Townsend Pension Plan Faces House Floor Clash
The Townsend plan to pay old age appears set for a House vote after a charged debate. Democratic and Republican leaders anticipate defeat and plan to tie up time to avoid a decisive tally, with a possible move to send the bill back to committee for further review.
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Washington
House
Representative Boland
Penn
Rep
Hendricks
D.-Pia
Ways and Means Committee
Encampment Postponed at Cove Springs Camp
The encampment planned by the Central Methodist Church Young People's Department at the 4 H club camp in Cove Springs has been postponed due to missing equipment. Officials said a new date will be announced later.
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Cove Springs
Young People's Department of
Central Methodist Church
Mosquito Prevention Tips and Lost Sweatshirt Notice
The article lists ten home precautions to deter mosquitoes including eliminating standing water and draining gutters. It also notes common breeding sites around properties and advises weekly oil treatment. A lost heavy blue pullover sweater at Benson Field is to be returned to Barrett Shelton or the Daily office.
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Benson Field
Barrett Shelton
Office Cat and Sharp Wits in July Scenes
A comic collage depicts a jealous wife sparring with a rumor of an affair with a stenographer. A father jokes about college money and marriage while a fire company quips about squirted water. A playful exchange contrasts geography with biography through a pun.
Decatur mother finds clever spinach solution
A Decatur mother conquers mealtime by telling her children they are too young to eat spinach while labeling the father too old to eat it, a humorous family scene. The piece includes quips about a sailor turned retailer and a pun about whole sailor, in a light column tone.
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Decatur
Papa
Conversation Fragments and Witty Lines From The Theater
A theater audience yields a collage of quips about hearing problems opinions on bribery and virtue and jokes about derby prizes and motivation. The lines feature a frustrated man a talkative neighbor and a wife teasing her husband amid reflections on effort and discipline.
Decatur Kiwanis Sponsors Junior Summer Softball League
The Decatur Kiwanis Club plans a summer junior softball league for boys in two weight-based divisions under supervision. All expenses will be covered by Kiwanis with teams playing at least two games weekly starting at 3 PM at a later chosen field. Aubrey Fuller will direct activities and a June 2 meeting at Janitor High School invites interested boys.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Wrenn Cet Tory Nyet Nes
Kiwanis Committee
Kiwanis Club
Aubrey Puller
Geach Aubrey Fuller
EF. Alverson
R. F Rogers
P. D. Foster
Submarine Bell Rescue Extract Reveals Harsh Pressure Race
The crew faced 17 minutes with no vents as carbon dioxide built up after opening hatches. They jammed doors, waited through slow decompression, then reached a decompression tank after a tense, seven‑hour sequence marked by a flooded torpedo room and hurried exit.
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Torpedo Room
Patrolman Saves Man From Train Then Testifies
Patrolman Pete Tucker rescued a man sleeping on a railroad siding near Morris avenue as a freight train approached. He testified in police court that led to Jack Isbell, 39, being fined $10 and sentenced to six months in city jail on charges of vagrancy and habitual drunkenness.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pete Tucker
Tucker
Morris Avenue
Jack Isbell
Weapons Seized in Briggs Strike in Detroit
Police arrest 14 men amid Briggs Manufacturing Company strike fears of factional violence. Blackjacks baseball bats and lengths of rubber hose were seized in the Detroit action on May 31.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Motorcade to visit Decatur for Colbert County Horse Show
The third annual Colbert County Horse Show motorcade arrives in Decatur at 1 30 p m led by the Tuscumbia Kiwanis Club inviting Decatur and Morgan County residents to attend the 13 classes. The Deshler high school band of 80 pieces and drum majorette Frances Stegall participate. The parade stops along the route to announce the horse show and funds aid underprivileged children through the club. The caravan continues to Huntsville at 3 15 p m and Athens at 4 30 p m.
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Tuscumbia
Decatur
North Alabama
Deshler
Huntsville
Athens
City Incinerator Begins Operation After Test Run
The new city incinerator burned the first garbage yesterday with satisfactory performance. Daily refuse typically totals 25 tons, but about 12.5 tons were burned during the Tuesday test. Capacity is 50 tons per day, with temperatures raised to 1500 degrees now and expected 1800 degrees soon. Three garbage trucks supply all city areas. The incinerator cost 30000 dollars.
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New City
Moseley Testifies On Private Meeting And Guarded House
Moseley said he believed the gathering with Mrs Uzzell was a private talk with no secret session or Bund guards. He described about 40 attendees and denied anti Jewish propaganda activities by Mrs Uzzell. Rep Healey challenged him to limit answers as the clash over testimony escalated to a nationwide appeal.
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Fourth Corps
Rep. Healey
Dmass
Board backs state-wide stock law in Alabama
Dr. Walter B. Jones, Alabama conservation commissioner, won support from his advisory board for a state-wide stock law. The board recommended the law at its first meeting in Montgomery, citing forest fires caused by farmers burning woods to create fresh grazing for cattle.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Jones
Athens Social Notes and Local Appointments Chronicle
Mrs. George C. Johnson hosted a bridge gathering with Frances Hightower Elizabeth Malone and others. Malone won high score and Mrs Rosenau claimed the guest prize. The club voted to suspend summer meetings and resume in fall while noting several members away. Local officials and residents named include Julius Hale P C Gearhart J M McNeese Capt Van B Gilbert Newton Powell John W Sherrill J Rankin Merritt Compton John Sandlin and John W Smith Ardmore mayor, plus Athens Chamber of Commerce gaining a free office space.
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George C. Johnson
Bridge Club
Frances Hightower
Elizabeth Malone
D. J. Wilson
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
Burt Stanford
Birmingham
Winston Legg
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Harold Lovvorn
John W. Wilson
Hatfield’s Lake
P. C. Gearhart
Julius Hale
Graves Administration
J. M. McNeese
van B. Gilbert
Newton Powell
John W. Sherrill
Decatur
Athens
Martin F. Whitt
Athens Chamber of Commerce
County Board of Revenue
John W. Smith
Ardmore
Birth Announcements and Local Court Proceedings
Mr and Mrs Baylis Hightower announce the birth of a nine pound son William Baylis Jr at Powers Hospital. Mrs W H Daniel of Tupelo Ms mother of Mrs Hightower visits. Athens boy scouts annual financial drive underway to meet this year quota and clear last year's balance. Municipal Court held all day with main cases set for prohibition hearings and fines or jail likely.
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Baylis Hightower
Powers Hospital
William Baylis
W. H. Daniel
Tupelo
Hightower
Athens Boy Scouts
Early Diagnosis Campaign Aims to Curb Tuberculosis Spread
Morgan County health authorities launch an intensive early diagnosis drive to reduce TB transmission. The motorized health unit will tour Decatur with exhibits at the negro high school and Gordon Bibb school, featuring isotype charts, motion pictures, and expert talks.
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Morgan County
Alabama Board of Health
Alabama Tuberculosis Association
South
Decatur
Negro High School For
Gordon- Bibb School
Marketsettled trade after Memorial Day pause stalls gains
The stock market opened slowly after the Memorial Day recess with modest gains eroding into minor losses. Across the list, fractional changes dominated as traders remained cautious and volume expanded to about 650000 shares.
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New York
Market at a Glance New York May 31 Stocks Mixed and Bonds Rise
Market summary from New York shows mixed stock performance as the rally loses momentum while U S government bonds resume advance. Curb market uneven with industrials retreating, foreign exchange steady with small gains, and agricultural items including cotton sugar coffee varying on demand and foreign pressure. Chicago wheat closes higher, corn slips, cattle and hogs mostly steady with slight upticks in spots.
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New York
U. S
Chicago
Cotton futures rise driven by demand and weather in New Orleans
New Orleans trading lifts cotton prices as buying interest grows amid unfavorable weather and robust textile demand. July to May contracts post gains with highs near 9.03 and 7.99 to 8.04 in the NYC market, spot middling pegged at 9.81.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 31 cottonseed oil markets closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 6.55 nominal and prime crude 5.25 to 5.50. July 6.12b, Sept 6.28b, Oct 6.33b, Dec 6.40b, Jan 6.42b, bids b-bid.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton Quiet in New Orleans Trade
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed quiet with limited activity on May 31. Sales reached 201 bales as low middling stood at 8.25 cents per pound, middling at 9.40, and good middling at 9.95. Receipts were 1,366 and total stock 434,616 bales.
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New Orleans
Nashville Livestock Market Report May 31 Steady Tone
Nashville Tennessee May 31 salable cattle 150 salable calves 200. Undertone about steady on light supply. Plain and low medium grass steers and heifers offered with light demand and prices steady to irregular.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Glass Shatters at Bailey Motor as Car Jumps
At Bailey Motor Company on First Avenue a 20 year old man from Trinity Road started a car while in gear. The vehicle surged forward, striking another car and smashing two glass sections in the show room and brick support. Damage pegged at 125 dollars. Vaughn was uninjured.
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Bailey Motor Company
First Avenue
Motor Company
James Vaughn
Trinity Road
Vaughn
Four year old Lena Mae Tudor dies at home
Lena Mae Tudor, four, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. Tucker, died at 10 30 last night at 1006 Cypress street. Funeral set for 2 pm Thursday at the residence with Rev Crumpton of Creating Avenue Church of God and Howdon directing at Moss Chapel. Survivors include parents two brothers Oscar L Jr Robert Franklin Tudor and three sisters Betty Joe Shirley and Aline Tudor.
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Lena Mae Tudor
Oscar L. Tucker
Cypress Street
Rev
Crumpton
Creating Avenue Church of God
Howd
Moss Chapel
Oscar L. Jr
Robert Franklin Tudor
Betty Joe Shirley
Aline Tudor
Feeder Cattle and Hog Prices Move Steady to Higher
The market shows heifers at 7.50 to 8.25, medium to good yearlings at 9.00, beef cows 6.00 down with cutters 4.00 to 5.25. Top bulls hit 6.50, vealers 9.50, salable hogs around 900 with a market steady to 10 higher and weights 120 pounds up, top 170 to 2265 pounds. Sheep around 1,000 head, spring lambs mainly, undertone steady or 10.25 down for lambs.
Wheat prices hit season highs on hot May wheat markets
Chicago trade reports firm gains as hot weather lifts winter and spring wheat areas and domestic crop downgrades. Kansas City and Minneapolis posted new highs with gains across corn oats soybeans rye and lard showing mixed moves.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Chicago Dairy and Produce Prices Report May 31
Chicago markets report butter and eggs with mixed bids and steady tones. Butter receipts total 1,691,874 pounds over two days with varied grades and depths. eggs totals 64,119 across two days with local firsts and storage packed items listed.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices in Chicago Trade Report
May 31 market for poultry shows steady to firm demand. Hens over 5 lbs 14 to 15 cents, under 5 lbs 14 1 2, leghorn hens 12 1 2, broilers 2 1 2 lbs to 17 cents, colored 16, Plymouth Rock 17 1 2, broilers under 2 lbs 15 1 2, springs 3 1 2 lbs up colored 21, Plymouth Rock 23 1 2, roosters 10 1 2, ducks 4 1 2 lbs up colored 9, white 9, geese 11, turkeys toms 16 hens 17 cents.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
Roosters
Ducks
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Decatur’s
Paul F. Dix
Line Street
BR. S Thompson
York
Mrs. Roy Street
T. B. Thompson
Clavia Babler
Third Avenue
W. J. Brown
F. L. Chenault
University of Alabama
Lucile Chenault
Mre Chenault
R. L. Archibald
Tom Ratliff
H. K. Tankersley
Jack
West Point
Miss
G. J. Tankersley
G. C. Mann
Floy and
Talmage
J. B. Nix
Tom Willingham
Ray
Grady Lee Barnes, Jr
Little Joy Leeman
Jacksonville, Florida
J. N. Freeman
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Charlie Young
Conner Ezell
John Fowler
Jimmy Harrison
Dick Kennedy
Central Baptist Church
William, Ward Ayer
Calvary Baptist Church of New York
Dowell
Billy Sunday
Ayer
Asa
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
E. Christiansen
A.D. Green
Benevolent Hospital
Carl Jones
Bob Jones College
Harold Carter
Homer Britton
H. D. Casey
John D. Wyker and Son
General Electric Company
O. C. Parker
Columbia, Tenn
Mrs. W. A. Britain
Sherman Street
David Gibson
Bob ‘Jones College
John C. Cowell
Hartselle
Townsend Club No
Doris
Freda Cowan
Alabama College
Montevallo
T. R. Harrison
Decatur Mutual
Austinville Baptist Church
Robert E. Walker
Seventh Avenue, West
Baugh's Infirmary
A. M. Marks
Baugh’s Infirmary
W. A. White
Vinemont
J. A. Harris
Route 3
F. B. Burgess
HW. Newman
J. B. Teague
Clovis, N. M
C. L. Cobbs
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
The
Central Baptist
Dr. Ayer
George Teague
Marie
Lowell, N. C
Mra. A.C. Teague
Lois Herring
O. W. Drinkard
Route 2
W. R. McCutcheon
Pole le Lew Lhde le
Decatur Maid
Hormel
E. Moulton St
Decatur Marble & Granite Works
J. L. Joly, Prog
West Moulton
Decatur, Ala
Junius
Ogonelle
Bernstein
Effery Fire Company
Teddy
Tommy
Jane
Joe
Jerry
Willie
Jimmy
Briggs
Moseley
T. B
Wall Street
By Victor Eubank
Mon
Stedeawceneaesereresen
Cietchena Ae
N. C. Cotton
Cotton
Aere Best
Murdock
Shumake
Shumake Furniture Co., Inc
Bank Street
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