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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1935
Page
8
In Anderson South Carolina on December 20 sixty two defendants charged with rioting after a September 2 incident in Pelzer were acquitted by a general sessions court jury. A female bystander was killed during the gunfire. the jury had previously indicated it could not agree.
Montgomery Alabama December 20. Robert R. Moore state commissioner of labor announces W C Finch former AFL field representative is employed by the state department as labor relations counsel on all matters affecting WPA and PWA projects in Alabama.
North as Fish, John F., a longtime Falkville telephone exchange and football devotee, died last night. He never missed a Falkville game in six or seven years and attended many others, including the Thanksgiving Day game. Friends numbered in the hundreds mourn his loss.
Two men leaped into Flint Creek to swim to safety as Sheriff J Street Sandlin and Deputies Kilgore and Walton raided a still near Decatur. The 800 gallon still and beer mash were destroyed while two raiders escaped along the creek bank. the other two deputies pursued. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon.
Sub zero temperatures from the northwest plummet across the Great Lakes region and Ohio Mississippi valleys. Nine deaths are indirectly attributed to the cold as bitter winds push readings to 24 below in Crockston Minnesota and 22 below in Devil's Lake North Dakota.
Exclusive image shows a Red Cross hospital in Dessye engulfed in flames after an Italian air raid. The scene captures debris and a crater as hundreds are reported injured or killed, with the image routed via Athens London and New York.
Washington dispatch reports the first official 1935 India cotton production estimate at 4,579,000 bales, up 17.7 percent from the December 1934 figure.
In Bedford Iowa on December 20 Will Reed 50 a farmer fatally shot his 16 year old invalid son Ray in a mercy killing and then killed himself leaving a note to his wife Mrs Reed and their three other children stating this was the best way out.
In New York on December 20 the lead of the four aces American match was cut to 3400 points with 96 hands remaining in the 300 hand event. The Americans led by 6390 at the start yesterday though after 31 hands the score shifted to 66 620 to 63 220.
About 150 youngsters will receive presents at the East Decatur community center this afternoon. A 3:30 Christmas program features the Birth of Christ by Mrs. T. G. Morrow and carols sung by the children, coached by Mrs. R. N. Harris. Santa arrives at 4:30 delivering candy fruits and nuts donated by city schoolchildren.
Disbarment actions were filed in Jefferson county for four Birmingham attorneys James Esdale W A Denson C W Taylor and W J Monette accused of unethical practice. Affidavits were turned over to the sheriff for service and will be filed with the state bar commission after service. Hearings date to be fixed soon.
Washington December 20 AP Thomas D Schall 58 blind senator from Minnesota and New Deal critic lay in critical condition at Casualty hospital after an automobile struck him near his Berwyn home at 10 45 am His left leg was crushed below the knee His companion Orell Leen 39 was injured but not critically.
Kermit Roosevelt Jr., 20, of Oyster Bay New York, grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, was injured when his car skid off the arborway in Jamaica Plain and struck a tree. He was taken to Forest Hills Hospital.
A man named Chaney is held on charges related to a shooting. A preliminary hearing is probably scheduled to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial.
In London a snap division forced by the threatened coal miners' strike narrowly upheld Prime Minister Baldwin's government. A delayed February 4 debate date was moved earlier to January 27, with whips racing to assemble support as conservatives filibustered until reinforcements arrived. The final vote stood 94 to 64 as many members had left for Christmas.
The state of Alabama filed suits against six distribution firms to recover 264000 dollars in excise taxes on gasoline drawn from storage for sale to federal agencies. Attorneys said the cases follow an unfavorable 2 to 1 ruling by a U.S. district court and are pending appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Roy Johnson, Jefferson County tax assessor, announced his withdrawal from the race for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Alabama's Ninth District. The move comes as the Dec 20 report notes his decision to exit the contest.
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