Scout Rally 10 Attract Host Of Boys To Dothan
Scout rally in Dothan marks the 19th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts from Dale Henry and Houston counties gather at Young Junior High from 4:30 to 8:30 pm for Scoutcraft instruction and a campfire supper. An indoor program follows at 7:30 featuring talks on Physical, Mental and Moral ideals by Dothan citizens. Uniformed Scouts urged. parents, friends invited.
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Dothan
Boy Scouts
Friends of Scouting
Dale
Henry
Houston
Boy Scout Movement
United States
J. W. Budd, Jr
Choctawhatchee Council
Young
Boy Scouts of America
Alabama Real Estate License Renewal Penalties Issued
The Alabama Real Estate Commission adopted a rule penalizing brokers and salesmen who fail to file renewal applications by February 1 1929 or March 1 1929. Delinquent dealers face fines and possible prosecution for operating without a license.
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Alabama
Program at New School Tonight by High School Glee Club
The High School Glee Club directed by Miss Mary Strother performs at eight tonight in the new South Street school building. Admission 15 and 25 cents. The program includes solos, dances, readings, and the one act play Lady of Athens featuring multiple students.
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Glee Club
Mary Strother
South St. Andrews Street
Christmas Turkey Found Alive After 22 Days Hidden
In Gladewater Texas a farmer named Cook kept two turkeys for Christmas. One was eaten, the other vanished and reappeared 22 days later under a tub in the backyard. A Black farmhand discovered the bird alive with tail feathers rounded by the tub.
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Gladewater
Tex
Cook
Fame Mahan Pecan Tree to Haul Through Dothan Next Week
The famous Mahan pecan tree worth $5,060 will be moved from Kosciusko Mississippi to Monticello Florida by Monticello Nursery. A specially equipped truck will pass through Dothan Wednesday or Thursday next week, covering about 360 miles. Officials say the tree’s exceptional growth and nut quality justify the expense.
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Dothan
Ssciusko
Miss
Hame
Montiello Nursery Company
Monticalio
Fla
Henry Orberner
Tiias
Offial
Woodmen of the World Frolic and Fun Fest Draw Full House
A near full crowd attended the Woodmen of the World Frolic and Fun Fest at the Dothan Boxing Arena last night. The program featured several unique contests and vaudeville acts.
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Boxing Arena
Dothan Boxing Arena
A P Liddon Named New Manager of Af G Railroad
A P Liddon appointed general manager of the A F G railroad to succeed the late H H Hill who was killed when struck by a truck. Liddon, former traveling freight agent with Atlantic Coast Line, is about 30 and among the youngest railroad executives in the United States. He began in Geneva county after Campbell's Business Institute and rose quickly through the Coast Line. His appointment takes effect immediately.
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A. P. Liddon
Atlantic Coast Line
A. F. & G. Railroad
H. H. Hill
Liddon
Campbell’s Business Institute
Geneva County
Coast Line
United States
American Legion Meeting Set For Tonight At Regular Rooms
Regular meeting of the American Legion will be held in the old club rooms tonight at 8. The new owner J. M. Williams told commander Hubert Farmer that no rent would be charged until the hall is leased.
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American Legion Meeting
American Legion
J. M. Williams
Hubert Farmer
Legionnaires
Escaped Convict Arrested by Blakely Sheriff
Bill Walker, a Black man who escaped from the county prison camp about six weeks ago, was captured by Sheriff Sid Howell in Blakely and returned to jail. The report notes Walker’s eluding custody and subsequent detention.
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Blakely
Sid Howell
Bill Walker
Howell
Mexicans to Banquet U S Crop Champions
Matamoros hosts an international agricultural banquet to honor southern U S crop champions touring Texas and Mexico. The event will feature Americans and Mexicans fraternizing to promote better farming practices and mark the silver anniversary of agricultural extension in the United States.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Vray
United States
Texas
New Orleans
Houston
Agricuturst
Alleged Negro Woman Killer Captured Here
Ethel McLoud a young negro woman charged with killing BH Mellie a negro man at Albany four months ago was arrested yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Rolling and turned over to the Albany sheriff. She had been a fugitive in Dothan most of the time living in Pleasant View quarters and working as a cook for white families. She says self defense claiming Mellie would assault her.
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Ethel McLoud
Mellie
Albany
Rolling
Ethel
Dothan
Pleasant View
Death rate climbs in England as flu rages nationwide
London report notes death rate in English cities nearly doubles since influenza outbreak sweeping England and Western Europe. Northern Belgium suffers acutely, while about a third of Pirages and Malaines population ill. Schools and businesses disrupted.
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England
London
Europe
Bellum
Market for Horses and Mules Promising in 1924
J J Searcy head of the St Louis Horse and Mule Commission predicts improved values and sales in 1924. He notes a nationwide shortage and cites the St Louis market as historically large, handling 70094 horses and mules in 1928, a figures slightly higher than earlier years.
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East ST. Louis
J. J. Searcy
St. Louis
Mast
Weather Forecast for Alabama Into Weekend
Alabama weather shows rain tonight with a colder Saturday. A coastal Easterly wind shifts to northerly and strengthens, reaching a cold wave by Sunday morning along the coast.
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Alabama
Board of Revenue to Meet Monday for Important Business
The Houston county board of revenue will meet at the courthouse in regular session Monday morning at 10 oclock in the commissioners court chamber. Officials plan to consider business of import in a scheduled meeting.
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Board OF Revenue
Houston County Board of Revenue
Lu Oedock
Compissioners’ Court
Youn
Ex- Secretary of Navy Edwin Denby Dies of Heart Attack
Edwin Denby, 54, former Secretary of the Navy, died today in Detroit from a heart attack after returning there to pursue banking and legal work. His career rose to the Harding cabinet before being politically sidelined by the Teapot Dome oil scandal. friends were surprised by his death.
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Detroit
Edwin Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Harding
Eewin Denby
Teapot Dome
Nitrogen From Air Powers New Plant Food Industry
In 1928 researchers in Columbus Ohio extracted about 1 060 000 tons of nitrogen from the air a virtually inexhaustible source. The process called fixing airy nitrogen underpins a growing industry with Dr Firman E Bear of Ohio State University outlining it yields over 4 600 000 tons of sulphate of ammonia or more than 4 000 000 tons of nitrate of soda.
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Columbus, Ohio
Firman E. Bear
Sville Department
Ohio State University
Smoke fills buildings as firemen miss two blazes
Firemen reported heavy smoke on two calls but found no fire. At the Alabama Motor Co building smoke appeared to originate from unknown sources, with officials ruling out a blaze. A second report near Adams Street also produced smoke with no fire found.
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Alabama Motor Co
Bloo
Powerful business figure dies at 66 in Palm Beach
Palm Beach dated report states Bernardsville New Jersey resident and director of 64 corporations died in Palm Beach at age 66. The obituary notes the subject's prominence in business and civic circles.
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Palm Beach
M.-De - Anethesy Kucer
Bernardsville
Inaugural Pageant in Washington During Polk Era
A historical account details James K. Polk's 1845 inaugural procession through a rain soaked Washington. Spectators faced mud and umbrellas as crowds mingled with elaborate displays and military escorts. The piece notes parade features and public spectacle surrounding the event.
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James K. Polk
Alexander R
George Washington
Tenness
Pennsylvania Avenue
Committee On
Washington
Poveidnt Tyler
Coleman
Capitol
Empire Chair
New York
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and
van Buren
Radio talk on Dothan meeting announced by church leaders
Rev Harris of Birmingham consults with Rev Wallace and Christian Endeavor workers as the state convention plans to meet in Dothan. A WAPI Birmingham broadcast Sunday will highlight the event with Governor Bibb Graves and other speakers, plus local church leaders promoting the Crusade with Christ campaign.
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Job. Harris
Birmingham
Due City
Rot. Wallace
Christian Endeavor Workers
Presbyterian Church
Hittin
WAPI
Bibb Graves
Christian Endeavor Society of the Girl
Trainlap School of
Berminghian
Hani
Paldwin
Ty Dothan
W. Roy Brigg
Chattanooga
Tenin
Southern Ioteanational Socety
Saristian Modenavers
District
Major oil survey under way in Wiregrass region
H C Burton and six associates conduct a three month survey in the Wiregrass to gather technical data for major oil interests. Burton says the group does not seek local capital and aims to evaluate development feasibility with cooperation from local residents while denying secrecy and protecting the survey site from prowlers.
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H. C. Burton
Mr. Burton
Burton
Sealy Wella
Cottonwood
Prewices
Fifty Indian Agents Teaching Agriculture
Fifty Indian agents are conducting farm demonstration work on the reservation during an Indian farmer week at Oklahoma A and M College. Instruction covered field crops soils farming marketing crop rotation adaptive varieties agricultural organization crop judging poultry livestock farm engineering and the relation of church state and school to agriculture.
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Stillwater
Oda
Upe
Okhehome Agricultural & Mechanical College
All American Tech Player Declared Ineligible
Atlanta reports Georgia Tech football tackle Frank Speer was declared ineligible in WW29. Coach William A. Alexander announced the ruling as the team remained suspended since late last year.
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All-American Tech
Alexander
Atlanta
Frank Speer
Georgian Tech
Thelief
Williaa A. Alexander
Secon
Mother cries for help as four children face cold hunger
Fragmented OCR recalls a dire plea from a mother describing four children without warmth or food. The garbled text references aid, street meetings, prison and hospital concerns but lacks coherent details. The item reads like a distressed public appeal amid chaotic transcription.
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