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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1932
Page
4
A flier reports a renewed Capone offer promising the Lindbergh baby’s return within days if Col. Lindbergh secures temporary jail release for Capone. An official said contact was reestablished with kidnappers while Lindbergh was away. details on who paid money and exact contacts remain undisclosed.
Washington April 23 AP reports Senator Bingham of Connecticut questions Al Capone in the Lindbergh baby case. He cites Capone remarks suggesting Capone’s involvement in the kidnap plot and notes Capone offered a finding regarding the Lindbergh child.
A fragmented item reports on the Lindbergh kidnapping inquiry and cites Chicago gang leader Capone denying involvement or making an official offer regarding guarantees tied to Charles Lindbergh’s case. Details are unclear due to OCR damage.
Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee urged letting physicians regulate liquor sales through minor changes to regulations and a Volstead act amendment. He argued doctors would aid public duty, while Dr. D C Woodward of Chicago warned physicians do not want such duties and should only prescribe needed liquor. Huston proposed tax stamps on medicated liquor and a resolution urging tougher enforcement policy for doctors.
The Houston county health department announces annual typhoid and diphtheria clinics starting next week. Inoculations are scheduled Tuesday at Keyton Hodgesville and St Mary's church and Thursday at Brannon Stand Jellico County Line Wilson and Thomas schools with times listed. Residents unvaccinated in two years are urged to take the shots.
Mrs Ed Price twenty of Russellville Arkansas ended a year long hiccoughing spell after gall bladder surgery performed yesterday She had hiccoughed since April first 1921 except for an eleven day interval and lost about sixty pounds during the ordeal Doctors had proposed the operation a year ago but she declined Now physicians expect a rapid recovery following the operation and cure for the condition
New York April 2 AP reports John Wurtele Lovell 80 a famed speed publisher who fed the eighties with a steady stream of cheap culture died Monday. His output reached about 7 million volumes a year placing Kipling Ruskin and other titles on stalls at 10 to 20 cents. The death was not disclosed until Thursday night.
Mabel Grimsley twelve year old of Columbia is hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns after a fire at their home. Her father, Mr. Grimsley, forced entry by kicking a locked door and carried her to safety as flames engulfed the room. He also suffered burns but is not seriously injured. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
Albany Georgia Rabbi E A Landau of Albany and visiting Rabbi for Temple Emmanu El will deliver a sermon on Passover and Its Meaning at the W O W Hall Sunday at 11 am The public is invited to attend The services are part of a worldwide Passover Week observance commemorating the Exodus and Jewish freedom
Two young Filipinos Ambre Susia and Fortunato Annunciato were indicted by Fulton County grand jury on assaulting charges involving several young white girls. Each face death penalty if convicted. Their attorney Joe Turman said the allegations are denied. Judge E F Pomeroy dismissed a habeas corpus petition after the indictment. They had been held in county jail for days.
Dothan physicians who attended the state medical society session in Mobile this week have returned home. Participants included Dr. E F Moody Dr J A Keyton Dr Henry Green Dr M B Davie Dr C C W Hilliard and county health officer Dr F G Granger. The next annual meeting will be in Montgomery.
Alabama reports from F. W. Gist show most farmers plan to shift from unprofitable cash crops to feeds and foodstuffs and livestock. Early season delays from March storms hurt tender truck crops but unlikely to greatly reduce overall acreage. farm prices remain below pre war levels with cotton at 50 percent and dairy products at 76 percent.
Mrs. Lena Stringer sues Southern Life and Health Insurance for $1000 claiming her son Howard’s death was accidental, not by his own action. The insurer’s double indemnity applies to accidental death, and the body was found in a barn near Ashford after being reported missing in November.
Howard Hood seeks damages for false arrest tied to a Cottonwood bank hold up. The Bank of Cottonwood requests a new trial after Hood won $2,690 in the first circuit court trial. Note: court officials said the case will be retried Friday.
Funeral services for Mrs W H Pettus 53 of South St Andrews Street were held this afternoon at her home. She died after a heart attack Friday and burial was in Claybank Cemetery near Ozark with Rev L W Deckery of the First Baptist Church officiating and Fellows & Forrester in charge of arrangements.
Considerable cloudiness and light to moderate showers are expected at week’s start and again near week’s end in the Central East Gulf states. Temperatures remain mostly seasonal with no extreme highs or lows anticipated.
J R Hicks 70 of Dothan route five died at home after a two month illness. Funeral at Beulah church with Headland Masonic lodge in charge. Burial in church cemetery with Houston Funeral Co. handling arrangements. Survived by widow four sons and four daughters.
Louise Cherry an 11 year old sixth grader at Southside elementary suffered a broken leg when she tripped over a rock on school grounds late Thursday. She is reported improving at her home at 408 South College street, daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Cherry.
Geneva Alabama April 23 Special The list of election officers for Geneva County May 3 is public Beat 10 covering Geneva town includes managers William Holloway B L Pledger J B Tiller clerks W E Gilchrist Grover Beck returning officer G C Hughes Beat 2 lists managers G M Shepherd W D Holland E P Register clerks J L Shaw F T Gallaway returning officer Walter C H Register
Probate Judge Harry K. Martin called a meeting to appoint officers for six extra voting boxes for the May 3 state primary. Four new boxes added to Beat Three in Dothan and one more at Ashford Beat 10, two boxes total there. Voters will be assigned by surname alphabetically into the two boxes.
Child welfare officials report a significant decline in penny can contributions last month in Houston County. Over the past two weeks total receipts reached $8.13 with The Hub store contributing most at about $8. A. P. Poster Street store followed with 65 cents and J. C. Penney store with 46 cents.
Geneva Alabama April 23 Rural schools in Geneva county completed their seven month term Friday. Attendance in most rural schools held up better than usual this year according to officials.
The report outlines three weapons a historic ax a long barreled revolver and a pocket knife allegedly used in multiple killings. The clerk’s office stores the weapons as evidence while investigators pursue further leads and possible motive in the ongoing cases.
Walter Arnold, 29, was found fatally shot at his home six miles north of Dothan. A .32 caliber revolver lay beside him and authorities call it a suicide tied to domestic troubles. The coroner ruled death self-inflicted. funeral plans set for Wiggins church with burial at the church cemetery. He left a wife and five children. survivors include his mother, siblings, and two sisters.
Chicago authorities say 13 people and two women were arrested in a Chicago Heights suburb in connection with 29 bank robberies and the kidnapping of Howard Woolverton of South Bend Indiana. Confessions link the group to raids in Racine Wisconsin and Hartford City Indiana. James Barret, 34, described as the gang leader, was among those arrested.
J Warren Keifer died at his Springfield home at 96 leaving two sons W W Keifer and Joseph W Keifer Jr. He had served as a major general in the Spanish American War and was a former speaker of the national House of Representatives. Adelbert Ames remained the last other living Civil War major general.
VINELAND N J April 23 AP The State of New Jersey will go to court to compel four flaxen haired children to attend public schools under penalty of fine or imprisonment It will ask their parents Arthur J Smart and Mrs to prove to a Cumberland county judge their claim they can educate the children better than public school teachers Smart has appealed to President Hoover and Governor Moore to uphold his constitutional rights Mrs Smart a New York book store clerk before marriage says she has made a comprehensive study of child psychology and education.
New Yorkers shed coats as temperatures climbed to 74 degrees by 2 p.m. The day beat April norms by 22 degrees, with a new record high of 84 degrees set in SARS.
Homer Gilford was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on a burglary charge. He posted a $500 bond shortly after being jailed on the indictment before his case proceeded.
Fi ten supplies for the May 3 primary to be used on Houston ballots faced approval today. The shipment includes ballots and essential poll supplies for voting.
Uncle Jack Brannon of Bethel celebrated his eighty first birthday Tuesday with a large gathering at the McSwain bridge. A picnic dinner was served and a photo with his wife, Nancy Warren before marriage, highlighted the event. The couple had nine children born, seven living. attendees included many Brannon relatives and friends.
In Montgomery Alabama on April 23 an AP report says the average citizen consumed 133.2 pounds of meat during the prior year. It breaks down to 89.6 pounds of pork, 49.6 pounds of beef, 6.8 pounds of veal and 7.1 pounds of lamb and mutton.
All Dothan banks will be closed Tuesday in observance of Memorial Day, bank officials announced today.
The page lists cotton prices with opening highs lows and closes for multiple delivery months including May December July and October. Figures show bids and settlements across successive columns reflecting fluctuating prices and different grade specifications.
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