Stocks drift lower as market nerves rattle shares
New York stock prices eased amid cautious trading on March 2 as railroad stocks weakened and general leadership faltered. News included a 20 hour work week proposal for industry and a drop in steel output forecast. key actors listed include U S Steel, Du Pont, GM, American Can, Johns Manville, Chrysler, AT&T, J I Case, Public Service of New Jersey, Liggett Myers, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and North American.
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Hit Run Highway Victim Identified In Sheriff’s Report
The deputy stated the man died when struck on the right side of the road. Tate, survived by widow and son Robert Turner Tate, two brothers Beachaump Tate Cow arts and Coy Tate of Ft. Braig N C, and sister Mrs Edwin Whittaker of Ashford route one. Funeral 3 p m today at Bluff Springs Baptist Church with Rev Joe White officiating. Burial in church cemetery with Fellows and Forrestern in charge. Pallbearers: Walt Baker Bob Taylor Tommy Summerford B F Owens Odell Knight Lee Gay.
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Ashford
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Joe White
Fellows
Forrestern
Walt Baker
Bob Taylor
Tommy Summerford
B. F. Owens
Odell Knight
Lee Gay
Liverpool cotton prices steady after brisk spot trade
Liverpool March 25 AP reports 5,000 bales traded with early spot business moderate. Prices fell three points across grades led by American strict good middling at 7.02 and other grades quoted from 5.52 to 6.57. Futures closed very steady with May July Oct and Dec around 6.28 6.22 6.00 and 5.98.
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Liverpool
Tan
Market Prices and Grain Quotes From New York to Chicago
Daily market listing shows New York open high low close figures for JAN through DEC in 1972, with May and other months reflected. Cottonseed and grain quotations appear for March and May in Chicago, plus a Dothan peanut market note listing No 1 Spanish and Ranters at per ton price.
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New York
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Polly Adler Trial Delayed in Broadway Demi Monde Case
Polly Adler the Broadway demi monde figure facing charges of running a house of ill fame and possessing obscene films had her trial postponed two weeks. Pleas of not guilty were entered. Adler remains free on bail as the District Attorney’s vice probe reports 1,080 arrests to date.
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New York
Polly Adler
Broadway
Hundreds Strike At Crosley Plant Over Union Demands
Cincinnati reports a Crosley factory strike as 4000 workers walk out after failed talks on union recognition and a 36 hour week with overtime pay. Police maintain order with no violence. Union leader Hoff cites 4000 striking employees seeking bargaining rights, seniority, and work guarantees. Crosley counters that it complies with the law and has not interfered with union organization.
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Lewis Crosley
R. A. Hoff
Radio and Refrigerator Workers Union
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Lenadership
Crossey
Re-Registry At Jobs Service Office Made Obligatory For Work
B. B. Johnson of the Dothan American Legion urged all unemployed ex service men to register at the National Re-employment office on East Main. He noted re registration is required every 30 days and warned that non renewed cards will be canceled, making veterans ineligible for work through the office or PWA projects. Registration can be renewed by phone post card or in person and must be kept current.
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B. B. Johnson
Dothan American Legion
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Houston County
J. P. Morrison
Tam
PWA
City Council Weighs Five Items At Special Session
City council to meet in a special session at 3 pm to consider five items. Items include meat and dairy inspection ordinance and fee schedule for Dublin, ratification of a county officer appointment as meat and milk inspector and salary, re-roofing of Wayne Junior High, hiring a campus engineer for borrowing funds, and hiring a motion to promote electricity use in the city. Dr Sissendanner appointment and new school roof were scheduled but postponed due to absence.
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Dubin
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Victorian Color To Attend Royal Fete In England
London reporters describe plans for a jubilee celebration in England for King George V's accession. Cities will display flowers and flags for a two week national holiday featuring parades pageants and floodlit buildings. Brighton allocates funds for fireworks and fashion evokes early Victorian styles with elaborate gowns and parasols.
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England
London
George
Brighton
Death Penalty Upheld for Young Casanova Slayer
The New York State Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Robert Allen Edwards for the 1948 killing of Freda McKechnie at Harveys Lake. Edwards, a mine surveyor, was convicted after a trial in Wilkes-Barre for striking McKechnie with a blackjack and disposing of her body to allow marriage to Margaret Crain, amid questions over evidence including letters.
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Freda McKenzie
Edwards
Wilkes-Barre
John Luft
Luft
Fast Aurora
N.Y
Miss Crain
Arthur Hardin Dies After Wreck In Florida
Arthur P Hardin 31 of Columbus Georgia former Graceville Florida farmer and businessman died at City Hospital Columbus after injuries from a Friday automobile wreck on the Columbus Montgomery highway. He was thrown from the rumble seat as the driver lost control. Hardin’s widow Hettie, two children Patrick and Maury Alice, his mother Mrs S F Hardin and numerous siblings survive. Funeral was held Sunday at Damascus Baptist Church Graceville with Rev F I Dykes officiating. Pallbearers included John B Smith and other Columbus friends.
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Well Dressed Dictator Wears Suits Reflected in Der Fuehrer’s
Berlin reports on Adolf Hitler as a style arbiter influencing German fashion. The dictator’s shift from brown shirt garb to suits sparks discussion among clothiers and the public, with remarks on his gray striped double breasted appearance at Julius Streicher’s birthday.
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New Relief Bill Sparks Unified Push and 30-Hour Plan
Congress debatesPresident backs relief employment for about 3.5 million in direct work and 3.5 million in materials and transportation. Senate commerce panel endorses a Black bill for a 30-hour week arguing it would create 5 million jobs and warn that public works are only temporary. Senator Long accuses South-driven tactics. administration adds a mild silver inflation rider. Read the Classified Ads.
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Neely
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Long
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Oklahoma
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Chicago State's Attorney Survives Murder Attempt
Chicago State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney, famed for cracking gang rings, survived a Sunday shooting when bullets narrowly missed him as gunmen in a small sedan fired at his car. Alderman Perry and detectives accompanied him. Mayor Kelly now leads the probe amid vows of intensified action.
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Huilett
Thomas J. Courtney
Conkecounty
Hrtr FE. Perry
John Cronin
James McInerney
Perry
Courtney
Touhy
John Factor
Edward J. Kelly
Woman Dies After Florida Car Crash near Marianna
Mrs Roy Cruseman of Chattahoochie died in a local hospital at 8 10 am after injuries from a head on collision of two autos near here a week ago Four others were injured and are recovering including Mrs A J Phillips of Chattahoochie, her small son, Mrs Cruseman s husband and James E Bush of Graceville Funeral for Mrs Cruseman will be held tomorrow at Sopchoppy near Tallahassee.
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Marianna
Fla
Roy Cruseman
Chattahoochie
Hoover's tirade fuels guesses on ambitions in 1936 race
Former President Hoover, in a Sacramento letter to the California Republican assembly, denounces administration policies and calls for a Republican rebirth. While speculation swirls about his presidential plans, Hoover signals focus on policy over personal ambition, framing his protest as patriotic. His allies say he aims to influence policy, not power.
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Hoover
California Republican Assembly
Sacramento
White House
William Allen White
Republican Assembly
Republican Party
Houston Sends 20 Youths to Farm Training Camp
Roger F. Hall, relief director, said Houston county will send 20 young married men aged 18 to 25 to a Coffee county Alabama conservation camp for six months of farm work and rural home building training. In camp, participants receive food, clothing, shelter, and $20 monthly, with $15 sent home. Wives may not accompany. After six months, promising workers may obtain small farms through government programs in their home county or on Coffee county’s homestead project.
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Roger F. Hall
Houston County
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