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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1931
Page
4
Houston County Child Welfare Department seeks aid for local children in need. A seven year old girl recovering after surgery needs nightgowns. several kids need dresses, bloomers, and coats. boys seek shoes, shirts, and underwear. requests list ages up to 16. Call 1105 for donations and assistance.
Final rehearsal tonight for the annual Christmas cantata to be staged Sunday at First Baptist Church. The program features Noel by Henry Wessel, various solos and choruses with Mrs W R Jordan, Miss Cavington, Saxon Poyner, Mrs W E Seifert, and Dr L W Dockers among others, with large expected attendance.
Dothan contractor B H Brown has been awarded the contract for rebuilding a brick house for W. B. Shore at Coton Weed by Willing to execute four thousand five hundred dollars. The house is to be completed in a county and work already has begun, Brown said today.
Ernest Mellinger, 28, of near Castleberry, was buried when a chalky soil well caved in at a plantation six miles south of Castleberry. His body, recovered after 38 hours, likely suffocation, was found by volunteers. he left a young wife and two children. J G Mellinger, his uncle and Dothan barber shop owner, notified authorities. Funeral planned at his Castleberry home.
A fragmentary OCR note mentions giving something to a mother and brother and references missing items. It shows unclear handwriting and disrupted phrases, with names partially unreadable and a suggestion of a future delivery or acknowledgment.
Basel Switzerland Dec 18 AP The Young Plan committee of experts voted that the German railways cannot meet their non postponable reparations payments for 1932. The report notes the railways cannot balance their 1932 budget and signals a recommendation for a moratorium on conditional payments rather than full cancellation under the Hoover plan.
Former Senator Heflin denounces statements by Joutt Shouse as inconsistent hypocritical and unethical while contesting Senator Bankhead’s election He claims the Birmingham remarks were politically motivated and in bad taste He accuses Rarkob hired men of involvement in 1929 Alabama fraud actions.
Audie Kirkland, described as a Negro man, was arrested by county officers late yesterday after a sheriff's report said he brandished a revolver near Meanway and threatened to shoot at neighbors. He remains in jail on a charge of carrying a dangerous weapon.
H O H Brown Construction Co wins $43,227 contract for a three story brick and stone Masonic temple at N Oates and W Troy streets. Work to begin Monday with 28 workers expected at peak and a June 15 completion target. Architects Edward Okel & Son describe Renaissance style with large front columns and Tennessee Gray marble lobby.
Kans City dispatch reports Mrs Nelly Donnelly, wealthy garment company founder, and George Blair, her driver, were released unharmed after 36 hours held by three kidnappers. Police say no ransom was paid. the abductors demanded 75000 dollars under threat of death and blindness. The incident ends a tense wait for her husband Paul Donnelly.
Funeral was held at Brulah Church at 1930 a m today for Mrs. Dojile Fearn of Jakin Ga who died at her home after a long illness. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The Rev M Medema officiated. Hous ton Funeral Company was in charge. Mrs Fears is survived by two daughters Mrs S B Whittaker and Mrs A J Flescher. one son Jamee Fears. two daughters in law, and several grandchildren. Brothers Jon and W A Hayew of Headland also survive.
In Sumter county four communities Epes Panola Geiger and Emelle produced 17 000 pounds of turkey via cooperative county and state farm bureaus 6680 to the sales. The note mentions a man named Charlie Howell a 34 year old Black inmate moved to a state asylum at Mt Vernon near Mobile per Sheriff Rolling.
Market report notes on cotton prices and trading activity with limited readable figures. No clear names, dates, or entities fully readable in the fragment. highlights suggest ongoing price movement and unsettled receipts, urging readers to consult the full page for exact figures.
Dothan schools end today at noon and reopen January 4, granting an extra four days of vacation this year. Christian horhtage College students also receive two weeks off for Yule. County schools set a 14-day break, with many city teachers traveling home for holidays.
Sheriff Rollins reports the arrest of Charlie Bo Galan aged 25 and Can ney Batten aged 26 in Heewin county near the city Une inn Ngunr. A laden automobile was seized after a highway chase with deputies during the day.
The House yesterday approved 200 090,900 for the Veterans Administration to meet demands for adjusted service certificates for veterans. A resolution providing 12,000 for the federal employment service under labor was adopted. The Banking Committee backed the Bremingal bill to create a 1007.00 revolving fund for the Farm Loan Bank. Senate authorized 200 for the completion of the contest against Alabama Democrat Hennine Bankhead, a delay due to funds.
Washington dispatch outlines a complex summary of hearings and proposed actions related to the Shoals project. The document references President Mouver Cranamlites, corporate concerns, and opposition gestures as details are presented for congressional review. It notes preparations and potential government oversight and the involvement of key figures in the discussions.
Tack Legs Diamond, Stanton gangster chief, was shot to death in a Albany rooming house minutes after leaving a party that celebrated his kidnapping acquittal. A taxi driver and two women who ran the rooming house were questioned as investigators pursued the motive and possible accomplices.
Kiwanis club members and others petitioned to allow St Petersburg and Clearwater stations to keep their power levels, with Myer Blumberg blocking the bid at a civic meeting. The Federal Radio Commission ordered power reductions after a protest from Milwaukee. Florida station owners protest the cut, while local Kiwanis members spoke on civic topics and welcomed new members and guests at the luncheon.
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