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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1929
Page
1
In Orleans on July 5 violence erupts as imported operators attempt service amid guard. Three street cars run amid brick throws and pistol shots. two strikers are shot, police fire above crowd, and hundreds are injured or arrested during Canal street clashes.
America marked its 153rd Independence Day with 159 fatalities, a decrease from 1928 due to fewer drownings and heat deaths. Auto accidents rose to 70, fireworks fatalities fell to seven, and the Midwest led in deaths while New York reported 500 children treated for injuries. Weather cooled with a cold stretch in the Adirondacks and Haven Beach saw multiple drownings.
The Meehan-Gibson firm, decorators who handled the Legion celebration here and the city bridge celebration, leave today for Gadsden to decorate for the Goodyear celebration on July 11. Mr. Meehan praises Decatur for its unusually cooperative spirit during the two visits.
E. T. Burgess will conduct singing school sessions from July 8 for two weeks. He returned to arrange for the school opening next Monday at the Junior Chamber of Commerce Hall. Mrs Burgess will attend the community sing at Westside church tonight and discuss opening plans.
Market notes show strict middling at 17.15 with middling around 16.00. Values for 1750 and 1700 appear in reference figures though the exact meaning is unclear.
The Morgan County American Legion post wrapped a four day program with a 2 30 am close. An estimated 7000 to 9000 attended Malone Park final day events after 5871 paid admissions on Thursday. Senator Travis Williams spoke after a parade, with Joseph Woods and Mayor Malone present. Boxing show and a Battlefield of France fireworks finale capped the celebration. Miss Allie Mae Coffey crowned Miss Decatur with 102 new post members and 17 auxiliary members joining. Susan Beech Garren won bathing beauty, to represent county post at the state convention in Mobile.
The Morgan County Post of the American Legion thanks the public for aiding the Fourth of July celebration. Post Commander Joseph A. Woods says final totals are incomplete but the home building fund received a substantial contribution and the event is considered a success.
P W Litchfield, famed tire pioneer and Goodyear figure, will visit Gadsden on July 11 to dedicate the company’s new factory now nearing completion. Born in New England, he joined Goodyear in 1900 as Boy Superintendent and helped launch the first automobile tire. He later became company president with credit for over 150 million tires and pioneering rubber research.
The Bare String Band of the L and N Railway shops will broadcast stringed music from Lawrenceburg Tennessee Saturday night for ninety minutes from 6 30 to 8 30. Members include Benford Lyle mandolin Coleman Morrow violin Felton Lyle guitar and Alton Delmore guitar.
Rev Peter M Dennis rector of St John s Episcopal church and new chairman of the Decatur Rotary Club boys work committee will convene the group soon to map an active program for the coming year. The panel has aided the West Decatur community house recently.
Public invites attend a community sing at Westside Presbyterian Church tonight at 7 30 o clock. The event invites all residents to join in songs.
An enormous Independence Day crowd lined sidewalks as a lengthy parade moved from Wilson and Bank streets to Malone Park for the American Legion celebration. The Decatur Ice and Coal float won first prize, Connecticut Mills took second, Coca-Cola Bottling third.
Nassau county officials report Dr. Alexander Goet ler found Wilmer Stultz was very drunk at the time of his death in the trans Atlantic air crash last Monday. The chemical analysis covered liver and kidney tissues and was conducted at the order of investigators.
In Kewanee Missouri 19 year old Honas Mayberry shot 16 year old Irma Hendershott at a farm yard after she spurned marriage. Mayberry then killed himself and was fatally shot by Irma’s father William Hendershott who arrived with a shotgun.
The Church of God at Austinville launches a tent meeting series starting Friday at 7:30. Rev. Ira Marion leads with Rev. W. R. Bland of Huntsville assisting. Services alternate through Sunday, Monday, and the period’s end. The tent sits at the west end of Church street and nightly musical programs are planned.
Sheriff B. E. B. Davis reports a quiet Fourth of July with only one arrest for disorderly conduct despite three arrests overall. Two of the detainees faced warrants issued earlier.
Commander Herzberg of the Alabama department participates in the American Legion Fourth of July celebration in Gadsden.
The quarterly conference will be held this evening at Ninth Street Methodist Church led by Rev. R T Tyler presiding elder. Services start at 7 30 o clock and all congregation members are urged to attend.
Decatur observed one of its best holiday days with record heat and large crowds. Three ambulance calls were logged, two women fainted at Malone Park and were revived, and boxer Jack Breeland sustained a jaw injury in the semi final bout with Joe Hall.
The Sparkman Trio announces a new record due July 15 featuring two songs. The group’s first record sold well and fans await the upcoming release with great interest. The album will include Rocking on the Waves and Happy In Him.
Congressman Ed ward B. Almon of Tuscumbia attended the Legion four day celebration closing day events as a distinguished guest. He was hosted by relatives and joined in the day’s program at various ceremonies in the city.
Only five cases appeared on the Decatur municipal docket for the morning court after the Fourth of July observances. The small number signals a quiet and safe holiday period with limited courtroom activity.
Rev. R. T. Tyler, presiding elder of the Decatur district, will preach at Bangor Sunday July 14 and there. The article notes a religious service and the leading figure for the event in Bangor.
A section of Malone park fence was ignited during or after the fireworks last night. The blaze was extinguished quickly with little damage reported.
Louisville & Nashville engineer T. V. Harrison was described as much improved today in a hospital bedside report. He injured his foot when he slipped on locomotive steel in Montgomery a week ago and later worsened, prompting treatment by a Birmingham specialist.
After Joe Hall’s fifth round punch shattered Jack Breeland’s jaw, fans debated the outcome. A physician who examined Breeland said the lower jaw was fractured and healing would take a month or more. Hall dominated early with a straight left before delivering the decisive blow.
Little Charles W Bryant died Thursday morning at 4 20 at his family home 201 Bank Street South The bereaved include Mr and Mrs W A Bryant and several relatives Funeral services were held today at Johnson Chapel conducted by Rev W W Aldridge and burial followed at the same location
The body of John Pender, Huntsville resident and prominent citizen, was conveyed to Florida for interment. He was brought to the station on the evening train from Huntsville where friends gathered to pay last respects.
Visitors here include Miss Elizabeth Gewin and Mrs Charles Ryan formerly Miss Evelyn Howard visiting Decatur today. Mrs Ryan will be remembered in the town under her former name Evelyn Howard.
Birmingham reports five deaths and injuries to more than a score of people from July incidents. The toll reflects ongoing accident risks in the state.
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