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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1938
Page
2
A large audience attended the Den church event led by Dr. Pettingill of Wilmington. His sermon on the Olivet discourse drew strong reactions, with a young man publicly professing faith after an earnest invitation. He planned to continue the study tonight at 7 o clock.
Judge Rice writes that the Walker County case upholds Welder Williams’s $50 fine for possessing prohibited liquors found in a Williams restaurant. The ruling notes the consumption and possession distinction remains, and the ABC act repealed only advertising provisions of the old code while dry county prohibitions persist.
D E Dunn of the Alabama Alcoholic Control Board said the agency would await final adjudication of a court case on possession of liquor in a dry county before changing enforcement. The state Court of Appeals ruled prohibition statutes remained in effect despite the ABC law. Dunn noted the attorney general's opinion that possession in businesses implies illegal sale. The board may seek Supreme Court review and will continue current enforcement practices in the interim.
The city loop cage schedule resumes with Riverside vs Goodyear and Alabama Hosiery vs Moulton Heights at Central gym. Games start at 7 30 p m and draw large crowds appreciating fast basketball.
Growers and those interested in strawberry culture are invited to a meeting at the county agent’s office in Hartselle on January 15 at 1 30 in the afternoon.
Selected groups edged higher while most stocks held near in gains or losses. Utilities and gold mining shares led advances as big blocks traded early, then profit taking slowed activity with notable gains for Consolidated Edison American Water Works Public Service of New Jersey Santa Fe and New York Central.
New York markets show uneven gains with rails and utilities up while bonds stay pressured on Japanese issues. Cotton and sugar soften, coffee climbs on demand. Chicago wheat steady on declines, corn and hogs slip modestly amid light export demand.
Nashville Tenn January 12 cattle 200 calves 100. Markets strong with steers and heifers 5.50-6.50 medium 6.50-7.00 top 8.00. Beef cows 6.00 down, cutter cows 3.50-4.25. Hogs 500 head with 160 and 200 lb ranges 8.15 down to 7.60. Sheep steady to fat lambs up to 8.00, fat mutton 2.00-3.00.
Chicago reports steady dairy prices with butter at 668,999 pounds and eggs at 8,858 cases. Fresh graded first and refrigerator standards hold at 223 to 428 per unit, with firsts at 19 1 2 and other prices unchanged.
Chicago market report shows live poultry 18 trucks with prices steady. spring 4 lb ups and colored 22, geese 19, other prices unchanged. Dressed poultry also steady with no price changes.
New Orleans market reports show cotton futures ending steady with scattered gains and losses across contracts from Jan to Dec. Prices ranged around 8.54 to 8.95 with spot middling at 8.68, reflecting a quiet trading session.
New Orleans reports cottonseed futures with steady tone for prime summer yellow and crude grades. Prices shown include January near 698B and March 7.05B with May and July around 7.06B to 7.07B and October at 7.15B in bid format with B bids noted.
Spot closed barely steady with declines around two points. Prices listed: low middling 7.30 cents per pound, middling 8.80, good middling 9.35. Receipts 6,018 bales, total stocks 847,868 bales.
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 per cent closed steady in Memphis with Jan 23.70, Feb 22.95, March 22.75, April 22.15, May 21.90, June 22.25, July 22.25, August 22.25 and total sales of 3200.
In Chicago on January 12 a late rally in the wheat market followed large purchases on declines. Estimates showed about 800,000 bushels of U S wheat bought for overseas and around 200,000 bushels of Canadian wheat added to the support, while European buyers reportedly cancelled some Canadian purchases.
In Washington on January 12, the House approved a proposal giving the president authority to veto individual items in appropriation bills, sending it to the Senate. Debate focused on constitutional implications with senators warning it could require a constitutional amendment. TVA funding and anti lynching legislation also feature in the discussion as Congress weighs the changes.
Japanese forces reconquer Tsingtao and reopen the consulate as they push south from Tsinan toward Suchow. Tokyo signals early recognition of Peiping as China's government while Chinese counterattacks gain ground against Japanese troops in Hangchow and Shantung railway zones.
Burglars entered the C. H. Oden filling station at Moulton and 4th Tuesday night about midnight. They obtained about eight dollars in silver from the safe and stole gasoline anti freeze and cake jars. One thief pried the back door lock while another worked the front tire area. The safe combination was opened and the money taken. No insurance was carried.
Miss Réba Foster of Pecos Texas recalls swallowing a pin at age seven. Surgeons removing her appendix discovered the pin after twenty years of suffering from appendicitis. The case highlights delayed symptoms and unusual foreign body in the body.
Census Bureau figures show cottonseed crushed from Aug 1 to Dec 31 reached 3,609,513 tons, up from 2,791,836 tons a year earlier. On hand at mills Dec 31 totaled 1,669,633 tons, higher than 1,263,131 a year ago, with production and inventory in crude oil, cake and meal, hulls, and running bales also up.
Byrnes noted railroads show interest in increases with a financing guarantee to curb unemployment. He said in some areas rails sit ready but funds are short to proceed. Wilson Compton urged steady policies from government, warning against shifting, self-contradictory measures.
Infant Joyce Dean Larance daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Larance died Tuesday at the family home Decatur Route two. Funeral services were held this afternoon by Rev. B. P. Collier and interment at New Friendship. Survived by parents three brothers William Edward James J. C. two sisters Minnie Lelia Virginia.
Anita Louise White and shapely arms. The article explains arm aesthetics and exercises to firm and shape arms. It details posture, arm swings, overhead claps, and skin care, recommending soap brushes and massage with cream or olive oil to improve smoothness and tone.
Stanford University professors Dr. E B Schultz and assistant Dr. L P Gebhardt report progress in using zinc sulphate as a preventive against poliomyelitis. They will test the method during the next outbreak to see if application to the olfactory area prevents infection and if it affects the nervous system. Researchers say the virus may enter the body through the olfactory area, shifting focus from vaccines and serums.
John T. Cochrane Sr. president of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Iron Railroad and of the Coastal Petroleum Company, died at his Mobile home shortly after 9 am following a brief illness.
Pattern 4692 by Anne Adams offers a full ten gore skirt with a simple bodice and trim yoke. Available in misses and women sizes up to 42, the crepe frock promises easy sewing with illustrated instructions and requires 3 1/4 yards of fabric for size 16. Send 15 cents for pattern and 15 cents for the book in one order.
Pan American Clipper bound from California to Manila disappeared three minutes out of Tutuila after an oil line leak forced a fuel dump. Crews grounded by island peaks and no recovery yet as searches extend from Apia to Pago Pago with rumors discounted.
Senior class at Decatur Negro High School will stage Hits and Encores in the school auditorium Thursday night. The program includes popular song hits and The Big Apple dance with PTA reg meeting beforehand. Curtain rises at 8:00 PM and the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston will be given away at the end.
The local American Legion post invites all members to a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at Fort Stephen Decatur where a vice commander will be elected.
Captain Charles O. Kilgore, 88, longtime Bryce Hospital superintendent of outside work and Confederate veteran, died at his home after an extended illness in Tallassee Alabama. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 p m at the First Presbyterian church with Masons conducting the last rites.
Local notes mention midweek prayer services at Central Methodist and Westminster Presbyterian churches, a lay conductor in Rev. Cook’s absence, and the missionary committee meeting. Birth announcements, ambulance transfers, illness updates, and attendance at funerals in Dawson and surrounding areas are noted.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports that in November 1937 cash farm income fell below November 1936 in only four of 13 Southern states: South Carolina Florida Mississippi and Kentucky. For the January–November period 1937 compared with 1936 every state shows higher income led by Texas and Alabama with Kentucky posting a 41 percent gain.
In Bridgeville Delaware on January 12 W B Truitt received a check for nine million and fifteen dollars after billing a New York State firm for Christmas holly. The check was drawn on a New York City bank and issued by a bank in Oneonta New York on Chase National Bank of New York City. Truitt asked to keep the error as a souvenir and offered no explanation for who made the mistake.
Eighteen utilities seeking to overturn the Tennessee Valley Authority power program were ordered by a three judge federal court to narrow their rebuttal testimony. The ruling blocks re opening Major Rufus W. Putnam’s lengthy testimony on TVA lock passage times, noting such expert questions would unduly prolong the trial. Utilities attorney D L Jackson Jr protested the denial as a record limitation.
The Speer family of Lawrenceburg Tennessee will perform at Plainview School Mt Tabor five miles east of Hartselle on Saturday January 22. The concert starts at seven o clock and the public is invited.
Co W Rhoads president of the Alabama Business Institute announces that Saturday will be registration day at the business school. Rhoads notes the school has operated successfully here for several years.
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