Alabama appoints Birmingham reporter as temporary election commissioner
A Birmingham court reporter, ASW Braselton, was named temporary commissioner to oversee hearings in Former Senator Tom Heflin’s contest of Senator John Bankhead’s win. The appointment followed protests by Alabama Senators Black and Baakhead and the withdrawal of Harrison Smith, who faced bias concerns. About 300 witnesses are to be heard starting Wednesday.
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Washington, D. C
Hastings
Harrison Smith
Alabama
Black
Baakhead
Uwith
Hastings Asid
Birmingham
ASW
Braselton
Tom Heflin
John Bankhead
Braxelton
Washington
Senate
Tis
Gubcammittes
Smith Way
Bed
Bankhead
Enterprrise Bank Closes Doors After Merger Failure
Jan 4 news reports Enterprise Bank failed to open after the Farmers & Merchants and Merchant National Bank merger. The merged entity, named Farmers and Merchants National Bank, had resources quoted at over 1.5 million dollars. Officers listed include L H Lessons as president and J L Warren among several vice presidents and directors.
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J. L. Warren
V. ©. Warren
J. F. Seasione
LH. Bensions
J. J. Warren
J. A. Gemions
Warren
P. Adams
F. T. Dowhideom
C. 0. Blakes
Tidwell Funeral To Be Conducted This Afternoon
The funeral for Jene Tidwell 49 of Dothan route two who died of heart disease yesterday will be at Mt Enon church at 2 this afternoon. Rev. Son Splivey will officiate with Houston Funeral Co. in charge. Survived by widow five sons Lafayette Roy Witte Ray J T and Alma Tidwell all of Dothan one daughter Quiln Dean Tidwell of Dothan five brothers Charles Tidwell Nowell Beary Tidwell Omark Omark Cas and O J Tidwell all of Dothan and three sisters Mrs Etta Conroe of Dothan Mrs Baydon Runnels and Mrs Monie Jones both of Greenwood FIs.
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Jene Tidwell
Dothan
Mt Enon
Son Spl‘vey
Houston Funeral Co
Mr. Tidwell
Lafayette
Roy
Witte Ray
J. T
Alma Tid
Quiln Dean ‘Tidwell
Charles Tidwell
Omark
Clemency Hearing For Three Negroes Scheduled Tuesday
In Montgomery on Tuesday a clemency hearing is set for three condemned men to be executed in the electric chair at Kilby Prison. Two are from Mobile County named Charlie Williams and one is Richard Aide from Hale County. The governor and state officials are involved in the process.
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Montgomery
Xiiby
B. M. Miller
Parion Ra
See Sence
Mobile County
Chare Wiliams
Richard Aide
Hale County
Revival Sermon Blames Dollar Faith For Woes
Evangelist Hob Jones denounces trusting money over God at a two week revival opening in the city auditorium. He urges belief in Christ as the sole hope, cites scripture, and contrasts calls to spend or save with reliance on divine guidance. Mayors, pastors, and lawyers spoke at welcoming services. Tonight’s sermon titled The American Home features Mrs. George Fellows directing music.
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City Auditorium
So-and-ao
So-and-so
God
Congress
Jesus
Evangelist
Peter
Christ
Evangelist Jones
Jones
Evangelet
I. C. Ezell
L. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
Oncar Tomstead Byrd Farmer
Dothan
George Fellows
Bob Jones College
College Point
Fla
Wil
Foster Street Methodist Church
Contest Offers 510 Monthly to Eagle Readers
The Eagle begins a weekly misspelled word contest for classified readers. Readers earn 2.50 weekly, 10 monthly, by listing daily misspellings from the classified page, compiling a weekly tally, and mailing the set to The Eagle Classified Advertising Department. Neatness counts.
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Mall
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Eagle
Marriage Licenses Granted This Weekend
Only one couple obtained a marriage license here during the weekend, per probate office reports. George Brinton Howden Jr and Miss Anne Mock of Atlanta, De. were the couple.
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George Brinton Howden, Jr
Anne Mock
Atlante, de
Jealous nurse kills children in Chicago suburb murder suicide
Mary Roth a 23 year old nursemaid strangled two children in the John H Heldel home Riv er Forest near Chicago after months of jealousy. The victims were John B Heindel four and his mother George nine months. Roth then killed herself with a rope in a closet. Police suspect she carried the sleeping children to the kitchen and released gas. The couple, prominent in Chicago and Lake Forest society, faced a tragedy after discovering the barred doors and odor of gas.
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Chicago
Mary Roth
John H. Heldel
River Forest
John B. Heindel
George
Polley
Mise Roth
Otenme
Mra. Heindel
Lake Forest Society
Miss Roth
Georgie
Heinde
Heindel
Weighbore
Heindel House
Authoritia
Vacation of School Pupils Ends After Yuletide Break
Thousands of pupils in Dothan and Houston County resume classes after a two week Christmas vacation. City and county schools allowed two weeks for Yuletide, shorter than the eight weeks typical in past years. Many college students left Dothan to return to campuses for studies.
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Hella
Dothan
Houston County
No Street Taxes Unpaid Say City Clerk In Dothan
City Clerk Scarborough said no receipts for street tax due January 2 had been issued yet. Taxes will become delinquent by January 10. About 800 people in Dothan are expected to pay the tax this year.
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Besrborough
Scarborough
Dothan
Fire Causes $1,000 Damage at Local House
Fire at the home of Mrs Bessie Williams at 200 S St. Andrews street caused about $1,000 in damage Saturday night. The back porch was destroyed and two bathrooms were badly burned and damaged. Bremen reports no other fires in the area over the weekend.
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Bessie ‘Williams
S. St. Andrews Street
Bremen
Clothes Renovation Meeting Planned by Home Demonstration Club
The Home Demonstration Club will meet at City Hall Council Chamber Thursday. Mrs. W G Pruett announced the program on clothes renovation led by Mrs Dorothy Dern of Auburn, with the session starting at 4:00 p m.
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City Hall
Mim Dorothy Dern
Auburn
Mra. Pruett
Women seek $20,000 in auto crash damage suits
Two women, Miss Wille Mae Senders and Miss Bernice Vann, file circuit court damage suits totaling $20,000 against Odell Hughes and his father, W F Hughes, over a December 26 auto crash at the U S railway station. Senders seeks $10,000 for injuries plus $509 for hospital bills and treatment. Vann seeks $10,000 for injuries including unconsciousness, lacerations, and internal injuries. The four riders allegedly were in a vehicle that crashed into a platform at the A C L station, went over, then landed on the tracks.
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Bernice Vann
Odell Hughes
W. F Hughes
U. S. Railway Staton
Sanders
A.C L
Miles Sanders
Anyaher
Ofell
W. F. Hughes
Silsy Vann
Miss Vann
Odell Tice
A.C. L
Mobile County prepares for 3.5 mill tax amendment vote
Voting readiness is reported for Mobile. 24 polling boxes are in place for the county referendum on a 3.5 mill tax amendment. The campaign has drawn strong local interest and statewide attention, with activists on both sides urging turnout and support.
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Mobile
Sherith
Amend Co
Parent Education Class to Begin in Dothan
Mrs Pearl Brandon Crawford an Alabama field worker in parent education will conduct the first in a series of weekly classes in Dothan starting Thursday. The 10 week course will run weekly under the Parent Teachers association of Dothan and Houston county with Thursday's opening at 10 am.
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Mra
Pearl Brandon Crawford
Alabama
Parent Education
Dothan
G. W. Johnson
Claases
Johnson
Parent-Teachers Association of
Houston County
Holy Highway sermon on life path by Rev Janeportur Lafayette Street church
The Rev Thomas G Janeportur preached on The Holy Highway urging Christians to seek the Lord’s way in daily life. He emphasized that all actions are holy when aligned with God’s design and that Christ is the path guiding believers through life.
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Thomas G. Jane Portur
Lafayette Street
Matcdiet Church
Jon
Christ
Fale
Jonen
Pneumonia Fatal To Young Man 18
The death of Jiemme Collins 18 of Dothan yesterday at his home after a brief illness is reported. The funeral is slated for this afternoon at Bethlehem Church with arrangements in charge of Reade.
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Jiemme Collins
Mra
J.T. Collins
Preus
Uynnia
Bethlehem
Tamadee
Mare Fecine
Ieee Beate Nee Ones
Leta Coline
Tetkan
Love of Kidnapper for Wife Leads to Arrest
Chicago report details a kidnapping ring linked to extortion and torture, highlighting the lover of a physician's wife as a central figure. Gil Sanger, owner of a bungalow in Palos Park, aided by attorney Ward Swalwell and others, coordinated ransom exchanges and torture to extract funds from victims across Illinois. The case spans multiple victims and locales, with authorities pursuing additional arrests and potential charges.
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Chicago
Orhat
le Mre
Max Gecht
Gil Sanger
Palos Park
Gecht
Sanger
Ward Swalwell
John Pingeree
William ‘Thomas
Russell
Ed Din Finen
Pat Roche
Roche
James Furry’ Pearce
Rockford
Ian Gana
James Hackett
Paul Filmer
Brewer
Monine
Wis
Hiecage
Seine
Unclear text fragment about new bridge near Knoxville
An unclear January fourth note from Knoxville Tennessee describes a new concrete bridge stretching 1704 feet or meters near the Tennessee Reserve area in tertlins of Knersille, opened to public use after ongoing tension and disruption.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Fort Mtrone
Tennensie Reseryary
Knersille
Japanese Attack on American Consul in Mukden
The American consul Culver Chamberlain was bruised in an unprovoked assault by three Japanese soldiers near Mukden. The Mukden consulate demanded severe penalties and the State Department was informed as Johnson at Peiping backed the protest. Myers reported the consul’s car was halted while en route to Harbin, and attacked by the soldiers.
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Culver Chamberlain
State Department
Washington
Mukden
Chamberlain
Myers
Johnson
Peiping
Stote
State Départment
Etna
4 Legation
Pelping
Harbin
Radio not weather factor says United States Weather Bureau expert
Washington January 4 AP- Dr W J Humphreys of the Weather Bureau declares radio broadcasting does not influence weather. He refutes claims that wireless signals cause droughts or excessive rains, explaining rain results from evaporation and condensation unaffected by radio.
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Washington
Jan
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather
Humphrey
Weather Bureau
Humphreys
Today’s Cotton Market in New York
New York reports today’s cotton market activity with price moves and trading notes. Analysts cite supply and demand signals as futures edge higher while cash markets show steady demand amid global market shifts.
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