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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1931
Page
1
H L Kirby will discuss Deliverance of Israel and the plan of Salvation at the Church of Christ on Nineteenth avenue east with a cordial public invitation. Local notes report weather, charitable appeals, hospital visits, and church activities including St John’s athletic events and charity drives.
President Hoover dedicates Harding memorial tomb in Marion Ohio praising the late president's kindness and wartime leadership while warning that betrayal by trusted officials damaged the nation. He recalls the 1921 postwar era, the Washington arms conference, debt and tax reductions, and veterans relief, condemning public-trust violations.
GHAM Alabama farmer Donald Comer, cotton mill owner, says Alabama producers suffer from deteriorating cotton quality not world conditions. He notes Alabama is a large cotton producer yet at the bottom in staple quality and estimates farmers were penalized 14 million dollars last year due to poor seed.
Gadsden Alabama June 16 J J Liles a Jefferson county farm agent told a mass meeting that American prosperity rests on farmers He argued wealth must be more evenly shared and noted the farmer pays 20 percent of taxes furnishes 25 percent of the population and gets nine percent of the national income.
The Birmingham city commission retired four bond issues totaling 87000 dollars. Among them were 18000 dollars in East Lake town hall bonds and three improvement bond issues totaling 67000 dollars.
President Hoover travels through Indiana and Ohio toward Marion to dedicate the Grecian Temple memorial to the late President Harding. He declares courage will keep the ship steady in the depression and defends his administration's response before the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. The dedication follows a previous oration, with former President Coolidge to accept the memorial. He will proceed to Springfield, Illinois to rededicate Lincoln's tomb tomorrow.
Montgomery June 16. The Alabama Senate approved two Poole revenue measures extending the current taxes on capital stock and electric utility gross receipts for four years. The House also moved Edgar bills permitting local referendums to repeal the near beer ban. Revenue goes to schools. The bills include a three cent per pint tax and wholesaler retailer privilege taxes.
The Decatur Pilot club will be well represented at the international convention in Pensacola Florida next week. Expecting to make the trip are Misses Kaleen Day Inez Tombs Ruby Jones and Eva Lipscomb.
W. F. Patterson a well known La con resident and his family left this morning for Hot Springs Ark where Mr Patterson hopes to regain his health He will be home about three weeks.
Plans proceed for the People’s Fair to be held in Cedar Lake in October announced by H. J. Banks secretary of the local negro fair association.
Prospects are bright in Shelby county Alabama for a good peach crop with trees expected to yield more than ten bushels per tree according to local reports dated June 16.
Marion Ohio June 16 Former President Calvin Coolidge accepted the Harding monument for the Harding Memorial Association and lauded Warren G Harding as fit to serve the country in the troubled postwar era. He praised Harding’s achievements, cordiality, and leadership qualities that inspired confidence.
Gov. B. M. Miller fixes parole interview days at the executive office. Inter views with the governor on paroles are scheduled for the first and fourth Tuesday each month. To prevent conflicts with the state pardon board the second Tuesday sessions were eliminated awaiting clemency requests for relatives, friends or clients.
M oy City residents can view their town as free from a dumping ground. Commissioner W. E. Dickson seeks a replacement for the old dump that has already been sold.
New York report states Starr Faithfull was drugged with sleeping powder before drowning in Long Beach. Toxicologist Dr. Alexander Gettler confirms narcotic traces in liver while autopsy cites drowning and sand in lungs. Stepfather says an elder man abused Starr in childhood and a $20,000 settlement was paid. Investigators push theory of foul play at the seaside crime scene.
Rev W P Reeves, formerly of Central Baptist Church, now of Jackson Tennessee, will attend the annual picnic at Moulton Heights on June 18 driving over Wednesday and staying a day or two. All plans for the event are progressing smoothly with many church members anticipated.
Huntsville, Alabama received a bid to host the 1932 convention of the Alabama Affiliated Change clubs. A delegation presented the invitation during the 1931 session in Montgomery.
A safe cracker using skilled moves emptied the Athens Produce Company safe, taking 200 cash and 1 000 in checks worth 1 200. The break in occurred Monday night. the door was found ajar when Boyd Biles and Rose Biles opened the business the next morning. No nitro is used. the entry appeared the work of an expert.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 16 Judge J P Stiles extended proceedings against about 1000 delinquent taxpayers to July 13 with a further continuance to August 6. Tax collector J W Hamilton said motion would be entered and cases called in July to allow payment and retention of property after Attorney General Knight ruled the extended payment act unconstitutional.
Athens Alabama June 16 A public swimming pool for Athens is a likely future project. Paul T Gish owner of the Athens Ice Company is considering building a pool on the ice plant property using heated pure water meeting health standards He also proposes a shallow wading pool for youngsters.
Capone pleads guilty in Chicago to evasion of income tax and conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Sentence to be pronounced later.
Mrs Mary Prances Potts died after a brief illness at the local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 4 PM at Central Baptist Church with burial in the city cemetery. Pallbearers include W Perle R N Nelson B L Malone A Dillehay Mason Crow and John P Matlock. She is survived by husband T W Potts two sons A L and W F Potts and a daughter Mrs Masterson.
Officials urged to attend Rev A H Nabors sermon at Central Methodist Church on Sunday evening titled Decatur and the two chief needs. City officials and Decatur Daily staffers are invited to hear the message, reflecting the paper’s stance on municipal progress.
In Huntsville Alabama two white men abducted Thomas Jasper a Black farm hand just after a city court case. Jasper was taken from the city jail and an extensive search of the area began as authorities sought the trio involved in the incident.
An unidentified number of passengers were hurt when the rear car of a south bound York New Haven and Hartford train derailed at Lawn Station in the Bronx. The car struck a freight car on an adjacent track, crashed into a steel pillar, shattering windows and scattering passengers. Rescue efforts began at once with ambulances police and railroad personnel arriving at the scene.
A truck driven by Perdue Loosier left the Bee Line highway near Parkville and Lacon in an odd accident. Loosier said dense sawdust areas blurred his view as a car from the opposite direction approached.
A Decatur Pilot Club meeting at the Y M C A featured Evelyn Green performing vocal numbers and Earl vin Jr presenting a prize winning oration that recently earned him the Benson award.
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