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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1936
Page
2
A county health officer narrates a vivid, whimsical account of germs riding on everyday objects from dollars and mouth to glasses and door knobs. It humorously highlights how germs spread and the importance of cleanliness to prevent illness.
A Christmas season social in Athens featured a pro life dinner dance and party hosted by Miss Marian Rankin, Daisy Braly and Mary Reed Hendricks with Mr and Mrs D L Rosenau Jr chaperoning. Attendees included Martha Malone Winston Garth Anna Powers Church Carolyn Powers Booth and Daisy Braly with dates and stag guests. The event moved from Rankin’s home to Braly’s country home and finally Star Dust nightclub.
Three of the 12 victims are named including Mrs Ford of San Marino and Yvonne Trego of Hastings Michigan. The San Francisco Los Angeles twin motor Boeing crashed in the mountains near Burbank after the last radio message from Pilot Blom saying Wait a minute. Officials believe the crash occurred shortly afterward.
New York markets end December with modest gains as stocks advance amid year end tax selling. Steel and rail shares lead, oils and coppers in the vanguard while bond prices rise and commodities mix. Copper demand stays strong overseas and a Moffett forecast boosts petroleum prices for next year. Futures close steady with December at 6.81 and January 6.79.
In Liverpool on December 30, cotton trading totals 23 000 bales with 11 800 American. Spot demand remains fair as prices fall seven points. Quotations show American grades from strict good middling at 7.79 to strict low middling at 6.32 pence.
Market notes list cattle ranges from 2 to 5 1 2 cents with steers heifers and yearlings. beef cows cutters and bulls. hogs 125 to 305 pounds at 7.10 to 9.60 per hundredweight. sows and lambs priced by weight with plain lambs and culls also cataloged.
US Department of Agriculture reports mixed potato shipments with total US shipments at 750, Western stock slightly weaker, Northern nearly steady and light supplies. Idaho Russet Burbanks US No 1 good quality 2.90 per cwt, fair 2.72, Washington Russet Burbanks US No 1 large 3.15, US No 2 2.40, prices varied by quality and region.
Chicago market notes show hogs steady to ten higher than Tuesday with weights 150 to 280 pounds mainly 9.25 to 10.75 and tops to 10.50. Cattle steady for fed steers and yearlings with top around 13.00 and common grades 7.25 to 9.00. Sheep demand broad with fat lambs steady to higher. early bids were lower.
Officers link two home intrusions to a ransom demand tied to the 1935 J. P. Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. The suspect, possibly the same man, fled in a Verde Street car after a pistol shot at a night watchman as George Franklin vacated Haddaway Hall for a California trip.
Hal Roach presents a full length Our Gang feature run capturing Spanky McFarland as a little general. Phillips Holmes buttons a Southern captain role while Irving Pichel leads the Northern side. Carl Switzer and the gang provide laughs in a lively Mississippi river backdrop with Louise Beavers and Billy Thomas in supporting turns. The film blends comedy and war era action with song and a large chorus of negro spirituals.
A stream of visitors and locals share holiday travels and guests in Hartselle. Names include Malcolm Roberts, Mae Rose Gernett, Fannie Dove Bean, Robert Quinn, Lillie Turner, Tommy Coggins, and many more visiting relatives in Decatur, Birmingham, Gadsden, and other locales.
Decatur welcomes guests including Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bruner of Brooklyn and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Call. Auburn students twin brothers visit, and TVA engineer L. C. Fleming tours the area. A New Year’s Eve dance hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary is announced, and various locals travel for sports and family gatherings.
Sixty Confederate pension warrants will be distributed in Morgan county on January 1. The total for the last quarter is 4065 dollars. Four ex-soldiers will receive 150 dollars each, 34 widows over 80 receive 75 dollars each, 17 widows over 70 receive 45 dollars each, and five widows under 70 receive 30 dollars each.
Auction figures show native and fed western lambs bidding strongly with prices starting around 9.50 and rising to 9.75 or more. Traders report sizeable volumes holding firm above 9.75 as buyers compete for quality lots.
Elbridge and Jackson of Wales Tennessee traveled Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A E Jackson for a family visit.
A ball at the Country Club ended in disaster with many burned and in shock. Mrs Gayle died and her husband and a young child survived as social events were canceled. Mrs Litt Macon, a former Montgomery girl, narrowly missed the accident by seconds after remarking I am burning up in this costume. Funeral services for Mrs Gayle are set for 10:30 a m tomorrow.
After a meeting delegates debated federal officials and municipal duties. Proposals on procedural changes were killed and executive committee indicated no immediate action.
Birmingham December 30 Mayor Ray Ingram of Tarrant City Alabama viewed the formation as laying the groundwork for a group to fight the power trust and cooperate with TVA. Ingram, named chairman at a Decatur meeting, said the body could aid southern cities seeking municipal ownership of their electrical systems.
Lamar Penney cites rising farm market in North Alabama with recent sales. Mrs. Edwards and Mr. Edwards attend a dance in Albertville. Carey Philpot returns to Birmingham from Austinville with relatives. Dr J D Bush Jr returns to Birmingham after holidays. Mrs Patterson and son travel to Guntersville for funeral of A H Vaughan. Miss Emma Joyce Chaney visits in Birmingham. A fire at 506 12th Ave West causes no damage. Miss Joyce Cox sick with pneumonia in Austinville. Davis Crow and family announce birth of a daughter in Austinville. W M Booth from Hartselle on business. Mayor E L Drinkard of Falkville visits Decatur. J F and C W H Stewart from Hartselle here for business. Percy Beasley of Falkville in town. Clyde Grantland of Somerville in city. Fred Trimble to Union University in Jackson Tenn. Police court docket lists eight offenders six for alcohol and drunkenness, one for disorderly conduct, one for fighting.
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