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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
1
Fannette Rivkin, 23, a Bronx beauty parlor operator who planned to testify in the Hauptmann trial, was found gagged and bound in her burning shop. She was rescued by the building superintendent and revived but is unable to explain the incident.
Seventy five rental contracts have been signed under the rural rehabilitation program in this county. Most families receiving relief have moved onto farms. Each tract averages acres and pays about $12 a month in the rehabilitation plans. Officials say double the land, 1,350 acres, is now under rental to complete the program locally.
Poll tax payments on Wednesday rose in number and brought in more money than any single day this year, said Collector Hodges Crow. Several arrears paid after seven or eight years. Books close at end of office hours Friday with hope of a heavy gain in receipts.
Whorton a former deputy sheriff was fined 25 dollars and costs in county court on charges for shooting Monroe Suggs in the foot October 15 1933 near Laceys Spring. He allegedly tried to arrest Suggs when the shooting occurred. Suggs had filed a 5000 dollar damages suit in circuit court against the National Security Corporation surety for Sheriff A W Davis last August.
Five months old Lillie Freeman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Freeman, died at home in Lacey's Spring at 2 30 am Wednesday. Survived by parents a sister Dolly and brothers Hammond Howard and Marvin. Funeral services held at Shady Grove cemetery Wednesday at 3 pm.
Major Ezra B. Whitman testified in a U S district court that electric generating capacity within 200 miles of TVA projects in 1933 far exceeded demand. He said 5 341389 kilowatts total capacity with 11 988000000 kilowatt hours consumed in 1933, covering parts of 14 states.
William A. Matney a 23 year old resident of Lacon was killed instantly when struck by a car driven by Rev F P Gillespie of Powhatan Ala near Ryans filling station on the Bee Line highway. The accident occurred as Matney and two companions exited a truck. The car left the road, the driver escaped unharmed. Survived by parents J H Matney five brothers and five sisters.
Albert W. McIntyre 82 a noted pioneer and great grandson of a Revolutionary War officer died in a Colorado Springs hospital after a paralytic stroke. He once served as governor and was a prominent public figure in the state.
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld death sentences for two white men and two Black defendants in linked Walker County and Clay County killings. Noah Hendricks Travis Benton and Bo Guthrie were among those executed after a March 22 date was set, while Blake Ruff was also ordered to die on the same date for murders following a rejected marriage request. The court also dismissed Sheriff H. W. Pope’s contempt appeal, directing a certiorari route.
Officers investigated an alleged robbery at Bill Elkins’s west side home Wednesday night. Elkins suffered a fractured skull and scalp lacerations while in bed. a physician treated him after a heavy instrument appeared to be used. He was returned home after initial care. his condition remained serious but not life threatening.
Nathan Yagel, a Emory graduate student, was invited to address the International Relations Club but the Oglethorpe squad blocked his appearance. Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, university president, said the invitation was withdrawn after learning Yagel would discuss a Communist topic. Yagel claimed he planned to discuss Professor T. V. Smith of Chicago rather than communism.
Franklin B. Brown one year old son of Mr and Mrs Hubert M Brown of Falkville died yesterday at 2 PM from pneumonia. Funeral services held this afternoon at Ebernere by Rev W C Brown with interment at Drinkard Cemetery Falkville directed. Survived by parents and brother Benjamin.
Washington January 31 The federal relief program has ordered a temporary halt in its plan to return unemployables on relief rolls to state and local care. Officials said the goal remains in sight but stressed that the remaining workers and others on the rolls will stay until Roosevelt's social security program is enacted.
Arkansas lawmakers consider offering the state as a proving ground for federal experiments under a Wallace idea. Rep. Leo Nyberg proposes a concurrent resolution to authorize enabling legislation allowing Arkansans to vote on national policy schemes tested in a designated state.
Mrs Mary Harris Armour a noted temperance leader will speak at First Baptist Church tonight at 7 30. She is described as a powerful speaker and an appeal is made for all temperance supporters to attend. A large city and county turnout is anticipated and men and boys are urged to be present.
Former Gen Isabel Guerrero, recently a rebel, died yesterday in Tlaxcala. War department says he was killed in a clash between rebel forces and federal troops, but La Prensa offered an alternative account.
The Daily requests pastors to place church announcements in its office by six o clock each Friday evening. Announcements will be set on linotype each afternoon, with the shift ending at six p m. and Saturday publication due by compositor shift end.
Morgan county's new sheriff J Street Sandlin orders a detainee to the jail after a stumble and request for fresh air. He suspects alcohol influence and notes the man has a court case upcoming, while the officer investigates the detainee's whereabouts.
A large gathering of Decatur and Morgan county laymen met at Central Baptist church to start a campaign to uphold Alabama’s prohibition laws. Prof. George T. Woodruff was elected county executive committee chairman with Rev. J. D. Pickens as secretary and treasurer. Dr. L. G. Sturdivant, W. R. Spight, and J. H. Crow named to the county committee, with Hartnelle and others to be represented. Leaders pledged countywide organization to inform voters and urged all citizens to register and pay poll taxes.
Carl Beasley and David Reed were arrested after warrants charging burglary and grand larceny. They allegedly admitted breaking into a car owned by Athens merchant Dave Jaffe on Davis street. Robert Porter of Huntsville also swore out a warrant against Reed after identifying items Porter said were taken from his car in November.
Glendora Webb and Sumner struggle to stay dry as guards man defense guns along Tallahatchie basin levees. The Coldwater river flood, unleashed days ago, inundated numerous towns and communities in the Mississippi Delta, heightening panic among residents.
President Roosevelt plans to forward to the Senate the nomination of Representative John McDuffie of Alabama for the federal judgeship in the southern district of Alabama. The move was announced in Washington on January 31.
The Alabama House narrowly passes measures to match federal relief funding, refinance state bonded debt at or below four percent, and extend a one cent gas tax to support a state fund. The Senate quickly backs related bills on guardianship, misdemeanor pardons, and school entry age changes with broad support.
The Federal Reserve Bank reports December retail activity in the sixth district rose above any December in four years with store sales up 60.7 percent from November and 10.1 percent from December 1933, while wholesale trade fell 11.8 percent month to month but rose 4.2 percent versus a year earlier.
Louis Kiss a silk artist testifies he saw Bruno Hauptmann in the Bronx bakery near 8 30 pm on March 1 1932, supporting an alibi claim as evidence in the Lindbergh murder trial. Prosecutors challenge other alibi witnesses and seek rebuttal testimony while details of the night are debated.
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