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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1936
Page
2
Market at a glance notes cotton futures closing steady to slight losses with July at 11.68 and May around 11.10. Other grains show mixed moves as wheat falls due to weather and corn eases. bonds and currencies diverge as overseas factors influence trading.
At Sinclair Fly Farm in East Chicago Indiana thousands of farm bred insects are slain each year to prove the killing power of Sinclair P D Insect Spray. The process requires 1000 of the toughest insects to be killed before a batch is deemed ready for market.
A concise note suggests a strategy where the castle becomes a weaker defense, while steady advancement to a lower position is favored, with the top piece activity remaining focused on essential safety.
In Chicago July wheat futures show a fluctuating pattern with contracts for September trading around the mid eighty percent range and minor gains and losses noted across trading sessions. Market activity highlights uncertainty over supply expectations and demand signals amid July reopening notes.
Captain Van Gilbert of the state highway patrol invites children to visit the Bee Line highway office near the river bridge to meet officers and learn street safety. He urged carefulness to prevent accidents and warned drivers about cars with faulty lights and no rear lights.
Rev L D Patterson announces seven Sunday night sermons for young people on love courtship and marriage. They begin Sunday night and run through June July. Topics include How To Select a Wife How To Choose a Husband Right To Court Getting Me Beginning Married Life How To Be Happy The Ideal Home.
Arraignment of prisoners for setting trial dates began this afternoon before Judge A A Griffith at the June term. The criminal docket will be heard next week and likely continue two weeks. Trials of several capital cases are expected to be set during today’s arraignment.
A nine year old boy Kenneth Kittle was electrocuted at Sheffield Alabama during a wind and rain storm. He was hunting plums with two companions when he stepped on an old car line track at government nitrate plant No 1 reservation. His feet were seared and his body burned. Coroner J R Cabiness said the track was apparently charged by a high voltage line blown down by the storm.
Grocery list itemization notes mixed quantities and brands including Lemons Cream Cheese coffee and bacon. Readable fragments show bulk weights 24 lb and 8 lb flour measures alongside item names.
Ben Campbell Moulton is listed with a street address 190 Southeast 100 and phone number 522 in the directory style entry.
The Topeka telegram from Gov. Landon pledges to be true to the platform while signaling possible constitutional amendments for wage and hour rules and a gold standard link. Borah denounces moves toward amending the constitution. Hoover and Knox express satisfaction with Landon’s tone as Vandenberg weighs a possible vice presidential bid.
Landon’s campaign triumph sparked a loud welcome at the executive mansion lawns. A crowd chanted we want Landon as lights and fireworks illuminated the gathering while Ralph Mitchell sent congratulations by telegram. Landon and his wife distributed cake to cheering supporters before resuming the celebration indoors.
The Post Office outlines steps to deliver bonds and issue checks to veterans. Bonds must be taken to the post office for cashing with checks usable anywhere, and recipients must be known to the handling clerk. Delivery aims to complete all bonds and cash deliveries within the designated posse.
Decatur notes list a 7 30 p m ice cream supper for the Christian Endeavor Society at Westside Presbyterian. Public invited. Nearby events include church services, revival preaching in Knoxville, and community notices on jail thefts and hospital updates.
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