Reduction in Education Budget Looms and Board Debates
The city council reelected Mrs. J. L. Crawford to the Board of Education amid talks of cutting next year's school appropriation. They considered having a council member join the board and debated salaries and accounting practices for teachers. Also, mosquito control will shift to the county health department, saving about $20 monthly, with work running May 1 to September 1.
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J. L. Crawford
Board of Education
Lkely
Floy Wall
Crawford
I. C. Ezell
Lewis
Miles Miller
Mose Smith
Miller
County Health Department
F. G. Granger
Black
Tobe Domingus
Salvation Army
Paper Equipment Co
Chalker Bluffs
Paper Company
Botts
Judge Lewis
Bankhead Heflin Senate Contest Delayed In Committee
The Senate elections committee again failed to decide in the Heflin Bankhead contest and set Friday hearings for opposing counsel. A majority report says Bankhead was not elected and the seat vacant. a minority supports Bankhead’s right to the seat.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Heflin
Barkley Named Temporary Democratic National Convention Keynoter
Senator A W Barkley of Kentucky was chosen as temporary chairman and keynote speaker for the Democratic national convention in Chicago next June. Jouett Shouse expected to be permanent chairman. Barkley previously withdrew as a Roosevelt favorite son candidate to back Roosevelt.
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Chicago
A. W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Jouett Shouse
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ali-Din Answers Questions At The Eagle Office Today
The American psychic Ali-Din greeted readers at The Eagle office and theater, answering reader queries on investment, health, marriage, and lawsuits. He promised more replies tomorrow as a free service with a coupon for submissions.
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Ali-Din
Eagle
Eagle Office
Houston
Eagle Today
D.F.G
R.E.M
Ali- Din
India
The
Unloaded Gun Foils Jail Break in Gadsden
In Gadsden on April 5 two prisoners escaped Etowah county jail as Tom Griffin Jr. 18 son of Sheriff Griffin halted the escape with an unloaded shotgun. He awoke to a nose on the roof, ran out with the weapon and saw Charles Doyle and Merritt Williams dive to the ground and vanish. A dozen inmates were on the roof ready to flee until Griffin barred them with the shotgun until assist arrived.
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Gadsden
Etowe#h
Tom Griffin, Jr
Griffin
Young Griffin
Charles Doyle
Merritt Williams
Woman to Undergo Operation After Birmingham Accident
Mrs. Oscar N. Bird of Birmingham and formerly of Dothan will have an operation at a Birmingham hospital for internal injuries from an automobile accident last October. She moved to Birmingham last summer.
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Oscar N. Bird
Birmingham
Dothan
Lecred
Seed Loan Requests Still Being Filed
Seed loan applications continue to be filed with many delays in processing. Officials note a growing backlog as supplies of blanks run short and requests rapidly increase.
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TBA
Teday Salen
Houston Cour
Te Waa Exnau
Two Day Civil Non Jury Session Scheduled
A civil non jury session is set for two days in the county court starting in May. The docket includes property matters and related cases, with a preliminary schedule stating hearings will begin in April and extend into May.
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Efrewit
Cai
Gale-stricken Alabama storm relief drive widens reach
Dothan residents donate goods and 109 dollars as the American Legion campaign expands to Columbia Ashford Cottonwood and surrounding rural areas. Commander Ben May asks for housekeeping items and furniture and lamps while non perishables are preferred. Trucks will collect in Dothan and wind swept communities, including Alaberns.
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Dothan
Alabama
Columbia
Ashford
Cottonwood
Ben May
American Legion
Dothan Legion
May
Telephone 89
S. Oates
W. Crawford
Mrr
Alnabernss
Vany Occupations To Be Represented On Jury Parel Here
Fragmented OCR text lists occupations to be represented on a jury panel. References unclear names and places. Readable bits mention Merced and Ceara with garbled phrases about eligibility and scheduling.
Obituary: James Paters of Presbyteren Joeminion Dies at 102
James Paters, a longtime member of the Presbyteren Joeminion, died in May at age 102. A funeral service will be held at his church with family and friends in attendance.
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James Paters
Nti
Joeminion
Darrow Loses Skirmish in Honor Trial in Hawaii
In Honolulu on April 5 the veteran Clarence Darrow clashed with young Assistant Prosecutor Barry Uldich over jury selection. The judge ruled the point on bias did not affect the case as Joseph Kahawahaa faces charges related to the assault on Mrs. Thalia Masale. Massier family and two sailors stand trial for the lynching.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Kahshawal
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Barry Uldich
John Kelly
Joseph Kahahawa
Thalia Masale
Young Woman in Dothan Needs 41 More for Sanitarium Care
A tuberculosis patient in Dothan requires 41 dollars to reach the 300 dollar goal for sanitarium treatment. The Eagle reports 11 dollars raised today and 268 dollars 95 cents total since the appeal began. Contributors today include J H Lynch 3 dollars cash 5 dollars and J B Hackney 1 dollar.
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The
Eagle
J. H. Lynch
J. B. Hackney
Names of Unmarked Confederate Vets Graves Requested
The United Daughters of the Confederacy ask readers to notify the Dothan chapter of any unmarked Confederate veteran graves. A cross bearing the veteran’s initials marks graves, and the group seeks to ensure no grave is overlooked. Mrs. M. L. Hanahan Sr. is the chairman issuing the public notice.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Dothan
U.D. C
Judge Seeks Recovery of Court Tax Funds
Probate Judge Harry E K Martin and the court seek to reclaim about $1,090 paid to the state from a 1931 trial tax split. The act directed half to the state and half to the county, with several rulings shaping the case as the county pursues reimbursement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preine Cuett
Alatatig
Contempt Warning Over Telegraphs Tied to Scottsboro Case
Attorney General Knight warns Alabama telegraph managers to stop delivering protest telegrams to the Supreme Court. He cites contempt of court and signals possible charges if further messages arrive regarding the Scottsboro-related case involving seven young Black defendants sentenced to death for attacks on two white girls.
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Montgomery
Thomas Knight, Jr
Alabama Supreme Court
High Court
Scottshore
Knight
Supreme Court of Alabama
Supreme Court
State of
Alabama
Postal
and Western Union) Telegraph Company
Banker Banks Convicted in Arkansas Insolvent Bank Case
The state supreme court upheld A B Banks conviction for assenting to accepting deposits in an insolvent bank. He received a one year prison sentence in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Supreme Court
A. B. Banks
Arkansas
Insurance Companies
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