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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1936

Page

2

Market quot.Eubank reports mixed stock and cattle activity

YORK June 2 market quotes show a mixed session with an intraday 3 point advance to a six year top on some issues amid rumors of a possible split and dividend increase. Steel lagged on open shop tensions while a broad list of names led advances including General Motors and Phillips Petroleum. US steel and others drifted. Livestock in Chicago saw hogs up to 10.85 and cattle strong early, with grain-fed steers and yearlings firm and broader supply subdued.

Eubank York Steele Atlantic Gulf and West Indies May Department Stores Sears Roebuck MacRory Johns-Manville Montgomery Ward Westinghouse Motor Products General Motors Electric AutoLite Phillips Petroleum American Telephone Dome McIntyre Porcupine Cerro de Pasco J. I. Case Anaconda Magna Copper American Smelting du Pont American Sugar Refining Continential Can Greyhound Corp Universal Leaf Tobacco U. S. Steel Bethlehem Midland Steel Products National Steel International Harvester Western Union Netherlands Bank France Chicago

Liverpool cotton prices ease in fair demand

Spot in fair demand, prices eight points lower. American grades show strict good middling 7.83, good middling 7.53, strict middling 7.33, 7.18, strict low middling 6.83, low middling 6.58, strict good ordinary 6.33, good ordinary 6.03. Futures closed quiet and steady with Oct 6.22, Dec 6.12, Jan 6.11, Mar 6.10, May 6.10.

Liverpool Como

Markets at a Glance in New York June 29

Stocks irregular as Chrysler hits a new high and steels rally. Bonds mixed with Polish bonds up. Curb ragged. utilities steady in foreign exchanges. Guilders fall after rate cut. Cotton down. government loan cut and sugar up on trade support. Coffee quiet with European demand.

New York Chrysler

Cotton futures close steady after mixed session

In New Orleans on June 29 cotton futures ended steady with net declines of two to ten points. Contracts shown include July 12.30, Oct 11.56, Dec 11.56, Jan 11.56, May 11.65, and nearby month prices with varied intraday highs and lows.

N. C New Orleans

Chicago Market Quote Flurry Amid Mixed Bonds Data

A jumble of percentage figures from Chicago on June 29 shows varied bond quotes and small shifts in rates. Traders monitor July futures and July risk metrics as markets digest uneven data streams and speculative activity remains cautious.

Potatoes Report Mixed Prices and Shipments Across Markets

U S Department notes Saturday shipments 969 and Sunday 66 with moderate supplies. Bliss quality cited as steady with good demand and white stock weaker. Oklahoma bliss prices quoted around 3.25 to 3.50 per cwt. US No 1 2.75. US No 2 1.75.

Chicago U. S. Dept Bliss

Poultry Prices and Weights Reported in Chicago Market

Chicago on June 29 lists poultry prices and weights: hens 5 lbs and under 20 cents, over 5 lbs 18 1 2 cents. leghorn hens 15 1 2. Plymouth Rock and White Rock varieties with fryers at 23 to 28 cents. roosters 14, leghorn roosters 13. ducks and geese noted with various weights. tom turkeys 15 cents.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs White Rocks Plymouth Rock

Butter and Eggs Steady in Chicago Market

Chicago market report shows butter and eggs steady with creamery specials at 93 score and 92 score for extras. Listings include firsts and standards with small variations, local receipts noted and graded fresh products mentioned.

Chicago

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Malaria Remedy

Shivering with chills and fever prompts a call to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. The ad claims it relieves malaria and destroys malarial parasites, while the included iron strengthens blood to fortify against further illness. It touts being tasteless and mild.

Grove

Roosevelt Campaign Concerted Drive to Reelect Roosevelt

Democratic leaders spread across the nation to tout economic freedom as the keynote of the push to reelect President Roosevelt. He spoke to about 100000 at Franklin Field praising freedom from economic tyranny and the 1932 mandate to end it, urging support from small business, workers, farmers, and the average man.

Philadelphia Roosevelt Franklin Field Mr. Roosevelt America Alf Landon Hyde Park N. Y

Eleven Bonded In Huntsville Probe

Eleven persons including two Huntsville physicians were bonded on perjury charges after a special grand jury investigated reports of buying and selling votes. The panel returned 34 indictments and urged impeachment of Probate Judge W. E. Butler and Sheriff Frank G. Hereford, with 25 warrants yet to be served.

Huntsville Ala W. E. Butler Frank G. Hereford

Divorced woman found murdered at hotel in Chicago

Mrs. Castle, a divorced guest, was found dead in her hotel room after guards and police arrived. Fingerprints stained the dresser and window sill as detectives noted a removed window screen and a similar killing method to a prior case. The 13 story Palace Gardens hotel is where the crime occurred.

Mamma Fioin Richardson Mrs. Castle James Allegrett Palace Gardens Chicago Wilkes Barre Bert Thompson Catlin Avenue Sidney Schaps Lillian Guild Thomas Starr

Decatur name repeats across states from Alabama to Washington

A survey lists many places named Decatur across the United States. It notes populations, counties, rail lines, and distances from cities such as Louisville Kalamazoo and Dallas. Alabama Decatur is a major Tennessee Valley Authority center with 16 000 residents and multiple facilities.

Stephen Decatur Kentucky Russell County Louisville Decatur Mich van Buren County Lake Michigan Kalamazoo Arkansas Benton County Kansas City Oklahoma State Line Georgia Atlanta Stone Mountain Miss Newton County Dolittle Clearsfield County Pittsburgh Oseceola Mills Tex Wise County Dallas Germany United States Decatur Island Ind Adams County St. Mary's River Fort Wayne Pennsylvania, Erie N. Y Ohioo State Line Democrat Macon County Lake Decatur Chicago St. Louis S. C., Wabash Pennsylvania James Millikin College and School of Music Decatur College of Music The Herald Review Alabama Decatur Jimbet Ill Alabama Tennessee Valley Authority Morgan County Tennessee River Ala Monroe

Cullman Man Hospitalized After Illness

P. Lowery of Cullman Route 4 is at Benevolent Society Hospital for treatment.

P. Lowery Cullman Benevolent Society Hospital

New Judge Albert Named to First Judicial Circuit

Governor Bibb Graves recently named Albert 8S Johns of Thomasville to the first judicial circuit. He succeeds the late Oscar L. Gray of Butler.

Albert Johns Thomasville Bibb Graves Oscar L. Gray Butler

Arrest in Robbery Case Tied to Five Suspects

Leslie Jones was arrested this afternoon on robbery charges for stealing 43 dollars from Wilburn Battle, a World War II veteran, on Joe Wheeler highway last week. Battle said he was picked up by a car with five Black occupants who robbed him. Police seek the remaining four suspects. Battle lives in Hillsboro.

Leslie Jones Wilburn Battle Joe Wheeler Battle Hillsboro

Mrs Johnny Acker Undergoes Operation At Benevolent Society Hospital

Mrs Johnny Acker is at Benevolent Society Hospital where she underwent an operation today.

Johnny Acker Benevolent Society Hospital

Warrant Issued for Washington Representative Zioncheck

A district attorney released for service a warrant for Rep Marion A Zioncheck of Washington state who escaped a Towson Maryland institution. The warrant grows from a suit by Mrs Benjamin Scott Young over a Harvard Hall apartment sublet and parallels a separate warrant for Zioncheck's wife Mrs Rubye Nix Zioncheck.

Washington Marion A. Zioncheck Washington State Towson Maryland

Four Negroes Killed As Bus Crashes Near Dalton Ga

Four negroes were killed and sixteen injured, two seriously, when a large bus collided with a bridge railing near Dalton Georgia while en route to Atlanta for services led by a former Chattanooga minister. Driver W J Pritts said a truck blinded him with its lights as he crossed the bridge.

Chattanooga Dalton Atlanta W. J. Pritts

Dismissal in Gulf Coast Rum Smuggling Conspiracy

United States attorney moved to non press. federal district court dismisses all remaining charges in the 1932 Gulf Coast rum smuggling conspiracy case in New Orleans.

New Orleans Unit States Gulf Coast Federal District Court

Decatur Diary Highlights Local Keith Events

Decatur's Diary notes a 120 degree sun reading at The Daily office steps. Guests include Miss Virginia Gilbert returning from Nes vile and Miss Sarah Hazelwood receiving artistic typist certification. Attendants report police court cases, hospital transfers, births, funerals, and Camp Kiwanis outings.

Children Escape Injury After Car Collision at Intersection

Two Sanderson children riding bicycles escaped injury when their bikes collided with a car driven by Hollis Thomas at Sixth avenue and Fourth street at 1 p.m. today. Brown's ambulance responded but the children required no treatment.

Sanderson Phieven Hollis Thomas Sixth Avenue Fourth Street Brown

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ITY Park Flower Shop George H. Earle James Curley Massachusetts Jesse Jones Texas RFC A. S Johns ZIONY Decatur’s Virginia Gilbert Nes*vile William Harris Alabama Business Institute Birmingham Sarah Hazelwood Order of Artistic Typist H. H. Hambrick Baugh’s Infirmary Moulton McAfee and Young Laura Scoggins Bells, Tex Beatrice Sivey Mrs Carl Allgood Charles Harvey Fritg Schubert Jimmie Dobbs Huff Sheffield Alabama Hosiery Mill Southern Rails W. B. Golden Sarah Sue Bessie Daniels Morgan County Health Department Kiwanis A. B. Harvey L. B. Wright John Patterson, Jr Shelby Fletcher Evelyn Sivey Chamber of Commerce and Smith Annie Gus Wrenshall Knight B. P. Wallace E. W. McLeod Julian Harris Norman Harris J. C. Francis Stevenson John R. Witt Belle Mina E. B. Lindsey John Blizzard Hartselle R. 8. Cooney Erskine Johnson Athens Myra North Jack Mr.er Myra Oram
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