Five Men Seek Louisiana Chief Executive Post
About 250000 voters in Louisiana cast ballots to decide if Huey P. Long will relinquish control as he heads to the U.S. Senate. Five candidates vied to succeed him, with Democratic nomination effectively sealing victory. George Guion of New Orleans and Dudle Le Blanc led a vigorous opposition to Long’s ticket as the race unfolded.
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New Orleans
Louisiane
Huey P.ng
U.S. Senate
Gover Long
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Louisir
O. K. Alfor
United States
Allen
George Guion
Stey
Dudle le Blanc
E Long
Houston farming meetings planned for 1932 county program
B Q Scruggs announces the first county wide farm program meeting for 1932 will be in the Columbia agricultural building Friday at 7. Additional meetings are planned at the Dothan courthouse Pleasant Plains Ashford and other places to support the farmers evening school. Federal Farm Board charts will illustrate topics including the Cotton Situation and 1932 Outlook with data on production world consumption carryover and prices.
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Columbia
B. Q. Scruggs
Court House
Dothan
Pleasant Plains
Ashford
Scruggs
Federal Farm Board
Mr. Scruggs
America
25th Anniversary of Birth of Gen. Lee Observed Here
Banks were closed in Dothan and observances held for the 125th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s birth. Special remembrances at schools and events at Dothan High and Youngsters program included speakers like J Norton Pilins and Mrs J L Ellis. The Montgomery capitol closed and Governor Miller’s inauguration anniversary noted.
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Gen. Lee
Vernor Miller
Supreme Court Not To Meddle In Alabama Trial
Alabama judges faced limits on Supreme Court interference after a case over a city dump near residences. Culiman Circuit Court issued a temporary injunction to keep the dump from continuing. Powers contempt proceedings followed as the city challenged the injunction, while Judge Callahan found no arbitrary or capricious violation of the order. The high court refused mandamus to enforce its own injunction, signaling restraint in judicial intervention.
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Supreme Court
Ontgomery
Alabama
Culiman
J. G
W. W. Callahan
Callahan
Law Operates Fast Sharmar? Police Captain Fires at Suspect Home
Former police Captain W Brent faced a rapid sequence of events after a citizen’s call to aid. Shots were fired at the policeman’s home and he responded by firing, assuming danger. The central relay kept the response quick, shaping the tense encounter and outcome.
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LAW
Gham, Jan
W. Brent
Crisp Chill Pays Visit Here Frost Forecast Tonight
A winter snap hit Do than last night with a sharp breeze from the north and sun returning by afternoon. Forecast calls for frost tonight with warmer weather expected tomorrow. The region notes a mild winter overall, with St Petersburg Fla recording 82 degrees and Sheridan Wyo at minus two as extremes. Temperatures vary by region from East to Pacific Coast.
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Dothan
United States
St. Petersburg
Fie
Sheridan
Wyo
East
Pacific Coast
Middle West
Bill to Aid Unemployed Approved by Group
A Costigan LaFollette bill authorizing a 375 million dollar unemployment relief appropriation passed a Senate committee. It would authorize direct federal participation, with 225.6 million for this winter and the rest for the next fiscal year, pending full report to the manufacturers committee. President Hoover opposes federal relief effort.
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Qwashington
Costigan-LaFollette
Manufacturers Committee
Senate
Hoover
Budweiser St. boat on wheels attracts Dothan crowds
A 19 foot red and white boat looking car named Budweiser St. drew crowds in Dothan as it toured the South. Built on a car chassis with silver gun-mounts and unique fittings, it cost 15000 dollars and is driven by Skipper John G. Horner with Joseph Lawrence Cullen and Rex Wheeler aboard. The tour includes Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Florida towns before returning to St. Louis. Governor Roth of California reportedly quipped about needing such a car to avoid funerals.
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Dothan
Troy
John G. Horner
St. Louis
Joseph Lawrence Cullen
Chicago
Rex Wheeler
Birmingham
Anheuser-Bunch, Inc
South
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Marianna
Panama City
Appalachicola
Pensacola
Florida
Mobile
Budweiser ST
Budweiser SI
Budweiser L
U. S
Skipper Horner
Ralph
California
Los Angeles
Roth
Rolph
Feed Costs Reduced By Balanced Ration
Lawrence County farmers in MOULTON Alabama improve livestock feed by adding protein supplement to create a balanced ration. County Agent J E Carter reports lower feed costs and better milk and egg production as a result of the method.
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Moulton
Ala
Lawrence County
J. E. Carter
Living Costs Cut Third Since 1920 in Birmingham
Birmingham reports a 33.5 percent fall in living costs since June 1930. Food is 30.8 percent cheaper than 12 years ago, clothing down 22.1 percent, and furniture 54 percent cheaper. Rents lower over the past year but still 15.1 percent above 1917 levels.
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Birmingham
Officers Clubbed Them Mine Union Organizers Claim
Joe Webber and Bill Duncan, miners and National Miners Union organizers, missing since Friday, arrived in Knoxville from Appalachia Virginia to recount their arrest at Cumberland Gap Tennessee. They said they were taken by four men in leather coats with pistols to Lynch Kentucky then up a mountain where they were beaten with clubs and sandbags.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Webber
Bill Duncan
National Minerg Union
Appalachia
Cumberland Gap
Harlan County
Lynch
Webber
National Miners Union
Wilkes Barre
Seed Loan Probe Extends to Four Other Counties
Investigation of alleged seed loan irregularities reaches Dale Henry Geneva and Coffee counties. Louis De Nette says U S Bureau of Investigation agents have been working in the area. Arrests include Leo Espy Gordon farmer County Agent J H Witherington Mrs Nora Knox J Norton Mullins William Jeffries and Thames Hutchings. Hing acquitted at a preliminary hearing. Grand jury session slated to convene January 25.
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Dale
Henry
Geneva
Louis de Nette
Houston County
U. S. Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
DeNette
Leo Espy
Gordon Farmer
J. H. Witherington
Nora Knox
Witherington
J. Norton Mullins
William Jeffries
Thames Hutchings
Hing
Mullins
U. S
Fishermen Undaunted by a Run of Misfortunes
Birmingham January 19 AP J W Carter remains a top angler despite a string of mishaps on his latest trip. His watch vanished into 30 feet of water, a rod guide broke, an automatic shotgun discharged damaging his car, and a stove in his garage toppled near him without injuring his head.
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Birmingham
J. W. Carter
Carter
Officers Return Man to Florida to Face Charges
Coy Shearad was handed over to Jim Lewis, sheriff at Marianna, and transported to Florida to face a larceny charge. Three people were jailed for drunkenness and three for unlawfully riding freight trains, according to Sheriff Joe Rollins.
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Coy Shearad
Jim Lewis
Marianna
Florida City
Joe Rollins
Funeral for Mrs. E. B. Williams Held at Gordon Church
The funeral of Mrs. E B Williams aged 99 was held at Gordon Baptist Church yesterday afternoon at 3 30 officiated by Rev M Medema of Dothan. Burial followed in Gordon Cemetery.
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E. B. Whi- Hams
Gordon Baptist Church
Tobacco Lucrative For Gadsden Cotton Farmer
Cotton farmer R. L. Lytle in Gadsden reports a half acre of tobacco as an experiment yielded 800 pounds of burney sold at 10 cents per pound, showcasing tobacco as a profitable crop in the area.
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Gadsden
R. L. Lytle
Life Of General Lee Highlighted In 29 Paragraphs
Mrs. J. L. Ellis presents 29 brief paragraphs on General Robert E. Lee published for the Dothan UDC scrapbook. The entries praise his military genius West Point career and leadership while noting his reluctance to fight for slavery, his piety, and devotion to duty.
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Robert E. Lee
J. T. Elis
Dothan
United Daughters of the Confederacy
West Point
Engineer Corps
Cavalry
United States Military Academy
Winfield Scott
United States Army
Mexico
Lee
America
Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
Spottsylvania
South
Stonewall Brigade
New York
General Lee
Tee An
Washington College
Let
Travis
Gernerss
Robert
Dethan Chapter Changes Meeting Night
Dethan chapter No 14 of the TD A V will meet at Woodman's Hall at 7 39 o clock tomorrow night moving from Thursday night announced today.
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Dethan
TD A. V
Woodman's Hall
Log Rollers Gather for Wiregrass Association Meeting
About 3000 Woodmen of the World members and Southeast Alabama camps are expected in Dothan for the Wiregrass Log Rollers association quarterly meeting on February 10. The program includes open sessions, a big parade from the courthouse, initiations, and addresses by John Gamble, L D Holiday, Dr W M Crawford, J F Davis, and Miss Lilla Story among others.
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K. L. Forreater
Dothan Camp No
Woodmen of the World
Wiregrass Log Rollers Association
K. L. Forrester
Harry K. Martin
B. G. McCalman
Houston County
Alabama
John Gamble
Troy
Pike County
L. D. Holiday
Montgomery
Woodmen of World
W. M. Crawford
Birmingham
Sovereign Auditor
J. F. Davis
Andalusia
Lilla Story
Dothan
Woodmen
Wiggins
A. B. Tucker
Webb
Wigging
Martin
Doughboy Statue to Stay in Birmingham Park
The bronze doughboy in Woodrow Wilson Park will stay on duty in Birmingham. Its post is to be moved to a new location after protests against removal to another park.
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Birmingham
Jan
Woodrow Wilson Park
City approves 700000 waterworks bond refinancing
City council votes to sell Bran don & Co. of New York 700000 waterworks refunding bonds to swap for 700000 hydro electric bonds due 1941, with 6 per cent interest. Bonds mature serially 1934 to 1951, no sinking fund, payments start at 30 000 annually, handling fee 2 per cent.
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Brandon & Co
New York
New York Investment Company
O. S. Lewis
Chalkers Bluff
Lewis
Central Hanover Bank & Trust .Co
Dothan
Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co
Witness Brings Plain Talk to Bankhead Heflin Hearing
In Birmingham Iran AP report, former Gov William Plain Bin Brandon appears as a witness in the Bankhead Heflin contest hearings. The court reporter prompts for his initials after he states his name in his usual manner.
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Birmingham
Iran
William W.plain bin Brandon
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