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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1936
Page
2
In the Dominican Republic and Washington, officials and spouses attend multiple Christmas events. Notable figures include Bert, a prominent ambassador, and his wife at the Wieler-America peace conference. A Christmas drive to celebrate with embassies marks the season.
Aldermen discussed refinancing $270,000 Series A bonds without a banking house. January 7 was set to receive bids on the amount to be charged for handling the refinancing. Representatives of a company offered to refinance at about one percent lower interest.
A baby contest at the Negro First Baptist Church on West Vine Street raised 64.57 with Vivian Joela Mabel Hurston winning first prize Annie Lois Draper second and Fay Cherie Moseley third The proceeds will fund a down payment on seats for the Nungester cottage at the Negro high school campus.
Baton Rouge December 22. Mike the LSU Bayou Tiger mascot attacked keeper W. G. Hicky Higginbotham in the animal cage. Hicky was scratched and bled. a doctor treated him for tetanus.
Bales of Christmas seals have increased in the ongoing countrywide drive. Treasurer Miss Clio Levin reports $590 received and $17 turned in this morning. The campaign is sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club.
Willoughby Presbyterian invites the Sunday school to a short Christmas tree program on Wednesday night at 7 p m. All members are urged to attend.
Notice sets the regular annual meeting of shareholders for North Alabama Building and Loan Association at 7:00 PM January 25 1937 in Decatur Alabama to elect a Board of Directors and transact business proper before the meeting. The notice is dated December 1936 and requires shareholders to attend.
Traders described the market as oversold with buyers returning and leaders rising to gain several points in a cautious session. Copper and steel shares led early and held gains, while wheat dipped on forecasts of a larger winter crop.
Decatur livestock market reports steady cattle with varied weights and grades. Beef cows and cutters show prices and ranges along with veal calves and heavy weigh hogs. lamb and sheep prices listed with buck and plain lamb categories.
Liverpool December cotton totals 50 000 bales with 23 700 American. Spot business moderate as prices fall three points across grades. American good middling 7.43, midling 6.93, low middling 6.21, good ordinary 5.61. Futures close steady with Dec 6.69, Jan 6.67, May 6.66, Oct 6.37.
Potatoes in Chicago market show Colorado McClures stronger with russets firm. Northern stock steady as supplies moderate and demand fair. Idaho russets priced US No 1 at 2.50 to 2.77 per cwt, US No 2 at 2.05. Colorado Red McClures US No 1 at 2.45 to 2.65, Russet burbanks US No 1 at 2.45, Wisconsin round whites US No 1 at 1.85 to 2.00.
Poultry live market in Chicago shows 2 cars and 77 trucks steady to firm. Hens 4 1/2 lb up 16, under 4 1/2 lb 12, leghorn hens 11. Springs 4 lb up. Colored 15, plymouth rock 15, white rock 15. 1-2, under 4 lbs colored 13 1/2, plymouth …
Open high low close figures appear with hogs steady to higher on weights over 180 pounds and best action in 190 to 300 pound range. Cattle offerings remain slow with steer prices around 12.75 and sellers asking 12.00 to 12.50, sheep and lamb bids weak with fat lambs opening slow and bids 8.75 to 9.90 for natives and westerns.
Frank Allen and Henry Reed were arrested Saturday night at the Davidson Coal and Feed Company on Holly Street. They faced charges of attempted burglary after a warrant issued by Judge Seybourn H. Lynne. Davidson and Stockton alerted police when a cat’s gaze uncovered the men lying on the office ceiling.
The state highway department issues a work order to Mitchell Bros. Construction of Birmingham to pave a section of West Vine Street and two links of Joe Wheeler Highway near the western city limits. The contract requires work to start within two weeks of the formal order, after Mitchell Bros. submitted the low bid at Montgomery on December 3.
Gussie Hill, a well known Black seamstress and member of King's Memorial church, died Monday at 7:20. She was widely known across white and Black communities in the area.
A circulated report from Peiping claims Chang Hsueh-Liang proposed to submit to punishment if Chiang Kai-Shek adopts a policy of resistance to their foe. No official confirmation was issued.
A collection of handwritten requests to Santa from young readers in Alabama. An 4 year old girl asks for a sleepy doll and accessories for mother and father. several boys request a rocking chair dump truck airplane wagon boots and fruit and candy. another child seeks a toy frog and red wagon with firecrackers. a pupil asks for a hammer red boots and candy. Rev in Ledlow sends a note about being good and asking for a trunk and sewing set.
A pair of handwritten requests from young children in Alabama appeal for gifts. Arthur Kenum asks for a ball gun candy apples and fruit. Joyce Patterson asks for a big doll, doll buggy, snow suit nuts and candy for her first year in school and to remember her teacher Mrs Taylor.
Four of twelve candidates for Rhodes scholarships to Oxford were selected by the regional committee covering Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. The winners are Bernard A. Monaghan of Birmingham Alabama a former student at Birmingham Southern College and Harvard University Cresson H. Kearny of San Antonio Texas a Princeton University student Howard K. Smith of New Orleans former Tulane University track star and James E. Palmer of Gibsland Louisiana an LSU graduate. Each state nominated two candidates.
The Noth Street Missionary Society met at Mrs Sam McDowra’s home on Monday. The house was decorated in Christmas colors and a gift laden tree stood for all present. A Christmas program and games followed with two visitors Mrs Fl more and Mrs Lizzie Fogg. Dainty refreshments were served mid afternoon.
A squadron of fascist planes bombed the Rosares district in Madrid in a first air raid after days. One insurgent plane reportedly crashed. Socialist pilots launched interceptors and drove fascist ships from the suburban airspace. The defense council ordered Portugal's consulate closed at Gijon.
Decatur diary notes Roy and Mrs. Grizzard and Leonard Grizzard returning from Montgomery after Phillip Grizzard L N Railroad engineer died in a wreck near Castleberry. Fred A. Stephensoon of Hartsville visited on business. Mrs Gilbert G White brings home classmate Miss Hope Hilliard of Tacoma. Marjorie Phinizy, studying in Washington DC, is visiting her parents for the holiday.
A federal injunction bars the Tennessee Valley Authority from starting new construction or supplying electricity to new customers in the affected service area. The order, effective December 12 1936, requires a $100 000 bond and preserves certain Commonwealth Southern contracts and ceded areas. James L Fly TVA solicitor said Memphis service is blocked while exemptions exist for limited Commonwealth Southern territory and a few 4 000 kw allowances. The decree targets specific rural lines and prohibits new distribution work except as identified.
The Central Labor Union of Knoxville adopted a resolution urging impeachment of Federal Judge John J. Gore for defying Supreme Court rulings by granting 19 power companies an injunction against the Tennessee Valley Authority. The group cites Ashwander and TVA authority to build dams and transmission lines nationwide.
In appreciation of his work for the Scout movement, Troop 20 Boy Scouts presented Scoutmaster Paul F. Dix with a handsome Scout desk statue after his annual gift of Scout diaries to all troop members.
Fifteen men are at work on the Decatur Curb Market building on First Avenue between Grant and Second streets. WPA officials expect completion by late January. Total cost is $3,550 with $1,100 contributed by the city of Decatur and the Kiwanis Club.
A reunion for the Class of 1936 of Decatur High School will be held at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the home of Miss Margaret Irwin on E Cherry Street.
Rescuers dug through ruins for bodies as the toll hovered around 250 with at least 800 injured. Interior Minister Calderon led relief with Red Cross doctors and nurses treating the wounded while villagers returned to ruined homes near the Santa Itia volcano.
Boy Scout troop No 4 held a brief meeting Monday night with Assistant Scoutmaster Orr leading. The Raven Patrol won prizes, Harold Michelson led a drill, George Bloodworth won a prize, and Cecil Puryear joined as a new member.
Wallis Warfield Simpson leaves her Cumberland terrace in London as workers load her furniture into vans and return items loaned by former King Edward to Fort Belvedere on the French Riviera.
A. L. Moye manager of Bonanza Quartet said they will visit shut-ins to sing on Christmas Eve. The quartet has for years performed around the city on Christmas Eve and calls for requests at 732.
Professor Rolins of Memphis will appear in a lecture at the Negro First Baptist Church tonight to aid church and school with obligations. Deacon Pope, Presidents Carlton and Dinkins and instructors Matthews Jones and Draper planned and will serve lunches and dinners at the church tonight.
State officials told the board forms and reports for the gross receipts tax on retail merchandise and amusements. A conference series began in Mobile and Birmingham with a third session scheduled here. The 1.5 percent levy takes effect January 1 with February 20 due dates for January receipts. Tax collected by the state tax commission supports an educational trust fund and offsets a treasury loss from homestead exemptions.
Merchants in Gadsden Alabama vote to refuse payment and to stop collecting the recently imposed 1.5 percent gross receipts tax. A committee contacts nonattendees and reports nearly all store owners will cooperate in the movement ready to defy arrest and pursue the case to higher courts.
Ottawa dispatch reports a lower city house fire killed five children while parents Mr and Mrs Adelaide Giroux escaped by leaping from a second story window. The victims named Romeo 17 Cecile 11 Therese 10 Marquette 8 and Jeantee 5.
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