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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1927
Page
1
Earnest W. Prather, 28, of Adams Construction, was electrocuted while at the concrete mixer after a temporary light sparked, his body sent to Elberton for interment. Survived by wife, two children, one sister and three brothers.
Athens minister Rev Crawford and his daughter Lena suffered cuts and bruises when their Dodge sedan collided with a truck on Bee Line highway near Athens. The minister. was thrown into the windshield and was treated at home for facial and neck gashes while Lena sustained minor injuries. The wreck occurred about six pm one mile south of Athens after they had been in Decatur on a business mission.
Mrs Lillian Fuller of Albany route three died Tuesday morning at 8 15 at her residence aged 53 She is survived by her husband one son H L Fuller of Decatur one daughter Mrs G E French of Decatur three brothers Forest Couch of Tuscumbia Jack and Herbert Couch of Trinity and Mrs L L McCulloch of Decatur Funeral services will be held Wednesday with priest directing at her residence.
Montgomery Alabama June 14 AP with legislature and most House officials in Mobile for the Cochrane bridge dedication the state capitol stood nearly empty no committee meetings were set. A tax bill fight resumes Wednesday with House caucus on revenue bill. Senate plans to modify the tax program next week as it returns from Mobile.
The Census Bureau reports May cotton consumption at 633 024 bales of lint and 72 766 bales of linters, up from April and last May figures. Spindle activity totaled 82 906 580 in May, higher than April and last year. Regional data show May consumption 456 285 bales in cotton growing states, with total state figures 17 685 944 for the period.
Five associates from the Rogers Caldwell Nashville office escaped serious injury when their car left the Bee Line highway near the river on the way to a Connecticut Mills dance hosted by the Decatur Juniors. Benton suffered a broken collarbone and a severe facial cut. Cook had a bruised eye. Holland sprained wrist. Goodloe and Madden bruised. They sought medical attention from Dr. J. Y. Hamill on arrival and still attended the event.
Crews of the Independent Paving Company patch streets for the Alabama Water Company under an arrangement in which the public service company pays and the city supervises. The plan aims to minimize street damage during patching.
MITCHEL FIELD N Y June 14 AP A man close to Commander Richard Byrd says Byrd will undertake a European flight with a brief Paris stop. He will depart either tomorrow night or Thursday morning for the voyage and will keep his identity concealed during the trip.
New York welcomed Charles A. Lindbergh with a massive pageant and chorus as he toured the city. He considered a nationwide tour in his plane while awaiting return details from Washington. A large crowd filled Broadway and Fifth Avenue, with millions estimated along the route.
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge paused in Blagk Illinois for a two hour stop in Blagk to dedicate Wicker Memorial Park. The event drew an expected 200000 visitors from the Chicago steel belt as civil leaders and steel workers gathered for the ceremony prior to their journey to the state game lodge near Rapid City.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 14 AP Harvey Easterwood and his three young children were killed when their car collided with a Southern railway train near Irondale Ed Johnson was severely injured and taken to a hospital in critical condition The Easterwood family had just left home to buy flavoring for a Vera Easterwood celebration Mrs Easterwood witnessed the tragedy and described the scene as neighbors watched The accident occurred as the car attempted to beat the fast passenger train near the track witnesses Warner Massey and Earl Roberts saw the car thrown into the air by the impact The railroad official said the train had an unobstructed view and the car ran into the train The Easterwood family lived in Irondale for about three years Mr Easterwood farmed and Mrs Easterwood noted her brother in law had been helping with spring crops
Occupants of two autos escaped injury after a late Monday collision at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Bank Street. Both vehicles suffered heavy damage, with Mr Flannagin identified as driver of a Ford coupe. the other driver’s name was not learned.
Reports of damage are minor though a heavy rain and wind storm struck south of Decatur between here and Birmingham. The downpour flooded highways within minutes of the rain starting late Monday afternoon and night.
A Ford coupe believed driven by Clyde Scott was badly damaged Monday night in a collision with a Ford touring car on the Sherman street extension toward the Connecticut Mills plant. Occupants of neither car were injured.
The Morgan County court postponed trial for four board of revenue members charged with neglect of duty over the courthouse rebuild. Indictments name James J. Gurley Adlai Sample A K Frost and Frank J Davis amid a dereliction investigation following last fall’s courthouse fire.
One third of the total deficit of the spring training season for the Minneapolis Millers was covered by the Junior Chamber of Commerce dance at the Connecticut Mills plant. Secretary Walter reported total profits would exceed 300 dollars with a $50 gift from Butler, president of Connecticut Mills. A prior one third of the deficit was paid by a baseball game by young civic members. The dance drew a large Decatur area crowd and featured Jack Lynx and his Society Serenaders.
Al-Vini, billed as The Spanish Hercules, begins a series of strength stunts Wednesday at 12:30 in front of the Woco-Pep station at the Lee and Bank streets intersection. He plans to pull Essex cars loaded with passengers, a neck test he says is routine for him from Ringling circus days. Al-Vini will also explain the feats to the curious crowd.
A Melbourne witness testified that a woman and her husband were bilked by Benjamin Purnell and his wife Mary who led the Wree church. They sold houses and jewelry including a lordly Bod en necklace to join the seventh messenger’s followers and were later put to work in the House of David colony. The wife described her husband’s death and her failed hope of immortality as Parnell’s claim collapsed.
Reports of a raid on Kilby prison in Mississippi sparked fear as a mob sought to remove the prisoner Burley. Extra guards were placed after authorities warned five men would guard against mob action. A former local woman, Martha Reese, was killed in Jackson amid the unrest.
Former Decatur resident Robert C. Workman died suddenly in Birmingham on an afternoon with a brief illness after returning home from Davis Street. He was 185 Davis Street in Woodlawn and will be laid to rest with interment in Birmingham. He had lived in Decatur and Birmingham and was known to Mrs Leroyre and Governor John G. Richards of South Carolina.
Partial readable copy notes time consuming work on the Bee Line highway between here and Flint. The report mentions hot mix asphalt and stone as materials used in the repair and maintenance efforts.
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