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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1936
Page
2
Delegates at the League of Nations debate suspended Italian sanctions as a committee considers reforms to the collective security system. A Czechoslovak journalist Stefan Lux shot himself yesterday after protesting persecution of Jews in Germany.
In Fairbanks Alaska residents ignored a heat wave and a major earthquake to celebrate Independence Day with a baseball game and related events. The scene included references to local figures and a light patriotic mood despite natural threats.
County health officer announced no new cases after a Friday survey. Earlier reports listed 12 sufferers with two in Decatur. authorities urged normal activity with precautions to avoid crowds, dust, and contact with known cases of the disease.
A Sunday start drives a push toward strikes as labor leaders push a plan for employer and management boards to intervene in disputes. Lewis faces possible ouster from AF of L amid craft versus industrial union tensions, with factions split over organizing by craft or mass production industry.
Harry T. Thompson, a U.S. Navy yeoman, was convicted of conspiring with Toshio Miyazaki to violate the espionage act. A federal jury found him guilty in peacetime espionage, with sentencing set for Monday and a possible 20-year prison term.
In Dallas on July 4, B Wilson was arrested on suspicion as the last man seen with Cleveland Giles who disappeared after a $200 bonus. Giles was found in a cell with Wilson and the two were released, then departed together with the money.
P. F. Tucker, a resident of Moulton route two, was in Decatur today on business.
Hartselle residents report guests from Birmingham Tampa and Nashville. Louie Ashworth and Bertha Venable visit relatives. Charlie Terry announces birth Charles Henry on June 24. J W Reinhart and son Edward visit family, Ollie Martin and Horace Baxter seen locally,Agnes Jones set for July stay.
President Roosevelt addresses a large gathering on Monticello hilltop, calling for true freedom as leaders of the Democratic party and other notables listen. He frames Jefferson as a symbolic meeting point for the era’s vital forces.
An Atlantic Greyhound bus carrying 31 passengers from Augusta Georgia to Winston-Salem North Carolina turned on its side near Chester South Carolina. Driver K L Wilson of Winston-Salem said he swerved to avoid a wrecker and a parked car blocking the road. Six passengers were injured, none seriously.
A collision a mile north of Martselle last night involved three cars and left three people injured, including Julius Kelso of Ft Wayne Indiana who was unconscious. John Smith of Decatur and Aaron Kelso faced charges after a second collision with the Smith car.
The Society of Tammany marked its founding anniversary with a display of harmony toward President Roosevelt's new deal. Senator Royal Copeland criticized the deal in part but praised the president's acceptance speech and used it to frame his own views on political freedom.
Atlanta July 4 Gouvernor Eugene Talmadge qualified as a candidate for United States senator to oppose Senator Richard B Russell Jr of Winder. Charles D Redwine of Fayetteville president of the state senate qualified as a Talmadge candidate for Governor of Georgia.
Liverpool station reports 7 000 bales traded including 4 900 American with spot prices five points higher. American strict good middling 7.93, good middling 7.63, strict middling 7.48, middling 7.23, strict low middling 6.93, low middling 6.63, strict good ordinary 6.43, futures steady with July 6.77 and later months quoted.
Johnny Smither and Frank Leigh Chenault will spend the week-end in Birmingham, signaling a brief regional visit.
James on trial for drowning his seventh wife Mary after a rattlesnake attack. witness Madge Reed testified he sought to marry after the death and planned to use her as an alibi. Autopsy shown leg wound from snake bite. ex-sailor Charles Hope testified about supplying snakes for torture. Judge sent the case to adjourn until Monday.
Police pursued a negro assailant after a man named Augustus Kokal of Atlanta was shot while in a car with a woman near Municipal Airport in Birmingham. Kokal was gravely wounded and the couple described a failed attempt to assault the woman. the assailant fired through the car window as Kokal tried to start the vehicle.
Agents report two thirds poor stands and widespread damage from drought. Marshall county crops suffer 50 to 75 percent early corn loss and weak cotton and hay, with little relief from brief local showers. Tuscaloosa and Macon counties face severe losses as corn nearly fails and cotton lags due to dry weather.
Decatur Kiwanis tops Alabama attendance for six months in a race with about thirty clubs with recognition at the International Convention in Washington. Ministers Association meeting canceled. Police court fines issued for late hours disorderly conduct fighting and drinking. Rotary luncheon speaker Fred Gray of England. St Johns parish notes and Scout troop updates. Independence Day closures and local travel to Oklahoma Texas for Texas Centennial observance. Theft of auto parts under investigation.
J L Law son notes many farmers struggle with poor germination in bottom lands due to dryness. Land set aside for summer legumes remains dry, cotton weeds are small and bloom at the top, old corn suffers, and pastures are poor across the black belt.
Five giant balloons rose on a southwest wind in Denver marking the start of the 24th national balloon race. Entries include U S Army Captain Anton Haynie McCormick and Navy pilots Francis M Gilmer and R F Tyler plus Goodyear Akron balloon pilot Frank A Trotter and Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition flyer Milford B Vanik. A Detroit craft suffered a large tear as winds swept the field.
The Associated Press index shows industrial activity at 92.3, the highest since May 1930, with broad gains across steel, cotton manufacturing, power use, and automobile output. Construction and coal shipments rise as drought irrigation and strong demand lift the economy.
In Carlsbad New Mexico Peco the fastest rattler prepared for the Bellworm derby after winning yesterday by finishing six minutes in a dramatic race that saw three rivals eliminated. The $500 purse went to his backer Jack Chaney of El Paso Texas amid a tense opening brawl among the contestants.
In Franklin County Alabama Dr L N Duncan president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute and head of the state extension service declares he has no personal political ambition and thus no desire to become a candidate for governor He responds to resolutions urging him to allow his name to be used as a 1938 gubernatorial candidate in a patriotic address in Russellville on July 4.
Fire swept through a three story structure on Dauphin Street in Mobile early today, destroying the Marine Specialty Company and causing an estimated loss of 300000 dollars. The blaze threatened three blocks of the business district for several hours.
Funeral rites were held at 2 p.m. today at City cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gossett. The child died last night. Brown directed burial. The baby is survived by her parents.
The incident left the craft crippled and unable to continue, forcing its withdrawal from the race.
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