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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1934

Page

4

Tragic Los Angeles Hatchet Slaying Suspect Surrenders

21 year old Rude Payne confessed to the brutal murder of his mother Carrie Payne 45 and brother Robert 14 in their Westwood mansion near the UC Los Angeles campus. He told detectives I struck my mother first then killed my brother and later tied injuries to mislead police. A letter to his father disclosed emotional distress and regret.

Angeles Rude Payne J. Walley Westwood Carrie L. Payne Robert Payne University of California At Los Angeles Louis Huntington Beck Here Los Angeles Lucius F. Payne St. Louis Young Payne Mur Bey Beverly Els High School Quest Louis Mte Dad Pete Steel Bree Mother Bob

Weather forecast fragments for region

Mostly cloudy tonight with showers possible and a later chance of rain Tuesday. Northwest areas show partly to mostly cloudy skies with a cooler, unsettled pattern into Tuesday.

Fiend Attacks Six-Week-Old Infant in New York

In New York on a Sunday, a nail studded stick was used to strike six-week-old James Heaning Jr. while unattended in a carriage. The infant suffered facial injuries and a bloodied face before his mother arrived. Police seek the assailant, described as a man or boy, uncertain age.

New York James Heaning, Jr

Body of missing boy found buried in mountain cave

Philippi West Virginia June 4 AP police announced a posse found the body of Dale Jones 15 who disappeared from home a week ago. He had a deep forehead wound and was believed beaten and buried perhaps alive. Two men are detained for questioning and an inquest will be held.

Philippi W. Va Dale Jones Barbara Hoffman H. C. Myers State Police Charleston Paul Thomas Forrest B. Poling

Burns Suffered Fatal Burns in Georgia Girl Dies at 14

Woncel Palmer 14 of Blakely Georgia died today after burns from a dress catching fire near a cook stove. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Palmer and survived by five sisters and one brother. Funeral set for 10 am tomorrow at Christian's Home Church near Malvern. Burial at church cemetery. Fellows and Forrester to guide services.

Woncel Palmer W. W. Palmer Blakely Route Three Malvern Vera Mae Zorn Elie Lee Hall Audrey Nattie Lou Nina Pearl Palmer Wesley Durham Palmer Christian Fellows Forrester

Case Against Dale County Man Dismissed at U S Court Term

The government failed to prove violations of the World War Veterans Act against J. L. Miller near Elcho, and Judge C B Kennamer dismissed the case as court opened. A capias was issued for S B Davis Wilbur Givens Cecil Griffin and H W Givens for migratory bird act violations after they failed to appear. The docket proceeds to civil hearings after the criminal schedule.

J. L. Miller Elcho C. B. Kennamer S. B. Davis Wilbur Givens Cecil Griffin H. W. Givens

Six North Alabama Counties to Get TVA Power

Athens Alabama June 4 AP F F Beauchamp Alabama division engineer for TVA announced six counties Limeston Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Lawrence and Morgan will soon receive TVA power. TVA will purchase existing distribution facilities in the counties under the agreement.

North Alabama TVA Athens Ala F. F. Beauchamp Alabama Tennessee Valley Authority Limeston Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Lawrence Morgan Beauchamp

Congress Adjournment Delayed as Tariff Vote Looms

Washington dispatch notes Congress will likely stay in session into next week to push the tariff bill amid drought relief concerns. Senate action on Rexford Tugwell’s undersecretary nomination and White House meetings with relief officials are reported as Friday work continues.

Washington Roosevelt White House Senate House Representative Burns Robinson D-Ark Gore D-Okla Hugh S. Johnson NRA

I L D to Appeal Case of Negro Communist to Supreme Tribunal

The International Labor Defense announced plans to appeal Angelo Herndon’s Georgia conviction to the U S Supreme Court. Herndon, a Cincinnati Negro Communist, was sentenced to 18 to 20 years for attempt to incite insurrection, a capital offense in Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the sentence. jurors recommended mercy. He acknowledged being sent to Georgia as a Communist organizer.

Atlanta International Labor Defense Today Angelo Herndon Cincinnati Supreme Court of the United States Georgia Supreme Court Herndon Fulton County Georgia

Walker County Wins Bond Issue Authority Ruling

The Supreme Court upheld Walker County authority to pay interest and principal on a 196 500 bond from the general fund. The court affirmed the Walker Circuit Court ruling in J M Phillips vs Walker County commissioners that no special tax was needed to amortize the project funding.

Montgomery Supreme Court Walker County Walker Circuit Court J. M. Phillips Walker County Commissioners Court

No Charges Filed Against Slayer In Red Hill Killings

Elmore County authorities planned to release Arthur Ingram after he claimed self defense in fatally shooting Dennis Smith and Norman Taunton at his Red Hill store and home. No charges yet filed as relatives weigh formal action. Ingram said Taunton and Smith attacked him and he shot them after a fight. Smith and Taunton were survived by spouses.

Wetumpka Ala Elmore County Arthur ‘Spot” Ingram Red Hill Hasty Golden Dennis Smith Norman Taunton Golden Ingram Smith Taunton

Two Killed and Two Injured in Auto Crash Near Shelby County

In Memphis area two youths are dead and two companions critically injured when their car collided with a parked truck on the Memphis to Nashville highway on the outskirts of Shelby County late last night. The deceased are Miss Mary Jane Kilpatrick 19 and Walter Hutchinson 22. the injured are Mrs Ivee Erwin about 25 and Archie Wiseman 23. The car skidded into the truck as four were returning from Brownsville with a young man they had taken to his work. Twenty eight others were hurt in a series of accidents, but for the most part their injuries were minor.

Memphis Tenn

Missouri seeks return of man wanted for murder

Governor Miller today honored requisition papers from Missouri for the return of Owen Enis, wanted in Caruthersville on a first degree murder charge. Enis to be held in Jasper Alabama awaiting Missouri authorities.

Grants Montgomery B. M. Miller Missouri Owen Enis Caruthersville Enis Jasper Ala

Unconscious Girl Found on Highway Near Ozark

Hazel Oliver 18 of Rockport Indiana was found on the Dothan Ozark road at about 3 am in boy’s clothes. She suffered several broken ribs a head wound and possible skull fracture and believed an automobile struck her though no destination could be given. She was treated at Ozark hospital then to be moved to Dothan hospital.

Ozark Dothan and Hazel Oliver Rockport Ind Neegan Dethan Hospital

Davis to be U S envoy at London naval meet

Norman H Davis, chief American delegate to Geneva disarmament, will represent the United States in preliminary bilateral naval discussions in London around June 15. Admiral Richard H Leigh and Commander Theodore Wilkinson will join as advisor and technical advisor, with Davis sailing on the Leviathan.

Washington Norman H Davis United States London State Department Richard H. Leigh Theodore Wilkinson Davis Geneva Robert W. Bingham Great Britain

Reconstruction Corp Advances Arkansas Loan Packages

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized a loan of 101.65 thousand dollars to the Laconia levee district in Desha County Arkansas to refinance bonds. A second loan of 2.12 thousand dollars was approved for the Laconia circle special drainage district in Desha County Snow Lake Arkansas.

R. F

Many Mishaps Hurt Eight Persons This Weekend

A weekend of mishaps in Columbia and nearby towns left eight people injured. E E Wakefield fell into an empty pool and was hospitalized for head injuries. Wayne Morris sustained facial injuries during a back-flip at a local pool. A motorcycle crash on S St Andrews and S Oates Street sent Russell Wynn and J A Miller to hospital for treatment. G D Dyess was treated for a fractured elbow after falling from a running board on E Main Street. Leon Redding suffered scalp lacerations and bruises in a Webb area auto crash. Two Black men, Fiddle Hudspeth and Proud Crawford, were injured in a fight. Hudspeth suffered a fractured skull and Crawford knife wounds.

E. E. Wakefield Columbia Wayne Morris Dothan Russell Wynn J. A. Miller Wynn S. St. Andrews S. Oates Street G. D. Dyess E. Main Street Leon Redding Webb Fighte Fiddle Hudspeth Headland Proud Crawford

Jefferson County Clerk Removed for Failing to Post Bond

Probate Judge Eugene Hawkins notified Governor Miller that deputy clerk Forney W. Brandon vacated the criminal division post by failing to post a $10 000 bond. An examiner's report showed about $12 000 owed to Jefferson County and individuals, with a May 17 deadline set for bond filing and June 1 as the final date. Applications for the vacant office came from Frank Means Bob Bell and W B Dowell of Birmingham.

Eugene Hawkins Jefferson County B. M. Miller Forney W. Brandon Hawkins Prandon Brandon Frank Means Bob Bell W. B. Dowel Birmingham

Shooting by enraged father ends in death in Hagerstown

George Saum a 22 year old mechanic died after being shot by Allen Hollar father of a high school girl he had admitted accompanying on a trip to Washington. Hollar was detained without bail after admitting the shooting amid the girl's disappearance which lasted five days before she was found in Washington.

Hagerstown George Saum Mecchanic Yastentay Washington Allen Hollar Saum Jane Hollar

Three Georgians Hurt in Wreck Near Anniston

A. J. Alford of Bowdon Georgia was in critical condition with severe internal injuries after a car overturned on the Atlanta highway ten miles east of Anniston Alabama. Newford Alford and W H Hatcher of Atlanta were in serious condition from injuries sustained in the same wreck yesterday.

Anniston Ala A. J. Alford Bowdon Newford Alford W. H. Hatcher Atlanta Here Gait A. J. Alford

Federal funds for drought area sought

President Roosevelt called a war council to expand the drought relief effort as Congress debates a potential 200 to 500 million dollar appropriation. Henry Wallace surveys the parched Midwest while Rexford Tugwell oversees relief plans and farmers face widespread crop and livestock losses amid heat and dust.

Stephen J. McDonough Washington Roosevelt Council of War Congress Henry A. Wallace Midwest Rexford Guy Tugwell Jesser Atlantic Seaboard Fivestock Wallace Omaaha Nebraska FB. W. Sheets Omaha Davis Weather Bureau Canada

Grand Jury Probes Houston County Democratic Primary Ballots

Circuit Judge H A Pearce orders impounding of ballots tally sheets poll books and affidavits from the May Democratic primary in Houston County to await grand jury action. Solicitor Hubert Farmer says illegal votes and many challenged voters prompted the move to preserve evidence before runoff on June 12.

Houston County H. A. Pearce W. A. Wells Democratic Executive Committee Weiss Wells Circuit Hubert Farmer Balicitor Houston Enuaty Alabama Hulsten County Farmer Moore

SLAIN WOMAN S HUSBAND CHARGED WITH MURDER

Murder charges were filed in Houston Texas against Earl Mounce 41 of Little Rock Arkansas after police said his wife shot him in the temple and then killed herself in their apartment. Police disputed his story noting the wife was shot three times in the head. physicians said he would recover.

Houston Tex Earl Mounce Little Rock Ark

Mussolini's Tactics Stir Global Eyes Says Will Rogers

Will Rogers quotes Santa Monica remarks about Mussolini as a leader who keeps nations unsettled and jokes about war readiness. He notes the dictator's bold posture and claims neighboring nations hear his loud declarations. Rogers reflects on avoidance of war amid widespread predictions.

Santa Monica Cal Mussolini

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