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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1927
Page
1
A frenzied woman and a man were arrested in a mystery house near the spot where Marian Parker’s dismembered body was found in a $1,500 kidnapping-for-kill plot. Authorities seized bloodstained towels, stained clothing and razor blades as the manhunt intensifies with a $50,000 reward.
Cold will grip Decatur for at least 24 hours, the Washington weather bureau warned. Freezing temperatures expected across North Alabama Tuesday, with the current snap the coldest of the year but causing little crop damage due to warning in advance.
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh the first woman ambassador of goodwill announces a Christmas visit to her son Colonel Lindbergh. She flies from Detroit at 10 15 am aboard a Ford all metal monoplane piloted by Harry Brooks with Indianapolis and St Louis as planned stops.
Floyd Elkins of the local fire department was confined to bed after being overcome by smoke during a Sunday morning blaze at Mrs. Sara Jeffries house at 620 Canal Street. He and other firefighters narrowly escaped suffocation as the rear second floor room burned, with assistance from Railroad Street and Johnston Street units despite windy conditions.
Kiwanis reports will be presented soon on the proceeds from the Japanese Lanterns production. Officials indicate the charity program will not be reduced and net results are about equal to last year, with hopes for expansion depending on revenue.
J L Shumake and W O Talley announced the sale of Talley Furniture Co to Sterchi Bros and Shumake effective today. The store on Bank Street will close today and reopen Wednesday under Sterchi Bros Shumake. Alva Burns to manage the Bank Street branch. Talley plans Florida trip then Decatur return to decide future plans. Sterchi Shumake expand to the second Decatur store after purchasing Cook Bros Furniture earlier this year. the Sterchi chain now has forty seven stores.
Fifty six members from the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Decatur and Cullman hosted a Christmas outing for the Odd Fellows' Home children. The 48 youngsters, many leaving the Home for the first time, traveled by courtesy cars to Decatur. Santa, aided by A G Teague, handed out gifts as H C Pollard F M Nixon and Dr J C Colley spoke. Refreshments followed before the group returned to Cullman.
Judge A G Patterson announces executive committee for the Bee Line highway dedication celebration. The panel will appoint a program committee and push plans across cooperating counties with governors invited and a publicity caravan from Decatur to Chicago. The event is planned for mid winter with a tentative February to March opening date.
R. T. Sheppard reported spending about ninety minutes trapped in a mud hole on the Ryans road while traveling from Gadsden on Sunday. He credited local residents for help and noted extensive mud between this city and Gadsden.
The Morgan county courthouse will close Saturday in observance of Christmas. Tax offices and probate court offices will also be closed all day Saturday.
Benjamin Purnell known as the King of the House of David died in Benton Harbor Michigan at 11 30 this morning after tuberculosis caused his death Believers think he will rise as Christ did and they refuse to have an undertaker until the third day and the colony seeks to delay legal burial while he is hoped to resurrect
Tax assessor H. C. Troup and tax collector Hodges Crow completed their county rounds collecting the current term taxes. Penalties for failure to assess taxes by February 1 were emphasized at the courthouse.
Provincetown reports aid rushed as six crew members trapped in the S class submarine S-4 struggle to breathe and escape after a collision with a destroyer. Coast guard and tug crews prepare air and flotation measures while officers assess crew positions and the crash dive maneuver.
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