Roosevelt Returns From Cruise Refocuses On Congress Work
President Roosevelt, rested after a coastal cruise, begins work on pending bills. He promises to sign measures within ten days and plans to meet ambassador Kennedy in New York or Washington. He may attend the Poughkeepsie Regatta on June 27 and travels with family aboard the Potomac.
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H. Short
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
New York
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Wilmington
Del
Hyde Park
Elliott Roosevelt
Potomac
Buzzards Bay
Mass
Fort Worth
Texas
Atlantic
Poughkeepsie Dock
Hartselle and Decatur Delegates Attend Strand Theatre Event
Beth Howell June Grish am Blunt Landers Wilma Jean Tanner Hartselle and Joan David Byars Sally Kimbrough Mary Emily Barnum Joycé Whitmire Decatur listed as delegates for an afternoon picture show at the Strand theatre.
Storm cleanup as city clears windstorm debris
Street crews worked to remove debris from a heavy wind and rain event. Trees were toppled and limbs ripped, streets littered with twigs and rubbish. Water flooded Lee street while Ingalls Iron Works repaired barges after they broke from moorings and struck a railway bridge.
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City Street Department
Lee Street
Ingalls Iron Works
Tennessee
Ingalls
Young People Attend Conference in Asheville
Fifteen youths from Central Baptist Church led by Rev and Mrs Homer Britton and Mrs A B Pick ens depart for Asheville North Carolina to join the annual young peoples conference at Ben Lippen under Dr R C McQuilkin president of Columbia Bible College They plan to return to Decatur next Saturday afternoon.
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Central Baptist Church
Homer Britton
A. B. Pickens
Asheville
N. C
Ben Lippen
R. C. McQuilkin
Columbia Bible College
Decatur
Lost Billford on 9th Street seeks return reward
A Lost notice reports a Billford on 9th Street found containing about $20 in currency with card and address inside. Return to Daily for reward.
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Billford
9Th St. Co
Market rally lifts stocks and cotton prices in New York and New Orleans
The market rallied with gains for industrial leaders and strong volume as traders covered shorts and bought core issues such as U S Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors, Chrysler, and Du Pont. In New Orleans cotton rose over 60 cents a bale with July at 8.64 and Dec at 8.74 as rain fears boosted demand.
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Victor Eubank
New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
Anaconda
Kennecott
Cerro de Pasco
American Smelting
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
Standard Oil of
N. J
Texas Corp
American Telephone
Public Service of N. J
Bante Fe
N. Y. Central
Westinghouse
du Pont
General Electric
Allied Chemical
Johns Manville
Union Carbide
Air Reduction
Eastman Kodak
Aluminum of America
Electric Bond & Share
Carrier Corp
Lion Oil
Pittsburgh
Glass
Gulf Oil and Aluminum Ltd
New Orleans
Markets at a Glance in New York on June 20
Stocks lead a sharp upswing with steels rising. Bonds and rails gain. car shares advance. Cotton and sugar firm on favorable weather and demand. Coffee higher as trade buys. wheat up on securities and better weather. Market tone steady overall amid rising prices.
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New York
Cotton futures close steady with mixed gains in New Orleans and New York
Across New Orleans and New York on June 20, cotton futures finished with modest gains. July contracts traded around 8.62 to 8.58 in New Orleans and about 8.62 to 8.68 in New York, with steady to higher totals and middling around 8.62.
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N. C
New Orleans
New York
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady In New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on June 20 Cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 7.75 nominal and prime crude at 6.50. Forward contracts quoted July 7.60 September 7.56B October 7.54B December 7.54B January 7.45B with B bids implied.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Firm in Memphis
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 per cent closed firm in Memphis with June 21.25, July 21.75, August 21.90, September 22.36, October 22.00, November 22.10, December 23.35, and January 23.30. Sales 2,600.
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Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans Spot Cotton Closes Quiet Higher
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed nine points higher with 45 sales. Low middling 7.42, middling 8.67, good middling 9.22. Receipts 1,256. stocks 698,030.
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New Orleans
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville Tennessee June 20 cattle 650 calves slow but steady prices 6.50 to 9.00 for fed steers and yearlings top vealers 8.00 beef cows 6.00 down cutter grades 3.00 4.50 hogs steady mostly 8.15 to 9.00 170 to 250 pounds 5.90 sows 7.30 sheep 1,000 undertone strong 9.00 and better for good ewes and wether lambs 3.00 down.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. & Dept. Agr
Poultry Market Prices Chicago June 20
Chicago prices list live poultry with categories including hens under 5 pounds at 17 1 2 cents per pound and over 5 pounds at 18. Leghorn hens and various breeds such as white rock Plymouth rock and colored fryers show values between 14 and 19 cents per pound. Turkeys ducks and geese are listed with small to large weights and assorted prices.
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Chicago
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Butter Prices and Grading Rates in Chicago Market
Chicago reports show butter offerings totaling 1 307 146 pounds with firm creamery specs and various grade ranges. Prices listed include extra firsts at 90 91 cents, firsts at 88 89, and lower grades 84 87 cents, with current receipts and storage extras noted.
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Chicago
Wheat Prices Rise on Rust Reports in Chicago Market
Chicago June 20 Wheat firmed late trading rising about 13 8 cents a bushel after earlier declines as investors focused on securities advances. Reports of black rust on stems in spring crop areas supported the late price recovery implying stem rust threats to the crop.
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Chicago
Tragic Montana Rail Crash Rescues and Survivor Tales
Survivors recount early morning wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line at Custer Creek near Miles City. Passengers describe calm behavior amid floodwater, brave acts by Lew Williams and Milwaukee employees, and a race to reach safety as trains and cars tumbled into the stream.
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F. Woltz
Chicago
Woltz
Miles City
Anne Lallas
Thomas Lallas
Anne
George
Bellingham
Wash
Greece
Lew Williams
Milwaukee
Custer Creek
Mike Cain
Ed Hamm
Saugus
William Sherer
Shearer
Yellowstone
Cain
Hamm
Chris McGee
Henry Shipley
Chauncey Tarbox
Jerry Clifford
John Anhoffer
Frank Merrifield
Merrifield
Ellis Lund
Thomas Thoreson
Dawson
Minn
Lund
Thoreson
Holy Rosary Hospital
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
H. R. Kester
Mont Star
Kester
Yester
Mabel Boone
Tacoba
Decatur News Roundup of Visits and Local Notes
Decatur reports guests and local happenings including Mrs. Joe M Morris and Vernon Whitaker visiting Athens. Betty Free improving after an operation. Geo Harbin recovering from a heart attack. church events and revivals. notices of funerals and hospital visits. travel and business visits by residents. basketball and music event at Northport. widespread daily social updates from Decatur and surrounding areas.
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Joe M. Morris
Vernon Whitaker
Birmingham
Ernest Hine
Athens
Wheat and corn futures rise in Chicago market report
In the Red River Valley east of Valley City from Castelton to Hillsboro, grain futures closed with Chicago wheat up 3 4 and 11 4. July wheat 78 78 1 8, Sept 78 7 8 79. Corn fell 5 8 to 3 8, July 57 5 8 3 4, Sept 58 5 8 3 4, oats up 1 8 3 8.
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Red River Valley
Valley City
Castelton
Hillsboro
Chicago
Revelations Series Began at Central Baptist Church
Rev. Hn C. Cowell Jr opened a series on the book of Revelation at Central Baptist Church with a sermon on human infirmities and divine power. Despite bad weather a large crowd attended as he outlined the book's structure and symbolisms and promised further detailed messages.
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Hn C. Cowell, Jr
Central Baptist Church
Paul
Cowell
Train wreck toll near Miles City identified
Milwaukee railroad officials and Holy Rosary hospital doctors issued the casualty list from the Miles City train wreck. Among the identified dead are Mrs Leroy Bailey and her daughters Juanita and Joyce from Billings, engineer Frank Merrifield, baggageman Charles James, and mail clerk Milton C Norbers. hospitalized is Franklin Barry of Mobile Alabama.
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Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee Railroad
Holy Rosary Hospital
Franklin Barry
Mobile
Leroy Bailey
Juanita
Joyce
Billings
Frank Merrifield
Charles James
Baggageman
Milton Ao
Missing Mrs Ladas among hotel car victims after river wreck
Railroad officials said the tourist sleeper could not be raised from the creek bed last night and several bodies were visible in the car. Names include Dorothy Debeer Sioux City Town Neil Clancy Seattle Kate Clancy Seattle Miss Conway Seattle Seattle unidentified boy Avery Idaho two Seattle men P F Schultz Seattle Dean Hanscom Seattle Ries and Mrs W H Range Seattle Sarah Olson 64 Seattle Margaret Olson 62 Seattle Don Hanscom Seattle
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Thomas Ladas
Bellingham
Wash
Dorothy Debeer
Sioux City
Town
Neil Clancy
Seattle
Kate Clancy
Miss Conway
Avery
Idaho
P. F. Schultz
Dean Hanscom
Ries
W. H. Range
Relief Riots In Vancouver Prompt Probe By Authorities
Vancouver dispatch reports two major downtown riots by unemployed crowds, 39 buildings damaged, 35 injured officers treated in hospital. Premier Pattullo heads from Victoria to investigate while Mayor Miller vows no more sit-down strikes. Police used tear gas at the post office and art gallery as crowds were evicted.
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Vancouver
B. C
T. D. Pattullo
Victoria
G. C. Miller
Central Post Office
Civic Art Gallery
Post Office
Royal Canal Premier Pa
Club Studies Farm Topics at Rotary Meeting in Decatur
The Decatur Rotary heard agronomist J. T. Belue discuss business relations with farmers and M. A. Jones spoke on soil conservation and livestock production in North Alabama. Next week will feature committee reports. meetings continue at St. John's Guild House with guests including John Cooper, J. T. Belue, M. A. Jones, and M. H. Buckley.
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Decatur Rotary Club
St. John's Guild House
J. T. Belue
State Extension Service
Huntsville
M. A. Jones
Athens
Extension Service
North Alabama
St. John’s Guild House
John Cooper
Hartselle
M. H. Buckley
Redistribution of state school funds urged for Birmingham
A Birmingham funding crisis report to the city commission urges redistributing state school revenues as a cure. It notes sales tax distribution favors Jefferson County, showing Birmingham gets less than its share while county health and extension funds rise. The panel cites a 15 mill local school levy vs rural seven mills and calls for reforms led by Mervyn Sterne.
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Birmingham
Ala
City Commission
Jefferson County
Jefferson
DeKalb County
Citizens Committee
Mervyn Sterne
Local Amble Through Morgan County Social Notes
Misses Altha and Myrtle Bean of Cullman visited their sister Mrs. W S Watkins and attended the Cotaco high school singing. Rev D S McGlown returned home after spending weekend with Rev and Mrs R F McDonald and preached at Center Springs on Sunday. W S Watkins and family hosted visits in Decatur and Hartselle while Miss Marie Chism shopped in Decatur.
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Altha
Myrtle Bean
Cullman
W. S. Watkins
D. S. McGlown
Priceville
R. F. McDonald
McGlawn
Center Springs Methodist Church
J. A. Garrison
Watkins
Home Demonstration Club
Mes C. T
G. T. Watkins
Decatur
Lillie Waugh
Cotaco High School
Ed Price
Tom Price
Martha Shaffer
Austinville
Tom Wade
Joe W. Winton
Clyde Sharpe
Hartselle
Walter Wade
Maxie
George Jacobs
Deecatur
Lila Wade
W.S. Watkins
Marie Chism
Frank Chism
W. T. Wade
G. D. Mikell and Son
C. P. Johnston
Blanche Winton
Four Cars Collide in Detatur Area No Injuries Reported
Two accidents on Bee Line highway near Detatur left four cars heavily damaged but no injuries. Miss McCullough of Huntsville and a taxicab from Athens collided when the Huntsville car slowed to avoid the stopped taxi. A second crash on Bee Line near Hartsville involved Emory Vinson and a Hartsville resident, causing heavy damage to both vehicles.
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Miss McCullough
Huntsville
Bee Line
Here
Athens
Joe Woods
McCullough
Emory
Bud) Vinson
Hartsille
Bee Line Highway
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Reynolds
Lawrence
Gaingborough
Romney
Freight
On Om Kang Pesmures Syndicate
Ine
Gomerset
City Park
Princess Theatre
Hargitt
Wall Street
Decatur’s
Little Betty
Sixth Avenue
Geo. W. Harbin
1701
Eighth Street
A. J. Posey
Madison Route One
E. J. Hartselle
Sixth Avenue S
Benevolent Hospital
C. L. Dobbs
J. Vernon Rich
Rich
L. C. Howell
Brown Service
Gadsden
J. D. Hale
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Fred Sparks
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Louise Collier
Washington, D. C
Mrs
E. W. Collier
Westside Presbyterian Church
Doors
Beatrice DeMent
Dothan
Panama City
Fla
Optometrists
Alabama Optometric Association Extension Program
M. E. Edwards
R. L. Parsons
G. W. Durham
Pick Plemmons
Pulaski
Babi
Mt. Moriah Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
United States
R. W. Mullin
Ladye Hughes
Cathedral of the Incarnation
Harold H. Kelton
J. H. Head
Head
F. M. Hamilton
Paul Collier
Mary Gilchrist
Raymond Moore
Moye
Business Women’s Circle of
the Missionary Society of Central Baptist Church
Aaron Garrison
Union Hill
City
James Wade
Cooper Wells
Robert
Indiana University
Geo. R. McLaughlin
R. E. Thomas of
Valdermosa
Charles Raymond Rankin
Mrs. M. R. Rankin
Jessie May Green
Mcminnville, Tenn
I. G. Safley
Roy McCaig
Hariselle
Bonnza
Northport Baptist Church
Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
John
Jacobs
The
Falkville
San 5Ee Ee Ay
James Brown
Alfred Johnson
Lillie Russin
R. F. Cooney
Gwinnie Puckett
G. Puckett
Ozell Moore
Baugh’s Infirmary
R. N. Harris
Herman Troup
John A. Caddell
Atlanta
H. H. Masterson
Mr. Masterson
Jackson Street
Hattie Lou Briscoe
Hartselie
Otto Speake
Clifford H. Miller
J. B. Carpenter
Route 4
Wessie M. Pilcher
Boston
Georgia
Wessie
John Maxwell
Morgan County
Alberta Nanney
Paris, Tenn
Hamilton
Eva
Sarah Olson
Margaret Olson
Don Hanscom
Somerville
Loyd’s Drug Store
J. C. Black CO
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