Local bond issue put on hold amid legal questions
Attorney General has not ruled on the legality of a proposed $300,000 local bond issue. The board had set a June 16 referendum date but canceled it citing the pending ruling. Bonds would retire warrants costing 8 to 10 percent yearly, with estimated savings over 20 years. The board meets at the courthouse Monday to reconsider the matter.
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Charlie C. Mcall
Houston County ‘of Revenue
Harry K. Martin
Martin
McCarty
Ge Board
Pe Board of Revenue
Hoover Refuses To Release All Data On Treaty
The State Department head argues secrecy is essential in treaty negotiations citing Washington and Adams precedent. Secretary Stimson states the senate must judge the treaty from its text, not external factors, while Johnson delays comment awaiting study. Borah plans daily committee meetings ahead of a Senate vote. J B Murray Jr returns from Savannah and Key West.
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Stixonon
Morah Im
Johnson
State Department
Republic
House of Representatives
George Washington
Adama
Stimson
United States
Senate
Borah
Bishop Cannon Defies Senate Subpoena Threat
Senate hearing scenes feature Bishop Cannon asserting resistance to testifying about political activities and objecting to subpoenas. He cites a Virginia anti Smith campaign expense and hints at efforts to obtain worker names. Debate centers on legality of withdrawal and potential contempt findings.
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Walsh
Blaine
Wisconsin
Caraway
Arkansas
Borah
Idaho
Robinson
Indiana
Cannon
Senate
Virginia
Virginia anti-Smith
Washington
Milk Ordinance Delayed 90 Days By Health Board
The Grade A Milk Ordinance set to take effect today will be delayed at least 90 days. Houston county board of health officials, led by Dr. Russell E. Neff, announced no new date yet. The rule would bar sale of milk not graded A and notes financial hardship on some dairies despite efforts.
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Houston County Board of Health
Havn
Russell E. Neff
Dothan
Dr. Neff
Radio Station Found May Be Bootleggers
Two men, James Leo Pelkey and Harry Willis, were jailed on $7,500 bail each for operating an unlicensed radio station. Authorities found a concealed transmitter, tubes, and antennae hidden in an attic and cellar during a raid on a house used nightly for broadcasts.
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James Leo Pelkey
Harry Willis
Negro Boy Hurt In Car Crash Friday
Cornelius Gamble, 15, a negro youth, was slightly injured when the Ford touring car carrying him and Vickery Gamble collided with a Hupmobile driven by W H Frasier at Troy and Oates Street. Frasier escaped injury. Cornelius suffered a two inch cut above his right eye and Vickery was uninjured. The collision occurred as the Frazier car traveled west on Troy Street. the Ford turning east from Oates into Troy.
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Cornelius Gamble
Negro
Vickery Gamble
W. H. Frasier
Troy and
Oates Street
Frazier
H. L. Roberts, Jr
Troy Street
Ford
Cornelius
Vickery
Muscle Shoals Committees Fail to Reach Agreement
In a congressional stalemate senators and representatives could not bridge differences on the Muscle Shoals issue. McNary called the talks prob lematic and predicted another meeting next week while noting a wide gap between houses. Thompson cites May losses from idleness at the plant and argues full operation could save farmers hundreds of millions annually.
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Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
McNary
Oregon
House
Ransley
Pennsylvania
Reece
Tennessee
Wurzbach
Texas
Fisher
Quin
Mississippi
Athens
Ala
Frederick L Thompson
United States Senate
Muscle Shoals
Thompson
United States
Mexican Army Aviator Stops In Montgomery
Col. Roberto Fierro, a Mexican aviator, and his companion Arnulfo Cortes landed in Montgomery after a weather stopover at the government airport. They departed Maxwell Field at 7:30 am for New York City, aiming to begin a non stop flight to Mexico City next week. They had spent the night due to unfavorable weather after arriving from San Antonio yesterday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Roberto Fierro
Arnulfo Cortes
Maxwell Field
New York City
Mexico City
Government Airport
San Antonio
Cotton Market Report and Futures Summary
Cotton futures quotes for July October December and January are shown with open high low and close prices. Spot values list New Orleans and New York middling prices. A brief note from New York on June 7 cites sagging prices due to light demand and favorable weather, with Liverpool markets closed until Tuesday.
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P.C
New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Boyds Sentenced in Marion Junction Bank Theft Case
SELMA Ala June 7 William L Boyd was sentenced to nine years 11 months and Grace Boyd to eight to 10 years in prison on robbery charges linked to the theft of a gold watch from the Marion Junction bank last year. Several other cases against the couple were continued.
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Selma
Ala
William L. Boyd
Grace Boyd
Marion Junction Bank
Pen used for seven years becomes family item
E Lindsay of Neadland keeps a carpenter pencil found in 1923, now tiny but still used for signing checks. He asserts the pencil, about a quarter inch shorter, helps his reading as his eyes fail. He plans to keep it until unusable or lost.
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E. Lindsay
Neadland
Seoteh-Iriah Headland
Roy Hatfield
Eagle
The
Lindsay
Godfrey Scout Troop Visits Dothan After Gulf Trip
Sixteen Boy Scouts from Godfrey Georgia in the Athens council, led by Scout Master J D Felder Jr, camp near Columbia on the Georgia side of the Chattahoochee river. They were visitors in Dothan after a Gulf of Mexico trip Thursday and enjoyed a local picture show.
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Godfrey
Georgia
Chattahoochee
Columbia
Athens Council
J. D. Felder, Jr
Dothan
Gulf of Mexico
Richburg Girl Is Honoree At Bridge Party
Enterprise paper notes Richburg resident honored at a bridge party with white daisies and smilax decorations. Guests included Dothan visitors Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Burdeshaw, and Mrs. W. M. Sentell. Various locals join in social visits as summer plans begin.
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Richburg
Enterprise
Ing Pra. W. ‘Ragland
Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee
H. B. Burdeshaw
Dothan
J. B. Byrd
W. M. Sentell
Howard Sentell
Atlanta
Birmingham
Byrd Harris
Fort Benning
J. EB. Harris
Louis Carmichael
Flint
Mich
E. B. Townsend
Climax
L.A. Boyd
Annie Pearl McCall
Mobile
Carter
Fort Worth
Texas
Robert Parker
Mary Ruth Lewis
Brundidge
Margie Bell Brock
Livingston Teachers’ College
Livingston
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Republican National Committee
Sally Gamble
Joe
Cross Roads
Heflin
Alabama
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Tenn
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Young
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Houston National Bank
John Sanders
T. W. Palmer and CO
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J. G. Pitman
Mary McGhee
Tongaii Lege
Houston Batter & Supply Co
S. St. Andrews
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