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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1934
Page
2
April 4 dispatch from Arlington details NRA codes sparring among industries led by millers and steel makers. Government operatives argue for flexible terms while industries fear loss of control. Licensing talk resurfaces as June NRA deadline nears and resignations ripple through agencies.
Cloudy with possible thunderstorms across western areas tonight and in the east and central portions Saturday. Temperatures vary with locations. weather advisory not specified.
Constable Cal Campbell was killed and Chief Percy Boyd of Commerce was abducted by two armed men and a blond woman after they became stuck in a mudhole. Witnesses say the occupants opened fire as the car was freed, with Barrow and associates suspected. Campbell, 63, died. Boyd, 35, was wounded as they fled toward Chetopa, Kansas.
In Goldsboro North Carolina on April 6 AP reports two year old Levi Thompson of Wayne County is slowly turning to stone from a rare disease that causes muscles to absorb calcium. He lives with his parents Brutus and wife on route 5 Mt Olive and recently left Duke University hospital after five weeks of treatment. If unhalted the disease may ossify vital organs and cause death.
Atlanta April 6 Safety work by the CWA reduced accidents to under half of a preliminary estimate. Sidney J. Williams national director of safety for the FERA said the division saved the government several times its cost and had prevented the deaths of 500 workers among the 4 000 000 CWA laborers. Discussions covered issues from transferring CWA duties to the FERA.
The American Railway Association reported revenue freight loadings for the week ended March 31 at 608 443 cars, down 19 from the prior week but up from 1983 figures. The report notes a year over year gain and highlights above 63 483 cars compared with the previous year.
In Pirano Hospital Italy nurses reported a light emanating from Signora Monaro’s breast during sleep lasting about three seconds, witnessed by four doctors, the provincial Pretore and a political secretary. The public debate whether a miracle occurs or a swallowed flashlight continues.
Dr William A Wirt said he will appear before the House Select Committee in Washington to detail charges that members of the administration brain trust sought to overthrow the government He notified Rep A L Bulwinkle who chairs the select committee and was summoned by wire He will testify at 10 a m on April 10 with no public comment planned.
The Auburn Glee Club, 35 voices with soloists, directed by James Bullein, will give a concert at Dothan City Auditorium tonight at eight, sponsored by the Pilot Club. The Auburn Knights orchestra accompanies and plays a dance afterward at the Page Gee Drug hall. Mrs. Earl Hazel is accompanist. The group comes to Auburn in 1933 and has recently built its reputation in the South.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 998,812 men on class 1 steam railroads on March 15, up 8.58 percent from 1933. The maintenance of equipment and stores sector rose 13.75 percent to 283,287, while train and engine service reached 212,600, up 13.14 percent from last year.
The parents of actress Mary Astor go to court in Los Angeles to force support. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Langhanke claim they lack funds and face losing a $200,000 estate with a $14,000 mortgage. Astor says for nine years before age 23 she earned $1,000 to $3,000 weekly and gave most earnings to her father.
The six year FTC investigation into public utility companies nears its end with possible new legislation. Officials say write ups of more than a billion dollars in capital stock have been disclosed, shaping a report to Congress expected toward summer. Further hearings dig into publicity and propaganda tied to rate valuations and exchanges.
In DeKalb Mississippi on April 6 three Negroes Ed Brown Arthur Ellington and Henry Shields were tried for the murder of Raymond Stuart a prominent planter. The state accuses them of killing Stuart to rob him. confessions were read into evidence. Gun guards were posted but no violence occurred.
In New York at the Louis Nuss cigar shop two youths attempt a break in while about 20 civic minded bystanders observe. A 21 year old and a 12 year old boy use a newsstand and chair for entry and inside the younger thief claims ownership backstory while onlookers debate the theft and a two dollar stash is found.
President Roosevelt agrees to a White House backed fishing capability inquiry after a report by his son Elliott. A special committee is proposed to meet Monday noon near Cat Cay with witnesses ready to waive immunity.
Reports from Shanghai describe 2 000 bandits under Lin Kwei Tang surrounding the walled city of Kingyin 300 miles north, looting, torching, and ravaging the population as government forces struggle to stop the depredations across Shan tung and Shantung provinces.
Genoa dispatch reports Mrs Thalle Massie, central figure in the Honolulu divorce case, attempted self harm by slashing both wrists and leaping from a liner’s top deck three days out from Genoa. Dr Teatrico Borel of Genoa Nervous Diseases Clinic notes she will need 3 to 40 days of treatment. Massie was recently divorced from Lieut Thomas Hedge.
Newton C. Marshall, American mining engineer and sole survivor of the Von Krohn plane crash, is reported to be improving after nearly four weeks in the jungle. He suffered severe facial injuries, including loss of most teeth, and rescuers press on to reach him from the Chaco Pacific Mining company area.
Checks totaling about 1 million dollars will be mailed to 11,000 rural teachers in 53 counties and 37 cities as payments for February and March are approved by the Alabama State Department of Education. Thad Holt will draw the funds from federal deposits, with an additional 1.2 million possible for April and May if audits justify the need.
Investigators traced a new lead in the Bremerton mass murder case after undeveloped snapshots tied to Eugene Chenevert to a swarthy man seen with Mrs. Frank Frieder. Harry Kimble, a Western Washington roadhouse operator, has been linked to the investigation and was arrested in Idaho amid confusion over injuries and recent travel.
Thunderstorms moved across the Southwest and Mississippi Valley with rain in Texas Shreveport and New Orleans. Light rain fell in St Louis Chicago Washington Cincinnati and Philadelphia while Kansas City Memphis Atlanta and Charlotte stayed mainly cloudy. Temperatures stayed in the 60s in the South and West with Chicago at 44 New York 41 and Philadelphia 44. the coldest spot was Sheridan Wyoming at 20 with Buffalo New York at 52.
Alabama coal operators filed a petition in U S District Court seeking to block enforcement of the new wage order issued by General Hugh S Johnson. The suit targets Jim Smith and Johnson and argues the wage increase from 3 to 4.60 dollars per day is confiscation.
WILL ROGERS writes from Hollywood about Dr Professor Angel of Yale and a Santa Barbara contact. He mentions Yale aiming to join 490 football teams and to place education in basic industry lists while seeking five line players and three backs.
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