100 Acres More Set Aside for Broomcorn
More than 109 acres had been pledged to broomcorn planting today with another meeting planned at Columbia to support the money crop after a farmer gathering at the Houston county courthouse last night where the proposal was explained. Martin Vohmer of the Franklin Broomcorn Co spoke after introductions by J. J. Dye, followed by O. E. O Kelly, ATL Railroad agent, and C. H. Ormes, a Franklin planter with 40 years in broomcorn. Acreage signed in the county now totals over 709.
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Houston County
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Franklin Broomcorn Company
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J. J. Dye
O. E. O'Kelly
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
C. H. Ormes
Franklin, Tenn
Cook Stove Needed For Child Shelter
Mrs. C. L. Collins director of the child welfare department appeals for a cook stove to serve a Houston county boarding home housing needy children. If donation is not possible, a small price will be paid.
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Houston County
Child Welfare Department
C. L. Collins
Liverpool Cotton Spot and Futures Report
Liverpool March 20 AP The market saw 6000 bales traded including 3400 American with moderate spot business and prices five points lower. Quotations list American strict good middling 6.85, good middling 6.55, strict middling 6.40, middling 4.25, strict low middling 6.10, low middling 5.85, strict good ordinary 5.65, good ordinary 4.35. Futures closed steady with Mich at 6.07, May 6.04, July 5.08, Oct 5.78, Dec 5.75, Jan 5.78.
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Chicago Butter Prices and Sales Report
Chicago on March 20 AP reports butter steady at 64 22, creamery special grades 93 score 30 1 4 to 3 4, extras 92 at 29 3 4, extra firsts 90-91 at 29 1 4 to 1 2. Butter sales 1 car standards 29 1 2. Exgrs 15 045. Steady prices unchanged. No egg sales.
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Chicago
Cottonseed Oil Market and Grains Report
Market wire notes tone steady across commodities with cottonseed oil for March and September bids shown. Chicago grain quotations list Wheat and Corn with May and July prices. lard figures appear and peanut market reports No 1 runners and Spanish varieties priced per ton.
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Nates
Ak Heehee Ay
Chicago
Dothan Peanut Market
Turpentine and Rosin Figures From Savannah Trade
Savannah reports durable figures for turpentine and rosin with firm sales, receipts, and stocks. Turpentine sales 50, receipts 45, shipments 5, stock 9,582. Rosin sales 822, receipts 195, shipments 2,182, stock 50,295. Price quotes shown for multiple grades.
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Chicago hog prices slip amid dull Tuesday trade
CHICAGO March 20 hog prices steady to lower with 16,000 head traded. Slower activity and lower bids dominated the day. Early top quotations ranged 7.50 to 8.80 for various weights, with slaughter sows around 6.50 to 7.75 and other weights reflecting a weaker tone.
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Germany Arms Shift Sets Stage for Paris Talks
Berlin reports Reichswehr planning calls for equal footing in talks with Sir John Simon beginning Monday. Reich authorities say discussions will be political, not military, as Germany showcases restored power with night aerial maneuvers and mass youth conscription. France vows vigilance amid rearmament. Premier Flandin tells Senate France must stay alert and ready to defend its forces.
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Three Suspended State Official Defends Investigation
Inet. Eppley, assistant to William A. Walls, and McNamara, state relief director, deny any wrongdoing in a broad investigation. McNamara says the inquiry is an open book, no coercion in contributions, and he does not know many contributor names.
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William A. Walls
Davey
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Graves Hears Facts Of Mining Contracts
Governor Graves met with coal operators and union and labor leaders to study new mining contracts set for April 1. Participants included Darious Thomas, Robert H Moore, and W H Raney as part of an informal consultation with no new developments reported. The day before, a $68,431 grant to Tuskegee Institute was announced for a self help project at an abandoned mill village.
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Decatur Prisoners Wanted in Oklahoma
Morgan county authorities were advised by Fred Hunt warden of the Oklahoma prison at Granite Okla that two men held here for a filling station robbery were wanted there as escapes. The men booked as John Gregory and Jack Tucker were arrested with a woman hooked as Alice Tucker after their car wrecked there last week while fleeing from the scene of the robbery in Hart Belle. The man booked as Gregory was arrested beside the wreckage of the machine the trio was alleged to have used in fleeing from the Hart Belle holdup while the other man and woman were taken from a train at Athens Ala which they had boarded with tickets for Nashville Tenn.
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Morgan County
Fred Hunt
Oklahoma
Granite
Okla
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Jack Tucker
Alice Tucker
Gregory
Athens
Ala
Nashville
Elderly couple clings to home on vacant lot near Newton Grocery
Mr and Mrs Howell, aged 79 and 81, live in a handmade housecar on a cheap lot by Newton Grocery Co on E Main St. They face rent talk, lack funds for fuel, and await estate settlements and a California pension proposal. Neighbors and friends supply aid as the couple endures years of court delays.
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Controy
Texas
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California
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Solons Hasten Navy Air Base Plan And Army Modernization
The House moves quickly after approving the bonus to advance bills for a stronger navy in the Pacific and enough officers for a treaty strength navy. Subcommittee hearings are set for Friday on a powerful army aviation base program with Alaska and Panama Canal area strategic points under study. A rival plan for 10 large air bases is debated, with areas including Alaska, Canal Zone, Atlantic Southeast, and other regions under consideration.
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Fires Hit Troy as Cigaret Sparks Gas Line Fire
Troy firemen battled two blazes on March 20 when an arsonist tossed cigarettes into a gasoline pool near a grocery store. The flames ignited the gas line and damaged a pumper and a ladder truck before both fires were controlled.
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Mrs Eulala Walden Headland Dies at 69 in Headland
Mrs Eulala Walden 69 of Headland died at her home at 3 am after a pneumonia illness lasting under two weeks. She was widow of R A Walden, married 50 years and survived by six sons Sam Ben Early Will Foyt Webb and two daughters Mrs Porter Arnold and Mrs D M Cooley. Funeral 10 am at Headland Baptist Church with Rev Etheridge and Rev Lasseter officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Houston Funeral Home of Dothan in charge.
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Fire damages Negro dwelling on 710 North Atlanta Street
Firemen reported today that trifling damages resulted from a fire at a Negro dwelling located at 710 North Atlanta Street yesterday afternoon, outlining the extent of the loss and noting no further injuries reported.
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