Dynamiting case nets prison term in Alabama
Tack Wilson, 75, convicted in Coffee circuit court for planting dynamite on a woodpile at Elba farmer J. E. Lowell’s home. The blast endangered 18 people, but they fled as smoke warned them. Wilson received the minimum 10 year sentence. his son Grover Wilson faces trial for the same offense.
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Se, Ala
Tack Wilson
J. E. Lowell
Howell
Wison
Alabama
Ralfe Searcy
Wilson
Grover Wilson
Enterprise
Forn
Searcy
Poser
Thomas Cobb
Elder Wilson
Solicit
Cin
E. C. Orme
Realistic Weather Outlook for East Gulf States
East Gulf states forecast showers at times this week with vary ing temperatures. Temperatures largely seasonal with some cooler nights and possible isolated thundershowers inland.
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East Gulf States
Albert Anderson Dies in Dothan Hospital
Albert Moody Anderson seven year old son of Mr and Mrs A R Anderson died at a Dothan hospital after a weeklong diphtheria illness He was in the second grade at school Funeral will be held at 309 Herring street tomorrow at 3 pm with Dr D W Dockery officiating Burial in the city cemetery Fellows and Forrester in charge Active pallbearers were Joe Martin Stallings Jesse Frank Stallings Leo Bush Richard Ramsey A B Blount and A M Jones Honorary pallbearers included S E Gellerstedt J L Wilson Dr J T Ellis Dr McFadden Dr N B Canady Macon Childs A C Newberry R O Byrd Bob Yarbrough Fay Mizelle T A Jones W A Nordan and E L Johnson
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Albert Moody Anderson
A. R. Anderson
Dothan
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Dothan Buick To
Herring Street
D. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
Macon Childs
A. C. Newberry
R. O. Byrd
Bob Yarbrough
Fay Mizelle
T. A. Jones
W. A. Nordan
E. L. Johnson
Negro Sentenced in Manslaughter at Circuit Court
Macon Saffold, identified as a Negro, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary by Judge H. A. Pearce. J. C. Berry, also a Negro, convicted of assault with intent to murder for shooting his wife, received a two to three year term in the state penitentiary. Trial of these defendants closes the criminal term. civil cases are set for May 4 and 5 for non jury and May 16 to 23 for civil juries.
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Macon Saffold
H. A. Pearce
Saffold
J. C. Berry
Flour aid for Geneva county approved by Red Cross
Geneva Ala April 16 A special note says the American Red Cross national headquarters has approved an application for 15 carloads of flour to aid the needy in Geneva county. The order will be sent to the Red Cross wheat distribution office in Chicago for execution.
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Geneva
Ala
P. D
Hartford
American Red Cross
Geneva County
Red Cross Wheat Distribution Office
Chicago
Elmore Yet to Make $2,000 Appeal Bond
J F Elmore convicted of knife attack on L S Deal newspaperman and sentenced to six to eight years in prison. He has not posted the $2,000 appeal bond and remains jailed after filing notice of appeal following his trial Wednesday.
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J. F. Elmore
L. S. Deal
Emore
Second Tragic Tenement Fireclaims Six in Bronx
In a Bronx tenement fire on Wednesday two adults and four children died. The Dombril family of four perished on the third floor while the Weinstein children Edith Philip and their two brothers died after rescue from their apartment. Police say ropes were stored in a ground-floor locker and Benjamin Siegal is charged with homicide. Police suspect spontaneous combustion caused the blaze.
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New York
Bronx
Samuel Dombril
Jacob
Joseph
Edith Weinstein
Philip Weinstein
Dombrils
William J Burns Receives Tributes After Death
Sarasota April 16 AP William J Burns former head of the U S secret service died in Sarasota at 76 after a heart attack His son Raymond J Burns who led his Burns Detective agency collapsed and needed care Veterans of law enforcement including Harry M Daugherty praised Burns as pivotal to wartime crime fighting Funeral services planned at St Marys Catholic church with Knights of Columbus officiating and burial in New York Gateway of Heaven Cemetery in June
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Sarasota
William J. Burns
United States Secret Service
Raymond J. Burns
Burns Detective Agency
Harry
Daugherty
United States
Harding
Burns
Secret Service
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Father Elslander
New York
Gateway of Heaven
Former Dothan Man Dies in Bartow Florida
Co W McLeroy formerly of Dothan died Friday in Bartow Florida from a concussion of the brain. A telegram to Mrs Wil Mathis of Dothan cousin of the deceased gave no further details. McLeroy had lived in Bartow since leaving Dothan and was in the furniture business there.
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W. McLeroy
Dothan
Bartow
Fila
Wil Mathis
McLeroy
More Than 100 Attend Malaria Talk at Barber School
More than 100 persons attended a malaria education program at the Barber school near Ashford Friday night. Dr. F G Granger, Houston county health officer, discussed malaria in Houston county.
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Barber School
Ashford
Houston County Health Department
F. G. Granger
Houston County
Negro Receives Dual Grand Larceny Sentences in Court
Nathan Giles, a Black man, faced circuit court on two charges one grand larceny and one robbery. He received two grand larceny sentences: 12 to 13 months on the first count and 2 to 3 years on the second after a jury verdict of guilty in the robbery trial.
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Nathan Giles
Giles
Lohm Named Receiver of Other Alabama Banks
Albert L Lohm, already receiver for Dothan National bank, was named receiver of five more closed banks in southeast Alabama. He succeeds C J Tidwell and will oversee First National bank Samson First National bank Florala First National bank Coffee Springs First National bank Midland City Farmers and Merchants National bank Enterprise. The appointment was announced by the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington and will cut Dothan National bank expenses as it settles obligations. The Dothan National bank has already paid 40 percent.
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Albert L. Lohm
Dothan National Bank
Alabama
C. J. Tidwell
Lohm
Dothan National
First National Bank
Samson
Florala
Coffee Springs
Midland City
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Enterprise
Washington
Lohmag
Afflicted girl to leave Sunday for Denver
A Dothan nurse bound for Colorado will depart tomorrow to enter a tuberculous sanitarium and await admittance to the National Jewish Hospital in Denver. The hospital can take her but not before May 15, so funds are needed to cover board until admission. About 50 dollars more is required, with a donor offering five dollars if others contribute the rest.
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Colorado
Denver
National Jewish Hospital
Peanut Dispute Hearing Opens Over Rates for Rail Freight
Hearing on a Southeastern Peanut Association complaint against freight rates for A C L, Seaboard, and Central of Georgia began before Hugh White and J H Alldredge. Witnesses filled the council chamber as railroads seek rate reductions to widen peanut market access and boost competition. The Alabama Farm Bureau Federation and Alabama Florida Peanut Association back the rail proposals, which target milling point movement and post milling reductions.
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Southeastern Peanut Association
A. Co. L
Seaboard Railways
Hugh White
Public Service Commission
J. H. Alldredge
Council Chamber
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Alabama Florida Cooperative Peanut
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard
Central of Georgia
Bankhead Wins Senate Seat After Narrow Vote
The Senate elections committee voted nine to eight to seat John H. Bankhead as Alabama's Democratic Senator, overturning a subcommittee report. Former Senator Tom Heflin had challenged Bankhead's 1930 election, but the majority favored seating Bankhead while a minority supported him.
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Elections Committee
Alabama
Washington
Senate Elections Committee
John H. Bankhead
Bankhead
Tom Heflin
Senate
Dothan High八loses season opener to Enterprise Tigers
Dothan High baseball team lost 3 to 2 at Enterprise in the first game of the season. Enterprise took a two run lead in the fifth aided by two hits and an error. The Tigers scored in the seventh but could not overcome the early deficit. Cox pitched effectively for Enterprise, scattering five hits. Neely pitched well for Dothan but the bats fell short aside from a seventh inning rally. Enterprise totaled nine hits, six in the early innings.
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Dothan High School
Enterprise
Tiger Baseball Nine
Enterprise High School
Dothan
Tigers
Neely
Dry Agents Jailed 17 In Second Prohibition Raids
Twenty seven arrests were reported in a Friday raid wave as dry agents detained 17 people locally on liquor violation charges. Elie Chandler a hotel porter was jailed on a first degree charge, part of a broader crackdown yielding several additional detentions.
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Elie Chandler
Seik
Te Ting
Prohibition Vote Seeded for June Party Conventions
In Washington April 16 AP activity toward resubmission of the 18th amendment grows as June party conventions loom. Wyoming senators with dry records express desire to place the prohibition issue before voters. In Richmond Bishop Cannon backs plan for a popular vote. New York Democratic committee lists state organizations for repeal or resubmission. Butler predicts Republican convention at Chicago will back repeal.
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Washington
Senate
Wyoming
Richmond
James Cannon
Jary
Harry Pyrd
Democratic Committee of
New York
Chicago
Nicholaa Murray Butler
Farmers Told To Hurry Seed Loan Applications
Houston county farmers planning to borrow seed loan money from the government are urged to hurry their applications as the submission period ends this month. Officials noted checks take about 10 days to reach borrowers and planting time is running out.
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Houston County
Alabama University Lecturer to Speak at Episcopal Church
Dr. J. Hocking of the University of Alabama, a widely traveled lecturer, will address both morning and evening services at the Episcopal Church. He recently spoke at Good Friday ceremonies and will discuss The Meaning of the Book of Job for the 20th Century and If a man dies shall he live again. He will be guests of local families during his visit.
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J. Hocking
University of Alabama
Hocking
Hacking
Sunnigh
WAKES HIGH GRADES MARTANIOA
A garbled notice reports a student from Marion who earned high grades, with references to family Brigg and locations like Mepatoa and Florida. It mentions graduation and plans to continue education, potentially at Washington PD, with unclear names and dates due to OCR errors.
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Martanioa
Apedi
Pitino von Oof
HH. Brigg
Mepatoa
Piijesw
Jen
Marion
Nahich
Fisrda Twa Veure
Faye Gring
Washington PD
la Contin
Jury Deadlock in Mrs Carran Murder Trial in Atlanta
In Atlanta on April 16 an all male jury failed to reach a verdict on the guilt of Mrs. Jtomie Carran in the murder of her husband C. M. Carran, Jacksonville accountant. The trial heard alternate portrayals of Mrs. Carran as a calculating killer or wrongfully suspected innocent victim. The judge indicated retrying the case if needed. The defense claimed robbers killed Carran after forcing Mrs. Carran to the scene.
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Atlanta
Jtomie Carran
C. M. Carran
Jacksonville
John OD. Humphries
Humphrieg
Carran
J. Earl Smith
Grand Jury to Convene on Robbery Case
William Penn, jailed on robbery charges, is slated for consideration by the circuit court grand jury when it convenes Tuesday after a preliminary hearing held March 24. The March 21 hold up at the C. W. Vickere store near Gordon involved three assailants, with Mira Vieler describing two other men. Penn did not testify at the hearing.
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William Penn
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Pennie
C. W. Vickere
Couple Granted Marriage License in Ashford
Ordrey Nelema and Mittle Vv. Whatley of Ashford route two obtained a marriage license here today. The couple’s filing marks a new union in the local community as officials recorded the ceremony-ready document.
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Whatley
Ashford
Man Fatally Shot in Opelika Cleaning Establishment
Don ald White 35 of Birmingham died two hours after being shot during a suspected break in at a cleaning shop where nightwatchman Alec Meadows slept. Fred Stewart, also of Birmingham, likely fatally wounded. police say an attempted robbery was underway. W. J. Battle was found asleep in a nearby car and denied knowledge of the men. The owner is Alec Meadows.
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Opelika
Donald White
Birmingham
Fred Stewart
Alec Meadows
White
Selma
Stewart
W. J. Battle
Asicep
Battle
Meadows
Minstrel Event Nets $86 for Jobless in City
A Friday night minstrel at the city auditorium drew about 150 children. The show raised $86 for the unemployed after deductions for electricity and incidentals, with total receipts at $107. Officials said more funds are needed and that's being pursued through local vegetable sales and a church donation of $3.59.
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City Auditorium
Recelpta
Episcopal Church
Geneva Juniors Present Apple Blossom Time Play
Geneva High School junior class directed by Miss Dixie Stewart staged Apple Blossom Time in the school auditorium on Friday night. The cast included Pallie Brown Nelle Gay Watson Yarbrough Earl Pledger Wilmer Watson Jr Edith Harper Rachael Morris Marie Mc Andrew Frances Holloway Edwin Chancey Lucile Driver and Mary Effie Jones.
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Geneva
Geneva High School
Dixie Stewart
Pallie Brown
Nelle Gay
Watson Yarbrough
Earl Pledger
Wilmer Watson, Jr
Edith Harper
Rachael Morris
Marie McAndrew
Frances Holloway
Edwin Chancey
Lucile Driver
Mary Effie Jones
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Alberta Knight
Whiting
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Shustrom
Albert Anderson
Elmore
Bartow, Fla
Dothan High
Cox
Ab. Rhe Enterprise McGilvary
Dormany
F ‘Adams
Wea
iMurphy
Murph Watkins
Poiseell
Evelyn Dell
Prohibition
Alabama University
Mooo
Mire
Hoeking
Mid. Haneshan
Orthan
Ordrey Nelema and
Mittle
Geneva Juniors
T. W. Palmer & CO
Jan Pareee
New Orleans
Jan Pena
Chee
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