Campbell Freed After Week in Jail in Assault Case
Dr. J A Campbell a Dothan physician released on 5000 bond after a week in jail on charges of attempted assault involving a Dothan girl. Relatives of the alleged victim pressed to change charges to assault. officers stated the incident occurred in a downtown office building. Campbell was a World War II veteran, once a colonel on Governor Bibb Graves staff, and has been a prominent regional physician.
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Dothan Phyalan
Wat Dothan
Dr. Campbell
S. Frasier
Joan T. Eilis
Ment Dothan
Mr. Lewis
Cottonwood Business
Teax
Campbell
Alabama
Rollins
Bibb Graves
Dothan
White Man Struck By Negro At Camp
Panama City August 22 AP Master Williams woods rider for impentine company at Youngstown Ta limp a creal condition here showing an attack on him by a Black laborer at a camp near Tuesday Williams is suffering from fractured skull after the assailant struck him with a tine puller Relatives from were called and hospital authorities said Williams was in a loss condition The Negro whose name officers did not know was jailed in Bay county and later transferred to Blountstown for confinement Officers here said the attack occurred in the county Reports said feeling against the war was high but no disorder was reported during the arrest The attack was believed to be the result of fading which the Negro bore They said they did not know of the affair
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Panama City
Wiliams
Woods
Impentine Company
Younatown
Wilama
Akull
Willleme
Bay County
Cal County
Blountstown
Tb County
Youngstown
Welles
Williame
Date of base set alters sale of Times under receiver
Als, Aug 22. Fateral Jodee W E Grubb Nea set October 19 for the sale of the Bentevute Times, now in the Mae of a receiver. sale of the Ries it to eatlety a mortgage gMl.ty purchasers of the Times.
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Fateral Jodee W. E Grubb
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Bentevute Times
gMl.ty
the Times
Babe Ruth Holds Lead in Home Run Race
Chicago August 22 AP Ruth remains atop the AL homer race though slipping behind Al Simmons who leads in hits with 174 and a .358 average. Simmons at 358, Ruth at 371. Ruth has 35 homers, Gehrig leads in RBIs with 132 and runs with 124. Ben Chapmen of the Yankees leads with 46 stolen bases. Cleveland and New York contend in batting and team marks as Grove gains two more wins for Brooklyn.
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Babe Ruth
al Simmons
Athletics
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Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Roy Johnson
Detroit
Earl Webb
Boston
Ben Chap
Yankees
Nice
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Webb
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Washington
Cochrane
Philaldelphia
Averill
Alexander
Goslin
St. Louis
St. Touts
Browns
Bob Grove
George Earnshaw
George Walberg
Earnshaw
Revival of Waltz Sparks Old Dancers' Comeback in Selma
Selma dairy operator I King uses milk in a novel way. While making early morning deliveries his truck caught fire and he emptied half a great quart batches on the flames, preventing a larger blaze. The incident occurred in Selma on August 22.
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Selma
Ala
I. King
Former Dothan Man Dies In Bradenton
H. Franklin, 48, a plane-tunes resident who spent summers in Dothan and winters in Florida, died in Bradenton. He had been ill at a hospital for some time. Burial was at Bratten ton.
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H. Franklin
Dothan
Bradenton
Fle
Annie Merle Lewis
Big Farm Moratorium Meeting Draws 1500 In Dothan
About fifteen hundred farmers gathered in Dothan for a meeting to seek a moratorium on $2,000,000 owed to the Federal Land Bank by Houston County farmers. The program included speeches, readings of resolutions, and appeals to federal agencies and Congress for long term debt relief, with emphasis on farm profits and credit.
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Federal Land Bank
Houston County
Arthur Bf. Hyde
Farmers Seed Loan Office
Washington
Fedral Farm Board
Congress
Th Senate
Abbeville
Federal Farm Board
Dothan to Start Hardwood Plant for Baseball Bat Making
A new Dothan industry will begin next week, buying local hardwood and operating a sawmill to prepare timber for shipment to a Louisville Kentucky baseball bat factory. J T Farmer of Samson will relocate equipment here, employing 10 to 12 workers at start, with payroll near $1,000 monthly.
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Dothan Baseball Plant
Ehla
Dothan
J. T. Farmer
Samson
Baseball Manufacturing Company
Loutaville
Farmer
Selma
Southeastern Compress & Warehouse Company
Central of Georgia Railway
Terry Dominates Second-Place Rates in Hitting
New York Aug 22 AP Bill Terry first basemen of the New York Giants leads the league in several two-base categories while ranking second in hitting with a .346 average and second in runs, total hits, and runs batted in. He also tops triples with 15 as Babe Herman and Pie Traynor trail by one. Giants hold top team batting at .293 though Chicago leads in slugging and Cubs lead team batting averages. Pitcher leaders shift as Jean Haines stays undefeated with 10 victories, Fred Frankhouse and Billy Walker close behind.
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New York
Bil Terry
New York Giunta
Ini ‘Mtling
Terry
Emi
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
Pir Traynor
Pittsburgh
Virgil Davis
Philadelphia
Chuck Klein
Earl
Adama
Hnolly
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago
Mel OU
Homore
Fennkle Princk
St. Faults
Kiki Cuyler
Jim Bottomley
St. Louis
Dim ¢Ome
Grimm
Hornsby
Cuyler
Hendrik
Cincinnati
O'Doul
Stripp
New York Giants
Cubs
Jean Haines
St Louis
Fred Frankhouse
Benton
Bi Walker
Auburn Alumni Meet Gadsden Talk Season Ahead
Auburn alumni gather in Gadsden on October 22 to discuss the coming football season. Speakers include Coach Chet Wynne and former star and coach John Emmett Pitts, as they speculate on Orange and Blue prospects for the season.
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Gadsden
Alo
API
Auburn
Umea
Chet Wynne
John Emmett
Boorer
Pitts
Auburn Grif
Neighborhood drives feed the needy with canned produce
Several hundred jars of vegetables and fruits have been canned and stored at the city hall to aid Houston county’s needy this winter. The DoGhan American Legion Auxiliary led by Mrs H Wright coordinated the effort at Highland School with Mrs Pruitt directing canning. A display will occur at Blumberg & Sons store as volunteers plan further canning next week.
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Houwton County
SH. Wright
Doghan
Blumberg & Sons
Mira Wright
Myer Blumberg
Pruitt
Mr. Wright
Morris Black
The
Legion Auxiliary
A. Keyton
Dothan
American Legion
Coopers
Something Greater Finer Than Wealth Urges U of Alabama Graduates
University of Alabama at Birmingham or Tuscaloosa campus speeches urged graduates to pursue ideals beyond wealth. Dean Graves warned that greed for money and power fuels depression and poverty, urging students to join a future-oriented, humane reform movement. He highlighted three global struggles and the role graduates will play in advancing education, health, and welfare through organized civic action. Names Virgil Bedaole, Fred Moneley, Bunter Forkes, Maxbe Martin, Katte Hayes appear among graduates listed.
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Nrt Graves
Alabama
Salfish
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Fulhure
Europe
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Italy
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Netdie
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Sie
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Bunter Forkes
Dothan
Maxbe Martin
Ozark
Katte Hayes
Newton
Family Sketch Tour Draws World Wide Interest
The Bumbatm family from Winnetka along with four children completed a two year world sketching tour. Anita Willeta Burnhsin, a noted painter and Carolina’s daughter, shares that their work is being exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute, highlighting their travels and artistic venture.
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Bumbatm
Bernhaty
Anda Babe
Xinhe
Anita Willeta Burnhsin
Carolina
Erin
Chicago Art Institute
Beauty title aspirant aims for national pageant
Aug 22 AP report from Birmingham notes a contestant designated as Birmingham hopeful to compete in the Miss Louisiana or similar event. The article references a female entrant seeking a beauty crown and potential path to Hollywood, with unclear spelling and fragmented phrases.
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Peres Ce Fla
Train stalled car drivers can drink as they wait
Distracted by a stalled train, drivers in the valley wait and drink while officials manage the situation. The fragmentary report mentions a town scene, traffic disturbance, and a related incident near a road junction. Names and precise places are unclear due to OCR errors, but the event centers on delaying vehicles and the improvised response.
Invitation to Hoover Harmingham for 1921 meeting
Avi 32 AP reports hoover hermingham named praentor of committee delegated to present president with invitation to visit Als lal meeting. Raids seer hart Ore cited for 121% trendore Swann chairman Alarramem serves as commissioner salemnan.
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BOM Miler
Hoover
Hart Ore
Swann
eSalemnan
Governor halts filing of journals amid high stakes legislature
Aug 22 Montgomery AP Eth newspaper reports that legislative journals were halted after claims of late hour passage of major bills. Chief Justice issued temporary injunction stopping filing in Montgomery Selma attorneys filed affidavits alleging clocks were turned back. Notable bills cited include the Tunstall gas tax, highway bench issue, and income tax amendment. Governor Miller declined to comment on an extra session. Also Ernest Matthews Jefferson County attorney indicted on bribery, grand larceny, forgery, and defacing public records related to lobbying activity at the recent session. Bond posted. potential second week in November for proceedings.
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Montgomery
Earl Bpeight
Senato
Hindley Stewart
Supreme Court
Selma
Tunstall Gaa
Garrelt Highway Bench
Govrnor Miller
Ernest Matthews
Jefferson County
Montgomery County
Grand Jury
Matthews
Yeaerday
Jefferney County
Lcense
Bill Wag
Earl Bpaigi
Alreeny
Mathews
Ginning Prices Here For Bale of Cotton Are Lowest In Years
Cotton ginning prices are reported as the lowest in many years. Operators in Dothan say the price to gin a bale this year is 2.48 dollars, a drop from the prior year. Warehouses and loaders are handling bales at reduced rates, with a dip to 25 cents in some cases, while other charges fall to around 75 cents per hundred pounds in certain markets. Local farm agent J. H Witherington notes the trend reflects a weak market and excess storage pressures.
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la Dothan
Jeothan
J. H Witherington
Dothan
White Mere House
Jate
Wetherington
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