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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1931
Page
1
Decatur invites public cooperation to complete a single day drive for Chamber of Commerce membership. Forty teams, eighty canvassers, will begin Tuesday morning. organizers plan a citywide effort to build a strong local business coalition and advance regional development in 1932.
In a nationwide showing of the 1932 Chevrolets, dealers report orders on hand well ahead of last year, with many displaying cars to well-to-do visitors. Wires to H J Klingler, vice president of sales, note stronger weekend attendance and optimistic forecasts for 1933. Louise Riley, 20, Washington’s "cupboard child," recounts her troubled girlhood and escape from a life of isolation as she recalls the steps toward independence.
A tornado tore through Waldo Camden Ark and nearby Minden La causing three deaths and many injuries. Waldo suffered near total destruction while Camden lost its courthouse and Methodist church. Rain added flooding with five inches recorded and hundreds homeless. National Guard was deployed to oversee debris removal and aid recovery.
New York cotton futures opened steady with January at 6.01, March 6.17, May 6.36, July 6.53, and October 6.08 as of December 14.
Merrie and Christy bought eight games and marked off play mates names. They express confidence in their ability to entertain when they go out to stay, noting they will still have the same games to play. Nine days remain until Christmas, per Oval Hemler.
The cotton market in Decatur remained steady today with only two or three points change from Saturday. Mid dling seven eights cotton held at 5.35 cents per pound this afternoon.
The Decatur ginning average runs about ten bales a week as the cotton crop is nearly finished with only remnants left in the field. There is little abandonment this year, according to estimates.
Auburn Alabama December 14 The last cotton bale of 1931 prompts farmers to assess the Southwide 50 percent production reduction plan for 1932 Texas moved to ban cotton in 1932 33 by law affecting 30 percent planted land Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas follow Texas in modification Gov Miller balks at special session call and potential enforcement Alabama officials urge legislative action while Auburn leaders say cotton supply exceeds normal demand and production must adjust for agriculture and business stability
Miss Chunn was removed to her home at 423 Sherman Street Saturday night after an appendectomy operation at Benevolent Hospital. Brown's ambulance conveyed her home following the procedure and discharge from the hospital.
Alabama’s death rate for the first nine months suggests 1931 will post the lowest registered death rate since official records began. White deaths per 1000 are 4% below 1930 and 13% below 1929, with larger declines among Negroes. Typhoid and diarrhea enteritis rates fall, birth rates rise in September, and 51 deaths occurred from automobile accidents.
J T Atkinson of 309 West Moulton street enlisted the press today in a search for a half grown cat that scratched three year old Dorothy Atkinson last week. He hopes the animal is found to test for rabies so doctors can decide if anti rabies treatment is needed. He offers a reward for the cat or its body.
A fierce storm near the African coast and off Sardinia leaves at least 59 dead and many missing. The Italian naval tug Tesco sank with 30 lives lost. survivors were rescued by the cruiser Trieste. A coast cutter was driven ashore at Bone Algeria, causing 12 more fatalities and numerous vessels damaged or capsized.
The non jury term of the Morgan county circuit court ends Tuesday afternoon after a two day session presided by Judge W. W. Callahan. The court drew several planters to town today for hearings at this brief term.
The Morgan County sheriff reports no arrests over the weekend. The force notes the community’s industrious workers making a living, not loiterers seeking trouble.
Farmers in this section hold to their cotton with little market activity. It is estimated that between 50 and 60 percent of the 1931 cotton crop remains in farmers hands in the area.
Alabama Hosiery Mills will probably close next Tuesday for the Christmas holidays. Ernest Garrett, the plant manager, said the mill will probably reopen on Monday, December 28.
Nighttime window damage reported at M. Litchenstein shop on Bank Street. Initial check shows possible theft of one shirt and tie. Local police likely to investigate and review security footage.
E. H. Eckholdt, secretary to War den T. B. White, was wounded Friday by one of seven prisoners who abducted him and escaped. Sanford Bates, director of federal prisons, arrived to investigate as three inmates were recaptured, three killed themselves, and one escaped.
Official circles in Nanking deny reports that Chiang Kai Shek planned to resign as head of the government. A president’s spokesman stated that Chiang had not signaled any retirement, though persistent belief suggested likely retirements among senior officials within a dort.
New York reports that Winston Churchill, British statesman, was struck by a taxi and suffered a possible pleural hemorrhage. Doctors conducted X rays and announced he could not work actively for several weeks as his condition was evaluated.
The Decatur Rotary Club schedules a Christmas meeting for next Monday. Owen Wise was named by President J. A. Woods to head the program.
Governor Miller announced a probe into the lashing of James Kirby a 31 year old convict at Atmore prison days before his release. The action aims to curb prisoner whippings with the lash used as a last resort and a full report will be submitted to the governor. Kirby received 21 lashes on December 7 for refusing to work and later sought hospital treatment claiming war gas injury.
Thurman Norton sustained slight injuries in an incident involving Brown's ambulance. He received medical attention at a local hospital and was later released.
The article notes the inauguration of a local custom two years ago with the first letter sent during the fair, marking a traditional ceremonial gesture.
The Louisville and road announces Christmas trips with one and one half rates. This marks the first Christmas fare offered since the line returned to private management after government operation.
Hartsselle officials report a quiet weekend with no arrests, no reported vehicle accidents, and limited public activity. The weekend check of local circles found no incidents requiring police action.
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