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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1936
Page
2
Prosecuting staff tentatively identifies a slashed body found floating in the Arkansas River as Mrs. Mattie Whitfield a 24 year old divorcee. Deputy attorney Guissie Haynie said the woman had dealings with the office over child support from her former husband and saw Whitfield a week ago. Police described the corpse as hacked with a meat cleaver or butcher knife.
Mrs R T Slatton of Decatur called on Moulton business matters. Robert B Henderson and Judge W R Jackson were in Birmingham. Mr and Mrs R L Parsons visited from Decatur. H H Hambrick will open a new pressing parlor. L B Cropper and wife returned from Louisville after Derby attendance. Court house bonds signed by county board. demolition of old building expected to start soon. Mytrie Almon Horton visited. Dr H C McCulloch of Town Creek spent Monday on business in Moulton. Madeline Heflin arrived after four weeks at Gorin high school. Lawrence County Democratic Executive Committee meeting noted. Charlotte Wayne visiting sister R C Jackson. T A Bowles of Town Creek attended on business. Citizens Bank directors held regular meeting. Senator and Mrs V L St Johns visited Tuesday.
In Tallahassee on May 9 a four foot ballot with three columns of names is prepared for the Democratic June 2 primary. Fourteen governors candidates head a list of 101 state office seekers plus delegates and local nominees totaling nearly 300 names. Voters must mark their ballots in secret without sample ballots aid. vote counters offer no finish date for tally.
Enrollment for 3 C camps starts Sunday at 8 a.m. in the Morgan County public welfare office at the courthouse. 3 C camp officers and state DP officials will supervise the eligibility process. Morgan County quota is 26 with district one Negro applicants to be sent to Birmingham May 14–16.
In Malone New York on May 9 a plane lost power and crashed. Clarence E Purfort, Manviator, and William F Druck Potsdam policeman crawled from the wreck with injuries. They realized each had the other’s fuel tank after escape.
May 9 bulletin reports Florence officials Mayor Glenn and Commissioners Harlan and Chisholm reached an agreement with J. M. Barry manager of Alabama Power Company to purchase the city’s power distribution system.
May 9 report predicts American cotton would reach its strongest statistical position since 1930 by September 1 as half a million bales more lean cotton are sold in a month. Government holdings are expected to fall to about 3.5 million bales from a total of 6 million.
A large crowd attended the Negro Civic Center program at Sykes Hall Bank Street and Wilson Avenue sponsored by the Negro Welfare Club. The event featured vocal and instrumental numbers and launched the NYA recreational program for district one with attendees pledging support.
Austrian film star Elissa Landi remains legally bound by an interlocutory decree issued after her divorce from John Cecil Lawrence of London. California law requires a year and a day before final papers can be granted, delaying her single status until Monday.
Mrs John Lee Brown was removed by ambulance to Benevolent Hospital. Huntsville attorney Schuyler Richardson visited Decatur. Fay L Puller improves after malaria and pneumonia. Rep Harry Walker visited. Miss Maxine Bridges improves from flu. St Pauls Lutheran adjusts summer schedule. Sunday School at 8 and service at 9. Rev E T Town to conduct out of town services in Killen and Cloverdale. Bishop McDowell notes Alabama Episcopal convention in Birmingham at St Andrews next week. Mrs Wardlaw and Miss Gargus return from U D C convention in Huntsville. Mrs Hodges Crow improves at home. Henry Zeltler of Mooresville now able to be out after illness. Prof E G Hamilton in Decatur on business. Seven cases tried in Saturday court. Mr and Mrs J Curtis McPherson and daughter Mary Ann vacationing in Montgomery, Mobile, Whistler. McPherson connected to TVA. Dave Porter accompanies from Knoxville TVA office. Mrs Ed Collier undergoes operation at Baughs Infirmary. Elbert Weaver and daughters travel to Demopolis. J E Tidwell Mothers Day guest in town. Joe Duncan at Wilson Lake fishing. Spanish American War Veterans to meet Huntsville May 17. Sparkman string band mentioned.
Maggie Church signed a statement admitting she killed her husband George Church, 55, by slashing his throat with a razor as her 15 year old son William restrained him. She said she acted after threats to beat the family to death. She claimed self defense and that she kept quiet to avoid separation from her eight children.
The Spanish war veterans regu lar meeting is set for Sunday at 2 p m in the courthouse. All veterans are urged to attend as delegates will be elected for the state reunion in Mobile Alabama on June 7 89. Several matters of importance will be discussed and the post relies on votes.
Governor elect Richard Leche in Baton Rouge announces a naval staff to advise him on nautical niceties including when to wear what. The move follows a historical embarrassment involving Huey Long and a German cruiser commander.
The Daily notes an enjoyable serenade by Oak Ridge featuring nine year old banjoist Cleo Sparkman who also plays violin and other instruments. The report also cites a Springfield safety essay contest at Hay-Edwards School where Stella Louise Ferreira won first place and Joe Wood took second. Ferreira is niece of Mrs. W. T. Giles of Decatur.
Washington May 9 7 Definite prediction that congress would end its work by June 6 or June 1 was made by Senator Robinson the Democratic leader. He said adjournment by the first of June was likely. The Republican national convention meets June 9 in Cleveland. The flood control bill of 360000000 would be taken up next week along with the commodities exchange regulation bill. Adjournment will be in honor of the late Senator Park Trammell who died last night.
Sheriff reports a confession implicating her uncle Jim Hines while a lover Maynard Lenox denies firing the shot that killed Pearl Shine. Shine’s body found in an upstairs closet with a shotgun wound as a deed transferring the 80 acre farm to Pearl was filed hours before the death.
Stocks rose amid buying support led by names like J. I. Case and U. S. Steel as gains outweighed profit taking. Western Union posted higher profits, while French franc fears and a cautious Paris market influenced sentiment. earnings remained upbeat with Western Union’s first quarter showing 92 cents a share.
Markets show firm stocks and rallying leaders in a dull session. Bonds steady as French governments slip in light trading. Oils and utilities improve while foreign exchanges mix. Gold rises slightly and the pound falls. Cotton quiet with active trade by buyers and commission houses selling. Sugar up with buying interest. Coffee steady. Wheat up due to larger Canadian exports. Corn soft with weak demand. Cattle and hogs steady with limited movement.
Cotton futures closed steady with slight gains in New York and small declines in New Orleans. May, July, October and December contracts show mixed moves, with spot middling around 11.65 as market pauses.
Cotton from Liverpool shows 1,000 bales with American grades quoted in steady to lower terms. Spot demand fair with prices dropping two points. quotes include American strict good middling 7.19, strict middling 6.69, middling 6.44, low middling 5.94, and good ordinary 5.44. Futures closed steady with May at 6.14, July 5.97, December 5.54, January 5.54, March 5.4.
Unsettled butter and creamery specials listed with scores 93 92 and 90s. Grades range firsts standards and extras with price markers and packet counts. Includes notes on centralized carrots and multiple weights indicating market activity in Chicago.
Market activity shows May and Chicago futures with fluctuating quotes around mid 90s, including scattered percentages and notable irregularities. The fragmented data hints at typical grain price movement but lacks clear settlement or dates.
Poultry market report from Chicago dated May 9 shows live poultry steady with hens under 5 lbs at 21 cents and over 5 lbs at 19 cents. Leghorn, springs, fryers, Plymouth, white rock, colored broilers, barebacks, and roosters listed with varied price points. Turkeys range 16 to 22 cents. ducks and geese priced 11 to 17 cents depending on type and weight.
In Chicago on May 9 the U S Department of Agriculture notes potatoes at 154 on track 311 with total US shipments 628. Old stock steady, supplies moderate, demand light. New stock stronger, supplies moderate, demand good. Ala bliss US No 1 2.55, La bliss US No 1 2.50 2.75, mostly 2.60 2.65, fair quality 2.35 2.40.
U S Department reports cattle and calf in Chicago sale showing steep drops across classes. Fed steers and yearlings fall 25 to 75 cents, light yearlings hit sharply. Sheep and hogs follow with lambs off 50, hogs nominally steady but holdovers up to 500 head. Prices for top steer and best heifers slide, overall market shows a downturn as buyers retreat.
The Hindenburg completed a record time trip from Germany to America with 2 200 pounds of mail aboard and a full passenger load on its first ten round trips that summer. Captain Ernst A Lehmann commanded the voyage with motor trouble noted on the return near the Spanish coast. The dirigible’s average speed was 71.3 mph and max 93 mph on the Atlantic crossing.
In Washington on May 9 a tattooed blond man ran along Sixteenth Street near the White House pursued by Officer B M Moore. He could not recall his name nor where he began the morning. he wore only a partial tattoo of a nude lady and initials U S N. He was later dressed and taken to Gallinger hospital for observation.
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