Checks Issued to Belle Mina Bank Depositors and Stockholders
Checks are sent to Belle Mina bank depositors and stockholders as liquidation closes. J Sam Smith served as liquidating agent producing 100 percent payout plus legal interest. later J L Roth named liquidating agent and Koch sent checks to stockholders with an extra dividend of 16.80 per share. The Belle Mina bank’s liquidation astonishes bankers nationwide.
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Belle Mina
Ts Il
South Lime
Cnt
Belle Mina Bank
J. Sam Smith
Joyal
Mr. Smith
J. L. Roth
Mr. Koch
Awards Made At Alabama Graduation Ceremony
Nearly 500 graduates received degrees at the University of Alabama in Denny Stadium. President Richard Foster conferred degrees as Dr. George Land offered the invocation. Major honors went to James Nisbit for the Pan-Hellenic Loving Cup and multiple recipients for Sidney Sullivan awards and Theta Tau Loving Cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Denny Stadium
University
Richard Foster
George Land
Essor
James “Bubber” Nisbit
Marx Leva
Selma
Herbert Downs
White Plains
N. Y
Theta Tau
College of Engineering
Robert J. Loeb
Birmingham
Wilkes Coleman Banks
Eutaw
Cyril David Solomons
Phi Eta Sigma Pia
Jimmie Moore
Mitchell C. Best
McCrory
Ark
William L. Hawley
Bessemer
Post Office Contract Awarded for Johnson City Tennessee
May 26 7 awarded a 194761 dollar contract for a Johnson City Tennessee post office to Algernon Blair of Montgomery Alabama. The contractor must complete the project within 300 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson City
Tenn
Algernon Blair
Montgomery
Ala
Mortgage Sale in Decatur Alabama Mortgage Notice
State of Alabama Morgan County forecloses on C B Smith and Audrey Smith mortgage to Home Owners' Loan Corporation due to 90 day default. At public sale June Lith day 1937 in front of Morgan County Court House Decatur the Lot 11 in Block 26 Addition 4 of Decatur Land Improvement & Furnace Company. Attorneys for Mortgagee. May 19 26 June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Morgan County
C. B. Smith
Audrey Smith
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Court House
Decatur
State of
Decatur Land Improvement & Furnace Company
Decatur Daily Notes Local Events and People
Decatur's Diary highlights include Miss Willodene Poole of Flint winning a dinner guest, Jam boree plans in Washington with 32 Scouts from the Tennessee Valley Council, Decatur High School exams and upcoming graduation events, and local civic and church activities. Residents such as Lamar Moye receiving a B S in physical education, coach Shorty Ogle’s outlook for 1937 football, and numerous personal notes on travel, illness, baptisms, and midweek prayers fill the day’s civic tapestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty Ogle
Decatur High School
Rockefeller Laid to Rest in Pocantico Hills Estate
Brief funeral services were held for John D. Rockefeller at his Pocantico Hills mansion in Tarrytown New York. The 97 year old philanthropist died Sunday at his Ormond Beach Florida winter home.
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Tarrytown
N.Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Cassements
Ormond Beach
Fila
Hudson River
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
Miss Flexer
Harold V. Milligan
Stauadick
Yen
Huntsville High Faculty Backs Superintendent in Principal Row
In Huntsville Alabama on May 26 teachers from Huntsville High School, after silence, publish a 17 member statement backing city schools superintendent W G Hamm. They accuse principal Hosmer M Roberson of lax discipline and failing to support teachers, urging the board of education to act. The mass meeting backed Roberson's removal and condemned Hamm. No formal board reply yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Huntsville High School
Hosmer M. Roberson
W G. Hamm
Roberson
Hia
W. G. Hamm
Hamm
City Board of Education
Central Baptist Deacons to Meet After Service Tonight
After the regular service tonight the board of deacons at Central Baptist Church will convene. Pastor Rev John C Cowell Jr and Dr Gwaltney will present a matter of vital importance for deacons to consider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
C. L. Dobbs
Central Baptist Church
Willemeet
John C. Cowell, Jr
Gwaltney
British Officials Listed for Windsor Warfield Wedding
Sixteen guests with British roles are announced for the June 7 Windsor Warfield wedding in France. Attending are Hugh Thomas and Sir Walford Selby with others including Major Metcalfe and Lady Alexandra Metcalfe as best man, while some invitees are kept unofficial and no royal family members will attend.
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France
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Herman L. Rogers
Hugh Thomas
Tech
Paris
Walter T. Monckton
Duchy of Cornwall
Walford Selby
Vienna
FE. B. Metcalfe
Alexandra Metcalfe
Rogers
Chateau de Cande
Selby
Austria
Thomas
Sir Walford Selby
Sir Walford
Edward
Eugene de Rothschild
Enzesfeld Castle
Windsor
D. Buchanan Merryman
Warfield
Bessie
Washington
W. C. Graham
Nantes
A. G. Allen
London
Dudley Forwood
New York
Baron Brownlow
Edward VIII
Veterans urged to wear poppies on Poppy Day
W L Grimes commander of Morgan county post No 15 American Legion urges veterans to wear memorial poppies on Saturday May 29 to honor fallen comrades. Poppies distributed by American Legion Auxiliary support disabled and homeless veterans and welfare activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Grimes
Morgan County
American Legion
Grimes
Legion
Legionnaires
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Bible Lectures At Central Baptist And First Presbyterian
Rev Harold Van Broekhoven will lead daily Bible lectures this week at 10 30 AM in Central Baptist Church auditorium and 7 45 PM at First Presbyterian Church. An alumnus of Wheaton College and Dallas Theological Seminary, he has lectured widely and aims messages at young people.
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Harold van Broekhoven
Central Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Broekhoven
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Dallas Evangelical Theological Seminary
Dallas
Texas
Gadsden Labor Activities Eyed
Sher man H. M. Dalrymple, president of the United Rubber Workers, asks Lafollette civil liberties committee to investigate beatings of rubber workers in Gadsden Alabama. He seeks subpoenas for Goodyear officials to probe the company’s backing of the Etowah Club and involvement in threats and assaults against union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, .C
Sherman HM Dalrymple
United Rubber Workers of America
Lafollette Civil Liberties Committee
Union Rubber Workers
Gadsden
Ala
Dalrymple
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Etowah Club
Etowah
Wall Street cautious as strike news stalls gains
Markets mixed on May 2 as traders held a cautious stance with thin activity. Steel and many industrials showed weak footing while dividend news sparked mixed reactions. 600000 shares traded as investors awaited clearer cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Wall Street
Republic Steel
General Motors
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
American Telephone
Western Union
Electric Power & Light
U. 8
Steel
Santa Fe
Market summary from New York shows mixed gains and losses
May 26 market notes report easy gains in stocks and firm coffee with better spot prices. Cotton futures closed steady to higher with May around 12.68 and spot around 13.16, while sugar and coffee show firm activity and May wheat liquidations noted alongside uneven corn and cattle trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mardhing
Liverpool Cotton Market Reports Prices and Futures
In Liverpool on May 26 the cotton market shows 9 000 bales with 500 American shipments. Spot business moderate with quotes drifting three points lower. Prices feature strict and good middling grades from 8.11 to 6.01 with lows from 6.51 to 7.01 and futures quiet at July 7.09, Oct 7.03, Dec 6.98, Jan 6.98, March 6.99.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Potatoes Mixed in U S Markets as Stock Levels Vary
May 26 Chicago reports mixed potato activity with old stock Idaho Russets and Burbanks firming, U S No 1 prices 2 55 to 2 85 per cwt, Maine Green Mountains 2 95, California stock barely steady, Southern and Texas Bliss Triumphs priced around 1 80 to 2 00, Louisiana and Alabama listings noted. Demand moderate to slow amid light to moderate supplies.
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Chicago
U.S. Dept
U. S
Idaho
Maine
Green Mountains
California
Louisiana Bliss
Texas Bliss
Alabama Bliss
White Rose
Cafeteria in East Decatur School a Big Success
The Third Ward School East Decatur cafeteria, organized by Mrs. R N Harris in 1934, has fed 35 underprivileged children daily for three years. Teachers and officials praise improvements, donors and church Bible classes contribute funds and clothing, with TVA help buying shoes and repairs.
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Third Ward
East Decatur
R. N. Harris
W. W. Benson
Johnnie Hodges
Ann Clair Carlisle
Margaret Alexander
Irene Clem
James Garnett
Harris
John Peach
Central Methodist Church
W. T. Lowes
First Methodist Church
Frank Chenault
Central Baptist Church
TVA
Chicago market report shows mixed dairy and eggs pricing
Butter prices steady at 16 932 cents per pound with no change. Eggs at 34 068 unsettled with local extra firsts and fresh graded firsts trading around 19 to 21 cents per dozen. Current receipts and storage packed specials listed from 18 1 4 to 21 3 4 cents per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Livestock Prices Report May 26 1930
U S Dept of Agriculture livestock figures show hogs 10 000 head with declines of 15 to 25 cents, top at 11.90 and 10.50 for various weights. Cattle 9 000 with vealers weak, 9.50 to 10.50 and lower. Sheep 12 000 with prices 25 to 50 cents lower, lambs at 11.25 to 13.00 for straight and native wools. Strong demand noted for thin grassers and well bred stock calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Southwest
Paul Crawford Shows Slight Improvement at Grant Street Home
Paul Crawford who is seriously ill at his Grant Street home was reported slightly improved this afternoon.
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Ola McCall
Fairview
L. A. Stout
Vine Street
Frank L. Chenault
Jackson Street
Paul Crawford
Grant Street
Club as successor to the Goodyear Company Union in Gadsden
A local club is identified as the successor to the Goodyear Company Union in Gadsden, establishing continuity of the labor organization. The report notes the transition and its relevance to workers in the area.
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Club
Goodyear Company Union
Gadsden
Prime Minister to retire amid warnings on extremism
Cambridge-born leader, once chancellor and premier, announced retirement on April 11 to focus on a quieter life. He warned Britain about communism and fascism as alien threats and urged study of the mechanized age’s impact. He plans to reside at Astley Hall in Worcestershire.
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Cambridge
Baldwin's Ltd
Ramsay MacDonald
Bewdley
Britain
Astley Hall
Worcestershire
President Roosevelt Absent From Office Amid Cold
President Roosevelt remained away from his office to ensure a quick and complete recovery from a cold. The brief absence follows previous days of illness and signals continued rest as the nation awaits his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Spring Hill College Grants 30 Degrees At 107th Commencement
Thirty seniors received degrees at Spring Hill College during the 107th annual commencement in Mobile Alabama. The college plans to reopen for the fall term on September 14. Deputy sheriff A H Smith was acquitted of charges in the New Hope shooting case after a brief jury deliberation, confirming self defense as the defense. County records show 94751 in license fees funded the state highway patrol.
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Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill College
Huntsville
A. H. Smith
Dike Baker
New Hope
Smith
Postmasters Meet In Birmingham To Kick Off Convention
About 500 Alabama postmasters gathered in Birmingham for a two day convention. R T McGraw of Vincent, Alabama will preside. John A Moody of Cotton Valley Louisiana will address the National League of District Postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
R. T. McGraw
Vincent
John A. Moody
Cotton Valley
National League of District Postmasters
Birmingham motorists face license law drive
About 1,000 Birmingham drivers were under bond as Alabama highway patrol pressed a campaign to enforce the driver's license law. Sergt. N W Kimbrough said those without licenses would be fined ten dollars each and thousands were found to lack licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
State Highway Patrol
Alabama
Sergt. N. W. Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Lions Club Convention Planned for Mobile Alabama
The 1938 Alabama Lions Club convention will be held in Mobile. Henry W. Sweet of Bessemer was named district governor of Alabama Lions at the closing session of the annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Jasper
Ala
Alabama Lions Club
Gulf Coast
Henry W. Sweet
Bessemer
Alabama Lions
Court Has Meter In Birmingham Parking Case
Alabama Supreme Court keeps a parking meter deemed illegal after ruling against such meters. Gar McCrummen, aide to court clerk R F Ligon, jokes about charging newspapermen a nickel to enter. The meter served as evidence in a case on Birmingham’s authority to install and charge for street parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Supreme Court
Gar- McCrummen
Birmingham
Positions Open at Alabama School of Trades
The National Youth Administration announced 30 positions for boys at the Alabama School of Trades in Gadsden. Training in several branches of skilled labor is offered to NYA clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
National Youth Administration Today
Alabama School of Trades
Gadsden
NYRA
Baldwin’s Ultimatum Pushes Crown Toward abdication
In a crisis over Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, Baldwin denies a royal marriage and signals a general election. Edward admits plans to wed but renounces throne amid a broadcast farewell as he leaves for exile aboard the destroyer Pury.
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Baldwin
Edward
Prince of Wales
Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Mrs. Simpson
Wally
Pury
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Flint
Mrs
Adiison Poole
Oak Street
Tenmenee Valley Council
Paul F. Dix
Secouter
Tennessee Valley Council
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A L Moye
Lamar Moye
Sue Barringer
WPA
Seldon Alford
Robert West
Trinity
W. L. Spearman
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Jacob
J. ©. Black
Falkville
Co. L. Cobbs
Hal Orr
Hartselle
Martin Laney
W. M. Flack
Wolfe Mountain
Newton Powell
Decatur and Hartselle
R. M. Grantland
Southside Baptist Church
J. A. Meadows
West Decatur Methodist Church
Mary Dorothy Frazier
Ninth Avenue
Lawrence Homer Dye
Johnston Street
O. B. Cecil
Nancy Lee Cecil
Valiant
Okla
George Caston
el Paso
Sue Vaughan
Tex
Josie Puckett
Nashville
Mammoth Cave
Raymond Britain
Alvin Vickers
The
McFadden Cotton Company
W. E. King
Ninth Avenue, West
W. M. Gobble
Sycamore Street
Benevolent Society Hospital
Henry B. Zeitler
Carolyn Zeitler
Mooresville
Seybourn H. Lynde
Morgan County Court
Scottsboro
Kyle Frazier
Moulton
B. T. Rushing
Georgia Lowery
Druid City Hospital
Fifth Avenue
South
McAfee and Young
Rev
T. H. Johnson
Malone
R. W. Shepherd
Works Progress Administration
Lawrence County
Sam Orr
Hartcelle
WM. Smith
Joppa Route 1
Lewis H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Samuel
Board OF Deacons
Gadsden Labor Activities Eyed
Crawford
Baltimore
Grandma
Marcia
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