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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1936
Page
8
Duke C Jones will speak at First Christ Church on the Second Coming topic sharing scripture and warnings about two roads to hell. He contrasts the fast line of booze peddlers and sinners with the slow line of moral people who have not believed, repented, confessed Christ, or been baptized.
Robert Bloodworth known as Preacher pleaded guilty to killing Leddus Arnold alias The Goose on March 20 in Atlanta. He claimed The Goose stole whiskey and drew a life sentence after a spree that left a night watchman wounded and a fireman shot, with his capture in Birmingham.
Mary Gardiner Peck and Claudia Weinman of Priceville 4-H joined the Girls 4-H short course in Auburn May 26 29 with Miss Erien Rowe. Peck reached the semi finals of the health contest and is among nine state winners bound for the fall final. Weinman led morning watch and entered the annual food judging contest. John E Ivey will lead a poultry leadership school in Hartselle next Tuesday June 9 at 9:00 a.m. Cooking With Milk and Cheese explains how to cook milk and cheese with vegetables to prevent curdling and achieve creamy sauces and successful dairy dishes.
Governor Bibb Graves asked Postmaster General James Farley to add a Democratic platform plank excluding Japanese cotton products. He spoke by phone and wired a memorandum detailing imports, arguing Japanese competition harms Southern growers and spinners. A Birmingham manufacturer backed the move, urging action to remove Japanese goods from the U S market.
Life insurance agents from Decatur and nearby areas will meet Thursday at 7 PM in the Carnegie Library basement to organize a North Alabama Chapter of Underwriters. All agents are expected to attend.
Classified ads list items for sale including a 8 HP gaso line engine at 15 dollars a used Oliver typewriter at 10 dollars and other tools. Also offered are an oak dining room suite a cider mill and a buggy with wheels needing repair plus seed and farming needs on Hart selle addresses.
Florida Democrats vote with a long ballot expected to reach 300000 or more. Voters focus on the gubernatorial field and the chance of no clear majority, triggering a runoff. All five incumbents face congressional opposition, while Roosevelt faces challenger Ja. Uttermarsh in a presidential race with delegates already pledged to the president.
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