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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1933
Page
3
Janet and Rose escape a purse snatching when Jeffrey Grant intervenes. He returns the purse and offers to escort Janet home to a poor Lancaster family headed by Pat Silvani and his daughter Rose, while sharing the hardship of their recent layoffs and economic struggle.
Richard Jervis heads the White House secret service detail noted for protecting the President. The Atlanta Journal credits his system as influential for diplomatic talks, with guards present at Paris 1919 and later peace conference delegates accepting the protection approach.
Janet and Jeffrey Grant discuss ways to help a struggling family they meet in town. Rosie flirts with Janet as they plan how they might provide aid, even adopting the entire family if needed. The scene ends with resolve to act, as Janet admires Jeffrey.
Three were fined in police court Monday. A white man was arraigned for public drunkenness. Two Negroes, a man and a woman, were tried on petit larceny counts.
The jury trying Luther Parks for burglary of Brothers store on Grant Street January 20 reported they could not agree and a mistrial was declared. Parks is scheduled to go on trial again on the date not shown.
Listings show mixed New sweet potatoes at 38 to 30h per bushel, Irish potatoes at 1.10 to 1.25 per 100 pounds, turnips 40 cents to 75 cents per bushel, and greens including mustard and collards in various small bunches and per dozen prices. Also walnuts 25 to 35 cents per bushel and spinach 8 to 9 cents per pound.
On March 16 Theo Parks and Luther Parks were released on an affirmative charge by Judge Callahan when the prosecution did not present sufficient evidence in the case. The Tennessee River continued to fall this morning, with gauges noting continued decline at several points.
The weather bureau records a maximum temperature and a minimum of 61 degrees by early this morning. The report suggests fluctuating conditions with mild warmth and cool starts.
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