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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
3
Lindbergh, at a luncheon honoring him, warned that aviation empties defense and demands new security based on intelligence not forts. He voiced concern for Europe’s future, accepted Olympic opening tickets, and anticipated a meeting with Hitler and Goering at Berchtesgaden.
Helena Henderson earns trust of employees at the Henderson Department Store during a tense post changeover meeting. John Lassiter supports her leadership while Barnes resists, and Helena promises no abrupt personnel shifts but plans to review credit practices with a firm hand.
Firemen across a 600 foot hose line battled a blaze aboard the U S government tug boat Georgia on the Warrior River. Loss estimated at about 10000 dollars.
Investigators weigh draining a Pinckney pond after a Black Legion murder tied to five suspects. Confessed killer Dayton Dean described the slaying of Silar Coleman and pointed to marsh crime spots, with Harvey Davis and James Lorance among the accused awaiting preliminary hearings.
W. W. Benson, superintendent of Decatur public schools, urged public cooperation with school census takers whose work was halted by the infantile paralysis outbreak. He noted some districts undercounted school age children six to twenty and emphasized listing all six to twenty one. People with information were asked to call 689 during business hours or 1195 at night. census work would be completed as soon as possible.
Friends report that Florence Mayor Lee Glenn will not run for another term. He cites the demands of the office as his reason for not seeking re election this fall.
In the Probate Court Morgan County Alabama the estate of Horace C. Smith declared non compos mentis has guardianship by Morgan County National Bank. The court fixes August 14 1936 for hearing the final settlement.
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