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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
1
May 27 London AP note severing relations between the Soviet and British governments. Britain recalls its mission. Soviet representatives told to leave as Moscow winds up Russian affairs after a raid on the Soviet embassy yielded British military papers. Premier Baldwin insists the break does not imply war, but aims to curb hostile actions and pursue lawful trade.
Health officers mobilized teams from Colbert county and the Tennessee Valley Laboratory to treat fourteen members of a family west of the county seat after a rabid calf exposure. Seven doses were sent from the valley to supplement local stock, with total costs over 500 dollars borne by the state public health program.
A masked intruder breaks into a Tampa home through a window and uses a meat cleaver, killing three year old Buddy Merrell and injuring five relatives, including his father Herman Merrell and mother Mrs. Herman Merrell, as two other children escape. Police pursue the attacker with no motive disclosed.
Lindbergh flew over Paris at Le Bourget in a display of aerial acrobatics that delighted military aviators. He honored the unknown soldier with graceful passes and then greeted generals Foch Pershing and other officials, with a reception planned in Brussels and a banquet at the American Club.
In Pointe Coupee parish flood waters trap refugees and delay evacuations. Some camp residents return after misleading reports of receding water while others refuse to leave homes fearing the flood will not rise high enough. Levees on the Atchafalaya side weaken as relief crews move people by boat from McCrea, about 130 miles northwest of New Orleans.
Water from Grand Lake pushes into town from two sides flooding residential areas and moving toward main business streets. Bayou Teche rotary telephones rely on backups as floodwaters rise. The crisis disrupts transport and daily life in the affected district.
With favorable weather over the past two weeks, gardeners and truck farmers anticipate a strong curb market on Saturday morning as many planters plan to bring produce for sale, aided by the favorable growing conditions.
The Men’s Brotherhood Bible Class of Decatur Baptist Church will be entertained Friday night at Pastor Rev. J. D. McCready’s home on 803 Ferry Street. Announcements Sunday will outline the gathering. Attendance is urged for 9 30 with members bringing guests. if the teacher is absent, the pastor will teach.
The maximum temperature today was 80 degrees and the overnight low was 60 degrees, according to a report from the local weather bureau.
The Tennessee River remains at 3.5 feet according to local gauge readings. No change reported today as water height holds steady through the observation period.
The campus will host the annual May festival at 7:30 with Miss Eliza Lee Miller crowned May Queen. The program lists dancing performances from various wards and schools, with numerous attendees named as bearers, heralds, and courtiers.
The Decatur civic and business community focus on housing conditions and water supply as builders anticipate returning workers. Committeemen survey housing needs and plan to house additional labor for city industrial banks. Cheap rentals are noted as an acute issue drawing civic and investor interest.
Officials aim to have the Flint asphalt project running by late June or early July with about 30 workers employed at the new plant. The initiative promises a local civic boost as residents plan ahead, and citizens have requested Alabama Power extend service to Flint. Crushers and other machinery are already in place as installation proceeds.
Decatur canning officials meet tonight at B. L. Malone offices on Second Avenue to finalize construction plans for a new plant. Directors urged full attendance as arrangements move forward with the selected site.
Mr Inman of Williamson and Inman Cotton company is in town for a short fishing trip with G L Corbitt the company’s local manager.
An Alabama legislative session and the attorney general examined the state law enforcement budget noting actual costs exceed the 100 000 allotment and 35 workers are on duty plus 14000 from seized car sales. State funds bear the burden as undercover activity expands and a bill to curb enforcement powers and AG participation is anticipated.
Mrs Ruth Snyder filed a formal appeal from the death sentence for the murder of Albert Snyder at Sing Sing. The appeal will stay the sentence during the week of June 20, while Gray's counsel also filed a notice. No hearing date set yet.
A pistol part of the loot taken from Standard Oil stations on Lee Street and the Y M C A site Wednesday night or morning has been recovered by the owners. No arrests have been reported in connection with the burglary.
Esther Hansell, former colony member, testifies that the faith was used to conceal immorality. She describes excerpts from the Book of Fragments urging obedience and Purnell’s claimed divinity. Hansell recalls a 1904 preaching tour starting at age 14 and a 1922 damage suit settlement against the colony.
Relatives here learn that John Almon aged about 50 died very suddenly at the Hotel Chisco in Memphis Tennessee. The death was unexpected and a sister Mrs Miller Montgomery received word. He is survived by his mother two children four sisters and one brother Dee Almon of Moulton.
Mrs. M. R. Rankin was called to Madison today due to the illness of her mother, Mrs. Lena Cain.
President and White House officials discuss plans for a trip to the Black Hills. Senator Norbeck met with the President for arrangements while secret service teams prepare to oversee safety and site details ahead of the visit.
A Rhode Island Red chick on W. L. Elkins farm Albany Route 1 displayed an unusual condition with three wings two normal and a third growing from the back between the others. The rare deformity drew attention at shows and among neighbors.
Local residents plan to use Southern railway excursion rates to Chattanooga. Tickets go on sale June 4 and are valid on any regular trains up to train number 43 on June 6.
In Prатtvillе Alabama two year old Margaret Cook daughter of Mr and Mrs K W Cook died after three months of sleeping sickness. Doctors had hoped she would recover after a night with a faint rosy color but could not rouse her from a deep slumber. Funeral services set for late today.
The Alabama Junior Chamber of Commerce convenes in Huntsville with sessions Monday through Tuesday culminating in a banquet and dance at the Country Club Tuesday evening. The program includes official openings, addresses on Alabama bond laws and Ramsay Loving Cup, committee appointments, sightseeing at Monte Sano, and a dance with the Monroe-Davis orchestra.
A lynching story from Leakenville to Bothwell unfolds with a mob over a rumored crime. Witnesses say the crowd included hundreds of locals and that the event occurred after nightfall, leaving the region tense and unsettled.
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