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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
6
A fragmentary market note from Dothan lists grain quotes for wheat corn oats and lard along with cotton seed and cotton futures for January March May and December. The read appears to be a snapshot of daily price levels and day’s activity with approximated figures and percentages.
Gen Plutarco Elías Calles, branded traitor by his Revolutionary party, calls on rivals to force his exit from Mexico. Government changes occur in four states as suspicions of conspiracy spread. Morones faces senate charges of stirring workers and betraying governments. attorney general to decide on arrests.
Secretary Morgenthau stated the treasury has purchased all of Mexico's newly mined silver output over the past year, about 72 million troy ounces. He said he buys silver every day, declined to specify sources beyond Mexico, and noted U.S. output is also being purchased at New York price levels.
A jumble of society items describes Mrs. Jordan’s Christmas supper and tree, visits by relatives from Andalusia and Auburn, and multiple club meetings in Dothan and Ashford. Guests include Miss Frances Whigham and Miss Corrie Mae Garrett among others. plans note departures to Atlanta and Waycross after holidays.
The Southeast Alabama area Boy Scout council will join the national organization at a meeting of the executive board in the Ouston hotel Tuesday January 6. National officers will present the council charter with Executive Roscoe E. Atew noting the council has functioned since December 1. Plans include a Dutch dinner and speeches, with new troops to form in Dothan and Troy and a charter presented to Enterprise troop No 1.
John H Belt announces there will be no civil service exam for the Dallas post office but an exam for Ashford postmaster will be held at the Ashford post office. Mary Moon, county health nurse, will travel Saturday to Greenville DC for Christmas patrol days.
J M Campbell will head the American Legion empty stocking fund committee to distribute clothes and fruit to underprivileged children on Christmas Eve. Proceeds from a boxing match and a wrestling show fund gifts including food and clothing. Distribution will follow welfare department recommendations and serve county children without regional favoritism.
Official canvass set for Friday to verify Tueaday votes in Dothan and six state constitutional amendments. City officials M A Miller and C Bates counted ballots. county canvass by Probate Judge Saxon P Poymer, Sheriff A H May, and Circuit Clerk Roy O Hur will determine results. No unofficial returns were received and final outcome awaits official tally.
Montgomery circuit court disclosed more than 30 test cases pending on Alabama income tax law. Judge Walter B Jones heard advisement as trial dates were postponed pending Judy Jones ruling and Adolph Weil appeal. Weil Brothers cotton brokers challenge constitutional enabling act.
Public welfare program at Young Junior High will host a Christmas tree celebration Thursday afternoon. About 160 underprivileged children, sponsored by local students, will participate under the supervision of Mrs. C. L. Collins, public welfare director.
J P Morrison district manager said offices here will shut at noon on Thursday ahead of the New Year’s holiday. The service office will close a half day before the holiday, following the official schedule.
A scrambled Savannah item lists numbers and abbreviations like 43 salon 26 Pacaipts 48 shipments 11 stork 60,228 and names such as Rosin Wisey 4202 G 4.97.31 135 B plus scattered codes. Readable facts are limited, figures are fragmented, and no clear event or outcome emerges.
The report notes Edouard Herriot’s defection from leadership of the Radical Socialist party and loyalty to Laval amid a Franco British peace scheme. It questions whether the plan will survive the December 77 debate in the French chamber of deputies as the Radicals hold pivotal power. Geneva rejects the Franco British framework, seeking further conciliation in Hast Africa through council deliberations by committee members.
A report from a nearby air well near Columbia on Thursday notes the discovery of oil sand and lists 166 assignments on leases recorded in the Houston County probate office. All leases were made out to George J. Rice, promoter, and pertain to land surrounding the drilling area spanning thousands of acres.
Montgomery Dec 19 AP The Leedy case over a $22 daily expense allowance for legislators dies without ruling as the Supreme Court refuses to revive the Birmingham estate of W B Leedy. Justice Foster says the act is personal to Leedy, not a property matter, while Arant’s death penalty appeal is postponed to Jan 16.
The article notes a pay raise for former relief workers on WPA projects in Alabama, explaining the increase aligns with higher wage scales on PWA work and the policy to place eligible former relief workers on higher paying jobs. It emphasizes contractor cooperation and the worker’s chance to prove capability under contract terms.
In Vancouver a seagull became stuck in the chimney of Potsr Pantages banquet room and despite efforts to free it, the bird remained trapped. The incident unsettled Pantages and the local authorities as they considered rescue plans. Meanwhile in Singapore delegates to the British Medical Association encountered salesmen offering dragon's blood and ground buffalo horns as alleged cures, sparking skepticism.
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