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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1935
Page
8
A Philadelphia physician reviews nerve surgery techniques aimed at blocking pain pathways. Cutting pain fibers in the spinal cord may relieve leg and pelvic pain while touch and movement remain intact. Early signs of paralysis agitans are described as potential early diagnoses.
Probate notices announce letters of administration for Rountree Aldridge and letters testamentary for Mollie Moseley. Executrix Lucy Moseley and Executor Thomas Moseley must present claims by deadlines set by Morgan County Probate Court. Also, a bill proposes appointing an official court reporter for Morgan County Court with duties and compensation defined.
The measure creates an official court reporter here, detailing oath, residency, tenure, and removal rules. It specifies in person attendance, notes, transcript fees, and cost allocations, plus provisions for special reporters and criminal case costs. It also sets salaries, filing deadlines, and procedural duties for appeals and records.
A detective was slain and nine wounded during riots in Bagnolet on the eve of May Day observances. Police arrested twenty rioters who were found with firearms and clubs, as Paris mobilized guards at stations and major squares while life continued with lilies peddling and mixed public calm.
The seventh to ninth grades presented a chapel program at Pleasant Hill school on Friday morning. Family visitors and local residents attended, with Emma Frances Prater, Rupert Roger, Vera Russell, Miriam Russell, and Marjorie Prater featuring in readings and songs.
A cast of local residents is featured with reports from Danville and Speake, including attendance at Oak Ridge singing, a Lebanon picture show, weekend visits, and a wedding in Moulton. Notable mentions include Mildred Hogan and John McKay marrying in Moulton and community sewing class attendees across Decatur and Speake locales.
Miss Frances Hightower hosted a Saturday bridge gathering with salad service and floral decor. Helen Wood won the high score with Mrs. John Bitting taking the guest prize. attendees included Mrs. Baylis Hightower and Miss Margaret Rosenau among others. The note mentions local events and shifts in post office hours along with school May Day observances and the Junior-Senior banquet at Westmoreland Hall.
Dalhart Texas May 1 press dispatch: a “Rainmaker” team led by Tex Thornton prepared to drop TNT from balloons to seed clouds. Farmers contributed $300 for the venture and a weather bureau forecast promised cloud cover. A sand storm swept the area during setup.
Employees of Alabama Power Company held a Tuesday night stag party at F. W. Sharpe’s home to bid farewell to staff bound for new posts. E. H. Phillips moves to Russellville as foreman of the line crew and T. L. Jackson transfers to Huntsville for maintenance work. R. C. Whitson arrives from Birmingham as engineer in Decatur, and Robert Hardeman is welcomed as new local meter reader.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports a drop in raw cotton use by New England mills in January March 1935, totaling about 33 000 bales or 12 percent. January showed a 1.7 percent rise from 1934, but February fell 12.4 percent and March declined 23 percent year over year.
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