President FINE PROGRAM OF WORK SET
The document lists multiple Rotary committees with chairmen and vice chairmen including Vocational Service Doc Hager man and Ed Ram age International Service and Mike Goidel Community Service. It names numerous members such as Penny Pentecost Ers kine Chenault and Raymond Pepper across committees including Fellowship and Attendance Rural Urban Finance Music Student Aid Classification and Membership and Civic Welfare.
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John Peach
Rutledge Thomas
Reid Sherard
James Oo
Julian Har
Doc Jordan
Harvey Pride
LeRoy Murphree
Erskine Chenault
Charlie Scales
Raymond Brittain
Frank Stone
Julius Robb
Billy Wyker
Bob Sheppard
Walker Darrah
Sonny Jones
Walker
Senate approves fingerprint law for aliens in defense push
The Senate judiciary committee backed a bill requiring fingerprinting of about 4 million aliens and imposing up to 10 years in prison for acts aimed at aiding enemy forces. It calls for deportation of those who advocate overthrow and sets fines to 10,000 dollars. Aliens would have four months to register with postmasters.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Connally
D.-Tex
House
United States
House adopts resolution on transfer of news service to justice dept
The House voted to make Roosevelt’s transfer of the news service to the justice department effective quickly to gain stricter control over aliens. A voice vote approved the measure, with Senate consent possible in ten days. Roosevelt announced the proposal last Wednesday.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Niew Service
Justice Department
Senate
Congress
Star Goes To War as Ambulance Driver
Robert Montgomery American motion picture actor is accepted as an ambulance driver for the American Field Service and expects to leave for France Wednesday or Thursday. He supervised the closing of his country home near Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire.
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Robert Montgomery
France
Stoke Poges
Buckinghamshire
Capital Gains Y Alabama County Census Report
Montgomery area's preliminary census shows a population rise to 114 362 from 98 671 in 1930. District Census Supervisor J L Kelly released the figures and noted the growth in the county.
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Ala
Montgomery
J. L. Kelly
New York Stock Market Rises on War Nervousness Easing
May 27 New York traders pushed up into gains as reading issues lifted before light selling. Steel, aircraft, copper and industrials tied to rearmament gains led the advance, with transfers around 800000 shares. Steel mill operations near their highest since late January provided reassurance to market watchers. Feeder cattle and hog prices edged higher with steady to firm demand for sheep and lambs through the day.
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New York
Althow
Supreme Court rules unions not liable under antitrust laws
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision by Justice Stone, held that a labor union was not liable for damages from a sit-down strike under federal antitrust laws. The case involved Apex Hosiery Company of Philadelphia and a local unit of the American Federation for Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stone
Justice Department
Apex Hosiery Company
Philadelphia
American Federation
Markets at a Glance May 27 New York and Chicago summaries
Markets overview shows stocks higher with late selling easing. Bonds improve, Canadian loans slip. Foreign exchange narrow with sterling dipping. Cotton firm on trade and speculative buying. Sugar mixed as Wall Street sells and producers buy. Metals steady with scrap copper higher. Wool tops higher with commission houses and local buyers. Chicago reports wheat lower, corn about steady, cattle steady to 25 down, hogs up 10 to 20 cents top 5.85.
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New York
Wall Street
Commission House
Chicago
Wheat futures slip on favorable weather and crop outlook
Chicago May 21 Wheat prices eased as much as a cent at times amid reports of favorable weather and higher government supply estimates for next season. Opening bids were unchanged to 1 2 higher with July at 85 1 4 to 82 and September at 83. Corn rose moderately with July at 63 1 2 and September at 63.
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Chicago
Chicago grain quotes and prices May 27
Chicago grain noon prices show no cash wheat sales. Corn values for No 1 yellow 67 1-4 to 69, sample grade white 68. Oats No 2 mixed 38, No 2 white 39 1-2, No 3 38 1-4 to 1-2, sample white 35 3.4. Barley malting 58-64, feed 40-48, No 2 malting 65, No 3 malting 64. Soybeans No 8 yellow 88 1-2, No 4 87.
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Chicago
Cotton futures close higher with July at 9.62 63
New York May 27 futures close 41 16 higher. Old July contracts open 9.57 067 with last 9.62 63. New July 9.79 985 to 9.83, Oct 8.91, Dec 8.81, Jan 8.74. May 8.49. Middling spot 10.48 up 7. Nominal.
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New York
Cotton futures rise on war news in New Orleans markets
New Orleans May 27 cotton futures advanced on war news and steadiness in other markets. Closing prices showed net gains of 10 to 16 points with mixed daily ranges across different contract levels.
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N. O. Cotton
New
Orleans
Butter Prices and Butter Market Notes in Chicago
Butter market report from Chicago on May 27 shows steady prices with creameries at 93 score and various dollar figures for receipts and firsts. Centralized carrots eggs and receipts data appear alongside storage and dirties codes, with current receipts and packed exports listed among the details.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Prices May 27 Salable Cattle and Calves
Nashville Tenn May 27 U S Dept Agriculture Salable cattle 400 calves 200 Active and mostly steady. Load good longfed yearlings 10.25 other yearlings and steers 9.25 down to 7 00 8 50 Medium beef cows 3 50 5 50 Canners and cutters 3 50 5 50 Top sausage bulls 6 85 Top grade listings shown with regional price spreads.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agri
Bausch & Lomb Fined in Anti Trust Case
The Bausch & Lomb optical company and three officers pleaded no defense and were fined 10000 each on anti trust charges. An injunction was agreed to restrain future violations while denying admission of wrongdoing. Defendants included M Herbert Eisenhart Carl L Bausch and Theodore B Drescher.
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New York
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
Whitney N. Seymour
Great Britain
France
M. Herbert Eisenhart
Bausch & Lomb
Carl L. Bausch
Theodore B Drescher
Allied War Situation Deepens As German Drive Rolls On
Reports from the Aisne Meuse sector say French 75s deal heavy damage as German infantry suffer losses. German advances near Menin raise fears of a wider push toward Calais while Allied lines hold at Boulogne. New British commander Dill and Italian mobilization figures emerge amid heavy RAF strikes.
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Berlin
Calais
France
England
Dieppe
Dunkerque
Ostend
Cambrai-Lille-Bruges
Courtrai
Ghent
Tournai
Boulogne
Bapaume
Peronne
Menin
Valenciennes
Greer Dill
Imperial General Staff
Edmund “‘Onside
Great Britain
Ironside
Gibraltar
Royal Air Force
Rome
Italy
Miditerranean
Mussolini
Decatur Notes and Community Happenings
Decatur diary items note medical students at Alabama, visits by Noel Carpenter and Wilbur McCluskey, family health updates, and local church activities. Many residents and guests are listed with brief movements, plus births, illnesses, and student arrivals for summer. Community events include church suppers and pastor welcomes, with local transportation and school ties.
Officer Harris Saves Two Boys in Atlanta Fire
Atlanta May 27 two young brothers were rescued from a burning one story home by Officer Dave Harris a former major league baseball player He entered through a side window and carried out Robert Wallace eight and Kenneth Wallace five moments before the structure exploded Grover C Hall a 45 year old news vendor died Miss May Ledford 28 fled with two children as Harris and Officer R Pleming arrived Harris had previously played for Washington Chicago Atlanta Chattanooga and Montreal in his baseball career.
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Atlanta
Dave Harris
Grover C. Hall
Harris
R. Pleming
May Ledford
Robert Donald Wallace
Kenneth Wallace
Washington
Chicago
Chattanooga
Montreal
Warning on liner plot and safety measures before voyage
Officials reported a German warning about a criminal plot to draw the United States into the war. Secretary Hull telegrams prompted assurances not to molest the President Roosevelt and asked caution. The liner, searched in New York after departure and to be searched again before Galway, Ireland, with past sinking of Athenia haunting security.
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Cer
Aisne- Meuse
Duval
Berlin
United States
President Roosevelt
Ireland
Britain
Germany
Hull
Roosevelt
Department
New York
Galway
Finnell Addresses Rotary on World War II Tactics
Captain Woolsey Finnell of the local National Guard spoke to the Rotary Club on modern mechanized cavalry tactics drawing parallels to Confederate cavalry leaders Stewart and Forrest. He urged employers to grant guardsmen time off for maneuvers and announced a joint meeting with Kiwanis and Lions to view the film How Three Men Built A Nation at the Lyons Hotel.
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Woolsey Finnell
National Guard
Rotary Club
Edward Ramage
Orené
Finnel
Flcer
Stewart
Forrest
Finnell
Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Lyons
United States Chamber of Commerce
Sanity Plea Under Fire in Burleson Murder Trial
The state opened its case to counteract the insanity defense of Mrs Walker Burleson of Galveston Texas in the murder trial of her ex husband’s second wife. Prosecution rebuttal witness Mrs I Parnell, a nurse at the state hospital, testified Burleson was not insane after 30 days observation. A second nurse, Miss Meta Quattlebaum, said the defendant asked to be left alone during physician discussions.
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Columbia
8. C
Walker Burleson
Galveston
Texas
Claud N. Sapp
I. Parnell
State Hospital
Burleson
Rainfall Grips Large U S Sector With Ongoing Showers
Showers covered about one third of the nation Sunday and lingered in Oklahoma and Arkansas and the region from Southern Minnesota and Iowa to Buffalo New York. Temperatures changed little since yesterday with Alabama North Georgia and Eastern Tennessee slightly cooler while the Mississippi Valley saw a modest rise. Rain fell across Georgia and South Carolina yesterday and stretched north into North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee with potential showers forecast for the area today.
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Associated Press
United States
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Minnesota
Iowa
Buffalo
N. Y
Alabama
North Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Shriners Gather in Memphis for Summer Imperial Council
Memphis hosts the Imperial Council session of the Shriners from June 11 to 13 with events starting June 9. About 60,000 visitors are expected from across the United States Canada and Mexico making it one of the largest gatherings for the order.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mecca
Imperial Council
Masonry
Higher Order
Canada
Mexico
American Legion
Order
Governors' Conference hosts Alabama meeting on balanced prosperity
In Montgomery on May 27 Governor Dixon invited Governor Rivers of Georgia and Dr Clarence Poe to a Wednesday meeting here to map Alabama's participation in a balanced prosperity plan.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. D. Rivers
Georgia
Southern Governors’ Conference
Clarence Poe
The
Progressive Farmer
Dixon
Alabama
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University of Alabama At
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Birmingham
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Huntsville
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Louisville, Ky
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Trinity
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Calvert City, Ky
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Auburn
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University of Ala
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Bama
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Union Grove
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McAfee, Howell and Young Ambulance
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Pascagoula, Miss
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Shriners
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