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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1937
Page
2
A house committee plans a three tier corporate tax structure based on profits. Large firms would face 16 to 20 percent undistributed profits tax, medium firms around a notch between normal income tax and undistributed tax, and small firms taxed progressively. The plan aims to ease the tax jump by dividing firms into three groups and adjusting rates on incomes up to about 25 000 dollars.
A man with a social security card bearing the name John 4 died in a car wreck near Phenix City. Ira Adams of Hale county died Christmas night from a wreck. Arland Bowen, 29, was killed after an argument over Christmas. Sheriff Welden investigated a fatal shooting of Tom Cheater near Moulton. A Birmingham auto death involved a negro. A convict died after poisoning. Near Andalusia Charles Burke and T J Morgan vanished while ducks hunted. Burke’s body was found and Morgan remained missing. An airplane crash during a hunt injured pilot Curley Tathem and two companions from Grand Rapids Michigan with fractured skulls.
Bodies of two hunters were recovered near Andalusia as three other men in a search plane were treated after their craft crashed into a lake. Charles Burke and T J Mor were among the dead. The victims left on a hunting trip Thursday. The small boat was found intact with no clues on how they went overboard. An airplane used in the search also fell into the lake injuring two huntermen.
Chicago reports a shift in grand opera casting as teenage sopranos advance directly to major roles through intensive coaching and auditions. Beverley Lane Janna Paull Betty Jaynes all debut in works like Rigoletto and La Bohème under a system prioritizing talent over traditional European training.
The body of Burke was recovered yesterday while Morgan’s body was found this morning at the hospital scene near the lake, authorities said.
Across Alabama on December 27 1927 John Johnson cleared in the 1919 murder of Dr. Lawrence Mitchell in Lowndes County. Alabama Knitting Mills to reopen after December 4 closure in Eufaula. Japanese order for 50000 tons pig iron in Birmingham district worth about 1 million dollars. Selma council loses Karl Erhart after recent death of president pro tempore. Ed Bailey killed in Sylacauga truck crash with Herman Hayes injured. A fire in Moundville destroys two stores with estimated 20000 dollar loss.
Reports indicate Japan widened its push in North China with forces crossing the Yellow River between Tsinan and the coast. Tsinan reportedly captured in unconfirmed reports, while Chinese sources say large Japanese penetrations south of the river and heavy gunfire on Tsiwan as seven Japanese warships sighted near Weihaiwei.
The state department called the Panay bombing a closed incident but said indemnity remains to be fixed. Secretary Hull said Japan’s promises to protect American rights in China were responsive to protests. Three killed and several wounded in the Yangtze attack. indemnification yet to be determined.
Fire wiped out the Moundville Mercantile Co and Mills Drug Co reducing them to rubble with only walls standing. The Moundville Bank was saved by volunteers from Moundville and the Tuscaloosa Fire Department keeping it from total loss. Governor Graves and wife remained at Baldwin County cottages as the capital reopened.
Eight Black men died by lynching in 1937 in the southern United States according to the Tuskegee Institute of Records and Research. The 1936 death toll in the same report matches the 1937 figure.
Miss Laula Dunn announced federal grants totaling 343,140 for January February and March. The Social Security Board approved 245,658 for old age assistance and 97,481 for aid to dependent children. Old age funds exceeded state estimates by 22,796 while aid to children fell 7,068. A cash deposit of 97,083 will meet old age pension claims and 27,781 for aid to children.
New York traders saw a weak session with losses over three points as year end tax selling, big business rhetoric, and a cautious outlook dampened sentiment. Japanese bonds rose after the Panay crisis, while numerous major producers and industrials led the downturn. commodities firmed and cash markets remained tepid as investors awaited Congress and the president’s address.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle and hog prices show a steady undertone in Nashville with steers and heifers mainly 5.00 to 6.00, good dryfed cattle reaching 8.00 plus, beef cows 6.00 down, hogs averaging 160 to 240 pounds at 8.00 to 8.10, 240 to 300 pounds at 7.75 to 7.85, lighter hogs around 7.45 to 7.55, pigs and sows under 70 and sheep and fat lambs up to 8.00 with fat sheep 2.00 to 3.00.
The record lists price and pack details for dirties standards firsts seconds mediums and small dirties for 22 23 with various weight ranges. Refrigerator special packs show price points 23 1 4 24 1 2 and average checks around 19 1 2 20 1 2.
New York market results show butter easing 14.726 points with weaker tone. Creamery values noted at 35 1 2 to 36 1 2 for higher grades, 32 to 35 for firsts, and 30 to 31 for seconds. Cheese at 368.998 steady. whole milk flats held steady with fancy grades around 22 to 24.
Big corn buying led the day’s grain trading as Argentine corn prices jumped about 4 1 4 cents. Chicago prices rose up to 2 1 2 cents with export demand boosting shipments overseas into a tighter Argentine export stock. Chicago futures closed higher across months with wheat and oats also edging up.
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Floyd Harris at 433 East Moulton Street is announced. Local residents undergo operations at Baughs Infirmary with some resting well and others improving. Visitors include Rev and Mrs M R Boucher of Meridianville and several Huntsville and Birmingham linked guests. Santa baskets aid 200 local families while church stewards plan 7 p.m. parsonage meeting.
A report from Indianapolis dated December 27 describes using tiny water fleas as living indicators to detect marijuana contamination in water. Dr. Arno Viehoever of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science explains that the daphnia react to small amounts of hashish, offering a potential law enforcement aid amid rising marijuana use and related crimes.
The Easter Sunday slaying of Ronnie Gedeon an artist's model her mother Mrs Mary Gedeon and a boarder Frank Byrnes is discussed with DA elect Thomas E Dewey favoring a guilty plea to a life sentence rather than first degree murder A dementia praecox patient with paranoia suspected Irwin strangled Gedeon and stabbed Byrnes brain with ice pick while asleep.
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