Explosion at Columbus Office Building Kills and Injures Many
An intensive explosion at a 13 story Ohio office building in Columbus left six dead and many injured. Experts suspect high explosives, possibly sabotage, with 326 workers present at the time. The Alabama Marble Co supervisor W B Ryder and C P Carter of Nashville are among the dead. Fire followed the blast and authorities cordoned off the area amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. B. Ryder
Alabama Marble Company
C. P. Carter
Nashville
Sciott River
Wilding
Edifee
F. C. Everett
Ohio Inspectureau
Scioto
Rovernor’a
Dickering
Fighthan
Woman Exults as Murder Charge for Lizzie George Dropped
Lizzie George, a Black woman, shouted praises of freedom in circuit court after a murder charge against her was not pressed. She was to be tried for killing her husband with more than 25 witnesses summoned in her favor amid testimony of alleged cruelty by the husband.
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Jesus
Lizzie George
Lizzie
Arson Charge Brought After Baby Dies in Fire
Edward Larson, 35, was charged with arson in a warrant issued by Birmingham police for a residence fire that killed a baby boy, John Lee, in his crib. Larson was arrested after being seen near the house and seeking a former resident, while the coroner said Lawson admitted visiting the residence but denied involvement.
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Birmingham
Ala
Edward Larson
Larson
Lawson
John Lee
Lawson Lee
Former Houston county teacher Elmore fails appeal bond
F. Elmore, a former Houston county school teacher convicted of assault with intent to murder L. S. Deal, remained jailed today for lack of a $2,000 appeal bond. He filed notice Thursday but could not post bond, fainting in the clerk’s office after learning he must spend the night in jail. The jury had deliberated about three hours before delivering a guilty verdict late Wednesday.
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F. Elmore
Houston County
L. S. Deal
Dothan
Elmore Coud
Marianna Man Leads Social Worker Group
The fourth annual Florida social workers conference in Tallahassee elected Millard Davidson son, superintendent at Marianna’s State Industrial School for Boys, as president and named Sanford as the 1933 convention city. The executive committee will choose a secretary and set the next conference date.
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Tallahassee
Florida Social Workers
Millard Davidson
State Industrial School For Boys
Marianna
Sanford
Davidson
Sherwood Smith
Jacksonville
Raymond D. Knight
Randolph Blackford
Leesburg
Tom Devine
Emeth Tuttle Cochran
Daytona Beach
R. M. Shearer
Orlando
Howard W. Shelby
West Palm Beach
Office move near contentious new building site
Preparations underway to relocate office equipment and supplies to a new structure begun in 1929. Labor strife interrupted the construction with plasterers striking for weeks and painters and ornamental iron workers quitting over pay and work differences. The office block lies close to the Ohio Penitentiary where a 1937 fire killed 220 inmates.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Lindbergh baby alive and well, negotiators say
Norfolk negotiators for the Lindbergh baby report via Rev H Dobson Peacock that the abducted child is alive and well. Washington sources indicate the federal government is secretly moving to invoke name laws to restrain kidnapers, a move linked to the case.
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Norfolk
Lindbergh
Notorious gunman Tommy Hayes slain in St Louis area
Tommy Hayes, leader of the Cuckoo gang, was found shot to death beside a car in East St. Louis. Two other men, William Wilbert and Harry Lechler, were identified. Hayes, an ex convict linked to the 1929 Michael Longo slaying and the Lincoln Neb bank robbery, had joined the Shelton gang after the Cuckoo gang dissolved.
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East ST. Louis
Tommy Hayes
Cuckoo Gang
Hayes
William Wilbert
Harry “Pretty Boy” Lechler
Chicago
St. Louis
Michael Longo
Russo Gank
Lincoln, Neb
Shelton Gang
Concerted push for veterans bonus grows in Congress
Washington AP report notes rising support from the national farmers union led by John Simpson for the Patman bill to fund the $2 billion veterans bonus with treasury certificates. Rep Cochran urges beer legalization for bonus funding while Rep Bankhead backs cash payment if the House floors it.
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Washington
National Farm Organization Today
John Simpson
National Farmers Union
Treasury
Representative Cochran
Missouri
Representative Bankhead
House
Democratic
State Commissioner Speaker at Legion Post Meeting Here
Maiden Cammack, state service field commissioner, spoke Thursday night at the Dothan American Legion post meeting attended by 75 Legionnaires. He had been in Dothan after a trip to Headland and is scheduled to leave Headland Saturday. Routine business followed his remarks.
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Maiden Cammack
State Service
Dothan
Former Dothan Man Signs Film Contract To Star in Westerns
John Mack Brown, once of Dothan and a local high school graduate, has signed a contract to star in western pictures produced by Larry Darmour and released by Paramount Pictures. Brown has prior experience in western films.
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John Mack Brown
Dothan
Haa
Larry Darmour
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Mr. Brown
Texaco officials unveil new motor fuel at Dothan banquet
Seventy five Texaco filling station operators and agents in the territory attended a banquet at the First Presbyterian church in Dothan. J B Burton, Tom G Jones, and M A Horn spoke for the Texas company as W Tom Jones acted as toastmaster. Fire Chief J E Ziglar spoke and women of the church prepared the event.
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Texaco
First Presbyterian Church
Texas Company
J. B. Burton
Atlanta
Tom G. Jones
M. A. Horn
Montgomery
W. Tom Jones
Dothan
J. E. Ziglar
Presbyterian Church
One Hundred Fifty Cast in Benefit Minstrel Tonight
One hundred and fifty children perform a benefit minstrel at the city auditorium to aid the unemployment fund of Dothan. The show begins at 7 30 with Mrs. Calvin Welch and Mrs. Donnelly Newton directing and Byrd Farmer Merrilis as interlocutor.
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City Auditorium
Dothan
Calvin Welch
Donnelly Newton
Byrd Farmer Merrilis
Seed Loan Probe Expands Across Several Counties
An investigation of seed loan irregularities expands from Houston county to Henry Geneva Dale and Coffee counties led by Louis De Nette. Investigators say more than 120 people faced indictments in Houston, with some tried in U S court where a mistrial was ordered.
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Houston County
Henry
Geneva
Dale
Coffee
Louis de Nette
Houston
DeN&ie
U. S
Mrs William A Hardy dies after short illness
Funeral services were planned for 4 p m at Rehobeth church for Mrs William A Hardy 2 of Dothan route six who died Thursday night after a brief illness She is survived by her husband a five days old daughter three brothers Carl Smith of Opelika Kirby Smith Macon Ga Dewey Smith Augusta Ga and her parents Mr and Mrs W O Smith of Birmingham Houston Funeral Co handled arrangements
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Rehobeth
William A. Hardy
Dothan
Hardy
Ness
First Seed Loan Checks Arrive for Houston County Farmers
The first seed loan checks for Houston County farmers arrived this morning to help purchase seeds for crops this year.
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Houston County
Widow Relates How Highwayman Killed Husband in Trial Endgame
Atlanta April 15 AP widow Mrs. Ronnie Carran testified in a murder trial that her husband C M Carran worth Jacksonville account ant was slain by Negro highwaymen after a night trip from Wilson’s home. She fought tears as she described the event and her husband’s role in seeking a pistol.
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Atlanta
Ronnie Carran
C. M. Carran
Jacksonville
William Schley Howard
James A. Branch
Branch
Helen
Carran
Pennsylvania
Dalton
Dalton After Spending «A Short ‘Time Here On Buiness
Wilson
Gaddis
Fetter
Dry agents jail 17 in Wiregrass area on liquor counts
U S dry agents conducted a second series of raids in the Wiregrass, arresting 17 people on prohibition charges. Those jailed include a hotel porter bootblacks a taxi driver and several farmers. Bond cases vary with some held in default of 500 or 1000 dollars while two suspects posted bonds and were freed.
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DRY Agents
U. S
Ervin Loveless
Dothan
Roy Cherry
Calvin White
Jasper Stevens
Joseph Mathis
J. D. Perry
Burton Hunter
Cordelia Smith
Caroline White
Otis Tew
Slocomb
Irby Everett
H. T. Gilford
Hugh Johnson
Near Taylor
Bob Barrenting
Malvern
Arthur Woodham
Donald Clenny
Abbeville
Militant mine clash ends with guard deployment in Ohio
Cadiz Ohio April 15 with a tense mining region quiet today after Thursday shooting left one dead as 4000 striking miners tried to bar workers at the Somers mine near Adena. Ohio National Guardsmen were deployed overnight with 75 stationed at the operation amid a hostile but nonviolent crowd.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Sit
Somers
Adena
Ohio National
Dothan Legion Post Plans National Radio Broadcast Night
Dothan Legionnaires will listen to a national hook up Monday night at the post clubhouse with loud speakers for the public. The program between 9 and 10 features Rudy Vallee and speakers of national prominence. National Commander Stevens and Department Commander Conner urge Alabama posts to hold meetings on the broadcast night.
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Dothan Legionnaires
Post
National Legion
Legion
Rudy Vallee
God
Stevens
Conner
Alabama
Will Do Plumbing Work Not Building Moody to Plumb New House
The Eagle reports that FE. Moody will perform plumbing on a $3,090 residence on N. Alice street to be built by Dr. W. T. Thacker. Moody says the permit at city hall was not yet filled.
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The
Eagle
T. Moody
N. Alice Street
Moody
Car confrontation ends with assault as man flees scene
A struggle occurred when Mr. Carran tried to reenter a car. A Black man followed, they fought near the lights, and the assailant struck him repeatedly while shouting for escape. The account emphasizes the violent confrontation and the victim's urge to flee.
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Mr. Carran
Women applaud attacks on day law at hearing
Washington April 15 AP Prohibition hearings before two committees drew a packed audience of women supporters of prohibition reform. Mrs Charles Hi Sabin led calls to resubmit the Eighteenth Amendment while critics warned repeal would harm national life. Senators Bingham and Wadworth argued against prohibition citing economic and social harms and potential tax losses.
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Washington
Senate
Women's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Charles Hi. Sabin
Blaine
Judiciary Aaid
Mia Sabin
Bingham
Conn
Wadsworth
New York
Frank A. K. Boland
American Hotel Association
United States
Canada
Girl Grateful as Health Fund Aids Nurse’s Treatment
A Dothan nurse credits kind donors for raising 300 dollars to fund her tuberculosis treatment at a sanitarium. She plans to travel to a Western hospital, hoping to enter an El Paso or Denver sanitarium, then return to Dothan after recovery.
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Dothan
el Paso
Denver
Cotton Market Report Highlights Prices and Trends
Market notes show current cotton price indices and trading figures. Details reference various lot numbers and buyer activity without clear context or a full narrative.
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Qyone
Igh
Baby
Elmore
Capone
National Farm Organization
Legion Post
SHOW
Wm. Hardy
Karlsbad
Ances
Campbell County
Fulton
Bud” James
James
J. Earl Smith
Wneither Smith
Claude Wilson
Mr. Gaddis
Edge
Retuerns
Storg
Dothan Legion Post
Wadeworth
Association Against the
Ase Nee
T. VE Palmer & CO
New Orleans
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