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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
1
The 74th Congress convenes with Democrats leading both chambers as Byran Burns becomes Speaker in a scene signaling battles over relief, budget and banking ahead. Evaluation of Roosevelt's coming message looms as party lines shape early positions and proposals.
The writer notes pros pass plays drawing 85,000 fans and criticizes old rules. He argues teams win with clever passing and scoring rather than straight runs. He urges coaches to adopt pro strategies to fill stadiums and mocks Stanford for not embracing passes.
A Miller committee in Alabama urged the 1935 legislature to adopt uniform firearms and machine gun acts. The nine member panel said the acts were prepared by the American Law Institute and noted a similar committee had shaped the uniform extradition act during the Miller administration.
Funeral services for Dr M P Sperman will be held at Headland at 2 30 PM Friday from his sister Mrs R H Shelley's home. Officiating were Rev W O Phillips, Rev Laseter and Rev W M Curtis. Survived by wife a son Charles of Manatee and four sisters and a brother. Pallbearers named with Houston Funeral Home in charge.
As Houston county begins its new board of revenue, 12 to 15 men filed for the road supervisor job held by C. C. McEachin. Each of the three board members has received a roughly equal number of applications as McEachin’s term nears its end.
Houston county's January quota for the Civilian Conservation Corps was being filled at the relief office in the courthouse today as numerous young men applied for enlistment in forestry camps. Twenty five men were allotted for this month and will leave Saturday for Montgomery where the state CCC recruiting office is located.
Houston county board of registrars probably will not meet until February while the board of revenue holds the call, delaying the opening of voter books. Many voters are expected to rush registration due to impending state administration changes and likely issues on which people will vote.
Senator Black of Alabama introduces a bill for a six hour day five day week across most inter state commerce and government dealings. Brookings experts challenge the plan while AFL backs it. Exceptions include executives and necessary personnel. A wage protection measure requires no wage cuts before bargaining.
Memphis January 3 AP Cotton growers form an organization to hold its first meeting January 18 in Memphis to plan a long range program. B A Stufflebeme of Dallas is president of the organizing committee. Three representatives from each cotton producing state will attend. Delegates will be chosen by state contactors and the council will be a permanent body affecting legislation and business practices. Stufflebeme leaves for Washington to confer with AAA officials.
Firemen answered two calls in minutes this morning. At Mrs. J. R. G. Howell’s home on 306 S St Andrews Street the roof was slightly damaged. Soon after they extinguished Deputy Sheriff Walt Cameron’s car on East Main Street when a faulty ignition caused the motor to blaze as he stepped out.
Madison Jan 3 AP report cites Dr HH Curtis Johnson advising cheese and beer for nervous babies. He says American cheese provides calcium and minerals while beer offers vitamin B and yeast nutrients, noting calcium deficiency can cause nervousness and that cheese may help.
Governor-Elect Bibb Graves of Alabama visited Knoxville to confer with TVA head David Lilienthal on regional cooperation in the power program. He said his administration and the TVA will work together, and joked about helping the University of Tennessee hire a coach with Alabama graduates available. Mrs Graves hinted the Dixie Howell matter may be settled already.
Roger F. Hall of High Point North Carolina today assumed the duties of Houston county relief director succeeding Mrs Charles Berry for several months acting director. Hall is college trained in social work and has directed relief for 19 months. He becomes the second man to hold the county relief director post in the state. Mrs Berry returns to her duties as case supervisor after succeeding Mrs C L Collins who was relieved to allow full time to child welfare superintendent.
One hundred fifty farmers have been placed on lands obtained in Houston county by the farm rehabilitation program, but land is still needed for 20 more. Persons with land for rent or lease have been asked to listing the tracts with G. P. Morrison, director of the program here.
Two Andalusia youths Rubin Pittman and Calvin Soles confessed to killing a filling station operator Tram mel Steese during an attempted holdup at Laurel Hill Florida Their signed confessions were turned over to Pensacola prosecutors Witness Mrs Steele identified Pittman as the shooter They were held in an undisclosed jail for possible Crestview Florida trial in the next court term
Xenophon Overton Pindall, 61, who served Arkansas as governor during a year of rapid successions, died after falling on a railroad embankment near the Arkansas River. He struck rocks, then plunged into a steam exhaust pool near a power plant. two woodcutters witnessed the fall. Pindall had become governor in 1933 after John S. Little resigned.
Grantland Rice, authority on all American football, places Millard Howell on his second 1934 All America selection. Rice had not yet seen the Hartford Flash in action when first naming Howell. An updated note appears on today's sports page.
Zion Tl January 3 AP Wilbur Gienn Voliva overseer of the Christian Catholic church warns that 1935 will bring earthquakes cyclones droughts floods and social political and financial upheavals. He says the Bible outlines an end times sequence leading to Armageddon and a millennium after conflict between a revived Roman empire and the Northeastern confederacy. He foresees unemployment rising and even a move toward Fascist government in the United States.
In Rossville Georgia a band of 40 to 50 night riders is said to threaten workers and sympathizers. Sheriff Keown calls the situation grave and appeals for federal guard aid as national guard units standby for possible mobilization.
Leon Ard L. Sheffield aged 34 of Vernon died at a Dothan hospital after a dispute with Arthur Skipper who allegedly struck him with a truck jack during a Christmas night incident. Skipper is jailed in Washington County Florida. Sheffield left a wife and several relatives including mother Josephine Sheffield and siblings. Funeral held at New Hope Church Vernon with burial in the church cemetery.
Readable notes show Ashford set for its third hog sale of the season next week with Radney in charge and a previous sale price around five cents per hog. In other news, Treasury data for December shows a large credit offset by expenditures. speculative Middle East prophecies mention Armageddon and a predicted battle involving England and the United States.
CAP F expenditure of 1 280 000 for maintenance and improvement of Alabama rivers and harbors during the fiscal year ending June 1936 was recommended in the annual report of the chief of army engineers. Largest sum 433 000 for locks and dam work on Warrior river system.
A large crowd awaited the Golden Arrow passenger train on its inaugural run from Chicago to Jacksonville stopping briefly in Dothan. Kiwanis members prepared souvenir packs for passengers, to be distributed between Dothan and Palabridge by four young ladies. Packages included satsumas peanuts pecans and ice cream, plus a pamphlet about Dothan and the Whregrass.
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of December first. Banks must have reports attested by three officers and sent to the Treasury, with a condensed statement published in two newspapers. The timing varies but year end calls align with complete Treasury records.
In Biloxi Mississippi two men loom as mayors January 7 as Mayor-elect John A. O Keefe moves to establish an office while Mayor Fr Hart Chinn refuses to surrender. A court contest is anticipated and citizens await the outcome of the dispute.
Governor Futrell orders a company of National Guardsmen to Stone and Independence counties to aid in a posse search for Robert Rose seen after the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Everett Wheeler. Sheriff Engles seeks Rose and captures Woodrow Strohm, Rose’s companion, as the suspect fled into north central Arkansas mountains.
The bulletin notes partly cloudy skies and warmer tones in the east and south tonight with continued partly cloudy conditions Friday. In north Florida the day brings fair skies and warmer temperatures with light winds. Tennessee sees fair weather tonight and Friday with colder western areas tonight and much colder Friday.
The Dothan Eagle launches a 20 part illustrated series titled Political Primer. It explains how Congress starts, the duties of a senator and representative, and what a member’s salary covers.
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