Creel and his parents in Sheffield, N R Nichols Jr and wife in Eutaw, and Mrs Hill Hayes hosting Mrs Thomas Izard of New Birmingham for a short stay.
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Huntsville
H. A. Darby
Lois Beasley
Mobile
Marvin B. L. Malone
Decatur
Grady Dupree
Warner Stewart
Baby
Edward Creel
Creel
Sheffield
N. R. Nichols, Jr
Eutaw
Ala
Hill Hayes
Thomas Izard
New
Birmingham
Final rites held for Mrs Brooks in Athens Alabama
Virginia E. Brooks widow of Jas Brooks died at age 89 after a long illness. Survived by five daughters and three sons. Baptist church services led by Rev Hess. burial at Todd Cemetery.
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Athens
Ala
Virginia E. Brooks
Jas
Hess
Todd
Miss Joyce Lerman Joins Alabama Courier Column
Miss Joyce Lerman daughter of Mr and Mrs E D Lerman of Athens Alabama has joined the Alabama Courier weekly newspaper as a contributor writing a column on important national and international happenings.
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Athens
Ala
Joyce Lerman
E. D. Lerman
Ath- B
Wage University
Alabama Courier
Lerman
Rural line to be built from Tuscumbia to Pride Station
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced ship 18.4 miles of rural telephone lines from Tuscumbia to Pride Station via Spring will be completed in 30 days. The project will supply service in Colbert County.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority Ae
Tuscum
Prides Station
Spring
TVA
Colbert County
Local Races Stir as Candidates Prepare for Rival Election
Political contest gathers momentum with W. B. Cole Dr. Z V Legg and R H Richardson Jr seeking an unknown post while Ebbie Nelson and Henderson Legg along with S M Wen are named to run it. The present elder board faces leaders including E Gilbert who is said to be unopposed.
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Athens
Ala
W. B. Cole
Z. V. Legg
R. H. Richardson
Ebbie Nelson
H. ‘Law
Henderson Legg
S. M. Wen
E. Gilbert
Decatur's Diary Highlights Local News And Distinct Visits
Decatur's Diary reports Goodyear staff moves and a new manager, visits from business figures in Athens and Nashville, and a Methodist district meeting at First Methodist. It notes Camp Westmoreland's infantile paralysis closure, various local callers, and a Kiwanis meeting rescheduled for July 30.
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Camp Westmoreland
Paul F.dix
Talladega violence erupts at picket area amid textile dispute
In Talladega the clash at the Samoset mill left Sheriff Bryant dead and deputies wounded as state troops patrol. An organizer for the United Textile Workers faced arrest after a prolonged labor dispute tied to mill shutdowns and a growing textile union presence. A crowd of about 100 fired on deputies, with one man named by the sheriff implicated in ordering the attack.
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Bryant
Citizens Hospital
John G Chapman
Evacuation urged as Bilbao siege tightens in Spain
Washington reports an appeal for the evacuation of American women and children from Bilbao as the city nears siege. Consul Chapman notes 105 Americans known there and warns of food shortages and possible looting as authorities struggle to control the situation amid the Spanish conflict. The battleship Oklahoma heads toward Bilbao to aid the relief effort.
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Willam F. Chapman
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Navy
Oklahoma
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France
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Market Quotations Show Mixed Day in Wall Street Trading
Stocks held by selective buying while leaders paused and other issues edged higher or slipped. Notable gainers included Simmons Co Boeing International Telephone Western Union Southern Pacific Kennecott and National Department Stores. declines appeared in Union Pacific Greyhound Du Pont American Can and General Motors. Bonds moved irregularly and cotton rallied after a quiet start as 1.35 million shares changed hands.
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Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Ous Oenear
Simmons Co
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International Telephone
Western Union
Southern Pacific
Kennecott
Delanese
Collins & Aikman
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U. S. Hoffman
Servel
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National Department Stores
Allied Stores
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Greyhound
Public Service of New Jersey
du Pont
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Douglas Aircraft
Auburn
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
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Montgomery Ward
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Sears Roebuck
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
N. Y. Central
Santa Fe
Northern Pacific
National Distillers
Anaconda
General Electric
Standard Qid
New Jersey
Loyal Iberialist forces clash with Fascist rebels in Spanish Civil War
Fighting rages around Zaragoza and Seville as government and rebel columns move on Madrid. Government reports say rebels hold Seville air field under bombardment while leftist militias fortify Madrid. Madrid patrols guard against Fascists, with hundreds dead across the campaign and forces claiming gains in Alcala Guadalajara and other towns.
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Melilla
Spanish Morocco
Peninsular
Alcala
Guadalajara
Athens Girl Weds New Jersey Man
Athens Alabama July 23 Special Mr and Mrs Walter M Yarbrough Sr announce the marriage of their daughter Helen Margaret to Louis Charles Padule of Jersey City New Jersey the wedding was July 13 in Chattanooga Tennessee Rev Frank A Hamilton First Methodist Church officiating Mrs Padulo a local high school and Athens College graduate has been teaching in Limestone County the groom attended school in New Jersey and is connected with the local CCC camp
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Ala
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Helen Margaret
Louis Charles Padule
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N. J
Chattanooga
Tenn
Frank A. Hamilton
First Methodist Church
Groom
New Jersey
CCC
Markets at a Glance July Market Snapshot
New York stocks show irregular movement with steels rallying while bonds rise and foreign exchanges soften. Curb stocks mixed, utilities in demand, cotton steady, coffee higher, Brazil advice favorable. Chicago Wheat up, corn down on damage fears easing, cattle steady.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Liverpool cotton markets ease on quiet spot trading
Liverpool spot cotton quiet with 5 000 bales traded including 2 300 American. Prices fall three points with American strict good middling 8.06 and other grades quoted from 6.26 to 7.76. Futures close steady with July 7.02 and later months around 6.50.
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Liverpool
Potatoes steady on track with moderate supplies
U S Department of Agriculture notes 64 potatoes on track 246 and total US shipments 432 with demand slow. Missouri cobblers US No 1 partly graded show decay at 2.00 per cwt and Virginia Cobblers US No 1 show heated prices at 2.25 to 2.50 per cwt.
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Chicago
U. S, Dept
Missouri
Virginia
Chicago Butter and Egg Prices Hold Steady
Butter and eggs in Chicago show steady to firm price levels with local fresh graded firsts and current receipts noted. Prices for butter range around 10,964 steady and eggs around 10,525 firm, with various carload quotations and storage data included.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices in Chicago Market Report
Chicago market bulletin lists live poultry prices for 55 truck loads. Hens 4 1/2 lbs up to 18 18 1/2 cents, leghorn hens 14 1/2, Plymouth Rock varieties ranging 21 1/2 to 25 1/2, roosters 13 1/2, turkeys 13 to 16, ducks 10 1/2, geese 12 to 13 cents.
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Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rocks
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Roosters
Leghorn Roosters
Tirkeys
Chicago Market Report Hogs and Cattle Prices July
Chicago market report shows hog numbers at 13 000 with 3 000 direct demand and uneven activity. top hogs 11.10 with midweights 10.75 to 11.05 and lights slow. Cattle and calves total 8 500 with fed steers and yearlings steady to higher, best weighty bullocks at 9.25, bulk fed steers 7.75 to 8.75, stockers active and bulls up to 15 higher in a mixed session.
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Chicago
Bone
Workers oppose union drive at Bessemer Rolling Mills
A public notice from A G Chandler, chairman of an employees committee at Bessemer Rolling Mills in Birmingham, states 99.7 percent oppose John L. Lewis's industrial unionization plan. The mills are owned by Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co. and a prior mine strike affected the district. Lewis leads UMWA and advocates a single steel workers union, drawing AFL opposition.
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Bessemer Rolling Mills
John L. Lewis
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Lewis
Tennessee Coal Tron and Railroad Company
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
Rawls Services At Athens Today
Funeral services for Col. Robert M. Rawls 74 editor and owner of the Alabama Courier will be held at his residence at four o clock this afternoon. The rites will be conducted by Dr. W R Battle and Dr R T Tyler with burial in the city cemetery. Pallbearers include W E Flood Homer French W Peebles W B Cole Judge B L Malone and others.
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Athens
Ala
Robert M. Rawls
Alabama Courier
W. R. Battle
First Methodist Church
R. T. Tyler
Birmingham
McConnell
W. E. Flood
Homer French
Livestock Auction Report From Washington Ranch Sale
Sheep lot sizes around 5 000 head with direct lambs. Bids 7.50 to 8.50 for young lambs and fat lambs showing strength. Desirable native lambs reach 9.75 to 10.50 with some at 10.75. Ewes mostly 3.00 to 3.75. several heavy fat ewes noted. Washington rangers bid 10.50 straight for fat carcass quality.
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