Shows After Care In Polio Demonstration At Cantwell Hall
A county health department and WPA nurses from North Alabama counties conducted an after care demonstration for infantile paralysis patients at Cantwell Seton Hall. Miss Gladys Wood acted as the patient with Dr. L. R. Murphree and A. M. Shelamer present. Nurses from multiple counties participated. no new polio cases were reported.
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North Alabama
Cantwell
Seton Hall
Gladys
A. M. Shelamer
Te Department of Health
L. R. Murphree
Mis
En Speer
Anne Fusch
Mées C. Marquis
Morgan Coun
Mary Alice Boutwell
Na M. Owen
Katherine Jaf
Cullman County
A. “Pick
Gladys Presswood
Health Department
Elsiewis
Lawrence Courty
Mary Jones
United States Public Service
Gretcher Strong
Christine Larkin
Wallace
Madison County
Janet Roth
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Huntsville
Mildred Malone
von Aylin
Ruby Thompson
D. V. Zehner
Alma McLain Breedlove
Pansy Mae Chandler
Boone
Limestone County
Willie Mae Wilson
Louise Archer
Mary Alice Harris
Colbert County
R. Murphree
Paralysis Death Toll Rises Across Four States
AP reports the outbreak reaches 329 cases with 14 deaths as Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Tennessee struggle to contain spread. Alabama counts 229 cases in Carroll County with two new in Memphis and Decatur workers prepare to deploy nasal spray research.
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Associated Press
Bio
Baton Rouge
Tpiabamna
Alfred Galley
Jefferson
Birmingham
Tenessee
Mary Jones
U.S. Public Health
Decatur
Tennessee
Charles Armstrong
Public Health Service
Leake
Alabama
Georgia reports 18th infantile paralysis case this year
Clarke y reported the 18th case of infantile paralysis in Georgia since January 1. Dr Dan Bowdoin said the state situation is not serious but urged people to avoid epidemic areas in other states. So far 18 cases with three deaths. last year through August 1 there were 20 cases with eight deaths.
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Atlanta
Clarkey
Georgia
Dan Bowdoin
Educator Now Press Group Head Evergreen Leader
R G Bozeman named president of the Alabama Press Association and remains superintendent of Conecuh county schools. He earlier led Evergreen Courant as editor for a decade, serves on the Conecuh Board of Education, city council, and Baptist church role. married Susan Dickey with children, active in local and state affairs.
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Evergreen
Ala
R. G. Bozeman
Alabama Press Association
Evergreen Courant
Conecuh County
Bozeman
Covington County
Troy Normal College
The
Courant
Hisca
Ite
Susan Dickey
G. Dickey
Daughane
Escape and Recapture Reported at Chicago Trial
Three men on trial for a building incident fled after overpowering guards and breaking free from handcuffs. They escaped through a building but were recaptured following a chase. Guards sustained injuries and were forced to remove restraints before pursuit.
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Chicago
Decatur News Roundup: Local visits and small-town events
B C Shelton left for Tyron North Carolina to visit family. Mrs Kate M Young, burned at home, showed some improvement after boiling jelly accident. Kiwanis meeting canceled for Thursday. Rumors swirl about a sales tax or soft drink levy proposed by Governor Graves. Local pastors plan Decatur participation in National Preaching Mission. Various residents and visitors, including Lionel Key and Lois Livingston, were issued marriage licenses. others stopped by Decatur for business or personal visits.
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Kate M.young
Flight of Americans From Madrid Underway Amid Civil War Turmoil
The dispatch notes mass defense units in Madrid including a 400 strong steel brigade and Hispano-American University Federation sections. Reports mention a Black ambulance seized by fascists, firing through streets and causing militiamen casualties. Portuguese journalist Moraes Dos Santos wounded. playwrights Munoz Seca arrested and Jacinto Benavente released. Radio and telegraph staff summoned at Condeduque barracks as Catalonia's Luis Companys reports liberal army advances with Colonel Villalba leading troops. Government airmen bomb rebels while aid flows from strategic points.
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Hispano-American University Federation
Madrid
Ac Cross
Moraes Dos Santos
Soma Sierra
Munoz Seca
Barcelona
Jacinto Benavente
Valencia
Luis Companys
Catalonia
Aragon Front
Villalba
Loyal troops ambushed near Zaragoza 2000 killed
Perpignan dispatch reports that over 2000 loyal troops were killed when ambushed in the hills outside Zaragoza by the rebel army. The mountaineers said they had marched with leftist forces, and near Bagneres De Luchon another leftist column was surrounded and mowed down by fascist machine guns.
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Perpignan
France
Nish
Zaragoza
Spain
Bagneres de Luchon
Increase in Mobile customs collections up 11.8 percent
Washington reports Mobile Alabama district customs collections rose 11.8 percent for the year ended June 30. The Mobile total reached 614,911 dollars in the treasury report.
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Washington
Mobile
Ala
The
Treasury
Social drinks blamed for highway deaths
Tuscaloosa July 30. Dr Seale Harris of Birmingham told the Southern Traffic Officers Training School that social drinking during the cocktail hour after 5 p m to 1 a m is the main highway danger. He urged manslaughter charges and lifelong license revocation for intoxicated drivers and offered practical prevention tips including sleep, caffeinated drinks, regular meals, moderation, physician health certificates, and disqualifying illnesses.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Seale Harris
Birmingham
Southern Traffic Officers Training School
University of Alabama
Harris
Meritua of Medicine
University
United States
Harria
Governor denies mob testimony in Summerville case
Gov. Bibb Graves said there was nothing to the mob threats testified by Grant and Clarence Carrington, who claimed they were forced to hear Summerville confess to killing Deputy Sheriff Johnson in 1936. Patrolman McClung’s report supports Summerville’s attack on the deputy, with a planned August 7 electric chair date at Kilby Prison.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Ed. Lee Summerville
Pickens County
J. W. MoQjung
Graves
State Pardon Board
Summerville
Grant
Clarence Carrington
B. C. Johnson
Scottsboro Road
Kilby
McClung
Johnson
Arm Injured In Unusual Mishap At Local Transfer Firm
Gilbert Lawton of 1411 Twelfth Avenue South was treated at Baugh's Infirmary after a sewer pipe broke during unloading at Decatur Ice and Coal Co. A jagged pipe end on the return trip struck his left arm, cutting to the bone. He was among Williams Transfer Co. employees handling the load on Wednesday afternoon.
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Gilbert Lawton
Twelfth Avenue
Baugh’s
Williams Transfer Co
Decatur Ice and Coal Co
St Wag
Church Street
Gilbert
Note on Fiscal Report Error and 1935 Collections
A transportation error led to yesterday’s report of 1935 collections at 133,285 dollars and a 46.3 percent increase. Correct figures show 550,007 dollars for the prior year and the stated increase revised accordingly.
Health Board urges postponement of gatherings over infantile paralysis
Morgan county health officer Dr. L. R. Murphree warns churches clubs theatres and social events to be postponed due to poliomyelitis in the county. He cites transmission by carriers and urges restraint to protect babies and young adults, noting August epidemics elsewhere.
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de. L. R. Murphree
Morgan County Health Officer
Mos
County Board of Health
State Health Department
Board of Health
Astor Case Details Dr Thorpe Affair Amid Custody Fight
Nellie Richardson testified as Miss Astor’s attorney pressed alleged amorous episodes involving Dr. Thorpe. Photographs showed a blonde woman Norma Taylor with the surgeon, with visits and overnight stays at the home and breakfast served for two in the morning.
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Marylyn
Dr. Thorpe
Miss Astor
Nellie Richardson
Roland Rich Woolley
Norma Taylor
Market Quotations Turn Slightly Up Amid Mixed Shares
Wall Street nibbled at a recovery with gains in steel, motors, and several key issues. Volume remained light near the close as profit takers lingered. foreign currencies slipped and grain strength persisted while drought forecasts spurred farm sector selling.
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Wall Street
New York
Steels and Motors
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
American Commerceial Alcohol
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
National Distillers
Boeing
Trans-Continental Air
Warner Bros
Radio
Twentieth Century
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
American Telephone
Western Union
Americal
Smelting
Coca-Cola
Westinghaus
du Pont
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Great Northern
Wesson Ot
Lambert, Kennecott
Sperry
Consolidated Edison
North American
United Corp. General Electric
Goodyear
Liverpool Cotton Prices Move Quietly Downward
In Liverpool on July 30 prices for 1000 bales of American cotton eased. Spot quotes show several grades lower with good middling at 7.58 and middling at 7.18. Futures closed quiet and steady with July at 6.78 and subsequent months around 6.4.
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Liverpool
Mch
Cotton futures close steady with small gains
Cotton futures in New Orleans closed steady with net advances of 4 to 5 points. Front months showed slight gains with December through July contracts trading around 12.00 to 12.08 cents.
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
New Orleans
Wheat futures move in narrow ranges in Chicago
Wheat futures in Chicago show small daily gains and losses across July 30 trading with July to December contracts fluctuating between about 1.08 and 1.11 percent. Traders watch for direction amid mixed supply and demand signals.
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Chicago
Butter Eggs Chicago Market Quotes and Grades
Butter and eggs prices as reported in Chicago on July 30 show market quotes for butter at 34 1 2 to 34 with various grades ranging 32 to 34 1 2. Egg prices list 22 1 4 to 25 with grades including extra firsts and freshly graded local cars.
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Chicago
Poultry prices and weights in Chicago market report
Chicago market update lists live poultry trading on July 30 with 42 trucks. Hens steady to higher across weights from under 4 1/2 pounds to 4 1/2 pounds. Fowl prices include leghorn hens 14 to 18 1/2 cents, Plymouth Rock and White Rock varieties 18 to 21 cents, roosters 13 to 14 cents, turkeys 13 to 16 cents, ducks and geese in lighter ranges.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Potatoes Shipments Reported By U S Agriculture
In Chicago on July 30 a U S Department of Agriculture bulletin notes potatoes on track at 36 with total U S shipments reaching 445. figures imply market activity and distribution data across regions.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
U. S
Mary Astor case details reveal ties with Paul Scofield
Testimony describes affi davits and witness accounts about Mary Astor, Paul Scofield, and Mrs Madge Scofield. Cross exams touch on domestic arrangements and nurse maid remarks, with Dr Thorpe and others testifying to questions about Graff Miles Scofield and Taylor. The nurse maid notes Marylin feared Dr Thorpe and spankings during toys.
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Mary Astor
Madge Scofield
Thorpe
Paul Scofield
Scofield
Woolley
Miss Graff
Miss Richardson
Markets at a Glance Move as Commodities Rally
New York reports steady stocks with gains in aircraft and steels while bonds and rails firm. Sugar firmer, Cuban buying. coffee rises amid Brazilian cables. Chicago wheat up with corn, hogs down 10-15 cents. hogs 13,000 head with top 11.25. Cattle and calves: steady to a touch higher in light weights, feeder and stock tears dull. sheep steady to weaker with fat lambs trading around 9.75-10.25.
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New York
Chicago
U. S. Dept
California
Landon Replies On Labor Rights In Letter To Thomas
Gov Alf Landon defends labor rights to organize and meet without coercion, noting protections by public authorities. He cites a 1935 Tri-State Strike in Kansas and describes sending troops to maintain order while ensuring peaceful labor activities continued.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Landon
Kansas
Cherokee County
Adjutant General of
Tri-State
Missouri
Oklahoma
New York City
Postal Bonds See Strong Sales At Decatur Post Office
Postal bonds sales at the Decatur post office for the first 21 business days of July totaled 11 156.25 dollars averaging over 500 dollars daily. Wayne C. Taylor announced that the half billion dollar maturity value of U S Savings Bonds had been passed with purchases since March 1 1935 totaling 259 million for 1935 10 months and 241 million for January 1 1936 to July 6 with rising daily averages. Purchases for the new fiscal year show an average daily maturity value of 1 823 700 dollars. About 1 700 000 bonds have been issued nationwide with ownership restricted to 10 000 dollars per calendar year.
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Decatur
Leroy McEntire
Wayne C. Taylor
United States Savings
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Cooler Today With 86 Degree Afternoon Reading
The city saw a cooler day this afternoon with a temperature of 86 degrees at 1 pm according to the weather bureau reports.
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Weather Bureau
Storm moves inland as warnings spread along Gulf coast
Storm shifts inland toward the Panhandle with hurricane warnings extended to Panama City and Cedar Key. Warnings withdrawn from Key West to Tampa while lingering north to Pensacola. Deaths reported and boats moved to shelter as Florida coastal counties brace for rain and possible gales.
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Apalachicola
Edar Keys
Panama City
Key West
Tampa
Cedar Key
Pensacola
Georgia
Grady Norton
Weather Bureau
North
South Carolina
Florida
Everglades City
Gulf of Mexico
Hibiscus Island
Miami
Port St. Joe
Tallahassee
Taylor County
Dukeminier Family Reunion Held Near Mt. Hope
A Dukeminier reunion near Mt. Hope, Moulton, Alabama drew about 250 attendees on a July afternoon. Willie Dukeminier of Wilsonville, Texas returned for the gathering with dinner served to hundreds, and performances by the Moulton quartet and Hickory Grove quartet accompanied speeches and fellowship.
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Moulton
Ala
Dukeminier
Mt. Hope
Mitchell Spring
Willie Dukeminier
Wilsonville
Texas
Hickory Grove
Mt Tis
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Tyron, N. C
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Marvin- Rankin
Nelson's Jewelry
Bank ‘Street
Lionel L. Key
Hartselle
Lois Livingston
Falkville
Elbert Livingston
Yetta Lee Smith
Ministerial Association
J. F. Ray
L. D. Patterson
J. D. Wallace
R. B. Conner
Iran F. Hawkins
O. L. Millican
Trinty Methodist Church
Elbert Weaver
Jack Gamble
Lacey
W. Landers
Danville
Clio Levin
H. P. Still
Amingham
Albert Knox
Edward Armstrong
City
T. H. Wilson
West Decatur
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R. L. Wilson
Price
Town Creek
Herman Waugh
Lenore Waugh
Mobile Custom Collections
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Jack
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Lew Wen
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Dukeminiers
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