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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1934
Page
8
AP reports Thomas E. Knight Jr after education construction work is involved in an illegal fee related to building schools. The item notes governmental involvement and potential charges or investigations pending further details.
Alvin Richards, who had been ill for several weeks, has recovered enough to go out again, a welcome sign for his many friends and family.
John Rex Smith, aged 72, was the guest of honor at a family gathering at his home six miles west of Falkville. The event drew 68 relatives spanning children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He enjoys good health and a bountiful 40 acre crop this year. Born in Morgan County, he has spent most of his life in the same community.
Dewey Duke 21 of Coosa county and Grover Blankenship were severely injured when a mass of bridge steel toppled onto their gondola car as a southbound freight stopped in the local shops after a World’s Fair visit. Duke suffered a crushed chest and other hurts. Blankenship sustained a severe side injury. Their parents, Mr and Mrs W C Duke and Grover Blankenship, are at Benevolent Society Hospital.
Clemson College official Purnell praised southern cooperation in the Bankhead cotton reduction program and urged future cotton policy to be decided by the South itself during a speech in Senator E B D Smith's home state.
The article notes Mrs Clayton Coffee continues quite ill with typhoid fever at her home on Sixth Avenue South, as friends are advised to regret her illness.
In autumn fashion notes from a period page, Elizabeth Allen displays a black satin cocktail frock with a vestee of orange chiffon and bell sleeves, paired with coral chiffon collar. The piece notes contrast with a simple black crepe dress and a coral waist accent. Lily Harvey is shown wearing a monogrammed wrap over a white gown with silver fox trim, highlighting luxe styling.
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round surveys maneuvering around FDR while claiming influence over Stephens Connally and Taussig or Mellon. It notes Hindenburg and Argentine ambassadors, Hooverite firings, Kennedy jokes, and looming Senate Munitions hearings with 80 investigators as the era's power play unfolds.
The Tennessee Valley Authority agrees to acquire the Tennessee Public Service Company's electric facilities in Knoxville, operate them briefly, run a sales push, and then transfer control to the city with repayment from system profits. The city aids street railway promotion and maintains street pavement between tracks.
Carlton Click of Grant Alabama a member of a TVA reservoir clearance unit is improving at Benevolent Facility Hospital after suffering a fractured spine and a badly lacerated scalp when a tree limb struck him during felling on July 27.
Mrs. E M Guyton superintendent of Benevolent Society hospital travels to Memphis on business and plans to return to Decatur Thursday. She is expected back after completing her tasks.
Veteran camp activities at Wheeler Dam include a shelter house built by COC veterans with shrubs and rocks along the Tennessee site. The Citizenship Club hosted a debate on the bonus, a one man show, and Lt. Walker and Sgt. Bingham led the mess with cooks named.
Frances Jean Lupe wins the te baby title at the Century of Progress in Chicago. She enjoys the thrill of riding her tricycle at high speed and remains proud of her special skill.
The revival at Antioch church on Somerville road attracts big crowds with high interest. Reverend C. L. Dobbs of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church leads the services.
Police at the eastern city bank pursued the assailant with Patrolmen Layman and Weatherly taking a long drive and an extensive walk along the river bank last night. They returned with tired feet and torn clothing, but the investigation continues.
Miss Rose Rutenburg of the FERA clerical department is confined to her home due to illness.
Mrs G W Johnson visits her father E A Tharp in Quincy Illinois. She expects to return to Decatur around September 1.
Miss Sadie Rolfe, popular post office attache, has returned from a visit to the Century of Progress in Chicago.
Comrades express sympathy for a bereaved family after an accidental death. Loflin Rudd and Love return from leave while Mrs. Harris and daughter visit Captain Harris at Camp. Rebecca Winters brightens camp as she departs for the North. A new work shed is completed for the men. Veterans dance on August 17. H. J. Schwendimann directs preparations for Wheeler Dam Park materials for a national exhibition. States will submit photos drawings and panels to showcase COC work.
Mr and Mrs A D Jervis and Mr and Mrs W B Lee observed a ceremony in Birmingham on Tuesday, with attendees and arrangements readied for the celebration and reception following the event.
A group of Boy Scouts from New Orleans stopped in Decatur for lunch while returning from a trip to Chicago Detroit Windsor Ontario Niagara Falls and Mammoth Cave. The Greyhound bus was chartered for the journey. Assistant director D T W Morgan and scouts listed as traveling members reported seven enjoyable days in Chicago.
National organization seeks three sharp salesmen aged 23 to 36, willing to travel and able to qualify for promotion. Earnings range from 40 to 60 dollars weekly plus all traveling expenses covered. See Robert H. Burns at Lyons Hotel Thursday 9:30 to 3:30 for details.
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