Scout Camporee Set At Delano Park June 5 6
Dr. F L Chenault announces a Boy Scouts camporee for the area at Delano Park water tower June 5 6. Troops from Decatur Athens Courtland Moulton Hartselle Cullman will register June 5 from 3 to 6 p m and set up camps. Judges will evaluate campcraft projects and patrol events include relay races fire building and chariot race.
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F. L. Chenault
Boy Scouts
Water Tower
Delano Park
Decatur
Athens
Courtland
Moulton
Hartselle
Cullman
O. S. Hagerman
Roosevelt backs defense drive with plea for restraint
President Roosevelt urged both capital and labor to support the national preparedness effort without seeking undue gains. He warned against exploiting wartime needs while stressing the push for a peacetime army bill of 1.82 billion dollars. Republicans largely aligned to avoid a partisan fight, and the president emphasized prudent profit and fair labor standards during defense preparations.
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Roosevelt
France
Capitol Hill
Senate
Market shifts as selective buying returns in wartime
The May 22 market session shows a modest rebound with gains in aircraft, steel, and specialities as favorable war news reduces previous panic selling. Douglas, United, Glenn Martin and Sperry led upside while American Telephone and Santa Fe lagged. volume around 2.1 million shares. Overseas, British and Allied positions near Paris faced uncertainty as German moves in northern France continued and Weygand rushed to the front. Canberra plans a third Australian division amid ongoing Near East deployments. Dutch East Indies status quo remains unaltered per German envoy notes.
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Victor Fubank
New York
Douglas
United Riverkat
Glenn Martin
Sperry
American Telephone
Santa’ Fe
U. S. Gypsum
J. C. Penney
England
Somme
France
Belgium
Amiens
Arras
Abbeville
Aimes
Maxime Weygand
Lorraine
Paris
Canberra
Australia
R. G. Menzies
Near East
Netherlands East Indies
Germany
Holland
Tokyo
Japan
Market Report May 22 1929 Stocks Steady Aircraft Demand
New York May 22 Stocks steady as aircraft demand grows. Bonds mixed with German loans moving higher. Foreign exchange firmer as sterling rallies. Cotton firm with wall street buying. Sugar lower due to hedge selling and producer liquidation. Metals steady, steel scrap high. Wool tops weak with Boston selling. Chicago wheat higher, corn unsettled, cattle mostly steady to 16 up, hogs 26 down top 6.70.
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Wall Street
Cotton futures edge higher in New Orleans and New York trading
Favorable Allied war news boosts sentiment as cotton futures rise. New Orleans prices close with net gains around 16 points led by July and Oct contracts, while New York evening session shows mixed advances with July near 9.16 and October around 8.67 to 8.78.
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New Orleans
N. Y. Cotton
New York
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Steady in Memphis
In Memphis on May 22 futures for prime cottonseed meal (41 percent) closed steady with May 28.00, July 24.90, September 22.50, October 21.00, and December 20.80. Sales totaled 1,000 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nashville Livestock Market Report May Sale Conditions
Nashville Tenn May 22 Salable cattle 100 to 150 mostly steady prices with some butcher heifers and steers trading at 7.00 to 8.50 as good fed kinds remain in demand. U S Dept Agrid reported salable cattle numbers and price ranges in the market notes.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agrid
Capitol Hill debates lifting air corps strength cap
House military committee approved a bill to abolish the ceiling on the army air corps' strength. The action reflects ongoing congressional attention to U S military aviation capacity and defense priorities.
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Ional
Capitol Hill
Uncle Sam
House Military Committee
Army Air Corps
Wheat Prices Mix Gains Then Close Higher On May Chicago Market
Wheat rallied briefly gaining just over two cents a bushel on May Chicago trade before retreating. May grain closed at 85 1/2, July 83 1/4, corn mixed from 1-8 lower to 1 cent higher, oats down 1-8 to 3-4. Market notes show intra day volatility with gains evaporating by close.
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Chicago
Cash grain market report from Chicago delayed sales
May 22 report shows no cash wheat sales. Corn No 2 yellow trades at 67 1 2 to 69. Cats No 2 mixed 36 1 2, No 4 white 37, sample grade white 36. Barley values range 53 to 66 nominal, feed 40 50 nominal, No 4 barley 51. Soybeans No 2 yellow 92 3 4, No 3 91 3 4, No 4 9F 3 4.
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Chicago
German forces push in Somme region with new breakthrough claim
Nazi drives widen westward from Abbeville toward St Pol and Montreuil as German troops fire towns along the Somme front. French Premier Reynaud remains confident of victory, warning against demoralization while defenses destroy bridges to block the German march. Romanian mobilization adds regional tension as Allied positions hold.
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Planders
Walther von Reichenau
Adolf Hitler
von Reichenau
Somme
Amiens
Arras
Abbeville
Cambrai
Europe
Romania
Carol
Oil Kingdom
English
Reynaud
France
Maxime Weygand
Ngadot
Ostend
Roosevelt plan to use experienced coordinators in government
The president proposed filling government jobs with men who have proper experience to serve as coordinators and liaisons between departments. He studied war effects on American agriculture and asked Secretary Wallace to discuss the issue at the White House.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
Kiwanis to Talk of Farm Boy Aid Program
Decatur Kiwanis club plans Thursday program to start new county agricultural objectives. Speakers Philip Shanks and R E Rogers will present, with guests B G Hall and L T Wagnon from the farm agency offices. The club aims to aid worthy farm boys in related farm projects.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Philip Shanks
R. E. Rogers
B. G. Hall
L. T. Wagnon
Farm Agency
Kiwanis Club
Orthy Farm
Pike Named to Securities Commission
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Sumner T. Pike of Maine to be a member of the Securities Commission.
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Pike
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Sumner T. Pike
Maine
The
Securities Commission
Churchill Talks With Allied Chiefs Visit to France
Prime Minister Churchill accompanied by naval, military and air advisers conferred with French Premier Reynaud and General Weygand in France. They returned to London this evening as announced.
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London
Churchill
France
Reynaud
Maxime Weygand
Presbyterian merger eyed in United States church talks
The Southern Presbyterian Church ready to pursue gradual cooperation with the Northern church while preserving doctrinal and property safeguards. A fraternal greeting will be sent to the Northern Assembly with Dr. Edward Marck representing the Southern church. The 1941 assembly is set for Montreat, North Carolina.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Presbyterian Church (Southern
United States
Church
Assembly
Presbyterian Church (Northern
Edward Marck
Richmond
Montreat
N. C
First Presbyterian Church
British Defences Hold Amid German Advances in Europe
British air force reports a pilot damaged twenty German bombers and escaped. Allied forces in Flanders and northern France fight to delay a German push toward the channel while observers doubt a strategic withdrawal. Weygand may attack a weakened German left flank as Beaverbrook pushes seven day aircraft production. Local air activity along the southeast coast shows anti aircraft fire near the Thames estuary with no casualties.
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England
Air Ministry
Flanders
France
Germany
Channel
British Isles
High
English Channel
Somme
Amiens
Arras
Abbeville
Daily Herald
Maxime Weygand
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Oplan
Tanger
Thames
Decatur News Briefs: Sales, Appointments and Community
Decatur diary notes purchase of a dwelling and store at Sixth Street and Ninth Avenue by C I Napps from C H Huller. Reports on milk receipts, church services, local educational trips, and upcoming community events including a Sunday School picnic at St John’s Episcopal Church and a Cove Springs camp date.
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C. I. Napps
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
C. H. Huller
City Baptist Training Union
First Baptist Church
Cove Springs
St. John’s Episcopal Sunday School
Hatfield's Lake
Tighten Aliens Net Plan Moves to Justice Dept
President Roosevelt urged Congress to transfer the immigration and naturalization service from labor to the justice department to enable quicker action against aliens whose conduct conflicts with public interest. He cited a sequence of international events and a pressing need for the change for national safety.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Labor
Justice Department
Tax Cut Plan Approved by Alabama Officials
Alabama officials endorse a sliding scale for unemployment taxes to reduce payroll taxes. The Stockham committee forecasts annual employe savings of 500000 to 1000000 dollars and employer savings of 1500000 to 3000000 dollars while keeping workers benefits at 15 dollars weekly for 20 weeks.
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Montgomery
Ala
John D. Petree
Alabama
Petrree
Dixon
Douglas Stockham
Birmingham
Petree
J. Warren Andrews
Alabama Bankers Association
W. L. Hammond
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
John Patterson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Parrish
Courtland Hosts State Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Courtland will host a 7 30 p m meeting with representatives of the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce Mayor W A Toms is in charge T C Reid field representative will be the principal speaker discussing the Lawrence county industrial and agricultural survey.
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Courtland
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Toms
T. C. Reid
State Chamber
Lawrence County
Low Bid For Migrant Camp In Palm Beach Florida
E S Morgan announces Southeastern Manufacturing Co of Tuscaloosa Ala submitted the low bid of 220810 for constructing a migratory agricultural workers camp near Pahokee Palm Beach Florida.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. S. Morgan
Southeastern Farm Security Administration
Southeastern Manufacturing Co
Tuscaloosa
Pahokee
Palm Beach
Fla
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W. A. Steed
W. A. Steed, Jr
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Marion Institute
W. A. Hill
Noble Woodall, Jr
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George Mills
Providence, R. I
Fred P. King
East Gordon Drive
Mills
Alice King
Alabama Dairy Products Company
J. EB. West
Zemon Crowe
Danville
Draughon’s
Business College of Nashville
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L. R. Stone
EG. Hamilton
Priceville School
E. C. McDaniel
Trinity School
W. T. Willoughby
Candler Pittman and
Bibb Humphrey
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WPA
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State Director of Operations
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Falkville
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Vanderbilt Band
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Carnegie Library
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