George Washington Bicentennial events in Dothan and local tales
In Dothan crowds plan a 4 pm Monday party with readings and a children's fashion show as part of the George Washington Bicentennial celebration. Montgomery Ward and Mumberg & Sons display windows praise the event to aid the unemployed. The piece blends local anecdotes about Angus Smith, W F Helms, Dr A Frasier, and Paxl Tubb, plus mountain reminiscences and a fishing mishap.
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George Washington
Montgomery Ward & Co
Mumberg & Sons
Banks extend Alabama loan with higher interest
Governor Miller announced Alabama's $4,305,781 loan from Chase National Bank of New York and First National Bank of Montgomery has been extended to August 25 with interest raised from four to six percent. The loan, originally $5,000,000, was taken last year to ease school finances and other debts.
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Montgomery
B.M. Miller
Alabama
Chase National Bank of New York
First National Bank of Montgomery
Miller
New York
Job offer to another as compensation returns
John Brown, a Black man, told the local free employment agency to give his job to another because he would resume government compensation. He had worked days to obtain groceries for his family but stopped work when notified of compensation. One applicant registered at the agency and several future jobs were listed.
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John Brown
Free Employment Agency
Vasid
Two Crash Victims To Leave Hospital
The discharge of two of 30 injured pupils from a collision between a school bus and a leg truck near Columbia is planned this afternoon. Louis Mills and Bishop Killingsworth were to leave the hospital. Bonnie May Wright Leroy Crawford and W. H. Crawford remain in hospitals with serious conditions.
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Columbia
Louis Mills
Bishop Killingsworth
Bonnie May Wright
Leroy Crawford
W. H. Crawford
Junior High Play Program Draws Large City Auditorium Crowd
Pupils of the junior high school performed a series of one act plays before a packed house at the city auditorium last night. Directing the productions were Miss Laura Lee Ferguson Miss Frances Turner and Miss Col He Roan with additional features by Miss Marie Turner and Miss Lela Holland.
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Young Junior High School
City Auditorium
Laura Lee Ferguson
Frances Turner
Col He Roan
Marie Turner
Lela Holland
Extension classes completed at Troy State Teachers College
Extension classes taught by Dr C M Farmer and Miss Lela Newman at Troy State Teachers College were completed here today. The courses began in October. Dr B L Showal ter of Auburn continues teaching the latest class at the high school here.
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C. M. Farmer
Lela Newman
Troy State Teachers College
B. L. Showalter
Auburn
Rural Schools Report Steady Attendance in County
Attendance in county schools remains steady with an average over eight percent in recent months. Welfare officials indicate that normal attendance would be higher, but current figures show consistent turnout despite low mood.
Missionary Wheel To Serve Lunches
The Lafpystte Street Methodist Missionary society will serve lunches to visiting Masons for the temple cornerstone ceremony. Mrs. Pat Poyner serves as committee chairwoman and the gas store opposite the Alabama Theater on N Footer Street is a noted meeting point.
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Wheel Four
Lafpystte Street Methodist Missionary Society
Pat Poyner
Ras Une “Gas Store
Alabama Theater
N. Footer Street
Dr A S Frasier Named President Of Dothan Country Club
Dr A S Frasier elected president of the Dothan Country Club at Friday night’s annual officers election. James H Brennan named vice president and W M Hardwick treasurer. John Budd re elected club secretary. Frasier stressed club finances are strong and pledged not to let the club close. A drive for new and reinstated members was launched and Joe Martin Stallings appointed greens committee chairman.
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A. S. Frasier
Dothan
Frasier
Budd
Joe Martin Stallings
Greens
Wyatt Harris
Floy Hall
Stallings
Board of Governors
G. H. Malone
E. R. Porter
F. A. Flowers
Dr. I. C. Bates
J. M. Stallings
J. H. Brennan
Fund for Jobless Mounting Slowly in Dothan
Donations to the unemployment relief fund were rising but short of redeeming issued work scripts. About $109 in script had been issued to workers. Local donors included J. M. Jones Mrs. J. M. Jones A. D. Carmichael Orrs Shoe Shop James King James Grant Stembridge Hunt Dr H A Hicks Dothan Cafe J M Bentley Singletary Whiddon Spann Marchman Howe Co Charles Roland H G Forrester Betts Slingluff and a pledge by local men to give weekly until need ends. Mrs H B Richey donated 20 bunches of turnips for the unemployed.
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Dothan
Relief Fund
J. M. Jones
A. D. Carmichael
Orr's Shoe Shop
James King
James Grant
Stembridge & Hunt
H. A. Hicks
Dothan Cafe
J. M. Bentley
Singletary & Whiddon
Spann-Marchman Howe
Charles Roland
H. G. Forrester
Betts Slingluff
H. B. Richey
Appletree Street
Dothan Man Oscar Dixon Dies After Operation
Oscar Dixon a 48 year old Dothan resident died in a local hospital after an operation following a four week illness. He is survived by his widow Ida Dixon four brothers and three sisters with burial planned in Cleveland Tennessee. Houston Funeral Co. is in charge of arrangements.
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Oscar Dixon
Dothan
Dixon
Campbellton Road
Ida Dixon
Bill
Lexington
Earl
Etowah
Tenn
Cleveland
Elmer
Andalusia
Bertha Timbran
Anna Belle Craig
Washington, D. C
Ethel Stavins
Cincinnati
Ohio
Houston Funeral Co
Allen Named Assistant to Dawes at Reconstruction Finance
Henry J. Allen former Kansas senator has been appointed assistant to Charles Gates Dawes president of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The report comes from Washington with AP attribution.
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Allen
Washington
Henry 3. Allen
Kansas
Charles Gates Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Importation of Brandy and Other Spirits Endorsed
Secretary Mills recommends enactment to permit importation of limited quantities of brandy and other spirits for medicinal and sacramental uses, citing physician support and existing allowances for medicinal wine. The measure would modify prohibitions and require certification that U S supply is insufficient.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Mills
The
Treasury
Jones
Wash
Appropriations Committee
Copeland
N. Y
Commissioner of Industrial Alcohol
United States
Attorney General
Rubber Co Plants Expected to Start Work Within Month
Florence February 20 AP reports the Robbing Tire and Rubber Company formed from Rubber Products Corporation of Alabama will begin operations within 30 days. E C Robbins, former Dayton Ohio executive, said initial products include V shape automobile fan belts and tire rebuilding in future. About 154 local workers will be employed once equipment is installed. Distribution will be through Skinner Tire and Rubber Company of Dayton connected to the Alabama concern.
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Florence
Robbing Tire & Rubber Company
Rubber Products Corporation of Alabama
E. C. Robbins
Dayton
Ohio
Robbins
Skinner Tire & Rubber Company
Alabama
Cost of Government Under Investigation
Birmingham officials study consolidation of Birmingham and Jefferson County governments. A fact finding commission will report soon and county and city leaders will decide if further consideration is warranted. If feasible, a general election would be required for a vote on the proposal.
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Birmingham
Jefferson County
Painleve Fails to Form Cabinet in France Crisis
Former French premier Paul Painleve abandons bid to form a cabinet to succeed Pierre Laval after Laval and Andre Tardieu refuse to join. He informs President Paul Doumer at the Elysee, while a new premier is expected to be sought today.
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Paris
France
Paul Painieve
Pierre Laval
Painleve
Laval
Andre Tardieu
Elysee Palace
Paul Doumer
Tardieu
Geneva
Banks and post office close Monday for Washington's Birthday
Dothan banks and the post office will observe the holiday with limited operations Monday. One mail delivery in the city in the morning, no rural route mail, parcel post and stock windows open 11 to noon. schools and churches plan George Washington program and services. markets in New York and other big cities will be closed.
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Dothan
Washington
George Washington
New York
Fewer Bales Longer Staple Urged to Alabama Farmers
Birmingham report notes Thad Holt says cotton farmers should aim for fewer bales with longer staple. He cites 1931 Alabama crop data showing 15.5 percent exceeded seven eighths inch and 92.1 percent were seven eighths or better. Industrial Board says seed for one third of this year’s planting is available.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Thad Holt
Alabama Industrial Development Board
Holtsale
The
Industrial Board
District Legion Conference Here
State officers from the Veterans Bureau and State Service Commissioner's office will speak at the American Legion district conference here tomorrow starting at 10 o'clock. Legionnaires from the southern half of the Third Congressional district will attend, with Dothan and towns such as Abbeville Ozark Elba Headland Newville Lincomb Hartford Geneva Samson Enterprise Kingston Gordon Cottonwood and nearby areas represented. Jack M. Byrd of Dothan organized invitations to posts across the district.
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Veterans Bureau
State Service Commissioner's Office
American Legion
Third
Dothan
Third Congressional District
Abbeville
Ozark
Elba
Headland
Newville
Liocomb
Hartford
Geneva
Samson
Enterprise
Kinston
Gordon
Cottonwood
Jack M. Byrd
Thieves Hit Dothan Stores Across The City
Burglars struck three Dothan shops during the week, stealing merchandise worth about $43 from Central Market and $8 from its cash register. Automobile tires were taken from Standard Oil Co. on North Range Street. Kerne mine store on South Foster Street was entered Wednesday night. Police believe multiple burglars operated over several days.
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Dothan
Central Market
J. H. Bailey
Standard of! Co
North Range Street
Kernegine
South Foster Street
Seventeenth Candidate Enters Ward One Council Race
Ward One candidates for city council rise to six with Dr. W P Roberts announcing he will seek election to the council. He is the 17th to enter the race, with 15 for councilmen and two for council president. Also listed are incumbents Floy Hall Ty H McEntyre A J Grant B C Hughey and Albert Logue.
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W. P. Roberts
Dr. Roberts
Floy Hall
Ty. H. McEntyre
A.J. Grant
B. C. Hughey
Albert Logue
Brooklyn Youth Confesses Strangling Girl Found in Cellar
A 15 year old Black youth named Robert Smalls confessed to garroting Florence McConnell with a radio wire on February 4. The five year old was lured with candy and found dead in a vacant Brooklyn apartment celler. He faced arraignment in New York on the charge of a serious case.
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New York
Robert Smalls
Florence McConnell
Brooklyn
Smalls
Christian Science Society to Conduct Washington Service
The Christian Science Society will host a Monday night 8 o'clock service as part of the nation wide George Washington Bicentennial celebration. The first reader will read a brief statement on Washington s achievements and a lection sermon from The Nether Church will be read by the first and second readers. The subject is Love for God and Man the Universal Ideal.
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George Washington
Christian Science Society
Nether Church
United States
God
Man
Houston Countians Warned to Pay Tax
An early warning to Houston County taxpayers who have not paid ad valorem taxes. Taxes due October 1 are delinquent since January 1 and interest is accruing. Officials in the tax collector’s office urged payment before May 1 to avoid further penalties.
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Houston County
Tax Collectora
Offiicinia
Unemployed Miners Grow Vegetables For Dining Tables
In Shelby Alabama on February 19 AP reports unemployed miners using a community garden sponsored by Shelby Iron Company to supply winter vegetables. Five varieties onion turnip greens kale tender green and mustard have been grown with more than 199 plants cared for.
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Shelby
Ala
Jefferson
Shelby Iron Company
Car Collision Leaves Employee with Lacerated Arm
Ernest Carter, an A. P. store employee, suffered a badly lacerated arm and bruises when his car was struck by a truck that failed to stop at a street intersection. The vehicle overturned, skidding about 20 feet on its side at the E Burdeshaw and N St Andrews streets crossroads.
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Ernest Carter
E. Burdeshaw
N. St. Andrews Streets
Azalea Trail Opens in Mobile Soon
Mobile’s Azalea Trail will be officially opened tomorrow with the trail route announced after a survey. City bushes counted reach 16 767 in gardens 4 165 in front yards and 12 602 in rear gardens. Mayor Cecil Bates proclaims February 22 28 as Azalea Planting Week due to an early season from a mild winter.
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Mobile
Cecil Bates
Alleged Incendiary Fire at Foster Street Store
An arson attempt on a store at 8S Foster Street owned by Thomas Metrey resulted in small damage. The building was empty. a north window was broken and gasoline thrown inside. The gasoline container lay outside the window and the interior was badly smoked.
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Foster Street
Thomas Metrey
Dethan Merchant
Central of Georgia Railway
Weather forecast shows mixed week with rain and warmth
Cloudy and rain early part of week then mostly fair midweek. Unsettled conditions return with rain at the end. Temperatures rise at week start, fall midweek, and climb again toward the close.
Woman pleads murder charge in fatal husband shooting
Lizzie George, a Black woman, posted 55 percent bond in connection with a fatal shooting of her husband. The indictment lists murder in the second degree as the charge.
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Lizzie George
Battle Rages Near Shanghai Kiangwan Sector
In Shanghai area fighting rages as Japanese forces pound Kiangwan and surrounding trenches. Bombardment by aircraft and ships follows an intense artillery barrage. Ambulances rush wounded on both sides while the Woosung village burns near the international settlement.
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Shanghai
China
Kenkichis Yueda
Kiangwan
Woosung
Kiwangwan
Chiang Kai
U. S
Japanese Vote Seen Turning to Government Victory
About 9 million Japanese voters watched latent bulletins on the Shanghai advance and prepared to defend Tokyo policy in Shanghai and Manchuria before the League of Nations in Geneva. All signs indicated a decisive government party win at the polls.
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Tokyo
Shanghai
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Manchuria
League Assembly
Indicted Man Pleads Guilty in Burglary Case
George Reynolds pleaded guilty in circuit court to burglary charges and received a suspended one to two year sentence. He was indicted with Joe Yesbick for burglarizing a Columbia store and accused of robbing the Newton Grocery Company. Yesbick is in state penitentiary while Reynolds has served about four months in county jail since his arrest.
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George Reynolds
Reynolds
Joe Yesbick
Columbia
Newton
Yesbick
Violin Solos Featured at Foster Street Church
Mrs. Asa Lisenby will lead the Sunday school musical program at Foster Street Methodist Church with several solos on a Stradivarius violin. The solos are announced as the main feature of the Sunday program by church officials.
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Asa Lisenby
Foster Street Methodist Church
Lisenby
Drunks jailed by city police last night
Three persons were jailed here by city police on charges of drunkenness last night.
Today's Cotton Market in New Orleans Report
Market snapshot for New Orleans showing bid and price figures for nearby and distant cotton contracts. Trade activity appears subdued with scattered quotes such as 780 and 699 while nearby futures touch 733 and 781 with assorted trade values around 34 and 120.
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Peter Or
Ry Weewne
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A. Frasier
Qtr
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Catekill
Paxl Tubb
Genlor
John Budd
Paul
John
Ma- Shana
Peoys Stud Noten
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