4-H Club Encampment At Capitol Teaches City Folk About Farm Youth
A 4-H encampment under the Washington Monument hosts 172 members from 43 states and Puerto Rico. The youth, living in tents, show farm and homemaking skills as part of a 25 year old program run by the agriculture department. Examples include Fay Croslin growing produce and Dorothy Boyette sewing and canning. The encampment starts at 6 am daily, and officials note no homesickness in 19 years of camps.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington Monument
Puerto Rico
Agriculture Department
Fay Croslin
Lamar County
Robert Arvidson, Jr
Tippecanoe County
Ind
Dorothy Boyette
Lowndes County
Washington
Burglar Williams Drops Probation Plea for Prison
John Tbert Williams, an admitted burglar, asked Judge Robert W. Steele to sentence him to prison so he can receive a new set of false teeth made in the dental ward. The judge approved the request.
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Denver
John T- Bert Williams
Robert W. Steele
Steele
Cotton and stock markets show rebound signs in mixed trading
NY and New Orleans markets opened modestly lower with some gains later. Cotton futures closed slightly lower while spot cotton remained quiet. sugar and coffee saw support, wheat fell in Chicago, and cattle and hog prices showed strength or weakness varied by region.
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New York
U. S
Chicago
New Orleans Cotton Prices Ease Across Markets
New Orleans reports June 16 average middling cotton at 947 cents per hundredweight, down 1 point from yesterday across ten southern spot markets. The 30 market day average stands at 9.37 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
Grain and Oil Markets Report From New Orleans and Chicago
Cottonseed oil prices in New Orleans show steady levels with various contracts listed including July October and January futures. Chicago wheat prices drop to six week lows before a partial recovery while corn and oats move modestly higher as trading closes.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Prices Report June 16
Butter for 1,300,619 pounds steady at 93 score 241-2,92 and 233-4.24 with other prices unchanged. Eggs at 23,324 pounds steady with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Poultry market report from Chicago on June 16 shows live poultry trading with 52 trucks. Leghorn hens bring 11 1 2 cents per pound, leghorn broilers under 2 pounds at 16 cents, leghorn roosters 10 1 2 cents. other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Prices Show Steady Demand Across Cattle
Salable cattle 100 and calves 100 with good clearances and steady prices. Plain and medium steers and heifers 6.50 to 8.50, Thursday fed steer top 8.85. Beef cows 6.50 down, cutters 4.00 to 5.25. Hogs 400 head up 20. good and choice 170 to 225 pounds 6.25, mostly 120 pounds up 5.25 to 6.25. Sheep 1,000 with undertone firm in spring lambs. Thursday sales to 9.25 and 9.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Tax base broadened as Roosevelt weighs changes
President Roosevelt called for broadening the income tax base to include more people while noting it would not greatly increase revenue. He suggested raising middle bracket rates and criticized editorials claiming lower exemptions could pay the national debt, arguing collection costs would offset gains.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Lie detector used in hunt for 10 weeks old boy slayer
Authorities turned to lie detector tests as part of the investigation into the 10 week old Haldon Fink abduction and murder. Fingerprints on the door knob yielded no clues. at least ten people including the baby's mother Velma Baker Fink Irvin Fink and grandparents Oran and Mrs Baker were to be tested.
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Clyde
Haldon
Buster” Fink
H. L. Myers
Velma Baker Fink
Irvin
Oran Baker
Wood Heads Alabama Revenue Officials Association
Montgomery June 16 James M Wood member of the Calhoun County Board of Revenue was slated to head the Alabama Revenue Officials Association at the convention. Nominations named J M Holt Cyrus B Brown Chester Walker G C Blanton and James W Heustess with Wood as president first vice president. Finance Director Forsyth spoke on the 1939 act and state contracts offering reduced prices. The group considered resolutions including a request for 440000 more state funds for public welfare.
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Montgomery
Ala
James M. Wood
Calhoun County Board of Revenue
Jacksonville
Revenue Board
Wood
J. M. Holt
Athens
Cyrus B. Brown
Chester Walker
Tuscaloosa
G. C. Blanton
Selma
James W. Heustess
Ontgomery
A. R Forsyth
Finance Department
Forsyth
Royal tour ends as tensions rise in China dispute
King George and Queen Elizabeth departed for England after a western hemisphere voyage. In Tientsin two Chinese food distributors were shot by Japanese guards near US Marines barracks as the dispute over British cooperation in China deepened.
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Canada
United States
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Tientsin
China
United States Marines
Britain
Orient
Decatur News Briefs Highlight Services And Local Visits
Community church events fill the week with sermons by Rev. L H Knight and Rev Murphy. Local residents attend and return from trips to Chattanooga Birmingham and Ohio. School notices include Bible school enrollments and will continue through June 19.
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Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Solomon
The
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Louise Garrett
Political wrangle over WPA and New Deal funding blocs
House factions press amendments to restore or expand New Deal programs including the national youth administration and farm security, with Sabath accusing others of hamstringing the WPA. Additional pushes seek larger PWA funding and increased farm aid. Local notes mention community events and visits.
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House
Sabath
Ill
House Rules Committee
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
National Youth Administration
WPA
PWA
Farm Security Administration
Sandlin Leads Skeet Shoot at Wheeler Lake
John Sandlin topped a Wheeler Lake Trap and Skeet Club skeet shoot with 23 of 25. Bert Childs and Leo Sams tied for second with 21 each, followed by Scales 20 and Ed Sandlin 19. Other scores include J B Bean 24 of 26 and Joe Lipscomb 15.
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John Sandlin
Wheeler Lake
Bert Childs
Leo Sams
Ed Sandlin
J. B. Bean
Joe Lipscomb
Frank Woodson
Joan Wilkinson
J. W. Sandlin
Governor orders release for Hornberger in exchange for cooperation
Governor Miller states Hornberger has served since May 26, 1925 and has a troubled prison record. He may aid in exposing and convicting others involved in robbing U S post offices and is willing to testify and plead guilty if paroled in state cases. He was captured in Siberia and returned to McNeil Island in 1920 to serve a three year federal robbery term with four escapes.
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Hornberger
Gibbs
Miller
United States
U. S
Valadidostock
Siberia
Convict Department
McMeil Island Wash
French Redoubtable Submarine Class and Squalus Losses
The Thetis displaced 1095 tons while the Squalus weighed 1450 tons. The Phenix, a redoubtable class submarine, used two Diesels for 17 knot surface speed and carried 67 crew with torpedo tubes and machine guns. The Promethee sank near Cherbourg on July 7, 1932, with 62 lives lost.
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Cherbourg
France
City Delinquent Finalizes Garbage Study for Short Hauls
The city notes a final delinquency date of July 15. A study is underway on the garbage collection situation and the possibility of reintroducing mules and wagons for short hauls. Currently three motorized garbage trucks are in operation.
Amateur Battle Here This Evening
The Russellville boxing team faces Decatur in Fort Stephen Decatur this evening at 8 30. Ten bouts are planned led by a heavyweight clash featuring O Neal Harris Golden Gloves.
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Russellville
Decatur
Fort Stephen Decatur
O'Neal Harris
Golden Gloves
BPW Club to Furnish Room at Sanatorium
Decatur BPW Club plans a committee to furnish and equip a room at Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. The group also voted $6.25 to the Red Cross for yeast for indigent pellagra patients. Members named include Mia Wallace Meadows Mary Kinter Sally Lankford Winifred Sentiff and Lynne Thomas.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Morgan County
Red Cross
Mia
Wallace Meadows
Mary Kinter
Sally Lankford
Winifred Sentiff
Stalled President Leads Meeting On July Picnic Slated
Names of several persons were submitted to the membership committee and will be voted on at the next meeting to be held as a picnic at Woodall's on July 20.
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Woodall
Anniversary Celebration for Mrs Rowe in Melbourne
John H Green D F Green of Decatur W A Green of Shelby E F P Green of Knoxville Mr and Mrs Sam Green of Cullman and Mrs Frank Clark of Birmingham attended the golden wedding anniversary of their sister Mrs B S Rowe in Melbourne Florida on June 12. More than 200 relatives and friends were present at the reception at their home.
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John H. Green
D. F. Green
Decatur
W. A. Green
Shelby
E. F P. Green
Knoxville
Sam Green
Cullman
Frank Clark
Birmingham
Melbourne
Fla
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Georgia
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Andrew McD. Dinsmore
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A. J. Powell
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Fairview
Norman Devine
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Paul Flowers
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Trinity Springs
Harry Huff Sunderland
Tcket
Southeastern Greyhound
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Edward Ramage
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L. B. Payne
E. A. Crutchfield
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L. B. Green
Ruben Runge
John Raper
J. M. Roden
Alabama Business Institute
C. W. Rhoads
A. C. Bailey
R. T. Sheppard
Athens Rotary Club
Herschel Abercrombie
Somerville
John Cattle
Jimmie Holland
Frances Hare
Eugenia Berry
Martha Jane Ellis
Merle Nelson
Edwin Wyle
First Christian Church
Lucile McBride
J. E. Latham
Sheffield
May Filugan
Moulton
Evelyn Latham
Mildred Latham
State Directory Company
John Eustis
Hamil Clinic
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Marvelene Ferguson
Roy Howell
Raymond Dobbins
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