Farmer Thompson Ends Life On Lonely Road After Quarrel
Willie Monroe Thompson 21 a Houston county farmer shot himself on the road near Rehobeth church after threatening self harm during a quarrel with his wife who had married four months earlier. His brother, passing minutes earlier, heard a scream and found the body. Funeral services at Rehobeth church today with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by wife, parents, two brothers and two sisters.
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Thompson
Willie Monroe Thompson
Houston County
Arthur Lane
Rehobeth Church
Lane
Thomson
Rollins
J. C. Thompson
James
Jesse
Susie
Ethel
2310 Died From Flu In Alabama During the Epidemic
Reports to the Alabama state board of health show 2310 influenza deaths during the epidemic from December 22 to February 9. Pneumonia claimed 854 lives in the same period, a toll described as 3.4 times the average deaths from the two diseases.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Health
Alabama
Weather forecast for Alabama and Gulf States
Weather summary indicates fair tonight with cooler air and possible frost in exposed areas. Across Alabama Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana the early week stays generally fair but becomes unsettled later with showers likely. Temperatures expected to be mainly mild though some variation possible.
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Alabama
Central
East Gulf States
Mississippi
Arkanaa
Louisiana
Dr James L Folsom Dies at 52 in Dothan
Dr James L Folsom a prominent Dothan minister died today at a local hospital after heart trouble. He was 52, born in Massachusetts, and served as pastor of Mt Pleasant and Newville Churches after earlier leading Headland Avenue Baptist in Dothan. He is survived by his widow Madge and a brother Frank Folsom. another brother died in January in Massachusetts. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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James L. Folsom
Dothan
Dr. Folsom
Massachusetts
Florida
Panama City
Headland Avenue
Mt. Pleasant
Newville
Madge Folsom
Frank Folsom
Swampscott
Mass
Sinclair Must Serve Three Months In Jail
The Supreme Court ruled that Harry F. Sinclair must serve three months in jail for refusing to answer questions before the Senate Teapot Dome committee. The court denied reconsideration after an appeal. no start date was given.
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Sinclair
Supreme Court
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Debenture Plan Retained in Relief Bill Despite Hoover Opposition
Washington April 22 Senate Agriculture Committee votes to retain the export debenture plan in its farm relief bill despite strong opposition from President Hoover. The vote was 7 to 6 in favor.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate Agriculture Committee
License Required for Trucks for Hire Warns Tag Inspector
A. O. Walker, license inspector, states under Alabama law drivers of trucks for hire must obtain a chauffeur's license even if the truck is not owned by them. This license acts as a tax in addition to the standard truck-for-hire license.
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Alabama
A. O. Walker
Graves to headline Dothan Chamber of Commerce banquet
Governor Bibb Graves will be principal speaker at the Dothan Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at the Houston Hotel Tuesday evening April 30 at 7 30. His topic will be Industrial Development. Other speakers will be on the program as directors for the ensuing year are elected and future projects discussed. The Wagonyard Four quartet will entertain with songs and guitar selections.
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Bibb Graves
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Houston Hotel
Wagonyard Four
Johnson to Construct Brick Building on S Oates Street
B B Johnson plans an eight thousand dollar brick building on S Oates Street beside the overhead bridge. The structure will house the Johnson Auto and Paint Company after a city clerk issued the construction permit this morning.
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B. B. Johnson
S. Oates Street
S. Oates
Johnson Auto & Paint Co
Federation of Imusic Clubs to Meet in Dothan
The Alabama Federation of Music Clubs gathers in Dothan for its thirteenth annual convention with 300 delegates expected. Headquarters are at the municipal building and a full program includes national and state speakers, luncheons, receptions, and a Tuesday schedule at Houston Hotel and Foster Street Church.
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Federation OF
Dothan
Alabama Federation of Music Clubs
Federation
W. S. Wilson
Dothan Harmony Club
Abbie Llewellyn Snoddy
National Federation of Music Clubs
George Houston Davis
Margaret Haas
Emma McCarthy
A. Y. Malone
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
5. G. Howe
Stella Harris
American Music and Composition
Lee Wood
Byrd Farmer
Alabama
George H. Malone
Ida Inscor
Prgeant
Woodland Drive
Houston Hotel
Alonzo Meek
Highlands
Foster Street Methodist Church
Ee I. Collier
Church of the Nativity
Hk. V. Speir
Clem Ezeli
R. T. Wallace
G. A. Leftwirth
EF. S. Washbur
W. Lee Wood
M. Wade Carlisle
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Raymond Cox
Andalusia
Menace of Mediterranean fruit fly threatens Florida crops
Washington April 22. Florida Plant Board members and Department of Agriculture officials warn the Mediterranean fruit fly poses a grave menace to all vegetation and cotton. They say elimination is crucial to protect the fruit and vegetable industry and regional life, noting infestations reported as far north as Ocilla Georgia.
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Washington
Florida Plant Board
Department of Agriculture
Florida
Ocilla, Ga
Parade of GM cars on Dothan streets after noon Saturday
Dealers showcasing General Motors products held a motor car parade through Dothan streets in celebration of Nation Springs Showing week after noon Saturday.
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General Motors
Dothan Streets
Nation Springs
Peace Proposal Based On Idea that Nations Be Friends
In Geneva on April 22, Hugh S. Gibson, U.S. ambassador to Belgium, urged a fresh look at disarmament premised on friendship among nations. He signaled U S readiness to reduce naval power and explore a tonnage based naval agreement with Britain and France. The proposal favors assigning a total tonnage per nation and dividing it among ship categories to limit holdings.
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Geneva
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Hoover
United States
Great Britain
America
Boy Breaks Right Arm in Yard Accident
Yester day afternoon in the yard a T year old boy, Arthur Barden Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lane, fell and broke his right arm.
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Arthur Barden Lane
Arthur Lane
Out Our Way Will Remain In Dothan Eagle For Years
Long term contract secures exclusive rights to J. R. Williams work in this paper. NEA Service holds rights, bringing the famed comic to readers daily. Williams, born in Nova Scotia, crafts three sets of characters from shop life, iron work, and cowboy west, with a broad national following.
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Dothan Eagle
J. R. Williams
NEA Service, Inc
Williams
United States
Alcohol crazed man shoots in Old Columbia quarrel
Willie Kirkland, allegedly intoxicated by a rubbing alcohol solution, shot Loyd Parker in the right arm at Old Columbia after a trivial dispute. Parker feared amputation as the limb suffered a heavy wound. Both men are Black. Sheriff Rollins detained Kirkland on a charge of assault to murder.
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Old Columbia
Willie Kirkland
Loyd Parker
Kirkland
Parker
Columbia
Rollins
Dothan Party Helps Injured Students After Wreck
Two Florida State College for Women students were seriously injured returning from a Thomasville Hose Show. Mrs Winn applied first aid to a cut artery before aid arrived, while Miss Hux suffered a fractured shoulder and severe facial cuts. The group from Dothan escorted the injured to a Tallahassee hospital.
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Florida State College For Women
Tallahassee
Thomasville
M. Brown
Dothan
Mildred Early
Geneva
Mary Francs Harnett
Edith Hannan
Themaville
Bion Wann
Jacquelin Hux
Tieree
Fla
Winn
Grimecuets Aleve
Hux
Chain Store to Occupy Former Armstrong Building
The Foster street building once housing Armstrong Clothing Co is being remodeled by Van Ritch Co chain store corp for future occupancy. The firm will sell ready to wear garments, as reported.
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Foster Street
Armstrong Clothing Co
van Ritch Co
Chain Store Corporation
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