Eva High School Ends-Year Graduation Impresses Crowd
Twelve seniors graduated at Eva High School in an all-student produced program. Diploma recipients included Paul Lindler and Elna Tanner with Keller and Dobbs as leaders. The ceremony featured a staged wedding on the auditorium set and a brief address by Prof. Butler before awards.
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Eva High School
Eva
Methof
Julian Butler
Paul Lindler
Tom Keller
Graham Beavers
Dexter Dobbs
Beamon Frost
Beene
Elna Tanner
Young America Speaks
God Bless America
Imogene Morgan Fisying
Life of Service
Aubrey Williams
Miss Morgan
Butler
Irwin J. Quinn
Alabama races heat up as candidates seek statewide and local offices
City edition notes Col. Harry M. Ayers enters the race at Governor Dixon’s invitation while Carmichael criticizes the governor. Contests include state Supreme Court seats with J. Ed. Livingston and Davis Stakely, and incumbents Hugh White and Gordon Persons for the Public Service Commission. Five of nine U S representatives face challengers amid local stock-law votes and turnout bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iti-New
Harry M. Ayers
Anniston
Frank Dixon
A. A. Carmichael
Dixon
Supreme Court
Lucien D. Gardner
John C. Anderson
J. Ed. Livingston
Alabama University
Joe Starnes
Guntersville
Pete Jarman
Livingston
Luther Patrick
Birmingham
New Safe Ballot Adopted for Statewide Election
General Thomas L Lawson announced an unofficial opinion that voters may fold and hold the new sealed ballots after marking while an unofficial official applies the seal. Another opinion notes Mobile county’s voting machine law and the rollout for the first use.
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Thomas
Lawson
Mobile
Looking Your Best Takes Time
Practical beauty tips for careful makeup and nail care. Use a cold compress, skin conditioning, and precise application steps with emphasis on avoiding hasty styling. Readers are invited to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor with return envelope.
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Beauty Box
Markets Wall Street May 7 1940s trading mixed amid war outlook
Wall Street held steady overall with mixed results as traders scanned the war horizon. U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel gained while Montgomery Ward and several others showed strength. bonds were uneven and currencies slipped with the pound and franc down. Wheat and cotton moved lower and prices on domestic grains fluctuated, with little sustained reaction to political developments.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Norway
Scandinavia
Mediterranean
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Montgomery Ward
United Aircraft
Atlantic Refining
Dow Chemical
Westinghouse
U. S. Rubber Preferred
Eastern Air Lines
American Airlines
Chrysler
Doughlas Aircraft
American Smelting
Chesapeake & Ohio
Loft
Worthington Pump
Delanese
Chicago
Candidates vie for offices in rotating ballot election
About 175 candidates seek roughly 9 offices in today’s election. Statewide posts, congressional seats, circuit judgeships, and district delegations are at stake with several notable races on the ballot.
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Anderson
Ayers
Carmichael
Lister Hill
John Bankhead
Rep
Steagall
Marion Rushton
Montgomery
R. J. Goode
Gastonburgs
Patrick
J . B. Aird
Lucien Oc. Brown
Cotton futures fall as liquidations hit markets
New Orleans traders watched cotton futures slip on May 7 as both foreign and domestic long liquidation pressured prices. Closing levels showed small net losses across near term contracts with May and July futures posting lower closes and various price ranges indicated for other months.
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Memphis
In Memphis on May 7 prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 percent closed steady with May at 29.25, July 27.05 F, Sept 24.75, Oct 23.26 F, and Dec 23.00. Volume shown as 3,300 with F-flat notation.
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Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans Cotton Prices Fall Slightly in May Market
The market shows a quiet day with spot cotton down seven points. Sales reach 299 while the ledger lists receipts 3,116 and stock 671,587, with low low-lore 9.53 middling 10.53 good middling 10.98 in the May period.
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Orleans
Cotton Lane
New Orleans Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in May Trading
Market figures show cottonseed oil closing steady with values across contracts. Bleachable prime summer yellow at 6.30B, prime crude 5.75-5.87-12B, May 6.25B, and futures for July to December rising from 6.338B to 6.45B amid bid activity.
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New Orleans
Cash Grain Prices Reported in Chicago May 7
Chicago May 7 Market report shows cash wheat No 2 mixed at 96 and No 2 hard values noted in the cash grain listing.
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Chicago
Grain prices and wheat slip in Chicago trade
In Chicago May 7 4 wheat prices moved uncertainly and closed down from yesterday. May wheat at 1.05, July 1.03. Oats and corn stayed mostly unchanged with slight gains or losses. Earlier session showed wheat up as much as 5 8 cent. Details list prices for corn oats and barley with sample grades and futures paths.
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Chicago
U S Dept of Agriculture Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices
Nashville Tenn May 7 U S Dept of Agriculture reports salable cattle 126 calves 150. Prices mostly steady for cattle with fed steers at 9.50 other steers and heifers 9.0 down. Beef cows 6.00-6.50 good quotable 7.00 up. Top vealers 10.00. Hogs 400 salable with active demand up about 15. Good and choice 150-300 lbs 5.50-6.00 others 4.30. Sows steady 4.00. Sheep 200 salable with spring lambs 12.00-13.00 and old crop wool lambs 9.00 top fat ewes 4.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Butter and Egg Prices in Chicago Market Report May 7
Butter prices listed with various grade values and center prices. Creamery butter quotes show ranges from 27 3-4 to 27, while centralized car lots feature 27 1-4. Egg prices total 42 593 with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Reported In Chicago Market
Chicago May 7 Poultry live 33 trucks firm hens over five pounds 15 1 2 to 18 leg horn hens 15 1 2 broilers colored 23 Plymouth rock 24 1 2 white rock 24 1 2 springs under 47 pounds colored 23 Plymouth rock 25 white rock 23 bareback chickens 20 22 other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Chamberlain Reflects on Norway Campaign Withdrawal
Prime Minister Chamberlain defends Britain's Norway withdrawal noting a single division involved, low losses, and navy credit. He praises troops for gallantry, cites German losses, and urges restraint on criticism while stressing Sweden’s polemical reactions and allied resolve.
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Norway
Gallipoli
Chamberlain
Britain
Akill
Namsos
Decatur's Diary Highlights Local Activities and Elections
Community notices recount Austinville prayer group, church missions, and hospital transfers in Decatur and nearby towns. Voters faced a change requiring ballot submission at their home precinct reducing Johnston Street box totals. Local sports plans include a softball season kickoff with a mayoral first ball.
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Johnston Street City Hall
Make This Model at Home Slimming Matron Dress Pattern 4403
Anne Adams offers pattern 4403 for a simple clean-cut matron dress with V-neckfront yokes and front sleevebands. Sizes 34 to 48 with about 312 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36. Order by sending 15 cents for pattern, 15 cents for book, or 25 cents for book and pattern to The Daily Pattern Department, 243 West 17th St New York.
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Anne Adams
Anne Adam
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Chamberlain recalls plans for direct attack on Trondheim
Chamberlain revealed that plans for a direct assault on Trondheim using forces at Namsos and Andalsnes were prepared and considered. He said at one point a Trondheim capture seemed possible by forces landed elsewhere, but German advances and limited landing ports hindered the operation.
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Chamberlain
Trondheim
Namsos
Andalsnes
Norway
Recognizing Hitler as the German war brain
The author argues Adolf Hitler must be acknowledged as the driving force behind Germany's military and political moves. He claims Hitler's intellect and leadership shaped decisions and urges Allied powers to mobilize their best minds and initiative to meet the challenge. An inquest in the House of Commons is praised as a spur to action.
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Lile
Hler
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
House of Commons
Finland blamed by Pravda for Finnish territory explosions
In Moscow the Green of the Communist party Pravda accused the Finns of blowing up power stations and plants in territory ceded to Soviet Russia after the Finnish Russian war treaty took effect. Sheriff office will add state returns from The Decatur Daily. Local notes list names and transfers. a small blaze at 620 Ferry Street caused no damage.
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Moscow
Green
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Russia
Martin Whitt
Decatur Daily
J. T. Jones
Ferry Street
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Alabama Business Institute
Welen
Jine
Nangrey
R.rankin
Cotton
N. Y. Cotton
Nashville Livestock
Stockholm
France
Turkey
Egypt
Sweden
Decatur’s
Austinville
J. N. Hendon
Sam A. Steere
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Decatur
Womens Missionary Society of the
Austinville Methodist Church
R. E. Cox
Hollis Cox
Will Roger
Wright
Luke Johnson
O. N. Jenkins
Lile Stover
Louisville
A J. Stroup
Birmingham Hospital
Brandon Crafton
L. G. Thompson
Evansville
A. J. Stroup
Everett Wells
Benevolent Society Hospital
Fairview
McAfee, Howell and Young Ambulance
Central Baptist Church
Morgan County Missionary Baptist Association
Southside Baptist Church
George Cassimus
Afzola Ryan
Hartselle
Baugh’s Infirmary
Jim McBride
Cap” Hunter
Loop
Saariceate
O. W. Mitchell
City
B. N. Frost
Eva Route 1
B. Bass
Trinity
J.D. Darnell
Hillsboro
Athens
Mary Martin
Daddy
Richard Halliday
Las Vegas
New
Hollywood
Dinsmore Bros. FurnIture Co
Second Ave
Capudine
Netherlands
Melvina Parker
Falkville
Woodrow Miles
Route 1
A. J. W. Bolding
R. W. Mullins
Columbus
Georgia
Willie Griffis
9. B. Smith
Dewey Moon
Drinkard
Union Grove
Route 2
A. M. Lee
Cullman
Rt. 4
Edison Kirby
Danville
John Owens
Firearms and
A. MY Ins
Tennessee Valley Company
James L. Rankin
Sec’y-Treas
State National Bank
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