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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
1
In Gillingham England July 12 a staged fire display went deadly when a model house burned out of control killing eleven boy naval cadets ages 12 to 14 and injuring six others. Firefighters and actors were among those affected as a crowd watched in shock.
Trinity, farming center near Decatur, now has electric power with Alabama Power serving 33 customers. Seven street lights are in operation along the town and a single line extends from Decatur via the Courtland highway to Trinity.
Moore's Store manager J G Moore Jr of Decatur requests correction to Thursday's issue. The 14 column Anniversary Sale ad wrongly listed 5-tie brooms on sale at 8 o'clock Saturday morning for 10 cents. He states the brooms are actually 4-tie brooms.
A heavy storm last week caused limited damage to Bama Power lines south of Decatur. Garner Pride local manager said only transformer fuses blew and a tree fell near Austinville. public service company lines remain in excellent shape.
A fragmented market report shows middling and strict low cotn prices varying with slight gains and losses. The snippet lists categories such as Middling 17.50 to 171.75 and Low 16.75 with garbled trailing terms.
Jimmy Creson a 16 year old in Kansas becomes an oil fortune story after his five acre plot near Wichita yields a $10,000 payoff and a royalty on No. 1 Creson. He stayed with his father after his parents separated and inherited the land after his father died.
Montgomery July 12. Governor Graves granted one full pardon and two paroles after a pardon board meeting. Roy Mitchell of Jefferson county received a full pardon after two years for forgery in four cases, having been at liberty on parole. Adger Wheeler of Cleburne county was paroled amid doubts of guilt for distilling, and Osher Stone of St. Clair county, convicted of burglary, was paroled after evidence suggested non guilt.
Charles A. Wilson, former New York state agriculture commissioner, is named to the federal farm board. A Wheat spokesman vacancy remains. announcement expected after the board's first meeting. Wilson farms near Rochester and brings dairying and fruit-growing experience to the panel.
Dr M J Jackson head of the agricultural work for Kiwanis clubs in Alabama was in Birmingham today on business. He is recognized as a leading farm figure among Kiwanis clubs in the United States and Canada.
Montgomery police report the arrest of Solomon Ballard a Black man as a suspect in the slaying of Jack Hines a mechanic near Eufaula Alabama Wednesday night. Beatrice Clark Hines companion survived the attack and identified a Black assailant prompting a wide search.
Dr. Standard, about 80 and one of Limestone County's oldest farmers, left the Tanner area for north of Athens. He farms on Buck Island road this year and his crops are declared among the county's best, often outperforming younger growers.
Folks across the county look forward to Center Grove's sing set for the third Sunday in July. A large crowd is expected and residents plan a day to be remembered in local singing annals.
People in the Etha neighborhood work on reconstruction of the church destroyed months ago by a cyclone. Officials hope occupancy by August with a revival planned to follow.
Summer school sessions will open at Cedar Creek on July 22, according to an announcement received today. Many are expected to attend the program.
Farm work in Morgan County and nearby areas slowed as thousands head to the Morgan County singing convention opening Saturday at 10 am at the Hartselle campground. Sessions run Saturday morning and afternoon and night with an all day Sunday gathering and officers to be elected at Saturday morning sessions.
Applications to operate two truck lines in Alabama have been taken under advisement by the public service commission. Richard G. Teague seeks to establish a Montgomery to Gadsden line, while Roy B. Smith requests a Montgomery to Greenville line with no local solicitation between Montgomery and Greenville.
Colonel M. C. Maxwell advertising director for Sterch Bros. Stores will arrive during the coming week for a brief visit to the two local Sterch Bros. Furniture locations.
J B Barfield, Alabama golfer and University of Alabama star, defeated Walter Shearer two up to reach the Alabama Golf Association amateur championship semi finals in Birmingham. Barfield led four up after 11 through 13 and posted a 100 par round. Other quarterfinals saw Levert two up on Yerkes, Munger seven up on Donovan, and Perry two up on Steiner with Barfield favored to reach the final.
Attention Ryan residents, a community ice cream supper is planned at Ryan's on Saturday evening. A large turnout from the Ryan's Crossroads area is anticipated.
Clyde Hendrix president of the Tennessee Valley Bank is expected to return this weekend from Mari ana Arkansas where he has been the guest of relatives for several days. He will resume his duties on Monday.
Merwin W. Koonce assistant attorney general of Alabama filed for rehearing of a case challenging Alabama code limits on loaf size as unconstitutional. Florence baker M. P. Curran was charged for baking bread not meeting agricultural code standards. The case, originating in Lauderdale County, drew statewide attention as a test of constitutional limits on regulatory machinery.
Vivian Scraper, 25, mother of a seven year old, and Cecil Streit, 24, were jailed after her confession to the June 28 daylight robbery of two Security Benefit Association workers in Pera Kansas. $13690 was found hidden in their apartment.
Twenty three Tanner residents will get electric service in the coming week as Alabama Power manager Garner Pride announces the cut in of the lines. The system runs from Athens to Belle Mina road and to Peete's Gin neighborhood through Tanner, with strong local enthusiasm for the light and power service.
DeMolay Commander No. 14 K. T. will meet only on the regular meeting night the first Thursday of each month during the summer. All other meetings are cancelled until October 1 when the group will resume its weekly meetings.
Co. W. Barclay of Dallas and Mrs. Barclay report crops in the Athens Tanner area far above average and the finest seen along the Texas to Alabama route. They were welcomed by Tanner folk.
Mrs. Thomas Walter Hardy, attorney and Normandy, Missouri resident, is the sole woman among 53 law school graduates at Washington University. She balanced marriage, three sons aged 12 to 15, gardens, and poultry while completing her training and plans to practice law if opportunity allows. She asks friends not to bring their divorces to her. Her father, the late George Newton Tillman, was an attorney and circuit judge in Nashville and twice a Republican gubernatorial candidate.
Ed Yancey, jailed in Morgan county on murder charges, will undergo a habeas corpus hearing Saturday before Judge W. W. Callahan at the Morgan county courthouse. He is linked to the fatal shooting of Mrs. Bowling on Wolff's Mountain. Bowling was wounded in the incident and is currently free on bond.
In a morning hearing before Judge M. D. Wiggins a young girl pleaded guilty and was sentenced to reform school. She remains in Morgan county jail as officials finalize transfer to the state home for girls.
I V Timberlake said this afternoon that income and expense items from the recent Legion celebration will be checked this afternoon. It is not indicated that the local post will clear any profits from the event.
The Limestone County district Sunday school convention will convene at Tanner on Sunday July 21 at Tanner Methodist Church. Delegates from across the county are expected to attend the event.
Culver City Cal July 12 endurance fliers L W Mendell and R B Reinhart in the biplane Angeleno completed 240 hours and started their 11th day in the skies. They circled the field as fuel and parts held, seeking to outlast the motor in a record aerial quest, passing 66 hours beyond a prior Cleveland record.
Mrs. Frank Perry, technician at the Greer laboratory, leaves by car for a two week trip to visit several laboratories. She will go to Washington DC for a technicians meeting in New York City en route.
Morgan county singing at Camp Ground Hartselle features the E nanza quartet of Decatur EB Burgess and V Fossett from a well known quartet. Many from the city plan to attend the event.
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