Roosevelt Willkie matchup dominates looming candidates
Washington buzz centers on whether Franklin D Roosevelt will seek a third term and who could balance a ticket if Willkie or Roosevelt face off. Names floated include Byrnes Hull Garner Tydings Wheeler Mahoney and McNutt as possible running mates with Chicago convention actions moving toward July.
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R-Ore
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Chicago
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D-Sc
Hull
Orello H. L. Guardia
Garner
Bankhead
Tydings
Maryland
Wheeler
Montana
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Paul V. McNutt
Farley
Democratic National Committee
League of Nations verdict amid a world at war
An editorial reflects on the League of Nations failing amid World War I era turmoil. It credits the league with curbing crime and labor abuses while noting criticisms of bias and ineffective actions against aggressors. The piece argues the spirit of peace endures despite the League’s collapse and uncertain future.
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Asa Monumment
Universal Brotherhood
League
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Austria
Hungary
Greece
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Italy
England
France
Japan
Sion
Manchuria
Ton
Nippon
Euope
Asia
Markets Slip as Investors Pause Amid Political and War Uncertainty
Trading opened mixed with a rally fading into small gains before closing spotty and inconsequential. Transfers reached about 200,000 shares as Wall Street kept a cautious optimism over Willkie’s nomination, while steel stocks faced doubt over upcoming mill operations. Cottonseed oil in New Orleans steadied with July at 5.50B to 5.62B and spot cotton held steady with no sales.
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Willkie
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Great Northern
American Telephone
Consolidate Edison
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Anaconda
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Montgomery Ward
Standard Oj
International Merchantile Marine
Sperry
Cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis
Prime 41 percent cottonseed meal futures in Memphis closed steady with July at 21.50, September 22.00, October 19.65, December 19.75, and January 19.75. Sales reached 3,100 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Chicago Butter and Fat Market Report
Chicago on June 29 reports butter 1,234,010 firm with market unchanged. Fags 16,701 steady and unchanged.
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Chicago
Markets at a Glance highlights mixed markets and soft cotton
New York market notes show irregular stock demand for leaders waning and a quiet bond week end. Foreign exchange unsettled with sterling slipping. Cotton soft as hedge and Bombay pressure persists. Copper prices improve while wool tops stay easy amid selling by trade houses. In Chicago, wheat and corn fall while cattle and hogs hold steady.
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Bombay
Trade and Commission House
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Shows Firm Slaughter Cattle
U S Dept of Agriculture quotes Nashville sale with 25 cattle 25 calves. slaughter cattle steady to firm. stock cattle weak. slaughter heifers yearlings and steers 6.50 to 9.50. cows 5.25 to 6.50. top vealers 9.00. salable hogs 50 and steady.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Cotton futures close lower amid mixed New York and New Orleans trade
Cotton markets showed a quiet session with New York futures slipping about 1/8 to 10.20 for July and nearby contracts ranging around 9.00 to 10.20 as new highs and lows appeared. New Orleans bids were mostly steady with measured declines, reflecting a narrow price range and slight softening in the July and deferred contracts.
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New York
Cotton Prices Edge Down Across Southern Markets
Average middling 15 16ths inch cotton at nine Southern markets fell to 10.61 cents per pound with the 30 day average at 10.39. Middling 7 8 inch averaged 10.42 cents. New Orleans exchange note Norfolk quotations unavailable.
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Spor
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Norfolk
League of Nations critiques and Mussolini’s Ethiopia conquest noted
The speaker argues the League of Nations damaged its prestige by mismanaging Manchuria and China Japan issues and Mussolini’s Ethiopia raid. He notes the league tried to recover, wishing better luck next time.
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Mussolini
Ethiopia
Livestock Market Report Highlights Lamb and Ewe Prices
Sale notes show choice 150 lb animals up to 5.75 per unit with odds at 3.65. Salable sheep listed at 100 head. Ewes and wether spring lambs salable 10.25 to 11.50, top fat ewes at 2.50.
Grain prices slide before delivery period in Chicago
Wheat falls two cents, corn down up to three cents, and rye off more than a cent amid liquidation. Wheat closes 15-8-2 lower. July 74 1 4-1 8, Sept 74 -8-3-4. Corn 11-8- 2 5-8 off. July 59 3-4-7-8, Sept 57 3-4-1-4. Oats down 1-8-3-8.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Prices Reported for Wheat Corn Soybeans
Chicago market notes show steady to firm quotes with no cash wheat sales. Corn No 1 yellow 65 cents, Soybeans No 2 yellow 79, No 3 77 1 4, No 4 78 1 2. Oats varied from 33 1 2 to 36 1 2 for different grades and barley at 49-56 for malting and 35-43 for feed depending on type.
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Chicago
Mercy Ship Reaches Spanish Port With Aid Cargo
The Red Cross mercy ship McKeesport arrived at Bilbao Spain today from New York with a one million dollar cargo of food clothing and medical supplies for war refugees in France The vessel originally sailed to Bordeaux but altered course due to French developments.
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United States Lines
Red Cross
McKeesport
Bilbao
Spain
France
Bordeaux
President Roosevelt to cruise Potomac for 24 hours
President Roosevelt will depart this afternoon for a 24 hour cruise on the presidential yacht Potomac. He will be accompanied by Jesse Jones the federal loan administrator and Mrs Jones as well as Solicitor General Francis Biddle and Mrs Biddle.
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Roosevelt
Capital
Potomac River
Jesse Jones
Federal Loan
Jones
Francis Biddle
FCC cuts interstate rates for Southern Bell in Southeast
The FCC announced reductions totaling about 52000 annually for Southern Bell in the southeastern states. Effective August 1, the new interstate schedule matches AT T rates with lower daytime station to station and person to person charges for calls over 42 miles, reflecting several distance-based decreases.
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mystery Fleet Moves Stir Hawaii to Pacific Shift
Reports from Honolulu suggest portions of the fleet may maneuver near Hawaii rather than head to the Panama Canal or Philippines. Admiral Leahy says a Pacific to Atlantic voyage could take 10 days. Senator Pittman guesses the British and French fleets will move west across the Atlantic to localize Hitler.
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Philippine
William D. Leahy
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D-Nev
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
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Hitler
Europe
United States
Flotilla Lead Named for Yacht Rhonda at Ingalls Yard
Street ham has been invited to lead the flotilla aboard his large yacht Rhonda, currently docked at Ingalls Shipyards.
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Rhonda
Ingalls Shipyards
Power Purchase Note Hearing Set in Montgomery
Five electric cooperatives seek approval to issue notes for construction or purchase of facilities in the Tennessee Valley area. Hearing scheduled Monday by the State Finance department as part of a plan involving the Tennessee Valley Authority, municipalities and rural cooperatives taking over Alabama Power Company facilities in North Alabama.
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Tennessee Valley Area
State Finance Department
Edward B. Crosland
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Power Company
Alabama
Daily Crossword Clues Gathered From Old Puzzle
Crossword clues listed with across and down numbers and answers from yesterday's puzzle. Includes definitions for Be obedient Ready money Eastern school Grampus and more across and down items to solve.
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Eastern School
Grampus
Street Railway
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Decatur Notes Include Travel Loyalists and Church Events
Local diary items report Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lewter planning a trip to New Orleans Jacksonville and Mobile with a return trip to Ardmore Tennessee. The Lipacomb Jones wedding will feature Chappell Price of Memphis as an attendant and several residents are noted visiting relatives and attending religious gatherings.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Ardmore
Tenn
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Memphis, Tenn
BE. C. Price
Supreme Court Decisions From Alabama Adjourns for Summer
The Alabama supreme court, adjourned for summer recess, announced several decisions. Reversed and remanded American Life Ins. Co vs Virginia Carlton. writ denied in Ex parte City of Birmingham. affirmed Tom Gorman et al vs State. and several equity appeals from Jefferson Covington and Sumter circuits were either overruled or extended.
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Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
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Justice
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Jefferson Circuit Court
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the Home Ins. Co
Court of Appeals
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J. R. Moss
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Lula Merrymon Holmes
Lillian Merrymon Riley
Tuscaloosa
War News From Europe and Asia 1939 Fringe Actions
Soviet forces occupy two towns west of the Pruth as Hungary and Bulgaria mobilize. Italo Balbo dies in Tobruk during a British bombardment while Germany and Italy position for possible wider conflict amid naval raids on Britain.
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Lease Fight Still Rages Over Montgomery Airport
Col. Walter L. Weaver demanded Montgomery turn over Municipal airport to the War Department under its terms or risk losing a proposed air corps pilot training base. The city, claiming over 400000 invested including a golf course and pool, faces a 99 year lease at 1 dollar yearly rent. Weaver warned a decision to relocate the school could come if the dispute isn’t settled today.
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Ala
War Department
Air Corps
Walter L. Weaver
Maxwell Field
Southeastern Air Corps
Selma
Shreveport
Weaver
Willkie Accepts Nomination Amid Campaign Spirit
Willkie delivers brief speech pledging unity progress and defense. Delegates press for a word with the nominee at his hotel as campaign plans unfold and McNary consents to join the race, completing the nomination on a single ballot.
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Willkie
America
Ggen
Washington
McNary
Senate
Lost Man's Mercury Bicycle Reward Offered
A red and white Mercury bicycle with reflectors on handle grips is missing. Reward offered by A. A. Jones. Phone numbers 1488 or 1076. Also listing for cool comfortable rooms for gentlemen by Mrs. Floyd Hendrix at 444 Grant St.
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