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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1932
Page
5
Early morning earthquakes devastate Santiago Cuba with extensive property damage. The mayor reports eight dead and 300 injured as the municipal prison collapses and the civil maternity hospital roof collapses. Military units lead rescue and relief efforts.
Wiregrass Post No 59 American Legion will hold a meeting in Geneva Friday night at 7 at the courthouse to plan a fish fry and other functions. Adjutant I L Hale says a speaker will discuss subjects of interest to ex service men and urges all former service men in Geneva county to attend.
Ozark High School upset Dothan High 21 to 9 on Ozark court after losing 27 to 21 to Coach Paul Tubb's quintet last week. The game featured rugged defense on a small court and Dothan plans revenge against Ariton while Hartford may face the Tigers next. Dothan's lineup included Sellars Riley Brown Ford and Holmes.
L. R. Jones Brokerage Co. of Five Points has been appointed distributor in southeast Alabama for Purina products. The move follows the retirement of Grubb Ice & Produce Co. as Purina distributors in the territory.
The Eagle presents seven potential presidential candidates for the 1992 election in a straw ballot. Readers are asked to mark their choice and write in any candidate not listed in the blank space.
The Southeastern Hardwood Co. has qualified with State Auditor John Brandon to operate as a wholesale lumber manufacturer in Dothan. Assistant manager H Beane says the firm expects about $200000 in annual business, mostly buying and exporting lumber, with John Skipper as manager.
C M Cox 62 longtime Ozark postmaster died in a hospital after a two week illness from kidney trouble and complications. He underwent surgery recently and was improving before relapsing. Survived by wife son H E Cox of Headland and several brothers. Funeral 3 p m tomorrow at his Ozark home with burial in Ozark cemetery.
In Houston county January marketing brought 5918.72 to county farmers. Mrs. W G Pruett, home demonstration agent, reported that 648.76 came from the curb market in Dothan and 5933.96 from a poultry sale held here.
Bat Jones long sought by county officers for a hog theft involvement was placed in the county jail on a larceny charge. He escaped during the arrest of another hog thief but was captured in Ozark by Dale county officers and returned to Dothan.
AP report from Mexico City states bandits raided Jerez killing the town police chief and looting the municipal treasury. The incident underscores ongoing insecurity in regional towns as authorities investigate the raid and search for suspects.
In Dothan 85 unemployed registered at the free employment bureau in the Cantey-Whatley building on Main Street. Only two jobs were found for them, with one near-future promise. A mass meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m at city hall to discuss further relief efforts. pastors urge citizens to cooperate in providing work and support.
Mrs. J. R. Tharp, 59, sister of Walter Carter of Dothan, died in Campbellton Florida after an extended illness. She had been an Invalid for 23 years and is survived by her husband, one son G W Tharp, two daughters Amelia Tharp and Mrs Clifford Henry, two sisters E J Thomas and R E Pointer, and her Campbellton home funeral was held this afternoon with burial in Campbellton cemetery.
Mr and Mrs G Farmer left for Charlotte North Carolina after their son Cowdry was summoned there for surgery after weeks of treatment by a specialist. He was to undergo an operation that afternoon for kidney stones.
The Eagles straw vote shows Franklin Roosevelt in the lead at noon, ahead of Alfred Ritchie and other candidates including McAdoo Smith Baker Coolidge Garner Hoover. Readers are asked to mark Roosevelt on the form and mail it to the ballot editor.
Three candidates in Ward One enter the Democratic primary race on March 7. A J Grant and Councilman T H Mc Entyre join Albert Logue as contenders amid a wave of incumbents seeking re election. Clarence May of Ward Two officially announces his bid while Floy Hall and Miles Miller remain unannounced.
The Country Club course in Dothan announces monthly golf events with a flag tournament on February 21 and a February 25 to 28 handicap event. Raymond Spann chairs the tournament program and John Budd, club professional, can supply details and prize information.
The Dothan Country Club will hold its annual stockholders meeting on February 12. Officers will be elected and the board of governors chosen to manage affairs for the year. A program of operations will be outlined.
Wiley R. Deal a former Dothan merchant posted bonds on three U S indictments charging government seed loan violations. Bond set at 3000 on one indictment and 1000 on each of the other two. The grand jury continued probing alleged frauds in seed loans in the territory as Houston county residents posted bonds on other charges.
In the Bronx on Monday night a gang burst into a Commonwealth avenue apartment, killing Pasquale Del Greco Fiorio Basile and Emily Torrizello and wounding Lena Vinceguerra Louis Basile and Joseph Parrone. Six adults and six children were eating when the firing began, with at least 18 shots fired before the assailants fled. Police blame the Dutch Schultz Vincent Coll gang war.
Qualifying rounds for the tri states golf tournament to be held Feb 12 may be played after today, says Dothan pro John Budd. Nine hole medal scores qualify players. entrants must notify the pro before starting. Qualification ends at 10 am the tournament day when flights are drawn and match play begins. About 60 players are expected on the entry list as golfers respond to invitations.
A bomb exploded outside a public park in Lucknow killing none but injuring four sub-inspectors and two head constables. The attack occurred in the city’s busiest center on Tuesday as police faced a violent incident in the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
Fire damage at 1 a m virtually destroyed the unoccupied house owned by Tom Buntin at 901 S Appletree. Roof and rear burned with interior damage. insured for 1000 dollars. Firemen reported another small blaze at a nearby Negroes residence on E Troy street with a stove overheating but no damage.
The Chinese fort at Fort Woosong held as Japanese warships bombarded the Chapel sector in the fiercest fighting since hostilities began in Shanghai. The U S flagship Houston with 300 marines arrived, while Japanese destroyers and air forces bombarded forts and land defenses creating a veritable inferno.
Gertrude Sims, a Black woman, began a hard labor sentence in the city yesterday after a mayor's court conviction for larceny. Police say she stole 15 pairs of hose from a Dothan store.
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