arson at Madrid cotton warehouse leads to two arrests
Arrests made in Geneva and Houston counties after a fire at a Madrid cotton warehouse last Saturday. Shor Danford and Clyde Skinner, both 24, were charged with willfully setting the blaze, bonds set at $1,000 each. Dothan fire crews fought the flames around 3 a.m., with some insurance coverage noted.
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Madrid
Shor- Danford
Clyde Skinner
Geneva County
Houston
Aston
T. J. Mixon, Jr
Danford Skinner
Dothan
Dothan To Field Dixie League Team This Year
Arrangements have been made for Dothan to join the Dixie League this year. The team will play against teams from Blakely, Columbus, Abbie ville, Selma, Montgomery, Troy, and others. Four games weekly with two in Dothan. Exhibition games planned at Wiregrass stadium before opening. Possible players include Ford, Boozer, Owens, O Neal, Jowell, Riley, May, Hodge.
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Dothan
Toay
Ines
Blakely
Columbus
Absville
Selma
Montgomery
Troy
Allassee
Howver
Ack Ford
Young Boozer
Ed Owens
Maston O'Neal
Millard Jowell
Jon Riley
Reynolds Maynd
Matt Hodge
Sudden Squall Destroys Fishing Fleet Off Washington Coast
Wreckage of numerous small fishing boats littered a Washington beach after a sudden squall sank a salmon trolling fleet. At least a dozen fishermen were drowned as the storm struck mid voyage last night, tossing crews into the sea.
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Roquiam, Wash
Disease resistant wheats seen with Russian aid
A method to improve U S wheats by crossing with two Russian disease resistant varieties is reported. Researchers say the Vavilov institute wheats show remarkable resistance to leaf rust dust and powdery mildew and could enhance American wheat strains in field trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Non Phytopathological Socie
N. L Vavilov
Institute of Plantdustry
Leningrad
James G. Dickson
R. G. Nds
University of Wis Iu
Spain census reports population of 28 million
Madrid April 6 The population of Spain was announced by the government statistics department as 28,719,177 residents.
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Spain
Madrid
Government Statistics Department
Stocks Rally Then Ease After Early Market Surge
Stocks rallied briskly in early trading led by rail shares and major issues advancing under active buying. American Telephone rose about three dollars and United States Steel and others gained one to two dollars before trading slackened after the initial surge. Grains firmed at Chicago with wheat futures up a cent or more.
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New York
American Telephone
United States Steel
Chicago
Surprise Defense Witness Appears In Scottsboro Trial
In Decatur on April 6 AP reports Lee ter Carter testified as a defense witness in the Heywood Patterson case. Carter claimed Mrs. Price urged white youths and others to testify as she wished and recounted intimacies while jailed. Patterson denied attacking any women on the train and described the fight on the fourth gondola car. Others, including Eugene Williams and Andy Wright, testified similarly about events near Stevenson and Paint Rock as authorities detained several Negroes.
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Decatur
Leeter Carter
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Carter
Victoria Price
Stevenson
Paint Rock
Patterson
Williems
Andy
Roy Wright
Leibowitz
Wright
Williams
Percy Ricks
George W. Chamlee
Chattanooga
Government to probe Wiregrass seed loan trials in Alabama
Samuel Whitaker, new special assistant U S attorney general, arrives in Dothan to lead investigations into seed loan cases. He aims to cover all related prosecutions and possible persecution claims, with broad inquiries into 1929 seed loan fraud schemes and conspiracy charges. Some trials delayed as defendants plead guilty or are convicted.
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Samuel Whitaker
U. S
Alabama
Dothan
Whitaker
United States Department of Justice
Doctors to be fingerprinted on NSW registration
Sydney April 6 AP A new rule requires doctors graduating from New South Wales medical schools to be fingerprinted by the medical board to prevent imposters during registration and licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Medical Board of New South Wales
New Orleans Opens Free Legal Aid Bureau for Civil Cases
A group of New Orleans attorneys opened the Legal Aid Bureau offering free civil legal assistance to those unable to pay a lawyer’s fee. The service aims to help residents access judicial help without cost or bias.
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New Orleans
Legal Aid Bureau
Fugitive And Pursuer Hurt In Dark Chase
Deputy Sheriff John Hilson and Howley Collins chased fugitive Tom Jones after an alias warrant was issued. Jones fled through Baptist Bottom, was cut by a clothes line, and fell with Collins. A gallon of liquor spilled from a bundle as both men were injured and hospitalized.
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Keener Baxley
Tom Jones
Wegro
Common Pleas
Jones
John Hilson
Whiley Collins
Baptist Bottom
Hilson
Collins
B Xl
Fillson
Collings
Prince Michael Romanoff figure sent to federal prison
Harry F. Gerguson known as Prince Michael Romanoff of ocean liners and clubs was sentenced to 99 days in federal detention with a three year probation threat after release. He pleaded guilty to two indictments including perjury and illegal reentry after deportation and immigration evasion. Judge John C. Knox imposed the term and a suspended $1 fine on the perjury count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry F. Gerguson
Prince Michael Romanoff
Gergunon
United States
John C. Knox
Parliament Advances Soviet Goods Embargo
The House of Commons gave second reading to the government bill authorizing executive declaration of an embargo against Russian goods. The vote was 247 to 48 with opposition Liberals abstaining, and a labor motion to reject the measure was defeated.
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London
House of Commons
Has kew Speaks at Kiwanis Luncheon
Dr. D. W. Haskew, pastor of LaFayette Street Methodist, urged determination as a factor of success at a Kiwanis club luncheon. He noted circumstances may limit success but effort can prevail. New members KF. M. Streetman, J. C. Anthony, Dr. J. B. Ryan, L. J. Lunsford, Sam Bonher joined. J. L. Vaughn returned as a regular member and M. D. Black attended as a visitor.
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D. W. Haskew
LaFayette Street Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club
Club
KF. M. Streetman
J. C. Anthony
Dr. J. B. Ryan
L. J. Lunsford
Sam Bonher
J. L. Vaughn
M. D. Black
Danger of Delay Haskew's Revival Tonight at LaFayette Church
Dr D W Haskew preaches The Danger of Delay at LaFayette Street Methodist Church tonight at 7 30 Joining the service the Dothan Kiwanis in a group meeting at the Houston hotel 7 15 An invitation was extended to Kiwanis members at the regular meeting Wednesday Four new members joined the revival bringing total to seven in the campaign
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D. W. Haskew
LaFayette Street Methodist Church
Dothan Kiwanis Club
Houston
Kiwamiens
Haskew
Deaplten Clement
Dr. Haskew
Back to Farm Movement Helps Oklahoma Banks
A drive through eastern Oklahoma hills shows 54 new log cabins versus 47 old ones as BEH Kelley notes a rise in small farms aiding rural banks. The movement names a boon to local institutions, helping weather hard times and sustain dividends.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
BE. H. Kelley
Kelley
Oklahoma Hills
Kelly
Ante-Bellum Church Destroyed By Flames
Meridian Mississippi April 6 AP Sagevillia Methodist church built near here during the War Between the States and rebuilt after Federal troops destroyed it was destroyed by fire Wednesday. The building caught from a trash fire.
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Meridian
Misa
Feders
Beer 3.2 Beer Legal in Many States At Midnight
News from AP outlines that 3.2 percent beer becomes legal at 12:01 a m in nineteen states and DC with four percent volume. States listing dates include Louisiana Vermont North Carolina Wyoming West Virginia North Dakota while others go live at midnight deliveries in cities like St. Louis Philadelphia and Chicago amid brewer plans and Ruppert opposition.
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Associated Press
District of Columbia
Arizona
California
Colorado
Delaware
Wilmoa
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Washington
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Vermont
North Carolina
Wyoming
West Virginia
North Dakota
Jacob Ruppert
United States Brewers Association
Colonel Ruppert
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York City
State
Ruppert
Cornel doctor cures damping off of spinach
Ithaca April 6 AP Dr P P Pirone of Cornell University reports a method to combat damping off in spinach. Soak seeds for an hour in a copper solution or dry treat by shaking seeds with cuprous oxide for about 10 pounds of water. This method aims to boost spinach yields and reduce losses.
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Ithaca
Folka
P. P. Pirone
Cornell University
Jobless Dig Own Mine Ready to Harvest Coal
Thirty five unemployed miners in Saginaw Michigan mortgage homes invest 35000 in land lease and second hand equipment then sink a shaft and build a cooperative mine They have worked four months without wages and are ready to sell coal to nearby communities.
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Saginaw
Mich
Pennsylvania
Local Finance Terms Steady Amid Stringency
In St Louis on April 6 CAP reports a recruit uses familiar abbreviations like C O D and T C U during financial strain. Interpreted, the phrase means when as and if.
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ST. Louis
Unemployment Relief Demonstrators Turn Back at Ottawa
About eleven hundred unemployment relief demonstrators en route to Springfield were repelled by tear gas bombs in Ottawa Ontario. Most protesters hailed from Chicago. Eleven were arrested including Karl Lochner, unemployed council chairman, after a clash at a tourist camp. police reported minor injuries and no serious harm.
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Ottawa
Springfield
Chicago
Karl Lochner
Unemployed Council
Chief Executive Seeks MacDonald Visit to Washington
The United States plans to formally invite Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald to visit President Roosevelt. After a White House meeting with Secretary Hull and Under Secretary Philps, officials say the invitation will go to London shortly. MacDonald weighs a hurried trip around April 15 to discuss world economic and disarmament issues.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
England
Roosevel
London
State Department
Hull
Philps
Winnie Ruth Judd Refused Reprieve by Arizona Board
The Arizona board of pardons and paroles refused to grant Winnie Ruth Judd another reprieve in the trunk murder case. She remains under sentence to hang April 21. The request for 42 additional days was rejected at a brief executive session.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Winnie Ruth Judd
Ife
Qualifications of School Trustee Are Given By Official
The attorney general ruled that a school trustee need not be a qualified voter but must be a patron of the school. The ruling states trustees do not hold state office and are not bound by voter qualification laws for state officials.
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Montgomery
Attorney General's Office
A. V. Meigs
Tallapoosa County
Tate
Dish washing common part time job for male students
Data from the University of Ninols employment bureau show male students favor dish washing and furnace tending as top part time roles. Women students lean toward child care and typing with many pursuing clerical or janitorial tasks. 318 men seek dish washing and 211 furnace tending, with other roles clustering around two to three hundred.
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Urbana
University of Ninols Arre
Two Men Die From Fumes at Carnegie Steel Plant
Fumes escaping from a breeder valve at Carnegie Steel Company's Rankin plant asphyxiated two men and left 16 others overcome, with several in critical condition.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
Rankin
Earl Derr Biggers Dies in California
Pasadena April 6 Earl Derr Biggers novelist playwright and creator of detective Charlie Chan died last night at a hospital after several days of heart illness.
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Earl Derr Biggers
California
Pasadena
Call
Charlie Chen
Oil Believed From Airship Found At Sea Near Cape May
A patrol boat reports a large oil slick 23 miles east of Little Egg Inlet likely from the Akron. Coast guard officials decline to confirm origin. Washington heard survivor accounts as search for bodies continues and last rites were held for Commander David E. Cummins of the J-3.
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Cape May
WN. J
Akron Today
Little Egg Inlet
Coast Guard
Akron
Lakehurst
Naval Air Station
Dorothy
Funers
David E. Cummins
Beach Haven
William L. Brenner
Payroll Totals For Houston County R F C Work
County officials released figures showing the relief fund payroll for ditching and road work rose to 2393.74 last week with 41413 men employed. March expenditures totaled 10924.64 including garden seed for indigenous families and office expenses 689.22. To date 2042 persons are certified for work with only 252 applications denied and administration accounting for 6.33 percent while direct relief makes up 2.5 percent.
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Houston County
R. F.C
Sheriff Holds Man for Investigation in Train Charge
Sheriff Joe Rollins awaited word from the U S Department of Justice in Washington before releasing Bill Mowley arrested Wednesday on charges of unlawfully riding a freight train. Bowley, an escaped Florida convict serving life, is held on concealed pistol charges after officers found a revolver and sent fingerprints and description to federal authorities.
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Joe Rollins
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington
Bill Mowley
Bowley
Florida
Department of Justice
Salzburg City Council Keeps Mozart Skull in Museum
The Salzburg city council refused to surrender the skull of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Karl Keldorfer, a descendant, and voted to keep the relic in the Mozart Museum. The decision maintains the historic exhibit in the Austrian city.
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Salzburg
Austria
Wolfgang Mozart
Keldorfer
Mozart
Officers Rope Coyote in Tulsa After Long Pursuit
Tulsa police chased a reported wolf through the city before confirming it was a coyote. An officer finally captured the animal after borrowing a piece of rope to secure it.
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Tulsa
Okix
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