Council votes for extension of electricity to poultry farm
The city council approved building a transmission line to Mrs. D Corbin's poultry farm on the Dothan Campbellton highway at an estimated cost of 1060 The move followed a petition from Mrs Corbin read by Ed Weatherly Chamber of Commerce secretary The line will require about a third of on hand electrical material Officials noted Alabama Power asked a 123 annual demand charge versus 225 monthly for patrons Pending finance committee input Councilman Miles Miller objected seeking financial clarity before spending The resolution passed with support from Councilman J P Botts and Mose Smith
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Corbin
Dothan-Campbellton
R. J. Goodwin
Water and Light Department
Goodwin
Ed Weatherly
Chamber of Commerce
Mra. Corbin
Weatherly
Alabama Power Company
Aiy
Lewis
Public Service Comminion
Sad
J. P. Botts
Mose Smith
Botts
Miles Miller
Nance Committee
Miller
Chalker Bluff
I. C. Bates
City Council Advances Transfer Line Tax and Utilities Purchases
The council voted for a 2 percent tax on Alabama Power Company electricity receipts to fund a transmission line extension. Miller abstained. Auditor Vaughn reported fiber brushes and a cheaper one-year supply, and the panel unanimously approved annual purchases for delighters. The body approved buying a drive shaft, sought bids for a gasoline tanker, and agreed to seek county reimbursement for courthouse sidewalk work and pavement. Attempts to expunge a records item and to cut inspection fees on livestock were discussed. no action taken. The group planned a bond refunding and a payroll loan, with harmony urged in handling city finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiman T. H.afeEntyre
Miller
J .Lewis
Alabama Power Company
Bolte
Miler
J. L. Vaughn
Botts
Brother Miller
J. E. Zigler
Lewis
Floy Hall
Sfince
Vaughn Na- Slet
Missing school girl found in Providence hotel
Virginia Penfield, a 19 year old who disappeared Thursday in Philadelphia was found yesterday at a Providence hotel. Her father Clare Penfield was notified she arrived there on a date. She recalled her name but could not remember her father’s first name.
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Phildaelphya
Virginia
Penfield
Providence
B.J
Clare Penfield
Editor and Solicitor Jailed in Kangaroo Court Slant
In Dothan Alabama Houston County the editor Julian Hall of The Eagle was jailed and tried by a kangaroo court composed of inmates after a warrant signed by Judge Keener Baxley. Deputy Wiley Collins served the warrant. The case centers on slander claims from editorials about Morgan County Jail deemed unsafe and decrepit. Solicitor Mullins faced the county prosecutor and was also brought into the improvised trial.
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Tae Vicrm
Tuhan Hell
The
Eagle
Keener Baxley
Houston
Wiley Collins
Angle 20
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Decatur
Prisners
Hall
Fallown
Alabama
Houston County
Court of Common Peas
Keener Bazley
Common Pleas
Dothan
Sota County
Miles Rudd
Julian Hellen
Dothan Eagle
Houseton County
Dewitt Thomas
Norton Mullins
Kangaroo Court
Mutting
Julian Hall
Misery Loves
Elm
Wil Jeffries
Oratory
Sedeitur Mullins
Jeffnen
Rwice
Hehe Hal
Miullion Rust
Girl Found Dead After Six Days Missing In Cincinnati
Cincinnati police report six year old Vartan Merenn found in a basement tenement, body showing signs of strangulation. Tear stained face, torn clothing, and a blue mark on the forehead noted. FURNACE area had not been checked previously.
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Mark
Cincinnati
Cincinnatium District
Vartan Merenn
Charicashort
She Vlar
Binchoff
Long illness ends life of Dr J M Dannelly 77
Dr J M Dannelly, 77, former Atethowiat pastor and long recognized member of the Episcopal Church South, died yesterday at his son Clarence M Dannelly's home in Montgomery. He served as pastor of several large charges in the conference, including Preter Street Methodist Church in Dothan, and remained active in church service into advanced age. His condition worsened gradually, resisting treatment until his death. The funeral plans were not announced.
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Dannelly
Epieropal Church
South
Clarence M Dannelly
Montgomery
Dannefly
Preter Street Methodist
Dothar
Curb Market Here Opened Thursday But Not Saturday
Market opening details are unclear due to damaged text. The readable portion notes a curb market opening on Thursday with no Saturday operation mentioned, but key facts and exact dates or locations are missing. The fragment references a center and heavy duty, implying a local fair or market site, yet specifics remain unreadable.
Limit On Expenses Of Presidential Candidates Sought
Senate campaign finance committees urged clear caps on campaign spending for presidential and congressional races. The proposal aims to extend congressional oversight to presidential campaigns and primaries, with specified limits including 5 500 000 for presidential race and 4 000 for Senate elections, among others.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Senate Campaign Funda
House
Death claims boy while he plays in yard
In Hodgesville yesterday five year old Gerald Avery collapsed and died while playing in his yard. Coroner Arthur Lane was summoned to the scene. The Hodgesville farmer’s son died of heart disease according to reports. Funeral services were held at Piney Grove Church today at 2:20 PM.
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Hodgesille
Gerald Avery
John Avery
Hodgesville
Arthur Lane
Lipthan
Piney Grove
Advance work begins on 43000 Masonic building
Debris at the southeast corner of Went Troy and North Oatey Street will soon give way to the foundation for the new 343,000 Masonic temple. Preliminary work in the construction of the three story brick and stone edifice has started today. Brick and stone from the foundation of the wooden dwelling formerly on the site were being hauled away, temporary structures to house tools and equipment were being built, and permits were obtained by H. H. Brown, a Dothan contractor, at city hall. Completion is required by June 15.
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Noutheast
Went Troy
North
Oatey Strect
Alte
H. H. Brown
Dothan
Kiwanis Club Postpones Luncheon Over Yuletide Rush
Kiwanis officials announced a luncheon cancellation due to Christmas activities and overtime work. The group said the gathering would be postponed to tomorrow’s session and then to next week, to accommodate members busy with holiday obligations.
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Kiwanis Club
Brother of Premier Mussolini Dies in Heart Attack
Amaldo Mupaosini, younger brother of Premier Mussolini, died yesterday in Milan from a heart attack suffered while returning home by automobile with his wife and daughter.
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Mussolini
Milan
Amaldo Mupaosini
Dothan Chamber Receives Inquiries On Divorce Process
A confused letter to the Dothan Chamber of Commerce from an Georgia man asks how to obtain a divorce in Alabama. The missive references a rumored “divorce business” and seeks guidance on filing, court steps, and timing under Alabama law.
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Nothan Dothan
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Angonta (Ge
Foliges
Chamber of Commerce
Tathan
Bene
Saree
George Laws
Man 35 Killed As Automobile And Bus Crash
Ale Sambon, Dec 22 Special Den Clemmon, 33 of Barnson, died about five hours after a collision between a car driven by Clemmon and a Hussey Bus Service vehicle on Main Street. Clemmons, unmarried, survived by his mother, two brothers and a sister. Funeral planned at home. bus company officials and authorities investigated. The bus was en route from Brenlan to Datta when the crash occurred.
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Sambon
Ale
den Clemmonn
Barnson
Clemmona
Clemmons
Barneon
Tme
Hussey
Slater
Brenlan
Datta
Two Killed in Wreck Near Hiawatha Kansas
A Union Pacific bus collided with a large freight truck near Hiawatha Kansas killing two men and injuring 12 to 16. The bus burned after the crash, victims rushed to Hiawatha and nearby St Joseph Horton and other hospitals. One identified victim was Ralph Andery ann, 18, driver of the bus en route from Omaha Nebraska to Kansas City Missouri.
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Hiawatha
Kas
Union Pacific Hun
Wilson Broa
Mlawatha
St. Joseph
Horton
Kaa
Ralph Anderyann
Wan Tn
Orgahs
Neb
Kansan City
Brisk weekend for marriage licenses at courthouse
Probate court reports ten marriage licenses issued over the weekend as Christmas plans prompt couples to wed. Notable entries include Norma Holly, 18, and H Win Fell Avery, 21 of Madrid, and Jahan M Rhodes, 22 of Marenna, who obtained licenses this morning amid the holiday rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
Neama Holiia
H- Win- Fell Avery
Madrid
Pentsler Wet
Jahan M. Rhodes
Marenna
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Coxnchman Betts
Mr. Vaughn
Mr Scarborough
Harmony
Scarborough
Providence Hotel
Marian McLeen
J M. Dannelly
Gore
Sethian
Pete
Nell Donnelly
Nere
Wan
Kinga City
Donnelly Garment Company
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George Flair
Masonic
Lanta
Gene Wlan
Raney
Atvorrer
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Yao
Saesrea
Crungian
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Samton
Bee
T. W. Palmer & CO
New York
B.C. Tan
New Orleans
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