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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1934
Page
1
Washington reports tensions in central Europe as Austria and Czechoslovakia use Trieste while Hitler and Mussolini seek control of trade routes. Dollfuss faces a political crack and Nazis gain strength, with Austria possibly yielding representation to Hitler. Roosevelt presses cotton bill and stock regulation moves loom before adjournment.
Partly cloudy to cloudy with colder nights. In Alabama and Tennessee patchy frost possible, with Friday turning fair and cooler. In northwest Florida expect cloudy skies and a briefly cooler spell, with Friday partly cloudy and colder.
Washington Feb 22 A possible veto looms on veterans benefits as a Republican Democrat bloc presses for more relief after two presidential compromises. The Senate 41 to 40 vote overthrew the Economy Act pay slashes, warning a veto likely if House concurrence expands outlays.
Philadelphia AP report says French Holt of Burlington North Carolina drove a vehicle with a $20 000 silk cargo when five gunmen forced him from the truck with trailer near Ridley Park. The five robbers carried pistols and fled with the vehicle and its contents.
Fog and snow disrupted air mail flights as Lieut. D O Lowry crashed near Deshler Ohio killing the pilot who freed some mail. Lieut. C P Hollstein landed safely near Uniontown Pa amid heavy fog. In Denison Texas Lieut. Fred J Patrick died when his pursuit plane crashed one mile from the city.
A 16 year old girl identified as Eunice Warner of Akron Ohio, who vanished from Miami in December, was detained in a New Orleans girls home as a runaway minor. Miami authorities were notified along with relatives.
Councilman B H Lisenby submitted a letter from E W Bullock of Hoffman Combustion Co defending the price of 22800 for three stokers and installation. The letter, dated February 21 1984 in Dothan Alabama, argues no $10000 price differential exists when comparing the Hoffman proposal with others and notes the contract covers all materials and boiler resets.
Ginger the seal once star in a tank show will be restrained in a straight jacket for a delicate operation. Owner H W Winston has hired eye specialist Dr Arnold S Chaimov to attempt to restore Ginger's sight after an accident left him blind.
The 101 aboard the Wrangell Island expedition by Professor Otto Schmidt face death after the Cheliuskin sank in the Bering Strait. Storms block rescue. ice disintegrates as dog teams and planes fail to reach the camp near Cape Weiland. Survivors endure harsh conditions with a shifting ice floe and a new crack endangering the group.
In Aniston Alabama a camp cabin death report cites Cecil Creen former University of Alabama football player and Mrs Ellie Wickes 25 asphyxiation victims. Coroner Flint Gray ruled accidental death caused by fumes from a burning gas heater.
Gen Augusto C Sandino 40 and his brother Socrates Sandino were killed with two friends by national guardsmen at midnight on Managua outskirts. Government recalls order to protect lives, orders investigation, and seeks congressional support to maintain order.
Mrs. George T. Dunlap of Grosset & Dunlap died after several months illness in Pinehurst North Carolina where she and her family have wintered for 29 years. She was mother of George T. Dunlap Jr national amateur golf champion and wife of firm vice president and secretary.
AP reports John J. McGraw, veteran baseball figure and patient in New Rochelle hospital with uremic poisoning, remains out of danger as doctors announce today. Separately Richard Whitney, NYSE president, pledges to submit a substitute bill to federalize stock exchanges to the House Interstate Commerce Committee. Whitney testifies against Fletcher-Rayburn bill arguing it would drive stocks off the exchange.
Walter F. Brown testified that Andrew W. Mellon BR. K. Mellon and W. J. Melton wrote to him in support of an air mail contract sought by the Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Inc. The testimony touched on influence in securing government mail service.
A private car and a southbound truck collided on the Montgomery highway near Bee Line outside Dothan early today. William A. Waite, 65, suffered a possible skull fracture and severe facial injuries. Irving P. Waite, 72, had facial head cuts and was hospitalized. The truck driver M F Green and passenger Raleigh McLemore, Meridian, Miss, escaped serious injuries. Green Brog Fruit Co employee Green owned the truck.
About 20 900 Alabama CWA workers are dropped from payrolls effective today under a Hopkins order. State CWA director Thad Holt says the count falls from 4000 to 74, with Gov. Miller seeking modification. Overall, 52 960 people in Alabama have been dropped from CWA payrolls in two weeks.
A mobile man who confessed to attempting a kidnap in Alabama hanged himself in a Chicago jail cell. In Virginia a 14 year old girl was seized by abductors. a father reported the crime as police pursued leads. Bloodhounds tracked a trail from the Stafford county home to nearby woods where the family heard a scream and a car depart.
Dr Henry Green aged 68 died at his North Oaton Street home after a several days illness following a cerebral hemorrhage. He moved to Dothan from Boling in 1900 and led a wide practice, affiliated with Mandy Hospital, served as Alabama Medical Association president, led Houston County Medical Association, and was a director of Dothan Bank & Trust. He is survived by widow, two sons Whit and Hal, and six daughters. Funeral plans not announced.
John Clark, truck driver for Seasions Civ., died after his tractor rammed the courthouse in Danielsville Georgia when he failed to turn at the square. Passenger Truman Paul was seriously hurt but expected to recover. Clark died shortly after at an Athena hospital. survived by widow, parents, and several siblings.
An editorial relates Mr. FE W Bullock of Hoffman Combustion Engineering Co to city stokers purchase and bid comparisons. It contrasts Brooke-Fisher and Weatinghouse contracts detailing on site operation and post installation training. Dr. Bates and the water and light committee chair explain the plant needs and unit choices.
Chicago Feb 22 AP twelve hours after confessing to a abortive plan to kidnap Emanuel Philip Adler of Davenport Iowa Fred Mayo alias Charles Phillips hanged himself in a Marquette police station cell He died after being found suspended by a necktie He had admitted planning to kidnap Adler for forty thousand dollars in ransom and had named his alleged confederate Jack Lacey alias Wy man who was captured earlier The case led to the arrest of Minnie Lacy whose husband Jack Lacy was questioned later in a South Side hotel room balance of details from the source
Birmingham merchants vow to fight a proposed one per cent sales tax as city officials prepare an ordinance. They threaten a referendum or recall movement if the measure clears the commission. The tax plan follows new levies on gasoline oil theatre tickets and other items drawing protests from property owners and real estate men.
Cleve Moss was arrested by Sheriff Joe Rollins on a warrant from J. O. Nichols charging assault with intent to murder. Moss posted bond and was released.
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