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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1934
Page
8
Four men died in a wreck where a truck on the newly paved Eatenton highway was struck by a train. The truck, charged to Sage with AIP signed by C H Hannon, was said to be traveling fast before the collision. Two men were ground beneath the locomotive and two others were badly battered, later removed from the wreckage as the engine halted.
The note describes a period spent in Lawrenceburg Tennessee visiting friends and family after a month away. It emphasizes warm welcomes and close community ties during the stay.
TVA pursued rapid, real time work cutting red tape while facing bid protests and a government inquiry. An approval came for cables used six weeks early, saving $2,500 on sand-washers though one model proved inadequate. A month’s delay hit a $34 million project as officials weighed proper procedure and graft fears.
Mia Lehr mobilizes aid for a musician once in silent pictures living with his wife and two children on a bare orange ranch. A caravan of 50 studio workers arrives at 6 am, builds a house on the spot, and by 7 pm the family views a miracle domicile rising on their land.
Clark Gable shows confidence in his horse Beverly Hilla and plans to enter it in Arcadia races this year. Gossip notes strained couples, a five year old daughter’s candle guineas, and industry moves including a yacht purchase, a ship replica for Mutiny on the Bounty filming, and a director’s charitable payment to a writer.
A fragment notes the actor Joel McCrea and his forebears migrating across the plains to California before the Gold Rush, highlighting a lineage link to westward movement and early settler history.
The narrative recalls the Norris era with a Clinch River dam and a worker town below, led by A. E. Morgan the town’s Number One Citizen. A tale touches Morgan’s white house and hinge troubles and a carpenter’s self help. It also notes Big Jim Parley’s Yellowstone visit and Old Faithful, and Elmer Thomas inflation publicity antics.
Fire chief W. L. Tallant announced that Jasper fire personnel plan to resign Friday August 17 unless the fire board is dismissed by the city council. The resignations follow the dismissal of two members by the newly created board and were served to the mayor council and board members. Mayor John G. Burton indicated the council would act on the resignations at Thursday night’s meeting.
W H Gregory Morgan county farm agent is in Birmingham today for a state meeting of farm agents and will discuss agricultural policies and cooperative programs.
Mrs Minnie Lakster and daughter of Madison are visiting friends and relatives in Decatur.
Six Counties to Get Some Paving outlines road upgrades from Montgomery to Mobile via Brewton and Bay Minette with a segment from Flomaton to Sardis Church. Contracts awarded to Mc Vay Lindsay and Son Construction Panama City for 15,558.27. Hale and Marengo counties 7.6 miles grading from Gallion to Gallion North and South, C C Moore Construction Panama City 61,601.23. Sumter York Butler route 6.23 miles grading and York paving, Dun Construction Birmingham 78,644.33. Fayette bituminous surfacing 3.646 miles Fayette toward Vernon, Mitchell Brothers Birmingham 41,46.47. Talladega Sylacauga Childersburg route 10.780 miles gravel surfacing, R T Smith Construction Tallapoosa Georgia 112,708.76.
A.T. Hanson of the North Alabama Building and Loan Association said the double brick front on Grant street between Seecond and Fourth avenues will not be replaced. He explained the old building is being torn down because it has become dangerous, and an order to tear down the structure has been issued.
Shirley Temple stars in Damon Runyon's Little Miss Marker at the Strand Theatre Hartselle for three days. The film follows a tiny 40 pound girl with standout personality as a group of tough men form an unlikely alliance to protect her amid a near tragic climax.
James Clem J W Goode and Esther Goode are spending ten days in Miami Florida visiting friends and enjoying the oceanfront during a short vacation or leisure trip.
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