Morgan residents find 243 jobs in six months says NRS official
NRS district manager P Brill reports 243 Morgan County residents secured work in the first six months of 1937, with 1 639 Morgan residents employed district wide. Monthly tallies show January 55 February 32 March 30 April 89 May 92 and June 5 in Morgan. district totals rise from 108 in January to 40 in June.
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Morgan
P. Brill
Moreounty
Emaeer
Morgan County
Still
Methodist revival continues in Moulton with services
The Second Week revival at First Methodist Church invites all to morning and evening services with special singing on the program. Local residents visit relatives, survey rural electric line workers operate near Moulton, and several townspeople conduct business and attend events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Cés
Charles Riggs
F. O. Smith
Decatur
Moulton
Charlies J. Adams
TVA
Mt. Hope
Clark Hodgins
Albertville
Tollison
Co. P. Montgomery
Lawrence County
Wofford Oil
Standard Oil Company
Courtland
Ala
W. R. Jackson
L. F. Howell
L. W. Gentry
Athens
C. Lentz
Trinity
H. T. Mitchell
Roy Jeffreys
Jesse Jeffreys
Wolfe Springs
Mary Clyde Garner
Cullman County
New York
Mary Pickrel
Gadsden
Nathaniel Almon
J. E. Murphree
Landersville
Rector Murray Dies In Gadsden Alabama
Dr Morton Murray rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Gadsden for 12 years died at 3 am after months of illness. Funeral services expected Monday in Gadsden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Morton Murray
Church of the Holy Comforter
People and visitors note in Moulton area week
Audrey Martin of Landersville assisted E. F. Sherrill of Moulton on Moulton Route 1. Ernest Alexander, University of Alabama student, visiting his mother on Moulton Route 4. Local residents and visitors from Mt. Hope, Atlanta, Clanton, Courtland, and other towns were seen around Moulton during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Martin
Landersville
E. FE. Sherrill
Moulton
T. KE. Farnard
Russellville
Ernest Alexander
University of Alabama
Claude Roberson
Russell Smith
Mt. Hope
Milburn Walker
Atlanta
Walker
W. R
J. D. Lang
Courtland
Luther Gaines
A. B. McKinney
Tuscumbia
C. G. Burch
Florence
Ed Delashaw
J. L. McCarty
Miss Lee Forney
John C. Forney
Mobile
J. K. Howell
Tuscaloosa
Watt elected president of Alabama Writers Conclave
Mary B. Watt of Was elected president of the Alabama Writers Conclave at the close of the annual meeting in Montevallo Alabama. The session lasted from Tuesday night until yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
EB. M. Megginson
Mobile
Alabama Pharmaceutical Association
Sam Watkins
Dora
Megginson
Birmingham
Montevallo
Ala
Mary B. Watt
Alabama Writers’ Conclave
Birmingham blast furnaces to reach full output Tuesday
Birmingham report states Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co will have 100 percent blast furnace operation on Tuesday as the eighth furnace is blown in. During the week another open hearth furnace will be fired, bringing to 13 the number of open hearths in operation. The subsidiary of United States Steel Corp has 18 open hearth furnaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
United States Steel Corp
Judge approves plan for De Bardeleben Coal reorganization
Federal Judge David J. Davis approves and orders a plan for the reorganization of the De Bardeleben Coal Corp under section 77-B of the bankruptcy act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
David J. Davis
de Bardeleben Coal Corp
Services set for Dr Howell in Birmingham
Heflin died at his home yesterday. He was survived by seven brothers including former Senator J Thomas Heflin. Services for Dr Howell, a prominent Birmingham figure, will be held tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Howell
Heflin
J. Thomas Heflin
Yacht Party Heads to Wilson Dam from Decatur
Robert I. Ingalls Jr vice president of Ingalls Iron Works and his wife plus six Birmingham friends sail from Decatur on the yacht Pelican for a sight seeing tour to Wilson Dam. The yacht, recently bought from a Louisville firm, will be based in Decatur for pleasure cruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert I. Ingalls, Jr
Ingalls Iron Works Co
Birmingham
Pelican
Wilson Dam
Decatur
Ingalls Company
Louisville
Yates Holds One Up Lead Over Haas In Southern Amateur
Charlie Yates of Atlanta maintains a one-up lead over Freddie Haas of New Orleans at 18 holes in their 36 hole Southern Amateur Golf championship in Charlotte North Carolina.
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Charlotte
N. C
Charlie Yates
Atlanta
Freddie Haas
New Orleans
Convicted in Gas Tax Fraud Get Suspended Sentences
Nashville officials report W. H. Land of Memphis and G. G. Gean of Halls were convicted months ago of conspiring to defraud the state of gasoline taxes. They received suspended prison terms and were fined $1,000 each.
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Nashville
W. H. Land
Memphis
G. G. Gean
Halls
Costa
Miss Faye Jones Dead at Home in Alabama City
Miss Faye Jones former Morgan county resident died at 11 54 AM at her sister Mrs Gerald Waltes home in Alabama City She was Miss since March Funeral services set for 10 AM Sunday at Alabama City Methodist Church Rev O A Bonner to officiate Burial at Evergreen Morgan County 3 30 PM Sunday with Brown Service in charge Survived by Rev and Mrs A J Jones Scottsboro parents three sisters Kathleen Lois Gerald Waites Birmingham and others three brothers Guy Jones Decatur Ira O Jones Murphy N Y and Rev Elton Jones Wilmore Kentucky She formerly lived in Parkville and had taught in Alabama City schools.
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Faye Jones
Morgan County
Gerald Waltes
Alabama City
Alabama City Methodist Church
O. A. Bonner
Evergreen
Brown
A. J. Jones
Scottsboro
Gerald Waites
Kathleen
Lois Jones
Birmingham
Guy Jones
Decatur
Ira O. Jones
Murphy
Elton Jones
Wilmore
Governor Declares Martial Law Amid Unrest at Camora Works
Governor Earle appeals for federal aid as Bethlehem leaders and steel plant officials clash over a planned shutdown. President Grace refuses to close the Camora Works, citing rights to work and state power. County and city officials report threats including dynamite plots and kidnappings, while the governor warns of external influence and unrest.
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Pig Cage Tel
C. LO
Red
Department of Justice
Grace
Bethlehem
Camorra
Harrisburg reacts to Bethlehem strike clash with Shields
The Bethlehem strike prompts Governor Furie to condemn Mayor Daniel Shields of Johnstown as a bluffer and a convicted criminal after Shields refuses state supervision of his city police. The dispute centers on who controls policing during martial law orders in Bethlehem.
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Harrisburg
Daniel, Shields
Johnstown
Bethlehem
Furie
Shields
Earle
the. Gore
Elds
Bee
Grudge Fight Promised Between Mazarian and Roberts
Mighty Mike Mazarian and Rowdy Red Roberts set a winner take all clash at Martin Arena Tuesday night in their third meeting. Roberts vows payback for using tape in a prior bout. Semi final features Bullet Joe Gunther vs Bob Corby in a two falls out of three, one hour limit.
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Mike Mazarian
Rowdy Red Roberts
Wildcat
Ozark Mountains
Little Rock
Arkansas
Martin Arena
Rowdy Red
Mazarian
Roberts
Takeall
Bullet Joe Gunther
Nashville
Bob Corby
Markets drift as steel strike tension lingers
New York stocks moved in mixed directions with only a few shows of progress. Transfer activity ran around 300000 shares while bonds and primary commodities trended lower. Major names like Bethlehem Steel and Chrysler posted small gains as a wider market awaited an amicable steel settlement amid martial law news from Johns town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Earle
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Wall Street
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Chrysler
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
Woolworth
Consolidated Edison
Electric Power & Light
Public Service of
N. J
Standard Oil
Continental Oil
American Can
du Pont
Pullman
United Gas Improvement
American Tobacco
U. S, Steel
Republic
Inland Steel
Oon Motors
Yellow Truck
J. T. Case
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
Westinghouse
Markets at a Glance United States and Chicago summaries
Markets at a Glance reports mixed New York stocks with irregular leadership, quiet bonds with corporates edging up, steady curb and steady utilities, firm franc, and softer cotton due to weather. Chicago wheat falls on harvest improvements while corn weakly follows. Cattle and hogs hold nominally steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Warren
Chicago
Liverpool cotton market prices rise slightly on steady demand
Liverpool reports no cotton receipts and moderate spot activity with prices two points higher. Quoted levels include American strict good middling 7.79 and good middling 7.49, with other grades listed. Prices closed quiet and steady with futures near 6.77 to 6.82 across months.
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Liverpool
Butter Eggs Markets Report From Chicago
Butter prices steady with creamery specials and extra grades listed. Egg values remain firm across local grades including extra firsts and storage packed categories. figures show daily receipts and assorted car grades for Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported Across States
U S Department of Agriculture data shows potatoes 121 on track 318 with total shipments 1 201 and light demand and supplies. Southern Triumphs steady on best stock with fair demand. North Carolina Cobblers U S No 1 mostly 1 40 to 1 50. Arkansas Bliss Triumphs 1 45 to 1 55. Oklahoma 8 No 1 1 35 to 1 45. Louisiana U S No 1 1 40 to 1 55. Louisiana Cobblers 1 50. Alabama Bliss Triumphs 8 No 1 1 35 to 1 50. Mississippi Bliss Triumphs 1 55 to 1 60.
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Chicago
U.S
Louisiana
U. S
Louisiana Cobblers U
Alabama Bliss
Mississippi Bliss
Hog prices in Chicago show drop of 20 to 40 cents
U S Department of Agriculture reports hogs in Chicago totaling 2 500 with 2 00 direct sales down 20 to 40 cents from last week as packing sows remain weaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S, Dept
Decatur News Touts Rev Cowell Sermon and Local Events
Decatur’s Diary reports Rev John C Cowell Jr will preach Is the Antichrist at Hand at Central Baptist Church. Other items note baptisms planned at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist, Miss Margaret Liston hearing at First Presbyterian, and community visits by residents and visitors including H G Rice and Joe Ashworth. The column covers Rotary meeting, Jamboree anticipation, local health and civic notes, and revival closings.
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John C. Cowell, Jr
Central Baptist Church
America
Cattle and Sheep Market Report with Prices and Trends
Cattle and sheep prices mixed as heavy and big weight cattle rise while cows ease. Calves and steers reach new highs. bulls and shipping buyers steady to higher. Sheep and lamb values vary with Idaho and California offerings, spring lambs softer than prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
California
Morgan Freed on Bail After Manslaughter Verdict
Robert Morgan, facing a seven year term on first degree manslaughter charges for the April 24 shotgun slaying of William Martin, posted $1,200 bond and was released. His lawyers, Powell and Powell and John W. Sherrill Jr., planned a motion for a new trial as Morgan testified Martin had threatened him and forced entry. The jury had reduced second degree murder to manslaughter in the first degree and recommended seven years. Judge W. W. Callahan set the bond. Morgan had earlier been arrested on a separate killing case with a $3,000 bond, claiming self defense based on Martin’s alleged threats.
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Robert Morgan
Liberty
Powell and
Powell
John W. Sherrill, Jr
William Martin
Morgan
W. W. Callahan
Martin Hest
Martin
Harlem Riot Injury Toll Tied to Father Divine Clash
Six men were injured in a Harlem street fight linked by police to hostility between followers of Father Divine and Puerto Rican residents. The brawl erupted after a meeting at the 115th Street Heaven as the group returned home, with bottles cans and stones thrown from rooftops and attackers flooding from doorways.
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New York
Harlem
Father Divine
Divine
115Th Street
Heaven
Mortgage Denied for Natchez Man Once Called King of Goat Castle
Richard Dana aged 65 once dubbed king of goat castle says a court erred in declaring him morally incompetent years ago. He asserts mortgages signed by his guardian were not binding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez, Miss
Richard Dana
Goat Castle
Bottle Toss Ends Party With Champagne Bottle Fight
Detectives piece together a party incident at Beall residence where seven women guests clashed with a champagne bottle. Miss Sylvia Julian and Miss Marion Anderson accused each other of felonious assault after a struggle that left heads stitched. The colonel was also involved and later charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ealy
Frank McFarland
Thomas Foran
Beall
Marion Anderson
Sylvia Julian
Staten Island
Miss Anderson
Miss Julian
Scouts Set for National Jamboree from Tennessee Valley
Final rosters show about thirty scouts from the Tennessee valley will attend the National Jamboree in Washington from June 30 to July 9. Ten Decatur scouts travel June 28 by train under Scoutmaster Grady Richards of Florence with helpers. Attendants include Jimmy Bloodworth Mimsey McGlathery Frank M Martin Billy Duncan John D Wyker II Calvin Floyd Kenneth Floyd Robert Floyd and T M Jones. Florence companions include Iman H Doss Jr Leonard Trapp Kennecott Williamsyn Bramsett Steen Bob Johnson and Chas B Thomas Jr. From Tuscumbia Reynolds Craig Tom Burton Jr Rea Mills Fay Mills Thomas Kimbrough Harold Whitlock Harold Reid Bobby Sanders Walter Estes Ware Richard Crowe James Dirago Jr. Huntsville sent Billy Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Grady Richards
Florence
Jimmy Bloodworth
Mimsey McGlathery
Frank M. Martin
Billy Duncan
John D. Wyker
Calvin Floyd
Kenneth Floyd
Robert Floyd
T. M. Jones
Iman H. Doss
Leonard Trapp
Kennecott
Williamsyn
Wilks to Attend Finance Meeting
John Wilks assistant city clerk of Decatur will attend a two day session at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa of the model accounting committee of the Alabama League of Municipalities. The committee includes representatives from Huntsville Dothan Birmingham and Cullman. They will confer with Don Larson field consultant of the Municipal Finance Officers Association in Chicago. The meeting will be held June 21 and 22 to consider a model plan for municipal accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilks
Decatur
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Alabama League of Municipalities
Wilks
Model
Huntsville
Dothan
Birmingham
Cullman
Don Larson
Municipal Finance Officers Association
Chicago
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NRS
Gene Aker
Terry
Moulton Rayburn Jackson
Allied van Unes
Alabama
Alabama Veterans of the Rainbow Division
Frank C. Crane
Thomas Jefferson
Alabama Hotel Men's Association
State Employment Service
Federal Re-Employment Service
Auburn
Ralph Jordan
Benedict. Jordan
Evelyn Walker
M. BE. Walker
Pensacola
Fla
Petersburgh
Anniston
Alabama Optometric Association and Education Congress
Lora Moody
H. O Leigh
Mildred Alexander
Hatton
J. Wheeler Smith
Jack Moye
Federal Land Bank
Robert B. Henderson
Laredo
Albany Grain & Coal CO
Davis St
HAAS
Miss Jones
Stephen F. Earle
Roosevelt
Barry
Daniel J. @ilelds
Decatur’s
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Margaret Liston
First Presbyterian Church
Africa
H. G. Rice
Louisville and Nashville
Rotary Club
Rotary
Lyons Hotel
Irene Sheats
Berea
Ohio
Melba Sheats
Edith Young
Mrs. Hafford Leeman
Austinville
Budena Robertson
W. R. Burns
Elizabeth Thomas
Bobby
Clara Forrest Thomas
Wheeler Dam
Mrs. Allen Waller
Elbert Patterson
Homer Hutchinson
New Hope
Joe Ashworth
Hartselle
Wayland McGlathery
Bud Willingham
Flint
C. L. Wesson
Morgan County Health Department
Phillip Powell
Newton Powell
Danville Road
Jack Howell
Tenth Avenue, South
Benevolent Society Hospital
Conrad Strickland
Columbia, Tenn
Chemical Company
Conrad Strickland, Jr
Constance
Hugh Strickland
James Ratliff
Earl Lee
St. Louis
T. R. Harrison
Herman Sandlin
R. A. Gamble
Lacey's Spring
R. N. Moore
Falkville Methodist Church
Robert Williams
Somerville
J. Wiley Owen
Tax Office
Owen
R. W. Shepherd
Works Progress Administration
Limestone County
Julius Marks
Billy
Pulaski, Tenn
P. D. Mitchell
C. L. Dobbs
Daily
Frank T. Smith
Northwestern Bible School Quintette
R. Fe, Gulley
Thirteenth Avenue
East
Walter Engle
1812 Avenue
Bud Davis
Falkville
Ted Stanton
McComb, Miss
Bet'y Martin
Sherman Street
R. G. McCarley
SSSR
Decatur Discount Co
Sterling
Checkerboard
Moulton Street
Turner Coal & Grain Co
Checkerboard Store
Moulton ST
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