Plans set for July 4th bridge program in Dothan
American Legion and Georgia leaders organize a Fourth of July celebration at Alaga bridge with Congressman Henry B. Steagall as principal speaker. A motorcade caravan from Dothan to the bridge, sports events, a Memorial Stadium doubleheader, and town-wide flag displays are planned.
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Alabama
Georgia
American Legion Committee
Alaga Bridge
Henry B. Steagall
Steagall
Dothan Legion
Georgia Committee
Eugene Cox
Georgia Highway Commission
Milton Stone
Montgomery
Graves
Store
Montgomery American Legion
Dethan
Legion
Orende
Dothan
J. L. White
Houston Motor Co
Porter's Fairland
City Council Adopts Unanimous Gin Power Rate
The Dothan city council voted unanimously to adopt a new five month power rate for cotton gins. The plan sets a one dollar monthly demand charge per horse power, 3 kilowatt hours included, and 3 cents per kilowatt hour for excess energy, aiming to cover Alabama Power Company demand charges. A second measure on power line construction with Alabama Power was sent to a committee for revisions.
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City of Dothan
Alabama Power Company
Western Union Office to Extend Evening Hours
Western Union announced the local office will close at 10 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. The new hours will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. to provide longer evening service.
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Western Union
Six Enlist Here In June For Army
June enlistments for the regular army led by Sgt. Aaron M. Winn list six men with hometowns and forts. Alford R. Windham of Midland City Alabama and Clarence M. Stinson of Lakeland Florida enlist for Infantry at Fort Moultrie South Carolina. Elijah A. Padgett of Marianna Florida and Frank R. Noles of Chinley Florida enlist for Infantry at Fort Screven Georgia and Fort Benning Georgia respectively. R. C. Horne formerly a sailor from Webb Alabama enlists Field Artillery at Fort Russell Wyoming. Frederick A. Lewis of Ashford Alabama enlists Infantry at Fort Benning Georgia.
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Aaron M. Winn
Alford R. Windham
Midland City
Ala
Clarence
M. Stinson
Lakeland
Florida
Fort Moultrie
South Carolina
Elijah A. Padgett
Marianna
R. C. Horne
Webb
Fort Russell
Wyoming
Frank R. Noles
Chinley
Fla
Fort Screven
Georgia
Frederick A. Lewis
Ashford
Fort Benning
Campbellton Road Closed For Slag Laying
Contractors close Campbellton road while crews lay top coat of slag. Detours used. road reopened each evening for passage. Work aims to finish within ten days barring bad weather. delays possible if long closures persist.
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Campbellton Highway
Spann Hammond Cin Is Completed At Cottonwood Road
Spann Hammond Cin completes a new gin house on Cottonwood Road. A full gin equipment shipment is due this week for immediate installation. Manager Hugh Spann reports excellent crop prospects and predicts the largest season yet for Spann Hammond. The Cottonwood road gin is the second installed by Spann and Aswin, following Brannon Stand.
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Spann-Hammond Gin Company
Cottonwood Road
Hugh Spann
Careem
Spann
Spann & Aswin
Brannon Stand
Army Recruiting Starts With Four Principal Arms
Mary reviews enlistments for a year across the four principal arms as interest grows in military service.
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Mary
DePriest Labels Southern Legislatures Hypocritical Cowards
Chicago Congressman DePriest lashed Southern state legislators as cowards and hypocrites for condemning Mrs Hoover for inviting his wife to the White House reception. Speaking at a mass meeting of the NAACP in Cleveland he claimed Southern politicians use the incident to win back the solid South for Democrats. He recalled his childhood amid a lynching in northern Alabama and his family’s move to Kansas and Chicago.
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Cleveland
Ohio
DePriest
Chicago
Alabama
Kansas
Lightning Sets Dykes Alley House Ablaze Injuring Two
A lightning bolt hit the Anderson house in Dykes Alley during a 5:30 pm storm yesterday. Joe Henderson and James Anderson were stunned and hospitalized. the fire destroyed the Anderson house and damaged two neighboring homes. Judge Keener Bailey and his wife lost a laundress’s work clothing in the blaze.
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Dykes Alley
J. A. Boone
Anderson
Joe Henderson
James Anderson
Anderson House
Henderson
Keener Bailey
Dothan to Host Pensacola Team on Fourth of July
Louis Oppert of the Dothan baseball club received a letter from C. Shaw manager of Pensacola’s Shops team confirming a double header July 4. Pensacola has played many games this season and lost only one. Dothan has shown strong play recently and a large crowd is expected.
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Louis Oppert
Dothan
Pensacola
C. Shaw
Frisco
Pensacola Boys
Monday Hottest Day of Summer At 105 Degrees
Monday logged the peak heat of the season with a thermometer reading 105 degrees in the shade in front of the Eagle office. The heat eased slightly by noon as light rain relieved conditions.
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Eagle Office
Dothan Proclaims Day of Independence Celebration
Mayor Fb G Breil proclaims July Fourth 1029 in Dothan a day of pageant rest and civic homage. Citizens urged to cease business and observe commemorations reflecting on the 1776 birth of the United States.
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United States
Dothan
Fb G. Breil
Alabama
Indy
Pothan
Edward Moore Dies of Wound at Wilson's Mill
Edward Moore, a Black man from Wilson's Mill, died in a local hospital at 9:30 last night from a gunshot wound suffered Saturday. Walter Smith, also a Black man, is at large as authorities search for him after closing in on a suspect with no success.
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Edward Moore
Wilson’Mill
Walter Smith
Smith
Funeral Services For Miss Singletary Held In Marianna
Funeral services conducted in Marianna for Violet Singletary a 19 year old Mildred resident killed in a Sunday automobile wreck. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs W O Schaaeta and sister of Frank Singletary. The crash occurred on a narrow road near Marianna leaving her dead hours after the collision.
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Miss Singletary
Marianna
Violet Singletary
Miaricunsavir
Ats
Cotton Market Prices Rise Amid Small Trade
Market notes show slight gains in cotton futures with varied activity. Analysts reference early March shifts and tentative demand, noting modest volume as prices edge higher on supply concerns.
Rotary officers installed at Dothan meet today
George Y. Malone presided as newly elected president of the Dothan Rotary club at the weekly meeting with near full attendance. The club quartet Tin s Arthur Roane Robert Hol sang two numbers to the delight of members.
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George Y. Malone
Dothan Rotary Club
Ame
Ieee
Bids Received for Enterprise Underpass Project
Bids arrived to build an underpass at Enterprise as officials review proposals. Details on bidders and costs were not fully disclosed in the available fragments.
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Enterprise
Newton College Seeks 100 000 for Expansion
The Newton College board votes to launch a campaign to raise 100000 to convert Newton Institute into a junior college. Dr Charles H Turner named president and campaign director. Dr H C Bass chairs the endowment committee as plans include enlarging and improving Baptist Christian education in the south.
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Newton College
Board of
Newton Collegiate Institute
Charles H. Turner
H. C. Bass
J. A. Carnley
Board of Trustees
Newton Institute
Newton Junior College
South
Record-Setting Plane Crash Ends Night of Endurance
An attempt to break an endurance record ended in a crash near the Los Angeles airport after the plane descended through fog. The crew escaped with injuries and planned to depart once repairs were completed.
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Viola Gentry
Jack Ashcraft
New York
Berause
Kelly
Robbins
Roosevelt Field
Ashcraft
Mormon Ngeles
Nomis
Maurice
Joed
J H Brown Plans Church and Orphanage at Apalachicola
J H Brown to build a Catholic church at Apalachicola with a projected cost of 227000 and also contract a large orphanage at Troy for 245200. The project details include construction of a substantial wall and other specified work estimated at ninety four percent complete.
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J. H. Brown
Hoe Brean
Locus
Apalachicola
Fa Alsa
Bantet
Troy
Dothan Readies Major Fair at Stadium This November
Dothan plans a large stadium fair week November 4 to 9 under the Stadium Commission. Royal American shows head the midway with 14 acts and 16 rides, plus nine free acts and a grand fireworks display. Premiums total over a thousand dollars, limited to Houston County exhibits.
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Dothan
South
Dothan Stadium
Dothan Stadium Commission
Macon
Houston
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