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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1933
Page
1
Decatur churches vote to oppose Sunday picture shows following a petition urging city council to permit them. The Pastors Union resolution, adopted by rising vote on April 30 1933, protests desecration of the Lord's Day and urges enforcement of existing law. Several churches have yet to report action.
E R Britnell, popular attache of the sheriff's office, spent Sunday in Russellville visiting old friends.
Ardmore readies as first legal beer in 25 years flows today on the Tennessee Alabama line. The town straddles state boundaries with rails in Alabama and the post office in Tennessee. Pilgrims crowd the road waiting to sample three point two beer amid tables and groves on Der Tag.
General Lytle Brown chief of the army engineers demanded a Senate inquiry into Muscle Shoals management after Senator Norris proposed a presidential investigation. He sent a letter to Vice President Garner urging immediate Senate action as Norris weighed the bill. Brown said Norris claimed he had done nothing wrong.
A vacant house at the Bast corner was destroyed by wind on Saturday night. It is believed to belong to Tom Huddleston, a former Decatur resident. The structure had stood empty for months and officers say much of its lumber was removed during winter cold snaps for firewood.
RFC loans to banks railroads and other organizations stood at 11.795 billion dollars as of April 2. The monthly RFC summary shows 15 months of cash advances totaling 2.26 billion dollars with repayments of 464.75 million dollars.
Five individuals appeared in court addressing disorderly conduct and drunkenness. Three white defendants were fined for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. One Black defendant was charged with violation of prohibition laws, while another was fined for drunkenness.
New York May 1 AP speculative markets opened with a stampede of buying and the dollar slid to new lows against European currencies. Stocks jumped in early trading with blocks of 1 000 to 20 000 shares, later profits trimmed gains as several issues cooled. Cotton and wheat also rose but gains moderated amid furious market activity.
April business in Decatur rose across multiple firms with gains over the previous month and strong comparisons to last year. The spread of improved activity marks the first definite sign of recovery after three years of stagnation caused by global unrest and low morale.
Middling cotton opened at 7.80 cents per pound in Decatur as traders awaited further gains after a sensational rise on the New York and New Orleans markets.
Morgan county relief officials urge farmers and others with garden plots to plant and preserve food for next winter. Canning and drying schools will teach economical methods, led by Morgan county relief administration with home economics volunteers.
Miss Lacy Hargrove is recovering at her sister Mrs. J W Couch home after an operation at Benevolent hospital.
Berry growers in Morgan county open offices at Brock and Spight to facilitate shipments as carload lots start next week. Early berries are Klondikes and Missionaries with carrots shipping from Hartselle and Decatur. weather has delayed but favorable conditions could yield a top quality crop and large etoba for the county.
Word from Ben F. Martin a prominent local businessman is very encouraging. He is spending several weeks at Hot Springs Arkansas and his health is very much improved.
Alabama agriculture stalls as persistent cool weather and rains hinder planting. Southern counties plant while central and northern areas focus on soil prep and seed. replanting cotton occurs in the south. Fruit outlook improves with peaches and apples shaping a better season, pecans uncertain. Home gardens grow amid wet conditions. Professor Ware to lead a one week seed selection and planting course.
The sermon at First Presbyterian urged living a large life in Nazareth by thoroughness in work, motive to please the Father, and awareness of fellowship with God. It cited Jesus in Nazareth as the model, noting how hometown smallness can shape a life of significance.
Washington May 1 AP Democratic leaders abandoned the effort to force a House vote on the inflation amendment to the farm relief bill after failing to secure unanimous consent for a ballot. Rep Snell objected as GOP leader while House Agriculture Chairman Jones announced a separate inflation bill favoring a Senate currency expansion amendment and planned to guide conferees.
Charles and Roy Mitchell of Lecon arrested by Parkville Chief Dan Ryan on grand larceny charges. They are in Madison County Jail Huntsville after Morgan County officials transported them for a preliminary hearing before Justice West at Falkville Wednesday. Shoes syrup and turpentine were found at their homes.
P D Beddingfield 41 farmer of Tanner route one was described in fairly satisfactory condition at Benevolent hospital after a fall from a wagon on North Beach Highway Saturday. He was picked up unconscious by Brown's ambulance and rushed to the hospital. Beddingfield was en route to Decatur when the wagon drawn by mules lurched after he flicked a mule with a whip, causing him to fall.
Sunday crowds at the Gospel Tabernacle again showed strong interest in the current series of services described as a camp meeting style with a praise service and testimonials. In the evening the attendance remained high as interest deepened.
Chicago woke to a bombing spree as May Day dawned with five explosions in the Loop targeting Illinois Bell and a Marshall Field branch. Across Tennessee and North Carolina legal beer returned after decades, while New Orleans saw a ten thousand strong May Day march near city hall with limited arrests.
LAVERN Alabama May 1 AP Leopold Strauss a prominent Montgomery insurance man and civic leader fatally wounded himself in a hotel. He died en route to a Montgomery hospital. The sheriff said he shot himself in the right temple and doctors reported little chance for recovery. Strauss was a delegate to the Democratic convention last summer but stayed home due to illness.
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