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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
1
The Louisville & Nashville railroad plans to launch store door deliveries by contracting with trucking lines in various towns. The shift aims to add rail aided freight handling while keeping trucks under supervision to combat independent truck line rates.
Pink Gargus longtime employee of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad died last night at his residence 619 Third Avenue West after a 30 day illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 4 30 PM at the residence with Rev. J. D. Pickens officiating and Decatur cemetery interment. He is survived by one son Earl Gargus of Plainview Texas four daughters Mrs W H Meadows Miss Eva Gargus of Decatur. Henry of Fort Worth Hilliard of Huntsville Joe and Meredith Gargus of Leighton. Pallbearers listed.
Congressman Clarence F. Lea of California denounces the present method of selecting the president as archaic and unjust. He argues the system is cumbersome, unsettled by district versus unit votes, and has produced grave injustice in past crises. The piece discusses potential moves toward a direct election and cites New York as an example of district versus unit voting outcomes.
The piece notes a two part series by Charles P. Stewart and indicates a second installment will run tomorrow. It highlights reactions from leading objectors to the current issue and promises further illumination.
Steve Wiggins a local Black veteran reports 24 months overseas with the Bonuss Expeditionary Force. He notes far more veterans in Washington than estimates, cites 45 000 in BEF camps, recalls the camp fires in Johnstown and congressional crowding, and says relief and food were provided while armies moved home. The BEF plans 48 state tent cities for Khaki Shirt members.
Bolivia and Paraguay approved international moves toward a peaceful Chaco settlement but prepared for war. Dispatches from Peru and Argentina quote the Bolivian commander stating 11,000 troops would be in Chaco soon, with Bolivia at 6,000 already there. Paraguay notified the League of Nations it will arbitrate. Bolivia said it would not decline offers for peace.
Four convicts were killed and three wounded in a stockade break and gun battle with officers at Tucker Prison Farm. Seven inmates killed a trusty and wounded another during the breakout as a pursuit ensued in the woods. Three convicts were later killed, two wounded, and two surrendered after seizing guns and ammunition before fleeing on horses.
Roosevelt signals broad principles for regulating utilities and industry. He criticizes aggressive financing by large holding companies facing distress, supports public disclosure of earnings and capitalization by utilities, and asserts government rights to own power sites and produce electricity while stopping short of universal public ownership.
Jackson, a New Hampshire national committeeman and Roosevelt supporter, cites ex champion Gene Tunney as a political mobilizer and hints at signing more athletic figures. In Hoover Curtis talks, Republican kingpins debated a hard line on prohibition with Eastern leaders pushing for a repeal plank. Jackson, a veteran campaigner, has long worked for Roosevelt and stayed active at Democratic headquarters since Chicago.
A man robbed the W. M. Dinsmore residence at 339 Sherman Street yesterday morning about ten o'clock. The burglar entered while the family was away and escaped with clothing after changing into new clothes and hiding the old garments in a closet.
The Rev. E N Hart of Westminster Presbyterian Church, now in Chicago at the denominational theological school, plans to return in time to fill the pulpit at the last service of the month.
Miss Callie Maffett and Miss Alice Pickens of Dallas Texas with Mrs Mary Praff and her son Billy have returned to Birmingham after a visit heading home.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt, wife of the Democratic nominee, has had a brilliant life of her own accord. The high spots are presented at a glance in sketch strips beginning today on page 2. The second and last will appear tomorrow.
Mrs. Bill Moore, wife of a popular Decatur patrolman, was hit on the head with a milk bottle by a burglar at 1410 Twelfth Avenue South as she telephoned Johnston Street station for help. She was found unconscious by her husband and Patrolman Layman after the intruder fled, dropping clothing from an upstairs window during the break in.
In Terre Haute Indiana on August 4 the siege of the Dixie Bee coal mine ended when 800 National Guardsmen freed 65 besieged miners. Four wounded miners were brought to a hospital and one in the line of duty was killed. other attackers were driven off and the mine secured.
The 11th Cain barbecue will be held all day next Thursday August 11 at the Cain Plantation three miles north of Somerville. J F Cain and son Lonnie Cain say preparations are complete with ball games Winton versus Guntersville and Alabama Hosiery Mill Knitters versus Somerville, plus a band. Congress Edward B Almon may attend to discuss regional road matters.
Reese Hicks of Kansas City secretary of the International Baby Chick Association and Charles Sawyer of Hoytville president were shot during a committee session in Milwaukee Wisconsin. G A Norman of Knoxville Tennessee fired three shots at Hicks then killed himself after Hicks was critically wounded.
Montgomery announces candidacy for the aldermanic board in Decatur with Septem ber 19 municipal election. He vows honest, economical city government and has 31 years of residence in Decatur, with long ties to local business. Friends predict a strong campaign.
Mrs Keith Miller testified in the William Lancaster murder trial that she caused death by own action toward Haden Clarke hours before his fatal shooting at her Miami home. She contradicted earlier statements about mutual deaths and described Lancaster as cordial despite revelations of their love triangle and threats amid insurance worries.
Francis Nash pled guilty to strangling Evelyn Sanford, 17, in Ludington Michigan. He received life imprisonment, solitary confinement, and hard labor after refusing to testify as crowds urged lynching. The victim’s body was found in a cellar with a gunny sack over her head and a belt around her neck.
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs Noah Webster of Somerville Route One died after a watermelon seed became lodged in his windpipe following a swallow on Monday. Authorities believe the seed caused the fatal obstruction.
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