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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1934
Page
2
For the first time in three years Pa the girl who had fallen into a prolonged sleep is expected to rejoin the family around the Christmas tree. Her eyes, once unseeing, now show a spark as she nears recovery from a long illness, with Christmas 1034 bringing back some cheer at the modest Oak Park home.
After two years in bed Patricia shows signs of improvement as her mother massaged her limbs and she learns to sit up. She now reacts to simple commands and responds to sounds, while her family closes ranks around the festive tree with relatives and a household cat.
A 31 year old nurse Kathryn Schoch of Dunkirk New York shot to death Walter Dempsey 42 and his wife Clara Dempsey 40 and critically wounded two children in Perryville suburban Pittsburgh then killed herself A second sister Ruth Hughes 26 also died clues left show sorrow over a son s death Police found a bottle of poison and twelve shells in the killer s kimono pocket The family party at the home was Christmas themed and unresolved casualties included Walter Dempsey Jr 10 and Robert Dempsey 12 who were wounded and a son died later in hospital
Charles E. Wells editor and publisher of the Ramona South Dakota Times is in Decatur visiting his mother Mrs. Irena Edgman. Wells began his newspaper career with The Daily years ago and has many friends in Decatur.
Vanderbilts Tom Guyton and Mississippi State College student Joe Guyton arrive to spend the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs J T Guyton.
Philadelphia physician Dr Logan Clendening reports experiments on starches and proteins in digestion. He finds no incompatibility between starches and proteins in normal or sick individuals, using X ray and gastric content analysis to gauge digestion rates. He notes three digestion types and says carbohydrate addition does not alter rates. An editor's note offers six pamphlets by Dr Clendening for 10 cents each.
Colonel Gibb Graves will ride a lengthy procession through Montgomery on January 14 to become Alabama's 41st governor with a colorful parade. The event features the University of Alabama band, Maxwell Field units, ex servicemen, and crowds. Graves will take the oath from Chief Justice John C. Anderson, the sixth sworn by Anderson since 1914.
Alabama state prisons expect a festive noon meal on Christmas Day with 3 500 pounds of turkey and trimmings at Kilby Atmore Wetumpka and Speigner. Inmates will receive Brunewick stew fruit candy and home boxes followed by possible yard games if weather stays pretty. Two football teams have formed at Kilby as 4 700 prisoners across four prisons await holiday activities.
Miss Mildred Green of Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. James Reading Jr. of Birmingham are spending the Christmas holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Green, at Cornelian Court. Mrs. Reading is formerly Alice Green.
Mary Evelyn Collins 13 and James Wade Collins 5 were released from Benevolent Society Hospital after a Saturday Bee Line Highway car crash. Their mother Mrs Roy L Collins suffered a broken right ankle but was described as improved and the family returned to Lawrenceburg Tennessee.
Prof. W. W. Benson, superintendent of the Decatur school system, left for Mobile to spend Christmas holidays with his nephews Prentice and Easter Benson. He will be away from the city for several days.
Miss Lois Johnson who underwent an operation at Baugh's Infirmary last week was removed to her home Decatur route 4 Saturday.
A Christmas pageant at Westminster Presbyterian featured a life of Christ manger scene with gifts placed by congregants. Donations supported the church beautification plan, but many envelopes remain unreturned. Members urged to return envelopes to Claude Crawford or Rev. E N Hart before Christmas.
Four prisoners escaped Johnston Street City Jail Sunday night by sawing through bars near the east window. The four suspects were held on minor offenses according to police. This morning workers were repairing the bars.
Miss Jane Crawford and Joe Hardin sustained minor injuries when the car they rode in overturned at the Trinity road and Moulton pike intersection Saturday night. They were rushed by Brown's ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital, treated and discharged.
Prizes totaling 30 were awarded at Mt Hope as the year closed. The late Dr Cunningham's legacy funded the awards. Jeannette Martin won first prize of 15 dollars for the second year in a row. Winnie Davis Pickens received ten dollars as senior class valedictorian. Utah Campbell earned five dollars as the junior class star pupil.
Echols Gin on Wilson avenue was slightly damaged by fire Sunday night with departments arriving before it spread. A car, owned by F Wear, caught fire Saturday afternoon on West Moulton street due to a gas line leak with no damage reported.
Dr and Mrs F L Bivings and Miss Nettie Lou Witt of Atlanta arrived in Belle Mina to spend the holidays with their father John R Witt.
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