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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1935
Page
1
The nation endures record cold with Alabama dipping near zero in the Tennessee Valley. Temperatures fall to 7 in some areas with persistent ice, Benton noted lows of 15 in Birmingham and 21 in Montgomery. Snow melts as thaw approaches. Water pipes freeze and disruption hits outside work.
The Associated Press reports nearly 100 weather deaths as storms belt the nation. Northern states and parts of the South endure severe weather with relief forecast for the East and Southeast. Flooding, snowfall, and high waters impact Mississippi Tennessee West Virginia Washington. hundreds cling to roofs. relief workers race to aid the homeless.
The death toll grows in the flood swept region as relief workers and volunteers battle rivers cold and hunger. A father and son drowned near Bells Tennessee while attempting to reach a boat on the Forked Deer river. Mrs D S Harwell of Bells relayed the tragedy arriving in Jackson Tennessee.
Arthur Oliver faces a Elmore circuit jury in Wetumpka Alabama after prosecutors seek the death penalty and defense argues insanity. Oliver admits drinking Dec 11 when the wife was beaten and found dead, with testimony from Claude Oliver and Johnny Oliver supporting the insanity plea.
Winona Burdette former radio entertainer and claimed companion of public enemy number one Alvin Karpis was held on a $50 000 bail for a U S district court in Florida in a courtroom guarded by federal agents armed with sub machine guns.
E. H. Wood of the Ben Franklin Store operated by Wood Ligon company has just returned from St. Louis.
President Roosevelt told Congress it is clearly impossible at the moment to itemize the 4 000 000 000 work relief fund. He transmitted the National Resources Board and Public Works Administration reports urging orderly development and a gradual shift from dole to work relief with a plan for about 500 million annually after the crisis eases.
Emphis Tenn January 24 Franklin D Roosevelt was asked to aid Ward H Rodgers ousted FERA instructor convicted in Arkansas on anarchy charge. Rodgers free on 1000 dollar bond pending appeal after six months jail and 500 dollar fine for inflammatory remarks to sharecroppers. telegram signed by H L Mitchell and Lucien Koch requests reinstatement in FERA adult education program.
The Fisk University singers from Nashville will give a concert at McCandless hall Athens College tomorrow evening under the Athens College Glee Club. The program emphasizes negro spirituals and a balcony seating area is reserved for Trinity Negro College of Athens and other local negro attendees.
Kiwanis observed its twentieth anniversary with a fine turnout led by J. R. Daniel. Attendance stood at 74.4 percent, while Dr. Wyatt Barnes reported eight absences, five due to illness and two out of town. Guests included Wood of Decatur Clifton of Atlanta McKibbon of Atlanta Wilder and Smith of Birmingham.
News dispatch reports that public enemy No 1 Alvin Karpis and associate Harry Campbell were believed heading toward Moline Illinois with authorities tracking routes into the Tri Cities. Sheriff alerts officers that two men thought to be the gangsters passed through LaSalle and Peru yesterday before vanishing.
President Roosevelt renewed his push for lower power rates in a White House conference with power company leaders and Federal Power Commission members.
In Washington the House pushes the 4.88 billion relief measure amid President Roosevelt opposition to itemized project funding. McFarlane seeks to attach the Poltman plan for veterans certificates. Snell calls the move an executive argument, while Treadway warns of dictatorship.
A sensational tale follows a woman who saves her sister from a scandal yet cannot save herself. The story promises a thrilling look at the ultra modern love code of today’s girls and a dramatic clash of loyalties.
Montgomery reports administration leaders say 11 U S bills would let Alabama municipalities borrow from a proposed PWA outlay without bond restrictions. Cities could fund electric systems water works housing and sewage projects. Governor Graves reviews the measures as they move to House and Senate potentially delaying a February recess.
Huey P. Long aligned police jury in Baton Rouge ousted Matt W. Smith, named Dr. Clarence A. Lorie as successor, and moved to take sheriff custody of the parish courthouse. The action gives Long control with 17 to 9 in the new majority, while nine dissident members plan separate anti Long meetings.
Clinton L. Bardo former president of the New York Shipbuilding Company declined to waive immunity for any self incriminating testimony given at the Senate munitions hearing.
The Todd bill seeks fines from $250 to $1,000 on nudist camp operators for naked living conditions. Other actions include abolishing the state prison inspector's office, changes to double primary laws, and a push for weekly legislative mileage to raise pay. Speaker Walker notes a rules committee meeting amid debate, with Harrison of Marengo absent.
Earl Reece, tied to Huntsville as his home, was returned to the penitentiary after local police caught him burglarizing the Home Store in Athens Alabama. He reportedly admitted to a prior burglary at the same store and led officers to the loot’s disposal. Reece had previously been sent up for burglarizing Rosenau department store but escaped from a road gang and resurfaced.
Bruno Hauptmann took the stand in Flemington New Jersey to deny any connection to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and ransom. The state rested its murder case after witnesses including Arthur Koehler testified the ladder originated from Hauptmann’s attic and a Bronx lumber yard. The defense sought an acquittal and cross examination began as the trial paused.
Morning river level measured approximately eight feet with minimal temperature noted as the day began. Reads indicate calm conditions with no precipitation reported.
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