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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1932
Page
1
Following the resignation of Bee Line League president R C Allen, Athens exits the league while Hartselle rises to the top. Decatur is ordered to open a series with Hartselle next Tuesday in Decatur as Blue Sox eye the first-half title.
In a Thursday night meeting Bee Line league officials upheld a ruling from August 8 that all players present are eligible by vote, barring new entries this season Hartselle leads the league by percentage. Athens may replace Walker with Tom Williams if he remains unavailable.
The Decatur ladies announce a 3 PM Saturday gathering at Hotel Lyons Assembly Room to discuss a back to rail movement. They plan a house to house canvass asking residents to pledge rail shipments and urge merchants to move all goods by rail to revive activity at the Louisville & Nashville shops.
Albany report details Sherwood misdeeds as missing accountant who managed income for dispute cases. Francis McIntyre cites funds drawn from a Sherwood account used by Walker and his ally to back a law firm. Samuel Seabury accuses Sherwood of handling a million dollars as Walker's fiscal agent, which the mayor denies.
Wholesale merchants from Tennessee Valley towns gathered in Athens on Thursday for a barbecue hosted by Boss Byars. Attendees from Decatur included John F. Levin Foster H. Pointer James H. Johnson and John B. Harlow.
Mrs. Baxter Hartung of 4th Avenue was taken to Benevolent hospital Thursday afternoon in Tiest’s ambulance.
Montgomery-Aug 26 The Fletcher bill by Shelby Fletcher of Madison county was introduced in the senate to force Alabama to live within its income and overhaul the executive system. It was referred to the finance and taxation committee for a likely favorable report. The administration income tax and a $20,000,000 bond issue were set for final passage Tuesday. The Teasley amended house bill providing a $250,000 legislative expense appropriation was sent to the senate where Governor Miller is expected to sign and arrange a loan to meet payroll.
The disappearance of Rev. G. Witt, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, remains unexplained. Bishop McDowell and Rev. Schroeder report Grace Church and Seamen’s Church Institute books are in order. Police traced Witt to downtown Mobile Monday evening before trail ends.
Reinforced picket lines block roads to Council Bluffs while threats of a thousand farmers prompt action. Fifty five detainees are released on bonds amid siege near the county jail. Sioux City arrests total thirty, released after habeas corpus challenges. South Dakota farmers back non selling, Minnesota Farm Bureau warns further highway pickets.
Harbor Grace Newfoundland August 26. From the Atlantic today no word from the Green Mountain Boy but officials expect Clyde Lee and John Bochkon to reach Oslo Norway in about 30 hours. Fliers voiced slight anxiety as no ships sighted the plane yet, though they may be flying high to avoid rain.
The concluding Bline contest between Hartselle and Decatur, scheduled for two o'clock, was rained out. Manager McDuff said the Gar team would not leave until advised. A tie between Decatur and Hartselle remained possible, but the Sox are slated to play after next week.
State officials expect the eight mile Tuscumbia highway paving project to begin around October 1, with six miles in Morgan county and a little over two miles in Lawrence county. A third section will be let before November 1. Local job-hunting procedures and a possible committee to screen applicants were discussed as part of the effort to provide work for many workers.
A U S government plane was observed over the Tennessee River this morning, apparently taking photographs. Observers speculated the mission related to recent announcements about the construction of Dam Number.
More reports from Southern Limestone county indicate a heavy boll weevil infestation, a region previously largely free from the pest. The notices suggest the infestation is spreading and intensifying in the area.
At Greyhound offices no report was filed about an alleged bus robbery near Pulaski Tuesday night. Dispatches say LeRoy Price of Birmingham was held on charges of attempting the robbery, which was thwarted by driver and passengers. The suspect reportedly jumped from the speeding bus and officers described him as preinsanity.
John K. Watkins of Opelika Alabama addressed the Kiwanis club noting steady progress in club work despite a severe business downturn. He highlighted Detroit convention highlights and was introduced by Dr. A J Perolio, Kiwanis state committee chair on underprivileged children.
Edith Rockefeller McCormick widow of Harold McCormick and daughter of John D. Rockefeller Sr. died at 4 40 P M in the Drake Hotel Chicago after a long illness in coma. Survived by her former husband, daughters Mathilde Oser and Muriel Hubbard, son Fowler Hubbard, his wife Fifi Stillman, and Edwin Krenn among others. Physicians cited cancer recurrence as the cause after surgery two years prior.
In Annapolis Maryland on August 26 a collision killed two sixteen year old Washington girls and a Wytheville Virginia high school prince. The deceased were Willie Umberger Yolanda Sorivi and Age Murray.
A policy committee said mass meetings are held statewide to plan a new drive to aid striking miners in Kentucky Indiana and Oklahoma. A caravan of pickets was repulsed by gunfire and clubs. The report notes quick moving re sets are part of the plan.
The Decatur cotton market continued its week long ascent with prices at eight cents per pound and some buyers bidding higher. October futures closed at 8.58-60, up 22 to 24 points, as distant months traded above nine cents amid reports of worsening crop conditions and boll weevil pressure. Despite widespread boll weevil presence in the Tennessee Valley, local crops compare favorably with other regions.
Bank managers from Tennessee Valley Valley branch banks will attend the regular fall session at the Tennessee Valley Bank headquarters. The meeting marks the bank system’s common quarterly gathering with attendees from regional banks expected to participate.
Chairman Fort of the Home Loan Board said Comptroller Pole ordered national receivers to stop foreclosures for sixty days. He urged state authorities and other lenders to grant similar delays, hoping relief will lift courage and hope among men and families facing action.
President Hoover told U S business leaders that the nation had weathered the major financial crisis and urged banking, industry and business to cooperate to reorganize and develop every possible avenue to raise labor and agriculture to higher levels with renewed confidence and hope.
Government surveyors are at the dam number three site. Army officials recently visited the Shoals area, boosting hope for construction. The War Department will build Dam No 3 immediately if the $3,000,000 rivers and harbors appropriation is made available.
The regular semi monthly meeting of the American Legion was held last night at the Tennessee Valley Bank building with Post Commander Roy Billings presiding. Many matters of business were discussed.
The first bale of cotton for the 1982 season was ginned and brought to Athens, purchased by W. B. McClellan, cotton buyer, for 84 cents. R. L. Bradford, living east of Athens, delivered the bale.
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