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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1934
Page
2
A 1934 assessment notes rising factory output and employment, higher payrolls, and stronger department store sales as the economy edges from the 1929-33 downturn. It cites an eight point gain in production, seven in employment, thirteen in payrolls, and nine in sales, with autos and clothing driving demand.
The article reports Dr. Mortensen treated Dillinger and his lieutenant John Hamilton for shoulder wounds after the Mason City bank raid on March 13. It notes the suspension of St Paul’s health officer and details the robbers’ injuries and subsequent attempts to notify them.
Weather outlook shows night cooling trend in the west with Friday remaining warmer by day. Forecast indicates increasing humidity and chance of brief showers later in the week.
In Washington on April 21 AP reports final defense for Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada L. Burroughs in a DC Supreme Court trial. McNeill urged innocence and argued Cannon and Burroughs faced hatred from enemies while defending their 1928 campaign reporting. The prosecution cited deaths of campaign co workers to question motive.
Young men over 18 from Southern high schools may enlist in the Marine Corps after graduation. Applicants must inform the District Recruiting Headquarters at Macon Georgia to be accepted immediately following graduation.
On Confederate Memorial Day Georgians and residents of Alabama Mississippi and Florida honor the war dead from Kennesaw Mountain and other Civil War battles. Graves are decorated and ceremonies held as in 1866. memorial day dates vary by state with Georgia Florida Mississippi and Alabama observing April 26 and others May 30.
Jackson Mississippi April 26 The 22nd general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opens with Bishop John M Moore Dallas outlining a program built on progressiveness and hopefulness The plan calls for a comprehensive financial system a vigorous missionary drive and strong education and evangelistic efforts to lift the church out of current strife The bishops urge strengthening the Episcopate by filling two vacant bishop posts and retirements while defending life tenure and proposing discipline to remove inefficient officers Financial reform and revived missions are central aims as the conference envisions its greatest advance in four years
Washington AP April 26 railroad labor and management reach a compromise restoring full pay with staged raises over the next year. Workers get 2 1 2 percent on July 1, 1984 2 1 2 percent on January 1, 1984 and the remainder on April 3, 1935. Eastman had ended mediation after withdrawal.
Ruxar India April 26 rock smashed the window of four cars carrying Mahatma Gandhi and he escaped unharmed. Three Nationalist Congress volunteers were injured in the assault said to be by orthodox Hindus opposing his campaign for India's untouchables. Gandhi threatened further penance as opposition grows to his movement. He previously began a hunger strike after prison officials denied campaigning from his cell.
More than 200 citizens from west Georgia and northwest Florida formed the Georgia Florida Roosevelt Highway Association in Marianna Florida to promote a route from Atlanta through Warm Springs Columbus Colquitt Cuthbert Blakely Donaldsonville to Marianna and on to Pensacola area. The group named Wartan of Marianna president and Holbrook of Marianna as chairman with May 17 meeting set in Cuthbert.
Three men robbed Merchants and Farmers Bank in Dumas Arizona. They entered with a pistol, demanded cash from drawers, and fled toward Gould in an armed pursuit. Sheriff and a citizen exchanged fire, wounding Marshal Puteher and another deputy as the robbers escaped with about a thousand dollars.
Six year old June Robles was abducted while returning from a show when a man lured her into a car and sped away. Police and ranchers mobilized, offers of help poured in, and a ransom note demanding 15 900 dollars appeared for the girl's release.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull near a decision as U S officials study Japan's China policy. Tokyo receives Grew briefing on Japan's stance while China eyes a possible appeal to the United States under the nine power treaty.
The Bulwinkle committee adopted a report finding Dr William A Wirt failed to prove his claim that the administration brain trust planned a revolution. The vote was 3 to 2 with Democrats in the majority. Two Republicans McGugin and Lehrbach reserved right to file a minority report criticizing the investigation.
Pre election expense accounts filed with Probate Judge H K Martin reveal Oscar J Tompkins led with 474 20 in disbursements mostly for advertising He claimed not a candidate but filed to record expenditures and cited church commitments He criticized rival candidates and described ads as home missionary messages with no conversions made Other probate judge candidates listed smaller totals including H K Martin at 421 11 and J L Vaughn 176 00 with Hunter H Ennis also listed
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