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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
1
Chicago reports nine deaths from cold with Illinois four more as a continental blizzard and zero wind chill cut through Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa. Canada adds eight, Iowa four, Wisconsin three, Minnesota two as southern towns feel extreme freezes and trains face delays.
Irving J Mitchell a popular local boy with H G Hill for years is placed in the three stores in the city after O B Smith resigned from the company. Mr Smith is now with the Tom Huston Peanut Company and many friends wish him continued success.
The mercury stayed low with a maximum of 30 and a 14 degree minimum across a 24 hour period, according to the weather bureau.
In a distant city a restaurant owner advertises that he eats in his own place to prove quality. Thursday night B C Shelton posted for a lost pup and the dog returned home with young Jim Bob Fowler who had read the want ads. The incident highlights how ads act as a personal endorsement for services and goods.
Sox Sorber, chief of the Johnston Street fire department, attempted to separate two fighting dogs and was struck on the finger breaking it. A dog he tried to rescue then bit the same finger, leaving Sorber nursing two wounded digits in a grim scene of canine trouble and accident.
In the past 24 hours two Decatur fire units responded to several calls due to sparks landing on roofs amid freezing weather. Incidents included a defective flue at 1308 3rd Avenue South and blazes at Hendrix home 610 Ferry Street and other nearby residences plus a Star theater smoke warning.
Installation of the ninth machine in the Cooper-Wells hosiery plant is under way. Five machines are operating with Alabama labor quickly learning the big machines. Company heads praise progress, noting good production given inexperience and the plant’s newness.
Decatur committees and city officials meet tonight at the M C A at 7 30 to discuss plans for the Tennessee river highway bridge opening celebration. All committeemen urged to gather at the appointed hour.
Ivan Hart testifies at Eureka court that his 28 year old wife Mabel Marmont urged death over motherhood, pressed a knife into his hand during a drive, and cut her throat before he slashed his own throat and wrists. He remained jailed awaiting a $35,000 bond as defense argues she dominated his will.
Mrs. D A Roan of the eastern county is gravely injured in a wreck on the Somerville pike east of Decatur. A Chevrolet sedan driven by Bernard Ryan went off the road to avoid a pedestrian, the car plunged 30 feet, pinning Mrs Roan and injuring others including Mrs A M Roan and Mr Ryan who escaped with minor bruises.
Lamar Penney visits the Mississippi Valley and says upland areas are very good while flooded sections remain dire with bare fields and widespread want and misery. He notes the contrast between regions in the state.
In Cincinnati on December 9 AP reports two Chicago witnesses testified to Remus’s good reputation while Judge Labay said Remus showed signs of insanity before the shooting of Mrs. Remus last October 4. Labay described Remus as pacing and agitated during the visit after release from Atlanta federal penitentiary.
In Camden New Jersey 13 year old Joseph Cucinotta confessed to killing his father Joseph Cucinotta 38 saying he had to after his father fired at his mother and threatened to kill them The boy was sent to the detention house with a formal murder charge filed against him
The weather man says the cold wave will ebb in a few hours with warmer weather forecast for Saturday. A seasonal low temperature of 14 was recorded early today.
Announcement today notes the opening of Decatur Market on December 10 at 519 Second Avenue. Proprietors began business here months ago and have already built a strong patronage with leading lines of meats offered to the public.
Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl and Willis Beach were found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Lilliendahl's husband. They face up to 10 years in prison and a $1,000 fine, with a new trial sought by counsel based on new information.
John Patterson head of the highway association urges signatures for the Decatur Guntersville route. He notes about 10 000 people beyond Decatur and Guntersville would be served by the new highway and calls advocates to keep petitioning as the proposal moves toward the state highway department.
Municipal authorities hinted today that stop signals will be placed again on Second Avenue. Recent complaints show motorists ignore signals at Bank Street and Second Avenue, and officers are taking steps to end the practice.
Troop Number 16, Boy Scouts of America, will not meet tonight. Rev. E N Hart announced the postponement to avoid clashing with the senior class play at the Princess Theatre this evening.
Velma West, 21, pleads not guilty to murdering her husband Edward West with a claw hammer after a bitter quarrel. She seeks self defense claiming a “blind rage” needed to explain the four hammer blows. Funeral services were held planned for Edward in Painesville and the arrest followed a trip to Cleveland.
The House opens a new clash over naval gun elevation and Admiral Macgruder remarks. A $200 million deficiency bill item funds the proposed alteration as lawmakers near final approval of the appropriation. Senate debate on Senator-Elect Ware's seating continues amid the ongoing controversy.
Senator William S. Vare of Pennsylvania was denied the oath of office by the Senate. Like Frank L. Smith, he is denied full privileges due to campaign expenditures. The case is referred to the Reed committee on campaign funds.
Tomorrow is Trade Day in Decatur marking the start of the Christmas shopping season for thousands in the trade area. Merchants expect Saturday buying to boost early sales as cold weather draws shoppers in, with specials offered throughout the day and evening.
Preliminary hearing for Mrs. Thomas Marshall held in Morgan county jail after her husband Thomas Marshall was wounded and died. The hearing is scheduled Saturday morning at the offices of J M Minor justice of the peace after a previous postponement due to absent witnesses.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Elkmont was robbed of about 150 dollars by a band of thieves who cut a rear door glass and used acetylene torches to breach the vault two by four. They fled before completing the task, damaged no property beyond the vault area, and cut telephone lines to prevent immediate chase.
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