Union Officials Cleared in Not Guilty Verdict
Justice F. Dickinson Letts directed a not guilty verdict for four AFL Local 574 officers after the prosecution failed to prove criminal intent to violate anti trust laws. The defendants faced charges related to restraining building construction in District of Columbia amid a dispute with the International Union of Operating Engineers.
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F. Dickinson Letts
Justice Department
AFL
Transters
Letts
Teamsters
Foeal
District of Columbia
International Union of Operating Engineers
Alabama politicians in race for Congress and state posts
Four of Alabama nine congressmen face battles including Frank Boykin and Joe Starnes with opponents named. Sparkman unopposed for two year terms. several others seek state supreme court justice seats and Democratic National Committee posts. Goode’s late withdrawal causes confusion in print ballots.
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Tuscaloosa
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa County
Luther Patrick
Birmingham
J. B. Aird
Jacien C. Brown
W. O. Dobbins
Sparkman
George Grant
Sam Hobbs
Bankhead
John.j. Sparkman
J. Ed Livingston
Davis
Stakely
Montgomery
State Supreme Court
Lucien D. Gardner
White
Commission Electrification Authority
Lennard Thomas
Ruby Price Robingam
Anniston
A. Y
Pope Pius Visits Rome Amid War Peace Hope
Pope Pius returns to Rome asking for peace in Italy and Europe. Speaking in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva he urged nations to restrain passions and avoid the horrors of war beyond the Alps and Italy’s frontiers.
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Rome
Pius
Vatican
Italy
Mary-Over-Minerva
Alps
Senator Lewis Schnellenbach Named Federal Judge
The Senate judiciary committee confirmed President Roosevelt's nomination of Senator Lewis Schnellenbach to be a federal judge in the eastern district of Washington state. The vote was unanimous.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Lewis ©. Schnellenbach
Wash
Washington State
Market Summary Mixed as War Doubts Weigh on Stocks
New York trading closes with most gains erased under European war jitters. Steel, aircraft and copper shares rose briefly but slipped back, with 550000 shares traded. Major names include Bethlehem Steel General Motors Douglas Aircraft Du Pont and General Electric while Safeway U S Rubber and Union Carbide lagged.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem, Steel
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont
Phelps Dodge
Kennecott
Loft
Baldwin Locomotive
Worthington Pump
General Electric
Safeway
U. S
Union Carbide
Boeing
Westinghouse
American Smelting
Public Service
N. J
Markets at a Glance May 6 Outlook Mixed Toward Cotton and Commodities
Reports from New York and New Orleans show irregular early stock action fading, with bonds and foreign exchange steady to down. Cotton futures close lower across old and new contracts, with May around 10.71 and July near 10.43 to 10.52. gains and losses vary by contract.
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New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Cotton
Spot Cotton in New Orleans Slumps as Prices Fall
Spot cotton in New Orleans on May 6 closed dull with declines across grades. Prices: low middling 9.60, mid dulling 10.60, good middling 11.05. Receipts 4,690, stock 672,511.
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SPOT
New Orleans
Cottonseed Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on May 6 the cottonseed market shows steady tones with bleaching demand for prime summer yellow. Quotations hold prime crude at 5.87 1 2, May 6.35, July 6.39, September 6.46, October 6.47, December 6.52. Bid entries noted.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Quiet in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed quiet in Memphis on May 6 with May 29 F.O.B. prices at 50, July 2035, September 25.20, October 23.65, and December 23.40, with 400 units traded.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nashville livestock market report begins with cattle and calves
Nashville Tennessee May 6 press service notes salable cattle 600 and calves 250 with several lots of stocker yearlings and calves, reflecting an early market update from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Azr
Chicago Grain Prices Mixed on May 6 Trading Day
Chicago bids show No cash wheat sales with corn futures mixed. No. 2 yellow and No. 1 white beans priced around 67 to 76 cents, oats and barley listed in the 37 to 66 cent range, soybeans at No. 3 yellow 1.00 per bushel, reflecting a quiet market session.
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Chicago
Chicago Dairy Prices Report Brief May Market Trading
Chicago reports mixed dairy pricing with butter at 726,797 and creamery scores around 90. Eggs at 53,679 carry local car loads and grading notes. Various quotable figures show daily movement including firsts and dirties, rents, and receipts across multiple lots.
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Chicago
Wheat prices ease amid narrow losses on May trading
Chicago grain news shows July and September wheat futures dipping as today’s quotes close lower across the board. Short covering and modest mills buying kept some upside but overall corn and oats also declined from Saturday levels.
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Chicago
Poultry Live Market Report From Chicago
May 6 report lists 19 trucks with hens steady and chicks firm. Leghorn hens and broilers show varied weights with colored, Plymouth Rock, and White Rock breeds priced from 19 to 27 1 2 cents per pound. Roosters and leghorn roosters priced around 10 1 2 cents.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Bareback
Roosters
Leghorn Roosters
Stockham to Talk Tonight Before Local Clubs
Kiwanis Rotary and Lions Club members gather at Hotel Lyons tonight at seven to hear Douglas Stockham of Birmingham discuss unemployment insurance. Stockham has studied Alabama unemployment insurance for months and serves on Governor Dixon's committee to report recommendations before the June legislative session.
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Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Lyons
Douglas Stockham
Birmingham
Stockham
Dixon
Alabama
Hearings Set on Donations by North American and Union Electric
The securities commission ordered hearings to probe illegal political contributions by North American and Union Electric of Missouri. Investigators found evidence of undisclosed political spending, with three orders issued under multiple acts. Hearings will begin after at least 20 days, per commission wording.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission
North American Company
Union Electric Company of
Missouri
Public Utility Holding Company
St Louis County Gas Company
Union Electric Company of Missouri
Far Reaching Pricing Restrictions Debate
The article cites an indictment alleging price restraints by powerful actors. It notes that if these parties possessed power to raise prices, such restraint would be unlawful and unreasonable. It references the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act ruling that conspiracies in restraint of interstate trade are illegal.
Coca Cola Reports Greater Earnings in 1940 First Quarter
Coca Cola reports net earnings before income taxes of 7 632 666 for the first quarter of 1940 up from 6 524 664 in 1939. Directors declare a 75 cent per share cash dividend on common stock and a 1 50 per share semi annual dividend on class A stock, both payable July 1 to stockholders of record June 12. At annual stockholders meeting all directors were reelected.
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Wilmington
Del
Theo-Qcoca Cola Company
Bucharest Holds First Full Dress Air Raid Drill
The Romanian capital Bucharest mobilized all military and civilian defense and rescue groups for the first full dress air raid exercises since the outbreak of the European war.
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Bucharest
Market poultry price list shows varied weights and ages
The record lists ducks priced by weight and color with 4 1-2 lb entries, 14 and 15 for white and colored ducks, small colored 12, white 13, geese 10, turkeys toms old 11 young 12 hens 14, capons 7 lbs up 25, under 7 lbs 25.
Chain stores tax attacked in congressional hearing
Washington May 6. Walter G. Seeger of St Paul a cabinet maker for electric refrigerators tells a House Ways and Means sub committee chain store systems offer steadier factory employment. Fay F Smith of Des Moines says tax would force factory closures and trigger unemployment. T H Cribb of Spartanburg SC Peach Growers warns bill would widen producer consumer gap and cut growers’ income.
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Washington
Walter G. Seeger
St. Paul
Minn
House
Ways and Means
Fay F. Smith
Des Moines
Iowa
T. H. Cribb
South Carolina Peach Growers Association
Spartanburg
S. C
Allied Strategy Under Fire in The War Review
The article argues Allied efforts failed not for lack of resources but for timid initiative. It credits Hitler as master strategist or lucky opportunist and urges decisive naval and air action to complement blockade. It singles out Chamberlain’s conservatism and hints at needed cabinet changes.
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Herr Hitler
Hitler
Norway
Trondheim
Chamberlain
Houses of Commons
Decatur Notes Highlight Local Visits and Health Updates
Decatur residents report visitors from Parkville Hart selle route 2 and other areas. Several in Hartselle Birmingham Huntsville and Athens are mentioned with health updates and hospital stays. A church event is postponed due to a revival. WPA workers observe daylight saving time. Records show community, religious and civic notices across the area.
Giants first baseman Norman Young case dismissed in Virginia
In Richmond on May 6 charges of desertion and non support against Norman R. Young known as Babe of the New York Giants were dismissed in domestic relations court after ongoing conferences and an out of court settlement with his wife Mrs Glennis Young.
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Richmond
Norman R
Babe) Young
New York Giants
Glennis Young
Lost Five Dollar Bill Near Hill's Grocery
Five dollar bill found Saturday evening near Hill's Grocery. finder to return to Winston Powell at The Daily for reward.
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Hill
Winston Powell
Cotton Insurance Plan Vetoed By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt vetoed a bill to extend federal crop insurance from wheat to cotton citing lack of a sound actuarial base and backlog of experience. Senator Bankhead denounced the veto as cotton discrimination and said he would renew the effort next year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Allied Fleets Concentrate at Alexandria in Aegean Ties
Allied fleets based at Alexandria move into the Aegean as rumors spread of German or Bulgarian troop plans via Salonika. A new railway to the Bulgarian frontier boosts Salonika’s strategic role while Britain and Germany vie for Bulgarian support amid Southeast European tensions.
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Agean Sea
Salonika
Greece
Aegean
Germany
Britain
Loon
Bulgaria
Romania
Budapest
France
Russia
Europe
Saar
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Norway
Chamberlain
British War Office
Norwegian
Halvdan Koht
London
Birger Ljundberg
Gehra
Trondheim
Narvik
Harstad
Namsos
Negro Held on Grand Larceny Charge in Mor-San County Jail
John Roan, a negro, held in Mor-San county jail on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing $40 from the Exchange Furniture Co. last year at 209 East Moulton Street. He was arrested recently after being linked to a petty larceny case and identified by store employees.
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John Roan
Mor- San
Exchange Purniture Co
E. Moulton Street
Roan
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