Defendant pleads with Texas jury to save him from chair
In Alpine Texas Francis Marion Black Jr faces a death sentence for the murder of 18 year old Marvin Dale Noblit. The unemployed piano tuner allegedly lured the boy with custody promises then pushed him over a cliff in Mountainous Big Bend. Black testified he acted from unstable behavior and financial desperation. a psychiatrist labeled him excitable but not sane.
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Alpine
Tex
Francis Marion Black, Jr
Marvin Dale Nobiitt
Black
Robbie Smith
San Benito
Marvin Dale
Marvin
Big Bend
Here
Paul L. White
Austin
Residents Share Sunday Visits in ORGAN COUNTY MT TABOR
Mrs Tellie Whisenant visited her daughter near Eddy Sunday. Several local families gathered for visits including Mrs Alice Baker, Miss Louise Curry, Miss Evie Mae Whisenant, and Verla Whisenant. A large group of relatives and friends from the area visited Amos Voyles' parents Sunday, with Lewis Bramiett spending the night with Victor Compton.
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Tellie Whisenant
Drusse
Merritt
Eddy
Alice Baker
Louise Curry
Union Hill
Talton
Evelyn
Dorothy Wil
Velma Bramsett
Ruth Baker
Evie Mae Whisenant
Verla Whisenant
Myrl Whisenant
Florence Talton
Board to Study Labor Law Named by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt announced a seven man two woman commission to study the British labor disputes act and broaden its scope to include Swedish labor relations. Members include Gerard Swope of General Electric Charles R Hook of American Rolling Mill K Garrison Wisconsin law dean Henry I Harriman former U S Chamber of Commerce Robert Watt International Labour Office Geneva AFL William H Davis NYC Anna M Rosenberg Social Security regional chief Marion Dickerman Tod Hunter principal Lee Chalmers assistant U S Labor commissioner.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mill Company
K. Garrison
Thety of Wisconsin Law School
Henry I. Harriman
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Claims filed sooner as old age payments rise
Gene Ahern reports Social Security Board says lump-sum claims are 20 percent faster than December 1997. The Bureau of Old Age Insurance cut claim handling time from 41 to 24 days. By end May Alabama certified 2068 claims totaling 49254.05 and 535917 SS numbers issued to Alabama workers. May certified payments totaled 7707.74 with 285 claims for Alabama eligibles.
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Social Security Board
W. W. Foster
Bureau of Old-Age. Insurance
Alabama
Wall Street Opens Higher as Stocks Rally Amid Mixed Data
Wall Street traders pushed prices higher after a morning dip as profits were realized and demand absorbed. Major metals and industrials led gains with lead, zinc, and steel related shares advancing. cotton and wheat slipped while rail and tobacco issues posted mixed moves.
Markets at a Glance New York June 22 Rally Broad
Markets show a strong third day rally led by industrials with curb firms and bonds steady. Foreign exchange even as sterling improves. cotton irregular with favorable upsession and liquidation. coffee improves on trade buying. Chicago wheat lower amid harvest movement. cattle and hogs mix with firmer tone.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
Cottonseed oil closed steady in New Orleans with bleach able prime summer yellow at 17.90 and prime crude 6.50 to 6.75. Futures quoted July 7.72B, September 7.69B, October 7.68B, December 7.65B, January 7.67B with bids noted.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures ease after gains amid profit taking in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 22 cotton prices softened after earlier advances. July contracts traded around 8.58 cents per pound, with October at 8.67 and December at 8.71 as traders awaited the weekly crop report.
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New Orleans
N. Y
New York
Jan Arene
Cotton Orleans
Wey
May Aseetewenne
Spot Cotton From New Orleans Quiet with Steady Prices
Spot cotton in New Orleans on June 22 remained quiet and unchanged with sales at 170 bales. Prices stood at low middling 7.45 cents, mid fair 8.70, good middling 9.25, receipts 1,063 bales, stock 609,548 bales.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Steady in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 percent closed steady in Memphis with June 21.35, July 21.70, August 22.00, September 22.50, October 22.95, November 23.20, December 23.35, and January 23.35. Sales totaled 3,800 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nashville grain and livestock market report
Nashville market round up shows cattle 200 with calves 150. Feeder and yearling cattle 6.00 to 8.50, beef cows and bulls about 5.50 down, cutters 3.00 to 4.25, top vealers 8.00. Hogs 500 mostly steady with butcher weight 7.90 to 8.75, sows 7.05. Sheep 1,200 with spring lambs sharply lower around 8.50 down.
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Nashville
Tenn
Poultry prices steady as markets close in Chicago
Chicago on June 22 reports poultry live 31 trucks hens steady chickens firmer white rock fryers 16 1 2 Plymouth and white rock Springs 19 others unchanged aims to reflect market movement with minor shifts in price for fryers and hens.
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Chicago
White Rock
Plymouth
White Rock Springs
Butter and Egg Prices Reported in June Market
June 22 market update lists butter at 1 160 422, creamery extra firsts 90 91, firsts 88 39, and other prices unchanged. Eggs at 16 046, extra firsts local 19 3 4, cars 20, storage packed extras 20 1 2, firsts 20 1 4.
Chicago Wheat Prices Edge Down On Harvest Gains
Chicago market news shows rising wheat harvest movement in the new crop pulling prices lower. Reports from the southwest indicate better output and higher quality in later fields, though light test wheat remains a factor at the close.
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Chicago
Southwest
GOP criticizes new deal as regimenting society and economy
The speaker attacks the New Deal as an alien philosophy aiming to regiment economic and social life and undermine the American system of government. He then reviews cotton price history from the 1920s to the early 1930s, noting a record low in 1932 and a depressed outlook since the New Deal’s start, with a recent price of 7.71 cents a pound in New York.
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Hamilton
New York
South
Pennington and Clardy Named Republican Gubernatorial and Senate Candidates
Alabama Republicans named J. M. Pennington of Jasper as the U S Senate nominee to face Democrat Lister Hill and W. A. Clardy of Roanoke as the gubernatorial candidate against Frank M. Dixon. The convention also issued a full state ticket with unanimous nominations for lieutenant governor W. L Longshore secretary of state C. C. Conway state auditor Arthur South attorney general J. Foy Guin state treasurer Curtis Adkins state superintendent of education Aaron Weaver Alabama Supreme Court positions Milton Lanier and J. T. Johnson public service commission L A Carroll and Elmer Sutterer and agriculture commissioner J H Jones.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. M. Pennington
Jasper
Lister Hill
United States Senate
W. A. Clardy
Roanoke
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
W. L Longshore
C. C. Conway
Elmer Sutterer
Cullman
Agriculture and Industries
J. H. Jones
Cedar Bluff
Birmingham Conference Sparks 1940 Election Talk
A Birmingham meeting chaired by Republican national chairman John D. M. Hamilton drew speculation about political aims for the 1940 election or the ninth district Republican campaign in Jefferson County. More than twenty business leaders attended, with several known Democrats among them.
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Birmingham
Ala
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Jefferson County
Death of Mrs. W. T. Dale in Franklin
Mrs. W. T. Dale died at 1 45 this afternoon at the home of her sister Mrs. T J Williamson on Grant Street. She was the widow of the late Rev. W. T. Dale Cumberland Presbyterian minister. Prayer services will be conducted at McAfee and Young funeral home at 9 a m Thursday and burial will follow at Franklin Tennessee.
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T. J. Williamson
Grant Street
Cumberland Presbyterian
McAfee and Young Funeral Home
Franklin, Tenn
Grain Futures Mixed After Market Moves
Market notes show corn and oats slipping while soybeans and wheat hold. Prices listed include July corn 57 3-8-1-2, Sept corn 58 5-8, oats 1-8-3-8 down, with July and Sept dates and prior day comparisons.
Company E of the Immortal Rainbow Division in World War I
The piece recalls Company E advancing to Lorraine in 1918 and fighting on four major fronts Champagne Marne Aisne Marne St Mihiel Meuse Argonne. It covers postwar occupation in Linzig Germany and return to the United States with muster out at Camp Shelby Mississippi. It notes the founding of American Legion Post No. 15 in Decatur and ongoing veteran aid and community service.
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Aisne - Marne
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Meuse - Ar
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France
Hoboken
N. J
Hile
Jackson
Raymond H Brown
Camp Merritt
New Jersey
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Legionnaires
Richard Burleson
Hartselle
T. C. Almon
Benjamin Bloodworth
E. R. Guy
W. Hy Shell
the Post
Leesdale
Post
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
Boy Scout
Post 15
Morgan County Tubecular Sanatorium
Legion
Immortal Rainbow
Alabama
Decatur Notes Highlight Visits and Local Happenings
Miss Helen Friedman of Sheffield visits grandmother Mrs N Pleischer. Madie Gentry ill at 1426 Fifth Ave S. William A Hunter of Goodyear returning from Akron trip. Mr and Mrs W A Sullivan to motor to Michigan Canada Pennsylvania for about two weeks. Adlai Patterson Falkville in city on business. Mrs A T Cocke Louisville visiting sister Mrs Mattie Eva Nelson. Mr and Mrs J T Pettey name daughter Mary Ann born June 22. Louise Standridge returns home after weekend with Vinia Knapps in Moulton. Local Kiwanis meets at Tennessee Valley hotel with J L Harris presiding. Mrs J H Morris funeral in Tuscumbia mentioned. Garden Club urges flower exhibits this fall. Various visits and medical notes. church service mids.
Tot Preacher Weds Couple at Four and Gospel Church
A rotund three foot high boy named Charles E Haynes became a clergyman a year after his ordination by the International Ministerial Federation. His soprano voice led the ceremony at Four and Gospel Church with his parents as co pastors. The couple were Miss Florence Brinkman and Hoffman. The boy crowned the service by blessing the marriage and inviting the newlyweds to hear his sermon on the ten wives and five foolish virgins. His mother praised his knowledge compared with many men in Swallow tails.
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Charles
International Ministerial Federation
Four An Gospel Church
Florence Brinkman
Hoffman
Lecture Series Resumes at Central Baptist Church
The second lecture in a Bible study series on first Peter is held tonight at Central Baptist Church led by Rev. John Cowell Jr. The exegetical method probes each word with audience questions clarifying statements. Last week's talks on 1 John and James drew 200 to 300 listeners, with more expected for 1 Peter.
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Central Baptist Church
John ©. Cowell, Jr
John
Peter
Legion Meeting Set for Thursday Night Elections
At the American Legion meeting in Martin the election of officers will be held. The session begins at 7 30 p m with Butler Pp A Hine first vice commander noting guests Stone Crane southern Red Cross representative and J W Clark field director will discuss veterans claims with attendees.
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E American Legion
Martin
Butler
A. Hine
Stone Crane
The
Red Cross
J. W. Clark
Births and Visits Reported in Drew Mississippi
A daughter was born Monday night at the home of Mrs. Hunt's mother Mrs. L L Turner 603 Commercial Avenue in Drew. Mr and Mrs Price Waddell and their daughter Nancy Ann of Columbus Georgia are visiting local relatives for the week.
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Drew
Price Waddell
Nancy Ann
Columbus, Ga
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