Europe Gold Woes Drag Stocks Down In Mixed Session
New York May 25 Europe’s gold standard troubles dampened stock market optimism as prices retreated. A Bank of France rate hike unsettled traders while the franc rose then faded. Sterling showed a late uptick amid mixed bonds and currencies. Notable gainers included Wilson & Co Eastman Kodak Congoleum Glidden with steady Large caps GM Consolidated Gas Southern Pacific Sears American Tobacco. Several blue chips like American Telephone Case Deere Santa Fe Central Seaboard Oil US Steel and Standard Oil of New Jersey were little changed or off.
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New York
Europe
Bank of France
Wilson & Co
Eastman Kodak
Congoleum
Glidden
General Motors
Consolidated Gas
Southern Pacific
Sears Roebuck
American Tobacco
American Telephone
Case
Deere
Santa Fe
N. ¥. Central
Seaboard Oil
U. S&s. Steel
American Smelting
Cerro de Pasco, Wesinghouse
Chrysler
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Reich Puts Price on Harmony Colonies Crisis Looms
London reports say Germany demands tangible recognition of colonial rights before returning to the League of Nations. Sir Eric Phipps questioned von Neurath in Berlin on Hitler's Reichstag speech. Britain seeks swift steps to clarify colonial mandates while Navy strength terms may persist. Naval talks likely within ten days.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
League of Nations
Berlin
Eric Phipps
Konstantin von Neurath
Eric
von Neurath
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Royal Yacht Taking Princely Newlyweds to Home in Denmark
The Danish royal yacht Dannebourg carried Prince Frederik and Crown Prince Ingrid to Copenhagen for continued wedding festivities. Stockholm crowds cheered as Kristian X and Queen Alexandrine left by train. Denmark plans street processions to outdo the Swedish celebration starting tomorrow afternoon.
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Denmark
Stockholm
Frederik
Ingrid
Copenhagen
Christian
Alexandrine
Sweden
Graduation Sermon for Houston County High Seniors
In Columbia on May 25 Rev. W. B. Clemmons of Geneva Presbyterian Church will preach the graduation sermon for Houston County High School seniors at 11 am in the Baptist church. Rev. Paul Stewart will preside. invocation by Rev. Lloyd W. Tubb. Memorial services for four years’ graduates Monday morning, then class night exercises Monday night titled A Student Expedition. Salutatorian Gertha Morris and valedictorian Eunice Ivey named. Diplomas awarded Friday night May 31 to listed seniors including Lula Belle Etheridge Helen Weathers James Whatley Ellen Murray William Peterson Cholesta Granberry T. G. Pelham Cornelia Ward Lewis Buie Eudenial Parker Bernice White Mabel Buie Rubye Deese Grace Etheridge Cepvis Elmore Lola Mae Huskey Je Lasseter Perry B. Long Bee McGriff Frances McGriff ge Oakley Kathryn Southern land Bonnie Maw Wright Walter Lewis Williams.
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Columbia
Houston County High School
W. B. Clemmons
Geneva Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Paul Stewart
Lloyd W. Tubb
Sista
Gertha Morris
Valefetéry
Eunice Ivey
Lula Belle Etheridge
Helen Weathers
James Whatley
Ellen Mourray
William Peterson
Cholesta Granberry
T. G. Pelham
Cornelia Ward
Conflict over tabled TVA expansion plans in Congress
Washington May 25 AP Two rival efforts emerged after the House military committee tabled the TVA bill that would let the agency sell excess power and increase tax exempt bonds from 40 to 100 million dollars. Backers and critics signaled possible substitute measures as reconsideration moves circulated.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
House Miliary Committee
TVA
Senate
Tennessee River
May
Kentucky
Edmiston
West Virginia
Schaefer
Tmilneis
City Files Tax Suit Against Oil Company In Boundary Dispute
City of Dothan files suit in Houston circuit court against Sherrill Oil for 417.81 in taxes on gasoline kerosene and oil stored April 1 to October 1 1934. City seeks 104.25 penalty for failure to return. Dispute centers on whether the filling station near the old airport on Montgomery highway lies within city limits, with pumps measured at 2000 feet inside. Oil firm argues sales were outside the city and not taxable.
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Sherrill Oil Company
City of Dothan
Houston
Statton
Montgomery
Cite
Japanese Beer Tide Irks German Brewers
Berlin May 24 JAP German brewers express concern over Japanese inroads into export beer markets long dominated by Germany. The article cites beer export figures from 1981 and 1934 for Germany, and 1913 and last year for Japan, noting that Japanese beer can be sold at prices barely covering bottling costs.
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Berlin
Germany
Japan
Pin money fines fund eagle pass headlight rule
In Eagle Pass Texas motorists pay a penny pinching 25 cents as a first offense under the headlight ordinance. The term pin money fines is used locally to enforce the rule, reflecting small penalties to ensure compliance.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Japanese textile penetration via Philippines discussed
Filipino economist Vinencente Villamin told President Roosevelt's cabinet committee that Japan could build cotton mills in Manila to use American raw cotton, supply local demand, and export surplus to the United States duty free. He urged quotas on Japanese goods and opposed tariff increases. Dun and Bradstreet notes a higher trade trend this week with mixed data on retail and wholesale, weather impacts, and cautious business sentiment awaiting political signals.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Vinecente Villamin
Villamin
Manila
America
Philippines
United States
New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Northwest
Midde West
Scottsboro Negroes Attorneys Seek Bail for Two Defendants
In Montgomery on May 25 an effort to free two Scottsboro defendants on bail moved forward. Habeas petitions were filed in Morgan circuit court for Willie Roberson and Olen Montgomery, with hearing set for May 31. Petitions cite Supreme Court rulings voiding death sentences due to systematic Negro jury exclusion, filed by Ormond K. Fraenkel for International Labor Defense.
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Montgomery
Scottsboro
Morgan
Co. B. Powell
Birmingham
A. A. Carmichael
Thomas F. Knight Jr
Willie Roberson
Olen Montgomery
Ormond K. Fraenkel
New York
International Labore Defense 98
United States Supreme Court
Haywood Patterson
Clarence Norris
Grand and Petit Juries
Any Move In Marital Break of Barrymores Depends On Dolores
Los Angeles May 25 The next move in the Barrymore marriage saga hinges on Dolores Costello Barrymore as John Barrymore sails with friends toward Havana aboard his yacht while Dolores remains ashore with their two children in their new home Attorneys for the couple resume a guarded silence A cryptic legal notice appeared in a court publication further signaling tensions in the marriage
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Barrymores
Dolores
Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Barrymore
Havana
Drug That Lowers Bodily Heat Found At Syracuse
A Syracuse University School of Medicine team discovered a synthetic compound named dinitrosatycilic acid that lowers body temperature in animals by up to seven degrees Fahrenheit. The drug’s safety in humans remains to be studied, with toxicity and fever reduction as key questions.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University School of Medicine
R. K. Brewer
M. D
M.S. Dortay
Syracuse Medical College
Ezell Urges Dothan Aid Salvation Army Drive
Mayor Jt. C. Ezell urged Dothan residents to boost Salvation Army funds as the city relies on it for unemployment relief. He noted over one third of local businesses did not pledge or pay during the fall drive and urged renewed support to sustain the effort amid limited aid from the Alabama Relief administration. A separate notice states John Barrymore disclaims responsibility for debts by others after May 3, 1935.
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Salvation Army
Jt. C. Ezell
Alabama Relief Administration
Ezell
John Barrymore
Vision Restored to Uncle Tobe Becomes Clearer
J L Domingus, former chief of police of Dothan, near blind, underwent a delicate operation to restore vision. After bandages came off, he correctly identified four fingers and a thumb, proving improved sight. He left for Panama City to convalesce and later reported, I can see, better than in years.
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J. L. Domingus
Dothan
Tobe
Panama City
Fla
Fire destroys paint shop in Atlanta. total loss reported
A blaze in Atlanta destroyed a paint shop and adjoining structures, with Chief Parker stating the building and contents were a total loss. Fire crews from ten wagons and a water tower battled the blaze for nearly two hours, sustaining minor injuries among firefighters and extinguishing flames in the basement later.
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Atlanta
C. J. Parkay Hirsch
Pai
Georgia
Wright Cotny Inc
Peeples
J. P. Robinson Réed
J White
Rhodes
Parker
Stubbord
Ashford High Pupil Stage Opera Returns
Ashford May 25. An opera Miss Caruthers Return was staged by Ashford High School students last night in the ee auditorium. Cast included Bennie Frank Owens Vil la Strong Willie Ruth Mead Tommie Aman Janie Pate Adams Ethel Toler Ruth O¢ Mary Helen Bruner. Choral parts performed by Sarah Watford Mae Richardson Elizabeth Sel Mary Sam Shelton Margaret Flian Marilon Bullock Milc Payne Christine Layton Ena Ade Wilma Barnett Hazel Hicks Louise Adams.
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Ena Ade Wilma Barnett
Hazel Hicks
Louise Adams
Arsenate of lead sprays damage peach trees
A fragment notes that arsenate of lead sprays will harm peach trees when process additives raise the acidity. The readable text mentions chemical interaction affecting fruit trees and agricultural practice.
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