Dothan News Circulated Local Civic Letters and Trials
In Dothan the Civic Duty movement drew support from Captain Mier and the Tidman family planning a Wiregrass trip. Letters from Mrs Gertrude Tidman describe a planned automobile journey to Dothan in two weeks. Local figures like Frank Pridgen and Curty Granberry offered varied views, while lawyers and clergy discussed upcoming cases and issues. A courthouse overheard tale involved a Negro preacher and a dramatic coffin incident, with testimony about a door and a patient in a parable-tinged scene.
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Tidman
Canele Iwi
Goithe
Mier
the Salvation
Zero hour looms as two powers clash at Shanghai
Two large armies poised for battle at Shanghai as Japan demands Chinese withdrawal. Wan Chin Wei rejects the ultimatum unless Japan retreats too. Chinese shelling precedes expected fighting while U S troops guard the international settlement and evacuees flee danger zones. The Geneva Council meets at China's request as Chang Kai Shek heads toward Shanghai with reinforcements rumored.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Japan
Wan Chin Wei
Nanking
U. S
Chapel
Tokyo
Chang Kai Shek
Geneva League of Nations Council
Indictments Handled by County Grand Jury In Death Case
Bentley Rice is free on 750 bond after indictment in the death of John Lewis, shot months ago. George Reynolds and Joe Yesbick were indicted for burglary at a Columbia store. J B Jackson, C G Gunter, John Robonson, Dan Walker Jr, and others faced charges including murder, liquor manufacturing, and false pretense. bonds ranged from 100 to 750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentley Rice
John Lewis
Rice
George Reynolds
Joe Yesbick
Columbia
J. B. Jackson
C. G. Gunter
John Robinson
Dan Walker Jr
Bonnie Cobb
Alas Wheeler
James Odle Granger
Jack Ford
John Henry Mans
T. J. Andrews
Hosea
Liberty
J C. Berry
Charlie Herrington
Nathan Giles
Lizzie George
Wiregrass Radio Program Features Local Officials
G H Malone president of First National Bank and J Norton Mullins circuit court solicitor will speak on a Houston county radio program Monday at 9 30 p m over WAPI Birmingham. Betts Slingruff of Protective Life Insurance will introduce them as each Alabama county is featured in the 26th anniversary observance. The Houston county segment lasts about thirty minutes.
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Dothan
WAPI
Birmingham
G. H. Malone
First National Bank
J. Norton Mullins
Betts Slingruff
Protective Life Insurance Company
Malone
Mullins
Houston County
Slingruff
Alabama
Life
Sting- Joff
Houston
Will You Help Prevent Soup Line By DE. L. W. DOCKERY
Pastor DE L W Dockery of First Baptist Church urges readers to support the Unemployment Relief Bureau in Dothan. He notes the program hires hungry, able bodied men at low pay, plants gardens, and relies on public contributions to fund work for three weeks. He stresses communal duty and questions whether the city will prove itself worthy.
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DE. L. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
Unemployment Relief Bureau
Dothan
Salvation Army
C. C. Bennett
Albert Logue
Elderly nun dies after firefight to save students at St Hyacinth's
In Hawthorne New York on February 19 an elderly nun Sister Lowell Bernard 87 perished while searching room to room for remaining children as flames consumed St Hyacinth's Catholic school. About 25 children aged 3 to 12 were evacuated by 20 nuns before the building collapsed.
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Lowell Bernard
Sister Bernard
Bernard
Mercy
Dempsey Loses In Exhibition Bout At Chicago
Jack Dempsey fights King Levinsky in a four round exhibition in Chicago. The old champ is defeated in unofficial terms as Levinsky dominates the action and wins the crowd’s support. A newspaper poll backs Levinsky as the winner. In a separate item, Democratic women plan a Roosevelt candidacy meeting at the Houston hotel dining room at 2 30 in the afternoon with no attendance obligation.
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Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Tran
Manassa Mauler
King Levinsky
Maxwell Street
Levinksy
Walloper
Dempsey
Levinsky
Roosevelt
Houston Hotel
A. Y. Malone
Cannon Says Court Trial of Libel Suit Assured
Bishop Cannon told the house that a court trial of his $500,000 libel suit against Representative George Tinkham of Massachusetts was assured. Tinkham challenged Cannon to arrange an open court.
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Cannon
Washington
The
House
George Tinkham
Massachusetts
Tinkham
Cannon Nail
First Denver Train Reaches Durango After Snow Blockade
The first train since February 8 arrived from Denver carrying 2000 sacks of mail through Cumbres Pass at 10 000 feet. Food hay and grain headed for northwest New Mexico were staged at Chama for Dulce and nearby towns. Silverton requested aid as snowslides blocked rail and highway, threatening local supplies.
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Durango
Cole
Denver
Cumbres Pass
Alamasa
New Mexico
Chama
N. Mex
Dulce
Silverton
Colo
Matthews Freed Inbill Charge
Ernest Matthews a former attorney and Jefferson county observer was acquitted by a Montgomery county circuit court jury on altering House Bill 880. The jury deliberated under two hours and the solicitor announced the other charges would not be pressed.
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Montgomery
Ernest Matthews
Jefferson County
Montgomery County
Amzi Barber
One Act Plays Tonight by City Junior High Pupils
A series of one act plays will be presented by pupils of the Junior High School at the city auditorium. The program begins at eight o clock with intermission songs and dance acts by the pupils.
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Hich
City Auditorium
Garner Emerges as Contender for Democratic Nomination
John Garner of Texas moves toward a place among strong Democratic contenders for the presidential nomination. William McAdoo’s Los Angeles announcement backing Garner tightens entrenched efforts of Garner supporters to join the anti Roosevelt push. Garner maintains silence on politics and focuses on leading the house, which his backers say could unite the party nationwide. McAdoo’s support signals a major view on prohibition.
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Washington
John Garner
Texas
William McAdoo
Los Angeles
Garner
Roosevelt
McAdoo
Stocks Rise At New York Exchange Opening
New York February 19 AP Prices surged one to seven dollars at the opening of the New York Stock Exchange, then pared gains as heavy covering by short sellers and profit taking drove a swift market retreat. About 700000 shares traded in the first half hour.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Shorts
Senators Hear Opposition To Norris Muscle Shoals Bill
Three witnesses testified before the senate agriculture committee in opposition to the Norris bill for government operation of Muscle Shoals. H. E. Howe urged retaining government ownership but leasing power to private industry, calling the bill unsound and the plant mainly a power project. Mercer Reynolds of the Muscle Shoals commission also opposed government operation, while William Fitts, Tennessee commissioner of agriculture, recommended the commission's plan.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Muscle Shoals
H. E. Howe
American Engineering Council
Mercer Reynolds
Chattanooga
Muscle Shoala
William Fitts
Tennessee
Electric Line Extension Reaches Mrs Corbin’s Poultry Farm
City officials report the Campbellton highway line extension to Mrs. M. Corbin’s poultry farm has begun several weeks ago at a total cost around £ 999. About £ 790 for material and £ 209 for labor funded the project per the city auditor.
Large mulberries arrive at The Eagle office today
Mulberries of large and ripe quality were sent to The Eagle office by WO Sins of Sule Fia and Mr Sill, with about a quart not sent. He has many mulberries now though the season is two months away, as fruit ripens in this region. Spring appears two months ahead this year unless cold weather slows it.
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Eagle Office
Sins of
Sule
Fia
Sill
Apps
Training Schedules Set by Columbia Baptist Association
Simultaneous training schools start Monday night across several Columbia Baptist churches. C C Bennett, association president, announced. John Maguire from Montgomery directs and teaches The True Functions of the Sunday School at Headland Avenue Baptist. Estelle Hall teaches Normal Manual at First Baptist. R L Gaines leads Young People and Adult study. Dr L W Dockery covers People Called Baptist at First Baptist.
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Columbia Baptist Association
C. C. Bennett
E. J. Whiddon
John Maguire
Montgomery
Maguire
Headland Avenue Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Estelle Hall
R.L. Gaines
L. W. Dockery
Evangelistic Series Concludes Tonight With Revival
Dr. F. B. Whitfield leads the final revival service at the Salvation Army auditorium assisted by City Auditor J. L. Vaughn and Gene Hammond. Following tonight’s service, the Business Men's Evangelistic club meets to wrap up the weeklong revival as a large crowd previously attended last night’s event.
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F. B. Whitfield
J. L. Vaughn
Gene Hammond
Salvation Army Auditorium
Business Men's Evangelistic Club
City Fire Truck Still Has $9,400 Owed on Purchase
Records show the city paid $1,000 toward an $11,400 fire truck bought for use since 1930. The same notes indicate a street sweeper bought in 1920 for $5,565 with $4,693 still due.
Austrian Student of County Health Work Leaves Here
Miss Waustraut Kulich of Vienna Austria has studied health department work in Houston county since Monday. She left yesterday for Jacksonville Florida and will pass through Dothan Monday en route north.
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Waustraut Kulich
Vienna
Austria
Houston County
Health Department
Jacksonville
Fla
Dothan
Miss Kulich
Shoals Operation Measure Ordered by House Panel
The House military committee voted 18 to seven to order preparation legislation for leasing Muscle Shoals with a government operation fallback. The bill would require liberal leasing provisions and allow government or state operation after a set period if no lease is possible. Chairman McSwain said the plan includes government or state operation if needed and President approval for any lease proposals.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
House Military Committee
McSwain
Alabama
Tennessee
McSwain -Kready
Representative Hill
Killing of Girl 17 To Be Investigated By Jury Next Week
In Gadsden Alabama Miss Eula Steadham aged 17 was shot to death at a friend’s home near Sherrods Mill last fall. Lonnie Harkins is held and a Etowah county grand jury will examine the case Monday with potential indictment and an April 4 trial date. Harkins allegedly blamed Miss Steadham for his arrest on a statutory charge in Calhoun county, and he was released on bond the day before the killing.
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Gadsden
Eula Steadham
Lonnie Parkins
Etowah County
Grand Jury
W. G. Rains
Harkins
Miss Steadham
Sherts Mill
Offcers
Negro church group denied permit to erect new church
Members of the Church of God In Christ failed to obtain a building permit because the site was near a white settlement. They planned to repair the existing Green Alley church instead and returned the purchased lot with a small loss, using the rest to fix the roof.
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Church of God In Christ Church
Green Alley
Officers Seek Suspect in Hog Killing Near Dothan
County officers pursued a killer of a hog owned by Benny Fields. The three-noise report came from south of Dothan as the hog was slain last night in Fields's field and the carcass removed.
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Benny Fields
Dothan
Mr. Fields
Rockford Man Freed in Fatal Family Row
A Coosa circuit court jury acquitted Barney Wood of Rockford in the slaying of his brother in law Benton Murchison during a quarrel at Wood's home. State evidence showed Wood killed Benton inside the house then shot the elder Murchison on the porch before returning to fire again at the son. Wood claimed self defense and remains on bond for the elder Murchison slaying set for the next term.
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Rockford
Coosa
Barney Wood
Benton Murchison
Wood
Murchison
Will Murchison
Rains May Damage California Citrus
California citrus growers warn of extensive damage if heavy rains persist. Precipitation totals are double normal for this period, threatening brown rot and prolonged bad weather with little chance of improvement.
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California
Los Angeles
Intermittent Rain In Wiregrass Helpful To Farmers
The Wiregrass area received intermittent rain today, much needed by farmers says county farm agent J H Witherington. Cold weather is desired for hog slaughter, and while some hogs have been killed for immediate meat, most have not been slaughtered this year.
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J. H.witherington
Witherington
Condition of Five Unchanged After School Bus Truck Crash
Five pupils remain in hospital a week after a bus and log truck collision. Officials say the others have been discharged after a comfortable night for the injured. Remaining patients are Bonnie Mae Wright Leroy Crawford W H Crawford Louis Mills and Bishop Killingsworth.
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Bonnie Mae Wright
Leroy Crawford
W. H. Crawford
Louis Mills
Bishop Killingsworth
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Frank
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Henry B. Steagall
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Hoover
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China
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Inbill
Amzi
P. ¥. Whitman
Barber
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