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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1936

Page

4

House Presents First Big Money Bill of Session

The 1986 57 appropriation bill proposes 879 742 005 for two dozen departments. Committee chair Woodrum vows to trim without harming requests, using unexpended balances to add funds for veterans affairs, power, interstate commerce, securities, and labor boards among others. New agencies include power commission and railroad retirement, with several line items increased for admin costs and pensions.

Washington, Jan Appropriations Cutis Woodrum Veterans’ Administration Veterans Agency Power Commission

Reno Divorce Granted After Inhuman Treatment Trial

In Hamilton County circuit court Judge L D Miller granted an uncontested divorce to Edna Norton from R B Norton after a six hour trial. Edna Norton, who sued on cruelty and inhuman treatment, was the plaintiff and received immediate service before Norton answered. The proceedings concluded with a speedy divorce ruling.

Chattanooga Reno Barimurels Hamilton County Edna Norton R. B Bob" Norton Ling Norton L. D. Miller

Burglary Conviction Reported In State Penitentiary Record

A garbled criminal record entry notes burglary charges against an individual, with references to a police department, a judge or official, and a September sentencing. The document cites a monetary amount and dates, mentioning a state penitentiary and a transfer or confinement detail amid unclear names and places.

Pefa Calanarse Butehinnon Panatyini Exlen George Alter SAO Atrached Pablce Gutanoma Dame Choray Yeorey State Penitent Gelaboes

Victoria's Husband Acted As 'Check Rein' Says Star

Star Min Hayes portrays Queen Victoria in Victoria Regina at Broadburnt theater. She notes Victoria relied on Albert as a checkrein, admired Mary Stuart bonnet, and preferred bright colors. Hayes discusses touring, public interest in the play, and her balance between stage work, radio, and pictures.

Victoria Star Willard Keefe Associated Press New York Jan Mins Hay Alpert Victoria Mion Hayes Laurence Howsrman Victoria Regina Mary Stuart Albert Mins Hayes Laathenson Mary Scotland Miss Hayes Long Mary of Cleopatra Hhrough Hollywood

North Carolinian Declares He Is His Own Uncle

Gastonia, N C January 8 AP C D Spake asserts he is his own uncle through a tangled family tie. He explains that his grandfather Daniel Spake married Mrs. Cora Abernethy, making his mother in law his grandmother and his grandfather his father in law. The sequence makes Spake claim his wife is also his aunt, rendering his children his own rat cousins.

North Carolinian Gastonia N.C C.D. Spake C. D Daniel Spake Connelly Springe Daniel Cora Abernethy C. D Spake

Movie listings for Wednesday to Saturday show Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in Top Hat

The week features Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in Top Hat with Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick and Erik Rhodes on Wednesday. Also schedule includes Stranger Than Pierson and Sylvia Scarlet with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. Saturday presents Thunder In The Night with Edmund Lowe and Karen Moriey plus comedies and Rex and Rinty adventures.

Rolston Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick Erik Rhodes Pierson Katherine Hepburn Sylvia Scarlet Cary Grant Brian Ahurne Major Bowes Rinty Alabama Rmit Allaon Shipworth Cedric Hardwicke Alan Mowbray George Brent Grant Mitchell Betty Boop Tailapin Tommy Clark ‘Williams Jean Rogers

British Officer Narrowly Escapes Lynching in Cairo

Paris-Soir Cairo dispatch reports a British officer nearly lynched after shooting an Egyptian in Cairo. The incident sparked renewed anti British demonstrations and sparked tensions in the city.

Paris Cairo Paris-Soir Said Totalh Yro Ra

Railroads Sue Over 1936 Pension Law Challenge

A joint suit filed in DC Supreme Court by 135 railroads led by the railroad and Pullman Co challenges the 1936 pension law taxing railroads and funding retirements at 65, arguing the tax funds pensions, not government revenue. The case cites the 1934 act ruling and seeks a permanent injunction against the railroad retirement board and the international revenue commissioner.

Washington District of Columbia Supreme Court Pullman Co Railway Express Agency Southern Express Co Sait Supreme Court Alabama Railroad Retirement Board International Revenue

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