Markets Mixed as News Supports Utilities Rally
Wall Street opened late and moved slowly with a dip then partial gains. Utilities led a cautious session with Consolidated Edison and Public Service of New Jersey among movers while rail and industrial shares fluctuated amid congressional moves on power loans and rail financing.
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Wall Street
Chrysler
Consolidated Edison
North American
Electric Power & Light
Public Service of N. J. American Water Works
Market Report For New Orleans Oil Prices May 6
Oil futures in New Orleans hold steady with near term contracts showing gains. Demand signals point to summer activity as May through December futures trade within narrow bands and reflect a cautious market.
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in Memphis trades
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 percent protein closed quiet in Miduriis Tennessee with Memphis closing prices for May 20.30 June 20.50 July 21.00 August 21.30 September 21.75 October 22.00 November 22.25 December 22.40. Sales 2 100.
Cotton market closes quietly with modest gains in New Orleans
Spot cotton in New Orleans on May 6 closed 15 points higher amid light trading. Sales reached 220 bales with low middling at 7.45, middling 8.86, and good middling 9.41. Receipts were 731 and the total stocks stood at 765,416.
Average middling price at Southern spot markets
The average price of middling at ten Southern spot markets on May 6 was 8.72 cents per pound, for the past 30 market days averaging 75 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
Cotton prices fluctuated amid mixed sales in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 6 cotton markets showed mixed fluctuations with foreign and local selling against trade demand as shorts covered week end. May contracts closed up two points with other months higher. Exports reached 14 210 bales for the day and 177 410 bales for the week.
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New Orleans
Shorts
Steadier Securities
Poultry Prices Listed In Chicago Market Report
Chicago markets show live poultry and various fowl prices with hens over five pounds at 18 1-2 cents, leghorn hens 18 1-2, geese 10, and other poultry prices unchanged. The note also mentions 30 trucks and steady demand for hens and other birds.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Report Cattle and Calves Prices
Nashville Tenn May 6 cattle 100 calves 150. Steady market for steers and heifers from 7.50 and down with fleshy yearling and steers of good grade quoted.
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Nashville Livestock
Tenn
U. 8
Dept. Agri
Dairy Prices and Fees Steady in Chicago Market
Dairy market notes from Chicago show butter at 1 043 204 pounds, steady. Creamery extra firsts range 90 to 91, with other prices unchanged. fees total 32 632, firm, prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Wheat futures steady as traders await crop progress
Chicago May 6 Wheat futures held mostly steady with small gains on the close after earlier dips. Traders awaited developments in the American winter crop while Winnipeg export buyers showed solid interest on price breaks. May and July contracts for wheat, corn and oats moved within narrow ranges.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Sunday Play Draws Big Morgan County Crowd
Misses Virginia and Lillian Law rence and Imogene Henderson visited Greenbriar Cove Tuesday. A large church crowd attended Sunday night. Virginia Lawrence and Johnie Bray visited Union Hill Monday. Several from here attended the Union Hill play Saturday. Lucille Owen returned from Decatur. Mrs. Slate and daughter returned to Birmingham after visiting. Regar McCormack Willard Clark and O C Couch spent the weekend at home. Pauline Eddy Lula Williams visited Ruth and Lola Couch Saturday. Eugene Ditto went to a fiddlers contest in Joppa. Opal Kathryn Owens and Spud Leach visited Huntsville Sunday. Seldon Watson spent the weekend with his mother.
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Virginia
Lillian Lawrence
Imogene Henderson
Greenbriar Cove
Gordon Briscoe
Mary Barnard
Virginia Lawrence
Johnie Bray
Union Hill
Lucille Owen
Decatur
Margaret Slate
Birmingham
Regar McCormack
Willard Clark
O. C. Couch
Pauline Eddy
Lula Williams
Ruth
Lola Couch
Eugene Ditto
Joppa
Opal
Kathryn Owens
Spud Leach
Huntsville
Seldon Watson
Local Election Results Highlight County Races
Danville’s candidate leads with 1984 votes followed by J Lyle Roberts 1150 and Joe Pettey 1062 for a June runoff. Upset defeats county superintendent George T Woodruff by Irwin J Quinn 3419 to 2064. Board of education winners and other results listed with margins and runoff note.
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Danville
J. Lyle Roberts
Hartselle
Joe Pettey
Decatur
Sim L. Howell
H. R. Summer
Elbert Curry
Bob Parsons
Official Ballot for Limestone United States Senator Race
Ballot lists candidates and numbers for Limestone County races led by U S Senator Lister Hill with a long slate of statewide and county positions. Names include Governor James H Arnold and Chauncey Sparks among others, with vote tallies beside each candidate. The document reads as a formal election ballot listing offices from Governor to Coroner and various county roles with associated numeric tallies.
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Birmingham
Ala
Arnold Dixon
Cleburne Seem
Cullman
Aoe
Dale
Dallas Re
DeKab
Elmore Escamia We
Etowahory
Fayette
Franklin
Geneva Greene O
xHale
Houston
Tae Jackson
Jefferson
Lamar
Lauderdale Lawrence
Lee
Limestone
Lowndes
Macon
Madison
Marengo Aeneee
Marion Waeee
Gil
St. Clair See
Sumter Eee
xTalladega Ill
Tallapoosa
Walker Ween
Washington
Wilcox Om Keene
Winston
Swan Op Neemnne
United States
Lister Hill
James H. Arnold
Frank M. Dixon
R. J. Goody
D. Hardy Riddle
Chauncey Sparks
E. Homer Brooks
A. A. Catem
Reuben F. Hamner
Names on Petition Being Checked for City Election
Probate office staff continued verifying names on the petition filed Tuesday calling for a vote to create a commission form of government. They have 15 days to check and certify results to the city. if valid, an election must be held within 40 days of certification. The 29-page petition has partially filled and nearly empty sheets.
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Probate
Political Roll Call Numbers From State Election Board
A list of names with vote tallies across multiple state offices and districts. Includes candidates for Congress and state committees with figures for Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Commission placements, and Board seats.
Emmett Martin Visits Decatur from Hartselle
Emmett Martin of Hartselle was noted as a visitor in Decatur today, stopping by local places to greet residents and observe daily life in the city.
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Emmett Martin
Hartselle
Decatur
Charles Maples of
WPA Sponsor of Project to Drain Dry Creek
Drainage work on Dry Creek to reduce malaria and mosquito problems will begin Monday. The WPA and county health department sponsor the project from Malone Park to near Decatur Iron and Steel Company, deepening the channel and building a new 6100 foot channel at an estimated cost of several thousand dollars. Dr. L R Murphree notes numerous larvae found in Malone Park and other drained areas and hopes to extend drainage countywide in future plans.
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L. R. Murphree
County Health Department
Malone Park
West Decatur
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Decatur
Murphree
Regular meeting of Worship Class at 9th Street Methodist
The Worship Class of the Ninth Street Methodist church holds its regular monthly social and business meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Otto Reeder 208 9th St South Saturday night at 7 30 o clock. Every member was tasked to be present.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Otto Reeder
9Th St. South
R. D. Compton
Fairview
Scramble to Bypass House Rules on Wage Hour Bill
Democratic legislators report dissension in Republican ranks over the wage hour measure. Backers count on Roosevelt's support AFL and CIO endorsements and a House session to extend time for petition signatures. The bill could be debated starting May 23, with seven calendar days required after completion.
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House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
C. I
Margin Hughes Leads With 14 870 Votes
Public service commission No 1 totals list Lee 101 601 Brown 70 001 across 1790 boxes. No 2 results show Harrison 67 262 Heustess 57 619 Givhan 36 866.
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T. 8
Buster) Lawson
H. G. Camp
Howell Turner
Dave Birmingham
John Brandon
George W. Cameron
Jack Howater
H. A
Gus) Charles 8
T. S. (Buster) Lawson
Gus) Thompson
Charles E. McCall
A. H. Collins
Agriculture and Industries
Everetts
Haynes
J. T. High
Supreme Court
William H. Thomas
Joel B. Brown
John J. Sparkman
8Th Judicial Circuit
Melvin Hutson
Thos
Tobe) Woodroof
House of Representatives
John H. Day
Ernest Graham
R. L. O'Neal
R. B. Patton
Walter J. Price
Geo. L. Sherrill
William H. Stewart
Clarence L. Watts
R.,. Almon
Jas. P. Miller
Hughes
For Public Service Commission
Lee
Brown
Harrison
Heustess
Givhan
Decatur Diary notes local meetings and visits
The column records the Decatur church and civic活动 incl the stewards meeting on Monday at seven with transport to Woodall's for dinner and business. It lists personal travels and illness among residents, and notes church services at Ninth Street and Westside Presbyterian.
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New York
N. C. Cotton
Spot Cotton
Chicago Grain
Morgan County
Morgan City
R. J. Goode
B. Homer Brooks
A. A. Carnen
John J. Sparkinias
Tobe
Woodroof
Geo. C. Johnson
William W. Malone
R. H. Walker
John £. Christopher
A. ©. Ezell
Chas. R. Jones
Democratic Executive
Sam M. Bowen
John A. Caddell
William Collier
Wim. E. Crawford
W. V. Davidson
H. C. Hayes
Henry Jones
Merwin Sponce
J. B. Leeman
Board of Revenue
J. M. Holt
Arthur L. Spence
R. O. Moore
W. G. Arnett
Mason C. Freeman
Luther Locke
John D. Morris
B Gordon
Thomas E. Ewell
W. Claud Marks
James A. Jackson
Grover 0. Lawson
W. M. Yarbrough
Bill
Johnston
J. B. Rose
H. G. Garrett
Tin Whitt
F. BE
Christopher
Elmer L. Vinson
J.” 1.Thomas
Ollie M. Roberts
Luther Yarbrough
County Board of Education
PF. W. Pepper
Heflin Jackson
Lake
Bates
H. G Sanders
Grigsby Griffis
Grady Spence
Lawrence
Elijah J. Harris
James M. Kitchens
Geo. W. Beene
Isaac Johnson, Jr
J. K. Ayers
G. D. Byars
Ben A. Corum
Shirley Smith
Board of Education
R. F. Clark
Roy Jeffreys
M. A. Little
Thos. D. Yarbrough
Board of Revenue From
South East District
Herschel O. Leigh
A. F. Martin
W. H. McWhorter
C. A. Young
South West
Barna B. Montgomery
W. M. Williams
Laundry & Dry Cleaners
WPA
Dean
Graet Harding Noe
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Memphis
Israel
Harding Noe
Noe
Beaufort
N. C
Susannah C. Noe
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Decatur’s
Boa
Stewards
Woodall’s
Earlene Barr
Ralph McCollum
Sheffield
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Rowt
Azalee Turney
Florence State Teachers College
Don Patterson
W. L. Spearman
Marvin Yarbrough
6Th Ave
South
Miss Mary Bureau
Fifth Avenue
Benevolent Society Hospital
Drinkard-Howell
Blanche Hendon
C. 8. Gibson
Cedar Grove
T. B. Glasscock
Monroe Chaffin
Eva
Westside Presbyterian Church
8. K. Grubbs
Alabama Power Company
Tennessee River
Thomas Hudson
Delano Park
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