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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
3
University of Alabama at Birmingham notes that watches will be awarded to ten seniors of the 1931 Crimson Tide as part of a graduation tribute. The Birmingham Alumni chapter announced the presentation during the December ceremony.
Hill Ferguson announces University alumnus awards to be made Monday night December 14 at 10 o clock in Birmingham studio of WAPI. Henry and Percy of WAPI will preside and introduce speakers. Borden Burr will present the watches to J. B. Whitworth Blytheville Arkansas Joe Sharpe Mobile Ben Smith Haleyville Leon Long Haleyville Max Jackson Notasulga and Joe Causey Douglas Arizona. Captain Joe Sharpe of the 1931 football team will speak for the players and Head Coach Frank Thomas for the coaching staff. Friends and alumni are invited to listen in.
Planters offered a fine variety of farm produce Thursday but sales were not brisk yesterday morning in Decatur. Sellers still earned a neat sum from their town trip and left after selling hour hopeful Saturday will be a strong day on the curb here.
Dr. B. F. Austin of Montgomery and J. F. Cain of the Cain Plantations near Somerville visited the Decatur Kiwanis Club and spoke briefly during introductions.
Alabama farmers reported progress toward superior cotton by planting improved D. P. L. varieties and using special gin days to keep seed pure. Most counties praised the D. P. L. variety, except sandy soils where wilt necessitated a wilt resistant type. Efforts across Lauderdale to Walker counties saved enough pure seed for practical elimination of inferior varieties by 1933.
In Union Grove on December 18 the Science Hill school offers two plays with The Deacon's Honeymoon as the main feature. A string band will entertain between acts, and the program should last about three hours. Proceeds benefit a worthy cause.
Tom Mix, renowned cowboy idol, is photographed in a Hollywood hospital taking his first nourishment since a serious illness caused widespread concern. The actor remains under medical care as fans monitor his condition.
Decatur Kiwanis met with President W M Bailey presiding. The main decision was to push payment of county poll tax before February 1 1932 to qualify voters. At meeting's end the club gave thanks to M R Rankin for ten years as secretary, who retires after the current administration.
Officials of the Utica Knitting Company in Anniston Alabama consider additions to their mills to increase operations by fifty percent. R M Jones treasurer said the company was planning the addition and expansion.
A note states that a third unit will cost roughly 100000 dollars. The first unit was located here in 1926 and the second in 1929.
Fort Payne Alabama reports a booming apple industry with this year’s crop described as the finest in years. Growers say fruit is moving to northern and eastern markets, signaling strong demand and expansion opportunities.
Gas ranges manufactured in Gadsden plants have been installed in 245 kitchens of a new New York City apartment building.
No rainfall occurred during the 24-hour period ending at seven o'clock this morning. The note records a dry weather spell with no precipitation in the interval.
The request asks which country tops world wheat exports, the Niagara River discharge at normal stage, and the principal mountain group in New York State. These are general knowledge items: global wheat export leader is typically Russia or the United States depending on year. Niagara River discharge varies seasonally with a normal range around several hundred thousand cubic feet per second. principal mountain group in New York is the Appalachian Mountains, specifically the Catskill and Adirondack subranges along the state.
Ad copy touts Chesterfield cigarettes as milder and better tasting. It emphasizes fine tobacco, expert selection, careful blending, and strict purity standards from field to package. The message promises satisfaction and quick delivery to every counter nationwide.
Today marks Indiana joining the Union in 1816. The day prompts reflections on statehood and its enduring legacy, with note of notable intellectual gains attributed to those born on this date.
In Talladega Alabama J W Coleman and W F Moten both pleaded guilty to chicken stealing in recorder's court. Judge J W Vandiver fined each man $100. The case underscores the penalties for theft from someone else’s chicken house.
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