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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1932
Page
8
Official figures from the state department of education show county and city boards hold unpaid warrants for teachers salaries statewide. Totals: 5 103 605 33 for counties and 225 247 28 for cities, mostly maintenance warrants. Warrants carry do not present at treasury until notified by state treasurer.
Pearl Johnson Sykes and Wel ter Gray were arrested in connection with the Bam Grundy murder. The report notes speculation about the suspect held on the Dodd place and denies the stated identity.
Local pastor Rev. W. Blythe urges immediate paving of the highway from this town to Muscle Shoals. He argues the state should allocate funds for important roads in the region and notes the road should have been paved long ago.
Workers along Danville Route One push to harvest and clear fields during a prolonged heat spell. The intense sun drives crews to toil long hours to finish crucial agricultural tasks.
Russellville man Roy E. Raley will lead two homecoming services at College Grove Church starting next Saturday night before the fourth Sunday in July. A dinner on the ground will follow the two services on the 24th. Former members and friends are urged to attend.
Mrs. D. W. Speake, a beloved resident, is in Baugh's Infirmary for treatment. She likely will stay about a week, and friends are hopeful she may be discharged soon.
Miss Katie Lee Smith who underwent an operation Sunday at Baugh's Infirmary is reported considerably improved today.
A spoof of Wall Street dreams follows Otey Walker who imagines becoming a millionaire in a $45 million hotel suite. In a mock protective committee visit, bankers and executives crown him a historic figure as reporters chase his life story.
Mrs Ola McCroskey 45 of Falkville county died Friday in a Birmingham infirmary. Funeral services were Sunday at Woodlawn Baptist Church with interment at Forest Hill. Surviving husband J E McCroskey four sons Louie F J W Sam Jerry and four daughters Anne Jesola Janelle Eugenia, all of Birmingham.
The revival at New Hope Baptist church starts on the fifth Sunday in July the 31st. Rev. J. R. Culver will lead the services and the public is invited to attend all sessions.
Falkville resident Mrs. Alice Stewart, once seriously ill at home, is resting well now. Friends are glad to hear she is recovering and hopes are high for her continued improvement.
Roy Robinson, leader of a California war veterans group, remains in Washington amid uncertain prospects for early withdrawal of the bonus army. He previously said his forces would depart after Congress adjourned, and the main contingent was expected to follow. Robinson was noted to have been wounded and had his neck broken in air service during the war.
Clyde Hendrix, Kiwanian, has charge of the program to be presented before the Kiwanis club session on Thursday at the noon hour. He presents the program for the business standards committee. President Hill urges one hundred percent attendance.
The thermometer fell swiftly today after a morning high near 100 degrees with the day’s peak reaching 100. By late morning the mercury dropped to about 92 degrees as conditions cooled.
An entertainment program is planned for Five Points on July 23 featuring a barbecue and three baseball games. Moulton Heights faces Mt. Zion in the morning, Austinville plays Five Points in the morning, and Oak Grove meets Five Points in the afternoon.
HERE ON BUS notes editor R. H. Walker was in the city on business. He has just recovered from an illness that kept him at home for several days.
J. T. Belue a Limestone county farm agent outlines cures for external parasites on poultry. Methods include using kerosene and used motor oil, sodium fluoride in water, and blue ointment with lard to control mites and lice, with dipping every week or ten days in summer.
The ad touts a scientific test by a major lab and scientists from two universities, claiming OLD GOLD cigarettes produce the coolest smoke with the easiest throat. It says the test was repeated 75 times and contrasts with four leading brands, urging readers to draw their own conclusions.
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