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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1932
Page
1
A summary of the Alabama safeguards on hand signals for stopping and turning. It details required signals, when to use external devices, and recommended differentiation for left turn right turn and stop. It urges drivers to signal before any movement and to be mindful of pedestrians and other vehicles.
Walter Clopton resumes duties at the Decatur Ice Cream and Creamery Co after a Thursday morning car accident left him with a deep head cut when his vehicle overturned into a gulley on the Bee Line south of town.
Government observer reported no rainfall in the Decatur area over the past 24 hours. No precipitation was recorded as of today.
The Decatur Kiwanis Club passed a unanimous resolution urging increased domestic cotton use in the South. The Public Affairs and Agricultural Committees directed members to promote cotton products, urge local merchants to stock cotton goods, and advertise in newspapers. The club also asked members to wear cotton suits at the June 9 meeting and sought cooperation from local groups.
Members of Albany Lodge 491 A F and A M announce an annual meeting to be held Monday evening June 6 at seven o'clock. The session will elect officers and voters will consider three amendments to the Grand Lodge Constitution.
The government observer notes temperatures topped 91 degrees in the past 24 hours with a cooler low of 63 degrees. The report highlights the continued heat conditions and temperature spread across the period.
Former Governor Kilby assails Senator Hugo Black as an arch deserter in a Harteelle City speech. He cites Black’s political shifts, calls for a debate, touts a businessman platform, and criticizes federal spending and endorsements while detailing Kilby’s Alabama record.
Governor Thomas E. Kilby, candidate for the United States Senate, will speak to Athens voters at Limestone County Courthouse at ten in the morning. He will address Rogersville residents at three o clock in Lauderdale County, outlining his campaign positions.
Three hundred twenty three taxpayers filed protests against county board of review assessments and will be heard on June 6 to decide final assessments. Last year farm property received a 20 percent reduction. this year city property may benefit, though several bonds mature this year limit reductions.
A telegram to D D Gibson reports Sadie Smith transported by Brown's ambulance to Vanderbilt in critical condition. Dr Frank Chenault accompanied her and she will be under Dr Morgan at the Vanderbilt clinic. Congregation prayers are urged as Central Baptist Church holds services Sunday with 9 30 Sunday School and 10 45 and 7 30 preaching.
Washington reports a revised revenue bill by congressional conferees totaling about 1.115 billion dollars in revenue. Senate higher individual and corporate tax rates are kept alongside all four import taxes. The House Ways and Means Committee also supports the 2.3 billion Garner relief program.
Miss Claudel Phillips a 17 year old of Decatur lies in a critical condition at Benevolent Hospital after a collision south of the Alabama Mills on the Bee Line highway. Mrs Will Burns of Sheffield was taken to a Birmingham hospital with injuries after being thrown from a car as another vehicle tried to avoid the crash.Witnesses say Phillips and a companion were walking along the road when the accident occurred and the Burns car struck her by the fender. Phillips is well known in Commercer Sheffield area and residents watch her condition closely this afternoon.
A Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering is announced for Sunday June 5 at two o’clock in the courthouse. W Red Cross liaison W Cullens, Harley G Smith senior contact rep Dr Ross C Speak VA medical examiner, and George Cameron state seer will attend to provide information on veterans claims and related business.
Ex Governor Thomas E Kilby, candidate for the United States Senate, speaks tonight at the court house at eight o clock.
Morgan County Health Department urges swimmers to take typhoid vaccine before entering the Tennessee, creeks, or ponds this summer. Dr. H C McRee notes only one typhoid case in the county but advises precautions and free inoculations every Saturday morning at the health department. The county pool is supervised by health officials.
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, ridicules Postmaster General Brown's claim a prohibition plank can satisfy all sides. He warns the 1932 campaign is no place for a pussyfoot and favors a referendum, noting opposition from Borah and anti prohibition advocates.
In New York on June 3 markets rallied as stocks and bonds jumped amid rumors that major banks had agreed to stabilize bond prices. J. P. Morgan & Co. was expected to play a leading role in the drive, similar to its autumn 1929 actions, signaling a bold recovery move.
R L Parsons, a Decatur manufacturer, reported his car stolen from his sleeping porch on Moulton Street. A local Figure likened to Arsene Lupin left a cheeky card on the door reading Thank you for the loud snoring old boy.
In Limestone County Alabama the board reverses a ban on married women teaching in public schools. The previous resolution barred married teachers but was dropped as it failed to aid families when husbands were unemployed, allowing wives to resume teaching duties.
Information today indicates Senator Hugo Black will return from Washington before the June 14 primary vote. He may speak in Scottsboro, Jackson County, and likely several times across north central and south Alabama.
Salva tore Spitale, once named by Colonel Lindbergh as an emissary in the Lindbergh kidnapping case, was arrested with six others after a Playtime club raid in Broadway 's light district. Police seized liquor and a gun found on Spitale. he claimed a permit and was booked on a firearms violation.
A federal court in Dothan Alabama aborted the trial of eight Houston county citizens on charges of conspiracy to violate the Federal Seed Loan Act and to defraud the government. After nearly two days of deliberations the jury reported a hopeless deadlock and Judge Charles Kennamer dismissed them. This marks a second mistrial following a March deadlock. Defendants named include Solicitor Nerion Mullins and Henry Witherington, a farm demonstration agent.
A flood from half an inch of rain caused the Canadian River and Lightning Creek to overflow trapping sleeping families. Three women a man a boy and a girl were reported drowned with unverified deaths. The disaster disrupted downtown basements camps and oil field activity as water surged through the city core.
Stanislaus Hausner departed Floyd Bennett Field for a projected solo flight to Warsaw his birthplace. He aimed for a nonstop run but may divert to London or Paris if weather worsens after a prior attempt was cut short.
The Tennessee river continues to fall today with the gauge at 44 feet as reported by the observer. Weather and river monitors indicate the drop may ease flood concerns along affected reaches.
Cotton futures listed for January Mayet at 6.81 and May at 6.03 with July October around 5.48 and December 5.60. Chicago grain shows July wheat at 59 and corn at 29 14 with oats at 22 percent. Note mentions United States Steel and American Telephone and Telegraph among listed items.
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