Merchants Oppose Sales Tax At Alabama Meeting
Alabama Independent Merchants Association meeting at the Exchange Hotel voiced strong opposition to a proposed sales tax. A resolution urged defeating the measure and reducing state expenses to live within income. Speakers warned of a potential rebellion if consumers tax is imposed and urged wider anti tax mobilization to attend a legislative hearing.
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EH Dewitt Thomas Montgomery
Alabama Independent Merchants Association
Exchange Hotel
Alabama
Mearfs Committee
M. Lawson Walker
Montgomery
Association
T H. Rodney
Tallapoosa County
Alexander City
Irby Hall
Collinsville
J. K. Haynie
Alabama Pharmaceut Association
J. W. Glover
Elmore County
ati-Sales Tax Association
George Jen
Dallas Unty Anti-Sales Tax Association
L. DeLear
Perry County
Independent Morants Association
Aberdeen Hardware Reports Record Rainfall Hose Sales
Aberdeen Washington reports the city endured its wettest year on record at 211 inches. A local hardware store notes a surge in garden hose sales as residents cope with persistent heavy rainfall.
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Aberdeen
Governors Confer With Roosevelt on Federal State Problems
New York Feb 2 AP Two days after Roosevelt’s inauguration he will confer at the White House with governors from 48 states on mortgage foreclosures taxation unemployment relief land use and local government reorganization. The call for the conference was sent from Democratic headquarters listing topics for mutual benefit and inviting further suggestions.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Democratic
Snow and Ice Attack on Alabama Deepens Winter Strikes
Winter unleashed blizzards and freezing temperatures across the nation as Alabama faced sub zero wind chills and snow in Birmingham. The Tennessee Valley was blanketed while the cold front crept toward the coast. Across the country, transportation halted, shelters overflowed, and fatalities mounted, with Chicago reporting multiple deaths and extreme cold from Canada to Texas.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee
Alabems
Great Lakes
Canada
Texas
Chicago
Canadian
Middle America
Four Savannah Boys Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Island
A capsized sailboat found near Warsaw Island spurred search parties for four Savannah youths missing since Sunday. The missing are Tyad Johnson, T. Hazelhurst Jr, J. Hodge, and Blythewood Hodge from prominent Savannah families. A second party of four, swept to sea in weekend gales, rode out 48 hours before reaching safety. Dr John Hawkins, eight year old son, and two friends traveled 60 miles before rigging canvas as a sail to reach Fort Screven.
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Savannah
Warsaw Island
Tyad Johnson
T. Hazelhurst
J. Hodge
Blythewood Hodge
John Hawkins
Hawkins
Fort Screven
Fire Marshal Ralph Searcy Visits Dothan for Several Days
Fire Marshal Ralph C. Searcy was in Dothan today for a multi day visit. Local officials planned inspections and safety briefings during the stay aimed at improving fire prevention measures across the city.
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Ralph C. Searcy
Dothan
Imports Seen As Cause Of Unrest In US Economy
President Hoover warned that rapid imports from countries with depreciated currencies threaten ongoing economic instability. Administration circles say current import volumes exceed what official statistics show, potentially fueling continued unrest in American economic life.
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Washington
Feb
Hoover
United States
Committee okays repeal bill in Alabama temperance hearing
In Montgomery on February 8 the Senate temperance committee voted four to two to repeal Alabama prohibition laws and legalize sale of alcohol as allowed by the U S Constitution. A Mullins measure for harsher penalties on felony conspiracy also cleared a Senate judiciary panel. House judiciary declined Teasley salary cut, appointing a sub committee to study the measure with findings due at Tuesday night’s meeting. The committee also favored the Rish amendment to refinance a $5 million toll bridge bond issue.
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Montgomery
Senate Temperance Committee
Alabama
United States
Mullins
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tallapoosa
House Judiciary Committee
Teasley
Court of Appeals Overrules Elmore Rehearing Request
The Court of Appeals denied I F Elmore and his state attorneys rehearing of the reversal issued a month earlier. Elmore, convicted a year ago of a knife attack on newspaperman I 8 Deal, faces a second trial set for the March term in Houston circuit court.
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Court OF Appeals
Elmore
Court of Appeal
I.F
Thirty Midshipmen resign at Naval Academy
Thirteen midshipmen resign for deficiencies in studies during the first half of the scholastic year at Annapolis. Lieut. Commander Lynde D. McCormick announced the action, with seventeen plebes and lowerclassmen among the departures, plus members from the second and first classes.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Lynde D. McCormick
Five sue Munroe in $205000 crash damages
Five women filed suits in Houston County circuit court for a total of 205000 against Mark W Munroe and his son George D Munroe of Quincy Florida over an Alabama Florida highway crash south of Dothan Sunday afternoon. Plaintiffs include G R Anderson Ollie Morgan R S Rushton Emogene Morgan and Henry Morgan. Damages range 25000 to 50000 per person. Munroe's car figured in the accident and he left hospital for Quincy. Henry Morgans condition listed as fair Rushton much improved.
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Houston County
Mark W .Munroe
George D. Munroe
Quincy
Fla
Dothan
Munroe
G. R. Anderson
Olie Morgan
R. S. Rushton
Emogene Morgan
Henry Morgan
Anderson
Ollie Morgan
Rushton
Miss Morgan
Young Men Plead Guilty To Chicken Theft in Alabama Court
Herman Forrester and J C Henderson pleaded guilty in common pleas court to stealing five chickens from C E Smith near Dothan and received 30 days in jail from Judge Keener Baxley. Lewis Forrester, 16, was discharged when his brother confessed and took all blame. Wille Wright, K C Stamford, and Clarence McSwain faced fines or conviction in a separate gambling and assault case with McSwain's conflicting testimony noted by the judge.
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Herman Forrester
J.C. Henderson
Common Pleas Court
C. E. Smith
Dothan
Keener Baxley
Lewis Forrester
Wille Wright
K. C. Stamford
Clarence McSwain
McSwain
Bexley
Cold Weather Forecast Delayed Then Arrives With Drizzle
Forecasts predicted a cold night and a hard freeze for parts of the state with 15 to 20 degrees in the Wiregrass region and little rain. A light drizzle fell as temperatures approached freezing in the city today, gauge readings near .95 inch for last night and today.
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North Alabama
Cotton Reduction Plan Aims for 3.5 Million Bale Pool
Washington reports a government pool of 3.5 million bales to reduce cotton output for the 1933 crop. Southern senators push prompt Senate action while opposition doubts allotments work for cotton and fear a Hoover veto. Producers would buy option shares, sell if prices rise, and must contract acreage cuts of at least 30 percent from the prior year.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
Hoover
Farm Board
Texas Man Set to Lead Reconstructon Finance Corp under FDR
Miami reports Jesse N. Jones of Texas appears destined to head the reorganized Reconstruc tion Finance Corporation under the Roosevelt administration. His selection would displace Alice Pomerene of Ohio and end nominees blocked by the current Senate. The talk circulated from Roosevelt’s temporary Havana cruise headquarters.
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Miami
Jesse N. Jones
Texas
National Relief Organization
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Jones
Alice Pomerenc
Ohio
Hoover
Senate
Smith bill to get favorable report on cotton cuts
Chairman McNary and others at a senate agriculture committee session expressed belief that the Smith bill to reduce cotton production to three and a half million bales will be reported favorably. The AP report notes the forecast came amid betting on committee action in Washington.
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Washington
Feb
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary
Greek steamer Ellin refloated after grounding near Eastbourne
Eastbourne England February 8 The Greek steamer Ellin which ran ashore off here Saturday while bound from Argentina to Hull England was refloated with apparently minor damage.
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Eastbourne
England
Ellin
Argentine
Hull
British Aviators Set New Non-Stop Distance Record
British air force officers Squadron Leader Gay ford and Flight Lieutenant Nich letts broke the world non-stop long distance flight record during their England to South Africa journey. They passed 5,120 miles, surpassing the 5,012-mile mark held by Russell Boardman and John Polando, and radioed plans to land about 300 miles from Cavetown South Africa.
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Cavetown
South Africa
Gayford
Nichletts
England
Russell Boardman
John Polando
Democracy chiefs guessing cabinet members in Roosevelt era
Miami scene shows Democracy leaders speculating on Roosevelt and Farley picks for key war and navy posts with names like Stevens Gardner Swandon Barkley Ritchie Dern floated as possibilities. Lame ducks not expected in the new administration.
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Secretary of War and Navy
Roosevelt
Henry Stevens
American Legion
Max Gardner
North Carolina
Swandon
Virginia
Barkley
Kentucky
Ritchie
Maryland
Dern
Utah
Governor Grants Extradition for Lea Conspiracy Case
Governor Hill McAlister ordered Tennessee's extradition of Col Like Lea and Luke Lea Jr to North Carolina. He said the requisition complies with law and that both men, convicted in Asheville in 1931 for conspiracy to defraud Central Bank and Trust Company, are fugitives. The elder Lea, a Nashville newspaper publisher, faces six to ten years. his son $25,000 in fines or two to six years.
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Nashville, Tenn
Hill McAlister
North Carolina
Tennessee
Col
Like Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
McAlister
Lea
United States
Asheville
N.C
Central Bank and Trust Company
Nashville
Tan Wir
Judge reports Lea arrests in Jamestown case
Nashville February 8 Colonel Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr were arrested by Sheriff J M Peavyhouse at Jamestown and presented to Client Judge Henry Brown by phone for a writ of habeas corpus after Gov Hill McAlister honored a North Corona requisition for them.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry Brown
Oneida
Luke Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
J. M. Peavyhouse
Jamestown
Permit Issued to Repair Alcazar Theater After Fire
The city issued a permit today to Charles Roland theater operator to repair the burned Alcazar. The project will cost 400 dollars. Roland announced plans to reopen with a new picture show titled Paramount in the Alcazar building.
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Alcazar Theater
City Today
Charles Roland
Roland
Alcazar Building
Paramount
Mayor Ezell And Baker Case Dropped
Demurrers to eight counts in the indictment were sustained by U S Judge Kennamer in federal court, freeing Mayor J C Ezell and Dan Baker of charges. The judge found the overt acts did not pertain to the two defendants and could not support the conspiracy charges. Baker and Ezell still face an obstruction of justice indictment not expected to be heard this session.
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U. S
Charles B. Kennamer
Federal District Court
J. C. Ezell
Dan Baker
Dothan
O. 8
Lewis
Ezell
Arthur
Chilton
Lews
Baker
Whro
Federal Building
Exell
Will Adams
Malcolm Farmer
Frank Mizell
Samron
Adams
Beaty B. Whiddon
Samson
Montgomery
Allan Clem Ezell
Dantel Beker
United States District Court
Will Kirkland
W. J. Adams
Bank cashier pleads guilty in U S court
Hunter C. Johnson, cashier of the closed First National Bank of Elba, pleaded guilty in federal court before Judge Charles B. Kennamer to a charge of false entry. Acquittals were ordered for L. A. Boyd, Claide E. Dorsey, and F. Harrias Murphy. Sentencing was set for June 24 in Montgomery.
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Hunter C. Johnson
First National Bank of
Elba
Charles B. Kennamer
Johnson
Financial Institution
L., A. Boyd
Claide EB. Dorsey
F. Harria Murphy
Kennamer
Montgomery
U. S
Boyd
Murphree
Dorsey
Relatives of Man Killed In Natchez Not Located Here
Police said they could not locate Dothan relatives of Ed Williams who died in Natchez Mississippi from injuries in an accident. Two telegrams were received from Natchez asking that Williams relatives be notified of his death. He is believed to be from Ozark and not this city, police stated.
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Dothan
Ed Williams
Natchez
Miss
Williams
Ozark
Bowers Named Chief of Philippine Police
Manila February 4 AP Clarence H Bowers of Cleveland was named chief of the Philippine constabulary and promoted to brigadier general by Governor General Theodore Roosevelt Jr Bowers had been acting chief since the death of General Lucien B Sweet in California and leadership followed his brief on leave appointment
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Manila
Cal
Clarence H. Bowers
Cleveland
Philippine Constabulary
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Bowers
California
Lucien FR. Sweet
New Sphinx Found Near Cairo by Egyptian Professor
A newly discovered Sphinx is reported near the second pyramid by Prof. Selim Hassan of Cairo University. In addition twelve mastabas, ancient Egyptian tombs, were said to have been unearthed in the same discovery area.
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Cairo
Egypt
Selim Hassan
Egyptian Archaeological Department
University of Cairo
Former Dothan Boy Earns West Point Appointment
Ralph Baker of Opp, formerly of Dothan, has received an appointment to the U S Military Academy at West Point. He will enter the school next June. Baker is the son of W W Baker of Opp, who moved to Opp about six years ago.
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Ralph Baker
Opp
Dothan
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Young Baker
W. W. Baker
Pay Barometers Forest Park Police Grow Mustaches
Forest Park residents can track police pay by watching whiskers as five of thirteen officers refuse pay since September. They plan to let facial hair grow until they receive another paycheck, signaling the delay.
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Forest Park, II
Forest Park
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