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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1935

Page

2

Decatur High Football Team Praised By Kiwanis Club

Kiwanis members hosted Decatur High football players and coaches at Hotel gathering with praise for team discipline and community support. Speakers included Coach Ogle, Captain Jimmy Walker, Tide visitors from University of Alabama, and Coach Hank Crisp who urged preparation and effort.

Decatur High Dr. W. ©. Bailey Sam Steere W.S. Hunter Roland Gray Ben Bloodworth Maynar Layman Webster McLeod Jr Arthur Jones Jr Nicky Lively W. M. Bailey Singing of America B. C. Shelton Charles Young Boys’ Work Committee Frank L Chenault Webster McLeod, Jr Joe W. Hughes John B. Harlow Charles Murphy Edna Fay Jones Jo Mosier Bobby Peterson Coe Kent Timberlake John A. Caddell Hank Crisp Paul Barnum Jimmy Walker Mr. Young Crisp Barnum Alabama Decatur

Captain Jimmy Reflects on Dixie Howell Rose Bowl Run

By Brandon Walsh Captain Jimmy recalls Dixie Howell's Rose Bowl touchdown against Stanford and his own football journey from Holt High to varsity, weighing 115 pounds at start 167 before college 200 at varsity, with Reynolds of Stanford as the toughest opponent and a wish to have tried harder before ending his career last Thanksgiving Day.

Ogle Puller Jimmy Dixie Howell Stanford Holt High Reynolds

Market Quotations Highlight Mixed Trading Across Sectors

The market remained uneven in quiet trade with silver fears clouding the scene. Mining issues varied while industrials rebounded. utilities and steels stayed narrow. grains and cotton stalled. bonds mixed. London silver bid concerns and modest gains in select stocks framed the day.

Wall Street Victor Eubank Associated Press New York Uti Ethiopia Chrysler Johns-Manville Westinghouse Montgomery Ward du Pont Motor Products Harbison-Walker Schenley General Motors Santa Fe Delaware and Hudson International Nickel American Smelting Kennecott London U.S. Treasury Treasury

Poultry Market Report Chicago December Prices Steady

Open high low close for December notes live poultry prices by weight and type. Henys, leghorns, rocks, ducks and geese show steady to firm tones with noted price levels across various weights and turkey categories. Dresed turkeys also steady to firm with prices unchanged.

Chicago Rock Springs

Chicago Milk Market Report Shows Stable Butter and Weak Eggs

Chicago dairy market summary lists butter at 3 611 steady with unchanged prices. Eggs noted at 3 279 weak with various grades and receipts, including fresh graded firsts around 28 1 2 and standards near 21.

Chicago

Potatoes show slow trading amid modest U S shipments

Chicago reports on December 11 from the U S Department of Agriculture indicate potato stocks at 56 on track 310 with total U S shipments 452. Demand is dull. sales are few. No. 1 Ida ho russett burbanks fetch 1.75 to 1.80 per 15 lb sack. No. 2 largely free of cuts at about 1.45.

Chicago U. 8 U. S Idaho Russett Burbanks VU

Market Report Chicago live stock futures decline with mixed hogs

U S Dept of Agriculture notes hogs at 9 25 to 9 75 with weights 140 to 350 pounds. Cattle and calves show dull openings with red steers and yearlings down at least 25 cents, top fat cattle at 6 40, vealers near 11.00. Sheep and lambs open steady or down slightly with native and western lambs bid 10.75 to 11.00 and clipped lambs around 9.00.

Chicago U. S. Dept

Officers Elected by Scout Council Tennessee Valley Council

An enthusiastic meeting of the Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts was held in the English Room of the Hotel Lyons. Officers elected for 1936 include President W B Whitfield Vice-president D W Hollingsworth Commissioner Emerson Lucas Treasurer L B Goldsmith Finance Chairman W J Duncan Jr Court of Honor Chairman S A 8 A.

Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts Hotel Lyons W. J. Duncan W. B. Whitfield D. W. Hollingsworth Emerson Lucas L. B. Goldsmith W. J.duncan

Selassie Not to Yield Plans in Ethiopian Talks

Officials say Selassie will not fully accept the Franco-British plan though he may trade part of his landlocked empire for the Assab Eritrean port. Diplomats expect long negotiations and anticipate resistance from smaller powers amid a broader effort to end African warfare and resolve the European crisis.

Italy Halle Selassie Assab Eritrea Ethiopia

Cuban President Quits to Calm Stormy Political Seas

Cuban president resigns as part of a bid to quell a political crisis. He cites parties refusing to participate in elections as a threat to stability. The Menocalista faction led by Gen. Mario G. Menocal and the Centrist Centristas under Carlos Manuel de Cespedes oppose holding polls while Mendieta remains in power.

Republi Menocalista Party Mario G. Menocal Cuba Mendieta Centritas Carlos Manuél de Cespedes

Pie Supper Fundraiser At Moss Chapel

A pie supper will be held at Moss Chapel at 7 30 Friday night. Citizens of the community organize the event to raise funds for the Methodist church there. Moss Chapel is two miles north of Hartselle and the public is urged to attend and support the church.

Moss Chape 2 Moss Chapel Hartselle

Funeral services for Mrs Anna Hyatt held near Warrior

Mrs Anna Hyatt 68 died Tuesday morning at her Wilder plantation home. Funeral procession leaves Decatur at 9 a m Friday with burial in the family cemetery near Warrior. Survived by daughter Mrs Glen Bryant Coal City WV and three sons Earnest Leroy and Carl Hyatt.

Warrior Anna Hyatt Wilder Plantation Decatur Brown

Boy Scout Council Sets 1936 Goals At January Meeting

Lynne Reading Chairman Paul Dix Camp Chairman R T S Johnson Health and Safety Chairman A W White district leaders to be elected by each district. B K Norris Scout Executive reports 80 troops registered with four more in process. Annual meeting in January will install new officers and outline 1936 objectives. Attendees include W J Duncan Paul Dix W T Jordan Sam White Gilbert White Decatur Amos Clanton I V Lege W H Johnson Athens Emerson Lucas Florence B E Norris Huntsville. Second Tuesday monthly regular council meetings to be held in Decatur.

W. J. Duncan Paul Dix W. T. Jordan Sam White Gilbert White Decatur Amos Clanton I. V. Lege W. H. Johnson Athens Emerson Lucas Florence B. E. Norri Huntsville

Christmas Seals Fight Tuberculosis in Morgan County

Morgan County residents are urged to buy Christmas Seals this week through Christmas to support tuberculosis aid. Funds go to the Flint Sanatorium under Dr Kellie Joseph to expand care. Local business figures and events are noted, including a Goodyear Mills visitor and a Sugar Bowl plan.

Morgan County Flint Kellie Joseph Sam Steere Goodyear Mills Steere Decatur

Mrs Bradley Dies After Prolonged Illness At 67

Margaret R. Bradley of Belle Mina dies after an extended illness at Benevolent Society Hospital. Funeral arrangements by Prown Funeral Company pending relatives' arrival. Survivors include three daughters Amanda Bradley Elizabeth Bradley and Mrs A D Bell. three sons N W Bradley James R Bradley and Quentin Bradley. four brothers and two sisters. Jasper County obituary notes and local notices follow.

Margaret R. Bradley Belle Mina Benevolent Society Hospital Prown Funeral Company Bradley Amanda Bradley Chestertown Maryland Elizabeth Bradley A. D. Bell Dallas Tex N. W. Bradley James R. Bradley Athens Quentin Bradley Washington, D. C V. O Marvin Campbell Rankin Atlanta James B. Rankin W. T. Dukes Cora Peebles Detroit

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Kiwanis Club Rip van Winkle King Features Syndicate, Inc Grea By Brandon Walsh Nys Santa Claus Liverpool Cans LE Thomas Furniture CC Scout Council Court of Honor 8. A Decature E. H. Parsons E. H. Peck Hobbs Island Madison County Lamar Moye Crimson Tide Tuscaloosa Moye Kay Francis Cubs St. John’s Church St. John's Parish House Bryan McAfee Grady Wiggine Loudonville Ohio McAfee Marshall Haynes L. & N. Railroad Co Birmingham New Orleans St. Charles Crescent City the Edmundson School First Methodist Church L. D. Patterson Paul Lizzy E. Jervis Judge Seybourne Lynne Kiwanis Texans Cotton Goodyear Mr. Steere Southern Tire University Tide Ray Francis Mrs. Bradley Eugene Jackson Jamie Dobbs Hasiery Mills C. P. Clark Sixth Avenus South McAfee Funeral Home Coats Hart Schaffner & Marx Russell
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