Employment Service Office Has Complete File Of Qualified Workers
H P Still manager of the Decatur office says the local files cover workers in Morgan Cullman Lawrence and Limestone counties and can refer workers by occupational class through a statewide clearance system. The Alabama State Employment Service aids both skilled and unskilled workers with no charge to firms or workers, open to all unemployed individuals in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Still
Decatur
Morgan, Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone Counties
Still
State Service
Unite States Employment Service
Alabama State Employment Service
Resta
Alabama
Prison riot at Michigan City with hostages and threats
Convicts seized Mrs Joiner inside the prison barricading the physician office and threatening the warden with a gun and a getaway car if guns were not supplied within ten minutes. State and local officials including Warden Dowd and Michigan City police moved to secure the area as negotiations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kliger
Indianapolis
Klinger
Mrs. Joiner
Dowd
Tippecanoe
Michigan City
John Dillinger
Mrs Bertha Jeffreys Dies at 92 in Landersville Area
Mrs Bertha Jeffreys died at 92 30 this morning at her home Landersville route 1 funeral rites were set for 3 30 this afternoon at Roden cemetery Lawrence county with Rev Emmett Faint officiating and Drinkard Howell in charge of burial Her husband Mart Jeffreys five sons Ivan Wil le Millard Denvill and Ralph See netters Mrs Fannie Stokes Misses Mae and Audrey Jeffreys her mother Mrs Mahailey Butler five grandchildren two brothers and five sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Jeffreys
Landersville
Roden Cemetery
Lawrence County
Emmett
Drinkard Howell
Mart Jeffreys
Ivan
Wille
Millard
Denvill
Ralph
Netters
Fannie Stokes
Misses Mae
Audrey Jeffreys
Mahailey Butler
Roosevelt warns on devalue power in money control split
Hyde Park New York June 27 President Roosevelt said control over money would revert to Wall Street and international speculators if he were deprived of his power to devalue the dollar further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Markets drift as Washington policy muddles investor mood
Market activity was uneven with some stocks edging up while many closed lower. Volume stayed light with about 450000 shares traded on the five major houses as traders debated the impact of Senate action on devaluation authority and silver, finding few clear market signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Five House
Senate
New Orleans cotton prices ease in southern markets
In New Orleans on June 27 the average price of middling cotton at ten southern spot markets fell to 9.57 cents a pound, down 1 point from yesterday. The thirty market days average stands at 9.45 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Spot Cotton in New Orleans Closes Quiet Higher
Spot cotton in New Orleans on June 27 closes five points up. Sales 261 bales with low middling 8.35 cents, middling 9.50, good middling 10.05. Receipts 1,345 and stock 412,882 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D
New Orleans
N. Y. Cotton
New York
Spot Cotton
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady In New Orleans Market
Cottonseed oil closed steady in New Orleans with bleaching prime summer yellow at 6.45 nominal and prime crude at 512 1-2 37 1-2. Futures quotes show July at 6.01B, September 6.15B, October 6.20B, December 6.27B, January 6.33. B-Bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cottonseed meal futures hold steady in Memphis close
In Memphis on June 27 prime cottonseed meal futures (41 percent) closed steady. July at 22.00 and August at 21.90 were listed along with September 22.00 October 22.00 November 21.90 December 21.95 January 21.00 February 22.05 with sales of 2,200 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Wheat advances another step toward market goals
Grain news from Chicago reports wheat making a significant move as traders track price implications and potential demand shifts. The report notes June activity and ongoing market momentum affecting futures and crops globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Dairy Prices Report With Mixed Changes
Chicago price ledger shows butter at 1 621 834 unsettled creamery 90 centralized carrots 22 and 4 with other prices unchanged. Butter steady drum markets reflect a mixed national dairy trend in late June.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady as Liveweight Trades Reported
Chicago June 27 Poultry live 52 trucks fowls steady chickens easy leghorn hens 11 rollers Plymouth Rock 17 1 2 Line Rock 17 1 2 leghorn broilers under 2 Iba 14 1 2 2 lbs up 16 springs colored 19 Plymouth Rock 21 white rock 23 fryers colored 17 Plymouth Rock 18 1 2 white rock 19 1 2 other prices unchanged
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
Line Rock
White Rock
Nashville Livestock Market Report June 27 N T
Nashville Tenn June 27 Fairly active cattle market steady overall with calves hogs and sheep trading Лучше. Quality and feeders 6.50 8.00 fed steers and yearlings 8.50 9.25 some 9.50 top dealers 9.00 beef cows 6.00 down cutters 4.00 5.00 bulls 6.50 down salable hogs 400 active 20 higher top 6.80 170 225 lb bulk 5.80 6.80 lambs sold spring to 9.50 with little change in tone.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. & Dept. Agr
Undertone
Senate Appropriations Hinge on Stopgap Budget Moves
House appropriations leaders fear a fiscal year end crisis as key bills face Senate-House conferences. An emergency plan may be rushed to fund essential services if action on the 1.2 than billion agriculture bill 50 million for DC and 2.67 million deficiency bill is not completed by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
Senate House
Rep
Woodrum
D.-Va
Treasury
PWA
Federal Works Agency
Congress
Sarah Fabyan Leads Play in England at Wimbledon
Mrs. Sarah Palgrey Fabyan of Cambridge Massachusetts led the American contingent into the second round of the all England tennis championship with a half hour victory over Miss M G N Norman of Great Britain. The scores were 6 2 6 2. Queen Mother Mary presided over Wimbledon center court in blue and dark glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
Eng
Sarah Palgrey Fabyan
Cambridge
Mass
M. G. N. Norman
Great Britain
Queen Mother Mary
Legion to Serve Chicken Dinner on July Fourth
The American Legion will serve a chicken dinner from 1 to 3 p.m. on July 4 at the Armory for post members and their families and friends. Officials sent out cards for attendees to sign and indicate how many guests they will bring to assist planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Post
Legion Post Todx
Local visitors and residents gather for summer events
Benson Arizona visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Wann with Marilyn and Tommie. New Orleans guests of the Bynums arrive. Robert McWorter joins for the summer. Local pastors and friends travel between Killen Huntsville and Birmingham while planning a July 27 school picnic with speaking, baseball, music, and dinner.
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E. L. Wann
Marilyn
Tommie
Benson
Arizona
Frank Harris
Ann Frances
New Orleans
H. D. Bynum
R. H. Tweedy, Sr
Washington
Robert McWorter
W. L. Barber
Killen
Ala
Barber
Vaughan
Bill Vaughan
Tuscumbia
C. G. Horton
E. L. Horton
Birmingham
R. B. Taliaferro
R. B
Auburn
Kathryn Terry
Athens
Carl Hamilton
Houston
Texas
K. Glark
Harriet Godfrey
Huntsville
J. B. Gilchrist
Lawson Sykes
O. P. Eggleston
Dave Martin
Carrie Simpson
Okmulgee
Oklo
Sanderson
W. F. Sherar
Thomas
Tom Norwood
Forrest Sims
Moulton
W. T. Sims
Thomas B. Harris
H. D. Lane
Ann Lane Martin
Decatur
F. E. Ashford
W. E. Crow
D. D. Reding
B. H. Collins
Property owners discuss cost share for Fifth Avenue and Prospect Drive project
About 50 residents gathered at city hall to decide on financing the proposed construction. Committees will query each block on Fifth Avenue and Prospect Drive to determine willingness to contribute cash. Decatur city government will collect funds before work starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
South
Prospect Drive
City Hall
City of
Decatur
Amend No 2 would create modern Alabama parole system
Amend No 2 empowers the Legislature to authorize trial judges to suspend sentences and place prisoners on probation. It calls for a state parole board of three, trained staff, and probation officers under circuit judges to classify offenders, supervise paroles and probation, and reduce prison crowding. The plan aims to remove parole from politics, cut costs, and reclaim first offenders, especially youths, through a humane, research based system.
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Alabama
State Parole Board
State Department of Corrections and Institutions
Lemeanor Senten
State Pardon Board
United States
Florida
Nevada
Mississippi
Tennessee
Pennsylvannia
Memphis Accepts Public Power Move Ends Long Transit Battle
Memphis Tennessee begins public power control as Memphis Power and Light is taken over by the city and TVA. Officials sign deeds for a 17 million dollar city stake and 2.11 million TVA stake, ending years of Crump era utility clashes. A threat to city streetcar service looms as franchise terms near expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenn
Memphis
Lily
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis Power and Light Company
Senate
House
Washington
TVA
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Nashville
Chattanooga
TEP
City Commission
E. H. Crump
Ately
Transportation Company
Shipping withdrawals from Foochow and Wenchow sparks tension
British authorities warn Japan of responsibility for interference with British shipping and casualties. Observers expect U S reaction. Tokyo reports a Mongolian air raid crossing the border with 98 to 104 Mongolian planes destroyed. Moscow papers describe an air battle with 25 Japanese planes down. Soviet forces are named in a communique.
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Foochow
Wenchow
Shanghai
United States
Tokyo
Outer Mongolia
Moscow
Decatur News Briefs Highlight Local Socials and Obits
Decatur diary items report vacations and illnesses across the district. H L Copeland ill at home in Carrollton while Charlie A Beshara plans a Worlds Fair trip. Socials note a june 24 dinner honoring Willie Wallace and births at 403 Fourth Avenue. Local church activities, school events, and police court outcomes are listed along with hospital updates and construction on a Denbo warehouse.
Roosevelt Signs Bill To Build 95,000 Civilian Pilot Reserve
President Roosevelt signed a bill at Hyde Park to create a reserve of 95,000 civilian pilots for the expanding air forces, signaling a major move to bolster military aviation capacity.
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Bill
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Roosevelt plan to lend 3.86 billion for local projects
The proposed federal works program would fund localities with 350 million in loans and 750 million for toll bridges and highways. Localities receive direct loans at 2 to 4 percent, replacing grants, with repayments re-funded for further lending.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
Irving Perimeter
Washington
PWA
3 C Camp to Be Erected in Morgan County
The Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control agreed to donate 10 acres of land to the government for establishing a 60 man CCC camp for 12 months. The site, formerly a county convict camp, will receive bunk houses dining rooms and other units between August 1 and 15. Six Mile lies 10 miles east of Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
CCC
Six Mile
Hartselle
College exec tied to wheat market scam surfaced
Charles E. Fenner of Fenner and Beane disclosed that former LSU president Smith opened a 1936 account via an intermediary under code name J. Monroe. The account was closed 10 days ago after sending bonds to cover wheat losses and paid with two $100,000 checks. Authorities allege unauthorized university bonds financed market speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Fenner
Fenner and Beane
Smith
LSU
J. Monroe
Fenner
Sall
University Board of Administrators
PWA Checks Up Louisiana Projects In Routine Review
The Public Works Administration ordered a routine checkup to ensure 55 percent local funding for Louisiana projects matches grant advances. Ickes said the review is not an investigation and no misuse complaints have been filed. About $19 million in grants and $4 million in loans support $51 million in Louisiana projects, including $1.521 million at LSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Washington
Public Works Administration
Louisiana
Ickes
Division of Investigation
Louisiana State University
Riggs Stephenson Is Released as Montgomery Manager
Riggs Stephenson known as the Old Hoss of baseball was released today as manager of the Montgomery club in the South eastern League. Clyde Bucky Crouse was named his successor. The club also announced the purchase of Joe Dotlich, first baseman with the Selma Cloverleafs in 1937 and 1938, from Macon of the California League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Riggs Stephenson
Britain and India Offer Cooperation for World Cotton Conference
London June 27 government said Britain and India notified the United States they are willing to participate in a world cotton marketing conference in Washington next September if other major cotton producing countries are represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
India
United States
Washington
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Somerville
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