Power policy clash rises as Edison officials rail at TVA
Washington dispatch notes mounting tension over federal power policy as Thomas McCarter of Edison Electric Institute meets with President Roosevelt and officials discuss a possible rise in rates. Critics charge admin power moves favor large utilities, while supporters cite public projects like TVA as constitutional.
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Richard
Institute
Carter
Messee Valley Authority
Newton D. Baker
James Beck
TVA
Judge Harry K. Martin Ends Final County Court Term
Probate Judge Harry K. Martin presides the January term of county court on January 7 to close the year. The session will be brief with the smallest docket in years. Since taking over after Judge Malone’s death, 3,500 cases have been docketed under his tenure.
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Harry K. Martin
Martin
A.malone
Malone
Divorce Jokes Highlight Calamities and California Views
A Santa Monica fragment recalls a sharp divorce quip about affording a spouse. The writer reflects on Florida’s cold ruin and mentions a movement to unrecognize Russia, noting misaligned expectations between Americans and Russians.
Dothan Pioneer W. W. Whiddon Dies At 80
William W. Whiddon, known as Uncle Billy, a deacon of First Baptist, longtime farmer and benefactor of the Baptist Orphanage at Troy, died at his home on W. Troy street after years of infirmities. He opened Dothan’s first cotton warehouse, led the Dothan Guano Company for 27 years, and moved to Dothan in 1893 with his wife Amanda Dawsey. He was born near Quincy, Florida, and served as a deacon after joining Smyrna Baptist Church before relocating.
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Wiliam W. Whiddon
Dothan
Houston County
First Baptist Church
Troy Street
Mr. Whiddon
Billy
Smyrna
Amanda Dawsey
Whiddon
First Baptist
Whiddon Ia
Mrs Eugenia Dawsey 81 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Eugenia Dawsey aged 81 died at her Dothan route 1 home Saturday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were at Wiggins Church Sunday at 2 30 with Rev M Cas Deal officiating. Burial followed in the adjacent cemetery. She is survived by five sons W R D D and J B of Dothan J O of Niceville Fla and E P of Birmingham and four daughters Mrs J M McDonald of Tallahassee Fla Mrs F P Hoffman of Faceville Ga Mrs Etta Herring of Gordon Ala and Mrs F Munn of Magnolia Ala. Dowling Griffin funeral home in charge.
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Eugenia Dawsey
Dothan
Wiggins Church
M. Cas Deal
W. R
D. D
J. O
Niceville
Fla
E. P
Birmingham
J. M. McDonald
Tallahassee
F. P. Hoffman
Faceville
Etta Herring
Gordon
Ala
F. Munn
Magnolia
Dowling-Griffin Funeral Home
Murder charge sworn in Florence slaying of brother in law
Florence December 17 A murder charge will be sworn out against Will Hurst 33 in the death of his brother in law Thurman Holliman 24. Holliman died in a hospital from bullet wounds to the face and back He allegedly entered Hurst home with a knife and threatened to cut his throat as per sheriff deputies.
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Florence
Will Hurst
Thurman Holliman
Sheriff's Office
Holliman
Hurt
Hollman
Two Injured As Auto Leaves Road Near Midland City
Donald Murphy and Lester Paul, both near Midland City, were slightly injured Saturday afternoon when their car ran off a fill on the Montgomery highway. Fellows and Forrester ambulance took them to a hospital. Paul was released after first aid. Murphy was dismissed Sunday. he is son of Bacon Murphy.
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Donald Murphy
Lester Paul
Midland City
Montgomery
Fellows and Forrester
Paul
Murphy
Bacon Murphy
Colleagues Back Bankhead for House Majority Leader
Alabama delegation urges Democratic House members to support William B. Bankhead for majority leader in the 74th Congress. The letter praises his 18 years of service, parliamentary knowledge, tact, and fairness, urging other members to consider his qualifications over personal or sectional factors.
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Washington
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
Democratic House
Representative Oliver
William BK. Bankhead
Bankhead
Kingfish Pushes 35 Bills in Baton Rouge Session
Senator Huey P. Long opened a rapid-fire extraordinary session pushing 35 measures including revenue bills and New Orleans city reforms. The Ways and Means Committee backed the first bill as Long, backed by his allies, defended the move against isolated objections from Representative Jack Williamson.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
House
Ways and Means
New Orleans
Jack Williamson
Calcasieu Parish
O. Kk.anen
Houston County Bankhead Cotton Act vote tally
Official tabulation shows 3,365 votes for and 185 against the Bankhead Cotton Control Act in Houston County referendum. Total ballots 3,550 with 100 challenged votes noted as voters outside their home precincts.
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Houston County
Boy Barrentine Run Over by Auto Reported
Bob Barrentine, believed to have a broken back, was picked up by an ambulance from Baptist Bottom early Sunday morning and taken to a hospital. He said the ambulance crew he had been run over by an automobile. Police had no report on the accident.
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Bob Barrentine
Baptist Bottom
Hundred Million Program Steels Reply to Critics
Cleveland recalls a $100 million program of new steel mill equipment as the industry answers charges of over expansion. Major investments include $40 million by U S Steel, $19 million by Ford, $12 million by National Steel, plus new mills at Youngstown and Buffalo and a $7 million Campbell mill by Youngstown Sheet.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
United States Steel Corporation
Ford
Ford Motor Company
National Steel Corporation
Great Lakes Corporation
Carnegie Steel
Youngstown
Bethlehem
Lackawanna
Buffalo
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Copany
Campbell, O
Republic Steel Corporation
Masked bandits raid Sylacauga bank for about 15 thousand
Two men with plaster masks entered City National Bank of Sylacauga just after opening. They brandished a sub machine gun and shotgun, forced customers and employees to floor, grabbed cash from the counter, and fled in two cars toward Goodwater and Birmingham. A customer’s intervention limited the haul to about 15 000 with possible total loss near 25 000 to 30 000. A posse pursued them.
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Sylacauga
City National Bank of
Goodwater
Birmingham
Pre-holiday burglary raid nets $5000 in Jefferson County
A weekend crime spree in Jefferson County yields about $5000 taken in cash and merchandise from city and rural sites. Loot includes $1000 from a downtown Birmingham shoestore safe, $1000 from a grocery hold up, and a rifled New Castle commissary post office safe with unspecified cash and stamps.
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Birmingham
Jefferson County
Yergmen
New Castle
Warrior
City to Ratify Boiler Purchase by Council
The council plans to ratify two week old purchase of an eight year old boiler for the municipal light and water plant. Five of the six majority members voted to buy the unit and ratify at the next meeting opening at 7 15 p m.
Threat Of Costly Naval Race As Japan Denounces Pact
A looming costly naval arms race is seen as Japan readies formal notice to abrogate the Washington treaty. Ambassador Hiroji Satô is expected to deliver Japan’s intent to terminate the pact by December 31, 1936, depending on unforeseen developments.
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Japan
Lloyd A. Lehrbas
Washington
Hiroji Satto
State Department
Dixie Governors Attend War Over Rate Change
Montgomery December 17 AP Pitt Tyson Maner secretary to Governor elect Bibb Graves said Georgia and South Carolina governors would attend in person with Florida Mississippi and Tennessee chiefs sending reps to the Southeastern Governors conference in Birmingham. Graves urged Kentucky and North Carolina governors to attend. Graves plans to request action to curb bootlegging of tobacco and cigarettes under interstate commerce while pressing freight rate reform.
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Montgomery
Pitt Tyson Maner
Bibb Graves
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Graves
Birmingham
Maner
Ruby “Laffoon
Kentucky
J. C. B. Eringhaug
North Carolina
BM. Miller
Graver
Ibra C. Blackwood
Flugenc ‘Talmadze
Congress
Son of U S Judge Faces January Murder Trial
Phil Kennamer, 19, son of Federal Judge Franklin F. Kennamer, bound over for district court trial in January on charges of murdering John F. Gorrell, a 23 year old dentistry student, on Thanksgiving night. State witness Floyd J. Huff testified amid a noisy crowd as bailiffs struggled to close the courtroom doors.
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Tulsa
Okla
Phil Kennamer
Franklin F. Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Kennamer
Gorrell
Floyd J. Huff
Kansas City
Huff
The Story 1934 Milestones in Federal Government
The Associated Press presents The Story 1934 a twelve part series by field experts recounting the dramatic year 1934 in government international relations agriculture science and business. The first article outlines milestones set by the federal government with subsequent pieces tracing other major developments.
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Associated Press
Federal activities mark new era in 1934 national life
Editor notes 1934 saw deeper federal reach into daily life with bank deposit insurance, stock exchange regulation, NRA reshaping, crop reduction trials, reciprocity tariff talks, and silver recognized as money. It highlights billions spent to spur prosperity and key policy shifts shaping the era.
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Nathan Robertson
Washington
Cuba
United States
Dothan Toy Ball Aims to Spare Broken Hearts Christmas
The Wiregrass Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors Dothan's first annual Toy Ball to distribute toys clothing and groceries on Christmas morning. The December 21 event at Eli's Club hall 8 Foster Street features a Christmas decorated venue and music from 8 pm to midnight by a regional orchestra.
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Dothan
Wiregrass Post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eli's Club
Foster Street
Gasoline prices rise outside municipal limits in Alabama
Gasoline prices increased outside city limits in Alabama as major refineries raised rates. Dothan saw a 21 cent per gallon price in the county, while rural stations added 1 cent to align with city pricing. Montgomery followed with a four cent rise to 22 cents, as Gulf Refining indicated statewide increases though not official.
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Alabama
Dothan
Montgomery
E. J. Tarver
Gulf Refining Company
Tarver
Steel Institute to enforce heavier penalties for code breach
The American Iron and Steel Institute adopted a resolution to impose a $10 per ton fine on all products in contracts where a member uses concessions on one article to secure the rest of the business. Liquidation damages are set by the code administrators.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Institute
Saar Commission Moves to Prevent Clash Amid Saar Vote
In Saarbrucken the Saar Commission imposes strict safeguards after violent street incident involving an Anglo officer and local residents. The melee preceded the January 13 plebiscite and prompted Nazi protests and a suspension investigation of Captain James Justice of the international police force.
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Saarbrucken
Saar
League of Netiong
German Front
League Governing Commission
James Justice
Justice
Earl of Aylesford
Frautein Kathe Braun
Sruar
Cluthes
Statewide Farm Parley Invitations Broadcast Across Alabama
Alabama officials announced an agriculture industry conference in Birmingham for December 18 inviting all county agents farm leaders and businessmen. About 490 are expected to attend with a main event a train trip through the industrial Birmingham area. Speakers include Ro Gonde Castonbury and Storre. Arrangements led by Ashian B. Collins with the Associated Industry of Alabama.
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Montgomery
State Department of Agriculture
Birmingham
Seth P. Sorrs
Ro Gonde
Castonbury
Ty Xiereed
Storre
Arrangemeentean
Ashian B. Collins
Inanayey
Associated Industrick
Alabamna
Houston County Delegation Listed for Conference
Houston county will be represented at the conference by M. Ling county agent J. B. Patterson M. M. Hollis Clyde Hall James L. Kelly H. D. Knowles W. Bebe Bule Wyke Ivey and Wiley R. Deal.
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Houston County
M. Ling
County
Apent
J. B. Patterson
M. M. Hollis
Clyde Hall
James L. Kelly
H. D. Knowles
W. BE. Bule
Wyke Ivey
Wiley R. Deal
Long Delayed Doethan Audit Expected Any Time
City of Doethan's overdue auditor's report for the year ending September 30, 1934, should arrive shortly. C. C. Covington of Birmingham, the auditor, is recontacted after a weeks long severance. he was hired for 400 dollars and has received 300 dollars.
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City of Doethan
C. C. Covington
Birmingham
Covington
Exploitation Plan Arouses Cheers and Doubt
The Roosevelt national resources plan draws praise as progressive while lawmakers doubt a permanent public works agency. The six year budget 10 billion reserve and land conservation measures aim to coordinate federal state and local projects and expand subsistence homesteading. Senator Norris calls it very progressive and beneficial though lengthy to implement.
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Clarence M. Wright
Washington
America
Roosevelt
Capitol
National Resources Board
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Perkins
Dern
Wallace
Roper
Harry S. Hopkins
Frederic A. Delano
Charles E. Merriam
Wesley Co. Mitchell
Perking
Congress
Neurologist Aims to End Mrs McKee’s Marathon Yawning
A Chicago neurologist joined County Doctor BH Le Pettit to treat Mrs Harold McKee of Round Grove Illinois whose yawning repeats eight to twelve times per minute. Dr Victor B E Gonda of Loyola University offered his help and plans a thorough examination to seek a cure for the rare malady.
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Round Grove
Til
Chicago
BH. le Pettit
Harold McKee
Pettit
Weather Brief Forecast Highlights Across Regions
The forecast predicts clouds with likely rain tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures vary by region with slight warming in the east. North portion remains cooler while showers are possible late tonight or Tuesday in several areas.
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Tueday
N. W
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