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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1938
Page
2
The Mor gan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium begins basement excavation to add 40 patient spaces, boosting total capacity to 80. Work crews grow from 32 to 50 as the project advances, funded by $11,362 WPA and $4,120 Morgan County, with $15,483 total cost.
The president indicated Congress should act on expanding the civil aeronautics authority to direct pilot training and mechanics schooling. Proposals include expanding the army air corps to over 10 000 planes, boosting commercial aviation capacity, and forming an airline pilots reserve corps with annual military flight training.
The article notes Italy's control proposal over 90 000 Italians in Tunisia and the Tunisian independence debate. It cites Popolo Di Roma dispatches praising Italian aims, Egyptian and Mohammedan world reactions, and suggested alliances to counter French reconquest. It also mentions alleged Italian actions in Spain and a town capture near the Catalan frontier.
Police hunt a band of gunmen who robbed a Treviso branch of the Bank of Italy, escaping with 5,000,000 lire about $251,000 after wounding five employees as the bank closed. The robbers fired when faced with resistance.
Decatur diary items report Dr. Tinglé will lecture on En largement and Enrichment. Several locals return home from holidays, and multiple clergy changes noted. Holiday drunken driving arrests surge reported by state patrol. Community sing planned and mid week prayers canceled or resumed at various churches. Birth of a daughter announced for Mr. and Mrs. Walden.
At the AAAS meeting Dr. Ethel Browne Harvey of Princeton reported that cytoplasm, the egg white, may carry general potentialities for an animal such as sea urchin or human being, while the nucleus holds specific traits. Experiments with sea urchin egg fragments show nucleus or cytoplasm alone can begin reproduction, though not to full development.
Cost would mean a loss of that much to the food dealers. In addition the other supplies and services cost several thousand dollars a year, all of which is spent in the county. Mr. Sandlin said these supplies included bedding, cooking utensils, fuel, water, light, medical and sanitary supplies and many other items.
Fort Worth Texas December 28 A eye ailment threatens Ki Aldrich TCU All American center with a serious eye ulcer stopping practice for the week and likely ruling him out of Monday's Sugar Bowl game against Carnegie Tech. Clarence Lefty Alexander is the only other ready pivot man for the Horned Frogs.
Washington debut of Eleanor Roosevelt 18, niece of the first lady, draws Roosevelts and guests from Boston New York Oyster Bay and Washington. Attendees include Sara Alden Derby as a former debutant relative. A lavish gown arrives late from Greece as dancing runs past 3 a.m. in a gala tied to Theodore Roosevelt era prestige.
A sweeping cold front from the Great Lakes brought three deaths and widespread damage as temperatures plunged from 10 below in the Adirondacks to 18 above in Albany. Windy conditions hit New York City without snow and Mount Washington reached 112 mph. Many states reported extreme lows, with several areas including Minnesota and Montana setting subzero readings. hundreds sought shelter as the cold pressed southward toward Oklahoma and Texas.
A federal jury convicted five officers of the Continental Credit Corporation of Winchester and associated firms of using the mails to defraud about 1.2 million dollars from Midwest businesses. John W. Moore Sr. and Jr. were found guilty on all counts, with possible 57 year sentences. Others, including Kimball and Phillips, received two counts each with up to seven years. Sentences set for January 5.
Representatives from seven west Tennessee counties and four cities met to finalize a 1.5 million dollar purchase of Kentucky-Tennessee Power and Light electric properties for public ownership. Cash payment of 992000 will be made today as part of the deal with Lake Obion Dyer Gibson Weakley Henry Carroll counties and Paris Huntingdon McKenzie Ridgeley cities among those involved.
Giuseppe Della Torre reports that fascist outlets claim the conference failed. L Osservatore counters, suggesting prejudice may misread a vast program not yet realized, arguing it may have unfolded differently as it moved from north to south.
December cold snap across New England claimed lives as Lamothe and an unidentified man perished near Mount Washington. The temperature plunged below zero with winds up to 112 mph, making the region the most uncomfortable inhabited spot in New England today.
End of year selling faded as brisk buying lifted prices in the New York stock market. Aircraft shares led the rally with 1 to 2 point gains amid heavier trading, while steel auto copper and rails also recovered. Chicago crops futures rose on a new cold wave and firm Argentine damage reports.
New Orleans market ends quiet with spot cotton 7 points up. Sales reach 462 bales while low middling stands at 7.51 pence, middling at 8.66, and good middling at 9.21. Receipts total 5,788 with stock at 733,540.
In New Orleans on December 28, cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 7.35 nominal and prime crude 6.12 1-2 to 6.37 1-2. Futures bids listed: January 6.97B, March 7.14B, May 7.27B, July 7.36B. B bid.
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis closed dull with 41 percent protein. January at 23.00, February 23.10, March 23.25, April 23.20, May 23.30, June 23.45, July 23.65, August 23.60. Sales 3,900.
In New Orleans December 28 the cotton market absorbed further liquidation from domestic and foreign trade demands. Prices posted small net gains with March at 8.51, May 8.31, July 8.03 and October 7.70, each 5 to 6 points above yesterday's close.
Chicago market summary lists live poultry with 4 1 2 to 18 1 2 pound weights and varied prices. Hens and roosters show fluctuations by weight, with dressed turkeys firm and young hens at 19 1 2 to 30 1 2 cents per pound. Other poultry prices remain unchanged.
Butter totals 1,102,061 over two days unsettled with prices unchanged. Eggs market shows 5,436 over two days steady with refrigerator extras at 22 1/2, standards 22 1/4, firsts 22 and other prices unchanged.
Nashville Tennessee livestock market notes cattle 200 calves 50 supplies clearing steadily. Steers and heifers 7.00-8.00. Tuesday sales 8.15-9.00 for medium and good steers and yearlings. Cows and bulls 6.00 down. top wealers 10.50. Hogs 400 Fifteen lower. 130 lb plus 6.80-7.50. 170-300 lb sows 6-15 down. Sheep steady. fat lambs to 8.50. mutton ewes to 3.00.
Reported European buying of 2,000 tons U S wheat and 2,000 tons Canadian wheat helped push Chicago prices higher. Weather news, however, remained a countervailing factor.
Gale Vessels remains on the sick list while families report Christmas gatherings and visits across Sardis Spring. G. C. Carroll and Clarence Clem join neighbors in welcoming new residents as relatives travel to family homes in Florida and nearby towns.
Mrs Ora Speegle and son John visited Mr and Mrs W O Simmons on Friday. Olie Holmes, visiting Huntsville, returned with sister Mrs Charles Woods to spend Christmas. Mrs Bob Vickery of Birmingham came to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs T B Storie. Herman Burns family from West Hartselle spent Christmas with W H Walker. Hewett West and Sherry visited, Homer Foote family moved here from Flint. Colman Holmes and Betty Joyce spent Christmas with J H Pannell’s family in Lebanon. F S Holmes Olle and Charles Woods of Huntsville, Mrs Compton of Decatur, others shared Christmas dinner with Holmes family. Clarence Owens, Rufus Throneberry of Huntsville joined the Christmas dinner at the Holmes home.
Cambridge, Mass. mayor John W. Lyons claims widespread welfare fraud among relief recipients, stating 235 of 800 sampled had no right to benefits. He cites vacant lots and “beautiful” apartments as addresses, notes a $250,000 rise in annual welfare costs, orders re registrations, and suspends welfare board visitors while promising prosecutions.
Governor-elect Frank M Dixon will not attend state budget hearings in Montgomery due to workload. Private secretary Mushat said Dixon is snowed under with work and declined the invitation from Governor Bibb Graves. He plans to establish temporary HQ in Montgomery before the legislature opens and move into the governors mansion on inauguration day.
Atlanta Dec 28 President Earl Mann announced 1939 Crackers pitchers and catchers will meet in Savannah March 5 to begin spring training for another Southern Association title defense. Outfielder Marshall Maudin will be groomed for the third vacancy created by John Hill's elevation. Johnny Rucker, a rookie outfielder, will join about a week later. Manager Paul Richards heads the squad after being named No 1 minor league manager for 1938 by Sporting News Baseball publication.
Miss Nora Bell Moore returned home from Arkansas on Saturday. E M Payne is ill with pneumonia in a serious condition. Mrs Jessie Terry also ill with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs James Moore and children and Bobby Calvert were Christmas Day guests of Mrs Moore's parents. J N Olinger and Mrs Henry Calvert visited Mrs E M Payne. Flower Hill church held all day services with a large crowd. John Matthews Jr with Fort Benning GA will leave for camp next Sunday after thirty days visiting relatives. Decatur attendance by many from the community. Dinner guests included Mrs Mary E Payne, John Matthews Jr, and Edie Payne. Rev Joe W Henderson filled his regular appointment at Flower Hill.
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