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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1935
Page
6
Republican leaders plan to split anti New Deal Democrats to thwart Roosevelt administration in 1986. Resolution by party committees appeals to Jeffersonian Democrats to join with Republicans to stop socialistic government. The news notes a June convention and calls for political action to fight the menace.
Eugene Gane Gallicio a 32 year old ex convict died at dawn in a downtown New Orleans restaurant where he sat drinking milk. Police say they have detained Clarence Williams 39 of St Louis a gambler in custody in connection with the shooting as eight or ten patrons and more than a dozen employees panicked after two shots were fired into Gallicio as he prepared to drink milk and eat a meal.
In Birmingham on December 17 an item reports a two year old Roy Frazier swallowed pink pills mistaken for candy. He was hospitalized twice and later recovered after doctors acted quickly. The pills were destroyed and authorities noted prompt treatment saved him.
Galeps City Nimrod Rush of Kansas City Missouri travels by car to Dothan Alabama after selecting the destination by a random map poke. He arrives Monday with a dog and plans to meet Commission Chairman B. Gollerstedt, who also pursued a hunting trip with an accompanying Missouri companion.
In St Louis Herbert Hoover critiqued New Deal relief and outlined a decentralized plan relying on voluntary service by Americans. He argued the Roosevelt administration wastes resources and urged immediate reform while addressing the John Marshall Republican Club audience.
Odell Nichols 33 of Cottonwood died in Dothan hospital Monday from bullet wounds inflicted by Cottonwood Police Chief C. P. Marto during an arrest during a burglary case. Sheriff May said Nichols resisted arrest and struck the officer with his own club. Funeral scheduled 10 am Wednesday at Cottonwood Methodist Church with pallbearers named and burial in the church cemetery.
Allen Barrentine, who had ordered a former tenant Lloyd or Lord Lloyd from his Cottondale farm, was hospitalized after being shot with a shotgun. Bloodhounds tracked the suspect through Jackson County swamps but could not be sure of the trail. A posse and Capt. E. H. Thompson led the search, with about a dozen dogs on the case.
A 1935 feature from The Helg by Herbert Vabries and Howard Biskeslee surveys life in 1935 with sections on John Smith's Pocket Book Eyas On the Supreme Court and topics including Farmer Smith Gets A Break Policies With Vigor and regional notes from Italy Virginia and Ethiopia.
City officials announce an $80,000 overpass project to improve the Bee Line highway near Headland Avenue and the fairgrounds. State highway authorities have promised funding and final approval is anticipated as plans near completion in Montgomery.
Robert Clifford Ellison a 60 year old veteran Dothan druggist died in a hospital at 2 a m Tuesday four hours after his wife poured a small amount of ant poison from a liquor bottle into his nightcap The poison had been kept in the liquor bottle for nearly a year Ellison born March 6 1875 left Atlanta for Montgomery then moved to Dothan in 1910 He was taken to a hospital for treatment but died within four hours Continued on Page Seven.
V F W Ball chairman reports ample toys for Dothan and Houston county youngsters for the December 20 charity toy ball. Guests are asked to bring 50 cents or groceries or clothing as admission, with 3,000 toys en route for distribution by welfare office staff. WPA and PWA workers do not sell in this classification.
Santa Barbara AP report says Jees Livermore Jr., 8, is under an oxygen tent after a prelunged lung wound from a life bullet splinter. The mother Dorothea Longcope is charged with assault with intent to commit murder as doctors call the boy's condition extremely serious.
After an 80 month wait the Amobeloan Smelting Refining Co reports a four year lapse ending with 40 cent per share dividend on common stock. The company reveals the payout as the market reacts to improved earnings and renewed investor confidence.
Montgomery December 1 The state education chief says funds from the budget will force most Alabama schools to close mid February to March 1. Only 967 562 available from a 3 660 318 school appropriation, with counties and districts to cover the rest, threatening about five and a half months of operation.
Scout Executive Roscoe F Brevone aided establishment of Boy Scout troops in Southeast Alabama. Enterprise hosts a meeting as plans unfold to form a council affiliated group with Gilmore, Lafayette Street Methodist, and Foster Street Methodist units, targeting full district representation by January.
A maze of conflicting and mysterious events surrounds the death of Thelma Todd. Traces of curban Monualde poisoning are sought as investigators probe who last saw her alive and who drove her car to the garage where her body was found slumped behind the wheel. A maid discovered the scene after a Sunday holiday.
William McNeese, a Confederate Army veteran born in Georgia in 1842, died at his son P. W. McNeese’s Ashford home at 8 15 am Tuesday of pneumonia. He lived in Ashford since 1873 and left a wife, a son, and two daughters. Funeral at Spring Hill Georgia church will be held Wednesday at 10 am with burial at Blount Springs Cemetery. Major Nelson A Creamp, another Confederate veteran from Humboldt Tennessee, died the same night at age 90.
The report notes speculation on a Supreme Court holiday recess and timing for a ruling on the amended AAA act and related measures. Observers expect a possible earlier decision on the Bankhead cotton control act and Tennessee Valley Act. Arguments continued as officials argued over the constitutionality and injunction rights for millers and farmers amid the broader policy fight.
3,000 Ethiopian forces reportedly outmaneuvered Italian detachments along the Takkarre river valley in the northern front. Italian retaliatory air and tank attacks followed as Laval faced questions in Paris over Franco British war plans in East Africa and Europe.
William Bryan, sign painter, earned 164 for placing 49 stop signs in payment of 112 fine. City commission approved 204.10 to cover remaining 206.10 for painting signs. Vaughn, recorder, noted cheaper final cost than standard sign firms.
Light turnout marked the city manager and amendments vote in Dothan. A lone absentee ballot’s count highlighted county results while broader state questions drew little suspense as a manager system faced a landslide in prior debates.
In Washington on December 27 AP reported that Tostractry awarded a 251360 dollar contract to Al pon Bier of Montgomery Alabama for hangar construction bar racks barnage radio camp and walkways at the Charleston Coast Guard air station on the coast.
Local chamber issues call for subscriptions and funding as a national firm considers building a new plant in Dothan. Officials note a projected payroll of 3.15 million annually and bond financing to cover construction costs. The plan includes a four-plant network and aims to boost regional industry and agriculture through manufacturing.
In Nuremberg on December 17, Rudolf Clea a former associate of Reichs leader Max Woels was beheaded after a failed attempt to resist. He faced charges of high treason for involvement in the wartime plot. A second Reich official, Athart Kay Kor, 36, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Hitler.
A redrafted plan proposes a 15000 dollar public library to be built with WPA funds and to await final approval. Local officials prepare to present the application to state authorities. WPA headquarters signaled approval, with 3000 in real participation pledged. Architect Holmen of Grark tv leads the revised design.
Tuesday meeting heard auditor treasurer J L Vaughn report the salvage of 877 percent from bank failures in Neahville Tennessee where the city otherwise faced heavy costs. The council authorized a $20 dues payment for city membership in the Alabama League of Municipalities. The commission adjourned pending Langers return for the city manager election.
Fragmented forecast mentions Alabama and Florida with partly cloudy periods and continued cold. Observations refer to Tuesday and Wednesday hints of clouds, with temperatures around 33 to 40 degrees and coastal influence. The text is incomplete andforeach state lacks full clarity.
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