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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1931
Page
5
The Lindberghs landed their monoplane near Nome at 11 last night after a 700 mile flight from Barrow delayed by heavy fog. They paused along the Be Peninsula to wait for clearance before continuing toward their destination.
Joan J. McCaskill Jr. 23 of Massanna died after a shallow water dive at George's Island near Appalachicola and Port Saint Joe. He sustained a fractured skull and neck when diving into water thought to be 10 feet deep but only about 2 1/2 feet. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs McCaskill, brother Dexter, and sisters Judy and Adelaide of Marianna. Funeral set for 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Presbyterian Church in DeFuniak Springs with burial in DeFuniak Springs. Houston Funeral Company in charge.
Six girls at the Alabama Training School for Girls were held for juvenile court after an attempted escape Saturday night. Authorities said disturbance at the girls’ cottage led to a confrontation with a shop staff, and Mrs HL Fowler, the new superintendent, announced the incident.
The Nanking entity has signed an agreement with Junkers Air and Wess Works of Germany to direct the design and assembly plant in Ching. The site for the plant has been decided upon.
The Wickersham commission reported widespread police brutality across the nation, detailing a decade of illegal enforcement and hundreds of extorted confessions. It urged new laws to abolish conduct undermining constitutional liberty and noted skepticism about the Alabama report.
The Southeastern Peanut Pork Association formed to promote peanut fed pork as superior in flavor and quality. G W Ray of Montgomery says Alabama farms produce over 1 million dollars annually in peanut pork, marketed cheaper than corn fed pork, with Georgia and Florida members including L M Rhodes of Jacksonville and R W Cammack of Savannah serving in leadership roles.
In Birmingham, Aug 11 AP report shows Jefferson county recorded 118 violent deaths this year with 28 homicides last month alone. January through June totals include 14, 10, 10, 26, 16 and 11. Accidents accounted for 29 deaths in July and June with fewer personal crisis cases.
United Spanish War veterans attending the national convention in New Orleans can obtain reduced railway fare. The round trip ticket costs 15.77 dollars with identification from the Dothan camp adjutant required to use the special rules. Commander C. L. Doggerell announced the plan.
The submarine Nautilus, on a planned under ice North Pole voyage, is adrift in Arte seas off Tromsoe with engine problems. Crews fought repairs overnight after leaving Tromsoe for Spitzbergen, unable to anchor in the current and continuing the perilous drift.
Alabama cotton on August 1 stood at 76 percent of normal, seven points above 1930’s August level but one point below 1929. F. W. Gist, state and federal statistician, says July favored growth despite heavier heaviest weevil infestation, with thrifty plants and abundant blooms. He estimates 180 pounds lint per acre, crop around 1,243,000 bales, differing from last year’s 479,000 bales and 1.362 million in 1929. District conditions ranged from 60 to 76, flags noted across several regions.
Two Dothan doctors were on the program for the first meeting of the southeast division of the Alabama Medical Society at Geneva today with seventeen counties expected. Dr Davie of Dothan would address modern medicine topics and Dr ALS Fraser would lead a discussion of professional interest alongside speakers from Montgomery Birmingham Clanton. The session adjourned this afternoon.
G L Jones of Dothan Alabama files a 19009 dollar damages suit against Alabama Power Company claiming a wire pole was placed on his property without permission. He alleges lightning struck the pole during a thunderstorm while he was near it, burning his neck and left side and causing partial paralysis and loss of eyesight. He seeks a jury trial.
Randulph Gilbert, 18, pulled Betty Adams from a charged telephone guy-wire on South Oates street after she touched the live line. Neighbors and her father credit Gilbert with saving her life. a Carnegie medal may be sought for his brave act. The wire’s insulation had worn away, leaving the line energized. a bystander briefly treated the scene before Gilbert intervened.
W A Caldwell of Jackson Tennessee resigns from the Muscle Shoals commission saying the chemical plan is not suited to modern fertilizer production. He cites a majority pursuing a preconceived plan to use the property mainly for fertilizer and notes his lack of knowledge on the issue.
Berlin Aug 11 AP Pru sia s moderate coalition government stood firm against attacks by Communists and National Socialists as the plebiscite proceeded marked by bloodshed Two police captains were killed in Berlin and Cologne and a score wounded the effort to dissolve the Prussian diet failed by three and a half million votes
The 137th Field Artillery band performs tonight on the courthouse lawn, presenting a varied program listed as March, Minstrel Man, Overture, Sally Trombone Medley, and other selections. The National Guard concert is the second in a series during Anguat with a start time noted as o o'clock.
A 1931 inquiry from Helvetia West Virginia asks Houston County Alabama about easy divorces. The letter suggests out-of-state couples can obtain divorces in Dothan by meeting grounds and residency rules, with minimal residence in some cases, and hints at a nationwide trend toward “freedom papers.”
Sheriff Jon Rollins reports farmers face a cotton picking shortage in Houston County. Idle Black and white workers are warned they must pick cotton or face vagrancy charges, while farmers struggle with 35 to 36 cent per hundred rates.
Alabama Attorney General Thomas E. Knight Jr states bus drivers may not exceed eight consecutive hours of driving, even across state lines. He explains a Knoxville to Montgomery run would reach eight hours in Alabama, with no interstate commerce exception, to protect public safety.
Chapter of the American War Veterans to finish organizing this evening at the court hall. Three officers were chosen last week and election results will be confirmed during tonight’s session led by state commander William Ho and local officers Barney Gill.
Alabama cotton prices drop as crops expand with warm dry spells aiding growth. Rain across the state curbs shedding and rot while growers anticipate a strong harvest. government August reports indicate a crop better than average, boosting feed, pastures, and garden prospects as county agents push winter legumes and soil enrichment plans.
Arne Barber Jefferson county representative named state aviation commissioner and based at Birmingham municipal airport. Lieut Phillip Moll Air Corps reserve appointed assistant aviation commissioner and stationed there. Blanche Toney, Birmingham stenographer, qualified for a pilot license becoming the city second licensed woman aviator. Mrs A R Clarke is another licensed woman pilot in Birmingham.
City residents and university volunteers coordinate a week of canning vegetables and making fruit preserves for the winter relief drive. Local kitchens, farmers, and leaders oversee fruit and vegetable collection and processing to aid hungry neighbors.
Government officials prepared to defend the 15 524 000 bales cotton crop estimate amid trader doubts. WF Callander of the crop reporting board said the figure should prove reasonably accurate, while Senator Connally of Texas urged Secretary Arthur Hyde to preserve all data for a thorough investigation.
Report says two Black men were whipped by a mob after an assault on Patrolman G W Casey in Arlington Georgia. Casey fired at one assailant as he fled. authorities found both men missing after the mob scene.
Auburn prepares for an Intersectional slate beginning October 10 at Madison against Wisconsin. The 1931 schedule opens with Birmingham Southern at Montgomery, then Georgia Tech at Atlanta and Florida at Jacksonville, followed by Spring Hill, Tulsa, St. Augustine, Georgia at Columbus and South Carolina at Montgomery.
Ed Weatherly, secretary of the chamber of commerce, says hearings before the International Commerce Commission last year dealt with train discontinuances and proposed rate increases for lumber and other goods. Non support cases are pending with about two filed or adjusted, per Mrs C L Cop, county welfare worker. A number of cases were tried Saturday.
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