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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1938
Page
8
Trustees absolved a Vermont pastor of misconduct by a 37 to 1 vote after congregants admitted similar Sunday fishing. The pastor urged a common sense Sabbath of church attendance wholesome recreation and rest, saying the trip was a Christian observance. He gave fish to the needy and faced anonymous criticism before the vote.
Leaders from 20 countries and 32 denominations gather under England's Archbishop of York to draft a world church constitution and form a council uniting Protestant groups. The United States sends a large delegation as delegates seek a workable organization without public announcements.
The Bonanza quartet will attend an all day decoration and singing event in Blanche Tennessee next Sunday.
A jumble of sports notes covers baseball star Joe DiMaggio homering and scoring, Wilmer Hines pursuing a basketball post at West Virginia, and various pro boxing, football, and tennis mentions. It notes Loyola and college sports chatter plus football potential players and a church election list.
About 20 Decatur Elks Lodge members will attend the state convention in Montgomery from May 29 to 31. Mayor Gunter has sent personal invitations to Elks statewide to attend.
A highway accident hospital near Hackensack New Jersey staffed with four policemen nurses is established to handle traffic crash injuries and medical care.
The week end was quiet for the state highway patrol in this section. Several arrests were made for drunken driving.
Louis E. Kanter of Florala Alabama, a shirt factory official, drowned near the Fort Walton bathing casino yesterday while his wife and small daughter watched from the beach nearby.
Lake Pryor, president of Riverside high school's senior class, presented a collection of books at chapel. The Pageant of America from Yale University Press valued at 75 dollars and Webster's New International Dictionary in three volumes valued at 24.50 were accepted by principal W T Jordan. The librarian Mrs Jordan outlined use and scope of the new volumes.
WETS reports 30 of Georgia's 159 counties have voted on local option liquor referenda with 28 counties in favor of legalized alcohol sales and two opposed. The tally reflects early results as counties continue to vote across the state.
Six bit pitching by Crouch of the Nashville Vols Bazner of the Lookouts and Higbe of the Barons boosted their clubs. Crouch shut out the Memphis Chicks 5 0 as his team piled hits and five runs off pitchers 1 and Spencer 1 marking 23 straight scoreless innings for him. Bazner beat New Orleans 7 1 to split the double header. Pelicans won game one 6 4. Lookout right fielder Binson went 3 for 4 in the second. Little Rock and Knoxville were rained out. Birmingham beat Atlanta 7 5 in a Barons feature Bud Clancy homered 470 feet at the ballpark with Bobby Durham driving in the big swing.
Mrs. Van Gilbert of Elkmont aided a 14 year old claiming he walked to Nashville to see his ill mother. The next day she found her son’s bicycle missing and alerted Captain Gilbert. Police pursued the youths, one locked in Athens, another suspected accomplice aged 17.
Young Michael Faraday served as a valet to Sir Humphrey Davy, an early role that preceded his rise as a renowned scientist in Britain. The anecdote highlights his formative years and connections within the scientific circle.
Puzzle clues read across and down with multiple wordplay hints. Answers include common crossword terms and various abbreviations. This item previews the solution following the prior puzzle, typical of a newspaper puzzle page.
Church organist Abram Butler Jr. began a Sunday rehearsal when the organ emitted sounds and he found a cat and five kittens inside. The SPCA removed part of the organ to free the animals in Buffalo on May 9.
Engineers from several southern states gathered in Montgomery for a regional meeting of the bridge committee of the American Association of State Highway Officials.
A charitable hen on Wilmer Monson's farm near Wausa Nebraska has adopted three orphaned pups. The hen shelters the pups under her wing and their mothering duties are carried out by the feathered matron as the animals sleep under her protection.
Selma Cloverleafs extend hold on first place with a double victory over Jackson in Montgomery as Pensacola wins a single game. Anniston Rams win both ends of a doubleheader at Mobile 3-2 and 8-7. Meridian beats Montgomery 2-1 after losing 5-2 opener.
Milwaukee May 9 report says golfer C. W. Evans once mocked as Slicer gained respect at North Shore Country Club. He teed at the ninth and watched the ball arc out and roll into the cup for the tenth hole.
Dr. John Langley of Alexander City was elected president of the Alabama optometric association at its semi annual meeting in Montgomery.
An ad touts Black-Draught as a purely vegetable laxative from Nature's own laboratory. It promises prompt relief from constipation and notes the product aids regular bowel function, calling itself the laxative of the South.
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