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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1934
Page
3
In early Georgia, state hospitals schools and orphanages were partially funded by lottery revenue authorized by the legislature, shaping public funding through lottery proceeds.
Huntsville, July 19 AP Delegates to the State Association of County Commissioners and Probate Judges vow to oppose diverting one cent of gasoline tax revenue from counties for relief. Governor-Elect Bibb Graves and Mrs. Alfred M. Tunstall miss their talks citing other duties. A repeal of prohibition laws sparks debate as Friday’s business session concludes the convention.
Washington July 19 AP The debts of American cities have begun to increase again in a big way. Their total is estimated now at almost 18 billion dollars. In six months of 1934 municipal borrowings in the general market exceeded 500 million, about the same as all of 1933. Banks, stripped of dealings in general bonds by the securities act, have been active participants in selling municipal bonds. Federal emergency agencies have also loaned to cities, with substantial sums from the Public Works Administration.
The typhus fever control program for Dothan will enter full swing by week’s end, supervisor W A McCollough announced. By Friday forty men and two women are expected to work full time as traps are set and rats are combed for fleas. Wildlife trapping around Dothan continues to broaden the search for transmission by animals alongside rodents.
Sylvan Grove church plans a 109th year celebration with home-coming services on Sunday July 28. Daily meetings begin next Sunday as a lead up to the event. The church lies three miles east of Midland City.
An estimate places global coal reserves around 7,863,555,600,000 metric tons. The figure highlights the vast scale of remaining fossil fuel resources and informs energy supply projections for future decades.
A Mississippi River barge carrying 150 drought‑stricken cows from Memphis stockyards to President's Island sprang a leak. Six cows swam to the island pastures while the rest swam back to the Memphis bluffs awaiting a safer barge.
Frank Martin the convict guard serving 21 years for second degree murder testified before a grand jury about the killing of Helen Spence Eaton, a 22 year old escapee. He claimed he acted on orders when he fired on Eaton as she allegedly tried to draw a weapon. The case followed the resignation of penal superintendent A G Stedman and the appointment of L Todhunter as his replacement.
Hart s date July 19 AP little Bobby Connor aged 21 months showed strength yet confusion over his disappearance and recovery. Officials differ. Greenburgh police say lost not kidnapped while District Attorney Coyne keeps options open. Child found in woods near home after five days.
Edward Young Clarke once a Klan leader received five years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary after six counts of using the mails to defraud related to the Esskaye fraternal order. His wife Martha Ann Clarke drew two years on each count in Alderson. Sentences run concurrently.
Boston July 19 AP Bob Lefty Grove, after recovering from a ton sil operation, was ordered to depart Boston to join the Red Sox in Cleveland. He has had only one light workout since hospital discharge as Eddie Collins seeks to learn if the operation helped the $125000 pitcher who has shown little so far this season.
Houston Chapter No. 287 O. E. S. will instate officers for the ensuing year at a meeting tonight at o o'clock. All members urged to attend.
A compact extract shows numbers for Bee exchange prices across months March May July December with figures around the mid-1300s and a late 1800s entry, indicating varied futures or indexes. The fragment lacks context but preserves date-units and monthly series useful for archival reference.
A snapshot of New York stocks shows varied results with many blue chips trading flat or slightly lower. Notable figures include Anaconda Copper, General Motors, IBM, and Ford of England, reflecting a cautious session amid market indecision.
Early gains due to Liverpool and spot-house buying, relief offers. Weather unfriendly, market lacked snap. Reports of rain in Southeast Texas eased prices from highs as selling intensified, aided by a possible press story on Germany. After sharp drop, a partial recovery followed and prices firmed on easier periods ahead.
Savannnah naval stores update shows turpentine and rosin firms with sales receipts shipments and stock levels. Prices quoted include B D E at 4.20 F G H I 4.35 K 4.40 M 4.45 N 4.50 WG 4.55 and WW X 4.75 in Savannah July 19 AP.
The New York market opened quiet and selective with steel issues reaching new high year to date levels while others sold at 1934 bottom prices. Public participation remained minimal and professional interest cooled. Early grain and cotton firmness faded as wheat and corn held gains while cotton declined.
A dynamite blast ripped through a drug store in Atlanta on Boulevard N. E. wrecking the interior and hobbling hundreds from bed, causing near panic in the neighborhood. Owner I D Friedman suggested the blast may stem from a regional milk war, though he reported no threats from dairymen or producers.
AP dispatch from Chicago notes unsettled butter trading with price ranges across grades. Listings include creamery specials at 23 3 4 to 24 1 4, extras 23 1 4, firsts 20 1 2 to 21, and standards 23 1 2, along with 243 totes of butter and Begs at 7 625, prices unchanged overall and no edge sales.
Portland July 19 AP a waterfront shooting endangered Senator Robert Wagner and officials when guards fired on an auto that failed to halt in Portland Oregon E P Marsh in the car struck and others including Fred Ross Rosco Crayton and D E Nickerson present A police chief ordered guards to duty then they returned and spent the night at emergency hospital Myrl Wilson 27 questioned guards defended literal halt orders
Washington July 19 AP Government financing of 500 million to 1 billion dollars in September was under study at the Treasury. Certificates of indebtedness totaling 524 million mature September 15, and 1 billion dollars of Fourth Liberty bonds at 4 14 percent are called for October 15.
Dothan Motorcycle Club members will meet tonight in regular session to finalize plans for a motorcycle race scheduled to be staged here on August 5. The meeting will determine event details and local arrangements.
Marianna residents discuss candidates for city offices in 1925 with Dock Grant challenging city clerk John Milton II and Fire Chief Gid Cushing seen as a possible opponent to Police Chief Dan Coullette. Mayor John Burton faces no announced challenger as incumbents seek re election. Roosevelt Memorial Highway group forms to push a Georgia Florida route from Atlanta to Panama City via several towns including Marianna. Burton reports Georgia highway officials have taken over Donaldsonville to Neal's Landing bridge and may pave the stretch.
Edward A. Hayes national commander of the American Legion warned at an Lions Clubs gathering that advocates of regimentation of agriculture and the new social order threaten the U S constitution. He stressed there will be no partisan politics in his statements as he speaks for truth. Rodering Beddow Lions International president from Birmingham attended.
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