Decatur Named District Headquarters for W P A District One
Decatur is made head of district one for the Works Progress Administration covering 11 counties. The new district includes Lauderdale Limestone Ison Jackson Colbert Lawrence Marshall Morgan Cullman and Franklin. The setup aims to consolidate relief administration and improve efficiency while reducing unemployment. No date announced for headquarters opening. approval pending local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Works Progress Division
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Lauderdale
Limestone
Ison
Jackson
Colbert
Lawrence
Marshall Morgan
Cullman
Franklin
Works Progress Administration
Seiadabo
Morgan County
Final Exercises Held At Trinity
The closing exercises took place at Trinity on Friday night May 2. Rev O L Milligan spoke on Life As A Business Proposition. Principal EB McDaniel offered guidance for starting life. Diplomas were awarded to seniors Beatrice Parker Virginia Perguson Eugenia Berry Virginia Canterbury Herman Cagle Homer Meadows Clenton Roberson Eugene King Horace Sheats along with prize acknowledgments for various contests. The class also performed a song Faith In the Future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
O. L. Milligan
E. C
Helen
James Crow
EB. C. McDaniel
V. O. L. Milligan
Crow
C. E. McDaniel
McDaniel
Kennedy
Alfie Simsach
Pellam Lamon
The
Clags
Beatrice Parker
Virginia Perguson
Eugenia Berry
Virginia Canterbury
Herman Cagle
Homer Meadows
Clenton Roberson
Euene King
Horace Sheats
Little Beats Narrowly Edges in Late Challenge
The two players traded blows in the late stages as Tweddellshot 76 aided by a steady back nine. Minder battled nerves after the midway point and surrendered strokes on the first three holes to lose his advantage.
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Tweddell
Market Quotation Roundup From AP Reports
Financial news notes stock market drift with some declines and gains. Bank of France rate boost unsettled traders as gold flows shift, while U S steel and Kodak show modest advances. New Orleans and New York cotton futures close steady to slightly higher amid mixed receipts and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
Bank of France
France
Tt Inter
Sterling
New York
Wilson & Co
Eastman Kodak
Congoleum
Glidden
General Motora
Consolidated Gas
Southern Pacific
Sears Roebuck
American Tobacco
American Telephone
Case
Deere
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Seaboard Oil
U. S. Steel
American Smelting
Cerro de Pasco
Westinghouse
Chrysler
Standard Oil
New Jersey
New Orleans
Wheat Futures Report Shows Mixed Chicago Trading
Wheat futures in Chicago on May 2 show mixed quotes with May and July contracts fluctuating between 86 and 88 in clear market activity. Buyers and sellers react to early trading signals as RTM figures appear.
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Chicago
Grain and seed price report from Chicago market
Chicago May 2 report shows cash wheat No 4 red at 87 1 4 while corn values range from No 1 yellow 84 1 2 to No 4 yellow 83 1 4. Oats display No 2 white 39 1 4 3 4 and No 4 white 37 1 2. Seed prices include timothy 12.25 to 14.25 per cwt and clover 11.25 to 16.75 per cwt. Lard at 13.55 and bellies 17.07. No rye buckwheat or soybeans listed.
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Chicago
Poultry market quotes may 25 price list by weight
The document lists poultry prices by type and weight. Leghorn hens 17 1 2 and related items show per pound prices for hens fryers and broilers with weights from 4 1 2 to 26 pounds, plus turkey hens and toms and small and young ducks and geese prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Butter Eggs Prices Report From Chicago Market
Butter and eggs quotes from Chicago show mixed movement with butter at 18 431 and 26 26 for extras and firsts across various quality grades. Eggs list 23 282 steady with multiple grades including fresh graded firsts and storage packed firsts, reflecting typical market fluctuations.
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Chicago
Chicago cattle market slips with mixed week totals
Chicago reports week ending with 6,000 cattle traded and calves 500, demand dull for heavies while lighter grades show limited gains. Best fed heifers reach 10.50, bulls scarce, general steers down about 25 cents from prior week, cows up modestly in a tighter market.
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Chicago
Scion of Wealthy Timber Family Kidnapped in Tacoma
In Tacoma a son of the Weyerhaeuser timber family disappeared after leaving school with a friend. Authorities withheld details to protect the boy, while officials expressed hope he would be returned unharmed. The family estimated the parents’ wealth at tens of millions, and police searched gullies near the family home as a special delivery letter was reported to have been delivered earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Idaho
Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Charles Ingran
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
Ann
Philip
Elizabeth
Annie Wright Seminary
Bruce Bowman
Young Bowman
Claire Bowman
State Department of Labor and Industry
Lowell
Ransom Demanded For Missing George Weyerhaeuser
A note demanding 200000 dollars for the return of 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser, son of the timber family, was delivered to his parents in Tacoma. Authorities refuse to confirm details while a large search, aided by four Portland operatives and FBI agents, continues. George left for lunch from Lowell School and did not return. his sister was informed later and the family remains secluded as investigators pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Department of Justice
Portland
W. K. Bowling
Seattle
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Washington
D. C
Lowell
Hoover
Charles Ingram
Weyerhaeuser
Wire-Howser
Light vote on city school tax renewal in Decatur
A light turnout was reported in Decatur today on the 3 and 1 mill school tax renewal while officials expected heavier countywide balloting due to favorable weather. The measure has operated countywide for over 20 years and expires next year. If rejected, city and county schools could lose about $175 000 annually, threatening the entire system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
County Board of Revenue
Alabama
Morgai
Birmingham Firm Awarded Verdict in Fire Insurance Suit
A Birmingham firm, Loveman Joseph and Loeb, won a verdict for 176,594 038 in use and occupancy insurance after a March fire that destroyed its department store. The jury in U S district court returned the award after two weeks of testimony against thirteen insurer defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb
U. S. District Court
Woman Arrested After Raid Finds Beer In Home
A white woman was arrested early this afternoon on prohibition charges after deputies Wardlaw and Sandlin raided her home. Eleven cases of beer were confiscated by officers.
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R. E. Wardlaw
Herman Sandlin
Lash Breaks Big Ten Mile Record At Western Conference
Ann Arbor report says Don Lash of Indiana won the mile in 4 minutes 14.4 seconds, shattering one of the oldest Big Ten marks during the opening event of the 35th annual Western Conference track and field championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Don Lash
Indiana
Assurance given labor leaders on relief wage scales
Washington officials told labor leaders that the wage scales for the four billion dollar work relief fund would apply only to real emergency work and that prevailing wages would be paid under the one billion dollars for buildings and highways.
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Washington
German oil discovery promises self supplied military industry
Berlin reports a nation wide drilling project reached 10 000 feet and uncovered oil wells described as similar to those in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The find is touted to free the Reich's army and industry from importing foreign lubricants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Eden Seen Benefited By Geneva Settlement Steps
Political observers in London on May 25 credited Captain Anthony Eden with improved chances for foreign secretary after Geneva steps toward resolving the Italo Ethiopian dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Columbia student Eva Saper dismissed for anti war views
Eva Saper a 23 year old technician and research assistant in the department of oral histology at Columbia University Medical Center says she was fired as punishment for her anti war sympathies. She described the action as retaliation by supervisors in New York on May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eva Saper
Department of
Columbia University Medical Center
Sweden United States Sign Reciprocal Trade Pact
Secretary Hull and Swedish minister W. Bostom signed a new reciprocal trade agreement this afternoon to lower tariffs reduce trade barriers and expand commerce between Sweden and the United States in Washington May 25 AP report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sweden
United States
Hull
W. Bostom
Missing Tacoma Youth Sparks Citywide Search
A Weyerhaeuser youth vanished while crossing near a Tacoma school in an exclusive residential district. A ransom note arrived about six hours later as authorities led a wide search spanning the school, the Weyerhaeuser home, and wooded outskirts with citizen volunteers including a Lowell schoolboy posse joining the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma Stadium
Lowell
Cooper-Wells Company Employees Picnic Parade and Games
The Cooper-Wells Company Employes Association held an all day picnic at Woodall’s on the Moulton pike. A parade of automobiles in green and white led workers through the city before heading to the picnic grounds. Prizes from Decature merchants were awarded for track and field events in an afternoon of games and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper-Wells Company
Woodall’s
Moulton Pike
Decature
TVA Legislation Drives Move Toward Floor Action
Report notes two new drives advancing TVA legislation with momentum toward floor consideration. The article mentions a confident stance on the measure’s progression and ongoing political maneuvering among lawmakers.
TVA Opposition Looms as House Panel Debates Expansion
Washington May 25 Committee called to reopen discussion on TVA after a 13 to 12 vote to table the bill. Chairman Mc Swain expressed hope for reconsideration while noting the power program would largely endure even if no further action is taken. The Supreme Court could alter the program if it rules on key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McSwain
8. C
House Military Committee
TVA
Supreme Court
Fate of Alleged Slayer Up to Jury
In Birmingham Alabama on May 25 1933 Joseph F Hall a man charged with the slaying of his former business partner Claude Fairley faced a circuit court jury after a prior mistrial. Mrs Mavis Hall refused to testify citing constitutional rights. Hall pleads not guilty by reason of self defense claiming he killed Fairley at his home on July 22 after Fairley accompanied him home from a social engagement.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joseph F. Hall
Claude Fairley
Mavis Hall
Hall
Fairley
Slaying of Farm Couple Revealed
Fargo report details the murder of Albert Haupt 33 and Martha 28 on a North Dakota farm near Ashley. Edwin Dobler 27, the farm renter, was found hanged in the barn after authorities called him mentally ill and said he had recently threatened to kill himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
Ashley
Max. Wishek
McIntosh
Albert Haupt
Marth
Edwin Dobler
Wishek
Dobler
Schwab Among Officials With Six-Figure Steel Salaries
The report to the securities commission lists Charles M. Schwab Bethlehem Steel chairman at 250000 and Grace at 180000 plus other executives with six figure pay. Others include T M Girder 129372 and Myron Wick 51744. George Gordon Crawford received at least 250000 including 150000 bonus and is no longer with Jones and Laughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Schwab
Securities Commission
Grace
Bethlehem
R. E. McMath
The
T. M. Girder
Cleveland
Republic Steel Co
B. M. Fairless
R. J. Wyser
Republic
Myron A. Wick
E. R. Crawford
Duquesne
McKeesport Tin Plate Co
G. W. Parkins
Elizabeth
McKeesport
George Gordon Crawford
Jones and O’laughlin Steel Corporation
Youth Shot Inside Is Treated Here In Decatur
Guy Long twenty of Decatur route 3 was treated at Benevolent Society Hospital after a flesh wound to the side from a pistol bullet. Physicians said he was not seriously hurt. Officials reported Long was fired on by Chief J W McDowra as he allegedly interfered with an arrest. no sheriff’s investigation was underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Long
Decatur
Benevolent Society Hospital
Austinville
Long
J. W. McDowra
Barrymore Not In Love With Elaine Jacobs Says Father
Louis Jacobs, Elaine Jacobs Hunter College student, denies romance with John Barrymore. He says Elaine and her mother will join Barrymore on a three week yacht cruise aboard Infanta. Jacobs calls the romance reports poppycock and praises Elaine as star material.
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New York
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Elaine
Elaine Jacobs
Hunter College
New York American
Louis Jacobs
Barrymore
Infanta
Jacobs
John
Magician Thurston Marries Pauline Mark In Secret
Howard Thurston wed Pauline Mark a 27 year old divorcee of North Adams Mass in a private ceremony at Harrison New York. The couple, who met when Thurston turned a candy box into a rabbit on stage in Chicago 15 years earlier, planned a Florida honeymoon aboard the Shawnee after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard Thurston
Pauline Mark
North Adams
Mass
Harrison
N. Y
Shawnee
Florida
Thurston
Chicago
Conservative Plea is Republican Plan
National Committee Chairman Henry P. Fletcher said the Republicans aim their fundamental 1936 appeal to conservatives. He noted conservatism is broad and should be shaded, but affirmed the emphasis on conservative elements in party strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Party
Henry P. Fletcher
National Committee
Fletcher
Elment
Decatur News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Events
Decatur community notes mention Mrs. Brooksie Corbitt visiting from Guntersville for the weekend. Local residents and business visitors including Lamer Eyster from the state highway department in Scottboro are in town. Several people travel to Nashville Montgomery Birmingham and Washington for business and family. A rise in black widow sightings is reported with five found in a barn by Lewis Speigle. The Church of God held a large singas Rev A L Moye resigns as president. T A Culver becomes president. Captain Bowden recovers from surgery and moves home. Local sports fans attend a Lincoln Dallas and Alabama Hosiery Mill game in Huntsville.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Alabama
Lloyd L. Lively
Pat Aday
Jack Bryant
J. R. Dobbs
John and
Julian Hardy
Fritz Schubert
Verbon Lowery
L. R. Barron
Union Blames Business for 4 Million Job Withholding
The American Federation of Labor accused organized business of withholding 4,000,000 jobs in protest against pending business control legislation. The federation said no strike has ever reached such proportions and that labor strikes condemn the nation to a low mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Ruth Chatterton Flies Cross Country Toward Record
Ruth Chatterton, aiming to be the first film actress to pilot a cross country flight, left St. Louis at 10 a.m. CST for Kansas City, four hours after takeoff. She is accompanied by flight instructor Ralph Blair and Brenda Forbes, Ralph Forbes' sister and Chatterton's former wife.
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Kansas City
Ruth Chatterton
St. Louis
Miss Chatterton
New York
Ralph Blair
Brenda Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Necro Escape Is Recaptured Today
Walter Russ, 20, one of two inmates at the Arkansas state hospital wards housed in the old penitentiary, was recaptured about five miles from Cabot after escaping with Franklin Brown on May 16. Brown remained at large but officials expected his capture.
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Little Rock
Ark
State
A. ©. Kolb
Walter Russ
Russ
Cabot
Kolb
Franklin Brown
Omaha Defeated In Wither Mile at Belmont Park
William Woodward's Omaha finished second to William Du Pont's Rosemont in the 60th Wither mile at Belmont Park. Mrs Payne Whitney's Plat Eye placed third among nine runners in the event marking Omaha's first major defeat of the season.
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New York
William Woodward
Omaha
William Dupont
Rosemont
Belmont Park
Payne Whitney
Trio Plead Guilty After Benton Store Robbery
Within nine hours of a midnight robbery at a Benton general store three youths from Hot Springs pleaded guilty and were sent to the Arkansas Boys’ Industrial School at Pine Bluff for three years. They were identified as Alvin Gunter 17 Melvin Gunter 16 and Charles Holland 16.
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Benton
Ark
Benton General
Hot Springs
Arkansas Boys’ Industrial School
Pine Bluff
Alvin Gunter
Melvin Gunter
Charles Holland
Morris Eliminates Sage In Montgomery Invitational
Johnnie Morris of Birmingham defeated Dan Sage Jr of Atlanta two up in the feature semi finals of the Montgomery Beauvoir Country Club annual invitational golf tournament. Gene Vinson of Meridian beat Jack Dreyfus of Montgomery one up on the 18th hole.
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Sage
Montgomery
Ala
Johnnie Morris
Birmingham
Dan Sage, Jr
Atlanta
Montgomery Beauvoir Country Club
Gene Vinson
Meridian
Miss
Jack Dreyfus
Plan for Dionnes Stirs a Snag
Guardians of the Dionne quintuplets face a hitch in arranging nurses for the babies. Grey nuns of Mattawa hospital cannot leave to staff the nursery as planned. Proposals to relocate care near Callander clash with long standing church customs. Negotiations continue with another unnamed order to meet parental wishes for French language and Catholic faith.
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Dale Harrison
Associated Press
Callander
Grey Nuns
Mattawa Hospital
Red Cross
Corbeil
J. A. Valin
John Barrymore Sued For Divorce in Los Angeles
Dolores Costello Barrymore files for divorce from John Barrymore in Los Angeles alleging cruelty and habitual intemperance. She seeks custody of their two children, $1000 monthly child support and $2000 monthly alimony for herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Dolores Costello Barrymore
John Barrymore
Rabbit's Foot and Gold Crown Lost in Golf Match
Lou isville May 25. Betty Jameson lost her rabbit's foot and a Southern women's golf title to Marion Miley of Lexington after dropping the semifinal to Miley on the thirteenth green during practice for the annual tournament. The charm was hers to defend the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Betty Jameson
Dallas
Tex
Marion Miley
Lexington
Babe Ruth Slams Three Home Runs Against Pirates
Babe Ruth hit three home runs in the Braves win over the Pirates. He connected off Red Lucas in the first inning then off Guy Bush in the third and seventh.
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Pittsburgh
Babe Ruth
Braves
Pirates
Red Lucas
Guy Bush
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