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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1932
Page
6
In New York the homicide hearing for Walter J. Smith son of former Governor Alfred E. Smith was postponed to next Friday. His counsel Arthur Weglen requested more time to interview witnesses and prepare, with bail set at 1000 dollars.
Formal announcement by 8 W Burkett seeks reelection in the Democratic Primary on March 7 1932. Also includes a mortgage foreclosure notice by the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans against J W King and wife detailing a January 16 1928 loan on Houston County lands and a deed sale set for February 17 1932 in Dothan Alabama to satisfy debt and costs.
Compact listing notes a four room house in Grandview featuring a garage and garden space. Also mentions two five room houses with garages at 210 and 212 East Crawford Street, listing contact 259.
Washington Jan 23 AP Hearing on the Muscle Shoals issue was closed today by Acting-Chairman James of the military committee. James set next week for preparation of the legislation report in the House. He presided in Chairman Quinn’s absence as the Republican author of the government operation bill. The committee also considers other proposals including the Muscle Shoals leasing plan from the commission.
Mrs. John C. Dawson succeeds the late Prof. Willie Tabb Moore as head of the department of library science at the University of Alabama. She formerly served as Librarian at Howard College in Birmingham and is married to Dr. John C. Dawson head of Romance Languages and former Howard College president.
Judge Oregon N. Dennis of the Baltimore appeals court says Albert Ritchie Maryland governor is the most promising Democratic candidate to head the ticket. Dennis describes him as a strong young man with a wonderful personality as he waits for a ship to Miami for the winter.
Dale county farmers earned 14987 from December hog sales as 31 cars carried 2645 hogs to market. In Ariton, farmers got 966 for 157 hogs in two cars.
Samuel Martin, an 80 year old ex slave and Civil War veteran, died at his Talladega home after paralysis. He received a back pension of 16170.60 dollars from 1892 following a New York daughter’s appeal to federal officials. Martin served in the Union Army with engagements including New Orleans, Mobile, and Vicksburg.
Robbers cut through the roof of a Bank of America branch and a 17 inch steel and concrete vault was opened Monday. They escaped with 17000 dollars. Bundles of currency were scattered on the floor, indicating a hurried departure.
Scrambled OCR shows a transportation timetable fragment with few legible legs. Mentions Thomasville Tifton Dothan Montgomery Birmingham times 11 00AM 6PM 8 45PM and Marianna Panama City Geneva Brent town names, but many tokens are garbled and unreadable.
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