City Election Details and Polling Places
The article outlines polling locations in four wards for the city election. Voting starts at 3 PM and ends at 6 PM with Ward One at Hallman building, Ward Two at St Thomas Metrey's, Ward Three at city hall, and Ward Four at the courthouse. It notes an upcoming majority rule for commissioners and possible runoffs to decide the commissioner seats.
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Diasenaton
Hmitsoltis
Dothan
Mayer
Beall
Bent Thrar sAhiyor Ezell
Iists
Hallman
St Thomas
Cotton Market Opens Lower Then Rallies on October Demand
In New York July 7 cotton prices dipped on overnight selling before gains asOctober demand from both speculators and the trade supported futures. March and May contracts sold against October cover. Overall business remained light amid a favorable weekly weather report with rains noted in the eastern belt. Showers were confined to Georgia and the Carolinas. Hog market listing shows various grades and prices, while grain and lard quotes appear with mixed movement and no clear trend.
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New York
Oklahoma
Georgia
Carolinas
Wiregrass paving details and prison case report
The item lists extensive paving projects in Wiregrass with distances and costs from Ozark to Enterprise and surrounding areas. It notes a police incident where Dr E F Moody reported a stolen bag containing valuable instruments, recovered in Bainbridge after a thief rode a train from Alabama to Georgia. A Memphis firm won a judgment against a Negro boy for $24,100, and a story about a 57 year old woman and a man named Vin Cleve involves a window raid and surveillance by detectives.
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E. F. Moody
North Aytee Street
Bainbridge
Alabama
Georgia
Morass Court
William
Catherine
Charley Coborn
Osborn
Ver Cleve
Vin Cleve
Alabama wins approval for $2.73 million WPA highway plan
Alabama becomes first state to gain final approval for definite highway and grade crossing projects under Roosevelt's relief program. Gov Graves hails the record as officials estimate 3,270 men to be employed for about six months, with WPA ready to place workers on temporary jobs to bridge the start gap.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Ozark
Dothan
Meyer & C. Exell
Roosevelt
Charles D. Snead
Bureau of Public Roads
John D Petree
National Emergency Council
Thed Holt
Alabama Works Progress Administration
Gaston Scott State Highway Direct
Sibh Graves
Scott
Highway Department
Mtalon
Pew
Thad Holt
WPA
Southern Singing convention draws 5000 in Albany
Albany Ga July 17 five thousand visitors are expected to attend the annual Southern Singing convention Sunday starting at 10 am with no public dinner. Publishers and leading authors and directors from other states will be present making it the largest gathering of its kind. The singing school at Selma church ends with a concert Friday night and the public is invited.
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Albany
Selma Church
Ethiopian talks and arms rights clash amid delays
The article notes Haile Selassie pressing Britain and other powers over arms rights as Ethiopian negotiations falter. It describes intensified push to advance a pact amid delays and mounting international interest in expediting reform and approvals.
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Inter
Haile Selassie
Great Britain
Burial at Rehobeth for Mrs J T Underwood
Mrs J T Underwood dies after two week illness at age 53 formerly of Dathan. Funeral at Rehobeth church Wednesday afternoon with Rev Halstead officiating. Survived by husband an insurance man, two sisters Mia Fannie Brier Atlanta and Leona Sharp Aniston, two brothers Lester Johnson Rome and Andy Johnson Atlanta. Pallbearers listed and burial in church cemetery under Follows and Forrester supervision.
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O¢lock
JT Underwood
Dathan
Slocomb
Route 2
Underwood
Raptlet Church
Mia
Fannie Brier
Atlanta
Leona Sharp
Anisten
Ala
Lester Johnson
Rome
Andy Johnson
Rrhabeth Church
Halstead Offtemting
W. H. Hollis
Mildreth Faundren
Wooh
Burileshaw
Hiram Hundley
Tyre Hund Tey
Doda Buydeshaw
Twins complicate Lupin county schools faces and names
In Lupin Texas on July 17 APS reports teachers in Anahi County struggle to keep twin students straight. The district has multiple sets of twins in its schools creating daily confusion for staff and administrators.
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Lupin
Tex
APS
Lisenby disputes on Williams plant issues uproar
The letter from Lisenby dated July 17, 1935, claims Henry Williams showed defiant misconduct at the Dothan water plant, took a truck off duty after 5 pm, and boasted of impunity. Superintendent Goodwin proposed a paid vacation, Williams reportedly kept arguing he could not be fired, while Dr Bates is accused of opposition to plant reconditioning and favoring Alabama Power. The author denies rumors of being considered City Manager and cites Williams and Goodwin disagreements impacting municipal employment.
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Goodwin
Willams
Williams
Pey
Willire Ros
C Bates
Bates
Alabama Power Company
Dothan
Jones
Commission
Hoh
Lisenby Dothan
Ala
Ezell Denies Dothan Eagle Statement in Williams Discharge Case
The document records E C Ezell disputing a published claim about a talk with R J Goodwin regarding the July 15th discharge of lineman B C Williams. Williams confirms the newspaper statement as correct and denies telling Lisenby it was false, with a July 17 1985 notary affirming Williams’s sworn affidavit.
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Alabama
Dothan
I. C. Ezell
R. J. Goodwin
B. C. Williams
Eny Lineman
Goodwin
Nr Lisenby
Ezel
Willams
Eagle
IC Eifzul
Duffie Aigler
Notary Public
Houston County
Williams
Houston
E. O. Williams
E. O Williams
Certiin
Dothan Eagle
Ezell
Mr. Goodwin
Julien Kall
Mr. Lisenby
Egle
Campaign Ad by Committee for Better Government
A paid political advertisement from the Committee for Better Government based in Dothan outlines policy aims and urges voter support ahead of the upcoming election. The spot emphasizes local governance improvements and frames the committee as championing practical reforms.
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The
Committee For Better Government
Fo Dothan
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