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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1939
Page
2
Lina Medina of Peru gave birth by Caesarean to a boy after eight and a half months of pregnancy at Lima Maternity Hospital. Surgeons Dr Gerardo Lozada and Dr Alejandro Busalleu led the operation before about 70 witnesses.
Mr and Mrs Lou Nova foresee a June 1 victory over Max Baer at Yankee Stadium to claim the heavyweight crown and then beat Joe Louis in September. Nova trains in Nyack New York and projects the title sweep.
De catur residents face a rise in cigarette prices from 15 to 17 cents per pack as local grocers raise rates. Julian McNeese, new state highway patrolman from Decatur, is to receive his badge tonight after training in Montgomery. Community groups plan a Better Homes Show meeting at the Civic Center. Governor Frank M. Dixon passed through after attending a tri state Legion rally in Florence. Reverend J A Chambers travels to Oklahoma City for Southern Baptist convention sessions. H L Thornton returns from Montgomery after a first aid instructor course and will assist May 22 with another recruit class. A singing school begins tonight at Austinville Church of Christ with Greer Hendon. James B Little returns to Montgomery after attending bank directors’ banquet. Elks to initiate several new members Wednesday. M N Hipp of Eva visited Decatur. A dozen defendants arraigned in police court, six drunkenness, two fighting, four traffic. C J Walker improving in Hartselle after two weeks illness. Jon Manahan in Cullman for strawberry festival. Mr and Mrs T E Putnam visited Birmingham Sunday. Oliver Drew and Hudson Sheats attend Cullman strawberry festival. William Simmons spent weekend in Birmingham. Ben Johnston and Albert Clopto attended Cullman strawberry festival. Junior Board of Stewards…
Brigadier General Carter orders 200 more troops to the county amid mining disputes. Sheriff officials report a man killed near Harlan and another man shot during a clash. Governor Chandler acts quickly to keep mines operating while urging peace and union contracts.
The group will convene Monday evening at 7 at Central Methodist Church then go to Woodall's for dinner and a business meeting. The chairman demands full attendance for a final report on building fund pledges. Billy Tarpley was in Birmingham Sunday.
Market data for New York cotton and Chicago butter shows weak butter with varied creamery scores ranging from 93 to 88. Egg prices are unsettled with fresh graded eggs and local car lots quoted, plus current receipts and storage packed extras noted.
Frisco passenger train accident near Thomas junction hospitalized Baker after he attempted to catch the train in a playful act. James W. Wooten, Baker’s companion, confirmed the risky behavior and noted a fractured skull as the result.
The House rejected the parity fund before the Senate opened debate. The Senate recessed today and will retime consideration of the proposal to authorize further construction of the Florida ship canal. In world news, the British Foreign Office said Sir Robert Leslie Craigie, ambassador to Tokyo, was instructed to protest Japan's landing of marines in Amoy China.
Izvestia reports emphatic approval of the British Turkish mutual assistance accord. The article notes Soviet Russia remains a potential member of the allied lineup alongside Britain and France, with Poland Romania and Greece already included in the group.
Lawton Oklahoma residents report a 4 year old boy Raymond Gene Smith killed by a large dog on a local farm after he teased a smaller dog. The mother Fern Smith fought off the bigger animal as it shook the child. The child died 45 minutes later from blood loss. The family then killed the large dog.
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