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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1927
Page
1
In Yazoo City Mississippi on July 7 AP reports that Joe Smith a Black man accused of attempting to assault a young white girl was seized by a vigilante group. His body was later found hanging from a tree about 17 miles away.
A June monthly report from the Tennessee Valley Laboratory states six typhoid cases were found in the Tennessee Valley. Dr. A. J. Perolio, director, announced the findings alongside 1,586 specimens and 8,943 procedures conducted. Blood tests for malaria were all negative. Wassermann syphilis tests yielded 66 positives and gonorrhea 83. Rabies smears totaled 13 with five positive, seven negative, and one unsatisfactory.
Fire destroyed a double storefront on West LaFayette street owned by S. D. Elliott and used as a store and church. Prompt railroad street department response stopped the fire from spreading to other areas. Elliott’s residence suffered only slight damage.
Morgan County Judge W T Lowe announced the county court in Hartselle is postponed and will not meet next week. The court will be in session only one week on a date to be announced later.
Geneva July 7 AP Calm returned to the tri partite naval conference after hours of storm with the British American and Japanese delegations armed with pencils seeking a solution for the cruiser problem to prevent a break up of the talks A British spokesman said American and Japanese experts misunderstood British figures and agreement could come if Britain excludes project building programs from cruiser totals Japan supports a linked cruiser destroyer system and a total auxiliary surface craft tonnage of 300000
The body of Mrs. Fannie L. Skinner aged about 55 arrived this afternoon and was interred at city cemetery. A short service at the cemetery was conducted by Rev W D Barnes. She is survived by one son Charles Skinner and three daughters Mrs Sarah Howell Columbus Ohio Mrs Mary Dearmon Birmingham and Miss Nina Skinner Birmingham.
The case of A. IL. (Shorty) Davis, sentenced to 25 years for the slaying of Jeff Howell of Hartselle, has been affirmed. Court officers stated Davis is now in the penitentiary serving his sentence.
Trial of Lillard Foutch Jr of Nashville for the murder of Mildred Ruff resumed in Columbia Tennessee. The jury heard how Miss Ruff and Paul Ruff secretly married in Franklin four days after they met. Nashville surgeons testified a bullet entered Mrs Ruff’s head with the muzzle at her temple. The state argues the wound was not for self defense as claimed. The grand jury had twice refused indictments until this spring.
D. H. McClellan, a Priceville farmer, is resting well at Benevolent Hospital after an appendicitis operation. He fell ill Saturday after attending a Decatur curb market meeting. Local friends expect his speedy recovery.
Great Bend, Kansas. Fred Koett, 41, plans to abandon his ancestral farm home to a ghost that has disturbed his family for months. The specter reportedly haunts the house, alters religious icons, and peeks through windows. Five farmers fired buckshot at the apparition, with no blood, and deputy sheriffs guarded the residence. County attorney Wayne Lameroux ordered the ghost captured.
Citizens of Morgan county surged to the board of registrars as registration surpassed 1000. Autos filled the courthouse area while volunteers and extra clerks rushed to handle the flood of forms and signatures for a possible 3000 registrations over ten days.
The A. K. Adams company, contractor for Textile Realty's $600,000 project, has nearly finished. Buildings are done and interior painting of the administration building is underway. Groundwork including driveways grading and Bermuda grass sowing is in progress for beautification. Connecticut Mills company is expanding operations and adding workers as equipment increases.
Two men Monroe Childers and Horace Childers were charged with violation of the prohibition laws after officers raided a still in the eastern county. The still held about 50 gallons. Sheriff B. E. Davis deputies Willoughby Almon and Falkville officer West participated.
Clarence Chamberlin will pilot the Bellanca Columbia to London with an unmanned French pilot who will attempt a return Atlantic flight with Charles Levine. Chamberlin will supervise and teach the French flyer before leaving the plane in London. He plans to sail from Southampton on the Leviathan next Tuesday.
A July storm in Henry county Iowa and severe Illinois winds and hail killed two people. The Hazen family’s young son perished in Whalen Iowa while Frank Drownski, 34, died in Chicago from a lightning strike. Eight Iowa residents were injured.
Hearing of charges in police court against O. J. Thomas and Jeff Davis, alleged participants in an altercation in the business district Wednesday afternoon, was postponed by Mayor Nelson until Saturday morning.
An editorial warns Decatur residents four days into registration that county voters in the first district outnumber city voters two to one. It argues a courthouse election to move Morgan County’s seat toward Hartselle risks financial harm and urges immediate registration to preserve Decatur’s political power.
The body of James Le Boeuf, superintendent of the Louisiana Public Utilities Co., was found weighted down in irons in a lake near Morgan City. He had been missing since Friday after borrowing a boat. Coroner’s inquest returned a verdict of murder at the hands of unknown persons.
Decatur Concert Band will practice tonight at Colonial Hall third floor at 7 30. The group strives to become a formal musical organization and officials hope to start a summer series with Sunday afternoon entertainments.
Nine people are confirmed dead after a Harz mountain railway derailment near Berlin. Torrential rain undermined the track as an engine and coach plunged 100 feet into a valley while descending from Germany’s highest peak. Four crewmen and five passengers were killed.
No papers have been filed in connection with the grand jury recommendation of impeachment for four members of the board of revenue, stated today by J. L. Draper, circuit court clerk.
Alabama Senate approved taxes on newspaper advertising and on flag as part of minor changes to the revenue bill. An amendment by Senator Edgar imposes a five cent per inch tax on all paid newspaper ads in cities over 15 900 population, with impact on national advertisers. Other changes include adjustments to foreign insurance premiums, adjuster licenses, lawyer fees, and various exemptions. The body aimed to finish the 70 section bill soon, with about 4 million dollars in revenue from the day’s amendments to support the governor’s educational program.
M A Dinsmore Birmingham attorney prominent in state penal circles is in a very grave condition in a Clanton hospital after an automobile wreck about eight o clock last night. Two other men in the car were injured but not as seriously as Dinsmore. W W Dinsmore, a brother, said details are meager but that the incident occurred near Clanton while they were traveling to attend legislative business.
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