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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
1
Attorney General Cummings sent a report to a Little Rock grand jury claiming evidence of possible peonage law violations by southern planters. The dispatch notes other items including a note on easing trade barriers with Germany and regional figures from Alabama and North Carolina.
Kearney Nebraska August 13 1936 H R Tolley national AAA administration says the drought taught a key lesson. The nation must provide farmers with insurance akin to that enjoyed by industry to safeguard goods chattels and income.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh received an offer of free land in Sweden to establish his home there as part of a flood of fan-mail letters received daily by the American aviator.
Government forces pressed a three pronged drive as rebel planes scored direct hits on San Sebastian Bay of Biscay. The Almirante Cervera shelling the beleaguered town, and Madrid claimed rebels faced renewed bombardments in the southwest.
Mrs Lilla Bell Ryan 66 died Tuesday night at her Eva Route 1 home and was laid to rest Wednesday at Lawrence Cove. Funeral services at Harmony Church at 2 pm with Drinkard and Howell directing. Widowed of Abe Ryan she was known countywide and mourned by a daughter Lilla Mae a niece Lena James Lockwood a brother Eugene Johnson two sisters two stepdaughters and two stepsons.
Postmaster Cooper Green in Birmingham warns dog owners to chain or confine pets or postal workers will be required to pick up mail at general delivery. Five postmen bitten by dogs in 60 days, despite dogs described as perfectly harmless.
Ten people at Mrs. Effie Pike's lunch stand were injured when a sunlit loaf of bread on display ignited due to a 115 degree heat reading. The weather service noted a correction after the day prior showed 113.5 degrees with a 4 plate glass setup contributing to the blaze.
Deputies in Grenada and Leflore counties indicate the Avalon murder of two farmers Wm. R. Ingraham and William M. Simpson Jr may have been planned by an organized group. Suspects Tommy Jones and Andrew Hemphill are jailed as authorities pursue possible broader connections.
Announcement today confirms the resignation of F A Bloodworth as cashier after 35 years with Morgan County National Bank and the election of J W Darrah of Fayetteville Tennessee as his successor. Bloodworth retires while Darrah currently serves as cashier of Union National Bank of Fayetteville with 12 years at American National Bank in Nashville. Bloodworth plans future moves remain unannounced as he started in the Bibb and Hoff firm before Morgan County National’s formation.
Bank clearings in 22 leading cities totalled 4.785 billion dollars for the week ended August 12, up from 4.545 billion a year earlier. Dun and Bradstreet reported a 5.3 percent increase.
Los Angeles police issued a first degree murder complaint for Ray Johnson in the stabbing death of Japanese actress Michi Takaoka in her home. The suspect, a former suitor, fled after an attack on her fiancé W. J. Bachand of New York. Johnson’s bloodstained clothes were found. alerts went out to Washington and Nevada authorities as searches deepen.
Paris reports the government barred recruiting in France for Spanish armies. The Quai d Orsay pressed for European neutrality as a cabinet decision formally announced. Interior Minister Salengro said individuals could cross the border but mass recruitment would be prohibited.
Oris Tucker aged about 15 of Falkville was brought to Benevolent Society Hospital after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle. A negro said to be the car driver was detained for questioning.
Walter L. McCombs, 28, TVA worker from Valley Grove, was killed last night when he fell under a freight train in Cullman Alabama. Survivors include his widow and several young children.
A White House tax conference announced no new taxes will be recommended to Congress next session. The meeting with President and key lawmakers says a study may trim unfair burdens and administrative costs, possibly revising nuisance taxes to balance revenue and relief.
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee said federal power activities like the Tennessee Valley Authority depend on the power companies. He noted reductions in charges by these firms could obviate extending TVA policy, and predicted a Roosevelt victory in Tennessee.
The century-old board of regents of the Bank of France, abolished as an instrument of state fiscal control, will surrender its authority tomorrow to a new government-controlled council. The government will appoint most of the 20 members directly.
Mrs Viola Polk died around noon from a pistol wound to the heart at her home in the W 8 Reaves residence 701 Jackson street. She had occupied the room only about 30 minutes before death. A note reportedly directed how to dispose of belongings. Mrs Reaves heard the shot and summoned her husband.
Pat Hicks died in Anniston Alabama after being shot by a man named Art Bush during an attempted abduction incident. State authorities investigated the shooting and related arson at Bush’s farm while Calhoun County prepares for a grand jury review.
Butler P. A. Hine announced his candidacy for the Decatur city council in the September election. A native of Athens and longtime Decatur resident, he highlights themes of armory construction, street paving, police efficiency, highway information signs, cooperation with government and business groups, a Decatur levee on the Tennessee River shore, and municipal ownership of power and water plants.
W D Miller, farming south of here near Cedar Lake, reports a fine cotton crop this season with bales to the acre. Observers say the crop should be moving to market by August 20 to 25 based on several fully opened bolls brought in today.
District Solicitor Zeb V Nettles said Martin Moore 22 year old negro who confessed to slaying Helen Clevenger a New York University student would be placed on trial in superior court next Wednesday Sheriff Laurence Brown said the statement came from Asheville North Carolina early today
Murder charges against Grace Hopkins and Henry Gullion were dismissed at a preliminary hearing before Justice J W Bailey. state motion found insufficient evidence. Hopkins and Gullion claimed the death of Tom Gullion, age 41, was a personal safety matter after a hillside incident near Cave Springs.
Smoke and embers drive fear as 25 000 firefighters push to contain multiple blazes. Winds and low humidity hinder efforts with thousands more fighting near Kabetogama Lake and Isle Royale where 27000 acres burned.
Funeral for David Howell Turner Jr. held in Camden after fatal auto crash near Selma. Turner son of Secretary of State Howell Turner and Cy Brown Jr. from Montgomery were injured when their car hit a truck in rain. Turner, UA student, had been chosen to represent Alabama in a 1931 nationwide visual education contest winning first prize as "smartest" boy.
Neal Trotter, charged with murder in the slaying of May Bell Howard, 22, near Opelika, was released on $5,000 bail after a preliminary hearing. Justice E A Burke ordered the bond and held him for the Lee County grand jury. Miss Howard was found in a shallow pit near Opelika. Trotter was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi a few hours later.
Pike county authorities hunted two white men and two negroes after a truck carrying 200 cases of whiskey was hijacked on the Montgomery highway near Troy. The highwaymen forced the operators to stop, bound them, and drove off with the vehicle before the victims freed themselves.
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 3.5 feet with a 91 degree high and 70 degree low in the past 24 hours ending at 7. No rainfall. Alabama shows partly cloudy skies in the north with possible local showers in the south while Tennessee remains generally fair and warm tonight and Friday.
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