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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1935
Page
2
Amateur team showcases bright uniforms as they face a tough Bear squad in a display of grit. White Sox struggles and injuries persist, with manager Jimmy Dykes amid renewal talks as the Yankees, Tigers, Browns, Dodgers, and Cardinals push standings in a busy midweek schedule.
Chicago fans pack Soldier Field as college stars meet the Bears in a high profile preview. 60,000 plus expected. Northwestern's Glenn Chiffe Bainum conducts a 175 piece college music roundup. 830 agents direct crowd flow. teams unveil gold and silver uniforms. coaches Thomas and Halas promise no punches, while Nagureki Feathers Maoter Ronzani and Karr prepare to play, practice notes reveal.
National League batting lead by Vaughn Pirates Medwick Cardinal runs led by Galan Cubs Medwick Cardinals hits doubles and triples led by Medwick Berman Allen and Goodman among leaders Home runs by Ott Berger Stolen bases led by Martin and Gatan Pitching leaders include Greenberg Gehrig and Cramer American League runs batted in led by Greenberg Gehrig Cramer among leaders Pitching totals by Allen Yankee Bay and others Longlived Clan Greenville story wraps a family tribute to 61 year old Fowler as the first of 12 children
The article outlines a sedition bill from Page One Ment Insurance proposing 16 weeks of benefits after a three week waiting period for workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. Benefits amount to 50 percent of prior salary up to a weekly maximum, with eligibility limits and exemptions for certain public and nonprofit workers. Financing relies on repurposed federal unemployment taxes and a new 1 percent wage levy for eligible workers. Governor Graves plans to veto a related sterilization measure, while reapportionment debate and other bills loom on the House agenda.
Oklahoma City faces nickel parking meters that accept only five cent coins causing revenue issues. The city gains from pennies dimes and other coins deposited by motorists but the meters reject most coins, preventing proper operation.
The Atlanta Crackers and New Orleans Pelicans, league leaders and bitter rivals, opened a key series in Atlanta with both teams winning Tuesday to stay within two games. New Orleans aimed to climb ahead by week’s end as Atlanta beat Birmingham 4 to 1 behind Harry Kelley’s 20th win and four-hit effort from Weafer. Messinger’s four-hit game helped New Orleans beat Knoxville 3 to 2 to even their four-game set. Read details of the pitchers, key plays, and late miscues shaping the division race.
Pete Fox and Schoolboy Rowe sparked a Tigers rally with a ninth inning double in the opener. Lou Gehrig, Ray Radcliffe and others led the Yankees, White Sox, Reds, and Dodgers in varied performances as teams won and hitters starred in early season action.
New Orleans edged Knoxville 3 2 while Chattanooga dominated Memphis 0 6 in a night of Southern League games. Birmingham defeated Nashville 4 3 as Birmingham posted a comeback win in a tense late matchup.
Auburn dairy professor Arthur D. Burke of Alabama Polytechnical Institute is named professor of dairying at the University of Florida College of Agriculture. Dean Witton Newell announced Burke will also join the state experiment station and dairy technology team in Gainesville Florida. In a separate dispatch, Japan demanded an apology and compensation for families of victims from the Bhanhalkuan train hold up two weeks ago in which several were injured.
Minneapolis, Aug 28 AP Interlachen Club hosts a fierce national women's golf championship with 16 players from 11 states and Canada in quarterfinals. Dark Horse Mrs Glenna Collett Ware faces upset risk from Miss Fritz Stitch and Jean Bauer as top contenders Charlotte Glutting Marion Miley Opal Hill challenge by Mrs Frank Goldthwaite. Four Minneapolis girls Beatrics Barrett Patricia Stephenson Patty Berg reach third round, Ada Mackenzie Kanadas threat vs Patty Berg.
Gen Douglas MacArthur approves an extensive test of a new regimental infantry structure at Fort Benning Georgia with semi-automatic rifles and light weight machines. Three light battalions accompany one heavy battalion. mobility increases with motorized support. Mrs W G Pruett will attend the Auburn home demonstration agents meeting Saturday.
A San Francisco man reports a tense exchange with a policeman over a restricted zone. The driver said the officer ordered him out of the car and suggested they would dine in the next town, while the cop insisted they eat there. The incident appears in a Board of Trade note.
Anxious watchers comb beaches for bodies as the worst Newfoundland gale in 36 years claims up to 40 lives unofficially. Ships were sunk or damaged at sea with crews missing, and no vessel within a day’s sail escaped. A schooner near Trepassey reportedly sank with five brothers aboard.
In New York and Washington reports the long battle over a 102 million appropriations bill continues as Senator Long antagonizes foes by opposing social programs and urging amendments for loans to cotton and wheat. House investigation into campaign expenditures looms amid procedural changes and questions of authority, while a trout stocking effort in Monta County Calif reflects ongoing local activity.
Dr A J Perolto of the state health department addressed the Dothan Kiwanis at the Houston hotel urging typhus fever control in Alabama and South Alabama parishes. He noted the rat eradication program is paused for funds but efforts to restart continue, warning rats carry fever as a greater health menace than flies. County health officer Dr F G Granger urged sanitation and drainage work, with the Alabama relief administration aiding. Gladys King provided musical selections.
Houston county Alabama relief talks stalled Wednesday with 34 relief officers including Roger F Hail of Dothan still in session in Montgomery. State officials met to discuss a new setup after September 1 when direct relief ends in all counties. Houston county relief ended August 15 as J P Morrison of the National Reemployment Service was summoned to the conference. The meeting followed the closure of 34 relief officers with others set to discontinue September 1.
An amusing scene unfolds as two monkeys, intoxicated and belligerent, lash out while a third seeks solitude. The trio, housed separately, drink tea and water as the others forage for twelve Tolaaing animals hidden nearby amid empty saucers and whisky-spattered grounds.
A shooting at a polling place left one man dead and several wounded during a chaotic election night. Sheriff Lea reported the assailant fled after an attack that also injured supervisor Budy H. Bruce and others. Accounts list Frank Bruce, G W Banka, and others among the injured with various gunshot and knife wounds.
Holly Colorado August 8 Two hundred marooned atop hill and in town due to rising water from a破dam break and a FE Project. Highways flooded, a bus washed out, rail line washed near Syracuse and other towns west warned of washouts. Residents fled as water threatened homes and property damage was reported with no fatalities.
A description from Reading Pa on August 28 outlines a hosiery motif used by the Feders government to fit multiple pairs of size 17 feet. The plan links a focus on legwear to practical support for foot measurements and comfort.
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