Remarkable escape as two locomotives crush car at crossing
At Moulton street crossing last night a car carrying Charles J and Homer Meadows was squeezed between two locomotives after a switch engine and a freight collided with it. Both men escaped with only scratches as witnesses described the scene as a marvel of bending steel. Amateur photographers filmed the wreck while Johnston street fire company stood by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seale
Charles J
Second Street
Homer Meadows
Third Avenue
West
Moulton Street
Kemmitzer
Gulf Station
First Avenue
Street
Meadows
Johnston Street
Bankhead tariff proposals and cotton policy notes
The text outlines tariff related ideas including excluding raw cotton from domestic allotments, taxing processing parity earnings, and imposing Legere style taxes on jute and substitutes like rayon. It also mentions a potential export bounty to support U.S. cotton mills against foreign competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iif
Secretary of Agriculture
Former convict paroled to support family in Arkansas visit
Ernest Brown formerly of Monticello Arkansas, released on parole from a ten year robbery sentence, returned to his home in Alabama with W F Morrell president pro tem Arkansas senate. Governor Bibb Graves granted parole based on judge's recommendation and Morrell's information about the family’s need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ernest Brown
Monticello
Ark
W. F. Morrell
Arkansas State Senate
Bibb Graves
Morrell
Merchants Adopting Wednesday Half Holidays
Dothan Alabama merchants will shift the mid summer half holidays from Thursday to Wednesday. The new practice began yesterday and will run through the summer months for business men and merchants downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Ala
Markets Fall as Steel Strike Dampens Wall Street Confidence
Stocks dropped sharply in May trading with the Jones & Laughlin Steel plant strike and unionization concerns rattling investors. Major steel names led the slide while others pared losses later. bonds and commodities were uneven. Transfers around 1.8 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Fabank
New York
Germany
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
National Steel
American Rolling Mill
Republic
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
General Motors
Chrysler
Yellow Truck
U. S. Rubber
Good
Seaboard Oil
Montgomery Ward
American Tobacco
Garnsdall
Penick &Ford
Santa Fé
N. Y. Central
Penn Vania
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Southern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
Power Corporation
Helium Guarded In United States Amid Export Fears
Amarillo Texas May 13 An English physicist traced helium from solar studies while the United States keeps control of the sole helium extraction plant at Cliffside near Amarillo operated by the U S Bureau of Mines. The plant since 1928 has produced 75 million cubic feet, with helium used in medicine diving and deep sea work. Export would exhaust the supply, and extraction costs have fallen to a fraction of earlier estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Amarillo
Texas
William Yer
United States
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Cliffside
C. W. Seibel
Alvin L. Barach
Columbia University
R. R. Sayers
U. S. Public Health Service
House Military Affairs Committee
Barach
Sayers
Lusitania
Ireland
Markets at a Glance May 13 Report
In New York trading stocks slip with steel and motor shares leading declines. Bonds ease as corporates fall. Jones & Laughlin tumbles on strike. Foreign exchange steady to easy as the guilder hits new highs. cotton and sugar weaken amid rains and hedge selling. Coffee and wheat ease. cattle demand stays strong with top at 15.25, hogs rise up to 20 cents to 10.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jones & Laughlin
Commission House
Chicago
Liverpool Cotton Prices Slip in Quiet Market
Liverpool May 13. Cotton market shows limited demand for spot goods with prices seven points lower. Quotations list American and various middling grades, while futures closed barely steady with May futures at near unchanged levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
New Orleans
St Hetedech Negacy
Butter Eggs Chicago Market Report Summary
Butter and eggs prices shown for Chicago market with unsettled trading. Creamery specials and various product grades and receipts are listed including firsts standards and storage terms. Market items cover extras, firmer prices, local grades, and carload figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Snapshot from Chicago Market Report
Chicago market report lists live poultry prices by weight and breed including hens over 5 pounds at 16 1 2 to 17 cents, leghorn hens 14, fryers 24 1 2, Plymouth rock 29, roosters 12, turkeys hens 17, toms 15, ducks 4 1 2 pounds up to 16, geese 11, and other grades across 43 trucks and 1 car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Leghorn Roosters
Potatoes Mixed Across Markets in US Timings and Prices
Chicago reports mixed potato trading with U S shipments at 903 and total on track 212. Idaho Russet Burbanks Nos 1 and 2 priced 2.50 to 2.70. California prices slip slightly as demand remains fair. Louisiana Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 washed 3.00 to 3.35. unwashed 2.40 to 3.00. Alabama and other regions show varied dark colors and limited No 2 sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Louisiana
Bliss
Alabama
California
U.S
Bicycle law arrest in Atlantic City May incident
William Shorts aged 42 was arrested in Atlantic City on a riding a bicycle while intoxicated charge after his bicycle allegedly crashed into a parked car. Policeman Howard Lewis filed the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
William Shorts
Howard Lewis
Coronation Glitz Fades as London Clears After Royal Pageant
Crowds packed the six and a half mile route to Westminster Abbey for the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth. Thousands were treated by first aid teams as revelry spilled into debris and dismantling began. Largely intact furnishings and priceless tapestries will be sold with proceeds to public coffers.
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Tower
London
George VI
Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
George
The
Abbey
Trafalgar Square
Hyde Park
Pall Mall
Whitehall
Duke of Buccleuch
Traffic Patrol Investigates 184 Crashes in Jan February
Highway patrol investigated 184 traffic accidents during January and February this year. This compares to 95 accidents in the same two months of 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Decatur Diary Notes On Local Distances And Departures
Decatur notes show Dr W H Anderson and Allen Wallace leaving for Shelbyville Tennessee on business. Other residents travel to Montgomery for meetings with church leaders and to attend the Southern Baptist convention in New Orleans. Local residents visit, host out of town guests, attend services and report medical and legal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Anderson
Allen Wallace
Shelbyville, Tenn
John C. Cowell
Alabama liquor licenses require seating for 50 in tables
Attorney General Albert A. Carmichael ruled that restaurants applying for state liquor licenses must provide table seating for 50 in addition to stools and booths. The opinion also forbids purchase of alcoholic beverages by persons using stools or booths with tables or benches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Albert A
Carmichael
Jin
W. O. Baldwin
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Drowning death of Chicago man near Foley
Sam Prosinski, 28, of Chicago, drowned while swimming in Fish River near Mobile. His body was recovered hours later and brought to a Foley mortuary as his father prepared to travel to the scene. Prosinski had been visiting relatives at Yupon near Foley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Sam Prosiaski
Chicago
Fish River
Bay
Foley
Prosinski
Yupon
East Limestone School to host Sarle and Sallie and Sam and Kirk McGee
Capshaw principal A A Brackeen announced that Sarle and Sallie from Cabin Creek and Sam and Kirk McGee from Tennessee will appear in person at East Limestone School on Thursday night May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Brackeen
East Limestone School
Capshaw
Sarle
Sallie
Gals
Cabin Creek
Sam and
Kirk McGee
Tennessee
Dallas lawyers hear remarks by State Bar chief Arant
Douglas Arant of Birmingham, president of the State Bar Association, spoke to the Dallas County Bar Association at Houston Grove yesterday. Leading attorneys from Dallas, Hale, Bibb, Perry, Wilcox and Marengo counties attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Douglas Arant
Birmingham
State Bar Association
Dallas County Bar Association
Houston Grove
Dallas
Hale
Bibb
Perry, Wilcox
Marengo Counties
Berry Re elected President of Birmingham College Board
Col. W. A. Berry was re elected president of the How d College board of trustees last night in Birmingham. Dr J A Ward was named vice president and Prof Louis W Lohr was re elected secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Ald
W. A. Berry
Howd College
J. A. Ward
Birmingham
Louis W. Lohr
Veteran Hollman, Last Confederate Soldier in Lamar County
E. Hollman, longtime Confederate veteran and last survivor from Lamar County, died in Millport at age 97. He served with the 41st Alabama Infantry and was wounded at Petersburg, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millport
Ala
Stills Destroyed in Alabama Raids
Federal alcohol tax agents destroyed seven stills near Yolande in Tuscaloosa county. Two men were placed under bond on charges of operating an unlicensed still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Yolande
Trade Ends Extinct Beavers for Turkeys in Midwest
The U S Forestry Service arranged a swap sending a truckload of wild turkeys to Illinois in exchange for a truckload of beavers once believed extinct in the state. The deal aimed to restore wildlife balance and reintroduce native species across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Wisconsin
U. S. Forestry Service
Eleventh Year Best For Safety Says Insurance Bulletin
A statistical blue book issued by an insurance company claims the eleventh year of life is the safest period. The bulletin presents life safety insights based on age related data and highlights the lower risk profile in early adolescence.
German Airplane Factories Reach One Complete Machine Daily
German factories now complete one full airplane per day, signaling a rapid ramp in wartime production. The shift reflects intensified factory output as the war advances.
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Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Bankhead
Bae
the Daily
Wall Street
Uncle Sam
Peeoee Oeicat Lockyer
Earth
Kansas
Dexter
Seibel
Kansas University
American Chemical Society
Kansas City
Hindenburg
Blondie
Candy Kid
Chic Young
Blaine County
Mark Garvey
Fred Bennett
John Garvey
Maxine Bennett
Mr. Snake
Decatur’s
B. P. Wallace
Sam Alexander
Thomas Apartments
M. J. Watts
Atlanta
Lyons Hotel
W. E. Ryan
Hartselle
Baugh’s Infirmary
Murray Bowling
Seventh Avenue
South
McAfee and Young
Benevolent Society
Tga
F. Tidwell
Athens
Fred Renegard
Ozelle and
Shirley
Corbin, Ky
S. W. Brown
Alabama Gas Co. Way
Huntsville
C. T. Thrasher
Tuskegee
James Coutsas
Louisville
B. Lackey
TPA
W. L. Sparkman
Oak Ridge
Decature
H. S. Sanderson
Courtland
First Methodist Church
John McGehee
Paul Moore
Columbus, Ga
Bob Moore
F. E. Hughes
Mrs. Clifton Pepper
Mrs
O. N. Pepper
Felton Moore
Marie Dodd
Moulton
Frank L. Aldridge
Gurley
Madison County High School
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Rev
Aldridge
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
E. T. Town
J. R. Richards
Brandau
Roxville Hospital
C. E Meads
Seventh Avenue, West
Baugh's Infirmary
Bryan McAfee
Edgar Young
State Funeral Directors Association
W. B. Strong
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Milton Andrews
New Thomas Apartments
Wesley M. Turney
Somerville
W. L. Dobbs
Floyd Briscoe
Trinity
Decatur
Harry Dublin
Benevolent Society Hospital
W. C. Daniel
Seybourn Lynne
Knoxville, Tenn
Robert
Arant
Berry
Decatur Daily
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