McEachin Ousted Over Steam Shovel Dispute at County Board
Houston County board ousted road supervisor McEachin after a dispute over a $6,405.31 Austin-Western steam shovel purchase, with Varnum and McIntyre backing the higher priced machine and Whiddon voting no. McEachin vows to stay on the job as legal action looms to test the Rish bill and the board’s authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston ‘Fanty Board of Revenue
Parés
C. C. McEachin
McEachin
Whiddon
McEachins
Mullins
Varnum and McIntyre
Houston County
Montay
Saxon Poyner
Varnnum
McIintyre
McEach A
Insley
Young and Venn Supply Co
Austin- Western Road Mechine Co
Varnum
McIntyre
Athough
Mintyre, Varnum
Judge Poyner
Austin-Western Co
WPA
Tew County
Jum
Cowarts Creek
Cottonwood
Grangerburg
C. M. Ling
Com&gent
Funeral for Queen Astrid Draws European Royalty
Royalty from across Europe attends the somber funeral of Belgium's Queen Astrid after her fatal accident near Lake Lucerne. The queen's children are informed of her death as mourners brave cold drizzle outside the palace. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday from Sainte Gudule Cathedral to the royal crypt at Laeken.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Associated Press
Brussels
Europe
Belgium
Astrid
Lake Lucerne
Switzerland
Palace
Countess du Roy de Blicquy
Josephine Charlotte
Prince Baudouwin
Leopold
Prince Albert
Sainte Gudule
Lasken
Prince Baudouin
Duke of
Brabant
Death of Apartment Owner and Manager Held Murder Case
MIAMI FL Aug 31 Barry Weidner 53 of Scarsdale was found shot dead in the apartment building he owned alongside its manager Fred Weidner clad only in pajamas. Six officers say it appears to be murder and death by own action with a small revolver found in the right hand. Police give limited details as investigators pursue a full inquiry.
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Miam
Fla
Barry
Weldner
Scarsdale
Fred
Att Police
W. C. Trichant
James Hickfitsce
Thair
Webb Black Baby Fatally Burned While Parents Pick Cotton
Four months old Hollis Wilson died after a cotton field fire touched his bed. Wallace Wilson, hungry and crying, alerted parents who were distant in the patch. The blaze, likely started while children played with matches, ended in the infant’s death hours later.
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Hollis Wilson
Webb
Hollis
Wallace
Ed Wilson
Harvey
B. Thomas
Wreck Claims Two Youths and Injures Many Near Greensboro Union Point
Amos Kernegy of Dothan route 1 escaped with minor injuries after a CCC truck collided with a four passenger auto on Greensboro Union Point highway last night. Raymond O Neal and Marshall Campbell, both youths from Greensboro, died in the crash. Lee Campbell and Guy Williams were slightly hurt, with several other CCC workers seriously injured at Athens and Washington hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Kernegy
Dothan
CCC
Greensboro Union Point
Associated Press
Eagle
Kornegy
Greensboro
Raymond O'Neal
Marshall Campbell
Lee Campbell
Guy Williams
COCO
Athens
Oliver Skinner
Birmingham
Ala
Washington, Ga
Midas Hinkle
Adamsville
John Fequette
Atlanta
Dowell Lee
Virgil Smith
Hinkle
Frequette
Lee
Smith
Arble Rawls
Macon
Henry Gheesling
J. A. Kornegy
Heavy Rains Damage County Road System and Bridges
County road and bridge damage from recent heavy rains disrupts 1500 miles of roads. A 40-man crew will take about 40 days to repair many routes, with a washed away Pates Creek bridge replaced by a new crew. Webb Columbia road near pavement and a one mile Columbia to Henry county line segment proceed, while Columbia seeks WPA gutters and curbing approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Pate’s Creek
McEachin
Wort
Dethan
Geneve
Webb-Columbia
Onemite
Columbia
Henry County
City of
WPA
Postoffice to Close With Banks Monday
Both Dethan Banka and the post office will close Monday for Labor Day and a legal holiday for staff. Parcel post and general delivery windows open 11 to 12 am, one mall delivery in the business district only, none in residential areas or rural routes. All security and commodity mergers in the United States and Caseds will be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dethan Banka
United States
Modernized Army Drive May Begin at Next Session
Washington August 31 leading members of the house military committee expect renewed pressure for a 40 million dollar army modernization program driven by disturbances abroad. A strong congressional push may depend on the European question as debates over air power, ammunition, mechanization, and other modernization lines continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House Military Committee
Hit
Alabama
Hill
Army High Command
Senate
Alreay
Military Committee
Pacific Shore Line
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Technical Air Corps
National Guard
Lost Girls Return to Hotel Unharmed
Four young girls missing on Mt Deception were found and returned to their hotel in Bretton Woods New Hampshire. The party included Cynthia and Martha Wrightson daughters of William G Wrightson Orange New Jersey vice president of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, and Peggy Henderson. The girls spent the night on the mountain after losing their way while hiking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bretton Woods
N. H
Mt. Deception
Cynthia
Minnis
Martha Wrightson
Wiliam G. Wrightson
Orange
N. J
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Mail Pilot Wins Bendix Cup Lead by Seconds
Benjamin Howard, 33, of Chicago, won the Bendix trophy race into Cleveland in 8 hours 23 minutes 16.3 seconds aboard Mieter Muhlgen, edging Roscoe Turner by 23.5 seconds as Amelia Earhart and eight women pilots prepared for the women’s Earhart trophy event. Cecil A. Allen was killed in a crash after leaving Los Angeles. race times await official confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prean
Cleveland
Benjamin
Howard
Chicago
Mieter Muhlgen
Los Angeles
Russell Thew
New York
Evelyn Thew
Rey
Hunt
Oklahoma City
Amelia Earhart
Bendix
Cecil A. Allen
Allen
Second Heart Attack Fel ls Carlton White
Carlton White aged 18 of 507 S College Street suffered a second heart attack after collapsing at Main and Foster streets Friday night. An ambulance transported him to a hospital where he regained consciousness about three hours later. His condition was reported serious.
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Carlton White
S. College Street
Main
Foster Streets
Fellows and Forrester
Thes Home Griers
Drag Line Contract Delays Geneva Levee Project
Geneva August 31 delay in Geneva levee work due to failure of WPA officials and a private drag line yard to agree on terms. Private firm demanded a new 2 seven hour shift contract, old contract was for 2, A hours. Mayor Fleming predicted a quick resolution and noted alternative drag lines could be used. About 149 workers are on site. project cost about 2325.40 and scheduled to finish this year.
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Geneva
Geneva Levee
WPA
Sinclair Lewis predicts Roosevelt wins most states in 1932 bid
New York August 31 AP Sinclair Lewis said if a national election were held now Hoover would carry New York State Al Smith would win California Huey Long would win Louisiana and Roosevelt would take the rest He spoke before sailing for France with his wife Dorothy Thompson praising The Denver Post as a notable suggestion during the Depression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sinclair Lewin
Hoover
New York State
al Smith
California
Huey Lane
Leuisiana
Roosevelt
France
Dorothy Thompson
Denaer
75 Cases On Docket Before Judge Poyner
A docket of 75 cases faces Judge E Beron Poyner in the county court for the September term Monday. Most cases are minor, while the few involving serious crimes are referred to circuit court for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberon P. Poyner
Eireitt Court
U S Group Leases Half Of Ethiopia Amid War Talk
Washington reports swift, emphatic notes that the American people will avoid foreign wars. Senator Borah denounces American purchases in war interests, insisting neutrality stands firm. Senator Johnson calls any U S entry into European conflicts as clearly imprudent. Continued on next page.
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Associated Press
Washington
Haile Selasale
Borah
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
California
United States
Beck
Work Progress Administration funds boost for Maxwell Field
MONTGOMERY Aug 34 U S Rep Lister Fill reported Washington approved 300000 for improvements at Maxwell Field the U S Army air corps tactical school. Also noted: PWA funding push neared 39000000 as new applications rolled in for public projects with H4 Getamer as acting state director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montgomery
U. S
Lister Fill
Work Progress Administration
Washington
U. S Anny Air Corps Tactical School
Maxwell Field
Alshama
Public Works
H. 4
Getamer
Staate
PWA
Powell's Sparkler Adorns Ring Finger of La Belle Harlow
Hollywood August 31 AP reports film star Jean Harlow wore a large diamond on her right hand today while William Powell smiled nearby. The couple, long linked, have been seen together amid past marriages for Harlow including McGrew Bern Roseen and later divorce. The article notes their continued friendship despite media interest.
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Powell
la Belle Harlow
Hollywood
Calif
Jean Harelow
Acreem
William Fowell
Amiles
Aalé
Mise Harlow
Mer Firat
Wea
Charles McGrew
Chicago
Paul Bern
Hal Rosecn
Filer
Chyoret Alee
McGrew
Bewell
Bers Hen
Tercle
Lembesdwel
Talmdage seeks injunction against Bankhead cotton act
Gov. Eugene Talmadge files suit challenging the Bankhead cotton control act in federal court at Macon. He seeks to block the six cent per pound penalty on cotton produced beyond farmers allotments and to stop collection of taxes. The petition names W. G. Page as collector and several cotton ginners as agents, with Bascom Deaver ordering a cause show cause by Sept. ? .
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Tpreaa
Macon
Eugene Talmadge
Bascom Deaver
Talmadge
Atlanta
United States
Latrict Court
National Administration
Telfair
W. ©. Pere
United States Collector of Internal Revenue
Georgia
Page
British Warship Returns with Dover Collision Victims
In Fortimonuth England Aug 31 the British battleship Ramiles brought ashore three German sailors and seven crew members of the North German Idoyd steamer after a collision with the Eisenoch ferry near Dover last night. The Eisenoch, a small passenger vessel, was towed stern first into Dover harbor following the crash.
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Fortimonuth
England
Ramiles
Fix Enach
Dover
Eisenoch
Police reshuffle puts Hicks back on patrol with Capps
Taylor Hicks, recently moved from the car to a heat during a personnel shake-up, returns to the patrol car Saturday with J. E. Draughon. Sam Capps, who had taken Hicks’s seat, will be assigned a new beat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Micks
Ant Capps
Taylor Hicks
J. £. Draughon
Sam Capps
Hicks
Chicken theft shocks Hollen home on North College Street
Police report 36 chickens stolen from K P Hollend s residence on North College Street Friday night. The incident prompted a large error in the neighborhood as authorities investigate possible involvement and seek leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Hollend
N. College Strest
Emperor Haile Selassie Grants Wide Oil Concessions
An Ethiopian official announces the concession of oil development rights to the African Development Exploration corporation, linked to Standard Oil, with additional talks on Lake Tana dam rights. The move signals Ethiopia’s stance against Italian economic penetration and draws mixed diplomatic reactions in Washington and Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Mills
Associated Presa
Addia Ababa
African Development Exploration Company
Delaware
Ethiopia
Francis M. Rickett
Haile Delasaia
African Development Exploration Corporation
Standard O11 Company
Standard O11
African Development Eexploration Corporation
Dover
Del
Albred W. Bitten Edward F. Williama
Vincent W. Walnturp
Asek
New York
Dovar
Rickett
Lakes 5 Conservancy Syndicate
Perpetutity
Lake Tans
Blue Nile
Hans Selassie
Legation
Investment Plan for African Exploration Group Details
Report outlines a proposed 40 million dollar investment with an initial 390 million cited for an oil and miners exploitation enterprise to be controlled by an African Exploration and Development company linked to the Standard CHL group. An American board and president would steer corporate affairs as the Laka Tenn project continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickett
Standard Chl Company
Laka Tenn
Diary of Girl Dying In Fire Brings Sire Under Investigation
Miami Florida August 21 AP Fe lice study a diary said to be by Dorothy Denmark thirteen who with sister Frannes eleven died from burns in a house fire yesterday. Sheriff Coleman said officers held G Denmark forty nine father of the girls on the diary’s account. A third sister Jewel three was injured when Denmark said he inadvertently spilled gasoline during the fire. The diary described waking to gas streaming from an open jet and Dorothy pretending to sleep before writing of the flame returning.
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Miami
Felice
Dorothy Denmark
Frannes
DO. C. Coleman
G. Denmark
Jewel
Denmark
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Northwest Florida
Partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday. Beginning Monday the central and East Gulf States showers in the northwest early in the week and again at year end. Frequent showers across the south and adjacent portions. Temperature trends modest.
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Alabama
Florida
Central
East Gulf States
Northwest
Tempersturss
Mormel
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Pin
Whidden
Othe Board
A. D. Whidden
A. T D. Ussery
J. W. Varnum
C. McIntyre
P. L. Mullins
State Highway Department
McEachn
Varnam
Wner
Dothan Young
House
Lost Girls
Roscoe Turner
Feils Carlton White
the Comepany
Fleming
Sinclair Lewis
Poyner
U.s.group
Italy
London
Falls Church
Hugh Hwnmer
Fruman Brush
Hummer
Woodland Pathway
Diamen
Farley
Democrats
Rochester, '. V
American Legion State Convention
Congress
Minneapolis
Glenna Collett Vare
Philadelphia
Patty Berg
Evis -Hales
Eidforia
Mary Berger
Addis Ababa
Miseion
Bankhead
II Duce
Rome
Aug
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Hull
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