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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
1
A public ballot from 1932 presents the election for Associate Justice No. 1. Voters are asked to choose one candidate to fill the Supreme Court seat.
A long list of candidate entries for Alabama state and district offices is presented, including presidential electors, national convention delegates and alternates, representatives to the Seventy Third Congress from the 8th district, and county education board members. Names are paired with court and district identifiers and page numbers.
The Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee completed the official vote count after delays from un-tabulated boxes. Key results include Lewis C. Brown winning the coroner race by 83 votes over Rev. T Howell, J W Bailey leading Decatur Justice of the Peace with 1900 votes, and John W Jones toping delegates from the eighth district with 7,783 votes.
The many friends of Mrs. Ben Campbel will regret to learn that she is at her home.
Federal grand jury hears evidence that Gaston B Means received 100000 on false promises he could return the kidnapped Lindbergh baby and will. Witnesses include Mrs Edward McLean and her attorney. Means is charged with larceny after trust and jailed.
The cotton market advanced on the close this afternoon with July up 16 points for the day. Middling seven-eighths cotton settled at 5.10 cents per pound.
Construction begins on a 2500 square foot addition at the H. and H. Machine Co. plant on Moulton Street to serve as a four parts room. L. E. Hurst and T. R. Harrison run the firm which plans a June 15 completion and anniversary celebration for the tenth year. A free showing will be held for the public.
Classified ad seeks two centrally located dwellings in Old Decatur. The notice asks interested renters to list what they have and to contact J. A. at phone number 46 before renting, for an ad taker to inspect.
Raybourne Neville, noted Trinity merchant and church worker, replies in The Decatur Daily to a $200 extortion demand signed by The Poor. He questions the request, reflects on his faith and finances, and urges the sender to seek God’s guidance.
Miss Winifred Rafferty a 22 year old dietician at Robinwood hospital was found strangled and assaulted in an exclusive Toledo neighborhood near her father’s home after leaving a swimming class. Police labeled the killer a maniac amid reports of prior harassment toward nurses.
Official count by the Democratic Executive Committee shows U S Senator Hugo L Black leading in Lawrence County with 937 votes. Thomas E Kilby 713 Henry L Anderton 96 Charlie McCall 82 John Morgan Burns 38. County superintendent Earl Hodson 1094 to J Kirk Howell 1082. Two education board seats. M A Little 1065 will not face runoff Owen 817 and Thos Yarbrough 939. Dr J F Huey 692 and John H Day 315 were dropped.
County officers seized a 400 gallon still in Mean's Bridge between Decatur and Danville on Friday. Two men were taken into custody. The raid involved Sheriff Davis and Deputies Willoughby Walton B. E. Davis and Sparkman.
C. E. Scott of Flint on the old Staten place aims to establish a squab raising business in the county. He currently has about fifty White King pigeon pairs and plans to grow to a thousand. Scott says he will first build the flock before selling to Decatur markets and invites visitors to tour the farm to learn pigeon breeding.
Fire raged for hours threatening the $2,000,000 Cunard pier at Thirteenth Street in the Hudson River. At noon flames still out of control, spreading to adjacent waterfront property and a two story office building after starting in rubbish beneath Pier 54.
Attention is called to the Layman's Union Prayer services to be held on Saturday morning from 8 30 to 9 o'clock at the First Methodist Church. All interested are asked to be present for the half hour of spiritual consideration.
Florence State Teachers College spring term closes May 31 with ninety six graduates. Seventeen will earn the B S degree while seventy nine receive diplomas. Three diploma students hail from Morgan county including Decatur’s Mary Elizabeth Adcock and Helen Fischer and Hartselle’s Mary Houston.
W T Staten, longtime local businessman, goes back to Corinth Mississippi this afternoon after spending time here. He has met many old friends and found pleasure in reconnecting. Staten is currently with the International Harvester Co.
Panola Alabama May 6 William Country Oliver 28 a former University of Alabama football star shot and killed his sweetheart Lottie Simmons 21 critically wounded his brother Clare Oliver 45 and then killed himself There were no eye witnesses and the motive was not immediately stated Clare Oliver was taken to Electric Mills hospital with a shotgun wound in his back He is pronounced dead at the scene.
Official returns show Snodgrass first and Shines second for the Democratic national convention delegate slots with potential run off considerations. District tallies list Abramson Grayson Nathan and others across multiple figures, with totals varying by district.
In Montgomery Alabama on May 6 Senator Hugo Black trailed the field by about 2,500 votes needed for a majority as 2274 of 2126 boxes reported in the Democratic primary. Black led with 92 720, Kilby 517 401, Burns 16423, McCall 11 644, Anderton 10 762.
Governor Thomas Kilby will decide after reviewing official returns whether to run in a runoff against Beoster, according to reports from M. Sahery.
President Paul Doumer was shot four times during an exhibition in Paris by a Russian doctor named Paul Gougiloff. The assailant bandaged by police, and the president was reportedly wounded in the head and shoulder while others were hit as the chaos spread.
A plate glass window of Weeks Cash Store was smashed between 2 30 and 3 00 this morning. Two pairs of shoes were taken from the display. Mr Weeks, who lives above the store, heard a noise but saw nothing and returned to bed. He only learned of the loss this morning.
O. W. Stinson and J. A. depart today for a short fishing excursion in South Alabama.
Neon quotations show New York oil and grain futures with January March at 6.45 for New York and 639 for New Orleans. May contracts pull 5.59 in New Orleans while New York May sits at 6.45. Chicago grain lists May wheat and corn at 29 percent and oats at 234s with mixed notes for July October and December bids.
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