Decatur Diary Notes Local Installations and Elections
D Trotter Jones and Geo A Mattison Jr lead a Sons of the Legion installation Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Tennessee Valley bank basement. O W Bass reports the first complete box in Trinity, with early county results showing Simpson two Malone two and Money two. Several local residents face health updates and community notices appear including school visits, hospitalizations and charity mailings.
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D. Trotter Jones
Department of the American Legion
Geo. A. Mattison, Jr
Sons of the Legion
Tennessee Valley Bank
O. W. Bass
Trinity
Market Quotations Mixed As Stocks Drift Higher
Wall Street opened dull with mining oils and specialties edging the market up. Transfers topped 1,300,000 shares as several blue chips and majors gained small fractions while utilities and rails lagged. French franc worries weighed on bankers and the dollar held steady against European currencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Anaconda
Kennecott
Standard Oils of
New Jersey
California
Texas Corp
Douglas Aircraft
International Harvester
Case
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise in Fair Demand
Liverpool May 6. Cotton market steady with 22 000 bales traded, 21 900 American. Spot demand fair. American grades up by three points. Quoted levels include strict good middling 7.21 and good middling 6.91 with other grades listed. Futures closed steady May 6.16, July 5.98, December 5.56, January 5.56.
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Liverpool
Cotton futures steady in New York and New Orleans
Cotton futures closed steady in New York and New Orleans on May 6 with small gains. Prices for May, July, October, December and January futures moved within narrow ranges, while spot middling cotton stayed steady at 11.63 cents.
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N. Y
New York
Dee
New Orleans
Wheat Futures Mixed as Chicago Markets Report Movements
Wheat futures in Chicago show varied moves with May and July contracts trading near mixed percentages. Market data reflects minor shifts and fluctuating price levels across the session.
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Chicago
Commodity Prices Report From Chicago Market
Chicago prices show butter and eggs steady with little change and varied color poultry values. Listing includes live poultry and fryer classes with hen, leghorn, plymouth rock, and white rock varieties priced per car and per dozen or pound as applicable.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Talmadge Attacks Georgia Land Purchases by Government
Gov. Talmadge says federal land acquisitions in Georgia violate state law and must be resolved after the New Deal era ends. He argues the state legislature must consent before federal title can be held in Georgia and condemns taxation implications of federal ownership.
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Georgia
State of
Talmadge
Russia
Respected Negro Dies at Home in Cedar Lake
Bill Mitchell an 89 year old Black man died at his Cedar Lake residence on Tuesday. He was widely known in Morgan County and respected by both Black and white residents for his community standing.
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Bill Mitchell
Cedar Lake
Morgan County
Rail head argues for five year tax relief for railroads
Chicago and Northwestern President Freq Sargent told the Senate finance committee the House plan would hurt companies in receivership. He urged a five year exemption from the undivided profits tax after reorganization and warned a 42.2 percent rate on all earnings would be a disastrous blow to railroads trying to rebound.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Freq Sargent
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Senate Finance Committee
Sargent
House
Chicago and
Northwestern
Petticoat Fever at Princess Theatre stars Loy and Montgomery
In Morgan County a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy Petticoat Fever comes to the Princess Theatre adapted from a stage hit. Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy lead as a wireless operator and a stranded pair. Reginald Owen, Otto Yamaoka, Jer Ae Bo Ching, Iris Yamak o co-star with George Fitzmaurice directing. A blizzard setting fuels the humor in a high spirited Arctic caper.
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Labrador
Robert Montgomery
Myrna Loy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Reginald Owen
Otto Yamaoka
Jerae Bo Ching
Iris Yamaoka
George Fitzmaurice
Frank Davis
Montgomery
Miss Loy
Bankhead Victory Boosts Democratic Primary Returns
In Alabama and California returns show Bankhead easy in Congress race with McCord Murphy Malone Mayfield solid. judges Knight and Bouldin unopposed. California grants 44 votes on a largely uninstructed slate with Landon supporters and Roosevelt ticket contesting. Runoffs expected in some districts.
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California
San
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Landon
Upton Sinclair
John
Townsend
London
Warren
Wage Scale Pact United Mine Workers Move Forward
The United Mine Workers full scale committee unanimously authorized drafting a contract with anthracite operators after key points were agreed at a miners operators meeting. John L. Lewis said the document would likely be completed tomorrow as conferees aimed to finish in the late afternoon or evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Bolles
Associated Press
New York
United Mine Workers of America Today
John L. Lewis
el Yg
Lewis
Lawrence County Returns Big Bankhead Victory in Senate Race
Lawrence County voters gave Senator Bankhead a landslide 1566 to 316 over Anderton. In public service commission Ramsey edged White 715 to 905. McCord defeated Murphy for national committeeman 1237 to 402, and Mrs. Malone won 865 to 316 over Mrs. Mayfield for national committeewoman. County commission results show Green 1085 Bracken 955 Harris 303 Hill 164 Letson 65 McCulloch 781 Redding 449 Smith 391.
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Lawrence
Bankhead
Anderton
White
Ramsey
Public Service Commission
McCord
Murphy
Malone
Mayfield
County Commission
Green
Bracken
Harris
Hill
Letson
McCulloch
Redding
Smith
Weiner Roast Enjoyed by Group at Gore Spring
A group of youths gathered for an outdoor event at Gore Spring with a weiner roast and bonfire. Attendees included Sallie Hue St John, Laura Hue St. John, Margret Palmer, Ina Lee Weaver, Evelyn Johnson, Tressie Johnson, Tula Merle Wigginton, Cliffie Mae Roberson, Kathryn Peck, Jo Peck, Emilyne Palmer, Lois Fowler, Ella Fowler, Barto Hawkins, Cecil Hipps, Michell Hipps, Cecil Johnson, William Fowler, Baskman Bennett, Ramon Francis, Oliver Fowler, and Jimmie Adams.
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Gore Spring
Weinora
Misses Sallie
Laura Hue St. John
Margret Palmer
Ina Lee
Weaver
Evelyn
Tressie Johnson
Tula Merle Wigginton
Cliffie Mae Roberson
Kathryn
Jo Peck
Emilyne Palmer
Lois
Ella Fowler
Barto Hawkins
Cecil
Michell Hipps
Cecil Johnson
William Fowler
Mizpah Indoor Carnival Planned at Civic Center
Mizpah chapter No 19 O E S invites all to a Thursday night carnival at the Civic Center May 7. Doors open 7 pm and a varied program of entertainments and spirited games is planned to create carnival spirit.
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Mizpah
O. E
Civic Center
Peck, Jack and Prince St. John Lead Mrs St John Family
Lawrence Lynn and the chaper ones with Mrs Julia St John and Mrs Ara St John appear in a social note listing families and neighbors. The fragment references the St John household and associated names in a mid century community context.
Badoglio Enters Addis Ababa as Italian Forces Capture City
Marshal Badoglio leads about 30 000 troops into Addis Ababa after Ethiopian capital falls. Eritrean units and Italian brigades secure outposts as residents cheer and the legation is reopened. Mrs James Vinci Ricci accompanies the advance as a volunteer nurse. The battle ends with the city in Italian hands and looting subsiding.
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Badoglio
High Command
James Vinci Ricci
New York
Marshal Badoglio
Sabanda
Askaris
Gotti
French Sisters’ Mission
Negus Negusti
Legation
Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Kari
Dessye
Haile Selassie
Local county votes shift as Howell and Kyle win key races
In Morgan county Howell defeats Brown for coroner as rural boxes push the tally. How ell leads Brown 3050 to 2423 with more precincts to report. John Kyle beats Leonard Heflin for the board of education seat 1971 to 1568. The official count due Thursday.
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Lynne
McCutcheon
Howell
Bev Howell
Hartselle
Lewis C. (Pinkie) Brown
Decatur
Brown
Morgan County Board of Education
John Kyle
Limestone County Complete Ballot Totals by Race
The document lists vote tallies for multiple races in Limestone County. It includes totals for United States Senator H L Anderton and John H Bankhead, Associate Justices Virgil Bouldin and Thomas Knight, President of Public Service W W Ramsey and Hugh White, National Committeeman Leon McCord and Matt H Murphy, National Committeewoman Mrs A Malone and Mrs J J Mayfield and Velma Smiley, Presidential Electors Clint Allgood et al, Representative in the 75th District Baynard L Malone J M Money Robert T Simpson John M Snodgrass John J Sparkman, Superintendent of Education Amos C Clanton W Levi Davis Harris Sanders, Municipal Court Judge A A Brackeen J B Clem R N Shelton, Board of Education members W I Dobbins Ernest L Stewart, Revenue District No 2 Russell Balch Homer McLemore W E Smith Walter A Starkey, Revenue District No 4 W H Beasley I R Cribbs Fred F Dawson T T C Gaston Emmett T Marbut Oscar Vinson.
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Limestone County
D. Roosevelt
United States
H. L. Anderton
John H. Bankhead
Supreme Court
Virgil Bouldin
Thomas E. Knight
Public Service
W. W. Ramsey
Hugh White
Leon McCord
Matt H. Murphy
A. ¥. Malone
J. J. Mayfield
Velma B. Smiley
Clint F. Allgood
Ben Bloodworth
B. J. Cowart
Chas W. Edwards
Francis J. Inge
W. E James
Tom B. Ward
Centrom &Th
Baynard L. Malone
J. M. Money
Robert T. Simpson, Jr
John M. Snodgrass
John J. Sparkman
Educati
Amos C. Clanton
W. Levi Davis
Harris Sanders
A. A. Brackeen
J. EB. Clem
R. N. Shelton
Board of Education
W. I. Dobbins
T&t
France balks at annexing Ethiopia as colony plan
Paris reports say France will oppose outright annexation of Ethiopia or any Italian army there. Paris may model Ethiopia governance on Britain's Iraq treaty, seek Morocco like trade rights, keep Djibouti as a port of entry, and pressure Mussolini if money needs push him to yield.
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Paris
France
Ethiopia
Great Britain
Iraq
League of Nations
Morocco
Djibouti
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