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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1933
Page
3
The council unanimously voted to abolish the $5 street tax amid a long-debated plan. Exemptions for veterans and 18 and over 45 reduced the taxable group, as many in the remaining bracket failed to pay, straining collection. The tax had persisted for years, with exemptions evolving since 1928 and low haul in the early 1930s.
ECATUR April 4 AP A note of the arrest of Heywood Erse3 and eight Negro men indicted in the Scottsboro case was drawn for the jury on the second day of the trial of Negroes charged with attacking Victoria Price. The packed courtroom heard testimony from H Hill station agent at Paint Rock and Tom Rosseau about the arrests and the alleged attack at Paint Rock. The witnesses said Mrs Price and Ruby defended did not deny the assault claims.
Montgomery April 4 The House reversed course on the Goode enabling act amid a Tren amendment debate. Tunstall changed a Thursday ruling to allow a reconsideration vote on a bill then beaten. Speaker and leaders spar over motions as party factions clash over tax measures and sales provisions.
The City Council and horseman Mr. Horseman clash over fence lines and land surveys on E Mary street. Town leaders challenge each other as surveys and maps are reviewed, with repeated courtroom history cited.
Bruce Page was elected to a seat on the Stadim Commission by the council last night. It is unclear which vacancy he fills until records are checked and a single member is chosen. last year two were appointed, one to fill a vacancy from the death of G. H A. Jackson, with clarification promised in a few days by City Clerk I. P. Scarborough.
The council last night authorized negotiations to refund three bond groups worth 67000, 21000, and 65000 dollars. Steiner Brothers of Birmingham will handle negotiations.
Birmingham April 4 More than 14 000 Alabama veterans will be removed from disability benefit lists under President Roosevelts new plan. The change saves about 211 000 for the state and affects service non service connected cases.
Arthur Mixon faced Judge H K Marta in county court for attacking Deputy Sheriff John Hilton during an arrest. Mixon received nine months in the penitentiary and a $50 fine for public drunkenness, to be served and paid along with the term.
City councilmen sanctioned right turns on red lights and removed the time limit on parking in the business section. Left turns will be allowed only on green Hertts and penalties apply for going straight through or blocking intersections. Police Chief M. Tatum will enforce limits, with council members urging moderation to avoid drastic action.
Michigan voters show overwhelming support for repealing the eighteenth amendment with more than 700000 in favor and about 194000 against as returns from a statewide referendum come in. The state convention will address repeal next Monday with at least six of every hundred votes casting for the measure.
Cuban authorities arrested Benito Fernandez a student leader who had just arrived from Miami. The report notes the April 4 AP dispatch and places the event in Havana.
Mrs Chalmers Groff 33 died Monday in Washington DC after over a year of illness. The former Miss Sally Baughman of Dothan spent her girlhood there. Sister Maude Paughman was with her at death. Funeral and burial planned in Washington probably Wednesday. Survived by husband two children Virginia and Judson, stepmother Mrs J W Baughman of Dothan and numerous Baughman relatives in Dothan Murray Ky Jakin Ga Ashford Atlanta Nashville and other cities.
The city council unanimously approves taking on a $1,200 portion of a $4,053.33 note owed by the city board of education. The board will pay the remaining debt. The action follows January votes to appropriate $16,500 for the rest of the fiscal year in monthly installments.
Montgomery April 4 special to The Earle Judge R B M Miller announced the appointment of J P Mitchell editor of the Headland Wiregrass Farmer as probate judge of Henry county. Mitchell said he did not seek the job, which followed the death of Judge H W Owens. Several applicants had sought the post, all aligned with Gov Miller's administration. Mitchell has long edited the Wiregrass Farmer at Berdland and supported the administration in the primary.
Judge C B Kennamer reduced Pat Mullins seed 104p violation term from 18 to 15 months at Montgomery yesterday during a hearing on probation revocation. Mullins faced a $100 fine and was jailed after assault and battery charges. He had been on a suspended term after last February guilty plea and will likely depart for prison tomorrow.
Lucien Gilman Lewis 33 of Columbia was killed when an auto he rode in dropped through a bridge near Columbia after planks broke. Five others were only slightly injured. Driver Mrs McIntyre, sister in law of Councilman T H McIntyre, and three other passengers were treated for minor injuries. Funeral plans await relatives.
The dirigible Akron, largest airship, crashed into the sea off New Jersey at 1:30 am.77 aboard. 72 missing including Admiral William Moffett. Four survivors saved. one crewman died aboard a relief ship. Navy mobilizes rescue ships and planes as weather worsened the crisis.
Pneumonia claimed its second victim in Dothan within three days with the death of Homer Powell, 28, of East Lafayette Street. Powell’s father, Will Mam Powell, died of the same illness near Sunday afternoon. a second son is reported critically ill with pneumonia. Homer Powell is survived by his widow, his mother Mrs. Mary M. Powell, six brothers James, Claude, Malcolm, Archie, Grear and Houston, all of Dothan. Master, Mrs. H. J. Donaldson of Samson. Funeral is set for 9 am tomorrow at Grandview Baptist Church. burial in Cowarts Cemetery with Fellows & Forrester in charge.
Judge H K Martin fined J T Kirkland 750 dollars after a county court conviction for driving an automobile while intoxicated. Court officials said Kirkland will work out the fine.
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