Austinville Graduation Attracts Large Junior and Senior Classes
Forty four students will graduate on May 9 at Austinville with music by the High School Glee Club. The senior class led by President Margaret Kitchens features a panel on Democracy vs Dictatorship and an address on Democracy by L R Stone. Diplomas will be awarded by Principal H R Leeman.
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Austinville
Sistant
Margaret Anne Kitchens
Annie Myr Hendon
Kathleen McRight
Corean Vinson
Laura Mae Griffin
Orval Christine Barron
Addie Bee Bice
Guyer Oliver Brown
Annie Pearl Dendy
Laura Dae Griffin
Annie Myrl Hendon
Mary Ann Wade
Elien
Christine_McCulloch
Lucy Kathleen McRight
Robert Burleson Scruggs
Derrie Myrie Simmons
Ruby
Ovalee Tucker
Willard Howard Varnell
Mary Allen
Tennie Allen
Jee Graewell
Frank” Cary
Fred Hamiton
Raychild
Hamilton
Sarah Pearl Hamilton
Joe Jones
Paul Jones
Wilda King
Hazel Looney
Poward McCluskey
A. Z. MacDonald
Flossie Mae Nelson
Lois Norris
Reba Odell Nelldean Owen
Frances Prince
Avery Roberts, Jr
Eva Mae Roper
Martha Faye Roper
Beatrice Scott
Gladys Scott
Masinah Smith
Richard Sparkman
Tom Sutton
Geraldine Tucker
Paul Vaughn
Jean Walden
Johnnie Ray Washburn
Washburn
Pastor
High School
Glee Club
T High School
Nan Robertson
Wylodine Landers
L R. Stone
Righ
H. R. Leeman
Arab tensions and British Palestine policy fuel Near East unrest
The analysis links Arab resentment of Britain's Palestine policy to potential anti British actions led by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem in exile. It warns that calls for Holy War could spread through Arab communities if the Iraq situation escalates, risking broader regional conflict amid shifting alliances.
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Jerusalem
Baghdad
Iraq
Near East
Rites Conducted for Mrs. Martin
Final rites for 97 year old Mrs. Nancy C. Martin were held at Austinville Baptist Church at 2 PM. Rev. Bud Bynum officiated and burial followed at City Cemetery under Brown funeral directors. She died Thursday at her daughter's home in Austinville. Survivors include two grandsons Reed Crow Birmingham and Charles Crow Gadsden, four granddaughters F A Johnson Austin, Sam E Roper Sheff, Oscar B Howell Little Rock, Hubert G Holland.
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Nancy C. Martin
Austinville Baptist Church
Bud Bynum
City Cemetery
Brown
Martin
Betty G. Crow
Austinville
Orn
Reed
Crow
Birmingham
Charles
F. A. Johnson
Aus
Sam E. Roper
Shef
Oscar BE. Howell
Little Ark
Hubert G. Holland
Markets Rally in Rail Stocks Amid Steady Bonds and Cotton Strength
Stocks of railroads and railway equipment makers rose in a choppy session on May 3 as defense production and higher railroad traffic forecasts drew attention to carriers. Cotton trading dominated activity with prices climbing over a dollar, while several blue chip rails and equipment names hit new yearly highs. Bonds and commodities remained steady as spot markets showed modest gains.
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New York
Yellow Truck
Douglas, du Pont
New
York Central
Great Northern
Southern Railway
Santa Fe
American Car & Foundry
Skelly Oz
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
Cotton futures surge on parity loan hopes in New Orleans
May cotton futures reached their highest since 1937 in New Orleans as traders priced in Senate agriculture committee backing for an 85 percent parity loan. Closing prices held steady with modest gains. May 11.85, July 11.80, October 11.95, December 11.99 amid strong volume.
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New Orleans
Senate Agriculture Committee
New Cotton Prices Rally On Futures Push And Policy Boost
Cotton rises to seasonal highs for the third straight session as buying across mills and speculators supports new crop months. Senate Agricultural Committee approval of 85 percent parity loans and heavy Worth Street activity lift sentiment alongside strong textile demand from New Orleans. May to Jan contracts close higher with mixed quotes and a nominal Middling spot at 12.05.
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New York
Senate Agricultural Committee
Worth Street
New Orleans
Cine
Med
Markets at a Glance May 3
New York updates show stocks steady with rails in buying demand. Bonds steady and government issues slightly higher. Foreign exchange quiet as Canadian dollar declines. Cotton buoyant with mill, speculative and trade buying. Sugar mixed with covering and liquidation. Metals quiet with tin easing. Wool tops higher on short covering and trade support. Chicago grains firmer wheat up 3 cents, corn up with wheat. Hogs and cattle nominally steady.
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New York
Chicago
Butter Market Report from Chicago May Day
Butter receipts total 914963 with steady current receipts 38579 and unchanged market. Exys receipts 38579 show steady demand as market remains flat.
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Chicago
Cottonseed Meal Prices Hold Firm in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with May at 24.00, July 24.10, September 24.40, October 24.65, and December 25.00 F.O.B. Memphis. Sales reached 900 tons.
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Memphis
Tenn
F.O.B
National Hospital Day Observed at Benevolent Society Hospital
Benevolent Society Hospital hosts an open house on Monday May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in observance of National Hospital Day. Mrs Geneva Bridges Vaughan, superintendent, notes the day honors Florence Nightingale born May 12, 1820, for nursing and hospital improvements. Visitors are invited to come in and get acquainted with old friends.
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Vermast
Vaughan
German Help Continues From Fare Ones Newed Vigor At Tobruk
German forces press the Libyan front at Tobruk claiming deep penetration amid stiff Allied resistance. Ankara reports raids on British agents in Iraq and dismissal of British staff, with Baghdad Jews blamed for panic. Allied bombing hits Hamburg and Liverpool as sea war losses mount while Greece withdraws ships and Ljubljana is annexed by Italy. Iraq appeals to Hitler for aid, and a long oil pipeline to Palestine surfaces amid a shifting North African scene.
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Tobruk
Ankara
Iraq
Baghdad
SOA
Germany
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Liverpool
Merseyside
High Command
Greece
Yugoslavia
Italy
Ljubljana
Slovenia
London
Adolf Hitler
Re Aige Agam
Leol
Palestine
Britain
Market notes on livestock prices and supplies in Nashville
Federal-State Market News reports salable cattle at 25 calves, kill ing kinds up 25 cts. Good fed cattle range 3.75 to 11.00, mixed grades 5.00 to 9.50. Hog prices steady with 8.25 for 190 to 250 lb, sows 6.45. Sheep and lambs steady. spring lambs 12.00 to 13.00, fat wool lambs 10.00 and down. Vealers top at 11.00. Cattle quality and inventory described for Nashville market.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Grain prices rise on parity loan hopes in Chicago
Chicago buyers push grain futures higher amid Washington talks on parity loans. Wheat closes up 21 2 to 3 4 cents, May at 94 1 894, July 93 3 8 to 1 4, corn up 5 8 to 1 1 8 cents with May 60 and July 69, oats 5 8 to 1 cent higher, soybeans up 4 1 2 cents, rye 2 1 8 to 3 8, lard up 28 30 cents.
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Chicago
Washington
Cadets Parade Marks First Public Display in Montgomery
Thousands in Montgomery watch as 700 flying cadets from Maxwell and Gunter fields march down Dexter Avenue in the first public parade. Tomorrow Gunter field cadets will take part in a review honoring Gen. Walter R. Weaver, commandant of the Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
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Montgomery
Ala
America
Maxwell
Gunter Fields
Dexter Avenue
Gunter Field
Walter R. Weaver
Southeast Air Corps Training Center
Average Cotton Prices Reported in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 3 the market shows middling cotton at twelve and a half pence per pound, with standard quality middling fair. The day’s figures reflect a steady trend as buyers and sellers weigh current demands.
Sleeper Shot In Opelika Store S
D F Steward sleeping in a store basement was hit in the hip by a bullet fired during a drunken shooting on the outskirts of Opelika. Sheriff's officers arrested a man tied to the incident. Steward not believed seriously wounded.
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Opelika
Ala
D. F. Steward
Steward
New Convoy Plan Sought By British Naval Experts
An American informant says British naval experts want smaller streamlined convoys with fuller American cooperation to speed Atlantic crossings and quick unloads. They argue ten-ship convoys by speed can beat German subs and planes, aiding Britain as U S aid grows.
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Robert £. Bunnelle
London
Britain
United States
Ireland
Iceland
England
Atlantic
Lorient
Newfoundland
Iraq
Americas
Mediare
Germany
English Channel
Hitler
Federated Clubs Elect Leaders After Alabama Convention
Mrs. M. E. Morland of Birmingham headed the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs as the 46th annual convention closed in Gadsden. Delegates chose Birmingham as the 1942 convention city and elected officers including Mrs. Moody, Dothan, first vice president, Mrs. Sherrod, Decatur, second vice president, Mrs. Suggs, Montgomery, third vice president, Mrs. Rowe, recording secretary, and Miss May Kayser, treasurer. Ed Kimbrough of the University of Alabama was honor guest at the writers club dinner.
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Gadsden
Ala
May
M. E. Morland
Birmingham
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
Moody
Dothan
Floyd Sherrod
Decatur
S. D. Suggs
Montgomery
J. F. Rowe
May Kayser
Ed Kimbrough
University of Alabama
Writer's Club
Alabama Veterans to Hold Reunion
In Montgomery Alabama veterans plan their annual reunion May 27 28 honoring remaining gray veterans. The event was called at the request of Gen. R. T. B Atrite of Birmingham and Gen. J. E. Stegar of Ryland. Gen. John R. Kennedy of Tuscaloosa recently died. Alabama pension rolls list 34 surviving veterans with 15 deaths in the last year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
R. T. B. Atrite
Birmingham
J. E. Stegar
Ryland
John R. Kennedy
Tuscaloosa
Axis aims in Middle East threaten Suez as Tobruk clash unfolds
Analysts in Germany see a foothold for a thrust from the East toward the Suez Canal. Iraqi coup on April 4 is viewed as axis inspired. Axis forces push to seal Tobruk while British imperial troops retreat toward Libya. Greece evacuation aid arrives for Tobruk defense.
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Germany
Suez Canal
Iraq
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Libya
Suez
Greece
Decatur Notes on arrivals, visits, and local events
Auburn student Billy Duncan plans to travel from Decatur to Knoxville for spring dances at the University of Tennessee next week. Mrs. Bob Murdock and infant Judith Rebecca moved home from Benevolent Hospital by Brown Ambulance. Several residents were in town for errands, visits, or medical care, and local incidents include a mattress fire on John Street and multiple operations at the Hamil Clinic.
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Billy Duncan
Auburn
Knoxville
University of Tennessee
Bob Murdock
Judith Rebecca
Benevolent Hospital
Fourth Avenue
Miners Idle as Contracts Lag in Illinois Alabama
General disputes between CIO United Mine Workers and operators leave Illinois and Alabama idle. In Alabama miners refuse to resume due to owners rejecting a $1 raise from $4 daily wage, while in Illinois details were not disclosed. John L. Connor of the Labor Department announced about 1,500 affected drivers and terminal staff as talks break down with Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines. The union seeks a flat 5 cent per mile driver rate amid existing pay scales for buses serving routes from New York to Chicago and Washington to St Louis.
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Ilinois
Alabama
Illinois
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
John L. Conner
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New York
Chicago
Washington
Coal miners deadlock halts Alabama resumption talks
In Birmingham on May 3, 21,000 idle Alabama miners and an operators committee failed to agree on a $1 per day pay raise. United Mine Workers leader William Mitch insisted on parity with Appalachian wages, while operators warned they cannot stay in business with the raise. The base wage was $4 per day under the expired contract.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
William Mitch
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Appalachian
Mitch
British warships withstand German attack with torpedo strike
German torpedo and ram attack purportedly caused the Mohawk to sink after being struck by Luca Tariga. Jervis rescued most of Mohawk's crew, including the captain, while British ships reported no shells hit during the engagement.
Soldiers Pass Through Decatur on Homeward Fare
Nearly 800 National Guardsmen from Indiana and Ohio have passed through Decatur on their way home from Camp Shelby Mississippi over two days. About 100 more are expected today. The men are traveling by special Greyhound buses to spend furloughs.
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Indiana
Ohio
Decatur
Camp Shelby
Miss
Greyhound
Eight confess in cattle rustling case in Alabama
Madison county officers say they shattered a rustling ring with nine arrests and eight signed confessions. The suspects admitted thefts of cattle across several North Alabama counties and units plan to pursue further charges.
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Madison County
North
Alabama
Alabama Coal Output Dominated by Captive Mines
More than half of Alabama coal production comes from captive mines operated by iron and steel manufacturers. In 1940 these mines produced about 8,750,000 tons, supplying nearly all the fuel for the district's heavy industries. The article notes negotiations for a new contract with retroactive wage increases upon resumption.
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Alabama
Scouts Help Urged by Roosevelt to Aid Defense Drive
The President issued the first call for Scout service nationwide. Roughly 48 000 Scout units undertook to distribute government posters announcing Savings Bonds and Stamps for Defense. Walter W Head conveyed the request to Boy Scouts through the Tennessee Valley Council.
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United States
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
J. L. Hubbard
Secretary of the Treasury
Walter W. Head
Mr. Head
Boy Scouts
Recital by Miss Vivian Ann Howell in Decatur Sunday
Miss Vivian Ann Howell daughter of Dr R M Howell pastor of First Methodist Decatur and Mrs Howell will repeat her graduation recital at Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall Sunday afternoon May 4. Her program features Bach Beethoven Chopin Dohnanyi Griffes and De Schlezer with critics predicting a brilliant future for the young musician and many out of town visitors expected.
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Vivian Ann Howell
R. M. Howell
First Methodist Church
Decatur
Howell
Birmingham Conservatory of Music
Lelia Cantwell Seton
Beethoven
Chopin
Dohnanyi
Griffes
de Schlezer
Miss Howell
SHUFFLING Continued From Page One
Officials said about 80 000 people are engaged in making tools with 75 percent on first shifts, 20 percent on second, and under 5 percent on third. Efforts to boost second and third shifts show progress as the defense program expands. An automatic gear cutter illustrates speed gains: six months to build, two minutes to cut a tank gear teeth once operating, versus two days by hand.
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OPM
Reward Offered for Hit-Run Driver in Alabama Case
The state offered $100 today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the hit and run driver whose car struck and fatally injured J. H. Clark in Madison county last month. Clark died at Huntsville April 22.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. H. Clark
Madison County
Clark
Huntsville
New Trial Sought in Alabama Rape Case
Everett Washington, condemned to death for rape, asked for a new trial arguing the jury was not sworn in. Court officials and jurors disputed whether the oath was administered.
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Birmingham
Ala
Everett Washington
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