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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1936
Page
2
The East Hartselle pike will get concrete and steel viaducts to replace old timber and steel spans. About 10 structures are to be replaced with wider roads and detours planned during construction. Cost to date is 5546,465 with WPA 19053 and county state sharing the rest. construction will take about two months and the road remains open to traffic.
Leaders praise Roosevelt Justo joint opening as the conference aims for unity and safety against aggression. Argentine foreign minister Saavedra Lamas calls the session magnificent as Roosevelt plans farewell to Buenos Aires after funeral services for bodyguard Gennerich.
Joe Barto of Centenary Indiana says part of his fare from Europe to the United States was paid with the same coin he later received in change at a Centenary tavern.
Decatur diary items report Miss Margaret Buchanan back at Baptist Academy Eldredge Alabama after holidays with J L Buchanan. Multiple brief updates cover local moves illness travel and construction including Y M C A to infirmary remodeling in progress and harvest day at Central Methodist church.
Alabama merchants press lawmakers to economize and oppose new taxes amid a special session. Speakers warn sales and other taxes would hurt stores, cost jobs, and raise prices while urging lawmakers to use existing funds and avoid further tax increases.
The New York market saw low price shares rise while many leaders failed to recover. Dividends and earnings boosted financials though overall list performance remained weak. Rail bonds and secondary carriers gained. grains and cotton advanced as Europe builds war reserves. Major movers included Bethlehem and American Steel Foundries with several others advancing. Allied Chemical fell about five points.
Decatur livestock report shows steady cattle with varied classes. Hogs priced by weight range with futures in London markets indicated by cotton figures and weekly price quotes.
Butter prices steady at 6 498 with creamery specials and extras around 32 price ranges. Eggs reported at 4 122 with prices unchanged.
Chicago December 2 live poultry traded steady to firm with 42 truckloads recorded. Hens 4 1 2 lb and up about 16 1 2, under 4 1 2 lb about 13. Leghorn hens 11, springs 1 lb up. Colored and Plymouth Rock 14 1 2, white rock 15, under 4 lb colored 12 1 2, Plymouth and white rock 14, colored broilers 17, Plymouth and white rock 19. Leghorn chickens 11, roosters 12, leg horn roosters 11. Turkeys hens 17, young toms 14 1 2, old 18. No 2 turkeys 12. Ducks white and colored 4 1 2 lb up 19, under 4 1 2 lb 17.
Chicago dispatch reports U S shipments 534 on track 228 with supplies moderate. US No 1 russet burbanks barely steady, demand very slow. No 2 russet burbanks firm with fair demand. Northern stock steady, Colorado Mc Clures stronger for best stock, Idaho russet burbanks cited.
AEA president G. B. Smith announced the 117 appointees across 15 committees for the association. Appointees span Legislative Elections Resolutions Public Relations Ethics Retirement Salary Necrology Research and other areas with chairmen and members from Birmingham Montgomery Tuscaloosa and multiple other cities.
The Martha and Mary Guild of St. John's Episcopal will present Mrs J W Blackwell of Birmingham in a reading of Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell on Tuesday evening December 8 at 8 pm in Lelia Cantwell Seaton Hall. The guild expects a large crowd and has plans to accommodate it.
The Merchant of Venice and Othello were performed at Riverside auditorium Tuesday with a modest audience. Sponsored by the senior class of Decatur High School, the two plays ran in the afternoon and evening.
A reader reports quotes showing No. 1 and No. 2 items with prices 2.45 to 2.65 and 1.95 to 2.00, described as nearly free from cuts and clipped ends with 2.85 noted. The fragment suggests pricing details or catalog entries rather than a full article.
A collection of Santa letters from Somerville Alabama dated late November 1936 shows children eight to twelve years old requesting gifts such as dump trucks, dolls, tricycles, a Shirley Temple doll, a watch, a snow suit, toy sets, and candy. The missives also mention family members and good behavior as part of their requests.
The First Methodist church board of stewards and officials host a large dinner in the church basement on Wednesday evening in honor of Dr. M. E. Lazenby of Decatur the new Presiding Elder of the Decatur district and Rev J H Chitwood. Rev Chitwood begins his fourth year of service here with E R Currier as general chairman and W P Snuggs and Ruby Martin assisting. Decorations are led by Anne Ruth Waldsmith and Irene Doss with menu coordinators W T Stewart L H Houston and E R Currier. Dinner begins at seven served by a team of young women including Mattie Pearl Wilson Eleanor Wilson Margaret Bean and others.
The Methodist Missionary Society circles gathered at the church Monday afternoon for a study course. Mrs. Luther Roberts led the devotional service, and Mrs. W. S. Poole taught the second chapter in The American Negro. Mrs. Mattie Simpson presided over the subsequent business meeting.
Mrs Roy Newman and her infant returned home to Louisville Kentucky after an extended stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Gibson. Mr and Mrs John Lile spent Thanksgiving in Birmingham.
Sixteen fascist bombers raided Madrid killing 30 to 100 people as government forces repelled a land attack. The attack followed claims of peace aims by leaders and prompted warnings from Premier Largo Caballero about widening civil conflict into Europe. British MPs witnessed the destruction and reported casualty scenes in the stricken districts.
State of Alabama Morgan County. Under a mortgage dated December 18 1934 Mary Suckfull widow to Home Owners Loan Corporation recorded Vol 377 Page 241 Morgan County Probate Office default exceeding ninety days and due and payable whole indebtedness to be sold December 28 1936 at public auction in front of Morgan County Courthouse Decatur Alabama Lot 1 Block 36 Addition 4 Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company. Proceeds to pay indebtedness charges and expenses including attorney’s fee. Peach Caddell Attorneys for Mortgagee. Nov 25 Dec 29 1916
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