Four Houston defendants plead guilty in seed loan conspiracy
Seven of eight defendants pleaded guilty in the seed loan conspiracy case after mistrials earlier this year. County Agent J Henry Witherington received a two year term to run concurrently with a four year sentence. others, including Hammond McArthur Espy Rollins Ford and Trawick, faced various penalties. Mullins still faces trial with plea to come at fall term in Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Witherington
U. S
Atlanta
Witherington
J. Norton Mullins
Charles B. Kernamer
Mullins
U. S. District Court
Dothan
J. Ed Witherington
Nolle
Farl E. Hammond
R.leo Espy
Gordon
Charles C. McArthur
Ashford
Wyatt W. Robins
R.F
Rollins
Wofford
Trawick
William B. Jeffries
Houston County
Jeffries
W. J. Bell
Joe Whaley
West of Dothan
Coy Thompson
Whaley
Charles D. Meadows
Harry S. Barger
Houston
Kennamer
Seed Loan
Farmer's Seed Loan Office
United State Departmnt of Agriculture
Memphis, Tenn
Bonus Army Riot Wounds Spark Liquor Evidence Trial
Judge Kennamer warned jurors not to drink evidence at a liquor hearing. Jurors left court with two bottles of a corn liquor alledgedly same color as Alabama corn liquor. The verdict found the defendant guilty after jurors used smell tests plus tasting unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Kennamer
Alabama
Judge Overrules New Trial Bid for Lea Trio in Bank Case
Judge John Clements in Asheville on July 29 overruled the motion for a new trial for Colonel Luke Lea Jr and Wallace Davis, convicted last August of violations of state bank laws. He granted bond continuance and allowed appeals to the state supreme court with 45 days for Lea and Davis to file and 30 days for the state to answer, keeping the defendants free pending the appeal.
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Asheville
N. C
John Clements
Luke Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
Wallace Davis
State Supreme Court
Clements
Hmit
Leas
Davis
Lberty
Supreme Court
Apathy in G. O. P. Ranks of Alabama
In Montgomery on July 29 observers noted extreme Republican apathy in Alabama. A canvass found no one who knew what the Birmingham state convention did. Officials and nominees, including J. T. Johnson for Senate, were largely unknown to local party leaders and news agencies.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Birmingham
Dothan
J. T. Johnson
Oneonta
Hugo Black
United States Senate
J. I. Abercrombie
John A. Posey
Haleyville
Supreme Court
R. J. Hawkins
Fort Payne
Hugh Whit
Alabama Public Service Commission
Paralyzed farmer builds life on 75 acre county tract
J. W. Bryant a 26 year old farmer living near Cottonwood operates a 75 acre farm to support his wife and four children despite paralysis. He uses a goat hauled cart to attend school and has contracted only 32 dollars in debts this year while seeking poultry farming opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bryant
Cottonwood
Bryant
Moonlit rounds unfold for three golfers in Pleasanton
In Pleasanton Kansas three golfers unhappy with both rounds play a final hole under a surprisingly bright moonlit sky. The incident reflects a quiet night golf moment captured by AP.
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Pleasanton
Kansas
Pleasanton Links
Husbands Take Warning Chicago July 2 AP
Policeman Marstir Condon faced a rough day as he cleaned a bedroom in Chicago. While turning a mattress a pistol beneath a pillow discharged wounding him in the leg. His wife had ordered the task to be done. The event occurred during housecleaning amid a crackdown on narcotics.
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Chicago
Marstir Condon
Ghosts and Gardens Stir Old Persian Palace Theories
Chicago reporters from the university weigh ancient royal legends as researchers study the mythic harem quarters and the famed six golden apartments within a Persian palace. The piece blends speculation with archaeological curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quseos
Aermes
Rust
Chicago University
Young man acts as own lawyer in U S court case
Irving Lovett, a youth accused of liquor law violation, defended himself in a U S district court. He questioned one witness and testified that a government informant asked him to sell liquor. The jury found him guilty of selling three pints of whisky. The judge fined $50 and sentenced six months in jail with suspended term, and payment to September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Lovett
U. S
C. B. Kennamer
Houston
Kennamer
Lovett
Storey
Powell Street
Jack Patterson
Patterson
Actress Lina Basquette Engaged Then Poisoned Self
Lina Basquette a 25 year old actress announced her engagement to Teddy Hayes. She swallowed poison in an Los Angeles apartment hours later while a note to Jack was found beside her. Her condition was described as critical by physicians.
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Los Angeles
Lina Basquette
Teddy Hayes
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Hayes
Jobless Agency Here Is Closed
The Dothan unemployment agency suspended work due to funds shortage. No new unemployment services are offered except a few odd jobs assigned to the needy. The agency opened in February with about $199 in debt and 119 cards of wool were cut for sales to cover costs.
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Dothan
Fom
Emmy
Dothan Furniture Man Resigns From Kiwanis Post
A. Muasar will leave Monga for Ka Reo to head the furniture department at Hume & Co mathematical document house. Mir Miller, tied to Miler Furniture Co for over three years, resigns as premier of the Kiwanis club.
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Mongafor
Hume & Co
Mir Miler
reaga-Miler Furniture Co
Kiwanis Cb
Kiwanis Boys and Girls Committee Members Named
Announcement by Rev T G Jones lists three appointees M Richardson P Persons and W E Kennedy from Birmingham Tuscaloosa and Mobile. Governor John K Watkina of Opelika approved Jones selection. The committee urged active contact with youth and collaboration with schools and local groups for education and character building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys and Girls Committee
Alabama Kiwanis District
T. G. Jones
M. Richardson
Y.M.C.A
Birmingham, Co
Tuscaloosa
Kiwanis Club
Alabama
Parent
Two Killed Three Shot at Quinton Revival
At Carter Grove Baptist church in Quinton Somerset Kentucky two men were fatally shot when a revival meeting was disrupted by a gun battle. Three others were wounded as officers moved to arrest Dick Fast who allegedly caused the disturbance.
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Somerset
Carter Grove
Quinton
Mountain Church
Dick Fast
Accidentally Shot Farmer Improves After Amputation
J W Hathorne a farmer west of Dothan was accidentally shot in the left arm by a gun while climbing a fence. He was taken to a hospital where his hand was amputated and he was reported improving today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hathorne
Dothan
Hathorne
Funeral Conducted For G B Register
Funeral services were held at the Taylor Methodist church for G B Register a justice of the peace in Taylor for 25 years who died at his home in Taylor last Wednesday. The Rev M J Paljwin of Midland City and the Rev J J Kersh of Taylor officiated. Burial followed in Seima church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Regster
Taylor
Taylor Methodist Church
M. J. Paljwin
Midland City
J. J. Kersh
Seima Church
Veterans Riot May Be Probed by Grand Jury
Washington July 29 AP A federal grand jury investigation will be launched under President Hoover to examine Thursday's clashes between police and bonus marchers and later federal troops and squatters on federal property. Four encampments were cleared with tear gas and force, as troops and tanks were deployed after police efforts failed.
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Washington
Hoover
Bonus
Bonus Expeditionary Force
White House
First 1932 Cotton Bale Ginned at Spann-Howerd Gin
The first cotton bale of the year was ginned at the Spann-Howerd gin on Cottonwood road this afternoon, weighing about 400 pounds with 1 200 pounds of seed. The crop was raised on the Ernest Walden place west of Dothan, with opening started last week and picking before rains. Walden has 30 acres planted, expected to yield about half a normal crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spann-Howerd
Cottonwood Road
Ernest Walden
Dothan
Walden
Former Local Woman Elected Crestview City Clerk
Mrs. Paul Brett formerly of Dothan elected Crestview city clerk by large plurality over opponents. Brett, nee Laura Gainer, previously worked in the Dothan city clerk’s office for more than six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestview, Fla
Paul Brett
Dothan
Crestview
Fla
Brett
Laura Gainer
County Court Will Open Here Monday
More than 109 cases will be on the docket when county court convenes Monday. The docket covers two months with cases ranging from revenue law violations to burglary. About half were carried over from June and July sessions, the rest filed since.
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Martin
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U.S
Earl E. Hammond
McArthur
Berta Walls
Willie Walls
Hammond
Keenamer
Howston County
Perry
Dothan Bank & Trust Company
Houston County Farm Bureau
Miriam “Ma” Ferguson
Ross Sterling
Lone Star
Texas
Pevert Stave
Ats
Elnee
És Ineo
Moonlight Saving Golp
Bureau
Dothan Furniture Man
Columbus
Kiwanis Boys and Girls Committee
Thad Holt
Alabama Kiwanis
Bir
Holt
Kiwania
G. B. Register
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