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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1932
Page
3
Civil non jury cases will be tried in circuit court by Judge H. A. Pearce for one day next week. Court officials announced today. The cases will be heard next Monday.
A fragmentary OCR reads a long roster of companies and brands including Paramount Publix Packard Radio Corp R J Reynolds Tobacco Radio Keith Orpheum Sears Roebuck Southern Railway Texas Corp Texas Gulf U S&S Steel United Fruit United Aircraft Woolworth Western Union and related entries, followed by garbled text.
The page lists multiple cinema showings including Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Blondell in Union Depot and Joan Crawford with Robert Montgomery in Letty Linton. Also Fox News features Robt Montgomery in But The Flesh Is Weak and Barbara Stanwyck in Forbidden. Alabama screens Noah Beery Sally Blane and Richard Cromwell in Shanghaied Love with Buck Jones in High Speed, plus Wind Out and Reck legs Sax.
Police report a 1931 Chevrolet coach owned by Tip Howell of Headland was driven away from Foster street near the Dothan National bank building Monday night. Howell allegedly left the key in the car, valued at 450 dollars.
A council session debate over emergency measures reveals rules not suspended, with Ezell, Black and Miller opposing unanimous suspension. Proposed cuts would reduce City Auditor Vaughn by about 75 a month and hit several officials and police and fire personnel, following earlier November reductions. Scarborough signaled willingness to accept majority-determined pay, as Black expressed thanks.
Golfer's Column details weekend arrivals at the Country club with S W Carson and Red Suggs and Frank W Slocomb of Headland. Royer of Eufaula wins the finals against Warren of Enterprise while Halstead claims a flight trophy. Upcoming Ozark tournament June 16 expects 72 players. Blue Springs at Marianna prepares for a record meet July 30 with a large regional turnout.
The state engineer reports that 18 irrigation districts in Oregon are being refunded. This action aims to reorganize debt and improve district finances, with details on bonds, rates, and timeline forthcoming from state officials.
The club opens competition at 10 a.m. on the 30th. George Spann Auburn student and Ingram Hanahan, a first year Alabama student, have enjoyed the local course since returning from college. Reynolds May Jr will be a regular on return from Duke around June 15. Young May visits New York City. William Espy, a Duke student, will play in the summer. Both May and Espy are leading young players at the club.
At Monday night council meeting the issue of whether to rebuild the cemetery caretaker's house, badly damaged by fire, was discussed. Some councilmen favored rebuilding while others urged caution due to costs and priorities.
The council discussed locating the cemetery caretaker near the stadium, possibly using a current city house. President Black asked the property committee to investigate and report next session. The caretaker’s house burned and the city rents a residence for him.
Linen rags strings old netting flax tow and hemp are used as basic stock by the French cigarette paper industry.
The city council voted to charge $15 for auditorium use and to hire performers for an event at the city auditorium tonight. They also approved hiring Johnny Haynes Cannon and Arch for the event with a $25 allocation.
A German firm objects to a regular airline service bet involving Berlin and Shanghai. An embedded table shows four pieces of various wood or woodwork items valued by a disabled war veteran in Poland, Oregon.
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