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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1935
Page
7
In Lyon July 5, an executive of a northern France dairy, Henri Gervais, was arrested for smuggling 18 tons of Italian cheese into France. Gervais, a Swiss citizen, is also sought by Switzerland for fraud related to a different import.
Geneva County Masonic conference opens Monday at 2 30 pm with four sessions through Tuesday afternoon. No formal program. all three degrees will be exemplified. Officers listed include W M Wilkinson Geneve and J H Bryson, with family attendees noted.
The Civil Service Commission reports May payroll at 108,226,597 with 712,112 government workers, up from 708,077 in April. The increase reflects more executive branch hires and a 1.5 million dollar expansion.
Berlin notes Germany will not pull the mark off gold despite pressure to devalue. Reichsbank officials debate parity after dollar and pound stabilization, citing limited gold and raw material needs. Analysts say a cheaper mark would not boost foreign trade enough to service foreign debts, amid self sufficiency drives and rearmament needs. The article also mentions the Tennessee Valley Authority and local figures visiting Dothan.
Southeast Alabamians and neighbors oppose Louisville and Nashville Railroad plans to drop the only passenger trains on the Georgianna Graceville branch and replace with a mixed accommodation. A public service commission hearing at Montgomery is set for July 25 after petitions seek to end passenger service. Local towns from Georgiana to Graceville urged to send delegates to Opp for a strong objection to abandonment.
In Paris on July 5 the national congress of the French Smokers Protective association crowned Eliane Carmona as the most charming smoker in France. Her admission that she would marry a non-smoker led to voter disappointment and caused cramps in the festivities surrounding the event.
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