Two More Candidates Quit Run Off and Concede Nomination
Birmingham yields as two more candidates withdraw from the June 14 run off for Alabama state offices. Secretary of State candidate J T High concedes to veteran John Brandon, while Paterson withdraws from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries race. Arthur Heustess continues for the associate seat on the Public Service Commission.
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Birmingham
J. T. High
Hubert Farmer
James FE. Fosom
State Convict Department
Brandon
Paterson
Pennsylvania primaries loom in Kennedy Farley clash
Postmaster General Farley warned the Pennsylvania battle could shape November results as Kennedy supporters push for 5 free keystone status. Guffey and Wilson warned of federal probes over alleged election manipulation while Owlett attacked Davis’s Senate record. Pinchot expected to win big against James as Farley urged Kennedy for governor and Earle for Senate.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone
Lewis
Kennedy
Guffey
Democratic State Committee
Jones
Ilinois
John L. Lewis
Tom Kennedy
Wilson
Philadelphia
G. Mason Owlett
U. S
James J. Davis
Washington
Qowlett
Gifford Pinchot
Arthur H. James
Pinchot
James
New York
James A. Farley
Imperials
Democratic Party
Democratic Nation Committee
Parley
Pennvania
George Earle
Senate
Young Woman Dies at Her Eva Home
Miss Lille Mae Mitchell of Eva route 1 died at home Sunday morning after a short illness at age 30. Funeral services were held at 11 today at Etna near Eva with Rev. W. S. Griffin officiating. Burial followed at Etna cemetery by Drinkard Howell directing. Survived by Bays Mitchell her father two brothers Claud and Free Seals two sisters Mrs Hoppietenberry and Miss Missouri Mitchell.
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Lille Mae Mitchell
Eva
Etna
W. S. Griffin
Drinkard-Howell
Etna Cemetery
Bays Mitchell
Claud
Free Seals
Hoppietenberry
Missouri Mitchell
Markets Slide as Volume Declines on Mixed Trade
New York markets show slight downturn with limited stock activity and about 300000 shares traded over five hours. Steel and recent favorites appear late as offerings stay light. bonds and commodities uneven and European markets down. Delaware-era notes mention primaries and Washington shifts likely curtail activity until fall. Local poultry prices listed with varied weights and colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Washington
Cotton futures steady with mixed New Orleans losses
Cotton futures closed with net declines of 11 to 18 points in New Orleans and New York. Futures for May July October December January and March trade with varying highs and lows as spot middling prices stay around 8.62.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Reported in New Orleans
May 16 market update shows steady cottonseed prices with bleachable prime summer yellow at 8.05, prime crude 66 21 2, 6.75 nominal. Futures listed May 7, 60B. July 7, 61B. Sept 7 52B. Oct 7 143B. Dec 7 47B.
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New Orleans
Cotton closes steady amid steady sales in New Orleans
New Orleans on May 16 reports spot cotton closed steady but 14 points lower. Middling values at 8.00, good middling 9.32, receipts 813 and stocks 746 423. Sales ace Lowce 7.37 referenced in market notes.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed meal futures steady in Memphis as 1,700 sold
Cottonseed meal futures for 41 percent remained quiet in Memphis. Prices closed with 20.50 for May, 20.60 June, 21.00 July, 21.35 August, 21.90 September, 22.15 October, 22.35 November, and 22.75 December. Sales totaled 1,700.
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Memphis
Tent
Nashville Livestock Market Report May 16 Tenn
Cattle 600, calves 200. Active market with steers and heifers 6.50-7.75, fat yearlings 8.00-8.50, some 9.00, beef cows 6.25 down, cutter cows 4.00-5.00, top vealers 9.00. Hogs 600, 10 higher. 130-165 lb 7.00, sows 5.85. Sheep 1,000, undertone steady. spring lambs 8.50, fat ewes 4.00, no early sales.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Poultry Market Report From Chicago Mixed Trends
Chicago buyers report mixed poultry prices with live hens firm and lighter weights easing. The market notes 28 trucks observed, with hens over five pounds cited at 18.5 to 19 pounds per hundredweight and lighter entries showing variable demand.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily Dairy Prices May 16 Summary
Chicago market reports steady creamery prices with butter at 1 204,108 pounds and various grades listed. Centralized carrots and eggs show firm local fresh graded prices. storage packed extras and firsts noted with fractions, reflecting current receipts and local market conditions.
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Chicago
Markets At A Glance From New York And Chicago
Markets show heavy stock retreat with leaders easing. Bonds soft with rail issues in limited supply. Curb markets uneven as industrials rise slightly. Foreign exchange quiet with sterling stor ing and francs down. Ottawa liquidations and foreign selling noted. Sugar improved while coffeehouse trading weak. Chicago wheat fell to new lows, corn soft on weak exports, cattle steady to firm, hogs up about 51 percent. Lower commissions reported.
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New York
Chicago
Grain Prices Fall Despite Favorable Crop News
Chicago May 16 reports show a 2.5 million bushel drop in domestic visible supply and a new season low price for wheat as favorable crop reports and weak European demand pull prices down. Liverpool market firmness is ignored. Chicago futures close with May at 79 7 8, July 76 7 8, corn May 57 5 8, July 58 4 8, oats 1 2 off to 1 4 up.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Train Wreck Victims Suffer Multiple Injuries In Accident
Reports describe several injured passengers after a collision on the line. Mary Ray has a broken hip, two sisters sustain numerous cuts, Collins collar bone and head bruises, while a man is reported with head injuries. The train halted at Belle Mina for first aid before continuing to Decatur.
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Smith
Mary Ray
Belle Mina
Dr. Pettus
Reneer
Decatur
Union Station
Rice
Ead
TVA Criticizes Federal Power Push in Local Utilities
The article accuses the Tennessee Valley Authority of using Public Works Administration and Rural Electrification Administration funds to pressure municipalities. It claims TVA campaigned to sell its power to customers of private utilities, acquiring local distribution systems and spreading propaganda against private providers.
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TVA
Public Works Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Rev Cowell Fills Pulpit at Central Baptist
Rev John G. Cowell Jr delivered the morning sermon from Luke eight on the Parable of the Sower urging action not just hearing. The Sunday school grows with visitors while Rev Homer Britton led the evening service from Titus three to five explaining the born again change and several professions of faith.
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John G. Cowell, Jr
Central Baptist Church
Cowell
Homer Britton
Britton Mare
Christ
Rushed wreck scene and funeral notices in Danville area
Coroner reports a car wreck near Bat e Ground in Cullman county involved Jarrett who later died. Hopper seen walking to Howell’s house and described a severe wreck. Jarrett’s pocketbook and glasses found. driver’s license inside. Funeral rites planned for Mr Young at 4 this afternoon at 308 Sixth Ave North with several family survivors. Jarrett funeral at Herring cemetery arranged with pallbearers named. Survivors include wife one daughter four sons and mother of Danville route two.
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Hopper
Howell
Bob Reed
Reed
Jarrett
Bat+e
Cullman County
Young
Sixth Avenue
North
C. L Cobbs
Drinkard-Howes
Roselawn
Maola
Edith
Horace Young
Herring Cemetery
Lannie Smallwood
Rigi Jones
Peck
Loyd Looney
Mitchell Poole
Dewey Hogan
Rube Reeder
Floyd Looney
Jack Garnett
Net Mortis
Tuka
Lloyd
Timothy
Quieh Cee I. Jarrett
Danville
Mee
Lou ‘Robinson
Couple Slashes Each Other Then Flees After Bank Street Row
Police seek a negro boy and girl involved in a knife attack in the 300 block on Bank Street late Saturday afternoon. They slashed each other during a row and fled before officers arrived. The extent of their injuries was not learned.
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Bank Street
Reform Bill Talked Again in Congressional Conference
Washington reports say President Roosevelt and congressional leaders discussed reviving the reform bill but reached no decision. House and Senate leaders indicated a day to day approach with no definite program for the remainder of the session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Tex
White House
Barkley
Senate
Polly
House
Berkley
Fire Rips Historic Hotel Near Five Points Killing Dozens
Fire swept an old hotel near Five Points injuring guests Gillian Jones and Henry Thompson while two state agents fled via a fire escape. Fire captains fear as many as 40 may have died as flames spread rapidly and bodies were found among debris.
Relatives Recount Grief At Hotel Collapse Rescue
Tears filled the scene as bodies were removed from the hotel after a roof collapse. A young woman pleaded with Police Chief M. A Hornsby for help locating a relative. Official word identified W. O. Webster, 69, engineer from Columbus, staying at the hotel.
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M. A.hornsby
Central of Georgia Railway
W. O. Webster
Columbus
Gac
Decatur's Diary Weekly Social Notes Update
Decatur's Diary lists weekend visits and illnesses across the area. Notables include H P Pickens of Hartselle and Austinville guests, Birmingham trips, and church activities with Rev. R D Cook leading services. Local hospital transfers and legal arraignments are noted alongside school and club events.
Unknown man among dead after train incident
He could not be located and was scheduled to take a train to Columbus at 8:35 a.m. Firemen said he apparently was among the dead.
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Columbus
Young man searches for missing father after hotel incident
In a chaotic scene a man crawled free from danger while Bill McLaughlin, 18, sought word of his father Warren McLaughlin, baggage master for the Southern Railway, who lived on the hotel’s fifth floor. No information had reached relatives, police, or hospitals.
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Bill McLaughlin
Warren McLaughlin
The
Southern Railway
Identified dead in Terminal Hotel Fire name list
May 16 identifications released for the Terminal Hotel blaze victims. Names include James C. Bonds, 31, Knoxville truck driver. L A Bunn, Mc Bean Georgia. D D Wilson Muscadine Alabama. William Howard Snider, 33, High Point North Carolina. Dr Gordon Johnson Lecompte. Carl E. Roberts Birmingham. W J Morris Gitzgerald. R B Luttleworth Nashville. Jimmy Overstreet 10 Knoxville. twin Jacquelin Overstreet 13 Knoxville. Esther Thomas Atlanta. Mrs Josephine Bacon Overstreet. Mrs O E Coller High Springs Florida. Mrs Bacon their grandmother.
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Atlanta
James C. Bonds
Knoxville
Tenn
L. A. Bunn
Munn
McBean
D. D. Wilson
Muscadine
Ala
Western Union
William Howard Snider
High Point
N. C
Gordon Johnson
Lecompte
Carl E. Roberts
Birmingham
W. J. Morris
Gitzgerald
R. B. Luttleworth
Nashville
Jimmy Overstreet
Jean Overstreet
Jacquelin Overstreet
Josephine Bacon Overstreet
Man Relates Poker Night Fire Alarm at Broad Street Hotel
A man told Policeman Cuba L Heath that sixteen men played a friendly poker game on the hotel’s fourth floor before one left broke. He went out for coffee, then heard sirens and returned to find the hotel ablaze. Wind-borne embers set four Broad street store awnings aflame, but the fires were quickly put out.
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E. K. Gulley
Department of Internal Revenue
Guy Coleman
Fulton
Atlanta
Charlie Labon
Berry
Cuba L. Heath
Heath
Broad Street
Fire Sidesteps Couple From Atlanta Hotel Blaze
Mr and Mrs R B Collier escaped a Terminal Hotel fire by climbing a second story window and traversing a narrow brick ledge to a fire ladder. Mrs Collier woke to smoke and described flames blocking the stairs before they fled to safety.
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Atlanta
R. B. Collier
Terminal Hotel
Valise Found With Envelope Belonging to R T Fairy
A valise containing an envelope bearing the name R T Fairy of Columbia the department adjutant of the South Carolina American Legion was found in debris on the ground floor. It was not learned whether he was at the hotel.
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A. Valise
R. T. Fairy of
Columbia
The
South Carolina American Legion
Delinquent Taxes Reported in Morgan County
H R Summer the Morgan county tax collector said he is reporting delinquent property taxes to the probate office. The probate judge will issue a decree and the property will be advertised for sale soon. He noted the number of delinquents is about average.
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H. R. Summer
Morgan County
Summer
Five Die After Sea Fight Aboard City of Norfolk
The United States steamer City of Norfolk arrived in London with reports of five deaths from a fight at sea on May 14. One man jumped overboard after a fatal knife assault on Ernest Topps of Baltimore, with three others drowning when a rescue boat capsized 90 miles west of Bishop's Rock.
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London
United States
City of Norfolk
Baltimore
Norfolk
United States Lines
Hamburg
Baltimore Mail Steamship Company
Thames River Dock
Baltimore Mail
English Channel
Joe City
Ernest Topps
Chris Magguiro
Topps
William Buddenhohm
Charles Kendall
Bowele de Vries
Lloyd Knoigkremer
Louis Miller
Bishop's Rock
County bonds on sale for Morgan County refunding plan
Morgan County Board of Revenue offered 230000 in road bonds at auction to company representatives. Issued 1908 for 260000 at five percent, 30000 retired last fall, bonds mature July 1 this year. Plan aims to refund at three percent and retire serially over ten years through 1948 with 23000 plus interest paid each July 1 starting 1939.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
Mrs DeMasters Victim of Illness
Last rites were held for Mrs. Lila DeMasters 61 at 2:30 pm in Wren Lawrence County. The Rev. George Downs led the service with burial at Montgomery Cemetery directed by Drinkard Howell. She died at 9:45 pm Sunday after several weeks illness. pallbearers listed and survivors include husband J A DeMasters, three daughters Lillie Flanagan Lucile Parker Trudie Strickland a son Jesse DeMasters two brothers and a sister.
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Lila DeMasters
Wren
Lawrence County
George Downs
Drinkard-Howell
Montgomery Cemetery
DeMasters
M. C. Bragg
Charley Stockton
Robert Woodward
Robert Montgomery
John Dutton
Luther Parker
School of Dance Entertains Rotary Club
Students of Mrs. G. P. Banniza's school of the dance entertained Decatur Rotary club members at their weekly meeting. The program included a song and Dutch dance by Joan and David Byars, rhythm dance by Virginia Gilliam and Babye Ruth Ratliff, Sally Lee Meinhardt singing You're A Sweetheart, a chain dance by June Claire Thompson and Nancy Wilson, and pianist Charles Murphy.
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G. P. Banniza
School of the Dance
Decatur Rotary Club
Joan and
David Byars
Virginia Gilliam
Babye Ruth Ratliff
Sally Lee Meinhardt
June Claire Thompson
Nancy Wilson
Charles Murphy
Funeral for Bosnick Sister of Actress Dorothy Sebastian
Mary Sebastian Bosnick, former Birmingham resident and sister of movie star Dorothy Sebastian, died from burns suffered Saturday. Funeral services will be held in San Francisco today.
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San Francisco
Mary Sebastian Bosnick
Birmingham
Dorothy Sebastian
New York Attorney Says No Contact About Kidnapping Case
Murray Levine, a New York attorney and father of 12 year old Peter Levine who was kidnapped from New Rochelle February 24, reports no one has spoken to him about a note reportedly found in a bottle in the Rockaway River New Jersey or clothing found in a nearby shack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murray Levine
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
Rockaway River
New Jersey
Plumbers Meet in Birmingham with National Speaker
The Alabama Association of Master Plumbers will hold its annual convention in Birmingham today May 16. Freeman P. Moss director of the National Association will address attendees during the meeting.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Association of Master Plumbers
Freeman P. Moss
Miami
National Association
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Pease One
Farley
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Roosters
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Commission
T.V.A
Rev. Cowell
Gillian Jones
P. E. Hooten
William Postons
Henry K. Thompson
S. Whitehead
Roberts
Five Points
Parker
Princess
Carole Lombard
Fernand Gravet
Decatur’s
H. P. Pickens
Mrs
Tom Pickens
Hartselle
John Clark McDowra
Henry Hockett
Austinville
A. D. Jervis
Mary Jervis
H. B. Beard
Riley Hockett
Mrs. Enis
Hillsboro
Anne George
Johnston Street
Milton Murdock
Line Street
Benevolent Hospital
Noel Carpenter
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
J. W. Chandler
Firth Avenue
West
Ben Johnston
Charley Smith
Hubert Sandusky
Ola Barnard
Decatur Women's Business and Professional Club
Clio Lovin
J. F. Lovin
Earl Williams
Central Methodist Church Orchestra
W. B. Carden
Business Women's Circle
Clifford Knight
Kyle Rigsby
Collins School
Mary Rice
Myrtle Kaylor
Gadsden
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
R. D. Cook
H. W. Stovall
Anniston
W. T. Jordan
Jordan
Peoples Church
Horace Norrell
Horace, Jr
Edith Glenn
Truss Ville
Heian Parr
Esther Thomas
O. E. Coller
School OF Dance
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