Steagall Margin Narrow As Returns Shift In Race
Henry B. Steagall appears set to keep the third district seat after early incomplete returns favored Judge J. J. Speight. With eight counties reported and one incomplete, Speight led in several counties while Steagall held a statewide edge of 1,628 on official tallies.
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Henry B. Bsteagall
National House
Steagall
J. J. Speight
Speight
Russell County
Bullock
Barbour
Coffee
Dale
Houston County
Henry
Geneva
Dothan
Associated Press
Henry B. Steagall
Arkansas Town Hit By $150000 Blaze
Arkadelphia Aug 15 Fire of undetermined origin discovered about 3 am today destroyed the Arkadelphia Siftings Herald plant the Citizens National Bank building and a grocery and news stand with an estimated loss of 150000.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Arkadelphia Siftings Herald
Citizens National Bank
Rish Wins State House Race In Houston County
John W. Rish a Dothan attorney defeated Alex Wood a Columbia resident by 66 votes to win the Houston county seat in the State House. Early results favored Wood but Columbia area boxes swung the tally. Rish total 2706 Wood 2240. J Hubert Farmer was unopposed for the Senate district 35 seat with 3315 votes.
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John W. Rish
Dothan
Alex Wood
Columbia
Houston County
Wood
Rish
J. Hubert Farmer
Tax Assessor Collins Wins Big Over Tolar in County
E G Collins the incumbent won the tax assessor race defeating J Y Tolar by a 2842 vote majority. Collins carried all county precincts with large margins. official tally shows Collins 735 and Toler 863.
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Collins
E. G. Colling
J. Y. Tolar
Colina
Toler
Relief plans under way for drought areas nationwide
Washington Aug 15 AP The plan to build a network of state and county relief groups to aid drought stricken farm families over winter protect livestock and curb disease progressed today Governors and representatives from 13 states met at President Hoover's conference to organize committees in each state and county with agricultural officials bankers Red Cross and farmers The system will route relief applications and coordinate surplus feed with states having livestock shortages while the Agriculture Department studies further steps.
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Washington
Hoover
Red Cross
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
Gang War Spreads Across the Midwest
A striking wave of gang violence crosses the Midwest with killings in Chicago Detroit Rockford and near St Paul Minn. Police link the slayings to organized bootlegging and rackets as Moren gang leaders and associates surface. Victims include Rockford bootlegger Joe Giovingo and others tied to bank robbery gangs from Kansas City and Minneapolis.
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Chicago
Middlewest
Minn
Rockford
Detroit
Joe Giovingo
Glovingo
Tommy Abbott
Abbott
Moren
Jake Linglé
Tribune
Jack Zuta
Vice
Minneapolis
George “Bugs” Moran
Twin City
Willmar
Endurance Flight Faces Open-Ended Stay Over Lambert Field
Dele Jackson and Forest O Brine continue circling over Lambert-St. Louis field in the Greater St. Louis monoplane as sponsors and organizers plan a state fair tour and exhibits. The endurance flight has drawn offers from oil firms and congratulatory messages from prominent flyers.
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ST. Louis
Dele Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Greater St. Louis
Jackson
O'Brine
William H. Pickens
Pickens
Linois
Iowa
Elinor Smith
Davis Carries Houston County in State Election
Lieutenant Governor W C Davis won Houston county by 368 votes over Judge B M Miller with 2152 to 1784. John H Bankhead also carried Houston, defeating Frederick L Thompson by 284 votes with 1726 to 1442, mirroring results statewide.
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W. C. Davis
B. M. Miller
Alabama
Houston County
Supreme Court
Houston County Official Vote Totals Revealed in Canvass
The official canvass released by W. L. Lee shows results for United States Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor and other statewide offices in Houston County. Vote totals include John H. Bankhead 1726 and Frederick I Thompson 1442 for senator and Watt T. Brown 405 and J. A. Cartney 1931 for governor among others with Secretary of State Pete B. Jarman Jr 1338 and R. B. Vail 1498 leading in their races.
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John H. Bankhead
Houston
Frederick L Thompson
United States Senate
Houston County
W. L. Lee
Democratic Executive Committee
United States
Frederick I Thompson
Pete B. Jarman, Jr
Robert W. Manning
R. B
Bob) Vail
Troy Boy Killed When Hit by Car
In Troy Alabama on August 15 Ray Barbaree nine year old son of Thea Barbaree was killed when struck by a truck after reportedly leaping from his father’s vehicle. The Barbaree family already suffered multiple violent deaths with an uncle killed in Union Springs and another in Montgomery over the past decade.
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Troy
Ray Barbaree
Thea Barbaree
Barbaree
Roy Barbaree
Ray
Union Springs
Montgomery
Alabama Polytechnic Institute grants 79 degrees in summer commencement
Dr. Bradford Knapp awarded degrees to 79 graduates during a special commencement closing the naval summer session at Auburn. Dr. Wills A. Sutton of Atlanta delivered the bac calaureate address as head of the National Education Association. This was the third commencement program of the year.
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Auburn
Ala
Bradford Knapp
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Wills A. Sutton
Atlanta
National Education Association
Supreme Court Holds Hearing in Prison Cell
Justices of the California Supreme Court sat in an advisory capacity inside Folsom Prison to hear Warren K Billings deny involvement in the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombings. He claimed ignorance of the deaths and described his past work with automaker sabotage and dynamite transport.
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Supreme Court
Warren K. Billings
Frisco
Young
Folsom
Cal
Warren K. Biings
San Francisco
Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
Edgar Hurley
Oakland
Sacramento
Mooney
Dr S O Carlisle Dies From Heart Attack
Dr S O Carlisle a renowned physician and surgeon in the Wiregrass died Thursday night at 7 30 at a local hospital after months of heart illness He was born in Troy 56 years ago moved to Dothan thirty years ago and served as city health officer He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs John Vincintelli his mother Mrs R J Carlisle and sister Aire F W Blocomb Funeral set for Sunday 3 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Jesse Crawford Interment in city cemetery Further funeral details to appear in tomorrow's Eagle.
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8. O. Carlisle
Carlisle
Troy
Dothan
G. A. Hammond
John Vincintelli
R. J. Carlisle
Sinter
Aire
F W. Blocomb
Headland
Jesse Crawford
Hill Crest
Funers
Pall Beares
Eagle
Farmers and Merchants Bank Closes in Polk County
The Farmers and Merchants bank in Mena Arkansas, the oldest bank in Polk County, shut its doors and was placed under liquidation by the state banking department after heavy withdrawals by depositors in recent days.
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Mena
Ark
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Polk County
State Banking Department
Enseing
Hicks Wins County Board of Education Upset
The county Board of Education race produced a narrow upset as D B Hicks defeated J R Harrison by 82 votes after an official count led by WHI L Lee. Final tallies read Hicks 2274 to Harrison 2151 amid expectations Harrison would prevail.
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Board of Education
Hicks
Ternoon
Whi L. Lee
Democratic
Independent Heflin slate opposes Alabama ticket
Alabama Democrats nominate John H. Bankhead for Senate and Judge B. M. Miller for governor. Senator Heflin leads an opposition ticket called Jeffersonians with Hugh A. Locke and Dempsey H. Powell seeking high offices. Heflin’s group plans a September 1 state convention to nominate its slate. Miller expands his lead over Davis as official counts come in.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John H. Bankhead
B. M. Miller
Camden
Ucket
J. Thomas Heflin
Heflin
State Democratic Executive Committee
Hugh A. Locke
Birmingham
Dempsey H. Powell
Greenville
Dirigible B-100 Cruises East Across Atlantic
Cardington England Aug 15 AP The B-109 giant airship sails east toward Cardington from Montreal on a Great Circle route. At about 62 mph it could reach Cardington in roughly 12 hours after departure, with a 2 267 mile distance to cover. The voyage mirrors historic Zeppelin legs and reports say visibility is perfect and winds light.
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Cardington
England
Britain
Acros
Graf Zeppelin
Lakehurst
Friedrichahafen
Recount Sought After Tight County Tax Collector Race
Incumbent Wil B. Jeffries is reported re elected as county tax collector by a narrow margin over Mrs Kate Rudolph. Rudolph supporters plan a mass meeting to decide on a possible recount amid claims of ineligible votes. Officials deny widespread ballot improprieties.
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Wil B. Jeffries
Kate Rudolph
Democratic Executive Committee
Rudolph
Massig
Houston County Court House
W.W. A. Wells
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Ashford
Election Changes Board of Revenue in Houston County
Houston county voters elected new faces to the board of revenue while incumbents and some candidates were defeated. A. L. Clark won re election as county at large, with J B Williams narrowly challenged by Sidney Willoughby. District races saw D F Snew and C B Burkett unseat reps G W Creaghon and B A Meadows by slim margins.
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Houston County
Board of Revenue
A. L. Clark
J. 8. Williams
Sidney Willoughby
Charlies
Bud” Hall
Ide H. Harrell
John C. Knight
G. W. Creaghon
B. A. Meadows
D. F. Snew
C. B. Burkett
A. W. Smith
G. A. Snead
E. W. Wilkerson
T. G Pippin
Reuben Wilson
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Watt T. Brown
J. A. Cartney
Woolsey Finnell
Charlie C. McCall
L. Jd. Bugg
Hugh D. Merrill
Matt H. Murphy
Berrien T. Phillips
Wm. L. White
State Auditor
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Superintendent of Education
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Henry W. Sweet
L. H. Braswell
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Troy Boy
Ray Barabee
S. O. Carlisle
Arkansas Bank
Bankhead-Miller
Dorothy Lee
Los Angeles
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J. R. Harrison
Harrison
T. M. Davenport
Jasper
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R. T. Rives
Davis Campaign
Cyrus B. Brown
Atlantic
Pradin
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Canada
Air Ministry
London
Dewnpaper
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Helle Isle
Fifth Avenue
Jeffries
Election Changes Board OF Revenue
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Williams
Whiddon
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K. P. Holland
Lenis
J. E. Terry
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G. C. Moates
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