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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
2
A large crowd gathered for a Sunday night sing near Oak Ridge. Decatur visitors spent the week with local relatives. Leonard Sparkman from near the area visited his parents Mr and Mrs W I Sparkman and his mother Mrs. W I Sparkman joined by Mrs. fen ones and ton who spent Monday with Mrs M N.
E J Brown and Miss Louise Brown spent Saturday in Decatur while Mr and Mrs Elbert Weaver visited here Sunday. Prof and Mrs J C Tidwell visited Decatur, and other locals including Mr and Mrs Thomas Gandy and children traveled to Mt Zion Sunday. Numerous gatherings and visits among the Gandy's Cove community are noted with families and friends attending events in Decatur Oakville Mt Zion and Gadsden.
Athens groups hosted socials and bridge nights at private homes and college events. Mrs Grady Davis and Mrs G Kennemer welcomed guests at Davis home in Fair with flowers and afternoon treats. Lucy Heywood Binford led Foursquare Club gathering with high scores by Bebe Sanders. Night Bridge Club hosted by Mr and Mrs Jack Tanner with salad course. Athens College faculty hosted senior class plus social in honor of Miss Ruby Chittam. Miss Ruth Phelps mourned after a fatal automobile crash. fishing and pickle supper enjoyed by partygoers on the lake.
An advertisement promotes a pain relief remedy named “B. .” as a fast acting product crafted by a revised pharmacist. It claims relief from periodical pains in minutes and offers use for colds headaches neuralgia muscular aches fever and nervous system quieting without opiates. Available in 10¢ and 25¢ packages.
Winona Mississippi May 5 a young mother and wife is charged with murder after Sheriff Rube M Lud Smith says she confessed killing her 42 year old former husband Marvin Stafford as he slept early today. She initially claimed a burglar fired a shotgun blast and fled. Authorities say servants reported Stafford ford told him she killed her husband yesterday and that the quarrel had preyed on her mind. She says she had been under a physician’s care after a nervous breakdown.
Athens Alabama May 6 Special county board completed review and adjustment of all tax rolls but kept assessments at 1931 figures urging written protests from individual taxpayers for case by case consideration. Limited reductions expected as county bonds near due dates and total valuation must meet ten million dollars to float new bonds, last year’s figures barely surpassed that amount.
Garden expert Dean Halliday explains the water cure for roses. Water deeply but not at night to avoid mildew, as evening irrigation promotes infection and damaged bushes stifle growth later in the season. Next: Keep Lookout for Carpenter Bee.
American singer Lucille Chalfont once prima donna of the Greenwich Village Follies in 1922 is found dead in Berlin, after reportedly failing to answer a plea for funds from her daughter in New York. Chalfont, a former Los Angeles reporter, was a descendant of Jenny Lind.
Market report from Birmingham shows steady quotations with heavy demand calls. Grain bids: No 2 white corn 45% to 47%3c, No 2 corn 46% to 47%4c, oats steady. poultry and eggs paid producers No 1 mixed eggs 14 to 18c, 1% to 2% for others. Fruit and vegetables list strawberries 1.75 to 2.00, dewberries 3.00 per 24 qt crate, portoricans and greens priced. cotton noon spot middling unchanged.
Mr and Mrs Earl Gurley of route 3 spent Sunday with grandparents J W Dunaway. Miss Velma Jett returned home near Hayden Alabama after a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs Glenn Ransom of Lacey's Spring and Watt Bindley with B Huie of Hartselle were in town. Gay visited Mr and Mrs W T Wade who have been ill but are up now. 3 L Day and P W Williams of
Oak Ridge resident Dr Moss declares hot weather a signal for planting. He notes cotton planting should start immediately as prices are low and profitability remains uncertain.
On this day in 1854 the first post office in Nebraska was established at Omaha marking a milestone in regional communication. The event reflects the founding era of Nebraska's postal services and settlement expansion during that period.
Decatur visitors B E Davis spent Monday here on business. Mrs. Wilburn Wade and children and Mrs. Lula Wade talked with Mrs. W T Wade Monday. Mr and Mrs J W Henderson of Haartselie visited relatives the Hendersons. Miss Nan Henderson returned from Birmingham after a week away. Weaver family guests last weekend included Mr and Mrs 0 Se Weaver. Jimmie Weaver and Nan Henderson joined Mrs C E Holt in Decatur Monday. Mrs Jimmie Weaver traveled to Floretta Tuesday to stay with Mrs Jim Lynn.
The May 1 crop loan report shows 672 applications totaling $67,266.15 with 549 applications approved and loans amounting to $52,000 plus. Government loans supplement few private loans for crop production as authorities note. The text also briefly mentions the bulldog as a distinct English breed.
Bugong refers to a dish created by native Australians using a butterfly of the Berus Danais. The text notes the butterfly as the source, shaping a traditional preparation method.
Masonic waiters from North Alabama towns hosted by Athens lodge welcomed a visiting third degree team from Florence for initiation work. The degree ceremony was followed by a chicken stew hosted by I, Carney, an Athens lodge member.
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