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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
1
Knoxville dispatch reports Senator Vic Donahey chairing a 10 member committee planning a constructive investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The panel aims to improve the agency while TVA officials prepare to defend against Dr. Arthur E. Morgan's bid to resume chairmanship.
TVA general counsel James L. Fly denounced Dr. Arthur EB Morgan's suit to regain the TVA chairmanship as a direct attack on the president. Morgan and directors Harcourt A. Morgan and David E. Lilienthal are named as defendants in the suit filed here, challenging President Roosevelt's authority.
South St. Paul police chief said Robert McLeod, 28, confessed to fatally shooting a newly married couple Kenneth Oswald and Paula Oswald and worker John Kujawa at a farm near Osseo Minnesota. Authorities hunted a former farm hand as a suspect before McLeod allegedly confessed.
Superintendent George E. Reyer warned officers are prepared to meet resistance as CIO strike actions loom. CIO attorney Matthew S. Braniff urged resistance to police entry without warrants amid daily raids on CIO headquarters netting 70 jailed for disturbing the peace. Police patrol yellow cabs and drayage firms as District Judge Gleason restrains CIO pickets and a labor coalition appeals.
Atlanta July 8. Miss Florence Bridges 20 a singer known as Dixie Lee Southern died in a hospital from poison self administered in a despondent moment after two radio appearances late last night. She toured the southeast with dance orchestras and was the daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Bridges.
Howard Evans of Lacon mountain reports his home was struck by lightning while he lay on a bed. The bolt ripped away the right shoe and sole and upper, leaving his foot bruised but not seriously harmed.
Otis Goocher, sentenced for the 1932 slaying of Fountain Fletcher, is back in Kilby Prison in Montgomery. Governor Bibb Graves declares no further extensions to Goocher’s string of temporary paroles, in effect ending the program.
Hector D. Lane 58 a notable Courtland resident died at 6 05 this morning at his home after two years illness. Funeral at his home Saturday 5 PM conducted by Rev A C Summers of Courtland Presbyterian Church with burial in Courtland cemetery. Survived by widow a daughter Mrs Ann Martin a son Malcolm Lane two sisters Mrs Albert Goodwin and Mrs Edwin Saunders a brother William R Lane and a grandson Dave Martin. Born in Athens he lived 36 years in Courtland and for 25 years was division sales manager for a chemical firm and served in the state legislature briefly and on the Democratic executive committee for the eighth district. He attended the University of Alabama and belonged to Delta Kappa Epsilon.
National Power and Light Co stockholders approved selling the electric properties of its Tennessee Public Service Co to Knoxville, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Appalachian Electric Power Co for 9 323 013 dollars. Bonds will receive 97 1 2 percent of par. Paul B Sawyer said 72 percent of qualified stock supported the sale with no opposition. Negotiations continue with Memphis officials for Memphis Power and Light Co. stake.
Three nurses trained at Benevolent Hospital here were among 169 graduates who passed state exams and received privileges to practice. The graduates are Misses Madie L Coleman and Rose A Spear of Decatur and Ferrell T Oden of Arab.
President Roosevelt opened a cross country speaking tour with praise for Senator Robert Bulkley the sole named candidate. Former Governor George White introduced Bulkley to a Northwest territory celebration crowd as the president spoke of reform and the nation’s mental migration toward social and economic security.
Covington July 8 thousands jam Latonia to greet President Roosevelt as Governor Chandler says he will attend only the president’s address and then depart. Chandler notes he was not invited for the full program amid Democratic primary competition with Alben W Barkley. Roosevelt’s speech was scheduled.
Frank C. Campbell was removed by Drinkard-Howell ambulance from the Howell-Brock clinic at Hartselle to his Center Grove home. He suffered the loss of an arm due to amputation following an infection that developed in his hand.
Governor Bibb Graves reported support from the Alabama Chamber of Commerce for eliminating adverse freight rate differentials. Benjamin Russell pledged to accompany Graves to Buffalo for the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing to petition for equalized rates. Graves, also chair of the Southeastern Governors Freight Rate Conference, said efforts include mobilizing manufacturers and civic leaders.
Alabama Governor Bibb Graves argues against relocating millions of Southerners to solve economic woes. He supports developing southern industries and home products as a quicker cure, dismissing the national resources committee’s transfer proposal.
Birmingham July reports quote John C. Persons saying the national emergency council urged new industries and increased purchasing power for the South. He notes overlap with the national resources committee critique and stresses no plan to remove population, while supporting industrial growth.
Blonde Muriel Strong, 24, leaped from a sixth floor window into a life net at a New York hotel. She broke her left leg but was not in serious condition. Sidney Smith, 37, of Los Angeles, denied involvement and was not detained after police declined to hold him. Firemen and witnesses credited the rescue with saving her life.
About 250 delegates gathered in Mobile for the opening session of the Alabama bar convention. Judge Joh J. Parker of the U S Court of Appeals will speak on Democracy and Constitutional Government amid a schedule including J W Masters, F S Jouett, D M Carr, E Smythe Gambrell, Dean Paul Brosman and E B Gibson Sr. The event includes sessions of circuit judges and solicitors, an outing on Mobile Bay, officer elections, and a talk by Lawrence F Gerald of Clanton.
Franklin Pierce McCall seeks an appeal to the Florida Supreme Court after the pardon board rejected commutation. Defense attorney C A Arriett said the 21-year-old would base the appeal on the Lindbergh law and argue death could be imposed only after a jury trial in ransom kidnapping. The case stemmed from a nonjury kidnapping trial in Miami.
J W Clark field director of the American Red Cross completed about 75 interviews with veterans over Thursday and Friday in Morgan County. Fifty three applications to reopen old claims were filed with the veterans administration. Veterans from every part of the county conferred at Red Cross headquarters 110 West Vine Street. Clark praised the county chapter and cooperation with the veterans administration.
Shanghai dispatches report Japan's massive offensive toward Hankow stalling on multiple fronts as Chinese irregulars widening attacks disrupt railways and highways. Guerrilla bases near Sunghai threaten logistics while night assaults impede eastern railway traffic and harry garrisons.
Funeral services for Grady Cleere 34 former Hartselle resident killed in Akron Ohio will be held Sunday at the Baptist church in Hartselle. The Rev Frank T Smith and Rev W M Wear will officiate with burial in Gadsden. The body arrives by rail at 12 30 p m tomorrow and survivors include a widow, parents, a sister in Birmingham, four brothers in Akron Birmingham and Hartsville. Pallbearers and flowers committees named.
Alabama Power Company completed a new 110000 volt transmission line from Mitchell Dam with a ceremony at Eight Mile station north of Mobile. Officials announced the line will improve service in Mobile and surrounding area.
July 1 cotton acreage totaled 26,904,000 acres, down from last year as growers face the crop control program. The Agriculture Department notes several causes for reductions including the adjustment program and low prices, with total expected production around 11 million to 12 million bales if yields rise.
Rehearsals are finished for a local film featuring about 45 Decatur youths. Filming starts Saturday and the picture, directed by Melton Barker, will be shown at the Princess theatre about ten days after shooting ends. Barker and G P Banniza will scout on location this afternoon.
Weather summary notes the river dipping to 19.4 feet at 7:00 AM with 1.85 inches of rain in Alabama and northwest Florida and mild coastal winds. Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with local thundershowers focused in extreme west and in east and central portions.
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