Dothan employment relief meeting set for Thursday
An employment relief headquarters is being established at the Whatley building to organize odd jobs and temporary work for unemployed residents of Dothan. A meeting of civic groups and four organizations was called at City Auditorium for Thursday night to finalize plans and elect the organizing committee.
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Valley of Co
Dothan Civic
wpWhatley Building
East Street
A. C. Can
T. J. Whatley, Jr
Calvin
Stead
Jalephone & Telegraph Co
Tate
East Main Street
Telese
Dothan Cith
City Auditorium
Fe Dockery
Hurch
B. W. Istrong
W. R. Bickerstatt
Foster Street Mathodiet Rch
F. B. Whitfield
A. J. Jer
Capt. Tidman
Salva Army
Julian Hall
Meyersberg
Pervon
Dothan
Cantey-Whatley Building
Zant Mata Street
Two More Hardwood Victories for Othen High School
Ozark visits Friday night and Ariton hosts Wednesday in a tight weekend stretch for the Dothan squad. The team earned two wins, a 21 to 22 thriller at Ariton and a closer victory at Ozark, with coach Jack ReVolt guiding the squad through comeback efforts.
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Othen High School
Turnack Ozark
Thriller
Ariton
May Pay Poll Tax At Office Until 8 O'Clock Tonight
Houston county voters can pay their poll tax at the tax collector's office until 8 pm tonight. About half the voters in Houston county have paid the tax today. A total of 1455 poll tax receipts were recorded.
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Houston County
Flames Destroy $5,000 Home Here
The home of J. Roy Camp at 8 Oates Street burned around 1 PM. The dwelling and contents were valued near $5,000 to $5,000, with the structure reduced to brick pillars and chimney after the fire. No one was at home during the blaze.
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J. Roy Camp
Oates Street
Hourtom Newelly Co
Headland Wins After Early Losses In string of wins
Headland High School basketball team, after losing their first three games of the season, rattled off three straight wins. They defeated Hartford High 88 to 71 at home, Dothan High 45 to 24 in Dothan, and Ozark High 30 to 26 at Headland. Officials say Headland has open dates and seeks further contest schedules.
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Headland
Henry County High Bools
Hartford High School
Dothan
Ozark High
Headland High School
Dothan Youth Enlists for Canal Zone Duty in Army
Leroy Hunter of 409 West Washington Street enlisted at the local recruiting office for Panama Canal Zone service. He sails from New York to the Canal Zone for duty with the Coast Artillery, as four local men join the service this month.
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U.S. Army
Canal Zone
Leroy Hunter
W. Washington Strat
Panama
Hunter
New York
Will
Johan J. Roney
Coast Artillery
Funeral for Victim of Apoplexy Held at Memphis Church
Funeral held at 2 p.m. yesterday in Memphis for James Owen Godwin 78 with Rev. 2 T Spivey officiating and Hoveton Funeral Co. in charge. Godwin died at home on Dothan route two after a stroke. Survived by widow Mary Elie Godwin, four children, two daughters, and two brothers.
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Memphis
James Owen Godwin
T. Spivey
Hoveton Funeral Co
Godwin
Dothan
W. ©.Oousen
Chipley
Fig
J. W. Petercom
Fis
Mies Lille Godws
EB. H- Gotwin
Oraft
H. Jackson
Donalsonville
Alabama Congressman Seeks 100 Million For Relief Work
Rep Huddleston of Alabama urged direct federal relief to the unemployed before the House labor committee. He proposed a bill to place 100 million dollars at the president's disposal for relief work, citing 28 thousand in the Birmingham area fed by charity and many more lacking adequate food.
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Birmingham
House Committee
Washington
Congress
House
Huddieston
Alabama
Senate
Dothan A C Faces Hartford In Semi Final Tonight
Dothan A C meets Hartford Athletic Club in the Hartford open basketbelt tournament semi finals after defeating Cottonwood in round one. Hartford A C, undefeated this season, is a strong favorite. Abbeville meets Midland City in the other semi, with Dothan and Hartford scheduled to play at 8 pm and the other semi at 7 pm.
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Hartford
Dothan Athlete Club
Athletic Club
Hartford Athletic Club
Rothan Athletic Club
Tessers
Hartford A. C
Dothan
Abbeville
Stocomb
Abbeville-Midland City
Marianas
Alacomb
Bowlfay
Murder Trial Starts For Brothers Today
Geneva February 1 Special Clyde Dixon 20 and his brother Harold 23 were to be arraigned today for murder in the killing of Adolph Crutch Meld a young man about 20 near the Spring Creek bridge about three miles east of Geneva November 27. The shooting is described as arising from an old grudge between the parties of several years.
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Geneva
Clyde Dixon
Harold
Adolph Crutch
Meld
Spring Creek Bridge
Truck Growers Meet Tonight at Rehobeth
Houston County Truck Growers Association will hold a meeting at Rehobeth High School tonight at 7 30 announced by secretary H G Underwood. President J R Harrison urged all farmers interested in truck growing to attend.
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Spd
Houston County ‘Truck Growers Association
Rehobeth High School
H. G Underwood
Underwood
J. R. Harrison
Truck Growers Association
Geneva Teachers Get First Pay In A Year
Geneva Alabama February 1 Special teachers and bus drivers in Geneva county received pay for September and October 1931 within the past week. The payroll followed a Supreme Court decision upholding M L Black as county superintendent. Voters registered exceed 200 as books opened Thursday, registrars said.
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Geneva
Geneva County
Supreme Court
M. L Black
Indictments Against Many Made Known In Houston County
Federal indictments announced in Dothan name W H Witherington and 23 others, including county officials and local businessmen, in new charges tied to weed loan schemes. Bonds range from 1 000 to 5 000 with several defendants already in custody or posting bonds.
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Carl B. Burkett
Panssy
D. F. Snell
Dothan
Houston County Board of Revenue
J. L. Crawford
Dothan National Book
John J. Marah
Gordon
A. Muina
Houston County
William
B. Jeffries
Feaeral Zee
Grace Blackwell
Columbiat
Cleve Bruner
Ashford
WJ. Bell
Bothan
Wesley H. Croom
Charles ‘W. Hing
Darrell Glags
E. Price Negro
Aho
U. S
Grand Jury
Burkett Alea
Bi #kwatt
Snel
Croom
Pansey
Thomas L. Hutchings
Hutchings
Jeffries
Glags and King
Booth
Federal
Perecus Ware
Lee
Ritchie Still Leading Over Gov Roosevelt in Poll
The Eagle's presidential straw poll shows Governor Ritchie leading Governor Roosevelt with Roosevelt close behind. Hoover trails as readers express preferences, and voters are invited to mark ballots on this page for submission to the Ballot Editor before the stated deadline.
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United States
Wren
Uist
Ritchie
Gov
Roosevelt
Ritche
Maryland
Wan
Eac
Heelr
Hoover
Eagle
Hoover Wee
Prater
the Eagle
Railway Workers Take 10 Percent Pay Cut
Chicago February 1 AP Rail way labor from section hand to engineer accepts a voluntary 10 percent reduction to aid hiring and maintain contracts. The agreement will shave about 215 million dollars from annual payroll, with leaders delaying final steps to secure concessions in exchange for hoped gains toward improving conditions and treasury relief for 700,000 unemployed or underemployed workers.
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Chicago
Amon
Negro Held On Murder Charge After Wife Shooting
J C Berry, a Black man, is held in the county jail on an accusation of attempt to murder after being arrested yesterday. He allegedly shot his wife Lute Berry in the head on Pine street. Sheriff Joe Rollins said the bullet was removed from her brain.
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J. C. Berry
Lute Berry
Pine Street
Joe Rollns
Mrs Sporman Headland Woman Dies At Home
Mrs Maceralia Price Sporman, 75, wife of Dr Charis Frederick Sporman, died yesterday morning in Headland after a long life as a pioneer resident. She moved from Abbeville with her parents and lived in Furmaula and Macon after marriage. Survived by two sisters and several children including Mrs Etina Solomon and Mrs W M Curtin, etc. Funeral at Headland Methodist Church with Houston Funeral Co. in charge.
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Macera¢llua Price Sporman
Charis Frederick Sporman
Headland
W. BM
Curtin
Mobile
Walter Knowles
Newton
Robert H Shelley
Ben Butler
Montgomery
W. A Sporman
Donalsonville
M. P. Sporman
Manatea
Fig
Headland Methodist Church
Houston Funeral Co
Heavy Boiler Falls On Negro Worker In Dothan Accident
Albert Wright, a Negro employee of Dothan Transfer Co., suffered a broken thigh and multiple bruises when a 3,500 pound boiler fell on him during unloading at the Masonic building site at Oates and Troy Streets. Driver Hanvey said Wright stood in the truck when the boiler shifted and the vehicle overturned. Wright was extricated and taken to a local hospital. the boiler and truck sustained minor damage.
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Albert Wright
Dothan Transfer Co
Wright
Masople
World Now Looking For Something Says Methodist Minister
The Rev Thomes Jones preached at Lafayette Street Methodist Church describing humanity’s restless longing and the need for God’s love. He cited heart longing not met by material things and urged salvation as a gift received through grace.
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Thomes
Jones
Lafayette, Street Methodist Church
Mr. Jones
God
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Tafayette Street
Wald
Chetat
Jesus
Denson Takes New Post In Eufaula Tribune
L B Denson leaves The Pagic after a year as classified and local display advertising manager. He heads to Eufaula Daily Tribune as advertising and circulation manager. Previously he led Feature Publicity Co. in Waycross and managed editions across Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky.
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LB. Danson
Pagic
Eufaula
Eufaula Daily Tribune
Dothan
Denson
Feature Publicity Co
Waycross
Geang
Bla
Georgia
Alabama
Tenneste
Kentucky
Few Hold Cotton For Higher Prices In Dothan Area
A small group of farmers in the Dothan vicinity are withholding cotton awaiting better prices. farmer L. Davie reports holding 25 bales and expects to sell in March if prices rise to satisfactory levels.
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Dothan Route Four
L. Davie
Davie
Newville Girls Triumph In Close Basketball Win
Newville high school girls edged a picked team from Tumbleton 18 to 14 in Newville on Friday. Dorothy McLain scored all 14 Newville points, while Mrs. Gudge Catee contributed 10 of the visitors' points in a tightly fought contest.
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Newville
Tumbleton
Dorothy McLain
Gudge Catee
Barn Near Dothan Destroyed By Fire With 2000 Loss
A barn owned by Z & Smith on the Bay Line highway near Kelly Springs burned at midnight. The fire caused about 2000 dollars in damage, with corn and peanuts destroyed. No injuries or further details provided. Local officials announced a meeting of command 25 at the Masonic Hall at 7 tonight.
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Dothan
Z & Smith
Bae Line
Kelly Springs
Nre
Rail Head Speaker to Address Birmingham Club
W H Cole of the Loutaville Nash tide Railroad will address the Birmingham Traffic Transport club on February 16. His talk will precede the annual election of officers for the organization.
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Birmingham
W. H. Cole
Loutaville # Nashtide Railroad
Bir
Oingham ‘Traffic & Transportation Club
Cotton Market Brief From New Orleans by T. W. Palmer
Market sheet shows open high low and close quotes for cotton with sporadic figures and illegible fragments. The text references New Orleans prices and daily trade notes but contains many garbled digits and unclear entries.
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T. W. Palmer
New Orleans
Don
Dee Tan
Evacuation and reports amid Nanking conflict
Washington reports 4008 Americans from five trouble points as Japanese warships at Nanking open fire on the city. The U S destroyer positions for safety and consular officers seek additional help. Britain, France, and Italy join protest warnings while Admiral Monteoniss leads forces to protect nationals in the crisis. Martial law, barbed wire, and patrols anchor Shanghai, with American destroyers entering the harbor and more ships sailing from Manila.
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Washington
Chum
Daumis
Whellhood
U. S Navy
State Department
Nanking
Chaheas
Deati Nyers
Hoover
Wotiins
Great Britain
Monteoniss Taye
Ieee
Bhanghat
Feo
Acrertean
United Tales
Manila
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Main Street
Joba
Versons
Dene
The
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Pangong
Memphis Church
Merk
Sadifate
Newton D. Baker Rint
Herbert Hoover
Ater c. Ritchie
Ses
Alfred E. Smith
Dothan A. C
Truck Growers
Rehobeth
Witherington
S. A. Mullins
Carl B. Barkett
Eagie
Center of Action
Dpetral Istaley
Chamber of Commerce
EcBritish
Erth
Japanese Navy Yard
Shanghai
Qutern
Chapel
Jawalled
Hee
Wyoming Fort
North Station
Chapel District
Methodist
Wayerons
Journal-Herald
Mra. Deason
Newville Girls
U. S. Naval
Italy
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