Kiwanis Pledges Help Restore Financial Status
J W Lewis past district governor of Alabama Kiwanis pledged cooperation with state and national leaders to solve financial problems and to expand service to youth, the needy, rural neighbors, and schools during an all day Fourth Division meeting in Dothan. He praised Wiregrass clubs including Abbeville Dothan Mobile Evulaula for strong programs. Lieutenant-Governor Blumberg presided.
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Kiwanis
Kiwanians
J. W. Lewis
Alabama
Dothan Club
Lewis
Kiwanis Clubs
Wiregrass
Kiwanis International
Abbeville
Dothan
Mobile
Evulaula
Supreme Court affirms Southeast Alabama equity ruling
The Supreme Court on January 17 affirmed decisions from the Houston Circuit Court in equity involving Marvin Holman and others against Lena D. Pridgen as executrix. The ruling concerns an appeal from Southeast Alabama.
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Montgomery
Supreme Court
Alabama
Anderson
C. J
Marvin Holman
Et A
Lena D. Pridgen
Admx
Houston Circuit Court
Refugees Relate Brutal Attacks in Saar
Saar refugees arriving in France report the killing of two Communists at Neuenkirchen and beatings of a dozen anti-Nazis in other Saar basin towns. They describe horror scenes as 60 men, women, and children walk to the railhead and 300 more reach the frontier, each saying their lives were threatened. A refugee recalls a man beaten and salt rubbed into a gash.
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Saarquemines
France
Saar
Neuenkirchen
Saar Basin
Sanrequemines
Sashouia
Job Applicants Overload Dothan Employment Bureau
The Dothan Employment Bureau reports record demand for work with more men applying than in months. John Bell notes only half time work is available unless wood sales rebound. the local bureau funds all activity from wood sales and grants portions of wood to cases in the city and surrounding area. The bureau operates on a non salary basis, with no profit, located on East Troy Street.
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Dothan
John Bell
Herd
Bureau
Burest
Bell
East Troy Street
Old Age Pension and Unemployment Insurance Plans Outlined
The article details federal funding and tax schemes for old age pensions and unemployment insurance. It notes large grants to states, authorization of massive future spending, and a payroll tax starting 1937 with gradual increases. Benefit calculations hinge on weeks paid, wage averages, and retirement at age 65, illustrating low income protections and staged tax effects.
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Public
Wagner Bil
Cabinet
Market Table From DOTHAN PI No 1 Spanish No 1 Runners
Fragmentary OCR yields a market table with headings for rounds such as Seconds Thirds Fourths and Roughs but text is largely garbled. No clear dates, participants, or values are readable beyond generic ordinal labels.
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Dothan
Blazing Gunfire as Prison Board Taken Hostage
Four members of the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles faced a terrifying breakout by convicts led by Straight and Alexander MacKay. The warden was beaten, board members swapped clothes, and guards were seized before a dramatic pursuit ended with Straight killed and the others surrendering. Police, aided by two Army Air Field planes, chased the fugitives 54 miles to Valley Ford, with hostages released and captors surrendering after a firefight. The incident exposed severe overcrowding at the prison housing 6,000 inmates.
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Board of Prison
Straight
Alameda
Alexander MacKay
Los Angeles
Joe Christy
Fred Landers
San Francisco
Holohan
Board of Prison Terms and Paroles
Hamilton Field
Harry Jones
C. L. Doose
Max Blum
Man Burned In Acid Accident At Local Hospital
J. C. Kent, a pressman, was in serious condition at a local hospital after an acid exposure caused by a mistake. He suffered a badly burned throat and a subsequent stomach hemorrhage, according to attendants.
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J. C. Kent
Roosevelt urges phased economic security plan in 1935
In a White House statement dated January 17 1935 Franklin D Roosevelt argues for a cautious federal approach to social insurance. He outlines three guiding principles and proposes unemployment compensation old age benefits and dependent child aid with state administration under federal standards. He cites a $100 million initiation cost and urges timely action.
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Treasury
United States
Committee On Economic Security
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
House Debates Jiggs Bill Allowing Women on Juries
Alabama House introduces Jiggs bill by Rep John Arnold Jefferson to allow women to serve on juries if desired, replacing male only jury rule with optional participation and excuses. A reapportionment proposal from Rep Byars Lawrence County would adjust House representation by population while keeping total seats. Senate districts also regrouped on a population basis.
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Alabama
John Arnold
Jefferson
House
Byars
Lawrence County
Senate
Negro's arrest claimed solution of year’s robberies near Marianna
In Marianna Florida January 17 special report city police say Arthur Edwards a Negro living three miles east of Marianna has confessed to a string of 1934 robberies. Officers Gib Cushing Chester Miller with deputies Walter Davis and J C Robinson say Edwards admitted breaking and entering Turner's market and stole merchandise much of which was recovered. Stores robbed include Moore Gammon Hardware Renfroe's Bakery and W L Watson's. Watson's installed a burglar alarm system.
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Marianna
Fila
Arthur Edwards
Gib Cushing
Chester Miller
Walter Davis
J. C. Robinson
Edwards
Cushing
Turner
Moore-Gammon Hardware
Renfroe’s Bakery
Atlantic Coast Storm Warnings Issued From New Jersey to Maine
The Weather Bureau issued warnings for a southeast storm from Sandy Hook New Jersey to Eastport Maine. An urban storm of marked intensity was moving eastward, with advisories planned to take effect at 9 a.m. The dispatch notes an unusually strong storm affecting the Atlantic coast with expected travel and weather disruptions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Sandy Hook
N. J
Eastport
Repiy
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