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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1932
Page
1
American aviators James Mattern and Bennett Griffin were forced to land near Borisov, about fifty miles from Minsk, after their plane failed. Both men were not seriously hurt, but the craft was wrecked.
Abe Bernstein a former Decatur resident now living in New Orleans is described as a Minsk native. The article notes his ties to the city and mentions round-the-world fliers Mattern and Griffin who were forced to land near there.
Two men survived a forced downing after leaving Berlin and wrecking their plane near Minsk. They escaped with slight bruises and planned to continue to Moscow by train, eight hours after takeoff in a flight that had covered more than half the distance before the wreck.
The Cen tral Methodist church board of stewards will hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening July 12. Each steward to present a full report if possible. The pastor Rev. Arthur H Nabors urged members to work together and support the effort amid the current situation.
Two parties plan shared travel by auto limit leaving tonight or Saturday morning. Contact phone 1363 for details.
Sheriff John Stevens from Holmes County administers a public whipping to William Wynn and Jesse Wynn in Milleri town park. William receives lashes and the brothers face 20 days in the work house on bread and water diet.
Judge W. T. Lowe announced a two week session beginning July 18 with many cases set for civil jury hearings in week one and criminal non jury work in week two. The docket for both weeks was completed today.
The Decatur Rotary Club schedules its first meeting of the new fiscal year at Valley Country Club on July 11. Newly elected president Henry Cullom will chair at 12 15 PM. The club service committee led by Owen Wise plans a special program. Joe Duncan, attendance chair, aims for 100 percent attendance at the first civic unit meeting.
Mr and Mrs James Mason and their son Billy of Birmingham are recovering after a Florence bus collided with a wagon between the Tri Cities and Decatur last Saturday. A mule was killed. Mrs Mason suffered neck cuts and bruises while Mr Mason and Billy sustained minor injuries.
Market quotes show New York cotton futures for January at 6.21 and December at 6.16 with several months listed. New Orleans cotton futures run January 6.24 and December 6.15. Chicago grain shows September wheat 51 and corn 32 with oats 20.
In Washington today both Senate and House pressed for action on legalizing 3.2 percent beer. The Senate bill from Bingham Co. seeks quick floor consideration while the House favors an immediate roll call to tax beer to aid fiscal needs. Southern Democrats show reluctance to back beer despite calls to modify the Volstead Act.
The Promethee submarine with over sixty sailors lies in 240 feet of water seven miles north of Le Havre. Air bubbles surface as salvage ships search the site and recover the vessel’s telephone buoy. Authorities await a feasible lifting plan amid currents and a broken hull.
Six masked bandits raided Childersburg Alabama taking a church fund and robbing four stores. Night marshal J R Stevens was bound and carried a mile, later found. about $500 taken from a store safe. Bandits claimed they robbed to earn a living as the government wouldn’t pay the bonus.
Beginning Saturday July 9, Albany Station and Bankstreet post offices will close at 1 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. on Saturdays according to Postmaster J. K. Day. The change applies to all Saturday service.
A list of equities is shown with percent ranges for United States Steel Bethlehem Steel American Telephone and Telegraph International Telephone and Telegraph Grenegal Electric Westinghouse Electric Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe New York Central General Motors Commonwealth and Southern United Corporation Radio Corporation Montgomery Ward Amoco and Foreign Power Anaconda Copper Standard Oil Electric Bond and Share.
W A Mason and family returned home after spending several days with his father Edward Mason, sharing a quiet family reunion and travel stories.
Senate Democrats move to persuade Speaker Garner to modify his demands on the unemployment relief bill amid a deadlock with the president. A conference report is expected, with Garner insisting on including a provision for loans to individuals.
The French submarine Prome thee sank during a trial maneuver near Cherbourg seven miles north of Cape Levi. At least 66 of its crew died in 150 feet of water while seven men including Lieut. Dumesnil were rescued after being hurled overboard. Naval salvage efforts faced strong currents and poor visibility.
Morgan County Singing Convention delegates will choose the next site with Oak Ridge and Danville as strong bidders. Oak Ridge workers pressed Decatur delegates to support the Ridge location. Rumor says W. T. Willoughby and George W. Evans may lead the campaign alongside other Decatur singers.
Coroner says no change to ruling of self inflicted death while Sheriff plans to question Mrs Reynolds as officials await her condition. The case centers on the 20 year old husband, Smith Reynolds, whose share of the Reynolds estate is valued around 25 million dollars after a turbulent personal history and recent shooting on a sleeping porch. The family notes mention Libby Holman and a lengthy estate timeline with wills from R J Reynolds dating to 1918. The wife remains secluded under physician care in a high nervous state as investigations continue.
Sheriff Bud Davis said there were no arrests today and the county was unusually quiet with people behaving themselves throughout the region.
At Lausanne July 8 France and Germany announced a complete agreement on debts and reparations. Germany’s final payment is fixed at three billion gold marks about 750 million dollars, to be issued as bonds at ninety when credit allows. The pact declares reparations ended and a new phase begins on reciprocal confidence. The war guilt issue is not mentioned. The German bond issue will be withheld for at least three years.
Arthur Sockwell, a popular Fairview resident, will lead the Decatur Community Sing for three months after being chosen by popular ballot at a Fairview Baptist church meeting. Cc E Lowery was elected vice president and pianist, Rev W Blythe re-elected chaplain. next sing moves to West Decatur Methodist Church.
Jess Tyler and Miss Mary Davis son of Lacey's Spring route one were united in marriage today at the office of the Judge of Probate. Miss Clovis Babler chief clerk of the probate office performed the ceremony in the absence of Judge B Ll Malone who was called out of the city on business.
Mrs B B Gatlin of Ardmore is reported better this afternoon after undergoing an operation at the infirmary on Thursday afternoon and is continuing recovery there.
A government report put July 1 cotton acreage at 37,290,000 acres, near private estimates. Prices rose for October to around 6.16 then eased to 5.92 as market activity cooled. The outlook improved on a more favorable production view, with trading showing a cautious, unsettled tone.
Farmers face lower baleage yields in 1932 due to weather and pests. Weevil outbreaks have not yet been reported in the county as factors include farmers not purchasing poison to combat the weevil.
Alabama this year shows 3,079,000 acres of cotton planted, down 10 percent from last year, mirroring a 9.5 percent U.S. decline to 37,200,000 acres. National figures come from the Department of Agriculture as of July 1, with 41,189,000 last year and Alabama's 1931 acreage at 3,421,000 amid regional shifts and a long-term abandonment trend averaging 3.1 percent since 1922.
Rev. Arthur H. Nabors of Central Methodist warns against bringing political disputes into church gatherings. He emphasizes congregants may hold firm convictions yet should avoid political dialogue during services and church events.
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