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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1935
Page
1
Senate leaders believed the Social Security bill, after months of debate, could reach the president in near form. An amendment to exempt private pension plans from the tax faced House rejection, with conference leaders split over private versus federal coverage for workers and the aged, the blind, and the handicapped.
A true bill for the murder of Dr Walter J Bauer was returned against Mandeville V Zenge a Missouri carpenter after five days of testimony Prosecutor Charles S Dougherty presented circumstantial evidence and witnesses while Zenge denied the charges He was linked to the car at a Southside filling station where Dr Bauer lay wounded from a knife attack.
Oats strong with a broad advance. Bonds firm rails recover. Curb higher specialties bid. Foreign exchanges quiet. Sugar higher with better spot demand. Coffee steady with trade buying. Chicago wheat higher amid world supply shifts. Corn firm with wheat sympathy. Cattle uneven with little beef. Hogs slow to steady, down to 12.00 top.
Governor Bibb Graves moves to let the state issue surety bonds for all state and county officials as Representative Lee introduces the measure in the Alabama House. Opponents cite past delays and questions of timing, while other bills advance including an elevator install in the state capitol and reappointments in the Senate.
Furniture for the tuberculosis sanatorium at Flint has been ordered and a committee will purchase other equipment Monday. The board meets Tuesday evening to plan the formal opening, with September 2 Labor Day tentatively set as the date to attract a large Alabama gathering.
Lex Corbett of Hartford Alabama a druggist announced his candidacy for the Alabama legislature seat left vacant by the death of Representative Charles E Segrest of Geneva A special election will be called by Governor Bibb Graves to fill the post.
About 3,000 people attended the dedication of a new $40,000 native stone high school in Salem Limestone county. Speakers included Rep Harry Walker and Dr J A Keller with TVA and highway officials praising the project and promising support. The facility serves 15 schools north of Elk River with room for several hundred students. A noon barbecue and musical program followed.
Local horsemen claimed prizes at the Coldwater show in Tennessee on Thursday. W. H. Anderson’s two horses, I Am An Easter Boy ridden by Ed Hathcoat won the five gaited class. Jungle Princess ridden by the owner also placed. O F Bathcoat rode Mack to win the open plantation class.
An ice cream supper will be given at Moulton Heights with participation expected from local residents and families. The event details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a community gathering offering ice cream and a social time.
Alabama senate passes joint resolution inviting Gov Bibb Graves to address the legislature at noon and share views on possible second prohibition referenda and legislative session plans. The measure, sent to the house, was approved unanimously.
W H Mason 21 charged with murder in the July 8 slaying of Mrs Lorena Daniel on Shoal creek near Hartselle. A Lynne will defend, Solicitor Melvin Hutson prosecutes. Hearing set for 10 o clock Saturday in Justice J W Bailey's court. Joe arrested July 29.
Senator from Alabama urges continuation of the 12 cent loan on the 1936 cotton crop. He predicts an early decision by President Roosevelt and says the government bale estimate of 11,700,000 is too high. He believes the crop will shrink and notes no comment on loans for the next season.
TVA reports July electricity use surged across the area with residential per customer average up to 187 kwh from 112 kwh in June. Total city consumption exceeded 190 000 kilowatt hours as hot weather drove appliance use, and Athens may surpass the 140 kwh per customer monthly target in August if conditions stay favorable.
Detroit August 9 Loretta Jackson testified in the pretrial murder case of William Lee Ferris and three women for the June slaying of Howard Carter Dickinson a New York attorney. She claimed the telegram she sent from Fort Wayne Ind led to their arrest but said she felt no wrong in her actions while noting the other victim was killed during a planned killing.
A Montgomery group meeting discusses the board with Amos Clanton and Holt present. Details list board members and business items from the session.
Sheriff P W Cotton reports an escaped inmate Hugh Hughes 15 year robbery sentence used a smuggled pistol to seize the jailer Peter Mange and take Dr Jerre Watsons car after forcing the jailer into a cell The fugitive left a note promising to return if the sheriff is embarrassed and authorities launched a search immediately.
West end of the municipal bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed plunging two people to their deaths. The drowned victims were Mr and Mrs Francis Landrieau of La Crosse. Fischer Blinn and Miss Marceline Patro were rescued from the submerged car.
Athens has been named headquarters for this district of the federal resettlement administration with jurisdiction over nine northern Alabama counties. Fifteen staff will work from the local office located in the Hightower building above the A P Store. A A will be in charge.
Baton Rouge reports intense heat with prison officials noting inmate deaths after a surge in the heat wave. The penitentiary manager explains work hours and safety practices as convicts collapse amid high temperatures. Alabama remains unusually free of heat fatalities.
In New York a dispute over a security wage stirs union tensions as 100,000 WPA workers out of 150,000 are employed. The strike and company actions ripple through the southern operations near Chase.
The third heat wave of the summer pushes temperatures above 100 across Oklahoma Kansas and Texas with at least two new deaths reported. One death occurred near Sacramento California and another in Oklahoma. Highs reached 119 at Nowata and 112 at Bartlesville while rainfall was minimal.
President Roosevelt approved the court martial verdict finding Brigadier General Alexander E Williams guilty and ordered his dismissal from the Army effective August 12. Williams held the permanent rank of colonel and was found guilty of conduct unbecoming and related offenses.
DAO Naatoes official departs for Japan amid cautious briefing by aide citing arms and munitions concerns. Source text fragment notes high secrecy and official involvement.
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