Market Quotations from Wall Street with Mixed Signals
New York May 15. The market opened active then reversed into a narrow range with profit taking. Key names such as International Harvester, Commercial Credit, Packard, Commercial Solvents, and Sears Roebuck resisted while U S Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors, American Telephone, J I Case, Holly Sugar, DuPont, Standards of New Jersey, Anaconda and N Y Central lagged. Transfers around 1,100,000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Eubank Press
New York
International Harvester
Commercial Credit
Packard
Commercial Solvents
Sears Roebuck
VU. 5. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
American Telephone
J. 1. Case
Holly Sugar
DuPont
Standards of
New Jersey
Anaconda
N. Y. Central
Cotton futures hold steady with minor changes across months
In New York and New Orleans on May 15 cotton futures closed steady with slight gains and some months down. Near contracts opened higher then fluctuated with May July and October showing modest shifts while Spot middling around 11.73 at New York and near 11.58 at New Orleans reflecting light trading and quiet activity.
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New York
New Orleans
Cotton market report from Liverpool on May 15
Liverpool notes 9 000 bales including 8 700 American. Spot prices up one point with ranges from strict good middling to good ordinary and futures steady. May 6.22, July 6.07, October 5.75, December 5.66, January 5.65.
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Liverpool
Cotton Statistics Reported for Liverpool Market
Liverpool cotton statistics show imports of 43 000 bales including 19 000 American, stock 78 000, forwarded 64 000 including 29 000 American, exports 3 000 with 1 000 American.
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Liverpool
Wheat and Poultry Prices Reported in Chicago Trade
Wheat futures shown for May and July with fractional changes while poultry markets list live poultry prices by weight class and breed varieties including leghorn white rock Plymouth and colored flocks with mixed price quotes and truck steady notes for May 15.
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Wheat Futures
Chicago
White Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock
White Rock Flyers
Plymouth
White Rock
Reduction in Force May 21 Cuts Local Telephone Rates
W D Alston, Southern Bell manager, announced a state wide rate cut effective May 21. Straight business and residence lines drop 25 cents monthly, hand sets 10 cents. Total state savings near 250000 dollars. AG Carmichael called the cut inadequate, seeking 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
W. D. Alston
Southern Bell Telephone Comy
Alabama Public Service Commission
A. A. Carmichael
Public Service Commission
Athens Teachers Plan Summer Study
Athens Alabama May 16 Special a group of teachers from Athens will study at universities this summer John Wilson from the high school faculty will take a course at the University of Alabama B L Ridipal of Clements high school will study at Peabody Nashville and aims to complete his master's during the session a large number will attend normal schools throughout the district
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Athens
Ala
John Wilson
University of Alabama
B. L. Rich
Dipal
Clements High School
Peabody
Nashville
Hartsville First Baptist Service Speakers Named
In Pastor Burson's absence at the Southern Baptist convention in St Louis, Dr. J. L. Thomas will speak at the morning service at First Baptist Church Hartsville Sunday. Evening sermon will be delivered by Rev. Dannie Smallwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Burson
Southern Baptist Convention
St. Lows
J. L. Thomas
First Baptist Church
Hartselle
Dannie Smallwood
Livestock Counts Reported for Various Poultry Breeds
The record lists counts for multiple birds including cocks and hens of several breeds, with numbers covering roosters turkeys geese ducks and different color variants. Exact totals are scattered across categories such as colored barebacks leghorn and heavy ducks.
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago Trading
Chicago on May 15 reports butter at 12 913 steady with no change in price. Eggs listed at 30 891 steady with various qualities noted local extra firsts at 20 1 4, carg 20 3 4, current receipts 19 3 4, storage packed x oe 22, storage packed firsts 21.
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Chicago
Markets at a Glance May 15 Stock and Bond Brief
Markets show irregular stocks after gains consolidation. Bonds steady as U S government issues improve. Curb shares mixed. gold and sugar steady. Cotton steady with spot and hedge activity. Coffee up on Brazilian buying. Wheat and corn rise with Canadian demand. Cattle active, receipts sharply down. hogs steady to 10 cents lower, top 9.60.
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New York
U. S
Chicago
Potatoes Trade Update From U S Dept on Mild Demand
In Chicago May 15 a US Department of Agriculture summary notes potatoes at 78 on track 231 with total US shipments 656. New stock appears slightly weaker as supplies stay moderate and demand remains slow. Bliss triumphs in Alabama with US No 1,2 priced around 2.85 to 2.90 per cwt.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
Bliss
Alabama
Livestock Prices Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report
Chicago May 15 U S Dept of Agriculture notes hogs 5 000 with direct 2 500 steady to ten cents lower than Thursday. top 9.60 few 9.65. cattle 100 calves 500 active steady to strong. steers around 8.25 and down. cows scarce. bulls vealers steady. sheep 7 000 fat lambs steady. clipping categories and ewe prices listed with small supply noted.
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Chicago
U. S
Behind The Scenes In Washington by Rodney Dutcher
Washington report notes the tax bill will likely be revised and critiqued by Byrd who sides with small corporations against large exemptions. It mentions Morgenthau Oliphant edits, Moffett sought for navy post, and a coal strike pause with seven hour day and five day week but no wage rise.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Congress
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
House
Byrd
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Morgenthau
Treasury
Herman Oliphant
Felix Frankfurter
Rexford Tugwell
David Cushman Coyle
United Mine Workers
NEA Service, Inc
FHA Meeting Reports 200 Homeowners Aiding Construction
Alabama FHA update shows 200 homeowners at a meeting as loans average 500 monthly. Title 1 and Title II programs expand with government guarantees dropping from 20 to 10 percent after April 1 1936. Applications rise from 19 in 1935 to 1650 for 4.83 million, with new homes in 68 towns and insured mortgages in 105 towns. Mortgages can insure up to 80 percent of appraised value not to exceed 16 000 and terms up to 20 years.
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Jemison
Alabama
FHA
TIFHA
Passengers Safe After Steamer North Sea Grounding
Wreck weary passengers aboard the crippled steamer North Sea anchored in Hunter Bay awaiting the Victoria. Coast Guard cutter Alert sped from Ketchikan to rescue 143 passengers and 30 crew after Capt. A. W. Nickerson ordered lifeboats following grounding at Marsh Point.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
North Sea
Hunter Bay
Victoria
Prince of Wales Island
Coast Guard
Alert
A. W. Nickerson
Marsh Point
Child thrown from auto recovering in Alabama
Athens Alabama May 15 Bobby Glen Turner two year old son of Mr and Mrs Thalcum is recovering after being thrown from a car. Local authorities report the incident as an auto accident with the child treated for injuries at a local hospital.
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Athens
Ala
Bobby Glen Turner
Thalcum
Convicts Escapees Split in Woods Near Antlers
After an all night ride the two of eight escapees gave up in thick woods near the road. Doaks said two deserted the group for a town trip for gasoline while convicts treated them tolerably and remained nervous. He plans to return home as his mother will worry.
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Doaks
Lady Drunk’s Bouncer’s Worry
Lois de Free, 17, from Austin Texas, works seven weeks as a bouncer at The Dizzy Club in midtown New York. She credits Jiu Jitsu for her success and says the hardest part is handling drunken women. She warns she will pop a troublesome patron if she returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lois de Free
Austin
Tex
Miss de Free
Highway violators fined heavily in Lone Moore court
More than six hundred dollars in fines were collected in the Ma lone Moore justice of the peace court over the past thirty days for highway law violations. The official, appointed to handle highway cases, notes a drop in road accidents due to state highway patrol action. Officers focus on drunk driving speeding underage drivers and night driving without proper lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Justice of the Peace Court
Malone Moore
Moore
Turner Child Injured After Car Crash
Turner is recovering from injuries suffered when he was thrown from the automobile in which he rode with his mother. Mrs. Turner apparently ran the vehicle into a ditch, throwing the child out. He is receiving treatment at Powers hospital.
April Morgan County library reports strong rural use
The April county library report shows 1346 total books circulated, 54 daily loans, and 951 active users by May 1. Forty percent reading was non fiction, 70 percent new borrowers were farmers or homemakers, with children under 14 accounting for 30 percent.
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Morgan County
Nehes
Bailey
Atkeson
German
Wilkinson
Sears
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter B. Pitkin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Martin Johnson
Lion Hunter
Bancroft
Lee
Robert E. Lee
Charnwood
Abraham Lincoln
Douglas
Young
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Zane Grey
Cason
Aldrich
Miller
Roberta
Johnston
Ferber
Cimarron
Curwood
Rylee
Alcott
Carroll
Alice
Swift
Gulliver
Kelly
Trumpeter
Krakow
Coolidge
Katy
Bigham
Sonny Elephant
Hartselle
City Hall
Decatur
Library Board
Ryan
Decatur News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Church Events
Mrs Lexie Lyle of Somerville remains under treatment at Benevolent hospital. Local residents J L Rountree and families visit Decatur. Officials Gilbert Bryant Thornton attend Montgomery peace officers convention and highway patrol meeting. WPA attache R W Shepherd visits on district business. Church events include Sixteenth Avenue Baptist special music and Ladies Migratary Society meeting. Willoughby Presbyterian Church observes Church Night. Helen Jane born to Mr and Mrs Collier. Cavaliers club plans summer dance. Rangers Troop 1 cancels meeting due to leader absence. John Collier and Athens visitors noted. Rev E N Hart and family travel to Kentucky. A S Kaye to preach at Westminster.
Limestone taxes paid 95 percent in Limestone County
May 15 Athens Ala Delinquent tax payers in Limestone county received extra time from Probate Judge A M McConnell for sale of property for taxes to be continued at the May probate court session. County Tax Collector Elmer J Vinson requested the extension as about 95 percent of taxes have been paid, a high share for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Limestone County
A. M. McConnell
Elmer J. Vinson
Alabama sheriffs back non political parole system
The Alabama sheriffs and officers association closed its annual convention in Montgomery approving a plan for a non political parole system. E Tramam of Montgomery, a private detective, was chosen 1936-37 president and Gadsden won the 1937 convention city over Anniston, succeeding Luther Hollums of Birmingham as head of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Sheriffs’ and Officers’ Association
E. Tramam
Key figure in mystery sought in William Desmond Taylor slaying
Los Angeles May 15. An intensive police hunt for a key figure in the slaying of William Desmond Taylor revived interest in the enigmatic 14-year-old case. Edward F. Sands, former butler to the film director, was reportedly seen four times in Long Beach this week as investigators searched beach towns for the long-missing man.
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Los Angeles
William Desmond
Taylor
Engina
Colony
Edward F. Sands
Butler
Long Beach
District Attorney’s Office
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Myra
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Coll
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Jimmy Moffett
Federal Housing Administration
Navy
Henry Roosevelt
White House
Marvin H. McIntyre
Moffett
Swanson
Bouncer
Decatur’s
Lexie Lyle
Somerville
Benevolent Hospital
J. L. Rountree
van Gilbert
J. T. Bryant
H. L. Thornton
Messrs. Gilbert
Bryant
Thornton
Pattal
R. W. Shepherd
WPA
District One
Moulton
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
W. R. Wallace
W. E. Halbrooks
Ladies Migratary Society of the
Westside Presbyte Church
W. E. Hyde
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Billy Wyker
John Collier
Helen Jane
H. Woh
Max Michaelson
Memphis
Cavaliers Club
Civic Center
Harry Kloepfer
Rangers
E. N. Hert
Albert T. Hendrix
Cullman
Guy M. Jacobs
E. N. Hart
Patricia
Ernest, Jr
Kentucky
A. S. Kaye
Florence
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Vaughan
Angel
Albert
Lic
Malone Park
Rome
Phillips
Florida
California
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Martha
Decatur Maid
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Pion
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