Rural districts may be served by A P company plan
Rumor says Alabama Power plans a city wide transmission network from Dothan to serve surrounding rural districts but officials have not confirmed the approach. Chalkers Bluff line may be taken over within days reducing three lines from Dothan. Mayor Ezell knew of the rumor but had not been officially notified.
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Dothan
Alabama Power Company
Chalkers Bluff
Ezell
Fritters Springs
Hall
Alleged Drunken Negro Damages Cars Downtown
Hosea Sappo, described as a negro, drove drunk through a downtown street Sunday smashing a car then striking a freight car on A C L tracks. He fled briefly before stopping and was arrested on charges of living while intoxicated and reckless driving.
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Hosea Sappo
Appletree Street
City Council to Hold Regular Session Tonight
City council will meet in a regular session tonight with no major business planned, according to city auditor J L Vaughn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Vaughn
Correction notice in Eagle recalls survivor missing
The Eagle regrets an error in its list of survivors for Mrs. Dora Snell who died Saturday at her Route 8 home. The name of her daughter Mrs. Mattie Connell was unintentionally omitted.
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Dora Snell
Route 8
Mattie Connell
Eagle
Weather Update for Alabama Cloudy and Warm in South
Cloudy and warm conditions persist in the southern portion tonight. Tuesday brings clouds and colder weather to the northern area with light to fresh easterly winds along the coast.
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Alabama
Four Indicted Men Deny Car Theft Ties
Frank Mizell Malcom Farmer Ras Faulk of Samson and H. H. Rad ford Gulf Refining Co. agent at Hartford deny being part of an auto theft ring. Indicted on theft charges, they telegraph to Potter Smith state law enforcement officer that they welcome a prompt investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mizell2
Malcom Farmer
Ras Faulk
Samson
H. H. Radford
Gulf Refining Co
Hartford
Potter Smith
Antley Harris Bout Headline Promises Packed Fight Night
Preparation for Wednesday nights boxing card is in full progress with signed main bout entries. A blow by blow leased wire will relay the Stribling Sharkey bout to spectators. Harris is rematched with Boots Antley in a winner take all for 142 pounds with a $50 forfeit if weight is missed. New fighters Burl Johnson and Pete Antley clash Friday, plus Joe Spivey versus Jack Pate in six rounds. Two four round bouts and a battle royal complete the program.
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J. F. Antley
Sharkey
Mr. Antley
Kid” Harris
Boots Antley
Ashford
Burl Johnson
Pete Antley
J. B. Yon
Joe Spivey
Slocomb
Battling Barnett
Jack Pate
Sunshine and Light Winds Improve Local Roads
Sunshine and light winds dried water-soaked clay roads, leaving highways in fair condition but heavily cut up by traffic. Taxi drivers and motorists report improved travel Sundays, yet local shows attendance fell and Saturday trade lagged behind, as merchants note.
Icebox freezes bricks and cement blocks at RPI
A white porcelain refrigerator built to freeze concrete and bricks was installed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It will age concrete in months, cooling to eight degrees below zero in about an hour, and produce a year’s cycle of testing daily under Prof Thomas R Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Texas
Thomas R. Lawson
Department of Civil Engineering
Tolbert’s Tent Show Opens With Honest Hearts
Milt Tolbert’s Dothan tent theater opens Monday February 25 with Honest Hearts as the opening play. Manager H D Hale notes new faces and adds Tolbert’s ten piece orchestra and Novelty acts from big time vaudeville. The Tolbert Show features music, comedy, juggling and concerts led by Miss Bessie Leighton with Ernest Vevea and Billy Ferguson in key roles.
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Milt Tolbert
Eunice Hardwick
Billy Wagoner
Ella Czar
Billy Ferguson
Irene Palmer
Ethel LaVon
Ernest Vevea
Roe Nero
Nellie Gray
Herman Jencks
Daisy May Murphy
Billy Miller
Manette Omi
Joe Marlow
Custin Hanry
Guy Nelson
Joe Diffey
Bob Adkins
Billy Campbell
Bessie Leighton
Shelby Ingram
Dothan
Campbell and
Leighton
Grand jury convenes in Houston county to hear many cases
The Houston county grand jury convened this morning with rumors that an exceptionally large number of cases would be investigated. The report notes the assembly of jurors and heightened activity at the courthouse as proceedings begin.
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Houston County Grand Jury
Police Kill Seven Gangsters Suspected in Chicago Slayings
Chicago reports say Detroit gang had no major role in Thursday’s seven gangster killings. Officials pursue police involvement theory as witnesses saw a uniformed officer car near the garage. No arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Detroit
Freshmen Athletes Outshine Peers in Academic Score
In Columbia Missouri four University of Missouri freshmen earned athletic proficiency numerals and were found to have higher academic standings than 141 peers chosen at random for statistics. The score noted 183 to 7.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Girl speaks after 230 hours in coma at game injury
Nell Fincher a 17 year old Derita high school basketball player spoke this morning in Charlotte after lying unconscious for 230 hours following a head injury at a local game on February 8. She had been in a semi conscious state since the accident.
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Charlotte
N. C
Nell Fincher
Nimrods Prepare for Final Bird Season Hunt
With only two days left, hunters gear up for a final barrage as bird season closes at sundown Tuesday February 20. The season will not reopen until November 20, keeping conservation in mind and ending the current hunting period.
Police roundup nets many drunk in weekend arrest spree
Local police led by Chief Domingus arrested a large number of men on Saturday night and Sunday for drunkenness in a sweeping gambling district action. The report notes unusually high detentions and unclear details from scattered accounts.
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Peres
Domingus
Sedavith Gammy
Sverad
Inaugural Pageant of Hayes 1877 vivid parade
Washington, Associated Press Feature Writer Alexander R. George recalls Rutherford B. Hayes’s inauguration as president after the disputed 1876 election. Public events included a private oath, a grand procession, floral decor at the White House, and a Baltimore Negro regiment entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford B. Hayes
Alexander R. George
Associated Press
Washington
Sitting Bull
Ole Bull
America
Jay Gould
Wall Street
Ohio
Grant
United States
Hayes
Congress
Tilden
White House
General Grant
Executive Mansion
Capitol
Marine
Mr. Hayes
Wheeler
Baltimore
Ceck
Traine
Senate
Antem
Aid
Teagan Miller
Wassington
Tated
Sister of J N Blaum Dies at Cairo
Mrs. Manilie Battenhaussen aged 74 died Saturday night at Cairo Georgia where she had lived ten years. Wife of Prof. William Pattenhaussen music teacher funeral services were held in Cairo and interment in the city cemetery. She was a daughter of Dr Stevens Blaum and sister of J N Blaum of Dothan. Survived by two sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers named.
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Manilie Battenhaussen
Cairo
Georgia
William Pattenhaussen
Gothan
Battenhaussen
H. C. Bass
First Baptist Church
Stevens Blaum
Greenville
Ala
J. N. Blaum
Dothan
C. F. Sanders
Fiora Norman
Hempetenad
Texas
C.T. Blaum
Valdosta
J. To. Trawick
Reynolds May
L. J. Thomas
C.L. Collins
J. D. Fox
W. C. Patchtoe
Radio engineers report WOR frequency alignment
New York tests by radio engineers show WOR maintaining unaligned free para meters within a deviation not exceeding three cycles, indicating stable transmitter performance amid screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WOR
Cultivation in Houston County Shows Rapid Progress
Houston county farming activity increases as land is broken and soil prepared for planting. Agent Henry Witherington predicts corn acreage will rise and more corn harvested in 1929 to support expanding hog production. Fall hog sales set for Cottonwood Ashford and Dothan with early corn planting advised to fatten porkers by September.
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Houston County
Henry Witherington
Mr. Witherington
Cottonwood
Ashford
Dothan
Hastings
Whatley
Hoover Leaves Florida for Washington Direct Train Trip
President elect Hoover departed Miami on a special train at 10 20 this morning for Washington. He plans a direct fast trip with only operating stops and declined invitations to visit Jacksonville or other towns, aiming to reach Washington by 1 30 tomorrow.
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Miami
Elect Hoover
Washington
Jacksonville
Prussian Court Orders Dead King to Appear
In Hanover Prussia summons the late King Ernest Augustus to appear in court before February 70 and contest a claim to the Liebniz Haus. His body lies in the Hanover Mausoleum. the government will seize the house on February 20 if the monarch does not appear.
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Hanover
Germany
Ernest August
Florida Treasure Trove Of Fossilized Remains
New York report on Florida fossil remains suggests early Florida was a mild climate haven for ancient animals and humans. The American Museum of Natural History notes vertebrate fossils indicate long vanished species and human bones found with extant animal bones, hinting at settlement patterns. continued on Page Three.
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New York
Florida
Museu of Natures Hostory
United States
CG. G. Son Peo Fescue
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A.P. Company
Antley - Harris
Troy, N. Y
Con
Thomas
Milt Tolberts
Tolbert
South
Mr. Hale
Wien To
Towis
Pune
Emilie Battenhaussen
Hoover
Lorida
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