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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1932
Page
1
Rioting and labor troubles flare across Spain as reports of a possible general strike circulate. Workers abandon land, Jesuit community confrontations trigger deaths, and 22 000 textile workers join a widespread anarchist strike in Barcelona.
Thirty three stockholders of the Decatur National Farm Loan Association met in annual session at the W M Chenault offices to elect directors for the coming year. J M Clark was chosen president. Directors named were J M Clark B P Collier J H Lamon J T Robinson and A G Patterson. Officers selected were J M Clark president J T Robinson vice president and Miss Thelma Chenault secretary treasurer. The association operates to arrange farm loans through the Federal Land Bank at New Orleans.
All Decatur schools marked the birth anniversary of General Robert E. Lee with programs tracing his life from Confederate general to president of Washington and Lee University. The sessions noted his turn from war to rebuilding the South and shaping youth.
County reports begin plowing as fields still too wet in some areas. Town fields show activity despite recent heavy rainfall across the region. De Houa area also received substantial rain in recent weeks.
The Athens College board of trustees announced the current semester will finish and the college will remain open through 1933. President Dr E R Naylor reported enrollment is the largest since 1924 and steps will be taken to standardize the junior college, with strong optimism for the future of the institution operated by the North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
E B Soper, noted in this section, is appointed receiver for the First National Bank in Decatur after liquidating the Hart selle bank. He is expected to arrive this afternoon to assume control within a few days as national bank examiners continue preliminary checks on the bank’s condition.
Layman Maynard, director of the Y M C A, spoke at the West Decatur school on the life and works of Robert E. Lee. He featured a program observing the birth anniversary of the Confederate leader.
Record crowds view the famed ship on its first Alabama port visit in Mobile. Officials report Saturday attendance exceeding 25 000 as the vessel drew more people ashore than in New York Philadelphia or Boston.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars announce a radio program to be broadcast Friday evening at 10 30 at the Princess theatre. The public is invited at no cost. The program features U S Marine Band performances and speakers including Admiral Robert E Coontz and Wright Patman.
Three representatives from the De cature Kiwanis Club in Montgomery join a statewide gathering called by District Governor John K. Watkins of Opelika to map Kiwanis plans for the year. Sam H. Malone Dr. A. J. Perolio and W. W. Fussell attend with Fussell also serving as district lieutenant governor. Malone is a club trustee and Perolio chairs the underprivileged child program on the state Kiwanis committee.
A court of honor for Boy Scouts to gain new ratings will convene at 7 30 p m in the Morgan County courthouse. S A Lynne chairs with Prof W W Benson Prof W T Jordan Dr A M Roan and Dr A J Dinsmore on the court. Paul Dix acts as executive and J W Dobbs regional executive from Memphis Tenn is expected to attend.
Abbeville Illinois January 19 farmers in Henry county have increased cream sales from 15 to 50 in two years. County Agent C B Keller says a larger rise is expected this year as farmers seek extra cash income sources.
A formerly Matlock's building showcases a Central Hi Y Club display about lessons from National Thrift Week January 17 23. Passersby stop to view and praise the diligent work of the youths who arranged the exhibit.
President Hoover announced major reshuffles with Dawes retiring as chair of the Americans arms delegation to lead the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Stimson replacing him at Geneva. Eugene Mayer would chair the proposed $2 billion finance body. Hugh Gibson becomes delegation chair at Geneva.
Mr and Mrs W N Greene and daughter Dorothy returned from Mobile and toured the famed ship Old Ironsides on display there. The Greensboro visitors were guests of E W Cleveland and family during their Mobile visit.
In the last month Chambers county farmers marketed cooperative chickens eggs and turkeys totaling 1578.03 dollars. Directed by County Agent H C Heath weekly sales are held at public places with a large rise in sales since the opening market last year.
Rev. R T Tyler presiding elder will conduct the quarterly conference at the Hartselle Methodist church Thursday evening.
Mrs Douglass Keene of Scottsville Kentucky is visiting as a guest of Miss Ethel Harrison.
The Decatur observed National Thrift Week with Bishop William G. McDowell promoting an adopted budget based on life phases and income. He urges budgeting time, energy, and money to avoid debt, save, insure, and give to church and charities while sustaining personal and communal welfare.
Chinese news agency in Koumin reports severance of diplomatic relations with Japan is imminent over the Manchurian controversy. Foreign Minister Eugene Chew is said to be the latest convert to the stance.
About 250000 voters participated in the Louisiana primary to decide if Huey Long will yield control to his allies when he leaves for the Senate this spring. Five candidates sought to succeed him as governor and to nominate state officers, with the Democratic nomination effectively decided. O K Allen, George Guion, and Dudley Leblanc competed vigorously against the Long ticket.
Premier Laval and Fernand Bouisson told the chamber that France will not renounce its right to German reparations unless creditors reduce France's debts. The statement marks the new government’s policy and affirms security as a basis for disarmament.
The Morgan County sheriff reports no contraband found after Monday raid and says the past 24 hours have been very quiet for the department. The office describes operations as routine with no new incidents to report.
The cotton market slipped a few points today with middling seven-eighths at six cents per pound. After a slow drop during the day it steadied briefly before closing, compared with Monday’s 6.05 cents per pound for middling seven-eighths.
All Decatur residents are asked to stay home Sunday afternoon from one to three o'clock to allow the Pastors' Union to complete and speed the religious census.
Joe Weber, 27, and Bill Duncan, 44, National Miners Union members, were missing after claiming arrest by Harlan county officers in Cumberland Gap Tennessee. They said four men in leather coats seized them in an automobile and, joined by others in Lynch, Kentucky, beat them with clubs and bags in the mountains. Weber showed marks of beating including a neck gash.
The Tennessee Valley Bank hosted its 40th annual session with 60 to 70 stockholders expected. A turkey dinner was served at the First Methodist church annex at noon before the stockholders meeting and the directors meeting at 2 pm.
Banks in Morgan County and Tennessee Valley Bank observed the final birthday holiday for General Robert E. Lee. Bank officials and staff took a brief day away from the usual legal holiday, with some engaging in conversations with business heads during the day.
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