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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1932
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR mentions names such as Bil Cody Delores Cebrello and Leo Carril with references to Oklahoma Jim and County Seat. No clear event or outcome is readable.
At the Alcazar Fri and Sat Marjorie Beebe Glenn Tryon and Vera Reynolds star in The Dragnet Patrol a comedy and news program. Warner Oland and Linda Watkins appear in Charlie Chan's Chance Fri and Sat with Batter Up a Fox News segment. Next Sunday Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro headline Mati Hari.
Birmingham officials report February 1 enrollment at 45 654, down from 45 868 last year. Of the total 20 625 are white children as thousands attend schools across the city.
Hope and Dickey elope with a white kitten, facing a twelve dollar hotel bill and family ties. Hickey Dale, Hope's father, promises help by phone and plans to meet them in New York, easing the uproar as the couple heads toward a Broadway life.
San Francisco awaits Governor James Rolph Jr in deciding whether Tom Mooney will be freed from charges tied to the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day parade bombing. The case centers on Mooney and accomplice Warren Billings and recalls a long, bitter fight for justice amid political pressure.
A stream of visits and guests crosses Ashford and nearby towns including Jakin Dothan Donalsonville Montgomery Abbeville Troy Waycross and Cross City. Notables include Gordon McArthur Elsie and Mary Marshall J B King J L Strauss Lena Granberry Sam Cohren and many others with multiple Sunday and Friday calls in this period.
Geneva residents attend Athenaeum garden program hosted by Mrs. Brooks Davis and a successful minstrel for the school lunch fund at the auditorium. Baptist W M S and Methodist circles meet with listed hostesses, while residents travel to Atlanta Birmingham Laurel and Chicago for family and work commitments.
Shoppers from the 31st Infantry Huff area appear in Dothan. A string of visits and travels includes Ruth and Willa Collins in Vicksburg, Mr and Mrs E Anglin to Ashford, J T Knight to Columbia, and Miss Fay Kirkland staying with Eunice White. Local gatherings feature the S W E L pageant and various visits among families in Panama City, Jacksonville, Marianna, and Tallahassee with multiple trips and guests noted.
Union Springs residents and relatives visited family and friends over the weekend. Frank Baker and son Gene of Dothan visited Mrs. Baker’s parents. G W Collins Myron Bruce Collins Burton Smith and others made local or Dothan trips for business and social calls. Several guests visited from Pansey Columbia and Gordon, with multiple short calls and weekend stays noted.
Marianna, Eunice Adams, and Elizabeth Riley visited Mrs. Laura Davis in Malone for the weekend. Charlie Morse and Grace plan a Montgomery business trip Saturday. Ruth Weston and Edna Russell stayed with Mrs. Fi Weston in Greenwood Saturday and Sunday. G D Penton and son with Emmet Burket and daughter visited relatives in Chattahoochee Sunday. Margaret Gramling will spend a few days with her parents A G Gramling. Mrs W A Davis returns home soon from Miami. A C Pfeiffer and Albert Jr arrived from Pensacola after a week with relatives. Mrs Myrtle Alice Clifford ill at her parents home, and the Wig Stafford family visited Mrs Lambe in Pensacola for the weekend. Elizabeth Cone of Tallahassee mentioned.
A report notes John W. Bish of Dothan attending justice court here on Monday. Garrett Espy lies critically ill at his mother's home, Mrs. R. La Espy. Judge and Mrs. John T. Brown and their son Guy Brown were visitors to Dothan Tuesday.
Ozark reports a busy Dale county circuit court term beginning February 15. The docket includes 136 civil cases and 36 criminal cases.
Edward W. Gibson sues the city of Tuscaloosa for 50000 dollars claiming his 11 year old son was killed in a fist and run accident attributed to a city truck driver who has been indicted. The incident occurred January 11.
Governor B M Miller issues fixed guidelines to curb trips and costs for clemency seekers. Ads must run weekly for two weeks before applications. Pardons Board meets on the second Tuesday each month. actions occur within two weeks after submission. denied applications wait six months. clemency hearings on first and fourth Tuesdays. temporary paroles only for extreme emergencies and not to aid finances.
Four bandits took charge of a business district in Moundville on Wednesday entering three stores and forcing pedestrian Johnny Brown to Tuscaloosa at gunpoint. They looted merchandise and less than $50 in cash and stamps before leaving. A small amount of change was taken from the Moundville bank. the vault was not entered. Brown, met on the street, was ordered into the bandits' car and later received a dollar for his return fare.
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild stimulant for children and adults. It claims improving digestion and regularity, reducing sick spells, headaches, and bilious days, and suggests using the product instead of harsh laxatives. It ends by noting the product is available locally.
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