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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1936

Page

2

Market Quotation Summary Amid Labor Tensions and Tax Debate

Mixed market activity as investors await labor unrest news in France and a potential U S revenue bill. Coca Cola Owens Illinois and Canada Dry led gains early, while most steels motors and rails lagged. The franc held steady and sterling rose to 5.02 dollars, with transfers around 650000 shares and varied commodity moves.

Frances Congress Coca-Cola Owens Illinois Canada Dry Warrenite Cerro de Pasco Westinghouse American Telephone Consolidated Edison Standard Oil New Jersey Kennecott Dome and McIntyre Sterling Washington

Markets at a Glance New York June 3

Stocks irregular as leaders drift in a slow session. Bonds mixed with Cuban public works rising sharply. Curb activity uneven with favorites lower. Foreign exchanges uneven. Sugar barely steady with liquidation and hedge selling. Coffee weak from trade selling. Chicago wheat firm amid unfavorable conditions, corn firm with strong shipping demand. Cattle steady to higher, hogs 5 to 15 cents higher top $10.25.

New York Stern Congress Chicago

Liverpool cotton prices rise with steady futures

Liverpool reports cotton trading June 3 to 4 with 22 000 bases including 12 400 American. Spot demand fair and prices up five points. American strict middling 7.42, good middling 12. Future prices closed steady with Oct 6.20 and January 5.76 amid broad quotations.

Liverpool

High Low Close July Rates and September Range Summary

The text shows figures for July and September with percentages and ranges. It lists Open High Low Close values and unclear percent strings, suggesting a financial data snippet or stock readings with July and September entries.

Chicago dairy prices steady for butter and eggs

Butter traded at 14 484 firm creamery specials 93 score with multiple grades listed. Eggs priced at 20 753 remained steady with unchanged prices as market reports show.

Chicago

Poultry market report from Chicago prices by weight

Chicago market notes reveal live poultry movement with 1 car and 35 trucks steady to firm. Hens under 5 pounds 18 cents, over 5 pounds 18. Leghorn hens 15 1 2, Plymouth and White Rock varieties mixed. Fryers and broilers around 25, roosters 13, hens 16, toms 15, ducks 12 or 16, geese 9 1 2.

Chicago Plymouth White Rock Springs White Rock Rock Broilers

Market Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Roundup

June 3 market summary shows hogs 14 000 head with top prices around 10.25 for 160-250 lb. sow values down to 8.60. Cattle 8 500 head with calves 1 500. yearlings and light steers scarce while weighty fat cattle price firm to higher. Overall market slow on heavy 1 150-1 450 lb steers but 8.25-9.00 values noted for standout lots. cows, bulls, and dealers firm.

Youngsters Present On Pa rade On Princess Stage

Rehearsed as a criterion the Youngsters of 1936 On Parade on the Princess stage tonight and Thursday promises a polished amateur show. Talented dancers include members of Mrs G P Banniza’s class. The Martha and Mary Guild sponsors St Johns Episcopal church event.

G. P. Banniza Martha and Mary Guild of St. John’s Episcopal Church

Infected Tooth Cause of Death in Memphis

Gertrude Belue, 20, of Sheffield Alabama, died in a Memphis hospital from an infection after a saw tooth extraction. She had been hospitalized 15 weeks. As her condition worsened a blood transfusion appeal was broadcast at Russwood Park and ten men offered to donate.

Memphis Tenn Gertrude Belue Sheffield Ala Miss Belue A. L. Belue Russwood Ball Park

Judge orders ten day sentence for intoxicated driver

Fred Schauer was charged with driving a car while intoxicated in Chicago. Judge Gibson FE. Gorman gave him the shake test but Schauer’s hand remained steady. He received a ten day sentence. arrest date noted as April 25.

Chicago Fred Schauer Gibson FE. Gorman Schauver

Joy Riding as Sermon Topic at First Christian Church

Evangelist Duke C. Jones will deliver a 7 30 p m sermon at the First Christian Church on the theme joy riding inviting the public with special music. The message stresses Christ’s promised second coming and the need for readiness for judgment and meeting Him.

Duke C. Jones First Christian Church Mr. Jones Christ God Jesus

Confession Put in Record in Black Legion Case

A witness details a plan to detain Poole and transport him for punishment, with Davis issuing orders and a 38 and 45 caliber revolver carried. The court weighs which defendants will be bound over on murder and kidnapping charges as the state ties them to the case through detective testimony.

Davis McCrea Dean Poole Black Legion Sandlot Commitén Pleas Court Circuit Court John Harvill Charles Meehan Bernard Cruse Liddy Cruse

Lipscomb Heads State VFW at Alabama Encampment

H P Lipscomb Jr of Bessemer is the new Alabama department commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Other officers named at the three day gathering include Robert R Baker senior vice commander and Charles Morgan junior vice commander. Anniston was chosen as the 1937 encampment city with the date to be announced.

Birmingham H. P. Lipscomb, Jr Bessemer Alabama Department Veterans of Foreign Wars Robert R. Baker Tuscaloosa Charles Morgan Montgomery John Joyner Joe Davis C. E. Compton Sylacauga H. F. Paddock Cullman Council of Administration William Haywood Jr. Ensley S. B. Shehan Mobile P. W. Lipman W. F. Prince Tusca T. M. Hooper Huntsville Anniston

Added Farm Profits Non-Poisonous Control For the Mexican Bean Beetle

The Mexican Bean Beetle damages bean crops. adults and larvae feed on leaf undersides. Rotenone based insecticides, stabilized for longer life, are presented as safe for humans and foliage. Derris Dust with stabilized rotenone is recommended for home gardeners and field use.

Local notes from Moulton County bring changes and visits

Moulton residents report on courtship visits and new openings while farmers face dry weather. Dr Willard Irwin assists at Irwin Dyar hospital and plans to study at Hillman in Birmingham. Local neighbors attend bridge parties, church events, and a busy round of shopping and travel between Decatur and Moulton as candidates and townsfolk navigate summer disruptions.

Willard Irwin R. P. Irwin Irwin-Dyar Hospital Birmingham Hillman Hospital Thomas Masterson Decatur Chas. &. Bragg J. H. Highsmith Cr. G. Burch C. H. Hurst Annette Mt. Hope Unity Homer Iall Gordon Parker Moulton E. E. Elkins Cathrine Jackson M. H. Jackson W. S. Heflin Columbia Tenn Lawrence Simms W. R. Jackson Old Hickory Grove Milton Hall Ormerly Happy Feed C. C. Kerby Moulton-Decatur Road P. A. McCulloch Board of Revenue McCulloch Gid Redding Courtland Jake Grimes Virgil Kelly Jasper Wyatt Counts Mt Hope Clarence Farrish Gladewater Texas Parrish TVA Ca Alvin Richards Ww . Lawrence Franklin J. P. Dyar New York Crippled Children's Hospital Dyar R. B. Henderson Bank of Moulton L. W. Gentry J. Luther Gaines W. L. Spearman Clay County Spearman Earl Aldridge Old Hick Grove John Hardin Hillsboro J. A. Aldridge Jeptha C. Johnson Mt. Hope Karns Shelton and Son

BPW to Meet Thursday Night at St John’s Parish House

The Business and Professional Women's Club will meet Thursday night at 7 30 at St John’s Parish House. The transportation committee will run the program. Miss Clio Lovin and Miss Louise Ussery will report on the state Albertville meeting.

Business and Professional Women's Club St. John's Parish House Transportation Committee Therogram Albertville Clio Lovin Louise Ussery

Mass. Dig Goes Wrong Street For Sewer Work

In Quincy on June 3 laborers digging a sewer ditch were found to have on the wrong street. They were ordered to connect a main sewer line to a dwelling drain, but the ditch belonged on Harriet Avenue rather than West Squantum Avenue, just around the corner.

Quincy Mass Harriet Avenue Squantum Avenue

Glenda Farrell Ends Feet Fashion Warnings

In a column praising Glenda Farrell for having beautiful feet, the article extols air baths and light exposure to keep feet healthy. It urges barefoot time, open sandals, and careful home footwear, with editor notes offering Miss Glad’s beauty pamphlets and future Q and A.

Trilby du Mauriier Svengali Glenda Farrell Glenda Glad Mal

Decatur Diary notes local visits and church events

Decatur notes detail Mrs Dean Roger and infant son Thomas Dean Jr improving at 319 Sherman. Visits by Mrs Louis Rowell and Mrs Irene Gable from Birmingham. Miss Thelma Lee and Marie Mitchell visiting Dallas sister. Various locals travel to Texas and Nashville. St Johns Episcopal Church events include vestry meeting, Scouts supper, Trinity Sunday sermons, and U P S L banquet. Births include twins June 2 at 605 Grant.

Dean Roger Thomas Dean, Jr Sherman Street Thelma Lee Marie Mitchell Dallas, Texas

Day details slaying of Loeb in prison shower

Convict James Day 21 on trial for the razor slaying of fellow inmate Richard Loeb in a Stateville prison shower on January 28. Day testifies about Loeb’s alleged control of the prison, a helping transfer, and a later proposition leading to the fatal attack. He describes months of interaction starting September 1934 and the sequence culminating in 53 razor slashes.

Earl Ayeroid Associated Press Joliet James Day Richard Loeb Loeb Nathan Leopold Bobby Franks Chicago Day Edwin L. Wilson Stateville Penitentiary Here Emmett Byrne Harold Levy

Princess Comes Across opens at Princess Theatre with Lombard

A mystery romance on the Atlantic unfolds as Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray star in The Princess Comes Across at the Princess Theatre. Lombard plays a American girl posing as a Swedish princess aboard the Mammoth liner, who falls for MacMurray amid murders and blackmail. Supporting players include Alison Skipworth, William Frawley, Douglass Dumbrille, Porter Hall and George Barbier.

Atlantic Princess Theatre Carole Lombard Fred MacMurray Miss Lombard New York Mammoth MacMurray King

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