Town Creek Lodge installs new officers in Masonry
Town Creek No. 361 holds installation of officers with district officer Terry Leonard as installing official. Newly elected and acting officers include WM R. Barryman BW Richard Green JW Ansie Aston treasurer Jesse A. Clark secretary James A. Jeffreys JD Ennis Yar Rev R. L. Franklin Marshall B. D. Frost JL Arthur Con ley JL Mon J. Jeffreys tiler. Talks follow from district lecturer and visiting brethren.
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Town Creek
Leonard
Terry
R. Barryman
Richard Green
Ansie Aston
Jesse A. Clark
J. Hubert Black
James A. Jeffreys
Ennis Yar
R. L. Franklin
B. D. Frost
Marshall
William J. Lee, Jr
Arthur Conley
Mon J. Jeffreys
Courtland Lodge No 37
Town Creek Lodge
Market rout keeps stocks sliding on uncertain outlook
Wall Street declines spread across all divisions as steel, rail shares fall amid Mediterranean crisis fears and steel strike uncertainty. Transfers reach 250000 shares. most bonds and commodities trend lower, with U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler among leaders in retreat.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Steel Land
Sap
Northern Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Markets At A Glance New York And Chicago
Markets show a mixed tone with rails and steels leading declines in New York. Wheat in Chicago eases on profit taking while July corn strengthens and livestock remain nominally steady amid favorable weather signals.
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New York
Brazil
PF Ae
Chicago
Cotton futures close steady in New Orleans market
New Orleans futures closed steady with small net gains of 2 to 1 points as the market showed minor price movement. Trading ranged with slight advances and declines across the listed contract figures, reflecting a quiet session in the cotton market.
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N. C. Cotton
New Orleans
Liverpool cotton prices move with weekly spot and futures
Liverpool July prices show no American cotton in 2 000 bales with spot quotations rising. Good middling 7.55 to low middling 6.25, strict good ordinary 5.75, and ordinary 5.35. Futures closed July 6.83 to May 6.90 with nearby contracts at 6.88 to 6.90.
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Liverpool
Dee
Potatoes on U S and state shipments mixed reports
Chicago June 26 The U S agr news notes potatoes at 99 on track total U S shipments 1 231 in stock slightly weaker stock good quality and non about steady showing and decay weak supplies
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Chicago
U. S
U. S&s
Butter and eggs steady as markets report mixed U S Cobblers and Bliss items
Market notes show varied grading and sales for cobblers named U S No 1 140 45 and Bliss Triumphs with several price ranges. Chicago dairy prices listed butter 19827 pounds steady and eggs 15894 units firm with no change in prices.
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Virginia Cobblers
Missouri Cobblers
North Carolina Cobblers
U. S
North Carolina Bliss Triumphs
Arkansas Bliss Triumphs
V. S&s
Mississippi Bliss
0. S
Chicago
Chicago live stock market mixed with gains across hogs cattle and lambs
U S Department of Agriculture hogs numbering 4 000 with 3 500 direct saw little fresh supply. Prices moved up with shippers 35 to 50 higher pig prices 40 to 60 higher and packing sows 35 to 40 higher. Cattle and calves 1 600 with grain fed steers 50 to 75 higher and yearlings 50 higher. Grass steers and killer cattle uneven with some 8 25 to 10 00 per cwt. Kansas stocker values around 9 00 to 10 00. Sheep and lamb offerings 3 000 with spring lambs 12 50 top and 11 50 to 12 00 bulk. Idaho and California lots noted with various weights and prices. Overall farm stock strength cited, strongest in seven years for some killed steer categories.
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Chicago
U. S
Texas
Kansas
Idaho
Decatur News Roundup of Visits Births and Travels
Miss Mattie Payne returns to Birmingham after hosting Mrs. Clyta Gilliam. Virginia Frances Gilliam visits Dr. J. O. Bryant in Fayetteville Tennessee. Charley Ed Howell announces the birth of a seven pound boy. Many residents undergo medical care at Baugh's Infirmary including Mrs. Cora Morris and Mrs. J. F. Waugh. Attendees at Sheffield softball games include Mack Pickens and the Harden and Barron families.
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Mattie Payne
Birmingham
Clyta Gilliam
Virginia Frances Gilliam
J. O. Bryant
Fayetteville, Tenn
Charley Ed Howell
Mack Pickens
Julian Hardy
Pat Aday
L. R. Barron
Raymond Thornhill
Sheffield
Pickford Rogers Wedding Quiet Private Hollywood Ceremony
Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers wed in a private ceremony at the Lighton home garden in Hollywood. Only 14 guests invited and a police guard to prevent uninvited attendance accompanied the quietly staged event. The Rev James Hamilton Lash officiated as Mary wore sky blue with a wine colored hat.
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Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
America
Gene Raymond
Louis D. Lighton
Mary
Buddy
Troops and Labor Clash Over Steel Strike
One third of workers at Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Republic reported back, while CIO officials dispute the figures claiming only about 1,000 back. Governors, national guardsmen, and mediation board battles continue as martial law and injunctions ripple through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Republic
OC. I. O
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Gov
Davey
National
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Perkins
Gov. Davey
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Mediation Board
Charles P. Taft
Edward F. McGrady
Labor Department
Lloyd K. Garrison
University of Wisconsin
Cleveland
Pointblank
Pennsylvania
George Earle
Johnstown
Cambria Works
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Co. I. O
Divine Leader’s Witnesses Describe Personal Ties and Schemes
Testimony details alleged intimate encounters between Hunt, Miss Jewett, and a man in Palm Springs as part of alleged plans involving a spiritual baby. Jane Smith testified about living arrangements and control of money. Mrs Vida Stone labeled Miss Jewett a dreaming schemer while attorney Hugh MacBeth hinted at powerful future revelations and possible witness from Father Divine.
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Smith
Hunt
Beverly Hills
Miss Jewett
Palm Springs
Jesus Christ
the Virgin Mary
Parsons case denial over personal ad on ransom talks
A New York morning paper personal column ad claiming “everything ready” was denied by principals in the Parsons case as not about ransom negotiations for Mrs. Alice McDonell Parsons. The report came from Stony Brook New York on June 2.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
New York
Today
Parsons
Alice McDonell Parsons
Kiwanis International Opens With New Leader in Indianapolis
F Trafford Taylor of St Boniface Manitoba becomes Kiwanis International president at the annual convention in Indianapolis. Taylor, a lawyer, has been a Kiwanian since 1924.
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F. Trafford Taylor
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Canada
Kiwanis International
Indianapolis
Taylor
Kills Herself on Husband's Grave in Rye New York
The widow Agnes Dean Gardiner aged 59 shot herself on the grave of George Gardiner Fry in Rye New York. Identified herself on a card beside the grave and left a 32 caliber revolver. Acting Medical Examiner called it death by own action. four other shot cartridges failed to fire.
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Rye
N. Y
George Gardiner Fry
Westport
Tax Structure Overhaul Sought by Treasury Officials
Treasury officials disclosed plans to ask Congress for a thorough overhaul of the tax structure. The announcement signals a broad review of tax policy and potential changes to rates and exemptions.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Strike closes W. H. Smith & Company plant in Alabama
In Birmingham the W. H. Smith & Company machinery and supply plant shut after workers walked out and blocked trucks when management refused a signed contract without a $10,000 performance bond. About 125 employees were affected as the strike began.
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Birmingham
W. H. Smith & Company
Dlo
W. M. Smith
Murphy Reelected Judge of Juvenile Court for Four Years
NGHAM Alabama June 26 Judge Samuel D Murphy was reelected judge of the county juvenile and domestic relations court for a four year term He has led the court in juvenile matters and related duties through prior years.
Liquor Taxes Net Nearly One Million in Alabama Receipts
Alabama state treasurer John Brandon announced liquor and beer revenues totaling about 1 million dollars. State stores produced 663,284 dollars, beer taxes 212,000 dollars, and retailer licenses 75,000 dollars. funds pending distribution to municipalities and whisky stock payments were not yet made.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Brandon
Brandon
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Acquitted Rockford girl freed in May crime murder case
Bernice Felton 18 was cleared by a jury of first degree and accessory to murder in the Victor A. Gates killing. Lester Brockelhurst, 23, faces the death penalty on August 27. After eighty minutes deliberation, townspeople reacted with disapproval and Mayor Bailey urged the Felton family to leave town for the night.
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Lonoke
Ark
Bernice Felton
Rockford
Victor A. Gates
Little Rock
Lester Brockelhurst
George Bailey
Irwin
Tax system change allows yearly rate variation
The passage describes a shift to a new structure where rates could be adjusted annually based on economic conditions and government needs, aiming to reduce the need for future changes to the general taxes. It emphasizes a more flexible framework designed to avoid repeated overhauls.
Publisher Sidney Berry of Mobile Post Dies at 80
Sidney Benjamin Berry 80 publisher of the Mobile Post weekly newspaper died in Mobile after several weeks of ill health. He had led the paper for years and was a prominent local figure.
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Mobile
Ala
Sidney Benjamin Berry
Mobile Post
Morgan Man Gets Parole in Alabama Governor Grants Pardons
In Montgomery on June 26 Governor Bibb Graves granted six permanent paroles and denied seven applications. He also pardoned Broughton Lee, who faced a 12 year sentence from a 1931 Coffee county second degree murder conviction. Paroles awarded to Ovis Gates, B Hardwick, Gene Hendricks, W R Holt, Tommie Holley, and Cal Howard with terms ranging from one to 15 years.
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Ala
Bibb Graves
Broughton Lee
Coffee County
Ovis Gates
Montgomery County
B. Hardwick
Franklin County
Gene Hendricks
Baldwin County
W. R. Holt
Morgan County
Tommie Holley
Jefferson County
Cal Howard
Will Holt
Franklin Junior Awaits Marriage License
Franklin Roosevelt Jr arrives in Wilmington to obtain his marriage license before marrying Ethel Du Pont on Wednesday. He leaves Harvard degree in hand and plans to wed at the Du Pont home in a ceremony set for the near future.
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Wilmington
Del
Franklin Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard
Ethel DuPont
Hope to Revive VFW Post Here
Efforts to revive Frank R. Stockton Post No. 2214 of VFW are underway with a meeting at city hall at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Chunn P. Reynolds chief of staff of the VFW department of Alabama will attend to aid revival. All veterans of foreign wars are urged to attend.
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Frank R. Stockton
VFW
City Hall
Chunn P. Reynolds
Bessemer
Department of Alabama
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Republic HITS mail failure in wage dispute with CIO
The Republic Steel Corp told a federal court that mail delivery is being refused due to fear of CIO violence. It argued the post office is under CIO dictation and sought court orders to deliver food and clothing to strike-bound Warren and Niles plants in Ohio. The company claimed the court can block mail censorship and cited Postmaster General Parley's opposition.
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Washington
Republic Steel Corporation
Post Office Department
John L. Lewis’ Organization
Warren
Niles
Ohio
Parley
Hotel artist sketcher linked to irwin case
A hotel dining room and bar boy, believed linked to a fatal case, drew staff portraits and sketches while a Miss Koscianski identified Irwin as the suspect. Police traced a Chicago bus as a precaution, with alarms sent to Midwest departments. Witnesses describe repeated encounters and questions about dates.
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Irwin
Koscianski
Manuel Meridas
Tozzer
Chicago
Ber
Midwest
Miss Ko
Ex-Wallace Spouse to Wed in Los Angeles Home
Commander Earl Winfield Spencer, first husband of the Duchess of Windsor, announced plans for his marriage to Mrs. Norma Reese Johnson in Johnson’s Los Angeles home. Navy Chaplain Lieutenant William Rafferty likely to officiate.
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Wally
San Diego
Calif
Earl Winfield Spencer
Duchess of Windsor
Norma Reese Johnson
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