02 Dec 1935
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1935
Page
1
A puzzling note about an infant left on steps in Falkville, Alabama circulates as a strange local item. The fragment hints at an unusual scene and a possible subsequent event related to the Tide and Tigers.
News from Falkville notes a week old girl found at the home of Mr and Mrs Herbert Compton. Two late model Ford cars were seen parked outside the residence around 8 pm Sunday. A bundle was carried from the first car and both vehicles departed north on Bee Line highway.
About 200 men are employed on a TVA drainage project in the Dry Creek basin. Hooper Construction and Mitchell Bros. Construction Day and Christy Hutchinson and Burton share contracts. Project cost about 200000 dollars and aims to widen and deepen the creek to permit small boat operation.
William Mavin Roman 39, an itinerant worker, faced trial in Lewisburg for kidnapping a six year old in 1927 who later became his wife and mother of his two year old son. The couple claimed the girl went along willingly and lived with Roman’s parents after moving from her own parents.
University of Alabama announces its athletic committee and coaching staff oppose any postseason game this year due to ongoing injuries and concerns. Governor Graves and Horace Wilkerson pushed for renewed relations with Alabama Polytechnic Institute, but parties remain divided over a potential reunion.
Smiley Otwell, a 40 year old sawmill worker, is jailed on murder charges for shooting his wife at their home near Heflin. He suffered minor wounds described as self inflicted and said to be personal safety related. County officials reported Otwell made no coherent statement. Neighbors said the wife was fleeing when he fired a shotgun, striking her in the head amid reported financial difficulties.
In Chicago on December 2 a 13 year old, Paul Myerson, fired an heirloom revolver owned by his grandfather for 40 years. A 14 year old playmate, Robert Miehle, was hit by a bullet and sent to a hospital.
Robert Dyson, 42, remained in a North Wilkesboro hospital after ten days at the bottom of an abandoned sawmill well. He was pulled to safety by local youths who followed shelter dogs to the scene and alerted authorities. The full story of his survival and condition was being pieced together as doctors worked to save him.
Maxie Tidwell a 19 year old service station employee was struck by a car on South Clinton street Athens and is listed in critical condition with multiple broken bones. Price Keyes 20 is in Limestone county jail for investigation related to the incident. Authorities say Tidwell was repairing a tire at work when the vehicle struck him and drove over him.
A two week term opens with civil cases in the first week and a criminal docket in the last seven days. The sheriff’s office served several hundred papers on witnesses and jurors for the December term.
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 5.1 feet and was falling this morning. The day saw a high of 55 and a low of 24 in the past 24 hours with the coldest night of winter. No rainfall reported. Alabama was fair but colder in the extreme south with temperatures 22 to 26.
Governor announces new safety drive directing four captains and 12 sergeants of the Alabama Highway Patrol to lead efforts. Salaries set at McAdory 2750, Captains 2000, Sergeants 1800, and expense money of 2.50 daily while stationed in Montgomery. A large list of safety coordinators and reappointments follows, with patrol personnel named from multiple cities across the state.
Mrs. B Strickland and her infant daughter were transported to their home at 507 Sixteenth Avenue by a Benevolent Society ambulance this afternoon.
Montgomery December 2 The state treasurer reported no sufficient cash in the bridge fund to meet interest and principal on 250000 dollars in toll bonds. About 470000 dollars in additional funds were already allocated but unavailable to cover current bond payments. Long, president of the bridge commission, said there was not enough cash to pay the bonds and interest.
The Daily launches a new comic strip titled Christmas in Toyland by Brandon Walsh. A boy and girl travel with Santa Claus through toyland meeting elves and factory workers while visiting magical places and seeing how letters become toys and gifts.
Associated Gas and Electric and other holding firms asked a court to declare the new utility holding company act unconstitutional. The suit, filed in Wilmington, reaches 58 registered groups with Mission Oil Company added, as firms resist compliance while courts decide the issue.
Dr James H Breasted head of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago dies at Presbyterian Medical Center aged about 70. He guided expeditions across Egypt Syria Palestine Anatolia and Persia and helped obtain access to royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. He recently spoke at an International Congress in Rome and influenced Iran to support Persepolis exploration.
The piece outlines looming talks on a permanent neutrality policy with three main proposals. It compares costs and effects on U S trade, including embargoing munitions and limiting war material exports, and weighs whether peace price is cheaper than war.
Reports from Addis Ababa describe 400,000 Ethiopian soldiers massed against Italian forces in northern Ethiopia. Ras Kassa and Ras Tafari combined forces near Dessye as Emperor Haile Selassie commands from the capital while London debates oil embargo and possible Italian reprisals.
A Franklin court recorded a verdict of murder and death by own action for Fred Beard, 36, and an unnamed estranged wife found dead in a downtown apartment. Beard was reported to have separated from his wife some time earlier, with the woman shot twice and Beard shot once in the head. Sheriff Charlie Fox and Officer Petway dated the case.
Fragmentary note indicates business and awarded parties sent to New Se with penalties and certificates pending. Names and details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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