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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1927
Page
1
The May 1920 report states Captains Nungesser and another officer vanished after leaving Paris aboard a steamship. Navy ships patrol off New England and Nova Scotia as French destroyers join the hunt, with authorities mounting a multinational search to locate the two men.
Reports show casualty lists growing across Missouri Illinois Kansas and Louisiana with debris and missing residents in Missouri and Arkansas. Relief teams set up in Poplar Bluff Missouri while weather fronts trace the storm path from Texas to Illinois with multiple tornadoes and blizzards causing deaths and isolation.
Eloise Crosby 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Z W Crosby, is in a Pensacola hospital with a self inflicted bullet wound after an apparent attempt tied to wearing new clothes for graduation. Doctors say she has little chance of recovery.
A collision occurred on a bridge about four miles from Hillsboro on the Muscle Shoals highway involving a Harris Grocery Company truck from Shoffield and a Studebaker. The driver of neither machine was injured, but the Studebaker was damaged severely.
The Connecticut Mills company received fifty applications from girls and women for work at a tire fabric plant under construction. Local manager Roland Gray said about 200 have filed so far, with roughly 600 expected to be employed. Applicants are being accepted each afternoon from two to four at a temporary office over the Central National Bank. Gray praised the intelligence of applicants, noting Southern workers compare well with New England in spelling and punctuation.
The Lawrence County Board of Revenue in regular session voted to retain the county health unit for another year. Delegations urged continued road aid, with Hatton requests to finish the Hatton to Town Creek road in the valley. Voters are to decide on one mill and three mill school tax renewals on June 14 after an April 12 bond issue election was ruled illegal.
Mrs Jane Thomas aged 89 died at her home near Ardmore Tennessee after a brief illness. She rests at Mt Pleasant cemetery with Rev Stroud officiating. She is survived by brother Rudy Chambers of Vinta Tenn two daughters Mrs E J Watson Decatur and Yda Thomas Ardmore three sons B L Thomas Ardmore Co P Thomas Veto S M Thomas Ardmore twenty two grandchildren and thirty nine great grandchildren. She was a Missionary Baptist Church member for 65 years.
Washington dispatch reports 800 Marines aboard aircraft tender and support ships to Paris island for Latimer’s force in Nicaragua. An additional 400 marines sail from Quantico and 300 aboard Ar gonne from Port Au Prince. The move aims to back disarmament per Coolidge plan with Latimer in command of about 3,000 troops as precaution.
E D Jones formerly of Durham North Carolina is directing advertising for Sterchi Bros and Shumake local furniture firm. He assumed charge on Monday Col C M Maxwell advertising director of the 35 stores is currently in Huntsville. Jones was located here three years ago in Woolworth Stores management.
Four white men are jailed in Morgan County on prohibition charges after a raid east of Waldemore Springs. Sheriff Davis and deputies Almon and Penn, with J M West Falkville officer, seized seven gallons of whiskey and destroyed 250 gallons of beer. Two men attempted to flee via a narrow rock passage and collided with Sheriff Davis statue. the other two were captured without incident.
The Morgan County board of revenue did not take up the courthouse matter in morning or upcoming sessions. No motion was made Tuesday or Wednesday to advance the decision, with one member joking about not being in a hurry. The board did approve a $5,000 health budget unchanged from last year and granted Sallye Hamilton a 15 day leave as county home demonstration worker.
A relief army and large force of levee workers massed along Bayou des Glaises to reinforce embankments ahead of the flood crest moving through Madison and Franklin parishes. Vidalia fell as protection levee broke, with Natchez bluffs visible flooding. 800,000 acres and 25,000 farms affected. Hoover approves parish committees to organize farmer rehabilitation.
MATHEWS denounces reports of a six day week policy at the Louisville and Nashville Shops and says current operations run full time with ample work. In New York Henry Judd Gray seeks a last farewell to Ruth Snyder before the electric chair. Both men discuss appeals and possible life insurance litigation as court actions loom.
The City of Decatur purchased a Dodge automobile for use by the Johnston Street city hall police department. A Dodge was already in use by the Railroad Street city hall.
Epigrams from a Hunter sermon reflect on religious commitment and church involvement. The speaker argues against indifference and calls the church to action at the battle front, urging Christians to move with urgency and align faith with daily life.
Readers are presented with two short quotes on faith and academics. The first asserts Christian students tend to achieve higher grades in colleges, while the second admonishes that a busy schedule should not crowd out religious life. Both offer timeless comments on study and spirituality.
Gillis, former University of Alabama football star, received a 60 day county jail sentence for contempt after failing to meet court ordered alimony payments of 500 dollars and monthly support. He was arrested in Birmingham on return from a Barons road trip and is out for the season.
Papenburg to undergo an operation after a former street accident left him with a broken leg. He will receive a surgical procedure at Be nevolent hospital to have the leg set. Friends hope for a rapid recovery and healing in the weeks ahead.
A. B. Camper editor and W. P. Williams manager announce severance of active connection with the Florence Times News. The paper, reportedly purchased by Birmingham interests, made the severance public in a front page Tuesday statement.
A blown fuse was suspected to spark a disturbance at the Sterchi Shumake establishment near nine o clock last night. No damage occurred and the store reopened this morning to continue selling Cook Bros stock.
A posse of more than 100 officers and citizens hunted Burgass a 23 year old Negro who shot and killed K E Parrish a farmer near Belleville after Burgass attacked his eleven year old daughter at a well. He fled into the woods as officers pursued him.
Throneberry a local hero visiting Decatur risked his life to rescue two Huntsville taxi drivers marooned on a toppled bridge. He rode a mule through raging floodwaters to reach the men as others failed using boots and skiffs. The Christmas season incident sparks plans for a Carnegie Medal nomination.
KamRam Grotto of Birmingham will send a dozen delegates Thursday night to entertain Decatur Grotto Prophets Master Masons and families at Masonic Hall at 745. The Black Fez quartet and the Ukulele Duo will perform in an entertainment program in the hall dining room. Decatur Grotto club officials issued invitations to members and Master Masons and their families.
Residents of Cahaba gather for the annual pilgrimage organized by the Cahaba Memorial Association led by Mrs. Anna Gayle Fry. Peter A. Brannon of the Alabama Department of Archives and History will speak as the principal lecturer. An old fashioned basket dinner and a detailed program will commemorate Cahaba the first state capital.
A rescue plan pursued by the French Line follows the Atlantic route in hopes of locating aviators presumed captured. Captain Nran leads the effort with a plane expected to join the search and recover those aboard.
A local flier will be charged with perjury following investigations into a dispute in Aubrey. Prosecutors say key witness testimony failed to align with recorded facts, prompting the filing of the criminal count.
J B Cassels of the Southern Telegraph company plans a visit to Hanceville to meet local farmers. He will discuss changes and talk with residents about farming lines and practices.
A graduation ceremony at Hospital 273 took place at 2 30 PM with many friends in attendance. The event marked a milestone for the graduates and featured grateful remarks from faculty and attendees.
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