Farm Bureau hails parity loan bill boosting Morgan farmers
Walter L Randolph president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation announces a new parity loan bill signed by Congress and supported by Senator Bankhead. The 85 percent parity loan plus 135 cents per pound plus conservation payments aims to raise cotton to parity. Morgan county could yield about 26 000 bales this year with an estimated $520 000 income increase for local farmers. The measure, urged by organized farmers, lacks official Agriculture Department backing but marks a major Farm Bureau victory.
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Morgan County
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Parm Bureau’ Federation
Mr. Ran
R. L. McDonald
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Congress
Mr. McDonald
Farm Bureau
Battleship power idea dropped for Gulf Coast plants
The plan to bring a battleship to the gulf coast to supply 300000 horsepower via shore transmission lines to aluminum plants was abandoned due to harbors lacking depth and tying in equipment challenges. The power commission welcomed civilian conservation responses from the Southeast, noting Atlanta and Knoxville cut sign lighting and suggesting voluntary cooperation to shift more power to defense uses.
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Gulf Coast
The
Power Commission
Atlanta
Knoxville
Oeaan
Alabama official flags possible power rationing
Hugh H. White president of the Alabama Public Service Commission warned that if the Southeastern drought persists without heavy rainfalls rationing of electric power is likely. The remark followed Governor Frank M. Dixon urging reduced electricity use as a common sacrifice for the public good.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hugh H. White
Alabama Public Service Commission
White
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
German air and sea actions hold Crete and Suda Bay
German transport planes bring reinforcements from the Greek mainland while British efforts to land troops appear halted. German reports claim Stuka dives sank five transports and damaged two, with five torpedo hits on three British cruisers and another hit in Crete waters. Greek Prime Minister notes lack of air defense as a critical weakness for the Allies.
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Suda Bay
Italy
Crete
Achilles Neel
Stock market ends day with modest gains amid thin trading
Trading closes with small advances for leaders as 1 to 2 point upticks appear on scattered issues. Transfers reach around 350000 shares while afternoon aircraft helps lift some faltering issues. Brokers note short covering ahead of tomorrow’s holiday as exchanges recess and some mild buying emerges on droughted offerings.
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New York
Market Report Mixed as Commodities Steady to Higher
New York stocks steady as aircrafts and special titles improve bonds while U S government issues and foreign exchange hold narrow. Cotton and wool show liquidation pressure. tin steady and sugar flat. Chicago grains slide with wheat corn and hogs rising to 9.55. cattle broadly unchanged amid holiday liquidation.
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New York
U. S
Chicago
Cotton futures close lower on May 29 market
New York May 29 futures closed nine to fourteen points lower with July at 13.24 to 13.38 range and other month quotes shown. Middling spot listed at 13.53 with slight off adjustment.
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N. YY
Cotton
New York
Cotton futures steady after pre holiday liquidation decline
In New Orleans trading May 39 closing steady with prices down only a few points as holiday liquidation and Washington talk of loan stock freezes influenced sentiment. July 1311, October 1329-30, December 1339, and March 1346 shown with varied intraday moves.
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New Orleans
Washington
Falmer
Inves TQ
Cuise Seales
Spot Cotton New Orleans May 29 1954 Prices
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with a slight drop of 11 points. Sales reached 1 651 bales as low middling stood at 11.41 cents, middling 12.86, and good middling 13.41. Receipts totaled T148 with stock at 543 438 dollars.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady In New Orleans Trade
Cottonseed oil market in New Orleans closed steady with values showing bids and asks for various contracts. Prices include Blenchable prime summer yellow at 10.35 A, prime crude 9.25N, and futures for July 10.07B September 9.90B October 9.88B December 9.88 January 9.90B with B bids and A asks.
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New Orleans
Memphis Cottonseed Meal Steady After Close
Memphis on May 29 reports prime cottonseed meal at 41 percent holding steady after the closing process. Prices show Memphis figures with July futures around 24.75.
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Memphis
Tenn
C.B. Memphis
Wheat futures slip to mid May low in Chicago pits
Chicago May wheat prices fell to mid May lows as selling accelerated and drew declines of about two cents per bushel. The day closed with wheat down about 7 cents from May 19, with July at 93 3-4 to 1-8 and September around 95 1-4 to 3-8. Corn and oats also moved lower and higher in limited ranges.
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Chicago
Grain Price Report from Chicago Cash Market
Wheat quotes show No 2 hard at 96 and No 2 mixed at 95 1 2. Corn bids range from No 1 yellow 74 1 2 to No 5 at 71 73 with several variances. Oats offer No 1 mixed heavy at 37 1 3 4 and No 1 red heavy at 37 1 2 with other grades around 37 1 4.
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Chicago
Butter Chicago Market Report Highlights Mixed Cream Prices
Butter receipts total 1 152 748 with firm creamery scores 93 353 4 36 1 4 and 92 351 4. other prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 39 361 with stor age packed firsts 24 3 4 and other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady for Various Breeds in Chicago
Chicago buyers report poultry prices with live trucks listing white rock and Plymouth Rock categories. Hens and pullets hold around 5 pounds and larger broilers at 2 1 2 pounds, with color varieties and roosters priced near 13 1 2. Other prices remain unchanged.
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Chicago
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Markets To Close For Memorial Day Observed Nationwide
Markets in New York and across the United States will observe Memorial Day as a holiday Friday. Savannah Naval Stores and Southeastern livestock markets will remain open, with New York areas like Coffee and Sugar, cottonseed oil, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange staying closed through Saturday.
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New York
United States
Savannah
Chicago Mercantile. Exchange
Three Convicted in Rape Case in Goodwater High Student
In Coosa circuit court a jury sentenced Chandos Catchings 28 Floyd Stone 27 and Robert Anderson 26 all of Millerv ille to fifty years each for raping an 18 year old Goodwater high school girl on May 4. The verdict followed more than 16 hours of deliberation. Both defendants and the victim come from prominent Clay County families.
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Rockford
Ala
Clay County
Coosa
Goodwater
Chandos Catchings
Floyd Stone
Robert Anderson
Millerville
More Jurors Sought For Alabama Conspiracy Trial
U S deputy marshals sought 15 bystanders in Anniston to complete juror panels for eight men charged with conspiring to violate federal liquor laws. Judge Murphree denied a full continuance but excused 12 jurors from the prior case. Defendants include Talladega County Sheriff George W Burk Jr Sam Burns and others. one defendant pleaded guilty at arraignment.
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Anniston
Ala
U. S
T. A. Murphree
Murphree
Talladega County
George W. Burk, Jr
Sam Burns
William J. Burk
Blois "Fe, Burke
M. OC
Defense Council Named in Morgan County
Governor Dixon appointed 14 additional county defense councils led by Decatur temporary chairman Morgan W. F. Boswell Sr. and include Frank E. Martin Danville Adlai Sample Hartselle Dr Redding Emens De catur Mrs Robert T Harris De catur James H Johnson Decatur T J Cottingham Decatur W R Decatur Judge T C Almon Decatur W F Boswell Sr Decatur Frank Bean Hartville Mayor pro tem Parkville Mayor Albert Drinkard Park ville Mayor Herbert Sivley Trinity Mayor George W Sparkman Austinville and H Maynard Layman Decatur.
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Dixon
Morgan
W. F. Boswell
Decatur
Frank E. Martin
Danville
Adlai Sample
Hartselle
Redding Emens
Robert T. Harris
James H. Johnson
T. J. Cottingham
W. R. Decatur
T. C. Almon
Frank Bean
Hartsille
Albert Drinkard
Parkville
Herbert Sivley
Trinity
George W. Sparkman
Austinville
H. Maynard Layman
Slayer Sentenced in Slaying of Georgia Trooper
Charles Clinton Coates, an escaped Missouri prisoner convicted of first degree murder, was sentenced in Ringgold Georgia for the slaying of a Georgia highway patrolman.
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Ringgold
Charles Clinton Coates
Missouri
Georgia
Units Reach War Areas In Tennessee Maneuvers
General Ben Lear assumed command as 19 000 troops of the Old Hickory regiment and 15 000 soldiers from Fort Custer moved toward Dixie located between Camp Forrest and Manchester. Air units from Fort McClellan Little Rock Lawson Field and Fort Bragg joined the deployment at various bases around Nashville Chattanooga and Murfreesboro.
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8. C
Chattanooga
Dixie
Camp Forrest
Manchester
Nashville
Fort Custer
Mich
Cumberland Springs
Custer
102Nd
Fort McClellan
Ala
110Th
Little Rock
Ark
15Th
Lawson Field
2Nd Armored
Fort Benning
168Th
Battle Creek
16Th
Fort Bragg
N.C
Sky Harbor
Murfreesboro
Decatur’s Diary notes services and community events
Communion planned at St Pauls Lutheran. Rev Town to Arniston for plans on a Luthern center. Visits by Rev Hofmann and Mrs Hofmann from New Orleans. Central Methodist youth to Montevallo for meeting. Local births, illnesses, and hospital stays listed. Memorial Day closes WPA offices. Grass fire reported at 722 Ninth Ave West.
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St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Arniston
Anniston
Alabama Supreme Court Decisions Reported
The Alabama Supreme Court released a batch of decisions from Montgomery on May 29 led by Chief Justice Gardner and Justice Brown. Routes include affirmations reversals and remands across Jefferson Morgan Coffee Russell Tallapoosa Phenix City and Phenix City in equity and mandamus petitions. rehearing and certiorari actions noted.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Gardner
August Brown
Brown Hauling Co
W. D. Newsome
Jefferson
State
Arthur Green
Albert N. Dudley
Adm
W. L. Martin
Jefferson Circuit
Dave Denbo
Lucile McBride Sherrill
Morgan Circuit
Equity
Brown
Pmily Barnhill
Otis F. Bightner
Coffee Circuit
Bouldin
Theodore Swann
Construction Finance Corporation
Cal
Foster
Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co
Lester Flowers
Acdmr
Montgomery Circuit
Jackson Securities & Investment Co
Livingston
Thos
S. Wson
Blocker -Thornton
William Gray
Tallapoosa
Mattie Mbebes
Cynthia Kay
I. C. Wheelis
Phenix City
Russell Circuit
Matt Green
State of Alabama
Court of Appeals
Man Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
A man was sentenced to die in the electric chair on Friday June 13. The ruling follows his conviction in a capital case and marks the culmination of the trial.
Medical groups fined in Sherman act case in Washington
Justice James M. Proctor fined the American Medical Association 2500 dollars and the District of Columbia Medical Society 1500 dollars for conspiracy to restrain trade. The April 4 verdict found the groups guilty of violating the Sherman act while 18 physicians, including five AMA officials, were exonerated. The case claimed to target actions against Group Health Association and its hospital access pressures.
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Washington
James M. Proctor
District Court Today
American Medical Association
District of Columbia Medical Society
A. M.A
District Society
AMA
Justice Department
Group Health Association
Schmeling’s Notable Ring Comebacks and 1940 Parachute Service
The 195 pound Schmeling’s career spans a famed 1930s title dispute with Sharkey, a 1932 Madison Square Garden loss, and a 1936 return that shocked by KOing Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium. Off ring he trained as a Nazi era paratrooper in 1940, drawing broad propaganda attention.
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Louis
Schmeling
Boston
Jack Sharkey
New York
Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
Long Island Bowl
Germany
United States
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Hitler
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Decatur by Mayor Harrison
May 31 was designated Poppy Day in Decatur by Mayor T R Harrison in a proclamation urging all residents to wear the memorial poppy from The American Legion and Auxiliary. The document notes the poppy honors those who died serving in World War I and salutes Morgan County veterans who served gallantly.
Alabama governor outsources state textbook depository bids
Governor Dixon said new school textbooks are nearly adopted and the state depository will be put to bid. Bidders must post a 10000 dollar bond. standards ensure a lowest bid wins. The commission includes the governor, education head, and finance director.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Textbook Commission
E. E. Forbes
Birmingham
Local Softball League Plans to Postpone Games
President Cap Hunter announced the league will cooperate with the city power board to conserve power and will postpone its schedule at night if required. For now, games will continue as planned.
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Cap Hunter
City Power Board
Conservation of Power
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Decatur by Mayor Harrison
The text notes May 31 as Poppy Day in Decatur. Mayor I T R Harrison calls on all citizens to observe the day in honor of the men who served America in the 1917 1918 war, with American Legion and Auxiliary distributing veteran memorial copies throughout the city.
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American Legion Auxiliary
I. T. R. Harrison
City of
Decatur
American Legion and
America
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Nashville Livestock
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Tennessee
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K. L. Hofmann
H Papebourg
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Brad Bibb Bailey
Eddie Self
Shirley Lowery
Dorothy Kelly
Florence Lovelace
Peggy Joyce Rainey
Juanita Nunn
Sistina Moore
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Master‘gon
Charles ‘T. Dean
Florence
J. T. Berry
Charles R. Dean
A. L. Johns
Priday
Louisville
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Eileene Berry
Charles Dean
Mr. Dean
Florency
H.C. Lemmond
Baugh’s Infirmary
Earl Gurley
Somerville
Guy Blackwell
B. Moulton Street
Baugh's Infirmary
Moulton
Linda Wayne
Hamil Clinic
Little Bobby
Henderson
Sixth Avenue
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John Taylor
Centre
Wilson Taylor
Gadsden
C. W. Taylor
Louise Holloway
Harris Newsom
L. W. Terry
Courtland
A. L. Berryman
Town Creek
R. M. Hames
Omer Morris
Hariselle
Raymond Chaney
Falkville
Marvin Thomas
WPA
Ernie Reynolds
Eva Route 1
Mary Lee Toone
Tuscaloosa
Alva” Bryant
Betty Jane McRae
J. T. Bryant
Virginia Carter
Athens
Oo. B. Smith
Fenel Johnson
Betty Louise
John M. Smith
Hot Springs
Arkansas
R. W. Shepherd
A. L. Frazier
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Max
T. R. Harrison
American Legion and Auxiliary
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