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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1939
Page
1
Secretary Wallace approves a broad export subsidy plan to double U S cotton exports to about 7 million bales next year. The program offers a bounty of 5 to 10 dollars per bale on overseas sales and aims to raise domestic industry competitiveness while seeking an international agreement to curb production.
Ten Polish youths armed with pistols were captured by Danzig authorities after an alleged invasion of free city territory near Ochsenborg. A crowd gathered the prisoners as locals accused them of spying on Danzig defense measures amid rising military prep and a tense border scene.
Senator Thomas D Utah chairing the Senate labor committee said House action to probe the National Labor Relations Board ends any congressional move on Wagner Act amendments this session. He added the committee will wind up hearings as Congress adjourns and may call John L. Lewis and other CIO supporters who oppose changes, with Secretary Perkins and possibly Secretary Hopkins to testify.
House leaders pushed the transportation bill into further debate and deferred final action until weekend absentees return. Provisions would place water carriers under ICC regulation, with supporters calling it a railroading bill and opponents seeking to delete waterway provisions. Some expect Senate revisions and a possible rewrite next session.
Lester Franklin candidate for governor was seriously injured in a car crash one mile east of Greenwood. He suffered a broken arm cuts to the head and possible internal injuries. Arrigo Sanders of Jackson and junior McHaffey detective driver were hospitalized with undetermined injuries. Investigators said a gravel truck collided with Franklin's car en route to Carrollton for a speaking engagement.
Birmingham July 22 The Alabama unemployment compensation appeals board decision awarding $400000 in benefits to Tennessee Coal Iron and Railway Company miners idled during the mine holiday was upheld today by Circuit Judge J. Q. Smith.
Senator Pittman announced support for Senator Vandenberg’s resolution to urge Senate action against the 1911 treaty of commerce and navigation with Japan and to seek a conference among nine power signatories to review the Japan issue. Hull indicated executive review would follow passage.
Stocks surged on a Saturday session with broad gains as investors betting on continued business revival pushed prices up. U S Steel rose 2.25 to 54.12, General Motors up 1.12 to 48.87, Westinghouse Electric 1.25 to 110, Great Northern 0.50 to 27.26 amid easing European tensions and brightening industry signals.
Britain denied reports of an imminent peace deal with Germany while Berlin touted a victory in the European battle of nerves. The talk of a general settlement included a possible peace loan, with Wohlthat visiting London and discussions with Sir Horace Wilson. Poland stood firm under Nazi pressure as Moscow resumed German talks, and Britain and France considered rearmament aids for Warsaw. In Tokyo, Britain and Japan outlined topics for a forthcoming East Asia parley accepting Japanese proposals and recognizing measures in China.
Secretary Hull said no official information exists of a tentative accord among Great Britain France Germany Italy Poland to settle major European problems and preserve peace for at least 26 years. The Philadelphia Inquirer cited a Washington Bureau report claiming a firepower agreement covering all outstanding issues has been reached tentatively.
Rev James a part time preacher was held for further examination after Mrs Helen Sherwood 41 a housekeeper testified to illicit relations with the accused. Mrs Lane 61 and half blind was shot fatally at her home July 7 Lane claimed accidental shooting while clearing a jammed rifle. Oscar Warren Mrs Lane’s brother testified to frequent embraces between Lane and Sherwood. Lane worked in an auto factory and led services at a Frankenmuth church.
Macon Oswalt aged 23 was killed near Druid City Lake after attempting to crash into a police car during a chase. Patrolmen Murray Pate and J T Rolen said two girls in his car faced vagrancy charges. Oswalt allegedly dodged and fired shots. coroner awaiting investigation verdict.
The Morgan County Red Cross at 110 West Vine Street reports a large yeast supply to aid pellagra patients. Six victims have received yeast on doctor orders, with about 50 cases in the county. Dr. L. R. Murphree notes disease from diet deficiency and cites a 12 year old program started after the 1927 Mississippi flood.
Senators forecast President Roosevelt would sign the Hatch bill banning political activity by most federal employees. The measure, passed unanimously after a stormy Senate session, now goes to the White House amid debate on its political impact and party nominating processes. Senator Hatch cites a three year fight and appeals to Democratic voters.
A $200 reward was posted by the state for the arrest of Booker Brooks a Chambers county tenant farmer charged with killing his white landlord Leslie Brooks July 17. State Solicitor Charles Moon said the murder was cold blooded and noted considerable feeling in the county against Brooks. The shooting occurred around 3 am as the landlord slept after intervening in a dispute between Brooks and his wife.
Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas used a gavel described as the most historic Baptist gavel in the world to open the sixth Baptist world alliance in Atlanta. The gift from Missionary L. Jones includes wood from key Baptist sites and two stones from Jerusalem, with material gathered by Rev. Claude Warrall Kelly.
Early weekend accidents across Alabama left two people dead and two others critically injured. A four year old boy from Miami Florida died after a pistol mishap at a Damascus home. Coroner Gip M Evans ruled accidental drowning for A N Morgan found in a Birmingham slough. Luke Buffington underwent leg amputation after a mishap with a runaway mule in Gadsden. Sam Styles, 26, injured in a motorcycle collision near Tuscumbia.
MT. CLEMENS Mich July 22 Prosecutor Ivan A Johnston said 11 year old Stanley Dobruk admitted this morning that he shot and killed his 14 year old sister during an argument over a two cent debt but claimed the gun fired accidentally The girl Prances Dobruk was found shot in the head in the kitchen of the Dobruk farm home near New Haven yesterday The boy will be turned over to juvenile court.
A terrorist attack on two Shanghai Chinese language newspapers, one American owned, killed A. F. Wilson a 47 year old cafe owner known as Tug as he tried to seize a gunman. Nine others were wounded in a running battle with police on Edward VII Road near the International Settlement. All attackers escaped.
In Jerusalem on July 22, the elderly father of Kidnapped Rev. Gerould R. Goldner of Mogadore Ohio collapsed from worry as he planned to pursue the kidnapper band to secure his son's release. Doctors said he is not critically ill but exhausted and in need of rest. He had offered 200 pounds for his son's life and prepared to travel with two donkey boys and an interpreter to negotiate. No news by noon. he was then kept to bed despite the father’s intent to press for developments. The elder Goldner had been released to collect a ransom and had learned his son was safe.
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 19.7 feet and falling. Temperatures ranged from 70 to 92 degrees with a trace of rain in Alabama and northwest Florida. Fair tonight with Sunday thundershowers, variable coastal winds, and generally fair conditions in Tennessee with possible thunderstorms Sunday afternoon. Week outlook shows south Atlantic showers in Florida with warmer early week and cooling later.
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