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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
2
Fire Chief R C Allen of Athens urges drivers and spectators to yield to fire crews. He cites delays from parked cars and crowds, asks motorists to pull to curbs and stop when sirens sound, and keep at least three blocks away. He stresses every minute counts to protect property and lives.
The town plans an election to replace city clerk J. Sam Smith who died recently. The mayor and board will appoint a successor. There is heated interest in selecting officials as no city tax has been collected for 14 years and about $700 remains unspent. The mayoral race centers on Withers and John Henry Peebles.
Sinnon Sea ton SS city shop has installed air conditioning at Moye’s Beauty Shop. The system covers the premises and uses the shop’s electrical area for the installation and operation.
Default on a 1926 note secured by a Morgan County mortgage from J A Tidwell and Annie Tidwell to Morgan County National Bank Albany Alabama leads to sale of the mortgaged property. BL P Youngblood as transferees will offer Lot 7 in Forsyth 43 Addition 3 of Decatur Land Improvement at public sale July 14 1937 at the Decatur courthouse.
Birmingham CIO director reports 80 Hightower Box & Tank Co employees return to work at once. Alabama Chamber of Commerce plans statewide meeting in Birmingham. Sheriff Corbitt cites Supreme Court limits on impeachment in lynching case. Montgom ery gunshot victim from freight train incident. Monroe county officials discuss paving 22 miles to Escambia line. No percent tax ruling on nonresident funeral casket sales. Jail escape reported in Montgomery. Gas bomb foiled a potential station robbery in Birmingham. Liquor permit arrests in Birmingham for Costarides and Pamag posted bonds.
Several hundred delegates from many Alabama communities gathered at the University of Alabama for conferences and institutes addressing educational problems public affairs and current events. Kelley Robinson of Sylacauga was elected president of the Alabama Optometric Association at the convention concludes with a barbecue and Birmingham chosen for the next meeting.
The state highway department awarded a federal aid paving contract for 3.8 miles of the Alexander City Dadeville road to Hooper Construction Co of Bunnell Florida. The bid totals $89,647.
Birmingham area accidents claim the lives of George Dillworth age 30, Birth Hert? Loftis 26 of Mount Olive, and Elbert Jordan 56 of Hodges. Dillworth drowned when his car plunged into a lake near Bessemer. Loftis died from injuries after falling from a truck and a later car overturning.
Coroner Gip M. Evans returned a verdict of death by his own action in the case of Patrick J. Holloran aged 48. Holloran was found dead at his Birmingham residence with a pistol on the scene.
Tom Ray, 17, and an unnamed Black youth drowned in Jefferson County. Coroner Gip M. Evans reported Ray died in a pond near his Mount Olive home. the other victim was pulled from the Little Cahaba river.
The Alabama Bankers Association committee on public credit requests a statistics department in the State Treasurer's Office. John Brandon leads, with W. W. Brooks as assistant treasurer and financial secretary to Governor Bibb Graves. W. Barrett Brown will inaugurate the project for a limited period.
Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones took under advisement a petition by Tom Cleveland, operator of a resort near Prichard in Mobile County, seeking a mandamus to compel the Alabama Beverage Control Board.
Ticket Agent Roberts at Union Station received notice of a Boy Scout special train to Washington for the international jamboree. The six coach train will depart Birmingham at 8 AM Saturday June 26 and reach Cincinnati by 9 49 PM then depart for Washington arriving Sunday at 1 PM. Scouts from Tennessee Valley points will be picked up in Orleans. The route uses Louisville and Nashville and Pennsylvania lines.
Weather observer notes a drop from Mondays 97 degree high to 93 at 12 30 PM as temperatures ease. The report marks a cooler day following the summer heat spell.
In Nashville on June 22 two young white men robbed two Great Brewing Company employees in an automobile in front of the plant. They escaped in a car with $1,680 in cash and over $2,000 in checks. No injuries reported as suspects fled.
Stocks edged higher on light volume as traders bet that a peaceful steel strike settlement would ease tensions. Major names such as Bethlehem, U S Steel, General Motors and Chrysler advanced while Cerro De Pasco and Brooklyn-Manhattan-Transit lagged. Bonds calm, wheat gains, and May motor demand helped some issues. totals around 550000 shares.
In Youngstown and Warren Ohio riot police and national guardsmen confront I O men and back to work groups as 3,000 Steel workers rally amid 30,000 idle. Gov Davey orders troops to halt reopenings while Roosevelt mediators seek peace and John L Lewis presses for a contract.
New York reports mixed bonds and steady stocks with demand for steels. Cotton in New Orleans closes unchanged with July futures at 11.96 and March at 12.26 as spreads reflect ongoing liquidation. Wheat in Chicago climbs on crop losses, hogs steady to 11.65, and cattle gains up to 25. The note tallies currencies and commodities across markets.
Liverpool notes 6,000 bales traded with 5,500 American. Spot demand quiet and prices advance about 8 points. Quoted American types range from strict low mid to good middling with futures closing steady: July 6.74, Oct 6.78, Dec 6.76, Jan 6.77, Mar 6.79, May 6.82.
Chicago market figures list live poultry and poultry products with pricing by weight and breed. Hens over 5 pounds, leghorn, Plymouth Rock, white rock, and colors, plus turkeys, ducks, and geese, are shown with hundreds and halves in cents per pound.
Butter unsettled at 17 517. Eggs steady at 17 744 with extra firsts local at 20 and graded firsts at 19 1 4 in early receipts. Cars 20 1 4. Fresh graded firsts local 19 1 4. Storage packed firsts 21 and storage packed extras 21 1 4. Current receipts and regional variations noted.
Potatoes at Chicago on June 22 report 96 on track 317 total U S shipments 701 new stock with California stock steady and firm undertone. Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi U S No 1 prices range 1 40 to 1 50 per cwt or per 1 40 1.50. North Carolina Cobblers fair quality dark color 2 20 a bbl.
Chicago market notes show hogs 15 000 head with top 11.65 and bulk 11.85 60 for 200 300 lb. cattle 7 000 with fat cattle active and grain finished steers up to 25. calves and stockers rally with yearlings to 14.15 and heifers 13.00. sheep 6 000 with lambs 11.75 12.00 and yearlings 9.60.
Hugh E. MacBeth, attorney for John Wuest Hunt and three co defendants, opens Mann Act trial claiming defendants will tell the truth. Father Divine may testify. Hunt accused of bringing 17 year old Delight Jewett to Beverly Hills for immoral purposes. Co defendants include H. B. Smith and two housewives. hotel registers to show aliases. Miss Jewett to be chief witness.
Mrs Sardia Winton Somerville and Mrs Myrtle Miller host visitors from Nashville and Cullman. Locals and guests from Florence, Decatur, Hartselle, Winston Salem, and West Somerville attended church, cooking classes, and social events with many family ties and travel between towns.
Residents from Decatur and surrounding areas are featured with reports of travel, church activities, court business, and social visits. Notables include W J Riley, H L Kirby, Dr L D Patterson, and Mrs E D Whitman. Nearby engagements cover hospitality in Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mississippi, plus local governance and civic plans.
Pasadena June 22 ginger rogers and fred astaire cited as knock knee dancers by Dr william m madsen of the california osteopathic association noting the pelvis and legs align to support weight. the claim extends to line judges like ed widseth and ski jumper birger rudd who also exhibit knock knees.
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 A. F. and A. M. held an officers election last night naming G. C. Sheats as worshipful master D. L. Allen senior warden H. G. McClusky junior warden W. H. Carter treasurer J. D. Bush secretary BL this senior deacon C. B. Murphy junior deacon A. C. McKnight tiler John Hardy senior steward G. W. Royer junior steward G D. Redding ton Butler P. A. Hinemar J. H. Green Henry Norton Sidney Patterson elected to life membership committee Charles H. Johnson named trustee to succeed F. A. Bloodworth and lodge officials noted progress in reducing the debt on the Masonic Temple.
Memphis jurors near closure as the state rests in the fourth murder trial of Stanley Puryear 43 a used car dealer in the axe slaying of his wife and daughter on the morning of May 2 1932. Defense counsel said the defendant would take the stand probably this afternoon.
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