Moratorium Sought On Jobless Benefit Taxes For Guardsmen Employers
Employers of guardsmen press for a one year moratorium on the 3 percent unemployment insurance tax in a plan presented at Social Security Board sessions. Wilbur J. Cohen noted the aim to prevent a repeat of World War II layoff spikes and to provide three to four months of benefits averaging 45 to 50 dollars for service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Social Security Board
Wilbur J. Cohen
Cohen
Stock Levels Lifted Again in Active New York Session
The market posted wide gains in its most active session since mid June as trading leaders rose up to 1 and stocks traded around 40 a share. Over a million shares changed hands for the first time since June 28, with bonds and commodities advancing alongside stocks amid improved outlook on the foreign situation and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
King Crisis Deepens in Europe Amid War Tensions
Regent leads force in Northern Transylvania as Hungary occupies ceded territory with Admiral Horthy on a white horse. Clashes erupt with Romanian peasants. over 150 reported killed at Sinhet. RAF bombs Berlin area and London rises to alert as German high command reports casualties. Mussolini’s forces claim naval air battles off Algeria and the Mediterranean. Mexico faces a crisis as Juan Almazan partisans claim victory and Avila Camacho supporters predict election outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Hungary
Nicholas Horthy
Transylvania
Rumania
Sinhet
Hitler
Englsh
Germany
Berlin
Spandau
Tiergarten Park
London
Northerrn
France
Luftwaffe
Mediterranean
Mussolini
High
Algeria
Mediterean
Dodecanese Islands
Turkey
Africa
High Com
Markets rally extends on favorable war and business news
Wall Street firms led by U S Steel and Chrysler edged higher as traders awaited tax and conscription decisions and a possible shift in foreign outlook. Dealers moved about 1.3 million shares, the briskest since mid June, with notable activity in U S Rubber, Du Pont, General Electric, and Allied stocks amid cautious profit taking and price swings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Churchill
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
al- Hed Chemical
Douglas ‘Aircraft
Sperry
Lockheed
du Pont
J. ©. Penney
Johns Manville
Market report briefs show mixed commodity and stock moves
New York stocks hold firm as lenders extend the rally while bonds rise in Britain and European rates stay steady. Cotton remains narrow with mill buying offset by hedge sales. sugar improves with hedge covering and new buying. Copper edges up 1 to 2 cents, wool tops rise on trading demand. Chicago wheat climbs as corn stays firm. cattle see best steers strong while hogs fall 10 to 25 cents, top at 7.50.
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Nashville
Tenn
New York
Chicago
Chicago Grain Prices Mixed on September Market Report
Chicago price quotes show No cash wheat and multiple corn and oat grades with varied bids. No cash wheat listed, Corn No 1 Mixed at 65, No 1 yellow 65 66.3-8, No 2 55-58, No 3 54 3-4, Oats No 1 white 32 1-4, No 2 32 3 2, No 3 31 1-2, White heavy bids 32 1-2 34, Red heavy 32 32 3-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Butter market steady as receipts rise in Chicago
Butter receipts reach 1,250,308 with market unchanged in Chicago on Sept 5. Eggs receipts total 8,250 with firm, fresh traded prices and extra first lo cals at 19 3 4, cars at 19 3 4. Other prices remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Poultry live in Chicago on Sept 5 shows 48 trucks and steady demand. Leghorn hens and white hens rise to 11 and 13 1 2 pounds respectively, ducks around 4 1 2 pounds, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Cotton futures rise on price fixing and dry goods report
In New Orleans on September 5, cotton futures advanced driven by price fixing and a favorable dry goods report. Closing prices showed slight gains with mixed up and down movements across months including December and January contracts.
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New
Orleans
Ecco
Austinville High and Elementary Open This Fall
Austinville high school opens Monday at 8:30 for 9th grade with an anticipated 500 student enrollment. elementary begins October 7. Fifteen teachers join including F W Briscoe and Mrs Floyd Landers. Judge Seybourne Lynne will give the principal address at 9:00 during an assembly for parents and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
F. W. Briscoe
Floyd Landers
Seybourne Lynne
Austinville School i
Market summary unclear with mixed futures data
Fragmentary New York futures page shows prices drifting with values around 9.0 to 9.4 for various contracts and months. Missing context prevents clear interpretation of the lead and outcomes.
Cottonseed futures steady as markets list prices
New Orleans market notes show cottonseed futures trading steady with bids around 6.00 for prime summer yellow and 4.87 to 4.88 for prime crude. Quotations for Sept Oct Dec and Jan March futures cited with bids present.
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New Orleans
Cotton market closes steady in New Orleans
Spot cotton in New Orleans on September 5 closes five points higher at 65 middling 965x and good middling 10 10. Sales total 316 with receipts 4 418 and stock at 534 710. Singers 8.
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New Orleans
U S Arms Sent to Britain Reportedly Reaches Front
The committee to defend America by aiding the allies says half a million rifles 80 000 machine guns 700 field guns and vast ammunition have reached England from the United States. Clark M Eichelberger executive director cites John L Balderston as source noting one in four British armed is equipped with US weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Committee To Defend
America
England
United States
Clark M. Eichelberger
Great Britain
John L. Balderston
Washington
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Firm in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures 41 per cent closed firm in Memphis as of Sept 5 with closing prices for Sept 24 at 10.10, Oct 22.20, Dec 21.50, Jan 21.00, March 21.60, May 21.60. Bales traded 2,300.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bankhead and FDR Plan Southeast Democratic Campaign
Senator John H Bankhead of Alabama met with President Franklin D Roosevelt to coordinate a southeastern campaign headquarters covering Virginia through Mississippi. Bankhead will tour Birmingham to set up operations at the Molton Hotel and direct efforts across eight states including Alabama and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
D-Ala
Roosevelt
Birmingham
Southeastern
Molton Hotel
Alabama
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
River
Mobile
John H. Bankhead
Senate
Democratic Party 1940 Book Released Free Distribution
The Democratic Party distributes a new 184 page book of advertising and information in New York on September 5. After Wendell Willkie challenged Hatch Act limits, Attorney General Robert H. Jackson advised sale would violate the act. The DNC crossed out the 25 cent price and will hand out copies free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Robert H. Jackadd
Democratic National Committee
Navy sends aged ships to Britain amid Boston yard activity
Nine overage vessels manned by American skeleton crews sailed from Boston harbor bound for Canada in a staged Exchange with British crews to operate on the high seas. The destroyers Aaron Ward Hale and Upshur 314 feet long 1100 tons each carry four inch guns and torpedo tubes and can reach 35 knots. Unofficial reports say four ships may sail soon and others may arrive back at the yard for repairs. Officials declined to identify the vessels or their destinations.
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Travers
Great Britain
Boston
Boston Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Atlantic
Canada
Aaron Ward
Hale
Home defense urged by LaGuardia before Senate
Mayor LaGuardia urged Congress to authorize nationwide home guards with federal arms uniforms and supervision. The wartime flyer and defense board member testified before the Senate military committee supporting a bill sponsored by Chairman Sheppard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LaGuardia
New York
Congress
United States
United States-Canadian Defense Board
Senate
Sponeres
Sheppard
British Fleet Bombards Dodecanese and Rhodes
ROME FLEET DUCKS FIGHT BY LARRY ALLEN reports Britain’s Mediterranean strike against the Dodecanese Islands and Rhodes. Cruisers and destroyers bombarded Scarpanto while bombing planes hit Morizza and Calato in Rhodes, with hangars, ammunition dumps, barracks, and workshops set ablaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Allen
Mediterranan
Britain
Italy
Dodecanese Islands
Scarpanto
Rhodes
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Morizza
Calato
Tempers Boil as Congress Debates Traitor Charge
A heated congressional session featured insults and a disputed traitor charge. Vincent faced boos and calls to eject him after alleging a member was a traitor. the word was later stricken from the record as debate over conscription stretched to midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the United States
Congress
Vincent
Americans Freed by Nazis After Ship Attacks
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports six Americans sent thanks for careful treatment after their ship was seized by German warships and taken to a French port. A non commissioned German naval officer aided their overland journey through German occupied France to the Spanish border. Named signers include Roy O Yoder Bessie M Yoder P A Schmallenberger Jessie M Nicholson Frank J Kuntaner Zola c Kuntaner and Henry Waterman US consul at Bordeaux sent acknowledgment letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
South Africa
Iran
Spain
France
Roy O
Bessie M. Yoder
P. A. Schmallenberger
Jessie M. Nicholson
Frank J
Zola c. Kuntaner
Henry Waterman
United States
Bordeaux
Americans’ Guide
Willkie summons campaign aides for organized drive
In Bushville Indiana Wendell L Willkie urged about one hundred national committeemen committee women and state chairmen from 22 states to push a vigorous campaign. He hosted a meal of fried chicken cream gravy and mashed potatoes and described the gathering as the largest of its kind this year. The session aimed to plan organizational efforts for states outside the solid South ahead of his western tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Nvarly
Solia South
Atlanta Banker Visits Decatur with Auto Dept Expansion
W. J. Baird assistant cashier of Citizens and Southern National Bank of Atlanta tours Decatur. He heads the bank's automobile department and helped launch the program in Augusta. A new branch of the auto department now operates with J. R. Daniels Insurance and Finance Agency amid a regional expansion including Alabama and Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Baird
Citizens and Southern National Bank of Atlanta
Mr. Baird
Augusta
J. R. Daniels Insurance and Finance Agency
Ala— Decatur
Decatur Society Notes and Local Visits
Decatur residents receive visitors and attend events across the region. Mrs Jas H Tolley and sister Mrs C E Lindsay of Birmingham visited Chattanooga for the dedication of the Chickamauga Dam. The Lindsay family returned home after six weeks with Tolley in Belle Mina.
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Jas. H. Tolley
C. E. Lindsay
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Chicamauga Dam
Clarence, Jr
Emily Jean
Belle Mina
Prayer Service Tonight Opens City Revival Effort
A prayer service tied to the upcoming city wide evangelistic campaign will be held at 7 30 this evening in the First Christian Church. The Young Women's Missionary Circle will conduct the service which is open to all Christians regardless of denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Young Women's Missionary Circle
Young People’s Department of
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Margaret Ann Yarbrough
5Th Ave. West
Mexico Eyes Revolt Plot Heads Off Disorder
Mexico City reports President Cardenas government precautions after claims by Angel Trechuelo that Almazan supporters won July elections. Government patrolled highways airports and trains while troops reinforce northern strongholds. Graciano Sanchez says 80 000 peasants ready to rise in support of Avila Camacho.
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Mexico City
Cardenas
Juan Andreu Almazan
Angel Trechuelo
Almazan
Emilio Madero
Manuel Avila Camacho
Training for Pupils Urged by Kiwanis Committee
John Fowler of the Kiwanis Boys and Girls committee urged club members and all local business professionals to assist in training students in chosen fields. Committee members include Tom Adams Elmer Loyd and Bob Kemp. Sam Alexander a Decatur merchant joined the club roster and guests L Lambgih and Joseph C Broadus attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fowler
Kiwanis Club
Tom Adams
Elmer Loyd
Bob Kemp
Kiwanian
Fowler
Sam Alexander
Decatur
L. L. Lambgih
Birmingham
Joseph C. Broadus
New York
Marvin Rankin
John Caddell
S. E. Alverson
Barrett Shelton
Garner Pride
Gip Banaiza
Seybourn Lynne
Churchill Warns of Intensified German Attacks This Month
Churchill tells the House that Germany needs a decisive month and should be able to magnify attacks in August. He notes Germany’s effort to dominate the RAF and anti aircraft defenses, calling the Balkans issue a concern and suggesting Dobruja’s restoration to Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Royal Air Force
Balkans
Churchill
Dobruja
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Veteran convict in Alabama murder sentence
George Osborne a 48 year old World War veteran from Bear Creek Alabama was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 12 years in the state penitentiary by a Marion county jury He was found guilty in the slaying of Walter Norris a WPA worker who was shot to death at a WPA garage after an argument over the Marion county probate judge election
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ala
George Osborne
Bear Creek
Marion
Osborne
Walter Norris
WPA
Shanghai dispute near settlement reaches tentative accord
Tokyo reports a near settlement of the U S Japanese dispute over patrols in the Shanghai international settlement area. United States Marine Corps presence and the U S consulate are central issues, with officials silent on Secretary Hull's Wednesday statement.
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Tokyo
Shanghai International Settlement
Hull
United States
U. S. Marine Corps
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Corley
Cummins
Arkansas
Columbia
Cuz” Rogers
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
Juan En Almazan
Ral Avila Camacho
Chamber of Mities
Nashville Livestock
National Defense Program
N. C. Cotton
U. S
NAVAL
ROME
Willkie
Atlanta
Vivien and
Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O’hara
Laurence Olivier
Hollywood
Santa Barbara
Calif
Decatur’s
Charles Norwood
Denton, Ky
Herman Free
Elizabeth Ann Humphrey
Tuscumbia
W. E. Bean
Baugh's Infirmary
Route 2
L. L. Hastings
Ardmore
Baugh’s Infirmary
Orville Oden
Ryan School
M. E. Lazenby
Ninth Street
Dr. J. Y. Hamil
Hot Springs, Arkansas
W. T. Mooneyham
Somerville
City
D. L. Key
W. H. Courthers
Danville Road
Benevolent Society Hospital
Julian Butler
Fred Morgan
M. E. Oden
Eva
W. B. Bell
Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
W. L. Spearman
Rev Spearman
Tony, Wilson
Hanceville
Morgan County Conservation Club
Cole Springs
Methodist Church
Walter Devine
Fairview
Hugh Morgan
Benevolent Hospital
McAfee, Howell and Young
Sara Walden
Calvert City
Kentucky
Princess Theatre
Morgan County
The
Red Cross
Mercy
R. L. Henderson
Ashville
N.C
North Carolina
Marshall
Canton
Nira Jo
Trinity
J. P. Bradley
Fourth Avenue
James Mitchell
Maxwell Field
Mildred Sparkman
Tth
Avé
Stephens
Army
Clintelle’ Hancock
7Th Ave. South
Herman Nebrig
Sterchi
Harry Alexander
Decatur Clinic
Leonard Hartselle
Hartselle
C. H Chunn
Sherman Street
Little Ettadean Kimbrell
Town Creek
I. W. Lang
Rural Grove
Shanghai
Southern Finance Coo
Woolworth
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