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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
5
The ABC political society calls an alleged government orchestrated raid on its newspaper Acción a declaration of war. In Havana rumors of revolt spread as armed men entered Acción’s editorial rooms, detaining nine workers and escorting them to the city outskirts for castor oil punishment. Police then took control of the scene.
Market pages show price readings across months for New York and New Orleans including January May July October December. Data blocks list daily or monthly values with highs lows and midpoints in a compact format for January through December across two cities.
In Havana tensions rise as editors report no morning paper on orders of colonel Pedraza, amid government crackdowns on the ABC society and widespread suspicions of Batista moves. Accion forces resignations in cabinet and rumors of army friction surround Mendieta’s tenure as president since January.
In New Orleans a 38 year old grocery proprietor Benedetto Cappello was shot by three men and a woman in a car. Seven suspects are held for questioning as police search for slayers connected to a similar November murder of Arthur Masson. Officers seized several firearms at a suspect’s house and describe the attack as two buckshot volleys into Cappello’s body as he drove.
Chicago reports a new general science textbook by Prof. Harvey Bruce Lemon for University of Chicago students. The book titled Krom Galileo to Cosmic Rays includes a stereo scope with three dimensional pictures to engage learners, promising painless education once past the frontispiece.
New York December 13 AP. Stock market shows a firmer tone as trade news remains bright and spring revival hopes rise. A mix of gains and small advances across sectors. grains mixed with slight wheat gains and corn softening. Bonds quiet. currencies steady. several names hit new 1934 highs amid recapitalization prospects and renewed demand for key issues.
Daytona Beach editor Herbert M. Davidson won a Supreme Court writ to inspect the city’s financial records after officials failed to justify restrictions. The court ruled the records inspection was hindered by complex accounting and unlawful conditions, rejecting claims the move sought harassment. Davidson’s agent, J. L. Robinson, had been denied access previously, with officials alleging bad faith and political motive.
MORF BUTTER LONDON Dec 13 AP reports Britons are eating more butter with bread. Last year butter consumption reached 23 pounds per person, about five pounds more than in 1930, signaling a notable rise in dietary butter use.
Report notes No. 1 runners at the Dothan peanut market. Spanish-themed entries and competitive yields surface among the top performers as traders assess early market movement and price signals.
Louisiana Senator Huey Long warned of a special legislative session to punish utilities resisting an act financing the Louisiana Public Service Commission rate investigation. The move aims to force lower rates for telephone, gas, and electricity, with utilities ready to deposit funds to cover investigation expenses.
L C G Barrow, brother of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker era, was convicted of robbery with firearms and sentenced to five years for the $29 Dougherty Drug Store robbery in Dallas on October 27. Clyde and Bonnie were killed in Louisiana last May and Buck Barrow died in a gunfight with Iowa officers.
Funeral for Jack Shelley age 73 from his Headland residence followed illness of one year. Service conducted at home by Reverend Martin of Newville with burial in Tolbert church cemetery. Headland Masonic Lodge assisted. survivors include wife, son Arthur Shelley of Headland Route 2, and six grandchildren.
In Charleston Mississippi the state plans to enter a purported confession as motive in the St Valentine poisonings murder trial of 11 year old Marjorie Mae Scott. Prosecutors say George Spencer Quinton 18 a schoolmate and neighbor denies the confession. Testimony linked a family feud and alleged motive to avenge past tensions.
A play by the Rehobeth adult class will be staged at 7 30 Friday night in the Rehobeth church. Proceeds go to buy fuel for the school. In 1929 30 the USSR produced 9000 tractors. now 90000 are manufactured annually.
An old advertisement explains that overeating leads to decaying food in the bowels and bad breath as poison travels through the body. It promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate bile flow, claim relief from constipation, and advertise a 25 cent price in 1934.
Birmingham December 12 AP W C Cabaniss proprietor of a barbecue stand was acquitted by a circuit court jury of murder in the slaying of Victor Conner a 22 year old employee here several months ago Cabaniss said Conner was trying to break into the stand and he fired through a window to frighten him away
Fragmentary OCR text hints at track or swim results with times around 26.18 seconds and mentions 1934 standards. No clear people, places, teams, or events are identifiable to form a solid news item.
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