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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1933
Page
3
A passenger train derailed, killing about 50 people. Most victims were Chinese with Japanese among the dead, amid ongoing conflicts during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria.
New York Times staffer Ray Daniels visited Decatur after traveling from Chattanooga and planned to return next week from Montgomery.
Samuel Leibowitz, renowned New York lawyer, named chief counsel for the defense of the negroes in the Scottsboro case. He is expected to arrive in Decatur within days to finalize defense plans for the hearing set on March 27.
President N L Walker of the Alabama Independent Merchants Association calls merchants and citizens to urge senators and representatives to oppose the 5 percent or 3 percent sales tax. He asks counties to send committees to Montgomery on Tuesday March 21 to confer with the state legislative committee at the Exchange hotel.
Janet confronts painful news as Rolf Carlyle weds Betty Kendall in White Sulphur Springs. She rereads headlines, hides a crumpled clipping, and copes with heartbreak and office whispers while colleagues notice her changing mood.
A Birmingham Southern College religion department lesson argues habitual drinking brings woe and danger, citing Proverbs and Daniel. It links ancient warnings to modern calls for national sobriety amid prohibition debates and global alcohol problems.
A scattered list of local market prices for produce and meats. Items include black walnuts Irish potatoes carrots cabbage spinach dried peas green cabbage and peanuts with per pound or per dozen rates. also dressed veal hogs and poultry prices such as hens ducks geese and old fryers with varying cents per unit.
Birmingham market notes firm hay prices for U S No 1 and 2 alfalfa and timothy. Carload grain bids show white corn and yellow corn near 45 to 46 cents with oats 28 to 29 cents. Cotton seed priced at 11 to 12 dollars per ton. poultry and egg prices listed with small hens 8 to 9 cents and eggs 9 to 9 3/4 cents. Market comments indicate grains up slightly and eggs steady to higher.
Mrs M M Battles of Hillsboro visits relatives in town while Rev R L Stallings recovers at home. Miss Nellie Kate Fare hosts a Wednesday dance for Pearl Jewel and Buddy Dixon who depart for Mississippi. Guests include Jewel Pearl Dixon Lena Minnie Lee Battles and many others enjoying games music and fellowship.
Paul G. Horton resumed street life after an operation at Benevolent hospital in Decatur four weeks ago. Sidney Grant returned from a Birmingham hospital last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Brock and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Camp of Decatur were visitors Sunday afternoon. Edgar Landers, S. O. Hardin, J. S. Terry, D. P. Woodall, Dr. J. F.
Washington March income tax receipts surpassed last year's by over a million dollars and about two million more than the first days of March. Treasury data show a deficit of over 1.4 billion on March 15 versus 1.8 billion a year earlier, with higher income taxes driving the increase.
A school play The Eyes of Love drew a large crowd at Moulton Heights last evening as the second presentation following a Friday show. Proceeds will help fund the boys and girls basketball tournament and other school expenses. The Moult on Heights PTA met to discuss Cultural Environment after postponing from Thursday to Monday. The Junior department will extend one month to reach seven months for promotion. elementary grades reach five months for promotion.
Huey Wade Gray and Joe Hardin attended the road meeting in Moulton Monday. Mrs. Harry Landers of Sheffield visited relatives here Tuesday. Mrs. Richard Howell, home from Benevolent hospital Decatur, shows steady improvem ent after a serious illness. Mrs. Mollye Landers celebrated her sixty seventh birthday on the 4th with a family dinner. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Walker and Miss Ethel Landers were in Decatur for shopping Tuesday. Mrs. L S Terry and Mrs. Edgar Landers attended the Missionary Society zone meeting in Moulton Tuesday. Col Joe Wheeler of Wheeler and Dr J F Huey were in Decatur Saturday morning in the interest of roads. Mrs Howard Moses of Morris Chapel, who spent part of last week with Dr and Mrs J F Huey for appendicitis, is much improved. Mrs W L Fretwell Miss Ee McBride Mrs G Ennis and L Al Ryan attended the Lawrence county P T A meeting in Moulton Saturday morning. Richard Howell is spending this week at Lock A. A number of men are being afforded work in this district with the R F C relief work.
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