Mystery Man Searched For In Joss Wife Death Trial
Richmond constable testified the state police made no real search for the assailant in Dr Merill E B Joss wife killing case. A bearded man near the Joss home described as the suspect is noted by witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joss
John P. Roderick Me
Richmond
Aota E. Joss
Luce Harris Joss
Frank ©. Bishop
Maine
Jr. Goodspeed
Goodspeed
Portland
Ore
Elizabeth Chapman Mayo
Merrill EB. Joss
Julia Hilton
Bowdoin
Jarverne Harris Joss
Kee
Hilton
Goss
Miss Hilton
Callen
Chapman Mayo
Wartime Reflections Amid Belgian News From 1940
The reader recalls May 20 1940 and the westward victory cheer as bombs fall on chemical plants oil refineries and a munitions factory while hopes for 1941 peace fade. Fear grows over missing soldiers Hans and Rudi and reports hint at war with Russia after signals of intensified raids and distant fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohenzollern Bridge
Fuehrer
Russia
Rhineland
Hans
Rudi
Poland
Markets Drift With Light Saturday Turnout And Tight Credit
The New York stock market opened and closed with minimal trading on a quiet Saturday. Several majors posted small gains while a large group remained near losses as investors hedged on cottonseed oil concerns and a weak cotton market. Futures fell, and notable movers included Douglas Aircraft, General Motors, and Westinghouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Loft
Canada Dry
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Sperry
Deere
General Motors
Phelps Dodge
Johns Manville
Westinghouse
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Texas Corp
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Anaconda
Air Reduction
du Pont
Western Union
Union Carbide
Cotton futures fall on price ceiling talk in New York
Cotton futures declined as price Administrator Henderson floated a ceiling for cottonseed, dragging prices down to 14.50 for July and around 14.75 for December while closing barely steady. Market notes show firmer grains and mixed commodities with overall quiet action in metals and cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hongkong
Chicago
Otton New de
Henderson
Cotton futures slide as price ceilings loom
Price administrator Leon Henderson signaled lower ceilings on cottonseed oil prompting liquidation in cotton futures. Traders saw prices drop sharply as much as 2.70 a bale, with the market reacting to reports that the ceilings would be set at lower levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
New York
Leon Henderson
Cotton closes steady as prices dip in New Orleans
Spot cotton in New Orleans on June 28 closed steady with a 56 point drop. Sales reached 1,731 bales with low middling at 13.05 cents, middling 14.35, and good middling 14.80.
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New Orleans
Nashville Livestock Market Summary Findings
Nashville Tennessee June 26 market report shows dull week closed with weak cattle prices down about 25 percent from last week. Top load 1000 lb steers 11.1. Hogs steady 10.45 for 190 to 300 lb. sheep listing minimal with lambs 75 cents to 1.00 lower than week ago and ewes mixed 3.00 down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Drivers Entered for Upcoming Race Event and Parking Plan
The event announces completion of drivers list and a new parking lot for about 1000 cars to ease highway congestion north of the bridge. Invitations go to nine nearby towns. three have accepted. Notable drivers include John Bell Knoxville and Claude H Jarrett Asheville among many others across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Moulton
Hartselle
Cullman
Knoxville
John Bell
Floyd Buckhher
Jimmie Matlock
Garland Mee-Ghee
Thomas Slack
Nashville
Robert Goodlett
Warren O. Lamb
D. GC. Lovélacé, Jr
Louis R. Peden
Louis Peden
Chattanooga
D. Chapman
Carl Davis
Atlanta
Roy Reaves
Claude Smith
Louis Trotzier
Josephine Tyson
Alcoa
Tenn
Kenneth Crawley
Hermitage
Bill Terrell
Springfield, Mo
Marvin Breshears
Sam Herrjck
Higher Crop Loan Favored by Senate Banking Panel
The Senate banking committee approved a $1.25 billion increase for price pegging crop loans and extended the Commodity Credit Corporation’s life by four years. It removed a House provision to maintain prices at 8 percent of parity for expanded production and shortened the extension from five to four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Senate Committee
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Labor moves in defense yards and unions seek wage gains
Unions in AFL and CIO, seeking higher pay, pressed for 1.15 an hour and overtime double pay while master agreements could cover shipyards with 1.12 and time and a half. Hillman proposed zone agreements to prevent strikes in defense plants. Piper Aircraft settlement ends a June strike after 1,300 workers gain wage boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
CIO
Washington
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Hillman
Port Huron
Mich
CTO
Chrysler
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Lock Haven
AFL Machinists Union
Senate House conference panel approves large wartime funds
The conference committee reached a $55,312,132 Senate total with a $500,000 provision for 15 new munitions plants. They sent to the White House a two year FHA extension and raised insured mortgage authority to $5 billion. House resistance dropped a farm mortgage extension bill. A $150.6 million package funds defense area facilities. Congress aims for $15 billion in appropriations to Roosevelt next week. Also eyed is boosting the commodity credit corporation lending to $2.65 billion in line with parity loan policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
House
White House
Federal Housing Administration
Congress
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Old jail replaced by new county facility in 1940
The WPA era departments note the old jail built over 50 years ago remained in use until the new county jail adjoining the courthouse was completed in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Baptists Gather at Moulton Heights Church
The Morgan County Baptist Association will meet all day Sunday at Moulton Heights Baptist church with broad county representation expected. Attendees were asked to bring baskets of lunch. Rev. Frank Z. Smith of Hartselle is moderator and Rev. Dewitt Prince of Hartselle route 1 is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Baptist Association
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
Frank Z. Smith
Hartselle
Dewitt Prince
Negro Held For Murder In Cedar Lake Shooting
Julius Collier a 17 year old negro of Cedar Lake is jailed on a murder charge in the death of Harold Matthews 16 at the Cedar Lake home from a shotgun wound May 27. Collier was arrested in May for assault with intent to murder and released May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Collier
Cedar Lake
Morgan County
Harold Matthews
Collier
J. W. McCall
Haywood Matthews
Harold
James H. Crow, Jr
J. B. Whitmire
Mathews
Matthews
Russians and Finns Brace for Battle on Baltic Front
Dispatches from Helsinki describe Finnish forces with German support prepared to defend Hanko and the Gulf of Finland against Soviet moves. Moscow claims heavy losses on the Minsk and Vilna sectors as German pincers push toward White Russia, with air and ground campaigns intensifying across the 1000 mile front.
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Hanko
Gulf of Finland
Krons
Leningrad
Helsinki
Finland
Arctic
Black Sea
Red Army
Old
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Pravda
Moscow
Communist Party
Bessarabia
Bessarabian
Rumania
Minsk
White Russia
Prut
Frezemysl
Poland
Baltic Sea
Staulia
Vilna
Lithuania
Baranowicze
Siaulia
Luék
Germany
RAF
London
Bremerven
Cuxhaven
Oldenburg
Dener
Dunkerque
Calais
Bre
Decatur Diary notes local travel and hospital plans
Vernon St John visited Decatur on Friday. Local residents travel for medical treatment, vacations, and church events. Private Edward Rogers reenlisted at Fort Barrancas. several families plan trips to Memphis, Nashville, Florida, and California while others attend church and social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rogers
Fort Barrancas
Fla
CAC
Rogers
A. P. Kennedy
Exemptions Expanded for Draftees by Selective Service
Selective service headquarters instructed local boards to exempt men with dependents who provide substantial support. The order covers those in class 1-A and those not yet classified, and men who married after registering must prove the marriage occurred in the ordinary course of human affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
RAF sweeps over channel as dawn battles unfold
British and Allied air and naval actions dominate early reports. RAF forces sweep the channel while German raiders claim to sink six merchant ships off the southeast English coast. British and Free French pressure grows on the Levant front as Vichy resistance persists. The Alstertor supply ship is intercepted, with 78 British members rescued. Tobruk front in Libya reportedly damaged by Italian artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vegesack
RAF
France
English
Levant
Vichy France
Vichy
Admiralty
Tobruk
Libya
Contracts Awarded for B Line Road Resurfacing
The Alabama State Highway Department awarded contracts to W L Cobb Construction Co of Decatur Ga for resurfacing 45.8 miles of road in three counties. The firm will seal 263 miles of the Russellville Red Bay road in Franklin county for 25417 dollars and 19.5 miles of the Hartselle Cullman highway in Morgan and Cullman counties for 17288 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State
W. L. Cobb Construction Co
Decatur
Russellville-Red Bay
Franklin County
Hartselle
Cullman
Morgan
Mary E. Oakes Infant Rites Set for Sunday
Final rites for Mary Elizabeth Oakes infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Robert Oakes of Laceys Spring occur at 10 a m Sunday at Hough cemetery near Laceys Spring with Rev W O Pessell in charge burial by Drinkard The baby died Friday night at Benevolent Society Hospital Surviving are the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs W T Oakes of Laceys Spring and Mr and Mrs J D Vinson of Falkville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Oakes
Robert Oakes
Laceys Spring
Hough Cemetery
W. O. Pesnell
Drinkard
Benevolent Society Hospital
W. T. Oakes
J. D. Vinson
Falkville
Easy to use Want Ads promise profits for readers
Promotional line invites readers to profit from Want Ads positioning easy, readable messages as a path to earnings and success. It emphasizes simple steps and broad accessibility for all readers seeking quick, practical advertising gains.
Fixed Grey Goods Prices Set by Washington Office
The Office of Price Administration under Leon Henderson fixed ceiling prices for cotton cloths known as grey goods at about 15 percent below current quotes. Maximums include print cloth 39 cents per pound, carded broad cloth 30 cents, tobacco cloth 33 1/2 cents, sheeting classes 32 and 33 1/2 cents, part waste osnaburgs 25 cents, and combed broadcloths 54 cents. Prices are gross, f o b seller, with orders to заверш deliveries by September 2, 1941. The agency may approve higher contracts if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply
Leon Henderson
ACS
OPACS
Horses and riders win multiple awards across classes at show
The event awarded numerous prizes across classes one through twelve. Libby Allen and others won in class one and two with horses owned by Donald Sims and C D McBride. Ora Mae Mitchell’s Walking Mary took blue in class two and placed in class ten. J H Crenshaw and H J Farrish led top placers in class three fine harness, while G Crawford and J Q Hall Jr. earned podiums in other divisions. Pony classes featured Sara Dozier sweeping several divisions with Snow White and Miss America, and Sue Lawrence’s Suzy Q placed in class five. Haynes-Haven Farms dominated walking classes eight and ten with Greater Glory and Haynes Peacock. Other notable entrants included Medicine Man and Walking Mary, with various owners and riders securing high placements across the day.
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Chas. Vaughn
Topsy McDonald
H. J. Farrish
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. H. Crenshaw
Bowling Green
Mary G. Crawford
Murphreesboro
Tenn
Fascinating Frances
Pan American
Russell Grace
J. QO. Hall, Jr
Lawrence Stables
Warren King
Heavenly Flower
Blue Ribbon Stock Farm
Paul Raines
Piccadilly
Marié Meriwether
Nona Rutland
Lexie Dean
E. A. Gilbert
Amy Boyd
Shelbyville
Haynes-Haven Farms
Spring Hill
Greater Glory
Billy Grubbs
Haynes Peacock
Col. J. L. Haynes
Wildflower
Pointer
Como
Miss
Silver Clipper
D. H. Brock
Lawrenceburg
Curry N. Coffman
Pulaski
Medicine Man
John C. Carter
Lewisburg
Big Chance
Pointer Stables
Walking Mary
Milionatré O’rose
J. A. Luna
Paul J. “Pop” Jones
Sérenade
Golden Lady
Dr. W. C. Hewett
Little Princess
Millionaire Rose
Rose Gale
Barbara Weil
Mrs
CG. Boardman
Montgomery
Oer Tate
Mari Kwether
Wan
Marie Meriwether
Broadway Dilek Beate
Thin
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Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
S. Paul, Minn
Wall Street
Shorts
Nashville’ Livestock
Subway
Moulton Heights
Warner Bros
Mildred Coles
Capitol
Edward Norris
Vernon St. John
Town Creek
Winston Powell
R. E. Cooper
Carl Cooper
Washington, D. C
Virginia
Mr. Harden
American Legion Post No
N. W. Hopper
Kenneth Thomas
Burhs Kelly
Huntsville
Obie Milligan
Earl Smith
Almon Harris
Dedn
Priday
Memphis
Tennessee
John C. Roberts
Danville
Walton Johnson
Hartsellé
J W. McCleskey
Trinity
J. R. Dobbs
City
Edward Ferguson
Richard Scruggs
Addie B. Tapscott
Tenth Avenue, East
Baugh’s Infirmary
Hodge Hayes
Baugh's Infirmary
Otto Reeder
Tennis Sparkman
Billy
Points
Florida
Hazel Keel
Route 3
Central Baptist Womens’ Missionary Society
J. A. Sparkman
Sparkman
S .A. Robins
Corinth
O. B. Lansbury
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Mulga
W. R. Duncan
Oscar Tedford
Elsie Tedford
Jacksonville
Betty Pirtle
Rome
Georgia
Martyn Hotchkiss
Alexandria
Louisiana
Cecil M. Young Will
Louisville
Z. M. Luker
McAfee, Howell and Young Ambulance
Lacey’s
Arthur Harden
Midway
Lawrence County
Veterans Hospital
Mary E. Oakes
Lrankin Tp Insurance Mans
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