Georgia brief notes on leaders death and war relief
Statesboro reports death of Judge H B Strange a former secretary of state and judge. Funeral held in Statesboro with burial in Guyton. Georgia war relief fund reaches 60381 of 286000 while several counties and cities show progress. Georgia Tech and Emory announce graduates with 435 and 390 seniors respectively.
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Statesboro
H. B. Strange
Effingham County
Guyton
Atlanta
Georgia
War Relief Fund
Athens
Waycross
Rockmart
Hartwell
Coweta
Dekalb
Forsyth
Meriwether
Wilkes
Let U S Be Well Prepared Says Rep Vinson
Milledgeville Ga June 2017 Rep Carl Vinson urged that the United States stay so well prepared no nation would dare engage in war He spoke in dedicating a new 85000 building named for him at Georgia Military College stressing military colleges and armories as vital to national defense.
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Milledgevine
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
United States
Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Georgia Military College
Athens Population Rises to 20625 in 1940 Census
The tenth district census headquarters announced that Athens grew by 2500 since 1930, from 18179 to 20625. Clarke County increased from 25613 to 28384 while five of nine counties fell. Thomson rose 58 percent, and Washington county gained over 10 percent.
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Augusta
Gaolume
Athens
Clarke County
Thomson
McDuffie County
Washington
TVA chief argues democracy fuels opportunity for average man
Alinta June 3 1930s report quotes David Lilienthal director of the Tennessee Valley Authority speaking to 424 Georgia Tech graduates about democracy delivering economic progress. He cites TVA efforts in seven years showing increased production and income through cooperative methods and public participation rather than dictation. He highlights Towns County Soil Improvement Association's 1935 work and notes soil erosion and rural rebuilding spurring hope in democracy.
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Alinta
David FE. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Georgis Tech
Democracy
United States
Wili Ferry
North Georgia
Towns County
Lilienthal
Supreme Court Upholds Flag Salute Law
Washington June 3 The Supreme Court ruled the flag salute regulation constitutional for schoolchildren. Justice Frankfurter wrote the majority opinion upholding the Minersville Pa policy, saying education aims to foster patriotic impulses and the court should not judge educational policy. Justice Stone dissented.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Frankfurter
Minersville
Frankfurter
Safeguarding Democracy Urges Disarmament and Reform
The text urges actions to safeguard democratic institutions, calling for disarmament and work to make the democratic system worthy of its survival. It emphasizes the nation must actively pursue reforms to preserve democratic values and stability.
Unemployed Hold Key to Problem Says Babson
Deland Florida sees economist Roger W Babson tell Stetson University graduates that solving unemployment rests with the jobless themselves. He argues legislation has not altered motives and that 2 600 labor agencies cannot replace active job seeking by families and workers.
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Babson
Deland
Fla
Roger W. Babson
Stetson University
Department of Labor
Stetson
Record Breaking Year in State for Housing
The Federal Housing Administration announced that May was the fourth largest month for applications in Georgia since the program began, as it pushes for a record-breaking year in the state.
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Atlanta
Federal Housing Administration
Georgia
Nurses at Dunkirk Front Hold Fast Amid Battle
Rescue veterans recount Red Cross nurses staying at posts while German air and artillery bombardment raged near Dunkirk. Nurses refused to withdraw as wounded were evacuated, with one nurse promising to stay and tend the injured despite danger.
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RED Cross
Dunkerque
B. EK. F
Tommy
England
Donations for U.S. Defense From Blind Returned by FDR
President Roosevelt returned a $25 contribution to the national defense fund sent by blind white and Negro persons in Georgia. A job printer in Augusta, Ga.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense Fund
Georgia
Augusta
War Bulletins from London and Paris June 3
Berlin reports US liner Washington will not be molested as it carries war refugees. Two British hospital ships Worthing and Paris bombed off the French coast. Blanchard and Prioux raised to Legion of Honor. Two bombs hit Forest Row Sussex injuring a woman. Queen Wilhelmina remains in England. Mussolini delays 1942 Rome Exposition. An Italian official denial follows. An Allied claim says a German division wiped out near Rethel.
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Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
England
Low Countries
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
New York
NBC
Rethel
Worthing
Paris
Berlin
United States
Washington
Georges Blanchard
Rene Jacques Prioux
France
Flanders
Legion of Honor
Maxime Weygand
Forest Row
Sussex
Market News Slow Session And Mixed Farm Prices
New York June 3 traders saw a broadly bearish tone in war news yet stocks mostly held steady in a slow market. Turnover for five hours near 450000 shares with an 70000 share first hour the smallest since May 22 1939. Moultrie hog market reported 25 lower with varied weights and yields across primes and sows. Chicago cash grain showed no wheat sales with corn at No 1 yellow 65 67 cents and soybeans No 2 yellow 84 14 cents.
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New York
O War
Chicago
Poultry Market Report From Chicago June Offering Prices
Chicago live poultry prices listed for June show hens steady and chickens easy with weights and varieties. Leghorn hens around 12 cents per pound, broilers near 2 percent higher, colored and white Plymouth Rock and White Rock lines cited with varying percentages. Roosters, ducks, and turkeys priced by weight with small colored and white as noted.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Springs
Markets at a Glance Shows Mixed Rates Across Assets
New York stocks lower with leaders soft in slow trading. Bonds irregular as sessions stay quiet. Foreign exchange steady with hedges unchanged. Cotton quick with spot and hedge activity. Sugar mixed amid hedge selling and liquidation. Metals improve led by zinc and copper gains. Wool tops firm as Boston buyers act. Chicago wheat steady, corn higher. Hogs slow with 10 to 20 lower, cattle slow 14 to 25 lower.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Cattlie Siow
Hog Market Report Southeast Packing Plants June 3 1950
Combined receipts of hogs at southeastern packing plants Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tampa and other Georgia and Florida plants total 1914 head. Prices steady to weak from last week with composite quotations for soft hogs: medium to choice 180 240 pounds 5.24 to 5.50 per cwt. over 240 pounds few at 4.75 and up to 5.25. 150 to 110 pounds 9.00 to 5.25. 180 to 150 pounds 4.40 to 4.75. Medium and Good 110 to 130 pounds 4.00 to 4.25. 80 to 110 pounds 3.26 to 3.75. Medium and Good Sows 180 to 240 pounds 4.25 to 4.50.
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Moultrie
Pune
Hore
Southeastern
Thomasville
U. S. Dept. of
aAgresp
Southeastern Packing
Albany
Columbus
Moultyle
Tena
Tithon
Gan
Vothan Ate
Jacksonville
Pla
Chicago Livestock Prices See Varied Declines Across Classes
Chicago markets report salable hogs at 17 000 with total 26 000 and cattle at 16 000. Hogs opened 16 20 lower than Friday with later trade 10 15 lower. top hogs around 6 50. Cattle show calves 2 000, fed steers and yearlings 15 25 lower, best yearlings near 10 25, killers’ value down to 7 50 8 50, cows steady and sausage bulls 7 00 down, heavy bulls 6 73 down. Texas stock calves 17 50 and heifers 10 13 lower.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
L. S. Dept. Agr
Texas
New York Cotton Market Opens With Mixed Decline
New York cotton prices ease in a narrow market as spot houses and hedges meet trade demand. Dull textile demand and European uncertainty weigh on activity with midafternoon quotes down about one to six points for various months and old contracts showing modest drops.
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New York
Goston
Warares
Memphis cottonseed meal futures close steady
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis Tennessee closed steady on June 2. Closing bids listed for Memphis with July 24.50, Sean 21.25, Oct 20.50, Dec 20.46, Jan 20.40 with a sale 3,200 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
New York Cottonseed Oil Futures Close Mixed
New York June 3 Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed unchanged to 1 cent higher with sales of 25 contracts. July 298 1/2, Sep 6.02 1/2, Oct 6.03 1/2, Dec 6.07 8, forward list shows bids.
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New York
Jan GR
Government Limits Donations to Blind Aid via Congressional Permission
A fragment notes that someone engaged in blind work mailed a check to Senator Byrnes. It states that the government cannot accept such donations without special permission from Congress.
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Byrnes
New Orleans Cotton Futures Edged In Quiet Session
New Orleans June 8 cotton futures moved within a narrow range in an extremely quiet session. The steady but net lower prices affected nearby contracts while July and December summaries showed slight declines. details include values for May and October contracts and related market activity.
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New Orleans
Owen
Chicago Butter and Eggs Market Report Summary
Chicago market notes show butter and eggs with steady quotes and varied scores. Prices for carlot shipments, graded exports, and local receipts are listed, including firsts and extras, along with storage and dirtied item tallies.
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Chicago
Browder Again Red Candidate For President
New York June 3 Earl Browder today pursued a fourth bid for the U S presidency after being named 1940 standard bearer of the communist party at Madison Square Garden with James W Ford as running mate The ticket previously polled 80000 votes in 1936 Browder recently freed on bail pending an appeal of a four year passport fraud sentence urged a third party platform opposing Roosevelt arms policy supporting Soviet peace policy a 30 hour work week expanded WPA housing and farm aid The convention faced radio networks and a Catholic veterans boycott efforts as parties to broadcast Browder speeches and the party sought equal air time from legally qualified candidates
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Kangas
Communist Party
Madison Square Garden
James W. Ford
Alabama
Browder
Soviet Union
Catholic War Veterans, Inc
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