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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
1
Drew Pearson reports Democratic leaders furious over the President delaying Congress. They planned a June 9 curtain to dodge votes on the Wagner Labor Board Bill oil control and housing, while some administration leaders privately oppose the measures but fear a showdown.
More than 1 000 cotton planters in the Decatur area receive rental payments for acreage taken out of production. About 2 009 farmers in central and southern parts of Morgan County have already been paid via the county agent's office in Hartselle. Checks average about 25 dollars each, totaling around 75 000 dollars to Morgan farmers by day’s end.
The Savoy Cafe will occupy its new building at Bank and Vine streets Thursday. Nick Brown, proprietor, announced relocation from the First National Bank Building. The cafe will operate day and night with modern equipment and the same prompt service. Brown has 17 years of Decatur restaurant experience.
Furniture stores in Decatur agreed to regular Thursday half-holidays closing from June 14 through August. The participating firms include Sterchi Stores Inc Thomas Furniture Co Hunter Furniture Co Carrell Furniture Co and Dinsmore Bros Furniture Co.
J T Budinger of the FERA was in Hartselle on official business Tuesday, visiting local offices and reviewing relief operations in the town.
A St Anne's Catholic church lawn party and supper were scheduled for this afternoon with serving at 5 30. If rain occurs the event would move to the Second avenue building used as Dixon campaign headquarters. The annual gathering, planned by church ladies, attracts large crowds with a special menu.
A piano recital by pupils of Mrs. S. T. Rollo will be held at the Central Methodist church annex Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to hear the group, noted for talent and expressive playing, with expectations of a large audience.
In Hollywood on June 13 readers note Mr. Tugwell was tried as a menace but acquitted. The writer argues the line between revolutionary and conservative is thin and suggests Tugwell’s past as a dirt farmer and prairie land worker influenced the jury's sympathy.
Limestone County reports complete results with Major Dixon leading governor by 130 votes. Howell Turner dominates secretary of state. Frank P. Morgan strong for public service commissioner. Circuit judge race favors Horton while Griffith gains. Local officials elected include Jones for school board, Yarborough tax assessor, Vinson tax collector, Welden sheriff, and Dement coroner. An election party drew about 2000 people as returns came in.
Mrs. Ethel Peeples of Chatsworth Ga was convicted of murder in Fulton Superior Court and sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial occurred without a jury and lasted under one day. She testified she believed a quick death for the baby was better than starvation.
Two ex convicts and a suspected machine gun bank robber escaped Mobile county jail by sawing their way out. Deputies chased them with orders to shoot to kill if sighted. Suspects are Genio Conway indicted for a Atmore bank machine gun robbery, Olin Rayburn facing robbery charges at a filling station, and Johnny Greek an ex convict held for Mobile Elks Club robbery.
Unofficial results from Lawrence County reflect close margins in multiple races including circuit clerk, with E. E. Byars ahead by three votes over J. Kirk Howell and Judge James E. Horton carrying the county for circuit judge by about 200 votes. Other races show Graves over Dixon by 77 votes with one box pending, and varied leads in secretary of state and tax offices as a large election crowd gathers at the Lawrence County courthouse in Moulton.
Kiwanis club hosts a boys encampment at Camp Vinemont under sponsor 4 club with Rev. RE Bartow McLeod leading the program. Rev Hart already at camp to oversee activities and arrange contact with Lively or McLeod. Milton Andrews attends the international convention in Toronto this week.
In Morgan County second primary voters chose Hodges Crow for tax collector Street Sandlin for sheriff and Meadows for the board of revenue. Griffith leads Horton for judge while Graves and Turner lead for governor and secretary of state respectively. Burleson counties show wins in district boards as incomplete returns hint at further results.
Local relief officials replace a mule on relief with a steer to plow a farm near Austinville. The move tests if steers can replace mules in rural work, a plan linked to FERA aims. The outcome may influence broader use of draught animals in the county.
Tom Price of Priceville leads county returns as early absentee results come in. Dixon holds a slight edge over Graves in Morgan while Massey Box One shifts Graves ahead. Observers note faster per race tabulation than May 1 with Morgan county voting for most winning state candidates.
Little Miss Joyce Highsmith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H., suffered severe scalding injuries in a household accident in Moulton. The incident prompted medical care and an update on her condition.
Early returns from 2,112 of 2,190 boxes show Col. Bibb Graves leading 149,482 to 130,267 over Dixon for governor. Turnout favors Howell Turner for secretary of state and Frank Morgan for associate member of the public service commission.
Birmingham reporters note Major Joe Starnes secured the Democratic nomination for Congress in the fifth district as returns show Graves leading Dixon in the gubernatorial race by about 19,000. Turner holds a solid lead over Davis for secretary of state. Huddleston leads Brower in the ninth district.
Tennessee Valley Laboratory shipped seven doses of anti rabies vaccine to combat rabies exposure in the county. The vaccine was sent for administration to individuals bitten by rabid dogs or exposed, with a treatment distributed today in Russellville.
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