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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a burglary case with names such as Francisce Branen and McAlsater. It references a 2019 record, a March date, and mentions police, a penitentiary, and a retrial or arrest context including locations like Chicago or Illinois towns.
The first appropriation bill of the 1986 37 session carries 879 743 005 for twelve government departments. It shows expenditures 74 509 767 above the 1935 36 level but 47 601 861 below the presidentially approved budget. Budget cuts were promised by subcommittee chair Woodrum, with funds often drawn from unexpended balances to meet priorities. Notably the veterans administration gains 2 000 000 extra for admin expenses and overall new appropriations total 279 743 906, including revoting 42 000 000 to reappropriations. New activities include the power commission 1 412 400, interstate commerce 1 860 000, securities 1 080 506, and several other boards and agencies.
In Chattanooga Tennessee Judge L D Miller granted a divorce in six hours in the Hamilton County circuit court. Plaintiff Mrs Edna Norton wife of R H Bob Norton charged cruel and inhuman treatment after filing her petition and Norton filed an answer promptly. The speedy divorce was finalized at the afternoon reunion.
Helen Hayes, portraying Victoria in Victoria Regina, argues the era's label is unjust and that Albert acted as a check rein. She describes Victoria as lively, fond of color and dance, and notes her own plans to tour the production while maintaining public image via radio and photography.
C. D. Spake of Gastonia explains a family oddity claiming he is his own uncle. A grandfather Daniel Spake married Mrs. Cora Abernethy, making Spake’s mother-in-law his grandmother and his grandfather his father-in-law. His wife became his aunt, making his children his first cousins. He concludes that as husband and nephew he now becomes his own uncle.
Movies showings list at Houston Alabama Alcazar with stars Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant plus many co stars. Weekly lineup includes Becky Sharp The Westerner and Judge for a Day with Betty Boop and Clark in recurring theaters.
A Paris-Soir Cairo dispatch reports a British officer narrowly escaped lynching after shooting an Egyptian in Paris. The incident prompted renewed anti-British demonstrations in the city.
In a joint suit in the District of Columbia Supreme Court 135 railroads led by the unions Pullman Co Railway Express and Southern Express challenge the 1936 pension tax and retirement fund provisions arguing the taxes fund pensions not government services. The complaint cites the 1934 act as unconstitutional and seeks a permanent injunction against the railroad retirement board and the commissioner of internal revenue with a hoped ruling by March 1.
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