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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1929
Page
1
Seven men were lined up and shot by aarmed gang disguised as police in a Chicago room, killing all. Police, intoxicated by liquor rackets and hijacking wars with Detroit, search for clues while theories about police protection money and retaliation emerge.
Returns on the Stribling Sharkey bout at Miami Wednesday night February 27 will be received at the Legion Boxing Arena here whether or not the fight is broadcast by radio. A leased wire will be used at the arena for this purpose. An all star card is contemplated.
Cloudy conditions with occasional rain tonight and Saturday. Light to moderate easterly winds along the coast shifting to variable.
Wharf rats tunneled under the Scarborough garage causing the surface soil to cave in after a heavy rain. When the owner opened the door the car was buried in clay up to its axle.
J F Beall Dry Goods Co announces a plan to acquire 10 or more stores with Dothan serving as central buying and distributing office. Four outlets in Blountstown Crestview Donaldsonville and Elba already operate under firm management. Breck Mercantile Co stock in Hartford bought Wednesday.
City council will convene in regular session Monday night for routine business with no major items on the agenda according to city auditor J. L. Vaughn.
Houston county farmers earned more than 217000 from chicken and hog sales in the week says county agent Henry Witherington. Plot Ashford sold 17105 pounds of poultry totaling 34457.41. Cottonwood hog sale netted 3920 for 412 hogs with tops at 7.85. J F Christmas led the sale of the hogs to a Richmond firm.
Judge H A Pearce orders a grand jury impaneled for Monday February 18. Several burglary cases are to be investigated.
Pett is honored after completing demonstration work in Houston Texas. The event marks an anniversary of service by the agent in home demonstration programs.
East St. Louis February 15. Mayor Marshall McCormack of Herrin Illinois his brother Elmer a policeman and Chief of Police John Stamm were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act. They were alleged to be allied with the Charlie Rieger gunmen gang in a collusive scheme.
Four men RR Matheny Coot Smith Artie Vickery and Earl Jerking were arrested on auto theft charges. The Chevrolet coupe belonging to traveling salesman C Bergeson was recovered near Panama City after being stolen Wednesday night in front of the Houston hotel. Police and Sheriff Reims aided by a force spent much of the night in rain to gain the lead and reclaim the car.
J J Flowers, vice president of Dothan Bank and Trust, was re-elected president at the annual officers election. T W Harris was re-elected vice president, Mrs T W Palmer reappointed secretary, with a board including J d Flowers and others. Finance committee led by GM Lewis, Dr W L Andres, and M Mullins.
Alexander RL George profiles Andrew Johnson's rise after Lincoln's death, detailing his swift ascent, the Kirkwood House oath, and the turbulent early presidency. It notes facing Radical Republicans, the Civil War’s end, and Johnson's contentious stance on reconstruction.
State Attorney General Charlie McCall says the Slocomb murder of Prof. C F Avant bears vengeance motives and suspects certain persons. He doubts the killing was by a tramp and believes the body was not killed where found, with the investigation focusing on local involvement.
Three Samson business figures Frank Mizell Malcolm Farmer and Ras Faulk Houston Radford of Hartford plus three Dothan men Earl Jerkins Early Lee Messer and ft R L Matheny face indictments in a central and southern Alabama auto theft ring case. Grand jury action awaited in Houston county with warrants and bonds posted for the suspects and cooperation from state and local officers.
Fay Mizelle swore out a second warrant charging Wilton Herndon with burglary after a Wednesday night arrest. Mizelle identified the suspect as the man who broke into his home Tuesday, pried the Mizelle screen door, and fled with four sacks of flour. Neighbors pursued but he escaped before police were summoned.
Local Western Union staff eligible after 19 months of service will receive a portion of a fund as a share in the telegraph company's bonus plan. The plan awards a bonus of 1% of one month's salary to qualifying employees.
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