F D R and advisers seek steady market rise and firm recovery base
In Washington the Roosevelt administration favors a gradual, rising price trend and a stable market, aiming to ease recovery under NIRA codes. They view speedier booms as hindering industry code enforcement and seek price stability to support a durable economic revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Noth
NIRA
Johnson
Roosevelt
Fate Balbo
Italo Balbo
Mussolini
Cotton acreage reduction starts in the South today
The Associated Press reports farmers in Georgia West Texas and West Tennessee began plowing up cotton to meet a plan cutting about 3 5 million bales this year. Alabama Mississippi and Georgia work under government permits with contracts totaling about 10 million acres affected and 100 million dollars in cash subsidies.
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Dixie
Georgia
West Texas
West
Tennessee
Alabama
Dallas
Tom Green
Texas
Nashville
Lake County
Mississippi River
Athens
Rome
Monroe
Floyd County
Walton County
J. Phil Campbell
Extension Service
Mississippi
Positon
L. N. Duncan
W. S. Starr
Loachapoka
Starr
United States
Washington
Cain Barbecue to Be Held Thursday at Cain Plantation
The annual Cain Barbecue is set for Thursday July 27 at the Cain plantation in eastern Morgan County. Speakers include Judge B L Malone F M Morgan a Federal Land Bank representative and H Gibbons Morgan County farm agent. A baseball game is on the day’s program. J F Cain invites all the community to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain Plantation
B. L. Malone
F. M. Morgan
Federal Land Bank
H. Gibbons
Morgan County
J. FP. Cain
Nethery Dies at Rural Home in Morgan County
W O Nethery 24 prominent farmer of south Morgan section died at his Hartselle route 2 home after a nine week illness. He is survived by widow and one child, father E H Nethery of Hartselle route 2, six brothers and four sisters. Funeral at Johnston's Chapel 10:30 a m Wednesday with Rev W W Aldrich officiating. Interment Peck of Hartselle directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Nethery
South Morgan
Hartselle
Mr. Nethery
E H. Nethery
B. F
Rockford
Ala
Louis
Ruel
Emmett, Jr
Hilary
William
Floyd Loonney
Danville
Kyle Ratliff
Ruth
Margaret Nethery
Johnston’s Chapel
W. W. Aldrich
Peck
Neyland Moved To Nashville
The War Department announced two engineer transfers tied to the Muscle Shoals inquiry. Major Robert R. Neyland Jr. moves from Chattanooga to Nashville as district engineer effective August 1, and Capt. H D Riley, Neyland’s Florence Alabama aide, is reassigned to Nashville to work under him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
Muscle Shoals
Robert R. Neyland, Jr
Chattanooga
Nashville
H. D. Riley
Neyland
Florence
Ala
Child Improves After Suspected Chemical Ingestion
Two year old John Speer Jr. swallowed a quantity of chemical substance while visiting grandparents in West Decatur. He was taken to Benevolent hospital for first aid and showed definite improvement with no signs of injury evident to parents. The child resides in Huntsville and was visiting his grandparents at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spurgeon Speer, Jr
Benévolent Hospital
Huntsville
W. R. Speer
West Decatur
Ladies Diamond War Charity Baseball Game Planned
Ladies from Central Methodist and Westminster Presbyterian churches stage their second annual charity baseball game at Alabama Mills Park on Thursday afternoon August 3 at 3 30. Proceeds aid the church. professional players barred from lineups and ticket sales underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Central Methodists
Alabama Mills Park
Flood Menace Strikes Eastern Texas Farmlands
Flood menace spreads across northern Eastern Texas after 15 to 20 inches of rain since Saturday. Rivers and creeks wash out cotton and watermelon crops as carcasses of animals drift downstream, signaling heavy livestock losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Texas
Joss
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton Returns Home
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton disembarked from the liner Havre at Baltimore after a Newport News stop and said she still loves her husband more than anything. She dismissed divorce action as unbelievable and asserted ongoing affection. The ship continued to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Norfolk
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton
America
Baltimore
Aimee
Swatzell Tree of Peaches Claims Decatur Crown
Tom Swatzel of Fifth avenue west likely holds the peach championship as a single tree in the Swatzel yard displayed a peach four inches in diameter and weighing 15 ounces. The fruit is a clear seed type with undetermined variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Swatzel
Fifth Avenue
West
Decatur
Swatzel
Decatur Firms Await Blanket Code Forms and Drive
Roland H. Gray of the Decatur Chamber reports the Department of Commerce will send blanket agreement forms to local firms via Birmingham for return to Washington. The chamber asks Washington for a general blanket code and mercantile code as Decatur prepares a cooperative recovery campaign led by city officials and civic groups guided by Hugh Johnson’s instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland H. Gray
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Birmingham
Decatur
Washington
Gray
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Johnson
General Johnson
Solon Foresees Anti Panic Edict
Senator Steiner of Oregon, a banking committee member, forecast legislation to minimize a repeat of the 1929 panic and the recent price shrinkage. He asked committee counsel Pecora to study causes of the stock slump and proposed business leaders and economists review proposals for the next Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Steiner
Oregon
Banking Committee
Ferdinand Pecora
Stocks Higher on Markets Today
New York stock market opened higher with several advances eroded by profit taking but recovered to push prices up. Rail stocks led gains and several specialties including repeat issues posted higher quotes. Cotton trading remained moderate with upward tendency as noon contracts rose 15 to 16 points from yesterday. Grain strengthened as offerings absorbed well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daily editor attends state American Legion convention
Ben M. Bloodworth editor of The Daily is in Tuscaloosa for the state convention of the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben M. Bloodworth
the Daily
Tuscaloosa
The
American Legion
Armada Swoops Into Air For Italy
General Balbo led 24 planes from Jamaica Bay at 9 a.m. on the second lap of the return to Italy. The armada aims for Shediak New Brunswick 650 miles away after leaving Chicago on the first leg. Initial weather was poor but fog lifted over Maine enabling takeoff.
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Mussolini
Count Volpi
Italy
de Pinedo
South Atlantic
Asia
Dino Grandi
Europe
Grandi
London
Balbo
United States
Magecal
White House
Great East
Gus Gemrick
New York State
Roosevelt
Mahree
Gus
NIRA
A. F. of
Johnson
Reds
A. F. of L
Fur Coat Manufacturers’ Association
Arger Fur Manufacturers
Fur Trimmers Association
Trimmers Associaton
Fur
New York
General Balbo
Jamaica Bay
Shediak
New Brunswick
Chicago
Maine
Telephone Call to Prompt a Sermon
An anonymous caller pressed a pointed question to Rev. A H Nabors of Central Methodist Church by phone. The pastor announced he will address the matter and answer the caller’s inquiry during Sunday night services, inviting all interested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Nabors
Central Methodist Church
Rev. Nabors
Begins Plowing Up Cotton Wednesday
J. J. Summerford Jr. of nine miles west of Parkville plans gin plowing ten acres of cotton Wednesday if weather permits while he is in Decatur on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Summerford, Jr
Parkville
Mr. Summerford
Decatur
Pastors and Deacons Meet at Gum Springs
The Baptist churches of Morgan County plan a meeting at Gum Springs on the fifth Sunday July 30. Rev. Frank Smith of Hartselle will preach at 11 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Churches
Morgan County
Gum Springs
Frank Smith
Hartselle
Speake Store 10 Goes Right Along Continue as Speake's Cash Store
After liquidating most of the former R. E. Chandler stock down to 200 dollars, H. R. Speake announces Speake's Cash Store will continue at the same corner of Second Avenue and Moulton Street. He thanks the public for its strong interest and aims to keep earning it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Chandler
H. R. Speake
Speake
Second Avenue
Moulton Street
Chandler Stand
Mr. Speake
Quilt of Names Display At Speake Warren Ratliff Windows
A quilt titled A quilt with many names will be shown in the Speake Warren Ratliff windows today and tomorrow. It lists 610 local people and firms with five memorial squares for Dr. J L Gunter Dr F L Carswell Mrs J E Gailey Mrs R G Ross and Mrs D W Speake. Created by Miss Mary Louise Reed the piece raised about 75 dollars for the Central Methodist Missionary Society and remains Miss Reed’s property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speake
Warren & Ratliff
J. L. Gunter
F. L. Carswell
J. E. Gailey
R. G. Ross
D. W. Speake
Mary Louise Reed
Moulton Street
Taxes Not Due Tax Collected Fourfold Penalty
Montgomery July 25 AP The attorney general ruled that a tax collector who knowingly collects a fee not entitled to him is liable to the taxpayer for four times the amount illegally collected The opinion was to State Comptroller J H Hard Jr who noted a tax collector had illegally collected 588 55 and the money was not due the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Attorney General
J. H. Hard, Jr
Regional Groups Are Named Soon
Secretary Ickes promised early announcement of regional and state public works administrators but gave no exact timing. Selected men will cooperate with a central agency in selecting projects for reemployment programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt Encouraged by Recovery Plan Pledges Rise
President Roosevelt shown upbeat on wage and hour relief as thousands of employers pledge support. Within hours 300 then 5,000 pledges flood the Industrial Recovery Administration while councils review general codes and materials for five million employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Industrial Recovery Administration
Recovery Council
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Robert
Allen
Cain
Katherine Rawls
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Jones Beach
Long Island
June Burr
California
Katherine
Mill Park
Solon
National Recovery Administration
Balled
Congress
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