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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1932
Page
4
A distressed Houston county family lacks school books sweaters and shoes for several children. The Child Welfare Department is urged to provide third and fourth grade books, primers, footwear, clothing and simple supplies to let fourteen children attend school, with items like pencils and bedding also requested.
Jan 23 AP report from Washington notes a possible tobacco tax rise as Ways and Means Committee weighs impacts. Junius Parker of the Merchants Association warns higher levies could reduce consumption and sales, hurting farmers in Virginia North Carolina Georgia and other states while manufacturers have already pushed prices up.
Eleven Japanese warships with 600 Marines aboard arrived off the Shanghai international settlement amid growing Sino Japanese clashes. Japan demands Chinese authorities suppress anti Japanese societies and threatened occupation of Chinese military establishments if demands are unmet.
Captain Frank Hawkes, Speed pilot, leaves Agua Caliente at dawn aiming for a round trip record to Vancouver via Oakland and Portland. He plans brief fuel stops and a San Diego overnight, then return refueling in the same cities. He took off from Lindbergh Field shortly after four and was back over San Diego within minutes.
James Loftin Fuller died after an illness of over a year at his sister’s home in Dothan. Survived by widow Julia, son J L Fuller Jr of Apalachicola, daughters in Georgia, brothers Amos and L A Fuller, sisters in Alabama and Georgia. Funeral tomorrow at 4 p.m. Beulah Church with Rev. Parrish officiating. burial in church cemetery. Houston Funeral Co. in charge.
Probate office officials report all warrants issued for pensions to Confederate veterans and veterans widows in the county. A total of 76 warrants were issued for the last three months.
Officials in the assessor's office warned that anyone whose real estate is not assessed for the year must pay 50 cents and 10 percent of the assessment. An additional penalty applies if the property is still not assessed by February 1.
Lizzie George a Negro woman is jailed in county on murder charges after the fatal shooting of her husband Tom Sampson on Short Atlanta street. He died from a leg wound sustained during the incident. Earlier the couple had a prior confrontation when she shot at him but missed. The jailed woman reportedly used her former name from a previous marriage.
Grove Hill Alabama January report from County Agent O. C. Helmes notes 100 percent improvement in Clarke county oat crop over the 1931 season.
Hope Fairfield Ross, the prettiest and wealthiest girl in Westchester, captures attention with her buttercup hair and bold fashion. As Goody, her quieter sister, struggles with envy and insecurity, their parents debate how Hope’s charm will shape her future. A wealthy family faces a growing tension between appearances and deeper desires.
The Alabama supreme court declared unconstitutional a 1931 bill by M. L. Black to make the county superintendent of education elective by vote in Geneva County. The ruling settles who is legally in charge between Prof. J. G. Austin and Black ally, ending months of confusion over payroll and authority.
Alabama ginned 1 381 294 bales before Jan 15 1931 with 1 381 760 bales total cited. Southern states totals show Arkansas Georgia Mississippi Oklahoma Texas and others, with broader regional ginning figures for the period.
Alabama Supreme Court heard appeals for new trials from eight condemned Negroes in the Scottsboro attack case. Georgia attorney George Chamlee defended after Attorney General Thomas Knight concluded the state's case. A decision was expected within a month.
Justice department officials ready for the U S grand jury convening Monday in Houston County. Over 300 witnesses summoned to appear as Bureau of Investigation teams present evidence. The probe spans Geneva Coffee Dale and Henry counties into irregularities in obtaining government seed loans.
The Slocomb High School basketball team extended its winning streak by routing Sidney Lanier High of Montgomery 33 to 6 in a fast, well defended game. The Slocomb quintet followed up an 83 to 25 win over the Dothan Tigers with another strong performance.
Funeral conducted this morning for Billie Faulkner 16 son of Mr and Mrs W C Faulkner who died yesterday from injuries after a bicycle fall. Burial in city cemetery. He was returning from school when his bicycle struck a rut in the street and the fall occurred. His condition was not known to be serious later in the night.
The Dothan Athletic Club basketball team fell to the Hartford Athletic Club quintet at Hartford last night 45 to 21. Dothan players struggled to hit the basket while Hartford, undefeated this season, surged ahead from the start and held a steady lead through the game.
London January 33 AP Great Britain's cabinet divided on tariffs with a plan for a fiat rate of 10 to 15 percent on manufactured imports debated. Liberals favored free trade while conservatives backed protection, yet the government chose to remain united amid grave national and world problems.
President Hoover signed a measure adding 125 million dollars to federal land banks and earmarking 25 million for extending mortgage payments to farmers. The act, part of a two billion dollar government credit program, became law after Congress approved it last night.
The Rev. Thomas G. Jones of LaFayette Street Methodist Church will discuss "Pitts of Quicksand" at morning services focusing on chaos from unstable foundations and the rock of Jesus Christ as enduring. Evening sermon titled "Is Your Child Immortal?" promises guidance on life as a secure path to victory and achievement.
Houston County farmers report large hog losses due to warm weather spoiling meat. Hog slaughter peaked in frigid January while most killings occurred in warm periods, leading to spoilage. Some farmers stored meat in cold storage or smokehouses to protect it.
The weekly outlook expects temperatures below normal early next week across the central and east gulf states with mostly fair skies. Warmer conditions are likely midweek with possible showers toward week’s end.
Funeral held at Selma church for two month old Glenn Brinks child of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brinks of Dotan route five. The Rev. O. M. Murphy and the Rev. Sead officiated with Houston Funeral Company in charge.
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