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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1935
Page
1
A PWA loan of 230000 to erect six new school buildings and add to nine others in the county was approved by the county board of education. The exact sites will be decided later. buildings will serve the most needed areas. Buses are in service with capacities noted and operations continuing.
A marker will be placed at a site donated by the United States to honor General Joseph Wheeler. Mrs John W Curry will accept the plot and dedication exercises begin immediately with delegates invited from North Alabama patriotic groups. Mrs R B Broyles will speak on Wheeler at the association meeting.
New York stock activity shows firmness in steels motors and utilities amid easing federal policy while bonds vary. Commodities exhibit mixed moves with sugar higher and coffee pressured by foreign selling. cattle steady hogs down 10 to 15 cents with top around 11.90.
In Falkville two gas station attendants, Otto Nebrig and Gilbet Ford, were abducted by two armed men after paying for fuel. The robbers fled with money from the cash drawer and forced Ford to return 55 cents to ride home.
A concrete marker to perpetuate the memory of Will Rogers was erected on CCC Camp Will Rogers grounds near Maynardville Tennessee. It was unveiled by J Will Taylor who spoke about the site dating from a 1 000 acre farm once owned by Taylor and the camp on that ground.
Hyatt Cartee, 49, died Wednesday at his Courtland route 1 home after a typhoid illness. He is survived by his widow, his father D. Cartee, six sons Rush Hurst Curtis Leon Jim and two daughters Mia Leon Sandles and Rachel Cartee, four brothers Thomas H Nash Willie and Frank Cartee. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. O L Allen conducting and Brown of Decatur directing burial.
Decatur Kiwanis Club held a noon meeting Thursday at Hotel Liyons with two guests Mason Brown and Joe Hinkle of Huntsville. Five members attended, contributing to a strong year start as districts note the club near the top in membership and performance. The meeting adjourned fifteen minutes early to compensate for longer sessions earlier in the year.
In Crossville Tennessee a 15 year old girl Mable And was beaten unconscious while walking to a school bus stop by a man in overalls. Bloodhounds tracked the suspect as Sheriff Walter Bill aided the search and the girl, regaining consciousness, picked up the club used in the assault and went to the home of Dr. F A Niles where it was reported she would not recover.
W J Edwards long known on Bank Street returns home with his spouse and is greeted warmly by a large crowd. The article notes his many years away in Chicago and Missa area quarters and describes the friendly reception awaiting his return.
Alabama senate rules committee kills by indefinite postponement a resolution placing the state on record as ratifying the proposed federal child labor amendment. Senator James Simpson sought an immediate vote, but the seven member panel indicated a majority would back indefinite postponement.
House action in Montgomery runs almost an hour late prompting brief delay coverage with notation indicating continuation on page 2 column 1.
Magistrate Louis B. Brodsky dismissed charges against five defendants in the Bremen riot of July 26, finding no evidence of unlawful assembly or direct involvement beyond presence aboard the German liner. A sixth defendant faces an assault charge, with doubts over McCormack's role. jury testimony for others was deemed inconclusive.
A manifesto from Jose Vas in exile declaring open opposition to the government was received in the senate today, signaling continued resistance and a political statement from the exiled figure.
The Alabama state director announces new relief qualifications for direct aid. County public directors must graduate from a grade A college with four years of social work experience or training. Juvenile cases and family eligibility are outlined, including care for children and budgeting standards.
City council for Decatur paid 1296 in interest to stockholders with defaulted bonds at a night meeting. They discussed a suit by bondholders to restore the Albany tax rate before consolidation with Decatur. Council approved 194 for Old State Bank Building interior bills to Mrs. E B Morrow, with plans to open the building around October 1.
Plans for the Lawrence county fair are underway this fall at Moulton with the Lions Club as sponsor. A large array of attractions has been booked and the event promises active community participation and entertainment in Lawrence county.
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith president of the national W C T U dismisses repeal as a regrettable incident in the anti liquor campaign. She notes the convention is cheerful and aggressive and discusses constitutional prohibition but will not set a date. She adds the fight is not over until the battle is fought.
Geneva reports say the League of Nations council approved a five nation committee to handle Italo-Ethiopian tensions. The sub committee includes France, Great Britain, Spain, Turkey, and a fifth country. Italian delegate refused to join the committee as members debated access and seating at council meetings.
Troops left three Italian cities Turin Barletta and Chieti for Naples for East Africa service. Barletta units, largely university students, volunteered for East Africa with strong local send off. Rome had already called 50 000 youths of the class of 1912 and congestion delayed some formations as supplementary troops were ordered to await uniforms and railroad passes.
Reports this week note Italy will not negotiate with Ethiopian Empire delegates at the Geneva League of Nations council meeting. The development follows a wave of official objections and diplomatic protests across the era, reflecting rising tensions between Italy and Ethiopia and prompting swift international reaction.
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