Ezell Seeks Reelection Mayor of Dothan in Primary
Mayor Exell announced his candidacy for reelection in the Dothan Democratic primary set for March. Aiming for full-time mayoral service and consolidation of city clerk and auditor, he pledges closer supervision and stricter economies to sustain schools, cleanliness, and essential departments amid growing city affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C.ezell
Dothan
Tand
Exell
Alabama
Plen
Yay Hall
T. H. McEntyre
Ward
Y. C.hates
Ward Tee
Mose Smith
Miles Miller
City Engineer E H Stewart Declines Reappointment
City engineer E H Stewart announces he will not seek reappointment by the mayor and council to continue as city engineer. He states major projects will be completed by end of current administration and cites private plans. Stewart, a resident for over eight years, formerly worked as a consulting railway engineer. Previously city work was handled by fee Sretoere on a commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cty
E. H. Stewart
Mayo and Council
Stewart
Ity
Woodmen Circle Gatherings In Dothan District Meet
More than a hundred attendees joined the Wiregrass district convention of the Woodmen Circle in Dothan at Woodmen hall on North Foster street. Key participants included Mrs. Clara B. Cassiday of Atlanta, national director and Georgia state manager, and Mrs. Ethel Seane of Montgomery, manager and national director, with a joint installation of Woodmen Circle and Woodmen of the World officers planned as a feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Woodmen Circle
Woodmen Hall
North Foster Street
Clara B. Cassiday
Atlanta
Georgia
Ethel Seane
Montgomery
Alabama
Woodmen of the World
Election of Geneva Superintendent Upheld by Court
The supreme court ruled the 1931 act making Geneva County superintendent of education elective constitutional. J. G. Austin was ousted and M. L. Black, Geneva County representative, elected to the post after resigning his legislative seat. Austin challenged the act claiming it differed from the advertised law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Supreme Court
Geneva County
J. G. Austin
M. L. Black
Austin
B. M. Miller
School Supervisor To Speak at County Teachers Meeting
Miss Norma Smith state elementary school supervisor will speak on Evidences of Progressive Practices in the Supervision of Rural Schools at the county teachers mid term meeting. The session at the high school building starts at 9 a.m. with slides and discussions on failures. Dr. B. R. Showalter from Auburn also speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Smith
Miss Smith
B. R. Showalter
Auburn
Promising Grazing From Winter Crops
Jan 21 report from Shelby county farms notes hairy vetch Austrian peas and oats showing strong growth due to warm winter and plentiful rains. Despite late planting these crops promise good grazing and a solid start for next spring.
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Columbiana
Shelby County Farma
Missing jewels threaten royal wedding plans in Spain
Paris reports the Infante Eulala daughter of a queen of Spain had planned to use a fortune in jewels to fund marriages of her grandsons to the daughters of former King Alfonso. The jewels are now missing.
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Paris
Eulala
Spain
Alfonso
Lights At Auburn Opelika Air Field After Feb 1
Night flying planes will land safely at the Auburn Opelika airport after February 1 as sunset to sunrise flood lights go into operation. The Department of Commerce leases the field and has spent 5 500 on grading 9 000 on lights and a broader building program. The airport will serve as an intermediate air mail field between Montgomery and Atlanta and may become a flag station for passengers. Formal opening is planned for April with prominent aviators attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Auburn-Opelika
Bradford Knapp
Airport Organisation
C. D. Palmer
Aviation Radio Laboratory
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
D. C
Department of Commerce
Montgomery
Atlanta
Second Racketeer Shooting Marks Cleaner Strife
CHICAGO January 21 AP A man shot to death in the cleaner and dyers industry is found near Downers Grove with a cleaner’s card bearing M Constable in his pocket. This follows a prior killing of Benjamin Rosenberg an independent manager suspected of profiting from cleaning overalls. Investigators link the latest death to racketeer warfare in the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Downers Grove
M. Constable
Benjamin Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Three Negroes Jailed On Larceny Charges In Dothan
In Dothan area three Black men were jailed on larceny charges after officers chased a hog theft and a flour sack theft. Lewis Johnson 17 of Virginia was jailed for larceny after allegedly slaughtering a hog valued at 5 dollars. John Jones alias Rat Jones escaped but was expected to be arrested today. Sonny Owens was jailed for stealing a sack of flour valued at 5 cents. Will Smith 19 was jailed for petty larceny accused of stealing chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Johnson
Virginia
Pothai
Ruel Barnes
John Jones
Rat’ Jones
Lewis
Sonny Owens
A. A. Roebuck
Will Smith
Smith
Kiwanis Club highlights 17 years of service in Dothan
C C Moseley reviews Kiwanis achievements since 1915 with Dothan and Houston county actions. Highlights include funding a high school football team, aiding tuberculosis patients, supplying milk to underprivileged children, leasing and fencing an athletic field, promoting Cripple Children's clinic, supporting the Farmer's Institute, and hosting major barbecues funded by local merchants.
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Kiwanis
C. C. Moseley
Kiwanis Club
Houston Hotel
Detroit
Mich
Moseley
Dothan
Western
Cripple Children's Clinic
Alabama
Farmer's Institute
Houston County
Child Welfare Department
Salvation Army
A. J. Miller
F. G. Granger
J. L. Vaughn
Organization of
George English, Jr
H A. Pickens
Arthur Keyton
Miller
Autogiro Leaves For Eufaula Today
Mayor Ezeli and several Dothan citizens ride in an autogiro owned by Piston Ring Co. of Muskegon Michigan piloted by Donald Walker during a tour. Crowds gathered at East Main street airport yesterday for the first visit of this aircraft to Dothan. Today at noon Walker departed for Eufaula carrying Alex Whiddon and D D Bennett from Dothan Auto Parts Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Fortner
Dothan Auto Parts Co
Ezeli
Dothan
Walker
Eufaula
Alex Whiddon
The
D. D. Bennett
Cotton Week Begins in Birmingham on Air
The Cotton industry launches Cotton Week in Birmingham with a series of broadcasts on stations WAPI and WBRC starting January 18 to explain advantageous uses of cotton. The AP reports the effort seeks broader, better applications for the staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
WAPI
WBRC
Alabama Supreme Court Faces Threats in Scottsboro Case
Montgomery January 21 AP Chief Justice John Anderson disclosed a six week campaign of threatening letters and resolutions aimed at the Alabama supreme court as arguments opened for appeals by eight young Negroes sentenced to death for assaults on two white girls near Paint Rock. The chief justice warned that those who circulated the messages would be held in contempt and said they would have no influence on the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
John Anderson
Scottsboro
Jackson
Paint Rock
Group votes to drop impeachment charges against two judges
The House judiciary subcommittee voted to drop impeachment charges against Judges John Parker and Eliot Northcutt of the fourth federal district. The decision was announced by Representative Dominick of South Carolina, chair of the subcommittee. Charges were filed by Mrs. Mary Speers of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Subcommittee
John Parker
Eliot Northcutt
Fourth Federal District
Dominick
South Carolina
Parker
Northcutt
Mary Speers
Balthmore
U S Attorney in Dothan for Federal Grand Jury Monday
Assistant U S Attorney J O Middleton arrives in Dothan to prep for the special grand jury convening Monday. He works with H S Barger and Louis De Nette to ready seed loan case charges against Houston county figures. More than 309 witnesses have been summoned to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Middleton
U. S
Dothan
Houston County
Mr. Middleton
H. S. Barger
Louis de Nette
300 Boys and Girls Enrol In 4-H Clubs
Community outreach notes enrollments for 4-H youth clubs led by County Agent T.P. and Mr. Lee. It mentions plans for farm financing, wartime production projects, and practical lessons on fruit farming and home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bes
Gale
T.P
Lee
Fire at Blacksmith Shop Sparks City Fire Crew Response
A blaze at a blacksmith shop on S Oates street caused a quick alarm to the fire department. Fire crews extinguished the fire after arrival from the nearest station with no reported injuries.
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Seoul
W. K. Forward
S. Oates Street
Modern Woodmen Meeting Tour Across Territory
District Deputy W F Sheehan of Dothan and Special Representative John T Davis of Macon Ga promote a series of Modern Woodmen of America entertainments this week. Screens at Webb show six reels about the order including the Rock Island Ill main office and the Colorado Springs tubercular-sanitarium. Events move from Midland City to Newton and Elba with invocations by Capt W A Tidman of the Salvation Army and ties to the 49th anniversary of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. EF. Sheehan
Dothan
John T. Davis
Macon
Woodmen of America
Webb
Maino
Rock Island
Til
Colorado Springs
Col
Woodmen
W. A. Tidman
Salvation Army
Midland City
Newton
Elba
Sanitary Barber Shop Gradings Announced Here
The county health department announced sanitary grades for local barber shops with scores from 90 to 95. Shops listed include Houston Hotel, JayRoy, Mellinger's, Peoples Sanitary, Acme, Clark's, Harris, Crystal, Dixie, City, and Star barber shops with respective proprietors and scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jantory of
Dothan
County Health Department
Houston Hotel
G.W. Davis
JayRoy
Roy Turner
Mellinger's
J. G. Mellinger
Peoples Sanitary
W. J. Perry
Acme
R. M
Funeral of Malvern Jones in Pinckard Cemetery
The funeral of Malvern Jones, 25, who died Monday near Dothan from typhoid fever and pneumonia, was held Tuesday at the home with burial in Pinckard cemetery. His wife Mrs Bertie Jones and survivors include his mother Mrs Hattie Jones of near Dothan, five visitors and two brothers.
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Malvern Jones
Three
Dothan
Pinckard Cemetery
Health picture draws crowd at Keston siding
More than 100 residents attended a sanitation and hookworm educational film shown by the health department at Keston Siding last night. The event aimed to promote sanitation work and hookworm awareness in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keston Siding
Events Health Department
Kestor
Pooling Peanuts for Sale Ends January 20
Alabama Florida Cooperative Peanut association will close January 20 after receiving nuts for marketing. Final settlement for peanuts delivered this season will occur in July. The group, organized April in Dothan, has over 1,000 members across southeast Alabama and northwest Florida, with advances of 24 dollars per ton for No 1 Spanish and 20 dollars for No 1 runners already paid. Officials plan expansion for next year as Georgia North Carolina and Virginia growers form similar bodies to create a national marketing cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama-Florida Cooperative Peanut Association
J. J. Watson
Watson
Dothan
Alabama
Florida
A. E. Gibson
Federal Farm Board
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Alebany- Florida Association
Gibson
Houston Car Owners Face Vehicle Attachments Next Week
Houston license inspector Reeves warns delinquent license buyers in Houston county may have cars attached after this week. About 20 persons have not bought year’s plates since November 14 and will be arrested or have vehicles seized for operating with last year’s tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Reeves
Editor Falconnier Killed in Auto Crash
John W. Falconnier editor of the St Petersburg Times died instantly when his car struck a parked vehicle. Funeral set for Friday at 4:30 AM at a local funeral home with Rev Schuyler E. Garth of First Avenue M E Church officiating and Capt Ernest Pickering of the Salvation Army assisting. Times officials and business leaders named honorary pallbearers with staff as active pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
John W. Falconnier
Honolulu hunts attacker after fresh assault near Rogers airport
Mrs. Toka Okazaki 29 says a gunman robbed and assaulted her near Rogers airport and identified Daniel Lyman, an escaped murderer, in photos. The incident follows the Kahahawai case and prompts calls for tougher law enforcement as the territory prepares grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Toka Okazaki
Rogers Airport
Daniel Lyman
Joseph Kahahawai
Thalia Massie
Thomas Massie
U. S. Navy
Territorial
Mra
Okazaki
Takeo Harimoto
Harimoto
Winnie Ruth Judd Denounces Doctor in Murder Trial
In Phoenix on January 21 1936 Winnie Ruth Judd leaped from her chair during the murder trial to denounce Dr Joseph Catton of San Francisco as the prosecution alienist. Defense hints at shifting guilt through insanity or self defense and questions jurors about not guilty verdicts if reasonable doubt exists about her connection to the crime. J J Halloran a Phoenix loderman is named as a key witness.
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Phoenix
Sriz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Joseph Catton
San Francisco
Ariz
Agnes Anne le Roy
Hedvig Samuelson
Herman Lewkowicz
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Ezell
Evan O'Neill Kane
Kane
Wiregrass Convention of Order Today
Geneva
Flying Field
C. C. Mosely
Los Angeles
Hollywood Boulevard
Modern Woodmen of America
Alabama-Florida Association
Houston
Zation
Times
Newspater
Mrs. Judd
T. W. Palmer &O
New York
P.C Jan Tee Nee
New Orleans
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