Market Quotations and Grain Notes From May Reports
Market session shows mixed activity with steel mining and specialty issues leading gains while overall sentiment remains cautious. U. S. stock transfers around 650000 shares amid pre holiday apathy. grain notes report potato prices mostly steady with moderate supply and fairly good demand across US No 1 and No 2 grades in Mississippi and Alabama regions.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Bliss
Mississippi
Alabama US
Markets to Close as Memorial Day Observed
Virtually all major U S security and commodity exchanges will be closed tomorrow for Memorial Day. The New Orleans cotton exchange will operate as usual. European exchanges largely suspend tomorrow and close Monday for Whitsuntide. Principal Canadian markets will run on Saturday and Monday.
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New York
United States
New Orleans
Markets at a Glance: Stocks Lead Recovery Amid Mixed Readings
New York markets show firmer prices in steels, mines, and specialties as rails gain but industrial shares lag. Curb markets improve while oils lift. foreign exchange steady with sterling around $4.50. Sugar and coffee quiet amid limited demand. Chicago wheat unsettled and corn weak on receipts. cattle and hogs steady to higher in a hesitant session.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures close steady in New York and New Orleans
Cotton futures closed steady with small gains in New York and New Orleans trading. July and Oct contracts moved within narrow ranges as spot middling prices held around 11.77 cents per pound in New York while New Orleans quoted modest advances for July and other nearby months.
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N.Y
New York
Cotton Statistics From Liverpool Report
Weekly cotton statistics show imports at 66 000 bales with 19 000 American. Stock stands at 704 000 and American 290 000. forwardings 63 American 27 08. exports 4 000 with American nil.
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Ocotton
Liverpool
Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise on Modest Demand
Liverpool Cotton reports 18 000 bales traded including 500 American with spot business steady and prices up three points. Quotations show American strict middling 7.34, good middling 6.84, strict middling 6.34, low middling 6.00, strict good ordinary 5.89, good ordinary 5.59. Futures close quiet with July 6.11, Dec 5.65, Jan 5.64, May 1936 value 6.29.
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Liverpool
Market Summary From Whea Chicago May Open Close
Stock market brief shows July options at 84.0 to 85.0 with slight gains. September figures unclear due to damaged OCR, but a steady tone implied by the partial quotes. Local traders watch futures and government data for direction.
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WHEA
Chicago
Poultry Prices Reported in Chicago Market
Poultry trading figures from Chicago on May 29 show live poultry with 1 car 94 trucks steady. Hen and Iba categories mixed with weights from 5 Ibs to 17 1 2 Ibs. Leghorn hens at 15 1 2 Ibs. Plymouth and White Rock birds listed with 29 and 26 1 2 price ranges for springs and fryers respectively. Roosters and geese prices noted with various weights and ducks listed at 14 to 16 for heavy birds.
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Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock Springs
White Rock
Leghorn Roosters
Turkeys
Geese
Butter Prices Steady in Chicago Market Amid Creamery Specials
Chicago markets report butter steady at 17 591 with creamery specials at 93 score and extras around 27 with various firsts and standards quoted. Prices cover storage packed extras and graded firsts, with current receipts and local care noted for the day.
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Chicago
Chicago livestock market report showing mixed price movement
The Chicago market recorded about 8 000 hogs with top 10.15 and large lots around 9.90 to 10.10 for 160 to 250 lbs. Cattle activity was slow with steers around 6.75 to 7.75 and light yearlings steady. Sheep and lambs showed uneven declines for spring lambs while clipped lambs and yearlings moved around 8.50 to 9.75.
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Chicago
U. S
Colorado
WPA Made Articles Attract Attention In City Display
One of the most attractive window displays in the city features articles made in WPA sewing rooms of district one now shown next door in six district WPA offices on Bank Street. Many items show superior skill and workmanship equal to commercial models. They include children's dresses toys jig saw puzzles adults clothing baskets rag rugs and similar pieces.
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WPA
District One
District Wpa
Bank Street
Ten Take Examiners Course At Crystal Plunge
Ten persons registered for examiners courses at Crystal Plunge Malone Park under John O Broadway Red Cross field representative. The course runs through Saturday to train people to teach first aid in life saving. Four enrollees already hold junior teaching qualifications.
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Crystal Plunge
Malone Park
John O. Broadway
American Red Cross
Seniors Guests at Lawn Tea Party
Members of Decatur High School graduating class and faculty enjoyed a lawn tea party hosted by Miss Mary White on Decatur Mooreville road. The 4:30 to 6:30 gathering was one of the most enjoyable events in the commencement festivities.
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Decatur High School
Mary White
Dcatur-Mooresville Road
Westside Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Postal Workers Meet Florence Convention Highlights Musc Shoals
A two day Alabama Federation of Allied Postal Employes convention in Florence showcased a tour of the Muscle Shoals district including the nitrate plants and Wilson Dam. Postal problems were discussed at the opening business meeting.
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Florence
Ala
Muscle Shoals
Wilson Dam
Alabama
Zioncheck visits Pittsburgh mayor in late night spree
Representative Marion Zioncheck arrives in Pittsburgh with a news crew to meet Mayor William N. McNair. The group visits a downtown club, where Zioncheck boasts of a new drink mockup and signs autographs while a bar tab is settled the next morning. He plans to speak at a Henry George club luncheon.
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Pittsburgh
Marion Zioncheck
Seattle
William N. McNair
Theodore Ll. Maritz
McNair
Washington
Zioncheck
Ziony
Virgin Islands
Mayor McNairs
Henry George Club
Federal action ready against Black Legion under Lindbergh law
The government is prepared to launch a nationwide offensive against the Black Legion once it has clear evidence of violations. If Black Legionnaires abduct and transport victims across state lines, federal authorities will act. Bodily harm to the victim could trigger the death penalty under the Lindbergh law.
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Washington
Black Legion
Bank Robbery Frustrated at Haledon National Bank
Six men attempted a bank raid at Haledon New Jersey today but fled after an employee triggered tear gas with a lever. The blast blinded the robbers, who escaped in a car amid shots and the presence of four or five customers. Odore Ellis, an assistant teller, released the tear gas as the robbers held them at gunpoint.
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Haledon
N. J
Haledon National Bank
Theodore Ellis
Brokers Meet With Morgan County Board of Education
Morgan county board of education met this afternoon with brokers who recently bought county school tax warrants totaling about 127000 dollars. The purpose was to discuss transferring the money to the county and, once received, contracts for further county school buildings are likely to be awarded soon.
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Morgan County Board of Education
George T. Woodruff
Plumbline Sermon Topic At First Christian Church
Eastern Star and Mason night at First Christian Church features evangelist Duke C Jones delivering The Plumb Line sermon. He argues salvation comes only through blood of Christ and church membership, citing Jesus as the only way to the Father.
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Mason
First Christian Church
Duke C. Jones
Mr. Jones
Decatur
Christ
Aman
Jesus
Athens College Graduation Marks 94th Year Closure
Athens Alabama May 29 Former graduation exercises at McCandless Hall closed the 94th year of Athens College. The graduates include Louise Andrews Ozark Grace Buchanan White Haven Fran Brindley Coggin Dunnavant Mary Dorothy Frazier Agnes Gann Kathryn Gilbreath Margaret Kimbrough Sara Nellie Tipton Ruby Spence Tom Simmons Beatrice Preston Frances Powers Elizabeth Pentecost Eloise Miles Ann Miller Dickson Evelyn McDonald Pauline Looney Mabel Dayl Wainright Louise Watkins Elizabeth White and Geraldine Whitt Athens.
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Athens
Alw
Athens College
McCandless
Louise Andrews
Ozark
Ala
Grace Buchanan
White Haven
Tenn
Fran Brindley Coggin
Deweese Dunnavant
Pontotoc
Miss
Mary Dorothy Frazier
Decatur
Agnes Gan
Mabel Dayl Wainright
Louise Watkins
Elizabeth White
Ardmore
Geraldine Whitt
Army Officer Is Dismissed After Conviction
Colonel Joseph I. McMullen of the Army Judge Advocate General's Department was summarily dismissed from the army on May 8 1936 after conviction in the District of Columbia Supreme Court for receiving compensation for services to private individuals outside official duties. He had been court martialed and convicted in a separate case for providing legal advice and assistance to a company opposing a tariff bill, receiving imprisonment and a fine, and appealing the verdict. The order states that upon conviction he becomes incapable of holding any office of honor trust or profit under government.
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Washington
Joseph I. McMullen
Army Judge Advocate General's Department
Army
District of Columbia Supreme Court
War Department
Joseph McMullen
Judge Advocate General Department
The
United
Presbyterian Split Hints Loom Over Assembly
The 148th Presbyterian assembly heard Rev. Dr. J. Gresham Machen announce a June Philadelphia convention to form a separate church. A church union would begin June 11 to 14 with few delegates but ongoing plans to keep congregations outside the union. Dr. Machen and associates face suspension as the judicial commission reviews appeals from church authorities while Henry Buck Master was elected moderator.
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J. Gresham Machen
Philadelphia
148Th Church Assembly
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Constitutional Covenant Union
Dr. Machen
Board For
Presbyterian Missions
Assembly Judicial Commission
Henry Buck Master
Board of Pensions
Joseph Anderson Valice
Detroit
Mich
Hallock S. Sherrard
Pittsburgh
Master
Judicial Commission
Machen
Deestrick Skule Presented at Riverside High
The Deestrick Skule will be presented in Riverside high school auditorium next Thursday night June 4 under the Central Methodist church missionary society. Miss Sallie C Battaile directs with a widely produced copyrighted arrange ment. The play features a lively cast and the Skullers in a fun filled performance.
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Riverside High School
Missionary Society of the Central Methodist Church
Sallie C. Battaile
South
Montgomery
Meridian
Mrs. N. H. Miller Dead in Troy Funeral Planned
News arrives that Mrs. N. H. Miller died at 8 20 this morning in Troy. She was the mother of Ben Miller a well known cotton broker. Funeral services will be held in Troy at her daughter's home.
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Troy
N. H. Miller
Ben Miller
Cedar Lake Blue Sox to Host Athens ABC Club Saturday
The Cedar Lake Blue Sox Negro team will play the Athens ABC Club at Cedar Lake Saturday afternoon. President Herman Houston said the game will be called at 3 30.
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Cedar Lake
Austinville Play Tonight Sound Your Horn at School
The young people of Austinville present the play Sound Your Horn tonight in the school auditorium. The cast includes Mrs. Van Dyke played by Ora Morris and Edward P Clark as her attorney. Doors open at 7 o'clock with the program starting at 7 45.
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Austinville
van Dyke
Ora Morris
Angus
Edward P Clark
Diana
Christine Keeble
Theodore
Dennis Hendon
Christine Elliot
Men to Meet in Athens For Huntsville Presbytery Session
The Huntsville Presbytery Men s League holds an all day meeting at First Presbyterian Athens with Rev S O Payne delivering the sermon at 11 00 am and talks on building a better world by agriculture education business law and other paths followed by a 4 00 pm adjournment all men urged to attend.
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Men's League of the
Huntsville Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
S. O. Payne
Decatur
King Drake
J. L. Fisher
K. L. Rudolph
EB. N. Hart
Jimmie Bee
J. R. Craword
J. E. Horton
N. D. Crawford
Kelly Elmore
Flint Library Transfer to Mrs. Tapscott Home
The Flint library station of Morgan County Library Service was moved to Mrs. Della Tapscott’s home across from the Flint Baptist Church. Citizens are invited to use the county library service now available there with Mrs. Tapscott assisting patrons in selecting books.
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Flint
Morgan County Library Service
Della Tapscott
Flint Baptist Church
Decatur Diary Brevities From Local Scene Additions
Local notices recap visitors and moves of residents from Decatur including Elvin Hicks family in Ocala heading to Oklahoma. University of Virginia’s Mrs. Hammond returns home after visiting Daw son Lile in Trinity. Community events include prayer services, Boy Rangers meeting, and Memorial Day post office closure.
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Lewis M. Hammond
University of Virginia
Dawson Lile
Trinity
Ala
Senior Class Officers Entertained At Banquet
Officers and sponsor of the senior class were entertained with a banquet at the home of P. H. Sandlin Jr class president. Place cards were miniature diplomas and souvenirs of illustrated graduate booklets were given to officers and Mrs W J Brown sponsor. Attendees included P H Sandlin Jr Lorraine Poole Mary White Roy Handley Edwin McCulloch Mrs and Mrs W J Brown Miss Mary Ethel Williams and Mr and Mrs P H Sandlin Sr.
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P. H. Sandlin, Jr
W. J. Brown
Lorraine Poole
Mary White
Roy Handley
Edwin McCulloch
Mary Ethel Williams
P. H. Sandlin, Sr
Library location announced for Ryan community patrons
The county library station in the Ryan community now operates at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Shr. Mrs. Shelton reports many patrons live in Hulaco about two miles away and others travel four miles to borrow books.
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Ryan
Myrtle
Shelton
Hulaco
Sale of 80 Acres in South Morgan County
A deed for record in the probate office records the sale of 80 acres in South Morgan county by the Federal Land Bank of New Loans to John Evans. The purchase price was $2,500.
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Morgan County
Federal Land Bank of New
John Evans
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