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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1932
Page
1
House passage of Garner's relief bill leaves Senate leaders seeking immediate approval of a non-con solid loan up to 300 million dollars to states for relief. The broader plan includes a public works bond issue and expansion of the reconstruction unit's capital, facing a Democratic Senate stonewall.
Digest of the Rules of the Road Act and the State Highway Code as compiled by the Alabama Safety Council outlining driving laws, safety provisions, and regulatory guidance for motorists and agencies within Alabama.
Instructional notice warns drivers to leave a safe following distance behind motor trucks and street cars. It advises avoid tailgating, do not follow street cars too closely, and warns against coasting in neutral with conventional gears. Emphasizes avoiding rear-end collisions and unsafe parking.
Johnny Hudson, longtime shell digger along the Tennessee river near Decatur, believes a local button industry using river shells could succeed. He runs a crew of ten, ships hundreds of tons yearly to eastern markets, and plans to approach the Chamber of Commerce to start the project.
The Democratic House backed Hoover relief with the 2.3 billion Garner program despite a Republican push for sanctions. Speaker's bill moves to the Senate intact as 216 vote margin includes ten Democrats crossing party lines and 21 Republicans plus Farmer-Laborer Kvale voting for the measure. An omnibus Rainey amendment to refine the bill and allow RF C lending for housing was approved.
A group of Senate Republican prohibitionists met in Senator Borah's Idaho office to consider the prohib ition resubmission plank but reached no conclusions. Borah has already criticized the plan for omitting a concrete substitute for the eighteenth amendment.
The first in a series of dances at Valley Country Club will be held next Saturday from nine to midnight. George Curtis plans the event and Nea Wells high school orchestra will perform. Admittance by invitation only.
The cotton market continued downward with July futures at 5.023 on the New York market. Local prices remained below 4.50 per pound middling seven-eighths basis as farmers hold to the 1931 yield amid little buying.
Mrs. R. Deloour of 1718 9th Avenue South underwent an appendicitis operation at Benevolent Hospital Sunday afternoon and is reported to be getting along as well as could be hoped.
News notes Roosevelt has surpassed 525 of the 770 convention votes needed for the nomination, excluding 100 disputed votes in Pennsylvania and New York. Delegates will be chosen in Virginia and Idaho as the convention opens June 27. The Mississippi delegation remains unpledged but favors Roosevelt.
Montgomery Alabama June 8 Special Judge Sam F Hobbs of Selma accused Senator Hugo Black of political treachery in a Greenville speech to Butler county voters urging Democrats to retire Black and back former Governor Thomas E Kilby for the Senate next Tuesday Hobbs charged Black with switching loyalties to suit political needs and warned voters of future battles citing past ties to the Ku Klux Klan Heflin’s faction and prohibition groups
Cleburne Preuit 61 a resident of Danville route two died Tuesday afternoon at his home after a stroke on Sunday night. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 30 pm from the residence with Rev. J H Hill and Rev. E E Byars officiating. Interment will be in the family burying ground near the home. He is survived by one son J H Preuit two brothers B E Preuit and J A Preuit three sisters Cora A Cartwright Day ton Tenn T Banche Cartwright and Sallie Martin and one grandson Ward C Preuit. Pallbearers are Lamar Preuit Cartwright Kyle Hoye Prentice Martin and D D Burleson.
The Decatur Kiwanis Club will hold an open meeting Thursday at twelve o'clock in the Assembly Room of Hotel Lyons. President A. W. Hill urges every member to attend while the attendance committee led by E. W. Kennedy works to ensure full participation.
Rev. C. M. Tyndall of Ninth Street Methodist Church has returned from Elrod where he conducted a very successful revival. He was accompanied by Mrs. Tyndall.
Miss Louise Palmer, a popular teacher in Florette schools, underwent an appendix operation at Benevolent Hospital yesterday. Her friends across the county expressed relief that she is resting well today.
Camp McDowell operated by the Young People's Service League of the Alabama diocese will open June 16 at Butte Wharf on Mobile Bay. Rev. Hodge Alves named camp director as a large enrollment of youths from across the state is anticipated.
Stores place jars for public guesswork on contents to win a ringside ticket to Friday's wrestling match. Participants may guess multiple times at each location. The winner is the person who correctly guesses the jar contents, from items such as beans or peas, for June 10 event.
P A Lindsey of Mayfield Kentucky conducts a scrap gold buying tour in Decatur at Albany Drug Co. He tests for gold content in rings bracelets and dental crowns and says he sells the gold to the United States government which in turn issues currency. He notes the public often misjudges old items as junk while cash payments support government money in circulation.
The letter from W. Benson of Decatur Alabama laments political paralysis as the state nears ruin. It advocates a decisive, reformist legislative push with Uncle Sam’s compromise and a helpful legislature to restore order and progress for Alabama and the region.
Decatur Kiwanis members are urged to wear cotton suits at Thursday’s meeting. The public affairs committee led by John Patterson sponsors the drive to boost local cotton goods sales. The Chamber of Commerce backs buying from local merchants and discourages peddlers.
Falkville hosts Senator Hugo Black with a 9 30 morning speech on a street corner. He proceeds to Hartselle for a 10 30 talk and ends the day in Decatur at the courthouse by eight o clock. He will discuss taxation at both state and federal levels and his five year U S Senate record.
The Young People’s Service League of St John’s Episcopal Church held a 100 percent meeting Sunday evening. Rector Rev. Peter M. Dennis installed officers for the term. The league will conduct twilight services in one rural area each month during the summer.
A Louisville and Nashville wrecker was sent at about 10:30 this morning after freight car derailment near Wilhite. Damage described as slight.
W. W. Benson warns that Decatur schools run at risk with 20 percent salary cuts from 1930 and 10 percent from 1931. The district owes $17,000 for 1931-32 and $1,300 in local fees remains unpaid. He urges state action to restore terms and warns rural schools rely on state funds.
Prof. C. L. Padgett president of Tennessee Valley Business College offers free scholarships to every Sunday school in the city. Scholarships distributed as Christmas gifts are to aid students during summer and prepare for fall and new year positions. Churches not yet receiving a scholarship may apply to the college office for one. Regular college work began Monday and progress is reported as satisfactory.
Decatur barber shops including Wallace Hinz Johnson Couch Green Taylor Irwin and others will observe a half holiday on Thursdays during the summer. The agreement was reached today and affects multiple shops and the Hotel Lyons Shop among others.
Washington crowds welcome veterans marching for bonus payments as police and federal authorities coordinate crowd control. Brigadier General Pelham D. Glassford leads line security with 5 000 to 7 000 veterans marching four abreast, while observers estimate 100 000 onlookers.
A large number of Decatur grocers signed a petition to close Thursday afternoons for the summer half-holiday in June July and August. The list includes ten stores and companies such as Hill Grocery and P Tea Co with both locations closing.
The Southside Baptist Church schedules its monthly meeting this evening at 7:30 after the teacher event at 7:00. Community members are invited to attend.
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