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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1928
Page
1
Representative Almon of Alabama reports President Coolidge will cooperate with senators and representatives after a Wisconsin trip to draft a new Muscle Shoals bill. The meeting aims to devise a plan agreeable to all, using the vetoed measure as a discussion base.
Thirteen sellers were at a Decatur curb market this morning. Names listed include Charles J. Kemitzer route, H. P. Jackson route 2, J. Russell Falkville route 1, L A Glas Falkville route 1, Mrs. C Meinhardt route 4, J H Ges route 2, Ed Hartselle, Miss Miriam Burns Courtland Pike, Mrs. C E Me-Right route 3, Mrs. B D Collins Priceville, Henry Monk Print, Mrs P W Sandlin Priceville and Mrs J E Lee Iceville. Sellers finished before 8 o'clock, taking under two hours to complete sales.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Garrett depart tonight for New Orleans for a weekend trip and return by Monday morning. Mr. Garrett, formerly based in Sphia, Pa., says residents nearby long to see the Mississippi River and the Gulf, making the journey both leisure and interest.
Thirty seven crippled children and young people from Morgan and neighboring counties were examined at a Cullman clinic led by Dr. John D. Sherrill. Of 12 Morgan County patients, seven were observed or referred, two recommended for operations with state aid, and two advised for braces. The Decatur Kiwanis aided transport for several Morgan children. The state rehabilitation department will follow up on all cases and cover needed care for families unable to pay.
Estimates on material costs as a construction barometer show southern states restarting building activity. Mississippi leads general building, followed by Georgia and Alabama. some work projected for the Carolinas and Tennessee, while Florida remains quiet.
Funeral services for Miss Mary Lou Dancey will be held Monday at 3 30 p m from St John s Episcopal church. The body arrived in Boston for burial at the family plot on the Danville pike with pallbearers named from local residents. Brown Funeral directs.
Kansas City June 8 AP officials outline the opening agenda for the republican national convention on June 12. William M Butler Massachusetts chairs the session with prayers, roll call, and elections of temporary officers and chairs. Committees on credentials permanent organization rules and order of business and resolutions are to be selected.
Geneva June 9 The 50th session of the council of the League of Nations adjourned late today.
J E Garrett of Cooper-Wells announces the Decatur plant will install two machines monthly with seventy machines in operation soon. The plant adds capacity by expanding space and building, employing 200 operatives in the full fashion department if expansions occur. Each machine, shipped from Germany, contains sixty thousand parts and costs thousands of dollars.
President Coolidge accepted the resignation of Robert E. Olds from the post of undersecretary of state, effective July 1. Olds had served in the administration prior to this date.
Decatur Kiwanis club members visited Mooresville Belle Mina in Limestone County for a farm affairs meeting. Jefferson county agent J L Liles argued for diversified farming and livestock as the key to national prosperity, warning against farmer pauperization and noting England’s troubles. Local hosts welcomed the group and an entertainment program followed, including solos, readings, music, and a curb market invitation.
Interest is high in a six day district training school to be held at the First Methodist church in Decatur starting Sunday afternoon June 17 at 2 30. Delegations are expected from multiple local churches with heavy enrollment anticipated. The program offers courses in Sunday school administration religion adolescent recreation and primary worship with a Gold Seal diploma possible for teachers. Attendance is required at all six sessions with one provoked absence allowed.
The Central Methodist Sunday school opens in its new building with a 9 30 parade and classrooms arranged for all members. The 11 o clock sermon follows in the main auditorium. Officers and teachers are urged to attend, led by Marshal A G Patterson and Superintendent J F Lovin.
Directors of the Decatur Building and Improvement Corporation will meet Monday at 7 30 p m to finalize plans for a housing program. The project aims to add 68 houses as part of a 99 house development to house industrial workers, with 31 already built and occupied. President J C White urges full director attendance and notices will go out Monday morning.
W R Delaney a Little Rock fireman on the Sunshine Special was killed when his engine crashed into a string of empty cars in Pine Bluff yards. The engine and baggage cars overturned but no passengers were hurt. Engineer B J Quinney escaped injury after staying with his engine. The crash occurred at about 50 mph on the main line.
Charles Kingsford Smith, pilot of the Southern Cross, lands in Brisbane after a 7300 mile journey from Oakland to Australia. He praises crew Captain Ulm navigator Harry Lyon and radio operator James Warner. President Coolidge extends congratulations. Final leg to Sydney planned.
Governor Bibb Graves granted a two week reprieve for Will Hudson convicted of murdering a woman and her daughter after a dispute over shoes and a gift. The case centered on a quarrel that followed the daughter's refusal to accept the items.
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