Sweet potatoes prove near as fattening as corn in steer tests
Reports by J. Grimes and P. J. Grimes summarize 126 day feeding trials comparing corn, potato meal, and pulp with cottonseed meal and peanut hay. Corn-fed steers gained 232 lb, potato meal 212 lb, pulp 215 lb. profitability favored corn, then pulp, then potato meal, with little meat quality difference.
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Grimes
Animal Indusnr
Nis
Uber
Alabama
Auburn
Crossville
al Belle Mina
Fairhope
Monroeville
Greenville
Norfolk
Prattville
Crete as a Key Link in Mediterranean Defense
The piece discusses Nazi invasion aims, British defenses, and the strategic value of Crete as a naval and air base. It notes risks of invasion, German lessons from combat, and wartime executions of captured soldiers in disguises while highlighting Crete’s role in Mediterranean operations.
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Somme
Crete
Mediterranean
Freight wreck near Kirkland disrupts line after dynamite blast
A Nashville to Ellenen railroad line suffered a wreck when a freight derailed behind a stalled automobile. The incident involved 21 sticks of dynamite and caused extensive cleanup work. No injuries are reported.
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Kirkland
Ala
Li ¢ and
Nashville Railroad
Markets Extend Gains On Broad Stock Upturn
New York trading highlights a broad rally as old issues push to new highs and many leading stocks follow the uptrend. Advancers outweighed declines, with around 660000 shares changing hands as cotton futures ease and commodity prices mix with steady bonds and oil. The day’s market scene shows varied movement across sectors from metals to grains, with futures for Memphis cottonseed meal and New Orleans spot cotton reflecting firm or steady tones amid ongoing trading activity.
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New York
Market Report Nashville May cattle hog sheep summary
Nashville May market report lists salable cattle at 750 head with steadiness overall. good fed yearlings around 10.00. cows up to 7.25. hogs 700 head steady with choicest 190 to 250 pounds at 6.90. sheep 1,500 head steady to 24 cents lower with fat ewes around 3.50 and springers 10.75 to 11.75.
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Nashville
Tenn
Congress may empower government to take over cotton stocks
Cotton futures in New Orleans edged steady as Washington reports circulated that Congress might propose a law giving the government power to take over loan stocks and withhold them from the market. July and Oct prices showed firmer highs but closed near steady levels.
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New Orleans
Washington
Congress
Butter Prices and Receipts Across Centers
Butter market notes show Chicago firm receipts at 1 068 955 with 90 percent centralized carrots at 35 cents. Begs unsettled with fresh graded extra firsts at local 23 1 2 to 23 3 4, current receipts 22 1 4, dirties 21 4 12, checks 20 1 2, packed extras 26 and firsts 24.
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Chicago
Wheat Market Inches Near 12 Month Peaks
Chicago grain prices rose modestly on scattered buying from mills and professionals. May wheat finished 3 8 5 8 cents higher at 1.01 3 8, July 1.66 1 8, corn up 3 4 1 8 to 73 1 8, July 74 3 8, oats 1 8 to 1 2.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn prices reported in Chicago cash market
Chicago cash grain report lists wheat at 1.03 dollars per bushel and corn with mixed quotes from No. 3 to No. 4 grades. Prices show nearby futures style notation with several small variations and line entries for yellow and mixed lots.
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Cash Grain
Chicago
Women Reject Dues Hike At Federation Convention
Atlantic City N J delegates to the General Federation of Women's Clubs Triennial Convention rejected a plan to raise annual dues from ten cents to a quarter. A lively wrangle followed as the body defeated an amendment to raise dues to 15 cents and then the 25 cent proposal.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Federation of Women's’ Clubs
Buchanan honored at Austin Peay College in Clarksburg Tennessee
Robert Buchanan son of Mrs F H Buchanan former Decatur resident has won many honors at Austin Peay College Clarksburg Tenn He was elected Governor of the class of 1941 and is the first student to serve as class president and governor in successive years He plans to study law after leaving Austin Peay possibly at Cumberland College
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Robert Buchanan
F. H. Buchanan
Decatur
Austin’ Peay College
Clarksville
Tenn
Young Buchanan
Riverside High
Fayetteville
Austn Peay
Cumberland
Reynolds Plant May Be Expanded
The Birmingham News reports Reynolds Metal Co considering a 200 percent expansion of its aluminum plant at Lister Alabama. Expansion hinges on securing enough electric power. current capacity at Lister nearing completion stands at 40 million pounds annually.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham News
Washington
Reynolds Metal Co
Lister
Falkville Businesses Begin Summer Half Holidays
Most Falkville business houses will observe a weekly half-holiday starting Thursday noon May 22. The practice will run through May June July and August.
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Falkvile
Alcohol Cause Stated in Selma Youth's Death
State toxicologist Dr. H W Nixon said Leslie Alfred McIntyre nine year old of Selma died of alcoholism. A final coroner's jury report in Dallas County would come later today or tomorrow.
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Auburn
Alas
H. W. Nixon
Leslie Alfred MclIntyre
Selma
Dallas County
Labor disputes sweep US amid strikes and settlements
Senate tenders for the navy reported an agreement ending a Hudson Motor strike involving 8500 workers with a wage demand of 15 cents. Can eries and canners near San Francisco moved toward settlements after losses of about 1 million. Longshoremen across the Great Lakes faced a stalled plan. Northern CIO Mine workers agreed to a two year contract with basic wages and paid vacation while other plants announced resumed work after wage increases. The Chicago molders strike, involving 9600 workers in 38 plants, ended with an 11 1/4 cent raise, lifting pay to about 1.16 per hour for top brackets.
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James F. Dewey
Detroit
United” Automobile” Workers
C10
Hudson Motor Company
Prom San Francisco
APL
Canners
Olson
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
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Buffalo
William J. Mack
CIO United Mine Workers
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
CIO
Carborundum Company
Niagara Falls
N. Y
New York State
Dunkirk
American Locomotive Company
Chicago
AFL
Composer to Be Honored in New York Hall of Fame Tribute
Atlanta businessman Haden plans a May 21 ceremony in New York City for a bust of Stephens Moline Foster to honor the songwriter known for Suwanee River. The effort highlights Haden’s long study of Foster lore and his prior installation of a Suwanee River tribute shaft at a river crossing in Georgia.
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America
Haden
Stephens Moline Foster
Mall of Fame
New York City
Foster
Germany
Suwanee River
Kaden
Uwnee
Atlantan
Southern Railroad
Births and funerals pace in U S as Census notes
Census data show a baby born every 14 seconds in the United States while an undertaker is called every 23 seconds highlighting ongoing life events and mortality rates in the nation.
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United States
Decatur Di ary Local Legion meeting and community notes
Decatur’s Diary reports the American Legion post meeting Thursday at 7 30 pm at Fort Stephen Decatur to elect delegates to the state Huntsville convention and to receive reports from the Florence area meeting. It notes campus church events, local visitors, medical updates, a court case on prohibition, and church activities plus travel and births in the area.
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American Legion
Fort Stephen Decatur
Huntsville
Florence
Crete Campaign Update Signals Mixed German Landing Efforts
Reports from London indicate German acts on Crete included a possible 7,000 man airborne division involved, with 1,500 previously cited by Churchill and an additional 3,000 landed overnight. British defenses and Mediterranean naval attempts were noted, while full success remained unconfirmed and further parachute landings were anticipated.
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Churchill
Mediterranean
Crete
County Schools Plan Coal Purchase For 1400 Tons
Morgan County Board of Education ready to receive bids for a scholastic coal supply. Superintendent Irwin J. Quinn announced about 1400 tons of stoker furnace and lump coal would be purchased by the board for the coming term.
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Morgan County Board of Education
Irwin J. Quinn
Alabama County Commissioners Open Three Day Convention in Mobile
The Alabama Association of County Commissioners opened a three day convention in Mobile with about 400 county leaders attending. Governor Frank M. Dixon delivered the highlight speech on state and local defense programs while Welfare Commissioner Laula Dunn spoke in the afternoon session.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Association of — County Commissioners
Frank M. Dixon
Laula Dunn
Oil Line Plan Expedited in Roosevelt Push
Washington May 21. President Roosevelt urged speedy action on emergency legislation to grant the government power to build oil pipelines for national defense. Rep Cole announced a bill allowing eminent domain for pipelines and said it would clear the way for two lines across Georgia delayed by rights-of-way disputes.
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Roosevelt
House
Rep. Cole
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Rayburn
Atlantic
Cole
Maritime Commission
Caribbean
Gulf Coast
United States
Hatteras
Georgia
Crete Battle Rumors and Escalating World War II Drift
British reports say Nazi gliders were released from high altitude near Crete and drifted into olive groves and mountains with limited motor noise while some troop planes were shot down. Churchill cites 1500 disguised parachutists. Berlin warns against illegal treatment of enemy combatants.
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Berlin
Winston Churchill
New Zealand
London
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