European powers split over path to peace in looming talks
Conflicting views on guaranteeing peace mix in Europe ahead of April conferences at Streas. Laval wants a triple front and general security pact to curb Germany, while Reich favors bilateral ties. Britain’s stance remains unsure amid Mussolini’s call for abandoning futile disarmament.
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Associated Press
Europe
Streas
April
Pierre Laval
Germany
France
Great Britain
Italy
Reich
Reich Foreign Office
Mussolini
Popolo d'Italia
Tresa
Russia
Poland
Anthony Eden
Praha
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Revival plan to reorganize Dothan chamber of commerce
Kiwanis and Rotary committees will submit a revival plan to 15 Dothan business leaders for reorganizing the chamber. If approved, a mass meeting of interested persons is expected in the coming days. Dr. D C Halsten reported progress to the Kiwanis club outlining joint efforts toward revival.
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Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Chamber
Dothan
Kiwanis Club
D. C. Halsten
Kiwanis
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Teachers to Share in $11,000 Dividend
A payroll of 11000 for Houston county teachers will be ready for distribution Saturday. The money is part of the county’s appropriation and will pay teachers for their work from January 8 through February 13.
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Houston County
Solomon Baxter
Lettuce and Livestock Prices Jump Around the West
In Santa Monica California on April 4 a talk about lettuce shipments from Phoenix to markets. 190 cars of lettuce reportedly left a rally. A Claremore cattleman noted steers sold to Kansas City, with quick price shifts and a possible rise in mutton prices.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
Claremore Yestern
Kansas City
Wife Meets Death Doddering Victim Of Supposed Torture
In Kansas City AP report Herbert Hurd 60 or 0-year old crossing watchman allegedly tortured by his wife Nellie 64 before he shot her four times He died after claiming weeks of torture and intent to kill himself If proven Hurd would face murder charges while hospitalized with wounds and burns Nellie Hurd denied torture saying he signed a confession of infidelity and gifting $15000 The case hinges on a disputed note found at the home and may continue on Page Two
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Kansas City
Herbert Hurd
Nellie
Hurd
Counsel Fired in Hauptmann Case Amid Billing Clash
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann announced she sent Harold Hauptmann’s chief counsel Edward J. Reilly a letter dismissing him as appeals proceed. C. Lloyd Fisher of Flemington N J will replace Reilly though Fisher and Reilly denied word of the change. The death sentence appeal funds drive continues in the Midwest as the dispute over a $25 000 bill erupts.
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New York
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Hauptmann
Anna Hauptmann
Lindberg Baby
Middle West
Hauptmann
Fisher
Reilly
C. Lloyd Fisher
Flemington
N. J
Riley
FHA Better Housing program gains new life in Dothan meetings
Two district meetings at the city auditorium outlined FHA Better Housing details to builders, dealers, contractors, and homeowners. Despite poor weather, speakers emphasized cooperative effort, loans under Title One for modernization and repairs, and Title Two refinancing with 20 percent equity required.
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Federal Housing Administration
Jin Dothan
City Auditorium
J. D. Griffin
Griffin
Wilbur B. Nolen
B. W. Pruett
T. L. McDonald
Phillips Carey
Ross C. Smith
H. A. Jessup
FHA
Dothan Barristers Oppose Geneva Joining Circuit
Circuit hearing in Montgomery debated a bill to rewrite district lines adding Geneva County to the 20th judicial circuit with Houston and Henry counties. Local Geneva and Dothan attorneys opposed the move citing workload. Dothan lawyers listed present.
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Dothan
Geneva
D. C. Halstead
J. Hubert Farmer
Montgomery
Alabama
Geneva County
Houston
Henry
O. 5
Lewis
John W. Rish
J. Norton Mullins
T. B. Buntin
W. L Lee
W. Perry Calhoun
Dekalg Farmer Tells of Killing and Surrenders
Val ley Head farmer Budd Davenport admitted to Sheriff FE Stewart that he killed John Windom after an argument over missing legs on the Davenport farm. Windom died from a head and heart wound fired with a .44 army pistol. Windom had served four years for a 1913 killing. He left a wife and seven children.
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Fort Payne
Budd” Davenport
Valley Head
FE. W. Stewart
John Windom
M. Smith
Davenport
Windom
Stewart Said
George Black
Collinsville
Direct Works Still Delays Major Relief
Washington April 4 The fourth Senate House conferee meeting on the 4.8 billion relief bill ends with no agreement on the direct works amendment. Senator Glass Virginia says no final deal and notes several versions of his compromise. Secretary Ickes and President Roosevelt favor looser labor limits to allow more state projects.
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Washington
Senate
House
Glass
Virginia
Ickes
Roosevelt
PWA
Senate Committee
Walter M Michal Buried at Beulah
Funeral services for Walter McMichal were held at Beulah church. He died at his home after pneumonia. Survived by three brothers J L of Dothan Lee of Panama City and Bill of Homestead and two sisters Mrs Ella Hughes of Dothan and Sally McMichal of Homestead. Burial in church cemetery with Rev Barnes officiating and Dowling Griffin Dothan in charge. Active pallbearers listed.
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Chipley
Fla
Walter McMichal
Beulah Church
McMichal
J. L
Dothan
Lee
Panama City
Bill
Homestead
Ella Hughes
Sally McMichal
Wood F. Axton Dies of Heart Attack at 43
Louisville April 4 Wood F Axton president of the Axton Fisher Tobacco Company and a noted sports figure died at his home near Prospect after a heart attack He was 43 years old.
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Louisville
Wood F. Axton
Axton-Fisher Tobacco Compeiny
Prospect
Denny Resignation Sparks Student Tribute At Alabama
University of Alabama President George H. Denny told students he would remain effective only after a successor is installed. He cited load burden and said he has no plan to act hastily. Denny, president 23 years, spoke after students gathered at his home following reports of resignation.
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
George H. Denny
University
Denny
Alabama University
Montgomery
Ribb Graves
University Board of Trustees
Jor. Denny
Washington and Lee University
Works Act delay threatens relief for 5900 county families
More than 500 Houston county families relying on relief funds face the risk of losing aid if the Work Relief Act does not pass Congress by April 19. Alabama offices warn funds may run out next week, forcing closures of local relief operations and impacting about 50,000 county residents on federal rolls.
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Houston County
Joenal Division
The
FIERA
Congress
Roger E
Hall
Alabama
Federa Fermergency Relief Administration
Rebsatlion
Gadminstering
Federal sleuths close in as Hamilton hunt spans Tennessee
Federal agents swung into Tennessee after reports that Raymond Hamilton, Texas desperado, bought a cigar stand and fled with two companions near Richland hotel in Pulaski at about 1 30 a m. Officers followed leads to Waynesboro and Lawrenceburg where suspects resembling Hamilton were seen, with Hamilton said to have a sister in Purcellville Alabama and possibly moving in and out of the region.
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Pulaski
Tenn
D. T. Ridgeway
Richland
Raymond Hamilton
Texas
Chattanooga
Ridgeway
Hamilton
Beann
Middle Tennessee
Woo A. Rover
Tennessee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Waynesboro
Lawrenceburg
Death Strikes With Fire and Wrecks Kill Eight
A fire at Myrtle Shaw’s home after a family reunion in Warrior leaves eight dead including two Alabamians. In Sylacauga Jake Wesson, 20, dies boarding a train while two companions seek work in East Texas. A Rock Island train collision in Ottawa claims engineer Richard Wall, fireman William House, and injuries to four others. Four drowned when a car plunged into Lynch’s River near Florence, with victims Janie Jonas and relatives.
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Myrtle Shaw
Jake Wesson
Sylacauga
Ala
Missouri Pacific
Wesson
Vinson Blackman
Alabama
Texas
Avery Wesson
Lake
Sylacanga
Florence
Lynch's River
Here
Ray
Lestan Powell
Alford Jonas
Sena
Mra Janie Jonas
Vertine
Rasa Janas
J P Rannah
Florence County
Senator Tucker Denounces Denny Rumor and Backs Sales Tax
Montgomery April 4 AP Senator Hayse Tucker of Tuscaloosa denounces publicity around Dr. George H. Denny's purported resignation as president of the University of Alabama while endorsing a general sales tax as essential for funding common schools and state services. He notes the resignation is open and unrelated to appropriations, praising Dr. Denny's long service and health issues.
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University of Alabama
Denny
University Board of Trustees
Alabama
Hoover pictured as wanting swap for ship awards
Washington April 4 AP Pleas for a larger air force were voiced before a House committee while a Senate group heard a letter claiming former President Hoover would yield on giving naval construction to private yards only if political trade gains were involved. Major Doolittle urged doubling the army air force. General Brough warned of upper tank vulnerabilities and called for more planes.
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Washington
United States
House Committee
Senate
Hoover
House
James H. Doolittle
Charles H. Brough
Arkansas
Proover
Joseph W. Powell
United Fary Docks
Fuc
Tabert W. Malone
Washington DP
Federal Crop Loan Applications Open in Houston County
Federal emergency crop and seed loans are available to Houston County farmers. Application blanks are at the office of C. M. Ling, county agent Filiginhilite. Loans limited to those unable to obtain credit elsewhere. One application filed. more expected. An expiration date is set, but farmers are urged to apply as soon as possible.
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Houston County
C. M. Ling
Filiginhilite
Ling
Graves Move Prompts Alabama Jury Racial Policy Debate
Montgomery April 4 AP Governor Bibb Graves announced a major statement on Alabama jury selection following the Scottsboro ruling. A key bill by Sen J Miller Bonner would limit jurors to qualified voters, a move to address alleged Negro exclusion in the Black Belt.
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Montgomery
Bibb Graves
United States Supreme Court
Seattsboro
Alabama
Albert Carmichael
Thomas S. Lawson
Scottsboro
J. Miller Bonner
Wilcox
Bonner
Black Belt
My County
Smallest Budget Plan For Schools Outlined At Parleys
Houston county will hold a series of group Parent-Teacher Association meetings next week to explain Dr. J A Keller state education budget plan. Solomon Baxter and C C Moseley will present the program with Moseley mainly in the city and aid in county talks. Teachers at a recent mass meeting unanimously endorsed Keller's plan. A schedule will be announced.
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Houston County
J. A. Keller
Solomon Baxter
C. C. Moseley
Dr. Keller
Baxter
Moseley
Dothan
Police trap ends bet in cigar store raid
Philadelphia police captain Daniel Harrity lured a caller by accepting a bet on the phone. The ruse forced the man to reveal the bookmaker’s number, leading to a raid on the cigar shop where the listing appeared and the bet was arranged.
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Philadelphia
Daniel Harrity
Weather Overview for Alabama Northwest Florida and Tennessee
The forecast notes partly cloudy conditions for Alabama and Northwest Florida tonight and Friday. Tennessee is expected to be fair tonight and Friday with slightly warmer readings on Friday in the northern portion.
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Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
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