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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
1
Washington August 10 AP A A A plans for crop cuts may be dropped partly in 1935 due to drought. If drought abates, contracts would still govern reductions with new provisions requiring pasture or haying on part of land and enforcing further cuts as needed.
J Haden Alldredge longtime director of the Alabama Public Service Commission Transportation Bureau was named transportation economist for the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA director David E Lilienthal said Alldredge and a technical staff will study traffic conditions in the Tennessee Valley to protect and stimulate industry and agriculture amid urgent freight rate issues.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change in Tennessee. In the northwest Florida area expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with probable thundershowers tonight and Saturday.
Babe Ruth in Boston declares he will quit as a regular player at the end of the season. He contemplates staying in baseball as a manager and perhaps pinch hitting on weekends to boost gate receipts. He hopes to finish with a championship Yankees team and a World Series appearance in Boston.
Ossining August 10 AP report details the execution of Salvatore Antonio’s wife Anna at Sing Sing after a murder spree tied to a petty racketeer. The killings also claimed Sam Faracci and Vincent Saetta as New York meted its threefold retribution. Anna Antonio, frail and under 90 pounds, walked to the death room with guards, rejecting mercy.
Police and railroad officials probe a grade crossing collision that killed eight, including Viola Halstead. survivor Barney Waterbury, 7, and the train’s engineer John Donovan face manslaughter charges after stating the train hit the car at about 60 mph.
BERKELEY CALIF. Aug. 10 AP Thirteen the fox terrier owned by Dr E E Cornish will be allowed to die a natural death after a period of revived study. The dog was briefly revived after heart stoppage on April 13 and has slowly improved with diet and warmth but cannot stand unaided. Dr Cornish said no further medical treatment will be given and that months may pass before a firm decision is reached.
George William Hill, 40, a motion picture director and former husband of Frances Marion, shot himself at his Santa Monica home. He had just returned from China where he filmed background scenes for The Good Earth and was set to complete the picture locally. He attended Marie Dressler's funeral last week with his estranged wife Frances Marion.
Berlin Aug. 10 AP Many clergymen resist swearing fidelity and obedience to Hitler under a new law from the National Synod as part of a drive for a unified Protestant church. About 800 clergymen already face suspension for opposing Hitler and Reichsbishop Mueller. The oath elevates the Fuehrer above church authority, drawing sharp opposition from church leaders who say it clashes with Lutheran practice.
Operations restarted at the American Distilling Company plant in Pekin after a four day strike ended at midnight. John Booth, fired fireman, will be rehired as an ashman under a mediation overseen by Nathan Ellis. The dispute, which began May 31, included violence as about 200 non union workers attempted to breach a picket line, injuring nearly twenty.
President Roosevelt reached Washington after a long cross country journey totaling over twelve thousand miles. He announced plans to expand his New Deal policies and pressed for attention to Hawaii, the Panama Canal, and drought era conditions. Crowds greeted the president at every stop as he resumed personal oversight of federal affairs.
SYLVA N C Aug 10 AP Albert Teester a 30 year old Holiness preacher refused medical help after two rattlesnake bites in a faith healing display He crawled to his cabin and refused whiskey and doctors claiming God would heal him His arm swelled his back and neck puffed while welfare authorities were alerted too late His wife died years ago after a similar refusal of medical aid
Four people die as Bear Creek canyon flood from a cloud burst hits near Denver. Two identified are John Husband 56 and his wife 52. two others, a boy about 12 and a man, remain unidentified. Authorities search debris while Morrison residents assess damage to bridges highways cabins and stores.
Second Lieutenant Herbert Gibner Jr. of the 78th Pursuit Squadron died when his trainer aircraft crashed in a plowed field during a night training flight near Barksdale Field. His bride Virginia Krol and her aunt Mrs. T. Garibaldi witnessed the fatal plunge from about 1550 feet. Gibner had been a West Point graduate and quarterback for four years.
Checks totaling $15,714.25 are being distributed to hog growers of Coffee County who signed Corn Hog contracts with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. County agent Hugh D. Sexton reports the payments are now going out.
Reports from Anhwei and surrounding provinces describe a severe drought with temperatures up to 120 degrees. About 500,000 people face starvation as crops wither and water becomes scarce. Locusts intensify suffering while banditry rises as farmers struggle to survive.
Cotton slid back to 13.62 cents a pound for strict middling after a brief spike, while middling held at 13.18 and strict low at 12.76 as markets closed. Corn jumped to its highest since 1930, reaching 84 cents a bushel on December contracts amid favorable hog and corn price moves.
Houston county distributes interim emergency certificates to gin cotton as the 1934 crop moves. First certificates go to contract signers. non signers awaiting approval next week. County agent C M Ling notes no reason for cotton to fail to reach market on time. regular certificates follow after interim quotas are used.
Heat wave claims 36 lives over several days as 103 in Lincoln and highs above 110 across Missouri Illinois Indiana and other states. In Oklahoma City and Emporia hot spells persist with water limits and weather storms adding to damage. Justice of the Peace collapses in Quincy as 111 degree heat shocks courtroom scene.
Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother of the President, sailed for home from Le Havre, France aboard the S. S. De De France, reporting voyage August 10.
Aboard the Empress of Can Ada on August 10 the writer says time is forgotten at sea en route to Yokohama and Tokyo. The note mentions drought and heat at home, jokes about ship maintenance, and promises news from Japan while noting lively activity aboard.
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