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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1934
Page
2
Washington reports stir over agricultural policy as the AAA faces surplus corn, potential disposal options, and farmer loan maturities. Roosevelt era tensions, House leadership shifts, and midwest payments shape the national debate on farm relief and budget restraint.
Mostly cloudy with local showers possible in southern Alabama and Saturday cooler conditions for north portions tonight. Northwest Florida may see local showers with Saturday colder temperatures. Tennessee region fair and cool with rising temperatures in the west and exposed areas tonight.
Two armed convicts Wanda Stewart and Walter Wyeth escaped from San Quentin after beating a guard. They seized a police car with officers A M Dewey and Phil Lecornec pursuing, then fled toward Nevada. Guards and patrols spread across northern California and Sierra Nevada to recapture them. Both inmates faced five year to life sentences.
A Pima County deputy says a contact with June Robles kidnappers may have occurred after a night pause in search efforts. Bernabe Robles reportedly agreed to pay 15000 in ransom, with family seeking direct negotiation while Mrs Robles is said near collapse. The hunt halted as officials await further word from the abductors.
A 60 year old grandfather Charlie Outlaw was executed by electric chair in Huntsville Texas after being convicted of the hammer slaying of Mrs. Frank McCall aged 58 last January. He faced the chair declaring I did not do it and said I am too old to die with a lie on my lips.
Dr Robert E Cornish at the University of California reports reviving a dog named 13 after four minutes of death. Milk was given as the animal stirred and its heart beat, though higher brain functions remain impaired. He hopes the method may one day help humans with heart failure shock or suffocation.
County election officials released regulations for voters in the upcoming Democratic Primary. The rules cover obtaining ballots from inspectors, safeguarding ballots, and limits on carrying ballots or time spent in booths. Provisions include assistance for illiterate or disabled electors and requirements to vote in the precinct of residence.
In western Nacogdoches county a family quarrel sparked a gunfight at the Seeq Tick school house. Joe T. Clevenger Jr., 31, was killed after eight bullets struck him. Curtis Waggoner, 18, was critical. Tom Lioney, 45, fatally wounded abdomen. A fourth man was jailed for investigation.
Rev. G J Brunner of St Louis University told the American Physical Society that earthquakes may occur at least 400 miles below the surface. He cited a September 6 1933 Southern Pacific Ocean quake as evidence. He warned that such deep quakes could affect regions distant from the epicenter.
About 300 men are employed today on FERA projects in Houston County. G P Morison courts director announced the county’s full labor quota is expected to be at work within two to three weeks if relief officials can certify that many workers.
President Roosevelt signed a bill providing 410 228 997 for War Department maintenance in the fiscal year starting July 1. The action was announced in Washington on April 27.
A British authority states India will resist Japanese influence and Asia for Asiatics aims. He argues Japan cannot control India or southern China, cites British imperial interests, and warns India must industrially raise its defenses while safeguarding Hindu and Buddhist communities. Britain, Canada, and Australia align with a united crown approach.
City police searched for Mamie Lee Safford alleged to have stabbed another Black woman with an ice pick last night. The incident occurred in the city, and authorities issued a description and warning to residents.
Firefighters reported slight damage at the home of Tom Roland, 500 North Oates Street, yesterday afternoon when an old stove blazed up in the Oak Ridge area.
Last night bands of armed men burned a railway trestle and fired on cars near Parrish Alabama. National Guard patrols and Jefferson Walker county deputies reinforce to keep order as mine production remains halted. Unionized Fiat Thomas workers and Republic Steel Sayreton Mine clashes add to a tense scene with threats feared.
A eleven jurors and one woman deliberated on the conspiracy case against Bishop James Cannon and Ada J. Burroughs. They are accused of failing to report contributions to oppose President Alfred Smith, with potential penalties up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine each.
Depositors of the First National Bank of Headland will receive full deposits as the bank liquidates. Payments begin today on demand, with about $100,000 on deposit at closure. A successor bank, Headland National Bank, has taken over, led by president J.J. Fapy.
In Jackson Mississippi April 27 AP reports Women of the Methodist Episcopal Church South push to grant women ministers equal rights and representation, led by Mrs. W. J. Plepgott and Miss Jonny Davies. Bishop James M. Cannon Jr. fights removal while conference debates tenure limits and church unification.
Ary M A. Foxuter filed suit in Jefferson Circuit Court against the Birmingham Post, a Scripps Howard paper, seeking 160000 in damages for alleged violation of the (free?) fair competition law in the daily newspaper business. He says he was wrongfully discharged on April 2 after long employment for testifying before the state compliance board in a wage and hour dispute.
Arrestee Vicfer, 34, linked to the $4 million Bremer ransom case, was nabbed yesterday at a Chicago gambling venue and kept incommunicado. In Montgomery, the state secretary reports most pre election expense accounts filed. only a few minor office candidates missed noon deadlines.
Ollie Catfish an Indian man says he was forced to guide a man thought to be George Baby Face Nelson to flee federal agents after stealing a car near Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin. Nelson allegedly spent days in Fence Lake shack and then fled toward Fifield on Highway 70.
Federal and state officers press a nationwide hunt for John Dillinger. George Nelson new diversionary figure as police pursue him and seek the gunman dead or alive. New links tie Dillinger to the Bremer kidnapping and ransom money found with mob escapees near a Wisconsin resort.
In Santa Monica on April 26 a comment applauds Japan for ambition and humor while noting editors celebrate that the American fleet cannot pass the Panama Canal in 24 hours. It mentions 29 new ships authorized and hints at election implications for Dillinger and the parties.
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