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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Page
1
The article notes the states that horns should say please not demand attention and warns against obnoxious or loud use. It outlines when to sound horns such as before passing, backing, approaching sharp curves, and as emergency warning. It cautions against sirens on non police vehicles and reminds a horn cannot steer or protect pedestrians.
New York police sought three men for questioning after a gang leader was shot four times and killed, part of a violent feud that also saw Higgins and his wife and eight year old daughter targeted on a Brooklyn street. Salvy Spitale named as intermediary in a baby case by Colonel Lindbergh. Other suspects include Willie McCabe and William Bailey.
The Mission held its regular service and church school on Sunday with the rector leading the Bible class. Marion 8 Bingham led the senior class and Quimby Sewell the beginners. Mr and Mrs Albert Weaver and their two daughters visited. Mrs Weaver teaches at Wilder Place day school.
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Washburn dies at home Sunday afternoon. Survived by parents two brothers and four sisters. Funeral at Basham's Chapel at 11 this morning with interment to follow under direction of Priest.
Morgan County grand jury reports 70 true bills from 102 cases examined during a week of work. Sam W. Foster served as foreman. jurors say indictments were issued where evidence warranted and ask to be discharged. Many cases involved jail inmates held in Madison and Morgan county jails.
Early Sunday night the People's Drug Store in Hartselle was robbed of cigarettes cigars and drugs in what officers call an inside job. The thieves likely were locked in the store when the employee went to supper, and it is unclear if any poisons or narcotics were taken.
In Canton Georgia Paul Hardin 30 shot his wife and four small children dead then killed himself. John Hardin the father found the scene saying the son had likely been deranged while brooding over a federal charge of violating prohibition laws.
Eighteen members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen met at 1:30 PM at the Hotel Lyons to discuss individual reserve insurance. Visitors included L. O. Rye of Cleveland Ohio and J. M. Jolley of Birmingham.
Comer Life, a divinity student and Holy Orders candidate for the Diocese of Alabama, read the service at St. John's church on Sunday. Billy McNeill was the soloist and Mrs. E. H. Graves, organist, presiding at the organ.
More than a thousand delegates and members assembled at Concordia College Milwaukee from June 15 to 25. Reports on three years of activity will be presented and many recommendations debated, focusing on education, missions, and synod policies amid economic concerns.
Enon Baptist church schedules Homecoming Day on Sunday June 26 with services throughout the day. Former pastor Rev. J D McClanahan is expected to attend and old members are invited to participate.
The superintendent Atlee H. Hoff calls for full attendance again next Sunday, urging all pupils and teachers to be present after strong turnout this week.
Miss Amelia Troy, school librarian, presents the annual report to the board noting increased student interest and broader reading. Assistant Gwen Hamilton aided cataloguing and indexing, and Roselie Pique prepared leaflets and a cumulative index for the Century Magazine.
Auburn Alabama June 20. Cotton is threatened by three enemies excessive rains grassy weeds and the boll weevil. Farmers reduce acreage face slow action on weed control and weevil combat while markets weaken bumper crops. County agents report varied conditions across counties with gardens drawing new interest and crops generally progressing despite delays.
Morgan County reported a quiet weekend with no notable events at the sheriff's office. Officials stated there was nothing new to report for the period.
Washington reports a June 20 plan to raise 1.1185 billion dollars via the 1932 revenue act to balance the 1933 federal budget. The tax increase targets incomes, corporations, perks, and postal revenue with many levies taking effect on various dates starting July and June 6. The plan expands duties on consumer goods, luxuries, and property transfers affecting citizens from clerks to large earners.
John E. Mack, longtime ally of Governor Roosevelt and prominent attorney, will nominate Roosevelt for the presidency at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Mack is a nondelegate and a New York delegation seat must be freed for him to speak. Rumors had placed Senator Robert Wagner as Roosevelt’s choice, but John Curry influenced a different selection.
Williams White a white man and Jonas Northern a Black man face robbery charges in circuit court. Judge James E. Horton appointed Seybourne Lynne to defend them for the Sam Stout hitchhiker robbery in Ft Payne Alabama. They were arraigned and pleaded guilty, with a jury to decide sentence. severance granted with separate trials.
A one week term began today at the Morgan county court house with Judge James E. Horton presiding. The docket includes a large number of jail cases to hear, and officials faced a sweltering June morning while the court sped along under Judge Horton’s guiding hand.
A thief cut down and carried away the big thermometer attached to the Alabama Drug company on Bank Street, keeping close weather watch in the vicinity as authorities investigate the act.
Amelia Earhart Putnam returns to New York amid cheers from 5000 gathered at Battery Park after crossing the Atlantic solo from Ireland. A parade to City Hall follows as Mayor Walker hosts a reception for Earhart and her husband George Palmer Putnam.
The State of Alabama began a delinquent tax sale at Morgan County Courthouse with 400 to 500 parcels listed for 1931 taxes. Tax collector Hodges Crow and officials Elbert Weaver and Rutledge Thomas conducted the proceedings as a crowd watched, with the sale likely to continue into Tuesday.
Blood on a pocket knife seized from John Boyle, prominent attorney, after he reported his mother fatally stabbed by highwaymen. Investigation chief C. W. Austin announced the discovery on Monday night in Birmingham.
Friends of J T Weathersly report his health remains poor at his home on Sixth Avenue South. The news comes as well wishers hope for a rapid recovery.
New York with 94 votes becomes the focal point as Roosevelt backers seek the state’s decision to seal his path against Alfred E. Smith. Roosevelt leads with 563 pledged votes. Indiana’s 30 are due later as the convention tally nears a 578 majority and 770 two thirds.
Legionnaires from several North Alabama posts gathered in Hartselle on Sunday for a pleasant gathering. The event featured talks by departmental officials and a barbecue in the afternoon. The Hartselle post received warm congratulations for its hospitality from guests.
An all day singing is planned for the second Sunday in July the tenth. Everyone is invited to attend with song books and baskets. The event is a day to worship God and expects a large attendance.
A large Sunday afternoon congregation heard Rev. J. D. Pick ens of Southside Baptist church deliver an impressive sermon. The work there is making splendid progress.
Felix Grimsley, 14 months old, son of Mr and Mrs J O Grimsley of 619 East Vine street, fell nearly 25 feet from a second story stairway landing but escaped injury in what authorities call a miracle this morning. He toddled out of a rear door behind his mother during the incident.
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