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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
2
Committees of clubs meet to sponsor a lighted Christmas tree plan for fronting every business house and most residences. Wheel er Park tree on upper Second avenue to be placed again and decorated more extensively. Organizers urge citizen cooperation to make Decatur resemble a huge Christmas card.
A blanket of white snow covered the area east of Biloxi to Carrabelle with temperatures 28 to 34 degrees tonight. Louisiana sugar belt towns will see 38 to 42 degrees in New Orleans with a gradual rise tomorrow. An early snowfall began around 7 p.m. in Columbus and northeast Mississippi.
Athens Alabama reports completion of a Red Cross quota with 210 members secured. The effort was organized by the Chamber of Commerce with help from the local American Legion post as part of the December drive.
In Decatur County Probate Court the estate of Manly Hail deceased reports exemptions for Ada Williams Ennis Texas and Fred Jennings Gulfport Mississippi with a hearing set January 10 1936 at 10:00 a.m. at the courthouse. Also a bankruptcy sale by Ernest G Wamineck Receiver for Robert Warren Puckett scheduled December 13 1935 at the store for cash.
The market attempted gains under oil leadership but could not advance. Mining shares deteriorated after a brief rally while other issues lagged. Copper and chemical majors fell. several blue chips declined. futures ended barely steady with notable silver notes and mixed commodity results. Washington reports on treasury silver purchases failed to clarify the metal’s status while transfers reached about 2.2 million shares.
Stock markets show heavy selling, oils firm, and rails weak. Cotton futures close steady with slight gains. New Orleans Cotton opens higher, Dec through Jul contracts inch higher with mixed highs and lows. Spot cotton at middling 11.85 in New York market despite varied futures movement.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on December 1 closed 7 points up amid quiet trading. Sales reached 1,925 bales with low middling at 10.92 cents, middling 11.72, good middling 12.27. Receipts were 4,148. total stock 680,904 bales.
Liverpool December reports show 4000 bales traded with 38200 American. Spot business steady to moderate with prices down about twelve points. American categories quoted in pence with distinct grades from strict good middling to good ordinary.
Chicago market brief shows butter and eggs price tiers with multiple grades and ranges. Listings include creamery specials 33 1 4 to 34, extras 32 3 4, firsts 31 3 4, and seconds 29 1 2, plus eggs as weak ex tra firsts 28 1 2 and current receipts 25 26.
Brief market note from Chicago shows mixed bond and stock signals with uneven price quotes. Analysts track shifts in yield curves and upcoming year end trading as figures hover between 95 and 96 in several issues.
U S Dept of Agriculture provides a Chicago market snapshot with hogs at 20 000 head including 8 000 direct and prices easing to 9.70 top. Cattle with 6 000 head and 1 500 calves show steady to weak trends. beef bulls and fat cows decline. Sheep 8 000 fat lambs slow with good to choice natives and fed westerns around 10.50 to 11.00, feeding lambs easier.
Governor Bibb Graves said a preliminary conference on freeing Alabama s 15 state owned toll bridges showed progress toward the first step of refinancing a 3 790 000 bond indebtedness at a lower interest rate. No agreement was reached on the refinancing plan and a further conference and review of the 1935 legislation are planned.
Professor John B. Kirk announced Stamps Merita Boys from Birmingham would appear in concert Friday night at Oak Ridge School. The program promises an unusually good lineup and will start at 7 30.
Montgomery decides several cases listing Gardner Johnnie Preston Hayes Dudley Roper and others. The court affirms several Jefferson and Morgan circuit outcomes, sets execution dates, reverses Home Insurance Co remanded, and overrules various petitions for certiorari and reevaluations.
Local notes recount funerals in Oklahoma for A C Elis and visits to Daniel Montgomery in Mertetta. St John’s parish house gains a new piano, a snow recall of 1917 cold, Christmas tree plans, church services, Boy Scouts toy repairs, and a charity bazaar. Sports and civic items include Sugar Bowl attendance, political moves, and community program plans.
Monsignor Edward Myers declares Catholic opposition to the voluntary Euthanasia Society and its right to die push. He says Catholics will rally pulpit opposition and use every means to block legalization of death for incurables.
John D. Stedmire, a black man from Selma, was captured by Officer Bill Moore of the city police after being identified from Kilby Prison photos. He escaped on November 18 while serving a three to five year sentence for burglary and grand larceny.
Miss Remo Pulsen, noted amateur typist champion of Atlanta, preaches rhythm concentration and consistent practice for keying excellence. She demonstrates by typing an hour at about 114 words per minute with a coin resting on the page. She often practices five hours and believes five spaces saved by skipping the space bar could speed writing.
Alabama star Joe Riley was hospitalized after surgery to remove a knee issue described as the "mouse" or "mousie." He attended the alumni banquet in Birmingham with the problem recurring, then twisted his knee again and returned to the hospital for a new operation before heading home.
M J Van Sweringen who with his brother O P built a vast railroad empire died in a Cleveland hospital after months of illness. The brothers rose from poverty to prominence, helped Missouri Pacific reorganization, and created Shaker Heights as they expanded their holdings and real estate ventures in Ohio.
Hueytown Alabama December 12 AP Fire destroyed the main Hueytown High School building with losses around 50000. The Bessemer fire department saved three annexes and a two room addition. A new class schedule for 629 pupils is being prepared with space in nearby buildings. Cause believed to be defective wiring or a lab chemical explosion.
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