Baseball Gambling Quiz Opens Under Fire
Commissioner Landis launched a sweep ing investigation into charges that Chicago Cubs players including Guy Bush gambled on horses during Rogers Hornsby era. He declined to discuss details but warned executives will stamp out gambling even if it wrecks clubs. The dispatch cited a 1919 scandal as a warning.
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Chicago
Kentsaw M. Landis
Chicago Cubs
Guy Bush
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Daily News
Pittsburgh
Landis
Dispatch
News
Ing
Issioner
Kenesaw M. Langis
Charlie Grimm
Hornaby
Cubs
Brennan Qualifies for Dothan City Golf Title Finish
Jim Brennan, a strong Dothan golfer, qualified for the 1932 city golf championship with a 76. Eighteen-hole qualifying runs begin, with Sunday play and later elimination matches. The event, open to all city members, features eight-player flights and prizes. Ed Crawford may not compete.
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Jim Brennan
Dothan
Brennan
Ed Crawford
Birmingham
Lynn Haven
Fla
Greenville
Greens
Leonard Bout Postponed as Rain Delays Weigh-in at Ebbets Field
In New York on August 11 the Benny Leonard vs Lee Walker bout at Ebbets Field was postponed due to rain. The 10 round semi windup featured Battalino and Jy Townsend, whom Leonard recently defeated.
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New York
Benny Leonard
King
le Walker
Trenton
N. J
Ebbets Field
Battalino
Jy Townsend
Leonard
Ensilage programs extend trench silo capacity in Alabama
In Bullock County Alabama farmers report ample ensilage crops filling 118 trench silos as of August 11. The initiative aims to boost winter feed supplies for livestock and improve farm efficiency across the region.
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Union Springs
Ala
Bullock County
Last Firemen's Shower Set For Friday Afternoon
Fire Chief J E Ziglar announced the last free fireman shower for children will be held Friday at the corner of E Lafayette and S Apple Tree streets. Water will run from 3 p.m. as hydrants are opened, marking the final cooling event before year end due to full time operation and rising fire hazards.
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E. LaFayette
S. Appletree Streets
J. E. Ziglar
Motor Accident Victim Brought To Hospital Here
Lorraine Tiller 21 of Chipley is in a Dothan hospital in serious condition after his car overturned near Chipley about 3 am while returning from a dance. He suffered scalp face and body lacerations and contusions and was brought to the hospital here about two hours after the crash.
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Lorraine Tiller
Chipley
Dothan
Young Tiller
President Hoover to Deliver Keynote Address Tonight
In Washington the 1932 campaign opens as Republican hosts rally around President Hoover. The keynote will address the prohibition issue and efforts to meet the economic crisis, signaling the start of Hoover's bid for a four year term. The event marks the first presidential notification in Washington since Coolidge.
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Washington
Hoover
Coolidge
City Council Meets To Talk Things Over
Informal morning session convened at the request of council president M. D. Black. City officials discussed minor matters between regular meetings in a brief, routine deliberation.
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M. D. Black
Midnight pistol shots and car backfire alarm neighborhood
Residents on W Main and S Oates streets awakened by intermittent gunfire or backfiring during a late night incident. Police announce intent to arrest the shooter, while warning against future automobile backfires. Several shots fired from a car as residents reported screams.
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Latty Aftr
Main Street
J. L. Domingus
Cheif Domingus
W. Mai
S.oates
Educators vie for presidency at Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Five candidates from six states applied to replace Dr. Bradford Knapp as president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Applications were given to Gov. Miller by Knapp and will be reviewed by a board subcommittee. Applicants include E. E. Brown of Southwestern State Teachers College and others from Georgia, Ark., New York, and South Dakota.
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Columbia University
New York City
George M. Rommel
Savannah
United States Department of Agriculture
J. R. Grant
Ouachita College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Arkansas Polytechnic College
Joseph Eugene Rowe
Clarkson Memorial College of Technology
Potsdam
N. Y
L. M. Hrudka
South Dakota State College
Brookings
Help in Schools Problem Offered
The Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs offers its services to Dr. A F Harman to help lift the state’s troubled public schools. Mrs. E S Pugh announces county meetings to discuss the educational situation before the legislature begins and to propose possible remedial legislation. The federation starts its campaign by sponsoring countywide meetings organized with the Alabama Parent Teachers Associations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
A.f.harman
E.S. Pugh
Union Springs
Federation
Houston Economy League Proposes State Meeting
The Houston county unit of the Alabama Economy League votes to urged a statewide gathering with two representatives from each county unit executive committee before August 27 to craft a definite state program. Theodore Jackson is to contact state chairman W. Davis and other chairs about the plan. A Houston report notes mass tax protest meetings led by county economy units in other counties.
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Houston County
Alabama Economy League
Theodore Jackson
Houston County Unit
W. €. Davis
Pneumonia Claims Levi Smith at 70
A week's illness of pneumonia proved fatal to Levi Smith 70 at his home on Dothan route one. He leaves a widow two daughters Mrs J B Jackson and Mrs P H Jackson both of Dothan route five and two sons Henry Smith Dothan route one and Jim Jackson Dothan route six. Funeral set for 3 p.m. today at Clark's cemetery with Rev Snell officiating and Dowling Rhodes in charge.
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Levi Smith
Dothan
Mr. Smith
J. B. Jackson
P. H. Jackson
Henry Smith
Jim Jackson
Clark's Cemetery
Mr. Snell
Dowling & Rhodes
Mrs. A. L. Hardy Dies at Webb Home at 64
Mrs Addie L Hardy 64 died at her Webb home at 5 25 pm Wednesday after a long illness She suffered a broken leg from a fall two weeks earlier She lived in Webb 28 years moving from Rome Ga Survived by one daughter Mrs L B Whaley one sister Mrs C V Miller three brothers P H Causey J B Causey and Jim Causey Funeral held at Webb home at 10 am with Rev O M Murphy Burial in Webb cemetery Woodmen Circle Grove No 4 led services Pallbearers named
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Addie L. Hardy
Webb
Jim Causey
Georgetown
O. M. Murphy
Webb Cemetery
Woodmen Circle Grove No. 4
Dowling & Rhodes
E. Durden
J. H. Lee
Cecil Newton
Marvin Kelly
H. E. Neely
John Push
Mathematician John C Fields Dies in Toronto
John Charles Fields head of the mathematical faculty at the University of Toronto and internationally known mathematician died Tuesday night at his residence in Toronto at age 71.
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Toronto
John Charles Fields
University of Toronto
Hare
Beer Baron Murder Ties to Gangland Deals on Northside
Chicago police report Joe Big Rab Connell a 35 year old bar owner linked to Capone era syndicate plans to push his beer trade into wider territory. Connell was shot dead in front of his saloon by several men as he attempted to expand beer sales to other speakeasies at roughly 30 dollars per barrel, undercutting Capone prices.
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Chicago
Ill
Joe
Connell
al Capone
Capone Syndicate
Meetings Held at Enon Church of Christ Near Webb
Meetings are in progress at the Enon Church of Christ on the road from Ashford to Webb under J. W. Yeomans and H. Grady Farmer of Liocomb. Reports say the gatherings are well attended and show much interest.
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Enon Church of Christ
Ashford
Webb
J. W. Yeomans
H. Grady Farmer
Liocomb
Death of Joel Singletary reported with mislisted survivors
The Eagle notes the death of Joel Singletary of Ashford and reports survivors including his parents J A Singletary and relatives W C Wills Jr of Greensboro and Atrene Singletary of Ashford. The list mistakenly mixed names and relations in the obituary and pallbearers included Enoch John and Percy Singletary and W C Wills Jr.
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Joel Singletary
J. A. Singletary
Ashford
W. C. Wills, Jr
Greensboro
Ala
Atrene Singletary
Enoch
John
Percy
Waymon
Edward
Monterie Singletary
W.C. Wills
Als
Percy Singletary
W. C. Wills
Smyrna YWCA Hosts Weeklong Girls Camp
The Smyrna YWCA runs a camping week at the church clubhouse with about a dozen girls attending under the supervision of Mrs. Dee McKinnish.
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Smyrna Y.W.C.A
Dee McKinnish
Alabama Extension predicts better business days ahead
Alabama Polytechnic Institute Extension service reports improved business sentiment in the state over 30 days. Gov Miller calls a special session August 16, while bids are invited for 1 759 000 dollars of road and bridge work as part of a multi million dollar highway program aided by federal funds.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama
B. M. Miller
Busi
Limestone
Walker
Butler
Macon Lee
Etowah
Jeferson
Dallas
Lownsles Montgomery
Calhoun
Woman Refuses Name, Jails 19 Days For Napkin Theft
A smartly dressed girl, after stealing two napkins from a Chicago store, chose 19 days in jail over revealing her name. The incident arose from a single raid and she resisted embarrassment by not identifying herself.
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Chicago
New Kiwanis Committees Named by Dothan President Jordan
Jordan W R, newly installed Kiwanis president after A J Miller's resignation, announced the year’s committees at the Houston hotel meeting. Key posts include Agriculture chaired by M B Black, Vocational Guidance led by John W Rish, and Public Affairs with Dr F G Granger. other chiefs are listed with members.
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Kiwanis Club
Jordan
W. R. Jordan
Dothan Kiwanis Club
A. J. Miller
Columbus, Ga
Houston Hotel
M. B. Black
H. B. McBryde
Clyde Coe
John W. Rish
T. G. Jones
Myer Blumberg
Government Seeks Bids for Dothan Albany Star Route
Postmaster Sanford M. Dawsey announced bids for a Dothan to Albany Georgia star route contract are due by August 20. The route supplements discontinued train service with an automobile connection from Hartford and a 7:49 a.m. departure, returning about 5 p.m. weekdays with Sunday exclusion. A temporary contract was let to Charlie Griffin of Albany for $2.07 annually.
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Dothan
Albany
Sanford M. Dawsey
Charlie Griffin
Giffin
Georgia City
Singing School At Memphis At Toothar Next Week
More than three percent attended the singing school led by Bam Spivey at the Memphis church eight miles south at Toothar. Sessions run Monday Wednesday and Friday nights and began Monday night with visitors invited to attend.
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Eens de Bam Spivey
Menphia Church
Toothar
Judge Denies Appeal To Stop Courtship In Common Pleas
Judge Keener Baxley ruled he has no power to issue injunctions to stop the couples from courting. In a brief session, he fined J B $1 and costs and discharged Lilly Mae Brooks after a Negro friend asked to restrain further romance amid reported clashes.
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Common Pleas Court
Keener Baxley
J. B. Kelly
Lilly Mae Brooks
Lily
Peanut Growers Plan Dothan Meeting and Elections
The Alabama Florida Cooperative Peanut Association will hold its annual meeting in Dothan on Friday to elect officers and set marketing plans for current peanut crops. At earlier meetings 625 growers discussed final settlements, with prices posted for pooled peanuts and expectations of increased deliveries next season.
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Alabama
Florida Cooperative Peanut Association
Dothan
Parke Thompson
Troy
Pike County
A. D. Jackson
Glenwood
Crenshaw
Coffee
Joe Peacock
Hartford
Geneva
Houston
N.C. Wood
Abbeville
Henry
Barbour
J.O. Delaney
Ozark
Dale County
W. B. Anderson
H. L. Pender, Jr
Greenwood
Fla
Florida
J. J. Watson
G. W. Ray
Association
Montgomery
Dothan Drivers Under Surveillance by State Officers
Dothan auto inspectors J. T. Doughty and W. F. Avery arrived for a regular traffic checkup with B. M. Moody and C. M. Thorsen. Citations were issued for alleged unlicensed operation and faulty headlights as state officers tightened enforcement.
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Dothan
J. T. Doughty
W. F. Avery
B. M. Moody
C. M. Thorsen
Doughty
Avery
Autointa
Alabama Legion Head In Serious Condition
Commander Ed Wren of the Alabama American Legion was reported in serious condition after an operation at Talladega hospital. Elected state commander at a Gadsden convention, Wren had previously traveled to Rochester Minnesota for treatment and was believed on the road to recovery.
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Talladega
Ala
Aug
Ed Wren
Alabama American Legion
Talladega Hospital
Wren
State Legion
Gadsden
Mayn Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Mayor Walker faces charges in Albany hearing
James J. Walker, New York City mayor, faces removal charges in a public hearing before Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Supreme Court Justice Bliss refused to halt the proceeding, while Justice Biles denied a prohibition petition. Walker arrived as Seabury signaled he would attend, and Roosevelt said politics do not enter the judicial process.
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Shoharie
N. Y
Supree Court
Walter Bliss
James J. Walker
Franklin Roosevelt
Albany
Biles
Prohibition
Sidney Levine
George Cordhelly
Bronx
Commrce
Supreme Court
Walker
New York
Roosevelt
Froosevelt
Martin Conboy
Mr. Roosevelt
Samuel Seabury
Tammany
Jimmy
Seabury
London
Executive
All Day Sing at Mt Calvary Church Friday
An all-day singing event will be held Friday at Mt Calvary Church to close two Mt Calvary School singing courses. Terry Driggers, the Mt Calvary teacher, announced the event. Everyone is invited and attendees are asked to bring their song banks.
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Mt. Calvery Church
Terry Driggers
Mt. Calvery
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