Chinese in United States Bet on Chiang Kai-Shek War Chances
The article reports American Chinese remit about a million dollars monthly to Chiang Kai-Shek’s government, with funds routed through Hong Kong and Shanghai. It notes strong bets on his victory, led by Chinatown groups in San Francisco and communities in New York, Chicago, and other cities, and explains cultural ties and burial customs underpinning support.
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Rembert
James San
Chiang
Kei-ehen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
San Francisco
Chinatown
China
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Seattle
Boise
Hongkong
Shanghai
Francisco
Chiang Kaihek
Plyaon
Publication Order in Roberts Wilks vs Williams
Morgan County Court issues an order of publication in equity for Mamie Hall Roberts Wilks against Ora Williams. The defendant resides at 1539 West 64th Street Los Angeles California and must plead answer or demur to the bill of complaint by July 19 1939. The notice is published weekly for three consecutive weeks in the Decatur Daily Morgan County Alabama.
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Mamie
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Marvin West
Register
Blassingame Divorce Suit Seeks Judgment in Morgan County
In Equity case Gertrude Blassingame vs Albert Blassingame the court orders publication after the defendant’s residence is unknown. The defendant must plead answer or demur to the bill by July 8, 1939, or a decree may be entered. notice published in Decatur Daily.
State National Bank of Decatur Compliance Granted
Treasury Department announces that the State National Bank of Decatur Alabama Morgan County has complied with federal statutes. Comptroller Upham certifies the bank is authorized to commence or continue banking operations in Decatur Alabama as of May 13 1939.
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Washington, D. C
State National Bank of
Decatur
Morgan
Alabama
United States
Tcx Upham
Tional Bank of
Co. B. Upham
Currency Bureau
Treasury Department
Decatur Officers and Citizens in Busy May 1939 excerpts
Meredith Woodall sails for Gadaden to train in Goodrich budget work. Gilbert Ford rests after appendix operation at Benevolent hospital. Revival at Memorial Drive Methodist draws large crowds with daily services at 10 am and 7:30 pm. Montgomery doctors and officials appear in local notices while locals visit relatives and attend church events.
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Memorial Drive Methodist Church
R. D. Cook
Royal visit parade to the White House with Queen Elizabeth
The king and queen arrived by special train at 11 a m and rode in an official procession to the White House after a 15 minute presentation ceremony. Mrs Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth wore elegant outfits while guards and cavalry lined the route as crowds cheered amid a near mishap with a horse.
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White House
Capitol
Queen Elizabeth
Mrs. Roosevelt
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Visit United States Border
Residents along the Niagara border welcomed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as the first British sovereigns to set foot on U.S. soil. Soldiers and police relaxed after Cordell Hull greeted the royal couple on a plain platform at the old railroad station at the border bridge end.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
United States
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
England
Cordell Hull
Hell Riders Bring Thrill Show to Benson Field Sunday
Decatur hosts the Hell Riders led by M Martin with his Mell troupe at Benson Field Sunday at 4 pm for two hours of motorcycle and car stunts. Proceeds go to Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. fences will be removed for speed and dramatic feats including a wife Ann Terry crashing through a blazing board wall.
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Decatur
M Martin
Benson Field
Decatur Elks Lodge
Elks
Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Furn
Martin
Ann Terry
Elks Club
Hell Riders
Royal visit ends with greetings at Niagara Falls
Sir Ronald Lindsay accompanied the royal party as Their Majesties arrived in the United States for a four day stay after touring Canada. At Niagara Falls Ont the envoy presented Mr and Mrs Hull to the royals. The Hulls spoke brief welcomes before the royal train moved on to Washington.
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Niagara River
Ronald Lindsay
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
Ont
Ronald
Hull
State Department
Queen Elizabeth
Washington
Hulls
Kings Visit Tops British Papers On US Reception
London dispatch notes U.S. reception to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth dominates British front pages. Headlines range from light greetings to Times’ dignified cross-border coverage, with a 32 page United States number featuring pictures and American features.
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London
United States
George VI
Elizabeth
Times
Washington
The
Market Roundup Shows Stocks Slipping Amid Mixed Commodities
Trading opened with a cautious tone as stocks eased and many issues declined slightly while a few advanced modestly. Overall activity was light with about 400000 shares traded, while bonds and currencies showed little change and livestock markets reflected steady to softer conditions in Nashville and Chicago.
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Feebie
Cotton market closes steady in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 8 cotton futures opened higher on improving textiles but weakened late as selling pressed prices. The market finished steady to one to four points lower, reflecting unsettled weather and demand shifts.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Fares Steady in Memphis Futures
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with modest gains across the curve. Closing prices were 22.75 for June and July, and 22.50 to 22.40 for later months from Aug to Jan, with 4,400 units traded.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton market closes dull in New Orleans
Spot cotton closed dull and unchanged in New Orleans with 418 bales traded. Prices: low middling 8.25, middling 9.50, good middling 10.05. Receipts 290, stock 420,5.
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York
New Orleans
Cottonseed oil prices move at steady levels in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 8 the market closed steady for cottonseed oil with bleachable prime summer yellow 6.50 nominal and prime crude 5.25 to 5.50. Futures quoted July 6.10B, September 6.27, October 6.31B, December 6.39B, January 6.42B with B bids noted.
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New Orleans
Cotton prices rise across southern markets in June report
In New Orleans on June 8 the average price of middling cotton at ten southern spot markets rose three points to 9.59 cents per pound. The report covers daily averages for the period ending with the latest trading session.
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New Orleans
British press on royal visit hints at balanced ties
The Times observed that Britons would gain new insight into American life as the monarchy’s visit continued. It noted mutual understanding between governments and that social exchanges need not interrupt state business.
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United States
the Times
Woman's Missionary Society meets at First Methodist Athens
The Athens First Methodist church hosts the monthly Woman's Missionary Society meeting with devotional on Peace God and the Nations led by Mrs. W S Garth and prayers by Miss Laura Davis. Members report strong attendance and officer updates amid social notes and visits.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
Zion
God
W S. Garth
Laura Davis
Garth
Poultry Prices Mixed In Chicago Market Action
Chicago traders report live poultry movement with 49 trucks on hand Hens under 5 pounds steady market for leghorn hens at 12 pounds broilers up 2 pounds to 17 1 2 cents per pound under 2 pounds 15 cents and other prices unchanged on June 8 marked by firm hen prices and steady chickens.
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Chicago
Creamer
Wheat futures move on uncertain crop report before close
Chicago wheat prices fluctuated today advancing briefly then dropping a full cent before rallying to end little changed from yesterday. Trade uncertainty centered on tomorrow's crop report with July wheat at 75 3 8 to 1 4, September 15 3 4 5 8. Corn and oats also moved. July corn at 51 51 1 8, September 52 1 2, oats up 3 8 5 8.
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Chicago
Kiwanis Enjoys Song Session in Tennessee Valley Hotel
Kiwanis members took a day off from business to enjoy a nostalgic song session. Florence guest J L Hubbard attended as Bobby Bedford and Miss Jaanita Crutcher provided lively singing. Bedford impressed with a fine tenor voice while Caddell and Rankin performed a Boston duet.
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Tennessee Valley Hotel
J. L. Hubbard
Florence
Bobby Bedford
Jaanita Crutcher
Young Bedford
The
Southern Half Wins Star Game in Low-Scoring Affair
Southern All Stars from the Alabama-Florida League defeated the Northern half 2 to 1 in a star game played in Troy Alabama. A wild throw at the plate in the ninth inning produced the decisive run as Doc Wingard’s squad jumped ahead early and held the lead through tight pitching.
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Troy
Ala
Southern All-Stars
Doc Wingard
Southern Galaxy
Biers
Cox
Davis
Middlebrook
Gilhousen
Milner
Howard
Finley
Huntsville Named For Convention
The Alabama sheriff and peace officers association closed its convention in Mobile pledging support for constitutional amendments on pardon and parole reforms and felon guilty pleas. Delegates elected William H. Holcombe of Mobile as president and chose Huntsville as the 1940 convention city with officers including Robert F. Perry and V. N. Ricker re-elected.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Sheriff and Peace Officers Association
William H. Holcombe
Mobile County
Huntsville
Robert F. Perry
United States Secret Service
Birmingham
V. N. Ricker
Strike Ends Detroit Auto Plants Reopen After Walkouts
Detroit June 8 14 Seventy thousand automobile workers returned to their jobs as Briggs Manufacturing Co Graham Paige Motors Chrysler Corp plants reopened. Eight Chrysler plants were restarted along with Briggs seven and Graham Paige plants. two Chrysler plants in Indiana were affected.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Graham-Paige Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Briggs
Graham- Paige
Chrysler
Indana
Trace in Danger as Alabama Skips Natchez Trace Right of Way
Alabama may lose a proposed section of the Natchez Trace Parkway extending 450 miles from Nashville to Natchez due to the state's failure to purchase required right-of-way.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Alabama
Nashville
Natchez
Goofy Elks Goofy Baseball Benefit Night at Benson Field
A Decatur Alabama event features the Elks goofy ball team in a goofy baseball game to raise funds for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium. The show includes Hi-Light Boys performing mountain music and stunts such as Earl Harvey riding a bicycle to crash a burning barrier. City ordinances and sanitation notes follow, ending with a roof collapse in York causing $2000 damage to Sumter Farm and Stock Company store.
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Benson Field
Elks
Gordon McDuff
Lodge of Elks
Decatur
Earl Harvey
Harvey
York
Ala
Sumter Farm and Stock Company
City ordinance designates taxi parking stands in Decatur Alabama
Ordinance 313 reserves specific parking spaces on Bank Street Moulton Street Second Avenue East and Grant Avenue for taxi cabs. Prohibits other vehicles and sets penalties for violations. Adopted June 1 and approved June 1 with June 8 noted.
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Decatur
Alabama
Deceatur
Bank Street
Lafayette Street
Vine Street
Walnut Street
Moulton Street
Second Avenue
Johnston Street
Grant Street
Avenue East
Decatur Alabama Ordinance Requires Household Trashcans
City ordinance 314 requires every householder to provide a lidded trashcan of at least twenty gallons with specific dimensions and accessible placement for sanitary officers. Stores hotels boarding houses and rooming houses must supply a suitably sized trashcan and deposit all refuse arising from operations.
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Decatur
Alabama
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Sherman Street
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Kearney
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Falkville
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Fort Benning
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Alabama Optometric Association
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Alabama Business Institute
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Bibbville, Ala
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van Buren Holland
Ardmore, Tenn
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C. L. Dobbs
W. W Coffee
J. A. Chambers
Shady Grove
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Alabama School For Girls
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R. O. Colvard
Coy
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Courtland
Roy Wray
Somerville
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O. P. Stinson
PH. Newman
Vinemont
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Cullman
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Victor Eubank
Colttoni
Nashville Livestock
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Athens
R. M. Rawls
Bridge
Walker McLemore
Renoree
McLemore
P. W.hendricks, Jr
D. J. Wilson
John Henry Bitting
David L. Rosenall,Jr
T. S. Woodroof
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J. S. Crutcher, Jr
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W. T. Clay, Jr
Mary Mundine
Poe
W. R. Daniel
Charles David
Tupelo
Baylis Hightower
Billy
Powers Hospital
Daniel
John W. Wilson
Tuscaloosa
Prof. Wilson
University of Alabama
Mary Mundike
Wilson
Walker. McLemore
Meda
R M. Rawls
L. H. Lanier
Athens Friends
GRAIN
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H. C. Troup
T. R. Harrison
H. O. Troup
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Pathfinder
Goodyear
Goodyear Service Stores
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