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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1936
Page
2
A New York honor student Miss Clevenger was found slain in a Raleigh area hotel. Sheriff Brown announced the suspect, Professor Clevenger, was taken into custody after a delayed arrest. Coroner's inquest details include the room layout, screams heard by guests, and the uncle's testimony about the incident.
King Edward VIII prepared to depart for France aboard the Admiralty yacht Enchantress to honor Canada's war dead at Vimy Ridge. A national war memorial dedication in old French battlefields will mark his first trip abroad since becoming king, with return to London planned Sunday night.
Victor Bubank reports a buoyant market with fractional gains and new highs despite quiet trading. Chrysler led the advance after a dividend boost to 4 from 1.50, with GM, Gulf States Steel, Westinghouse and others rising. rails show June gains, futures steady.
Chicago wheat market shows varied activity with small percentage moves across open high low and close in early July trading. Market participants watch for sustained shifts in price levels and near term support.
United States Department of Agriculture data show total US potato shipments at 498 units with California and western stock slightly weaker. Cobblers remain near steady with moderate supplies and very light demand. Illinois varieties and US No. 1 cobblers note few sales.
Chicago buyers see mixed poultry trading with hens steady and chickens weak. Records show price ranges for various fowl including leghorn hens springing to 14 1 2 pounds, turkeys 13 to 16, and ducks and geese trading around 10 to 13 dollars per hundredweight.
Dispatches report Admiral Bowers in Fuenterrabia confirms Oklahoma and Cayuga in San Sebastian harbor while Americans evacuate on the British vessel. Martial law spans Barcelona to Malaga as rebels seize Pamplona Burgos and Zaragoza with San Sebastian and Madrid under government control.
Eye witnesses report six or more Fascist columns near Madrid remain in reserve. Soria troops also dormant, crossing efforts blocked by artillery and machine guns. The rightist advance halted 25 miles away at Aranda De Duero with about 3000 men idling in the town.
Two men were arrested in Tuscumbia on charges of stealing a car belonging to K. M. Bentley, manager of Brown Service Funeral Co. The theft occurred between 8 and 10 last night. Deputies Blalock and Kilgore left to transfer the suspects to Morgan county jail. the car was recovered by Tuscumbia officers.
Markets at a glance show stocks firm with motors leading a quiet session and bonds posting fractional gains. Foreign exchange steady with small gains against the dollar as cotton remains steady amid dry Oklahoma weather. sugar and coffee close while wheat and corn move unevenly and cattle and hogs stay nominally steady.
Chicago cattle prices rise with fed steers up 25 in light weights and heavy gains for desirable types. Sheep see lambs 50 cents to $1 higher, fat ewes steady, top native lambs at 10.75. Hogs limited on sale with quotations steady to slightly higher for light and butcher hogs, underweights down.
England took a 2-0 lead over Australia as Fred Perry and H. W. Austin won singles matches. Perry defeated Adrian Quist 6-1 4-6 7-5 6-2, while Austin beat Jack Crawford 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 in the Davis Cup opener.
Allan Jones, singing star of Show Boat, was divorced by Mrs. Marjorie B. Jones in Reno. The decree cites cruelty and a June 6 property settlement, sealed by the court. Custody of their six year old son Theodore was resolved in the agreement. the couple wed April 27, 1929 in Asbury Park New Jersey.
Cotton futures closed steady with small gains in New York and New Orleans. Prices showed fractional advances across several months with spot middling around 13.30 at New York and about 12.three to four in New Orleans, while option activity concluded at 9:30 a.m. in New Orleans.
In New Orleans spot cotton closes steady up 15 points. Sales reach 75 with low middling 11.80, middling 13.05, good middling 13.65. Receipts total 2240.
In Liverpool on July 25 cotton trading included 3,000 bales with American lots scarce and demand steady. Prices advanced seven points with quotes: American strict good middling 8.10, good middling 7.80, strict middling 7.60, middling 7.40.
Carl Lott is jailed in Morgan county on charges of burglary and grand larceny for stealing merchandise from J. W. Turner Grocery at 1031 Sherman Street. He was arrested early today by Officers Joe Weatherly and J. W. McCall. tobacco and cigarettes were reported missing at arrest.
Sheriff deputies and police hunted an unidentified Black man suspected in an attempted assault on a white woman in Bessemer Alabama. Bloodhounds aided the search but failed to track a trail as of today.
In Koenigswart Czechoslovakia on July 25 former King Alfons adjutant the Marquis de Viana departed with the king on a secret mission to an undisclosed destination. The household master Count Metternich confirmed De Viana left the country but would not disclose further details.
Mrs Claude G Bowers wife of the American ambassador to Spain has been ill at Fuenterrabia near San Sebastian where she took refuge with her husband and daughter according to Roy McWilliams American consul at Biarrita reporting today
Gov Alf Landon reviews campaign material in July planning three speeches to win electoral votes in Pennsylvania and New York. He will split time between Estes Park Colorado and family vacation before traveling to West Middlesex Pennsylvania and Chautauqua Buffalo New York around August 20. Campaign manager John D M Hamilton says dates to be announced in Chicago early next week.
TVA condemnation suit on Knight's Island in the Tennessee River will be heard Monday at city hall. The approx 1,100 acre site was appraised at about $53,000 by the Authority. Owners Harris and Harris of Decatur and William Prite of Birmingham will be attorneys for the property owners. The case is expected to consume most of next week.
The Wofford Oil Company plans a one story brick filling station at Lee and Ferry streets on Decatur's south side near Greyhound Lines bus stop. The $3,000 structure will boost the 1936 building program. contract award is not yet made.
The public service commission cites Jacksonville Public Service Corporation to show cause why its facilities should not be added to the service of K. L. Mc Ginnis and 18 others. The hearing date is set for July 25 in Alabama.
Miss Mildred Ross of Sheffield visits aunt Mrs. L Hillis in Decatur. Trustees and pastors attend to business, offerings received at church, and local residents travel for daily affairs. Road repairs, weather issues, and hospital transfers noted as Decatur community routines unfold.
Father Coughlin, in Rome, said Bishop Gallagher backed his stance but denied any link to his quarrel with Roosevelt. He predicted a split in the electoral vote could bring the president and vice president into Congress and forecast Lehman’s defeat by the new union party.
Sheriff Hermann Sandlin says no visitors will be admitted until the infantile paralysis situation in the county improves. A large number of callers have been refused admittance as deputies work with health authorities to combat the disease.
Decatur curb market today saw sales totaling $60.38 from ten sellers. A large variety of vegetables fruits chickens milk butter and other products were sold. A box containing sacks used by sellers was broken open and looted sometime since Thursday’s market.
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