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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1936
Page
8
Senior class members split into two groups led by captains Frank Brown and Luke to canvas homes this week. The drive seeks biographies travel government history literature and modern fiction to stock the high school library.
Twelve of sixteen Alabama beer dealers who paid 1,000 for federal licenses in 1934 have been refunded in full. Harwell G. Davis said the payments were made under protest after the Gus Constantine ruling. Eleven of twelve reimbursements occurred in Montgomery, with one Decatur dealer and others in Birmingham Mobile.
In May 12 report from Short-Winded Rembert 8 C. a farm well drilled by W F Baker near here is said to inhale as much as it blows. A mysterious subterranean air source blows whistles and a harmonica attached to the shaft top, drawing spectators to watch the operation.
The German airship Hindenburg departed Lakehurst at 10 27 p m EST on a return leg to Frankfort on Main with 48 passengers and mail and express cargo. Dr Hugo Eckener waved farewell from the passenger cabin as the ship aimed for Europe in six to seven hours, hoping for a permanent German American commerce link.
The article notes German airship designer Eckener and his party sought to engage the U S public with trans oceanic service. He met with President Roosevelt and officials in Washington saying no decision would come before ten planned demonstrations. The president called one flight insufficient.
It was embarrassing as Jack Cunningham associate producer supervising Too Many Parents at the Capitol Theatre asked Paramount film editor Edward Dmytryk to show his notes. Cunningham found the notes were in Chinese as Dmytryk explained he has been studying Chinese and writes his notes in Chinese for practice.
In Montgomery on May 12 Dr. A. L. Stabler of Birmingham continued as state deputy of the Alabama council Knights of Columbus after re election at the convention. Joseph A. Dirago of Tuscombia was named the new warden succeeding Karl Schall of Florence.
Pleasant Way Carolin Babcock sharpens her tennis game in Los Angeles ahead of the Wightman Cup matches. Her admiring partner is Cesar Romero, a rising film star.
Petey Sarron’s camp believed he would beat Freddie Miller after a wall hang of champion photos and a bag hitting the wall during sparring. The Birmingham veteran was predicted to win the featherweight title in last night’s bout.
The honor roll lists students across grades eight through six with teachers named for each class. A stray line mentions Freddie Miller and a boxing image falling, adding a lone non sequitur to the list.
Two speakers addressed the Decatur Rotary Club meeting. W. B. Nolen, assistant director of the Federal Housing Administration, urged club cooperation in FHA work. O. B. Hagerman spoke on the foreign situation. Billy Wyker led the program as international relations chairman.
The Decatur curb market moved from Moulton Street to Delano Park near the Bee Line highway intersection at Sixth Avenue. Market days are Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Jane Blackwell Betty Crane Rosa Mae Trapp appear in Junior Sixth Grade under Miss Nun gester while Annie Lee Turner is in Junior Sixth Grade under Miss Nun gester. Veloreese Andrew and Annette Phillips are listed in Senior Sixth Grade under Miss Lile with incomplete details.
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