Landon Stands Firm as He Frames 1936 Platform
Alf Landon declares a bold line on constitutional amendment and presidential power, challenging Old Guard Republicans and Borah. He signals further interpretations in future speeches while Democrats prepare to critique the platform’s vague remedies and outline policy shifts to restore employment.
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Alf Landon
Kansas
Republican House
William E. Borah
Landon
William Allen White
R Andon
Market Quotation May Brighten on Broad Gains
In New York, June 15, the stock market rose with leading shares up near the start of the fourth hour. J I Case leads with a 4 point gain and American Woolen Preferred climbs on textile demand. Trades total about 750000 shares as wheat rallies on spring drought and foreign currencies slip.
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Victor Eubanks
Associated Press
New York
Washington
J. I. Case
American Woolen
du Pont
Consolidated Edison North American
United Corp
American Water Works
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
American Can
Western Union
Celanese
Industrial Rayon
American Telephone
Allied Stores
Montgomery Ward
General Motors
Chrysler
Great Northern
N. Y. Central
Pennsylvania
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
War Department
Wheat Futures Chicago Update
Wheat futures in Chicago showed modest gains with June opening at 85% and closing near 87% as the market reflected steady odds for September delivery. Traders noted cautious activity amid steady export demand and limited supply signals.
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Wheat Futures
Chicago
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Spot Market Notes
Cotton trades in Liverpool with no receipts. Spot business moderate with prices 3 points higher in quiet market. Quotations show American early, middling around 7.50, 7.20, strict middling 7.00, middling 6.80, strict low middling.
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Liverpool
Markets at a Glance
Stocks steady as specialties advance quietly. Bonds rise and special ties in demand. Curb prices higher with oils mixed. Foreign exchange and gold decline. Cotton steady with trade buying. Sugar and coffee show mixed patterns. Wheat strong amid drought in the northwest. Corn rises on wheat strength. Cattle steady, hogs range up to 10.25.
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New York
Chicago
Poultry market prices listed for Chicago area
Chicago market notes on live poultry with 19 trucks, hens and chicks steady. Prices shown in pounds include hens 5 lbs and under 19 2. more than 5 lbs 18 1/2. leg horn hens 15 1/2. Plymouth Rock etc. Fryers and roosters quoted. turkeys, ducks, geese priced by weight.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock
Butter Eggs Market Figures From Chicago Report
Chicago market report shows butter at 17 919 cases with creamery specials and extras. eggs steady at 23 265 with local grades and firsts listed. The figures include various classifications such as firsts, extras, and storage packed items with multiple price markers.
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Chicago
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Trade Desk
U S Department data show 155 potatoes on track 339 and total shipments 435 Saturday and 49 Sunday. New stock is stronger with moderating supplies and very good demand. Sacked prices per cwt range 2.75 to 3.00 with decay noted at 3 25 to 3 50 in Alabama No 1 grades.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
U. S
Alabama
Livestock Markets Report From Chicago
Hogs 16 000 head with 5 500 direct, steady to higher on some loads, top 10 25, 140 160 lb 9 85 10 15, 250 300 lb 9 75 10 10, sowes 8 25 9 10. Cattle 13 000 head and calves 2 000, yearlings and light steers active while heavier cattle dull, best steers 8 50, heifers 8 40, light heifers 7 75 5 25, bulk incomplete in report.
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Chicago
U. S
Nazi Revenge Plot Reported in Berlin by Roehm Faction
Berlin report claims a Roehm led vengeance campaign emerged after the Blood Purge. Brown shirt adherents allegedly formed the Roehm Racher group sending threats to Hitler while bodies of SS and Storm Troops members are found with RR marks. Officials dismiss threats as nonsense.
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Berlin
Loir
Igh
Roehm
Switzerland
Petty Fired as Smokies Manager in Tennessee
G. Allen, president of the Knoxville club in the Southern Association, announced the outright release of Smokies manager and veteran southpaw Jess Petty. No successor has been chosen.
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Tenn
G. Allen
Knoxville
Southern Association
Jess Petty
Smokies
Petty
Allen
Advertising gains in Chicago reveal national weekly rise
Advertising Age reports retailers increased newspaper advertising in 66 major cities by 1 261 879 lines for the week ended June 6, a 7 5 percent rise from the same week a year earlier.
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Chicago
Advertising Age
Alabama man killed after being struck by train
Bennett Rice aged 38 from Kaolin Alabama was killed near Phenix City when a Central of Georgia train struck him yesterday, authorities reported.
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Phenix City
Ala
Bennett Rice
Kaolin
Central of Georgia
Market Report Shows Mixed Hog Prices and Steady Lambs
Fat steers unsold with early sales at 7.00 to 8.00 while western fed steers around 1550 pounds fetch 8.00. Vealers hold 7.50 to 9.00 with few at 9.50. Sheep around 8,000 head, mostly steady, better spring lambs up to 11.00 to 12.00. yearlings 8.00. ewes 3.00 to 4.00.
Top-Notcher Clues and Vertical Answers Puzzle Words
A crossword style list of horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and brief hints. Entries include golf terms, weather, anatomy, and common words, forming a mixed word puzzle grid with definitions and wordplay.
Myra North Special Nurse in Devries Power
Myra North, a special nurse in Devries power, remains keenly alert as every nerve heightens under the unusual strain. The scene centers on her acute vigilance amid a tense, unnamed upheaval affecting the laboratory and its personnel.
Sparkman Wins Alabama Primary as Sparkman Leads
Robert T. Simpson of Florence congratulates John Sparkman of Huntsville after Sparkman clinched a majority in the primary. Sparkman leaves for Washington with Pete Jarman and Luther Patrick sending well wishes as the official tally shows Sparkman ahead by 808 votes in a bitter congressional contest.
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Florence
John Sparkman
Huntsville
Sparkman
Tennessee Valley
Washington
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Pete Jarman
Mr. Sparkman
Almon
Mr. Jarman
Luther Patrick
Messrs. Sparkman
Patrick
Baby Bonds Placed in Hands of Veterans
List of state officials and figures including Attorney General A A Carmichael State Tax Commissioner Henry Long Comptroller Charles W Lee Superintendent J A Keller Pete B Jarman Jr Assistant Comptroller and new congress man from the sixth district Dr A H Collins director of the department of public welfare and others discussed the program.
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A. A. Carmichael
Henry Long
Charles W. Lee
J. A. Keller
Pete B. Jarman, Jr
A. H. Collins
State Department of Public Welfare
Counties Share In Baby Bond Distributions Totals
Jefferson County led the state in baby bond receipts today with large shares going to Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties. Morgan total reached 469 194.34 and Limestone 372 187.27 while Lawrence stood at 273 757.84. The combined three county total was 1 115 139.45.
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Jefferson County
Tennessee Valley
Morgan County
Limestone
Lawrence
TVA Condemnation Suit Heard Over Somerville Land
Hearing on a TVA condemnation suit for 107 acres near Somerville, owned by Aubrey M. Dunaway, began at city hall. Two tracts of 20 and 87 acres were appraised at 489 and 2571.50 dollars respectively, which the owner rejected. Attorney Charles H. Foster represents Mr Dunaway.
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TVA
Somerville
Aubrey M. Dunaway
City Hall
Charles H. Foster
Dunaway
Hangman Rich Owens Prepares for June 19 Execution
Veteran executioner Rich Owens at Mc Alester state prison stands with a new coil of rope to execute Kidnaper Arthur Gooch. Owens has supervised electrocutions of over 50 criminals and received $100 per execution while the U S pays $25 for a hanging. federal officers intend to cover the gap.
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McAlester
Okla
Rich Owens
Arthur Gooch
Owens
U. S
Decatur Chamber Sees 385 Members as Year Nears End
Decatur notes 385 member ships in the Chamber of Commerce with the roll open to new members. Curb market interest grows with Saturday sales near $100, plus plans for permanent market quarters. Local residents move through a busy week with hospital visits, political audits, and several marriage licenses issued.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Curb
French start cleanup of extremists in bid to curb strikes
Paris June 15 The French government moved to curb the strike movement by drafting bills to defend the regime against seditious organizations. Interior Minister Salengro targets right wing Croix de Feu and extreme left factions as a public prosecution investigates the Trotzkyist followers urging workers to seize factories. Strikes ease as workers return and conditions near normal.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Paris
Roger Salengro
Interior
Croix de Feu
Leon Trotzky
Patro lmen guard Negro at trial in Rockford
Oscar Paterson, a Black man, faced trial in Rockford with six state highway patrolmen and deputies guarding him after being accused of criminally attacking a young white girl near Goodwater weeks earlier. He was arrested May 23 and held for safekeeping at Montgomery jail as a crowd gathered.
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Rockford
Ala
M. C. Waites
Oscar Paterson
Goodwater
Montgome Courty
Revival of Church of God Held at Reformed Presbyterian Church
A Church of God revival is in progress at the Reformed Presbyterian Church 1220 Sixth Avenue South under Bishop R J Aldridge of Gordo. Services run at 7 30 each evening with an open invitation to attend. The Rev Walter Bates is pastor.
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Church of God
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Sixth Avenue South
R. J. Aldridge
Gordo
Walter Bates
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