Pleasing Settlement Near On Stamp And Farm Benefit Programs
Congress nears compromise on food stamp and farm relief bills. House action on a Senate approved relief measure allocates 636 million with a 50 million stamp plan boost and the farm bill includes 100 million for stamp plan. The agreements would allow about 247 million for the stamp plan in the next year, with 235 million for surplus removal.
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Senate
Congress
Seneral
Sunk submarine Squalus salvage seeks life in 0-9 hull
Divers battle depth and pressure as the Squalus salvage continuing near Portsmouth. The Falcon, Chewink, and twenty one divers join the effort to locate any sign of life in the 172 foot 0 9 vessel after a deep test dive.
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Mavy Yard
Falcon
Richard Edwards
Chewink
New London
Conn
Edwards
Portsmouth Navy Yard
New England
Washington
Navy
FDR
Roosevelt
Newer
Market Notes Mix of Gains and Cautions on June Day
The market stayed largely balanced with sparse volume and mixed signals. Early support names included American Car & Foundry, U S Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors, U S Rubber, Santa Fe, Western Union, Standard Oil, Union Carbide, Woolworth, Kennecott, American Smelting, Douglas Aircraft, United Aircraft and Speedy. Wheat futures rose modestly on strength in soybeans and other commodities.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Commission House
American Car & Foundry
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
U. S. Rubber
Santa Fe
Western Union
Standard Oil
N. J
Standard Oil of Cal
Union Carbide
Woolworth
Kennecott
American Smelting
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Markets at a glance New York and Chicago
New York markets show steady stocks with leaders narrowing gains and narrow government bonds with some advances. Foreign exchange remains quiet. Cotton steady with trade support. Wool mixed as switches occur. Chicago wheat higher in step with commodities, corn higher with wheat, hogs steady, cattle steady.
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New York
Chicago
New York Cotton Futures Reach Four Year Tops
New York cotton prices rose to four year highs amid shrinking supplies and steady demand. Locals, after selling earlier, tried to cover in the final half hour but found stocks scarce except at higher prices with futures closing near day’s best.
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New York
Cotton futures hit seasonal highs on heavy trade
New Orleans June 21 cotton futures rose to season peak on heavy buying activity. Closing quotes were steady with gains of 5 to 8 points for most nearby months, including July at 14.36 to 14.37 and October near 14.59 to 14.71, with December and later months also showing small advances.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed meal futures close higher in Memphis market
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed strong in Memphis on June 21 with July at 27.35 and September 28.75. October 29.85, December 30.25 and January 30.00, with 2300 tons sold.
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Memphis
Tenn
Butter Receipts Hold Steady in Chicago Market
Butter receipts reach 1,180,835 with firm demand while Begs receipts total 31,368, remaining unchanged as of June 21 in Chicago market news.
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Chicago
Grain price quotes for wheat corn oats and soybeans
Chicago prices list wheat No 1 hard 1.02 1-4 No 2 hard 1.00 3-4 No 3 hard 99 3-4 No 2 mixed 1.01 1-4 No 3 0% No 1 northern spring 1.02 3-4 corn No 1 yellow 75 No 2 74 3-4 No 4 74-74 1-4 No 5 74 1-2 sample yellow 59-72 sample mixed 71 oats No 1 mixed heavy 36 3-4 37 1-2 No 1 white 37 1-2 No 1 white heavy 37 1-2 No 2 white 3T 1-4 No 2 white heavy 37 1-2 3-8 No 3 white 36 3-4 sample white 35 35 3-4 soybeans No 2 yellow 1.43 1-2 7-8 No 3 1.43 3-4 sample yellow .138 3-4
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Nashville Livestock Market Report June 1921
Salable cattle and calves steady with week-ago gains up to 25. Slaughter heifers and steers mainly 9.00 to 10.75, fed 11.00, common to 8.00. Canner cows 5.00 to 6.50, stock hogs 50 head, good to choice 190 to 300 pounds at 10.15, 60 above week ago. Sheep 50 head, lambs 11.25 to 12.25, mostly 26 above prior week.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
War Message Mixes Threats With North Africa Fronts
The report urges the German leader to time Stalin and shift back to the West and Near East. Britain uses planes for victory and maintains ongoing aerial raids while enduring nine nights of sustained bombing. Allied tanks strike at Axis concentrations in North Africa as Britain and Free French push to uproot Nazi forces in Syria. Berlin correspondents note growing German unease about America despite cautious press and radio, fearing a repeat of past failures.
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Berlin
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Alford Released on Bond After Mistrial
Alford was freed on a 1500 dollar bond last spring after a mistrial and awaits retrial. Special state counsel is hired for the next proceedings. Kenneth Griffith of Cullman and James Weaver of Hartselle will assist Circuit Solicitor Melvin Hutson and County Solicitor Newton B. Powell in the prosecution.
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Cullman
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Hartselle
Melvin Hutson
Newton B. Powell
New Airports Planned From Civil Aeronautics Survey
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced 191 airport sites will be surveyed for possible construction or improvement under a 1942 appropriation of 94.98 million dollars. Final selections will be made by a board of the secretaries of war navy and commerce based on national defense needs.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Donald H. Connolly
Secretaries of War, Navy and Commerce
Connolly
Connolys
17 Men Join Army Here
Sergeant James W. Barnes announced 17 men accepted for the regular army this week. Most were from Morgan County with assignments at Maxwell Field Fresno Fort Bragg Camp Davis and Camp Shelby. Vacancies remain in Air Corps Ordnance and Coast Artillery with education rules relaxed for Air Corps.
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Army
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Morgan County
Med.Dept
Maxwell Field
Ala
Air Corps
CWS
Fresno
Calif
99Th Coast Artillery
Camp Davis
N. C
76Th Coast Artillery
Fort Bragg
99Th Cac
Plat Engineers
Camp Shelby
Miss
Bible School Big Success At Southside Baptist
Southside Baptist church hosts vacation Bible school this week directed by Superintendent Mrs. Will Spanabel and staff across all age groups. Leaders include Mrs. F. E. Halbrooks, Miss Madelyn Burleson, and Rev Eubern Halbrooks, with praise from Rev B. B. Burks. Commencement details to be announced.
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W. O. Wright
F. E. Halbrooks
Madelyn Burleson
E. L. Ashford
Beatrice Hargitt
W. ©. Wright
Ed Self
R. A. Lee
Mary Howell
Chester Halbrooks
Buford Motes
Dorothy Murphy
Eubern Halbrooks
George Wells
M. Livingston
Martha Collier
Charles Ed Howell
B. B. Burks
Margaret Boley
Valoreece Andrew
Oye
Sugar Refinery Strike Expands to Philadelphia Plant
A 17 cent hourly wage increase demand is joining a 63 cent base as 1900 workers at W J McCahan Sugar Refining and Molasses Company Philadelphia plant walk out in an AFL backed strike. A separate CIO electrical workers dispute with B W Bliss Company of Brooklyn is settled by the Mediation Board after arbitration talks.
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Mediation Board
Few Learn War Details from Army Maneuver Excerpts
Jerry T. Bauld argues soldiers rarely know the larger purpose during maneuvers in Tennessee war games. He notes orders flow from generals in general terms and individual troops execute tasks without full context, with commanders constrained to follow the overarching plan.
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Esser
Roosevelt Says U S Ships May Be Policed if Needed
The president kept policy but left open how to enforce a forceful declaration against Germany. Senate members praised the message while some called it a war curtain raiser. The Robin Moor was sunk May 21 by a German submarine and Roosevelt condemned the act as brutal and unlawful. A Berlin Nazi spokesman reacted with bitterness but offered no direct comment.
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Defense class to convene Monday at Southside school
John Fowler announced the national defense radio communications class will be held at Southside grammar school beginning Monday from 3 P M to 9 P M A 25 watt short wave transmitter will be installed Interior to introduce boys ages 17 to 25 to defense work and invited to attend
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National Defense Radio Communications
Southside Grammar School
Disclosure of Minimum Wage Rates Under Wraps
A firm with contracts totaling 30 million dollars for torpedoes and machinery has not publicized its minimum wage rates. The opaque disclosure raises questions about wage standards and supplier obligations in defense-related procurement.
Bishop Carpenter to Speak at St Johns in Decatur
Decatur diary notes Bishop C C J Carpenter of the Alabama diocese will be heard at 11 o clock Sunday morning at St Johns Episcopal church for a confirmation class. A Men’s Bible class is organized with Rev Richard L Sturgis teaching. Local attendance expected from the community and camp residents.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Maryville
Alaba
Tennessee
Arab Front News From Syria and Lebanon Border Clash
Reports describe Vichy French resistance around Damascus and Beirut as British Free French forces press the Levant offensive. Syrian protests over Damascus bombardment surface while British plans threaten German routes toward Suez.
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Boy King in London Arrives with Yugoslav Exile Government
17-year-old King Peter II of Yugoslavia landed in London at 4 45 am with his prime minister and ministers. The Yugoslav government in exile was expected to be established in London following his March throne assertion after the coup that ousted the Axis-aligned regime.
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Peter II
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Tokyo
Harrison in Critical Condition After Surgery
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi remains gravely ill in an emergency hospital after an operation for an intestinal obstruction. As president pro tempore of the Senate and finance committee chairman, his condition is listed as critical days after the Monday operation.
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Pat Harrison
D.-Miss
Harrison
Senate
Finance Committee
Britain and Axis clash as war widens across continents
Reports from Ankara and Berlin describe shifting fronts in Syria Lebanon and Finland with Vichy resistance and British incursions amid raids on Kiel Boulogne Dunkirk and eastern England. RAF and German aerial strikes target ports docks depots and ships as Red Army moves toward Kiev Minsk and Petsamo.
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