Dothan News Warns Public On Unsound Meats And City Plans
The article notes warnings from Dr Whitfield the meat inspector about meats not inspected entering markets warning residents to avoid unsafe items. It reports on 1923 city ordinances requiring ante and post mortem inspections for fresh meats and enforcement in recent years. It also covers city efforts for health food drives and aid to the needy, plus Dothan growth including a new start and the American Legion backing a pump baseball league and local commerce expansion.
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Clem
Exell
Whitfield
Smuatieet
Ezellad
Ain
Iago
Dothan
Lions of Chinese Never Go to School
Manghai Pi estimates about a million people in Kinagsi yearn for schooling but cannot access it due to deep poverty and systemic barriers.
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Lions OF Chinese
Manghai
Ent
Kinagsi
Prince George Sails for England Amid Royal Health Updates
Prince George, youngest son of the King, leaves Bermuda for New York en route to England aboard a naval ship. A medical bulletin notes drainage of purulent fluid near the right lung and further treatment planned. Queen Mary attends an unveiling ceremony as Buckingham Palace shows a slightly more hopeful mood.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
Africa
Prince George
Bermuda
New York
England
Eight Chicago policemen shot by a crazed intruder
Eight Chicago officers were wounded after a gunman barricaded himself in a North Townsend Street flat for five hours. Police forced entry. the suspect, described as a crazed man, was killed as his body was found riddled with bullets following the raid.
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Chicago
Necro
North Townsend Street
American Grapevines Boost Saxon Wine Revival
Meissen in Saxony sees a revived wine industry as sturdy American grapevines replace vines hit by phylloxera around 1890. Historically Meissen produced burgundy and Sylvaner. now experiments with American stock show promise for renewed vine culture in the region.
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Meissen
Germany
America
Saxony
Loesswitz
Two Arrested for Operating Roscoe Slot Machines
K Sapp fruit dealer and confectioner and Andrew Blatsois Dixie Cafe owner were arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of illegally operating Roscoe slot machines. Officers found a 25 cent Roscoe at Sapp store and a five cent machine at Dixie Cafe. Both defendants posted 300 dollar bond.
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Andrew Blatsois
Dixie Cafe
K. Sapp
Blatsois
Sapp
Georgia
Dothan
Biatsois
Journalists Defined by ILO Journalists Study
The International Labour Office in Geneva declares a news writer is a journalist not a newspaper man. The bureau published a volume on journalist work excluding the terms newspaperman and reporter from usage.
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Geneva
International Labor Office
League of Mations
Workers of the World
Dill Brothers Welcome Twins On Same Day
The Dill brothers of Raynham and Boston both became fathers on the same day, one child a girl and the other a boy, marking a rare shared family milestone.
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Dill Brothers
Raynham
Mass
Boston
Helena herd claims world’s largest accredited TB-free herd
Central Montana announces a herd of 2,600 purebred beef cattle designated tuberculosis free, claim for the world’s largest accredited status. The announcement highlights the herd at Helena, Montana, as a landmark in cattle health certification.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Christmas Toy Drive Helps Dothen Children In Need
Residents of Dothen are urged to donate old toys for repainting and repair at Young Junior High and its manual training department. Dolls are being dressed by the domestic science girls, and Miss Mastin will distribute the repaired toys to needy homes, bringing Christmas cheer to many children.
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Christina
Dothen
Young Junior High
Manual Training Department
Miss Mastin
Gittle Child
Santa Claus
Young Junior
Domestic Science
Dolla
Florida hunters cling to overturned skiff in peril
Four Florida hunters clung to the side of their overturned skiff, exhausted from exposure, pleading that their wives not be told about the mishap to avoid being forbidden to hunt again.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Robbers Escape With $100000 Payroll
In daylight in Yonk ers New York seven or eight robbers fired on a First National Bank collection car and escaped with a $100000 payroll after wounding a guard.
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Yonkers
N. Y
First National Bank
Confessed Youthful Rum Dealer Returns Home To Family
Jap Chinwick, a 12 year old who confessed to selling liquor to supper, has been returned to his mother and two sisters after probation. The family moved from a riverbank shack to Donalsonville, Georgia, while the father remains jailed awaiting trial for violating prohibition laws.
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Jap Chinwick
Donalsonville
Weather Alert for Alabama Rain Tonight and Thursday
Rain is expected tonight in Alabama with a likely continuation into Thursday. Temperatures show little change, with moderate to fresh easterly and southern winds.
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Alabama
University of Georgia Suspends Classes Over Influenza
The University of Georgia in Athens suspended classes until January as a precautionary safety measure. Chancellor Dr Charles M Snelling announced there is no rise in cases but safety dictates action.
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University Georgia
Athens, Ga
University of Georgia
Charles M. Snelling
Wright Airmanship Honored at International Conference
In Washington on December 12 the International Civil Aeronautics conference heard President Coolidge praise heroes who advanced American aviation. Orville Wright, famed aviator, is guest of honor as 40 nations send representatives and Col. Lindbergh sits with twelve American delegates.
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Air
International Civil Aeronautics Conference
Pres. Coolidge
America
Orville Wright
Col. Lindbergh
Belgium Seeks Doctors for African Colony Mission
In Geneva the Belgian mandate representative to the League of Nations said Belgium will warmly welcome physicians for Ruanda Urundi. Recruits will have Belgian citizen status, receive equal material treatment, and serve three years with salaries around 3600 dollars.
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Geneva
Africa
League of Nations
Belgium
Ruanda Urundi
League’, Mandate Commission
Civil Docket Sets 74 Cases for Non Jury Trial
Seventy four civil cases are listed for trial in the non jury circuit court convening Monday December 17. The City of Dethan appears in three actions, Town of Cottonwood in two, and Town of Columbia in one. The calendar lists numerous defendants and plaintiffs including First National Bank Southeastern Conveyor, Houston National Bank, and others across multiple dockets. The notice indicates continued listings and mentions continuation to Page Eight.
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Therias
W. A. Shawva
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Roberto
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Southeastern Con Prexp Co
Houston National Bank Ve
Meadows
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Et al Va
J.K. Napier
A. EL. Merrion
First National Bank
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G. HH. Meadows
W. OD. Malone
A.M. Jackson
Henry McClanny
J. H. Sellers
C. Deena
J. OH. Sellers
G. C. Deane
T. FE. Huntin
G. T. Cooper
Acme Roof Co
Gar
A. D. Buntin
Myer Blumberg
Calvin Cnalker
Weater Mixon
Po Newton
Child asks Santa for basics after father's death in Dothan
An 11 year old Dothan girl writes The Eagle asking Santa for help for her family. She describes a mother Earleen Cotton and six children including a nine year old boy and a seven year old girl, asking for a coat slippers and warm clothing as they cannot attend church or buy new clothes.
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Dothan
Santa Claus
Nick
Sandy
Jan
Earleen Cotton
Napa
Little Brother
Baby Sister
Two Negroes Charged in Brutal Mississippi County Murder
Henry County officers report two Black men, Jolar Wealey Jordan and Joseph Williams, charged in the brutal murder of Alice Mouring, a 28 year old woman found slain 20 feet from a road in a gully near Gaines. A third party is being sought as investigation continues with authorities noting a white suspect linked to the case may exist.
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Flynry
FL Gaines
Georgia City
Henry County
Jnll
Minx Mourkig
Evan
Herve
Polies
Ft. Gainus
Gordon Hia
Ratt
Jolar Wealey Jordan
Joseph Williams
Forester Re-Elected Consul Commander At Woodmen Camp
K L Forester was reelected consul commander of the Dethan Camp No WL Woodmen of World for the ensuing year. Other officers elected include Willisa Snelirove adviser A D Davis Bunker FB Adcock clerk T OM Holland escort UL C Po Mixon waterman W O M Davis sentry Man Dennis manager A D Whid don manager HH K Martin. The State Head Camp meets in Do than during March 1929 with many Woodmen expected to attend and Sovereign Commander WA Fraser also anticipated.
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Dethan Cam No
Weoten
Willisa Snelirove
A. D. Davis
Bunker
FB. Adcock
T. OM. Holland
ULC
Po Mixon
Waterman
Wo OM. Davis
Man Dennis
A. D. Whiddon
K. Martin
Dothan
WA. Fraser
Dothan High Juniors Stage Her Step Husband
The Dothan High Juniors presented the play Her Step Husband at the Dothan Opera House Friday night. The plot centers on Uarvey Marshall who robs himself of his own house to appease a disarming wife and ends up jailed after a mistaken identity with police.
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Uarvey Marshall
Marshall
Dr. Shultzs
Miser
Dothan Opera House
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Tonight Reported
American Legion Auxiliary members are set to meet with special business on the agenda. President Mrs Henry Weley will preside as topics of importance are discussed and routine matters are handled.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Towelock
Untiss Ot
Henry Weley
Odvies
Hoover Visit in Cuba Feeds National Holiday Plan
Report says Herbert Hoover will visit Havana and trigger a national holiday with an elaborate program. Official schedule outlines ceremonies, parades, and celebratory events spanning the day.
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Opi
Herbert Hoover
Cuba
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