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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
1
A girl named McConnell wins a race aboard a moving train against a plane in a stunt tied to a newspaper dispatch from New York. She rejects engagement to Seth B Koulter, a New York broker, denying he is her uncle.
Reported today six miners were recovered from a shaft one mile beneath the surface after a collapse. The incident prompted safety crews to secure the area as rescue teams continued to assess conditions and recover any remaining victims.
Debris block the escape in a mine blast that entombed six men. Rescue teams recovered the bodies near midnight as officials said the mine roof collapse ignited gas pockets. Victims named Cleve Bolch 45 Vermont Nelson 25 Ofer Davis 25 Roy Ezell 35 Jim Sullivean 39 and Leonard Epley 24 all married. The mine will stay closed for weeks while bodies are brought to surface.
Dr Mesicat said a girl last seen three weeks ago was the father’s mission to head. Local police and private operatives tracked her at her home but she eluded them. If the plane misses Reno it will head to San Francisco to stop her from boarding a ship. The Overland Limited was due in Reno late Wednesday with Bowen hoping to overhaul the train at Nevada City.
Decatur Rotary Club announces rescheduled meeting for December 28 at 12 15 PM at the YMCA. President E B Garner says the shift is due to Christmas week rush and member activities.
Johnny M Cobb died December 20 at 105 am at the residence of his parents 313 Jackson Street. He is survived by Mr and Mrs J M Cobb and one sister Betty Jane Cobb. Funeral services were held at two o'clock this afternoon with Priest R Turner directing interment followed.
American goodwill tour progresses toward Washington with a stop planned in the Hoover Mayvis Shoals area after departing a southern debarkation point.
Two holiday schedules will be followed by the two mills of Cooper Wells Company located at Decatur. The seamless hosiery mill is closed.
Witness Stully, killed Monday, had been a key state witness against Pettiti and the Capellanos in a Chicago kidnapping case. The hearing cited Pettiti’s alleged statement amid petitions to release three suspects. Other state witnesses, Deputy Don Blow and Adolph Goselin of Kankakee, reported threats to testify.
The Mother's club won the trophy after a campaign at Mrs. Baugh's home with Mrs. Todd Mrs. Lide Mrs. Martin Mrs. W. B. Edmundson chairing the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Roy Horton present. About 1200 crepe myrtle plants were sold in the city with most delivered and planted. Several organizations cooperated with the voters' league and the Mother's club did the most work.
Morgan County mourns as a Hartselle resident dies at a hill home today. The death shocks local residents and elicits widespread sorrow across communities.
Arthur Wilson, Southwestern sales representative for Duplex Printing Press, was in town today on his way home to Battle Creek Michigan for Christmas holidays. He is described as a staunch supporter of the company and its equipment.
Decatur post office now open 7 to 8 p m each night as demand soars. Postmaster Crawford notes business has postal delays and asks the public to address and wrap packages properly to assist service and curb rush hours.
Laboratories operated by the Alabama department of health will show the most active year in 1927 in the history of the units, according to Dr. A. J. Perolio director of the Tennessee V during the current year than during any similar period he stated.
Part of Old Plant will house a shop with the lower floor a barber shop and the second floor above street level is being fitted for offices as part of renovation today.
Officials announced a Christmas Day service at the asylum at 11 o clock Tuesday morning. Knights are urged to attend and local members along with visiting Knights are invited to be present.
A Decatur letter from Boy Scouts to the Daily endorses Dr. W. C. Bailey for the Service Trophy. Signatories include Howard Gillman C H Hilbreath Samuel White Leonard Gar Lan Lovelady Kermit Day John Felix ilce Cordell Gllam Olan Fikes Russell Lynne Louis Nelson and Paul F. Dix scoutmaster.
Isaac Brown a 14 year old youth from the Cold Springs settlement east of Palkville was brought to the hospital with a severe injury to his right foot and is resting well. The family of A J Brown prominent farmer is well known in the south Morgan region.
John Northcutt, special Ranger, led a sweeping law and order drive in Wink city. Citizens praised conditions after the Tuesday arrests and sought to keep Northcutt in charge while federal agents continued inquiries into vice, liquor, and drug networks with numerous warrants yet to be served.
The building on Second avenue, occupied by the Princess' Sandwich, undergoes extension work.
The Appeal of Mrs. Imma Marshall seeks review of a city court decision relating to the death of Thomas Marshall. Attorney J N Powell represents Mrs. Marshall as the case moves to Alabama Supreme Court. The dispute centers on alleged death bed testimony and its admissibility in the lower court ruling.
The Albany station will receive fifteen new fixtures and move into the corner of Moulton street west and First avenue after January 1. Postmaster W. E. Crawford expects no service interruption during the relocation and anticipates completion within two to three days after arrival.
Women of towns plan a spring 1920 campaign to beautify the Muscle Shoals highway linking Decatur and the tri-cities. They discussed planting crepe myrtle and other lagraping shrubs, with actions possibly starting in two towns simultaneously. no definite steps expected before spring.
Miss Reba Allen and Miss Wilma Allen of Athens spent the weekend as guests of Miss Esther Goode, sharing time at her home and socializing in the community.
Deputy Sheriff A. E. Walls is 18 covering in Benevolent hospital with serious head wounds after an attack in the county. Sheriff B. E. Davis is in critical condition following the same assault in the extreme southeast county section.
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