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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1934
Page
1
President eyes Major General Frank R. McCoy for Chief of Staff amid East Asia concerns. McCoy chaired the Lyt Commission on Manchurian dispute and once served as aide to General Leonard. Other candidates exist, uncertainty remains.
Three abduction suspects of millionaire Gettle are reported in official custody after a raid on a house near South Western avenue. One suspect captured after a running gun battle. another escaped. Gettle, at his Arcadia estate, was kidnapped during a celebration with two masked men.
Morgan County reports a bountiful berry crop with first class quality. F O Keller head of local shippers says growers faced earlier disappointment due to market conditions from an eastern market flooded with inferior berries. Several cars have shipped from Hartselle and more car-load shipments are expected locally.
The Tennessee river stood stationary today with a gauge reading of 42 feet. Officials monitor water levels for flood risk and navigation conditions along the river system.
Mitchell Williams 11 and Louis Gosline 12 returned to Decatur homes after a impulsive trip to Nashville by freight train. Local officers searched for them all day Monday but found them safe at their addresses 912 Wadsworth Street and Sixteenth Avenue East. Parents express relief as the boys recount their travel.
President Roosevelt requested a major fund increase totaling 100 million for road building 40 million for navy construction and 48 million for the Tennessee Valley Authority He said current estimates should cover emergencies of relief and re employment at least until early 1935 with Congress then able to act if conditions are not improved.
The Girls Hi Y Club at Decatur Senior High met Thursday with the president presiding. Officers elected for the coming year were Cecilia Alexander president Margaret King vice president Frances Ann Green secretary treasurer Julia Dent Woolard reporter Marjorie Phinizy program chairman. Plans were discussed for the Hi banquet and the group adjourned to meet May 17.
In Beverly Hills a reader warns of a government program to hire more men and equip 200 fast armored cars and sub machine guns to secretly hunt criminals. He recalls past manhunts by Pinkerton, Texas Rangers, and Northwest Mounted Police, doubting current methods.
In Tuscon Arizona on May 15 AP reports June Robles aged several, was found alive after nineteen days confined in a shallow grave like hole. She was chained by the ankles and fed water bread oranges and vegetables. Her rescuers followed a Chicago mailed letter containing clues. She is home with her grandfather Bernabe Robles and is under medical observation to assess lasting harm.
Morgan County High announces graduation for Thursday May 31 with class night on May 30. Pastor Dr Chitwood to deliver the address once chosen. headmaster W P Snuggs notes an outstanding speaker is being sought. list of graduates includes Aaron Bean Melvin Blackwood Leonard Kost Jack Gamble Stanley Kracke Don Kyle Boyd McElroy Luke Norris William Obar Lorimer Oldacre Walter Poole Jr Murray Wilson J D Weinman Avis McCutcheon Hazel McCutcheon Ruth Moore Wanda Murphree Evaughn Murphey Gladys Speake Nola Smith Nell Thompson Lorene Weaver and others.
The mayor ordered cows and chickens kept up and off the streets in Galakoo. A Nelson quoted official said the city would enforce the law without embarrassing or arresting anyone, while stressing respect for others' rights.
Dr L G Sturdivant praised The Daily for publicity of Dr M E Lazenby address saying the article generated intense interest among Methodists in the Decatur district. He credited the paper for helping spread the message and thanked its staff.
Experiments to vary the Tennessee river stage below Wilson Dam by one to three feet will use alternate storage and release. The changes will be gradual to avoid navigation disruption and may begin around May 18 to 21. Boat operators below the dam were advised to avoid stranding on shoals. further guidance will follow.
An all day singing is planned at Rural Grove for the first Sunday in June led by Richard Wallace. Singers are invited to attend with a noon dinner provided. Past Rural Grove singings have been delightful and show the community’s renowned hospitality.
California relatives of the late Mrs. L L Pepper arrive in Decatur tonight for the Austinville church funeral Wednesday afternoon. Eastern Star members will attend in a body and conduct floral offerings. Mrs Pepper, matron of Ausinville, died suddenly last Saturday at her daughter’s home. The Rev G C Dobbs and the Rev T H Wilson will conduct rites. Interment at Roselawn cemetery with a priest in charge.
J W McCall, a member of the Decatur force, is improving at his Jackson Street home after ten days of illness. Local friends hope for full recovery soon.
Mrs Mollie Smith of Mooresville is a medical patient at Baughs Infirmary according to local notices.
Nantucket lightship crew members are feared dead after the lightship was rammed in fog off the Massachusetts coast by the liner Olympic en route to New York. Five crewmen were uninjured. two saved by lifeboats were in serious condition.
Senior class play at Selma High School was written and staged by Miss Jean Cook former local resident and now dramatic coach at the Selma institution She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Pred Cook who lived here for years and attended Albany High School before moving with her family to Columbia Tennessee
The Daily is indebted to Mrs Prenk Rowden for a generous gift of several quarts of strawberries grown on the Rowden place. The berries were large deep red luscious with a pleasing flavor. Members of
D L Ryan has returned to his Nashville home after spending ten days in Decatur.
A dynamite blast destroyed a highway bridge near the Coal Valley mine and rocked nearby homes. The explosion followed a coal strike and occurred as 400 non striking workers were housed in a stockade amid a larger riot involving 500 striking longshoremen at the Los Angeles harbor. One man was killed and 21 injured, with several others in serious condition.
The Dramatic Club held its final meeting as members gathered for the concluding session titled Five o clock. Members motored to the event and participated in closing discussions.
Large circles of friends are glad to learn Miss Marie Ballas is able to be out after an attack of malaria. She is a member of the teaching staff at Coltee home on Canalama.
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