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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1934
Page
9
In Washington Alabama candidates circle the House speakership. Alabamian William Bankhead mustered support while opponents keep quiet, with regional figures predicting outcomes. Roosevelt comments on Bankhead backing while relief aid and school funding loom for Alabama ahead of January state actions.
A fashion brief introduces Barbara Bell Pattern No 1517 B for a tunic dress with horizontal striped fabrics in silk velvet wool and cottons. It notes sizes 14 through 20 and 40, corresponding busts, yardage guides, stripe matching, and an illustrated instruction guide. Tomorrow features a child’s frock with panties.
Enclose 15 cents in coins for Pattern No Name Size Address. Give pattern number size and full address. Wrap coins securely in paper.
Mrs Brooke Peters advises parents on guiding children on trips such as the World’s Fair. She recalls Tommy a 10 year old overwhelmed by rapid sights and crowds. She argues adults should limit museum visits for children and let parents explore when possible.
In a Mary Graham Bonner Sundown Stories scene, Santa Claus and Willy Nilly host birds while squirrels defend the area from a gray cat. Captain Bushy Tail orders an urgent counterattack as the felid nears. The episode ends with a retreat to safety as the threat is repelled.
Briefs opposing a Supreme Court review of Clarence Norris Scottsboro death verdict were printed in Montgomery. Alabama officials said copies would be served on Samuel Leibowitz and Osman Kraenkel, claiming to represent the defendant. The state stressed no proof of systematic Negro jury exclusion was established.
The defense argued no evidence showed Negroes were excluded from jury rolls as the Scottsboro case dates to 1931. Nine defendants, including Norris and Heywood Patterson, faced death sentences after multiple trials in Alabama. Miss Bates recanted earlier testimony, while seven co defendants await trial in Jefferson county jail amid appeals to the U S Supreme Court. Attorneys have changed repeatedly, with Leibowitz and the International Labor Defense among names cited.
Louisiana Supreme Court wrestled with what defines a Barlow knife as District Attorney Kennon urged retrial of Olan DeSorell for killing Marion Hooper. Kennon described the blade as a common two bit pocketknife while judges questioned the term and its origins in Mark Twain lore.
Governor B M Miller sent the Federal Emergency Administration a formal form 11 8 grant request for 3 550 000 to keep Alabama schools in session through 1934 35 The move followed Joe Starnes pledge to aid Alabama educators who warned 65 000 children could be shut out of school in February without aid
In Washington a coal industry plan proposes spending eight billion dollars to connect farms to existing power lines. The initiative aims to keep coal use in steam plants, preserve jobs for miners and rail workers, and match or beat Roosevelt era yardstick rates while opposing broader hydro electrification.
The Navy ends a wide search in the mid Pacific for Lieut. Charles T. P. Ulm and two Australian filers presumed lost at sea since last Tuesday as hope fades. The Army has not yet decided if its aircraft will continue the search.
SMITHFIELD N C Jerry George deputy clerk of court found a cat in his mailbox among letters and papers. He was momentarily nonplussed but placed the cat back in the box with a neck tag reading refused.
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