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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
7
Otto Blackwell, identified as a Negro, was found guilty of second degree murder in the slaying of John Allen. A jury verdict delivered by 10 p.m. recommended an 18 year penitentiary sentence under Judge E Horton’s presiding court.
New York cotton opened steady on October 22 with active bids across contracts. October 6:68, December 6:80, January 6:90, March 7:07, May 7:23, July 7:42 indicate firm early tones and varied forward month levels in brisk early dealings.
A brief note urges readers to arrange a personal portrait sitting now. It emphasizes that a photograph is a unique gift friends cannot purchase for themselves, offering a timeless keepsake for the season.
Ford attends the Edison funeral as a long time friend, joining the Edsel Fords and other figures from their circle including Harvey Firestone Sr. and John Burroughs. The coverage recalls their shared outings and the public interest in their gatherings.
Miss Jean Humphrey of Decatur addressed the Florence State Teachers College YWCA gathering on personality. She spoke of an intellectual and aesthetic approach to a person and how exterior reflects personality, referencing twenty one points from A Boy's Ideal of a Modern Girl. Devotions were led by Miss Janet Wise of Montgomery, vice-president.
Report states that intense light blinds or repels birds in New York harbor, with the Statue of Liberty in operation causing up to seven hundred bird fatalities each month across various species.
Edmund Burke of the University of Mississippi returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown sealing the longest run of the football year. The play followed an Alabama kickoff from the back of the end zone. Ten kickoff returns for touchdowns have been recorded this season.
Ruth dislikes the glare of fame and restriction in his contract keeps him from simple pleasures. He plans to quit baseball in two years possibly to become a manager, noting living under the spotlight in Los Angeles has him unhappy.
The Birmingham municipal auditorium will add seats for Monday evening’s fight between K. O. Christner and Battling Bozo. Seats went on sale today with a late finish to the new arrangement. A 7,000 crowd is expected as ticket windows swamped by last minute buyers. Christner enjoys a higher betting rating than Hunt.
The article states that the average brain weight is three and a half pounds for men and two pounds eleven ounces for women, highlighting a gender-based difference in brain mass.
A geographic comparison notes that England Scotland and Ireland together are smaller than the state of New Mexico, highlighting the relative sizes of regions versus U S states. The statement references three nations as a collective land area unit against a single U S state.
Detective Captain Paul Stevens and Coroner Frank Nance examine trunks that held the bodies of Mrs. Agnes Leroi and Miss Hedwig Samuelson, both of Phoenix, found in a Los Angeles rail station after a double murder. Police search for Ruth Judd, wife of a prominent physician, amid an admission by her brother, a university student, of her confession, which he denies.
The Mississippi A. and M. football squad may miss the Ole Miss game on Thanksgiving Day due to a three week rest arranged before the encounter. The note mentions Martin Van Buren as the first president born outside Britain.
Joan Crawford stars in This Modern Age at the Princess theatre today and Friday backed by Pauline Neil Hamilton Monroe and Hobart Bosworth. Based on Mildred Cram's Girls Together and directed by Nicholas Grinde the film follows a Paris living American girl with a scandalous mother whose affairs threaten her marriage prospects. The lively modern tale features youthful exuberance and lavish settings and costumes.
Mrs Muriel M Howland of Detroit cousin to J Pierpont Morgan sues for divorce from Glenn A Howland alleging lack of support for herself and five children and improper associations. She says he deserted in Pittsburgh last October with one dollar, and she has not seen him since.
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