Federal old age insurance plan explained by local manager
Foster outlines Social Security Board rules for wage credit and benefits. He notes a lump sum of 312 percent of wage records for death before 65, and a lifetime monthly retirement based on wage records after 65 with residuals paid to families if benefits are not fully drawn. He cites eligibility involving five years of work since 1936 and total earnings over 2000, with monthly ranges from 10 to 85 dollars. Contact Social Security Board at 1012 Ferry Street, Decatur.
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The
Social Security Board
Foster
Ferry Street
Decatur
Boeing Clipper Winged Boat Prepares For First Flight
Seattle reports the Boeing designed flying boat ready for its initial test flight. The 82 500 pound ocean liner aims to rival transoceanic transports and influenced later landplanes and bombers in the Army Air Corps.
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Seattle
Ocean Airways
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Paris
Army Air Corps
Six indicted in New York for looting $16 million in trust assets
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey announced six defendants indicted for looting seven investment trusts with assets over 16 million dollars in the past year. Arrests were made including Vincent E. Ferretti, a lawyer, with related arrests in Boston of Thomas W. Morris and Ralph H. Robb. Robb has Wakefield offices and Morris is with a Boston law firm based in Belmont Massachusetts. Dewey said Continental Securities Corp. was the keystone in acquiring the trusts and that initial funds and legal advice were arranged by a named individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Vincent E. Ferretti
Continental Securities Corm
Keystone Organizatron
Boston
Thomas W. Morris
Ralph H. Robb
Robb
Wakefield
Morris
Assec
Belmont
Mass
Wacky party for friends at Mrs Milligan home
Mrs Okie Milligan hosted a tacky party for friends on Ninth Avenue South. Guests enjoyed games and contests with Addie Masser winning the cracker contest and Addie Messer taking first prize in the tacky contest, Lula Walden second. Refreshments were served late with several attendees.
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Okie Milligan
Ninth Avenue
South
Addie Masser
Addie Messer
Lula Walden
Markets Rally as Investors Seek Evidence of Turnaround
Stock currents shifted to the buying side with a rally led by industrials such as International Harvester and Bethlehem Steel while rails and utilities trailed. May declines in grains and metals steadied, Federal Reserve data showed profits down from 1937, and Memphis futures quoted for June to January amid modest volume.
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Victor Eubank
York
Wall Street
Steel and Motor
International Harvester
Kennecott Copper
American Melting
Bethlehem Steel
du Pont
Westinghouse Electric
Union Carbide
General Pdectric
Chrysler
Douglas Aircraft
Texas Corp
Eastman Kodak
U. S&s. Rubber
Markets At A Glance On June First In New York
Stocks higher led by industrials as a rally continued. Bonds steady while rails reversed downtrend. Curb market improved as utilities and metals favored. Foreign exchange quiet with sterling in supply. Cotton strong due to Wall Street and trade buying. Sugar easier on hedge selling. Coffee narrow as European support showed. Chicago wheat easy amid Argentina underselling abroad. Corn higher amid unfavorable weather. Cattle steady while hogs fell 10 to 20 points.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago
Argentina
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Steady
Cottonseed meal futures closed steady as traders weighed demand and supply factors. Market activity remained light with little price movement noted across the early trading session.
District B. B. Tourney Here For Semi-Pro Baseball
District B semi pro baseball tournament to be held here the last week in June with sessions Thursday through Sunday, and again the first week in July, playoff on July 4. Ray mond Pumont leads the sponsoring National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress. 12 counties participate.
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H. L. Ogle
Ogle
Raymond Pumont
Decatur High School
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
Jackson
Lauderdaile
Colbert, Winston
Cullman
Madison
Marion
Blount and
Marshall
Cliff Green
Dumont
Carpenter (Continued From Page One) Kidnapping Drama
A Florida highway district of citrus groves lies west of the Everglades as officials plan a schoolhouse meeting to organize a hunt after a father's plea. Federal and local authorities urged delaying crowds while merchants closed shops. A Cash, a moderate merchant and filling station operator, hid in his apartment awaiting kidnapper word as his wife faced shock. The father previously drove at dawn Tuesday to a road map marked in a ransom note to drop $10,000 in small bills at a shoe store.
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Everglades
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cash
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on June 1 cottonseed oil closed steady with values for summer yellow at 17.50 and prime crude around 6.12 to 6.62 per 100 pounds. Futures quoted for July 740B and subsequent months at 7.13B for September, 7.03B for October, 7.00B for December, and 701B for January with nominal bidding.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Prices Close Higher With Steady Demand
Boot cotton closed dull 18 points up. Sales none with low middling 6.66, middling 8.06, good middling 8.61. Receipts none and stock at 722,563 in New Orleans market.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures close higher on New York market
Prices closed with gains across the board as July and December contracts led the session. Spot cotton in New York remained steady with middling quoted around 7.89 cents and New Orleans values showed modest advances alongside the futures rally.
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N. C. Cotton
New York
N. C
New Orleans
Poultry Prices From Chicago Market Report
Poultry live price report from Chicago notes 34 trucks in market selections with Plymouth Rock springs at 22 1 2 cents per pound, other prices steady and unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
Butter and Egg Prices in Chicago Market Report
Butter market shows 2 046 186 lbs easy creamery extra firsts at 23 1 2 to 24 1 4 with other prices steady. Eggs sell 42 080 weekly, weaker graded fresh extra firsts local 19 1 4, firsts local 18 1 2, cars 19 1 2, receipts 17 3 4 to 18, storage packed extras 20 1 4.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report June 1 Cattle Hogs Sheep
Nashville Tenn June 1 U S Dept of Agr Cattle 200 head 150 calves firm fat cattle steady grassers clearances 906 lb longfed steers good 8.50 8.75 steers heifers around 7.50 beef cows and bulls 6.00 down after cow grades 3.25 4.25 top dealers 8.50 hogs 600 head no early market Tuesday sales 8.30 down sheep 1500 head indications steady to strong Tuesday spring lambs mostly 9.25 down fat ewes to 3.00
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Sky High rehearsal under fire department sponsorship
Rehearsals for Sky High proceed for a June 10 Riverside auditorium show presented with Decatur fire department support. Ada C Malcolm directs. 12 principals and a 30 member chorus perform with a basement Carnegie library venue, and a baby contest linked to the event offers votes for prizes.
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Speake, Warren and Ratliff's
Bulldogs and Dogcatchers Duel in Benson Field Double Header
Local fields host a kids baseball scene as Benson Field and Delano Park see a double header between the Bulldogs and the Dogcatchers with Ollie Street and Junior Moore each homering for the Dogs. The teams schedule another two-game set next Friday at 10 AM at Delano Park.
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Benson Field
Delano Park
Bulldogs
Ollie Street
Junior Moore
Moore
Mullins
T. Todd
W. Todd
County Schools Seek Coal Bids for 1938-39
County board of education asks for bids on coal for 65 schools one white 49 and 16 negro with about 700 tons used per scholastic year. Prof George T Woodruff is county superintendent of education.
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County Board of Education
George T. Woodruff
Battle rages in mountains near Teruel and Sagunto
In fierce fighting east of Teruel insurgents and government militiamen clash as Franco's forces press a broad offensive toward Valencia. Bombing targets Granollers and Sagunto while ships are sunk or damaged in Valencia harbor.
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Hendaye
France
Ol ‘Teruel
Valencia
Francisco Franco
Soredo
Teruel
Sagunto
Granollers
Barcelona
Spain
Penthames
Majorca
Palma
Billy Dukes to Be Awarded Degree at Emory Commencement
Billy F. Dukes Jr of Belle Mina is among 352 graduates at Emory University 98th annual commencement in Atlanta on Monday June 6. A 1934 Decatur High School graduate and Balfour medalist he will receive a bachelor of arts in psychology as a senior in Emory College of Arts and Sciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F
Billy) Dukes, Jr
Belle Mina
Emory University
Atlanta
Decatur High School
Balfour
College of Arts and Sciences
Emory
Duke
Decatur Notes Highlight Social Visits and Services
Mrs. W B Profiler and Mrs J E Clem arrive from Jackson Mississippi and Birmingham to visit parents Mr and Mrs J O Goode. Rev W L Spearman leads mid week prayer at Ninth Street Methodist. Measles illness at 12231 2 Fifth Ave S. Several locals travel to Reel Foot Lake for ginners meeting. Church events include Church of God and Sixteenth Avenue Baptist services and a Happy Band Sewing Circle picnic at Woodall's.
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W. B. Profiler
Jackson
Miss
J. E. Clem
Birmingham
J.O. Goode
W. L. Spearman
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Happy Band
E. E. Beard
Sixth Avenue South
Woodall’s
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Pearlie Freeman
Joe Gomes
C. L. Dobbs
I. W. Myers
Southside Baptist Church
Fe Oe
Hopkins Endorses Wearin Sparking Iowa Primary Clash
A heated Iowa Democratic Senate primary pivots on Hopkins backing Otha Wearin and Kraschel condemning the move. Wegman accuses Hopkins of breaking party neutrality as Wearin faces Gillette and Wheeler's scrutiny amid national attention. Wegman, a former three term treasurer, remains in the race. Governor Kraschel denounces Hopkins policy violation by keeping WPA out of politics.
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Otha D. Wearin
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Hopkins
Wearin
Guy M. Gillette
Wheeler
Wegman
Roosevelt
Kraschel
WPA
Morgan County Jail Population Low in June
The Morgan county jail opened June with a low inmate count of 20, evenly split between white and negro prisoners. Charges include murder burglary forgery petty larceny and assault to murder. Four inmates are women one white and three negroes. Deputy Sheriff Herman Sandlin called today’s figure among the lowest since the present sheriff took office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Herman Sandlin
New Pastor and Wife Presented by Community Welcome
The community cordially invites all to join the reception welcoming the new pastor and his wife to the congregation and church.
Camel Caravan Air Chilled Tobacco Workroom Ad
An ad touts Camel cigarettes praising a weather controlled workroom and a cleansing air system that refreshes the air every few minutes. It invites readers to catch Cantor's Camel Caravan Monday nights with a radio listing in the local paper.
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Cantor
America
Eddie Cantor
Columbia Network
Eddie
Saesman Cantor
Winston-Salem
Camel Cigarettes
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Glendolin
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Fourth Avenue 8
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Reelfoot Lake
Tennessee Ginners Association
Mrs
Ben Gaines
Kentucky
Mack Ferguson
Gladys Maxine
Hartselle
Louis Argend
Florence
W. C. Gray
Church of God
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R. C. Woodall
Mary Katherine
Margarite Turner
H. W. Wade
Louresia Ann
Chattanooga
Murphrey
Hendersonville
Lake Lyre
Asheville
Blue Ridge Mountains
Maryville
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
Ben Rowe
Fifth Avenue, South
Calvin Lee
A. A. Lee
Sixth Ave
Max Michelson
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Robert Rice
Lawson Davidson
Empire
Ala
W. P. Snnges
Morgan County High School
R. ©. Brown
J. E. Tanner
Bya
Lou Jean Johnston
Athens
D. Smith
H. R. Hamilton
Lawrence Cove
Democratic Executive Committee
Pat Aday
Otto Biles
van Smith
Eva
James W. Carden of
Lacon
Sam Newby
Eddie Light
Darrell Johnson
First Christian Church
Mrs. Wyle
Camel Town
Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tebeces Co
Winston-Sslem
Camels
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