Landon Favored As California Vote Shapes 1936 Race
Washington reports Landon gains momentum as California primary fallout shifts favor toward his campaign. Analysts say Hoover and Borah pose limited threats and that Hearst influence recedes. Delegates and convention dynamics remain the key focus for party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodn
NEA
Washington
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
California
Landon
South Dakota
Borah
Hearst
Merriam
Herbert Hoover
London
Hoover
Senator Borah
Mr. Hoover
NEA Service, Inc
Market gains amid mixed bonds and commodities rally
Market quotes show a gain of 1 to about 5 points as investors buy on business news and short covering. Notable stock advances include Allied Chemical J I Case DuPont Westinghouse Deere GM Chrysler and General Steel along with utility and oil leaders. bonds strengthen while commodities mix with cotton firm and gold currencies improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Allied Chemical
J. I. Case
DuPont
Westinghouse
Deere
U. 8
Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
Auburn
Packard
Western Union
American Telephone
Santa Fe
N. Y
Central
Distillers Corp
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
Schenley
International Nickel
Holly Sugar
Anaconda
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Treasury
Wall Street
Cotton futures close steady on May 14 in New York
The New York cotton market closed steady as May, July, October and December futures posted small gains. Trading reflected mixed highs and lows with values around 11.6 to 11.4 for nearby contracts while spot middling held at 11.66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
New Orleans May 14 cotton futures end with net advances of 4 to 6 points. May to January contract quotes show modest rises with July, October, December, and March positions all higher at close, reflecting a steady session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Markets at a Glance and Mixed Foreign Trade Notes
New York stocks show strength with blue chip issues leading. Bonds firm as governments and corporates improve. Curb higher with industrials strongest. Foreign exchange mixed. gold rises while Sterling falls. Cotton up on Smith bill passage. sugar up on Cuban buying. coffee weak on Brazil. Chicago wheat weak and farm finance depressed. corn up slightly. cattle dull. hogs up ten cents to top 9.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate
Chicago
Wheat Futures Report From Chicago May 14
Wheat futures in Chicago show May at 92 3/4 and July near 85 1/2 as trading details appear fragmented. Market activity and precise quotes are unclear due to OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Reported From Chicago Market
Poultry markets show live poultry steady to firm in Chicago with 30 trucks listed. Hens under 5 lbs 21 cents, over 5 lbs 19, leghorn hens 18, Plymouth Rock and White Rock fryers 27, colored 25, roosters 14, turkeys 16 to 20, heavy ducks around 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock Springs
White Rock
4 H Club Rally Draws Morgan County Youth to Princess Theatre
Gilbert White announces that about 1600 Morgan County 4 H club members will gather in Decatur for a Saturday program beginning at 9 30 a m with Judge Seybourne Lynne address and a club show at Princess Theatre. A parade to Delano Park and afternoon athletic events follow under O D Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert White
Decatur Chamber of Oe
Princess
Ken Rowe
Seybourne H. Lynne
Morgan
Delano Park
Park
O. D. Johnson
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hattie Maude Hames
Moulton Heights
Auburn
Officials clash over Alabama rate case orders
The Alabama Public Service Commission faced a sharp break with Attorney General Carmichael over proposed rate orders. Carmichael urged defending Wilkinson's appeal and a state filing for Birmingham rates from March 1935 to May 1936. Commission President Hugh White said new rates stay unless court-ordered. Carmichael argued it would be improper for the state to challenge a plainly unfair order in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
APSC
Carmichael
Commission
Wilkinson
Birmingham
Hugh White
Public Service Commission
Ducks and Geese Counts Distilled in Parcel List
A concise tally records 16 small white and colored ducks, 13 geese, and 11 additional birds in the total bundle.
Potatoes Market Report from Chicago May 14
U.S. Department of Agriculture notes potatoes at 48 with totals 669 US shipments, new stock steady and prices firm. Alabama bliss US No. 1 sells 2.95 to 3.00 per unit, fair quality small at 2.75. demand light and supplies light with a subdued undertone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alabama Bliss
Butter and Eggs Market Report Chicago May 14
Butter prices steady with no change while eggs show steady to easy values. Prices for various egg grades and storage levels are listed, including firsts local and current receipts, with small fluctuations between 19 and 21 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Livestock market report Chicago May 14 with mixed tone
Hog prices opened strong with gains to 10 higher than Wednesday. Cattle trade more active but dull overall with tight receipts and scarce stock. calves and steers edged up modestly. Sheep slow and weak, old crop lambs in short supply, California springs top above 11.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.S
California
Local Socials and Meetings Highlight Community Life
Regular monthly social of Ninth Street Methodist Service Class set for Friday at 7 30 in Mrs Huston Belk s home. Birthday surprise for Mrs Cecil Julian at Fifth Avenue South with gifts and cake. Community events include a psychology lecture by A L Snell at the TVA building and a Bob Simpson campaign meeting at Second Avenue headquarters. Delegates to the Junior Order convention return. new baby Jimmy Arnold born May 13. American Legion meeting at 7 30 tonight. Central Baptist choir rehearsal at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street Methodist
Huston Belk
Sixth Avenue South
Cecil Julian
Fifth Avenue South
Pat Aday
Catherine Carter
C. P. Aday
Oakie Milligan
Cathrine
Attorney General Involvement Cited in Defense of Commission
A ten letter note quotes a full code section regarding the attorney general's role in defending commission decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense of Commission
Desperadoes Elude Posses After Escape
Prison guards overpowered by two dozen convicts at a brickyard escape. Tuck Cope and other hostages bound with wire. Guards fired as convicts fled toward a passenger car and gate. six outside the walls were captured soon after. Investigations launched by state county and prison officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.M Nichols
State Board of Affairs
Cope
Tuck Cope
Nichols
George Cheek
Harry Gotz
Denton in Jail for Murder. No Lawyer Hired Yet
E. W. Denton a 43 year old farmer is jailed on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of his son in law Percy C. Ward 26 at their Mt. Tabor area home. Denton says Ward threatened his life and he shot in self defense. no preliminary hearing date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Denton
Percy C. Ward
Mt. Tabor
Denton
Ward
Revival marks and community notes in St Louis area
Rev Moye closed a revival with 120 new members and 75 baptisms at his church in St Louis. Mrs R L Lively underwent a serious operation at Benevolent hospital. Dr L G Sturdivant to assist in a Blount Springs revival next week. No damage from tar fire at Mrs E D Whitman’s home on Jackson. John W Jones returned from a Masonic meeting in Birmingham. Martha Elizabeth and Virginia Samuel and S R Garrison Jr plan a Saturday visit to Ensley with Robert D Garrison. E M Guyton visited Birmingham today. B O Stillett reports theft of a sample case from his car on Jackson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Moye
L. G. Sturdivant
Decatur
Blount Springs
E. D. Whitman
Jackson Street
Martha Elizabeth
Virginia Samuel
S. R. Garrison, Jr
Ensley
Robert D. Garrison
B. O. Stillett
North Sea Sinking Report Off Southeast Alaska
A North Sea passenger steamship sent a distress message shortly before noon off Southeast Alaska saying we are sinking. The ship carried 180 people who had abandoned to lifeboats as rescue teams moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremerton
Wash
Naval Radio Station
North Sea
Alaska
Decatur Scout Drive Reports Funds From Fourteen Teams
Fourteen teams soliciting funds in the Decatur district to defray expenses of continuing a Scout program had made reports today. Seybourne H. Lynne, drive chairman, said the campaigns are being carried out with generous contributions and are hoped to end this week. A total of 16 teams is at work in the Decatur area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Seybourne H. Lynne
Drive
Lynne
Hoover says ransom money recovered after Mahan arrest
J Edgar Hoover announced that 51374.47 of the Weyerhaeuser ransom fund has been recovered since William Mahan’s arrest in San Francisco last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Weyerhaeuser
William Mahan
San Francisco
Death of Mrs Gillie Orr noted in Alexander City
Mrs Gillie M Orr of Columbia Tennessee died Sunday afternoon in Alexander City Alabama from postoperative complications following her son Gilbert Orr Jr to be born. She had lived in Decatur and staged home talent plays with Kiwanis involvement. Funeral services were held at her Alexander City home with burial in the local cemetery.
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Gillie M. Orr
Columbia
Tenn
Orr
Virginia Street
Decatur
Kiwanis Club
Alexander City
Ala
Gilbert McWilliams Orr, Jr
Alexander City Hospital
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Chaffner & Marx
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N. Y. Cotton
Myra North
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Doctor Devries
Robinson
Lynn F. Allen
Pasadena
Calif
G-men
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Alice Stoll
Louisville
Allen
Deeecatur
Mrs. H. Wohl
Vernon L. St. John
Banks Street
A. L. Snell
Bob Simpson
Second Avenue
Anniston
T. F. Lewis
W. M. Chenault
F. M. Hamilton
Arthur Garnett
Alys Tucker
Jimmy Arnold
Katherine Weaver
Riverton
Mrs
Elbert Weaver
E. A. Llewellyn
Junior Order
American Legion
Central Baptist Church
J. L. Moye
Hunter Street Baptist Church
A. L. Moye
Cliff Bergere
Hollywood
Bergere
Hershel McKee
Tuck
Conn
Powell
R. L. Lively
Benevolent Hospital
John W. Jones
Alabama Commandery
Knights Templar
E. M. Guyton
Benevolent Society Hospital
Bulletin
Gillie Orr
Gunter-Credit
Princess Theatre
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