Wiregrass to Send Nearly Five Hundred Guardsmen to Camp Beauregard
The Wiregrass region will dispatch about 550 national guardsmen and several officers to Camp Beauregard in Louisiana for a two week training period. Dothan headquarters announced that units from Dothan and Southeast Alabama will join guardsmen from multiple towns, with departures beginning today and returns set for July 20.
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Camp Beauregard
Dothan
John H. Griffin
John T. Rollins
Dethan
H. B. Burdeshaw
Evergreen
Geneva
A. M. Dillard
James L. Stough
Mark H. Lawrence
Harrison Eddins
Wiliam Bailey
Henry R. Eddins
John L Griggs
William M. Herring
Woodrow A. Azar
Arlan Hand
Wyatt F. Heflin
Dave A. Johnson
Jacket Musick
Robert B. McCarty
J. J. McClenny
James E. Parker
Creel H. Parish
Cader R. Pope
Herbert L. Posey
Wilburn J. Ray
Buford Rogers
J. B. Scott
Roger G. Shirley
Sam van Landingham
Marvel D. Vickery
Henry Williams
Herbert Wilson
Byron Woods Roling
Martin T. Snellgrove
Ray
Louisiana
Alexandria
Eagle
Despondent Graduate Turns Knife on Self in New York
T L Williams 28 of Birmingham Alabama used a knife on himself claiming personal safety concerns. Found semi conscious in a West End Avenue rooming house he was treated at Witt Avenue hospital where condition improved to not serious. Williams a recent New York arrival and unemployed. known as Sarena among acquaintances. graduate of the University of Alabama football player later reported resting comfortably.
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New York
T. L. Williams
Birmingham
West End Avenue
Wifth Avenue
Williams
Howard Ritter
Wittieens
Sarena
Uni- Welty
Albams
Raheckh
Fae Cece En Wen
Misa Eva Kirkland
C. C. “Lum” Jordan
Houston Jordan
The
Eagle
Miss Kirklans
Sam
Miss Kirkland
Sheffield
the Eagle
Jean
G. B. Keeler
Plea From Hungry and Jobless Spurs Local Aid Drive
The Eagle reports over 100 families seek food as heads lack work. Contributions from readers include groceries and cash gifts, with donations to the Salvation Army. A job list for unemployed men is kept at the Home and Farm Protective Association in the City Auditorium, and readers are urged to send food money or clothing to The Eagle for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
The
Eagle
Salvation Army
Congress Near End Of First Hoover Session
Congress nears adjournment in the Hoover era after a long session marked by the Smoot-Hawley tariff and tax cuts. The House and Senate clash over funds for the law enforcement commission and veterans pensions while key bills on rivers and harbors and federal buildings await final action.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Congress
Hoover
Senate
House
Law Enforcement Commission
Seventy-First
Federal Power Commission
Treasury
Justice Department
White House
Southern Cross Heads for California From Chicago Takeoff
The Southern Cross tri-motor Fokker, with Wing Commander Charles Kingsford-Smith aboard, left Curtiss-Wright Grenview Airport at 6:45 a.m. bound for Oakland California. Crew members include Capt. J. P. Saul navigator John W. Stanage radio operator and M. E. Van Dyk co pilot. Kingsford Smith said there are no oceans left to cross and they will decide future plans in California.
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Chicago
Southern Cross
J. P. Saul
John W. Stanage
M. E. van Dyk
Kingsford-Smith
California
Alabama Kiwanis Governor Reports Club Activities
Mobile governor David H. Edington announced Alabama Kiwanis clubs completed thousands of welfare actions in the past year and are pursuing broader efforts ahead of the fourteenth annual convention attended by about 6,000 delegates. The record list includes aid to business and industry, urban rural relations, vocational guidance, education, underprivileged children, beautification, Boy Scouts, civic improvement, boys’ work, athletics, camps, health and sanitation, and citizenship education.
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Alabama
Edington
City Protests Grow Over Electric Supply Competition
The Dothan city council faces escalating petitions from 101 business and professionals and a separate list of 42 protestors. They oppose city sales of electrical supplies and fixtures in competition with local dealers, seeking immediate action to discontinue the department. The protest cites profit to city officials and lack of tax obligations by Ramsey, the sales manager, amid broader concerns about city earnings from electricity.
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Dothan
the Eagle
The
Eagle
C. R. Ramsey
Ramsey
Dothan Plans Big Independence Day Festivities
Hundreds are expected in Dothan for Independence Day on Friday with air stunts by First Lieutenant Walter Wise, two baseball games at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium, swimming picnics at Kelly Springs and Porter’s Fairyland, and a full schedule of shows and concerts. Panama City and Wewahitchka also plan large celebrations as travelers head to coastal and lake attractions.
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Dothan
Webb Road
Walter Wise
Robertsfield
Birmingham
Montgomery Coca Cola’s
Dothan Bears
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Kelly Springs
Porter's
Fairyland
National Guard
J. C. Wadlington
Miers
St. Louis Rein
Eagle to Publish Early Edition Friday
The Eagle will issue only one edition tomorrow instead of two due to Independence Day. The early edition goes to press at 12 o'clock to reach Wiregrass homes ahead of the normal schedule and shows employees a half holiday.
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the Eagle
Gang Chief Himself Settles Differences In Miami Club
Miami Civic Tourist club split over a $2,500 donation solicited from Capone. The gang chief refused to contribute and sent a legal letter cancelling the gift. President Clyde A. Epperson resigned last week as many members quit after the board favored accepting the money.
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Miami Tourist Club
Miami, Fla
Miami
Capone
Clyde A. Epperson
Alabama Schooling Costs per Child Reported
The Alabama Education Association released figures showing the cost of providing teachers in Alabama schools is 18.75 per child for a school year. The total cost of educating a child stands at 28.72 including federal state county and district funds.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Education Association
Bobby Jones Leaves New York for U S Open Prep
Bobby Jones, feted in New York after a dual victory abroad, leaves today for Minneapolis to compete in the national open. He says retirement is not planned and that luck helped his wins at St Andrews and Hoylake. Jones meets cheering crowds and honors from Atlanta friends before heading to the Open.
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Bobby Jones
New York
Atlanta
Bobby
England
Luck
St. Andrewa
Hoylake
Broadway
Walker
Macom
Vanderbilt
Minneapolis
Jones
Flyers Demand Correction Over Chicago Endurance Flight
Chicago July 3 AP report on John and Kenneth Hunter piloting the City of Chicago in a record endurance flight. They threaten to land if press reports misstate Kenneth's wish to quit, while continuing a 520 hour plus mission with fuel and sponsorship deals boosting cash profits toward sixteen thousand dollars.
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Chicago
John
Kenneth Hunter
City of Chicago
Kenneth
John Hunter
Walter
Albert Hunter
Bean
Dale Jackson Andorrest
St' Louis
Sky Harbor
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John Griffin
Andalusia
Despondent Graduate University
Ilies
Ceen
W. S. Wilson
J. H. Purswell
W. C. Batchelor
Hoover Administration
North Atlantic
Kiwanis
E. T. Moody
Malone Hardware Company
Malone-Slingluff Insurance Agency
O. M. Floyd
J. J. Flowers
E. R. Porter
F. A. Flowers
Charles D. Murphy
J. W. King
H. D. Coe
M .Harrison
H. L. Roberts
Warren May
Shulman Bakery
C. B. Cantey
J. W. Grant
H. Behrman
Cash Drug Store
R. May
W. T. Green
Harris Furniture Company
I. Rimson
O. Kelly
H. H. Brown
B. M. Hanrahan
E. F. Moody
J. Walter Baker
3. P. Poyner
H. B. McBride
John W. Palmer
Spana-Marchman Hardware Company
Weathers Grocery Company
C. FR. Robinson
A. D. Whiddon
A. R. Anderson
Hayes Grocery Company
W. D. Autrey
L. C. Green
J. D. Griffin
Dixie Market
K. L. Forrester
Jackson Grocery Company
E. L. Johnson
Jones Furniture Company
J. C. Penny Company
J. L. Dell
PR. B. Thomley
W. W. Avery
R. ¥. Sheppard
W. Welty
O. 9
Queen City
Wise
United States Department of Com
Merce
Florida Lakes
Florida Points
Panama City
Wewashitchka
Dorothy Hester
Portland, Dre
Eva Kirkland
C. C. Jordan
Houston County
Jordan
Milo Sheffield
Dent F. Green
Banks
Tate
Donnavan Dale
Walt—Al
Selves
Sky Hardo
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