Surprise Salary Cut Sparks Violent City Council Session
A heated council meeting erupted when a finance committee proposal to cut city salaries by about 500 a month was rejected and replaced with a broader drastic plan. Councilmen Botts Newton and others clashed, arguing over pay scales for auditors clerks police and fire officials amid accusations of insufficient reductions and calls to protect living wages.
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Finance Committee
J. P. Botts
J.J .Newton
Black
Botts
Newton
Mr. Botts
Miles Miller
J. L. Vaughn
J. P. Scarborough
F. B. Whitfield
R. J. Goodwin
Water and Light Department
B. C. Ward
Roy Driggers
J. L. Domingus
J. E. Ziglar
T. H. McEntyre
Miller
McEntyre
S. W. Burkett
Ezell
Burkett
Ezeli
Counciman Newton
Tet
Six Die As Ambulance Collides With Car In New Jersey
In Collingswood New Jersey an ambulance rushing to aid a three year old girl collided at a street intersection with a car. Six persons died including the ambulance driver Policeman John Knorr and several bystanders. The three year old child died hours later in Camden Hospital.
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Collingswood
N. J
Richard Bloemaker
Waddonfield
Emma Bloemaker
John Knorr
J.A. Rodecker
Perth Amboy
William Rodecker
Edward Smith
Keyport
Bodecker
Frank Tucker
Bluemaker
Camden
Smith
Preparing Boxes for Next Primary
Sheriff Joe Rollins seals and prepares ballot boxes for the second Democratic primary on June 14. All first primary ballots except amendments are destroyed. amendments kept for six months. Officers from the first primary return for the second. polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. city, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. rural.
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Joe Rollins
Rollins
Funeral for Mrs J R Cunningham Held Today
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. in Headland for Mrs. J R Cunningham 70 who died at her home after a short illness. The Rev J M Truett Rev J R Lasseter and Rev Clement Ritter officiated. Burial was in the Methodist church cemetery with Houston Funeral Co in charge. Survived by husband two sons Luther and C Cunningham both of Headland one daughter Mrs W A Mitchell of Headland two sisters Mrs J A Baxter of Clio and Mrs Ben Beasley of Brundidge two brothers G Grant and Green Grant of Montgomery.
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Headland
J. R. Cunningham
J. M. Truett
J. R. Lasseter
Clement Ritter
Dothan
Methodist Church
Houston Funeral Co
W. A. Mitchell
J. A. Baxter
Clio
Ben Beasley
Brundidge
G. Grant
Green Grant
Montgomery
City Auditor Authorized to Buy Gasoline Tank Car
City Auditor J. L. Vaughn won city council approval Monday night to purchase a tank car of gasoline. The report to the council warned the current city storage will run dry by July.
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J. L. Vaughn
Ozark Couple Receives Marriage License
Ozark pair Howard H. Andrews and Fouth Miller, both of Ozark, were issued a marriage license at the probate judge's office on Monday.
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Howard H. Andrews
Fouth Miller
Ozark
Negro held on arson charge in county jail
Lonnie Campbell a 25 year old Black man is jailed on a first degree arson charge in a case tied to the burning of the M A Wilson house near Grismore's mill north of the city about three months ago. Bond set at 1000 dollars.
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Lonnie Campbell
M. A. Wilson
Grismore’s Mill
Mr. Wilson
Campbell
Woman Hurt As Cooker Explodes On Jeff Street
A defective valve blamed for a pressure cooker blast at Mrs. M. M. Reese's Jeff Street home caused serious facial and body burns. She was hospitalized in serious condition after the cooker hurled hot water during canning for the unemployed.
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M. M. Reese
Jeff Street
Grain of corn taken from three year old Dothan boy
Two Alabama children were returned to their names after grains of corn lodged in their lungs were removed. James Cain, 3, of Dothan and Hattie Lee Thomas, 8 months old, of Alberta, recovered with the aid of a bronchoscope. The Dothan boy is the son of Mr and Mrs James Cain.
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Birmingham
Alabama
James Cain
Dothan
Hattie Lee Thomas
Alberta
Mrs. James Cain
Convict Labor Promised By Chief Hero Escapes From Jail
Police Chief J L Domingus told city councilmen that four inmates escaped from the stockade at the light and water power plant on S Appletree street during the night. Three prisoners remained at large, while one returned and asked for reentry to the chain gang. The four men Gordon Melton Arthur Riley Our Mixon and Jesse Fair were later convicted in mayor's court on minor charges and sentenced to short terms. The chief warned more escapes may follow.
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Chief Hero
J. L. Domingus
Dominguz
S. Appletree Street
Hee
Quare Jans
Gordon Melton
Arthur Riley
Our Mixon
Jesse Fair
Georgia
Police Gald
Mother Son and Two Women Held in Slaying Case
A mother, her son, and two young women were held for questioning in the shooting death of photographer J. N. Lambert at his Lookout Mountain studio Saturday night. Police linked the incident to a spate of robberies and expect more arrests as they pursue a possible bandit gang connection. The youth described encountering five armed men during the crime.
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Gadsden
J. N. Lambert
Lookout Mountain
Leeds
Fred Gwin
Lambert
Cannons to Give Benefit Concert Tonight in Dothan
Chicago musicians Josephine Haynes Cannon and Arch Cannon perform a benefit concert at the city auditorium to aid the unemployed in Dothan. The musicians cover all expenses, about a third of receipts support charity, and tickets have sold across Florida Georgia and Alabama. The event proceeds support local relief as canvassing and ticket distribution continue.
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City Auditorium
Josephine Haynes Cannon
Arch Cannon
Chicago
Dothan
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Nathan
Rial Kbitorium
Judge Fines Many For Alleged Traffic Violations Here
Local court records show a roundup of traffic cases with numerous fines issued for alleged violations. Police reports indicate routine enforcement action as drivers faced penalties, including fines around twenty dollars and related charges, during a period of active patrols and compliance checks.
Judge Continues Many Cases Here
In county court on Monday one acquittal, three fines, two waivers to the grand jury, one transfer to juvenile court, and 25 continued to next term. Jesse Watson was acquitted of a prohibition violation. Fines were levied on Herman For rester John Johnson and George Grady Johnson for vehicle and prohibition charges. Audie Kirkland’s case was moved to juvenile court. The next term begins the first Monday in August.
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Jesse Watson
J. E. Kelly
C. G. Harris
Herman Forrester
John Johnson
George Grady Johnson
Audie Kirkland
Natal
Prisoners Headed to Penitentiaries From Dothan
Six United States prisoners are moved from Dothan to Montgomery by bus under U S Deputy Marshal J W Daughtry. They will be split for transfer to the Atlanta penitentiary and the U S penitentiary at Chillicothe Ohio. More prisoners will join in Montgomery before a Pullman transfer car.
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United States
Dothan
Montgomery
Atlanta
U. S
Chillcothe
Ohio
J. W. Daughtry
Third Man Cited for Contempt in Seed Loan Trials
Earl E Hammond of Dothan the third man cited for contempt of court in the U S seed loan trials in Montgomery. The citation issued on petition by U S attorney Arthur B Chilton orders Hammond to appear June 17 to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly false testimony in the first trial which ended in a mistrial.
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Charlies BR. Kennamer
U. S
Dothan
Montgomery
Earl E. Hammond
Arthur B. Chilton
Middle District
Alabama
Hammond
Young Drug Company
Houston National Bank
Thomas Lea Hutchins
Administration of Justice
Will T. Jackson
Leo Espy
Har Ous Richards
Girard, Richards
Kennamer
Eight Die As Cleveland Apartment Fire Blasts Up
An explosion and fire gutted the Ellson six story apartment building in downtown Cleveland causing eight deaths with about twenty injured and a dozen missing. Fire crews fought through the smoldering ruins as onlookers watched in horror while rescuers aided by locals pulled occupants from windows and ladders.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mickey Cochrane
Philadelphia Athletics
Rockefeller Urges Repeal of Dry Law After Critique
New York June 7 AP John D Rockefeller Jr a noted temperance advocate branded the eighteenth amendment a failure and urged repeal He backed a repeal plank in party platforms and said wartime drives created dangers to privacy and liberty while temperance supporters faced opposition from citizens who flouted the law He argued repeal is a prerequisite to restoring public respect for law and advancing wider goals.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Ufslong
Alabama Power Challenges City Privilege Tax
Alabama Power Co objects to a $1300 city privilege tax claiming it unconstitutional and a contract violation. City Attorney says the ordinance was legal, but the council refused the claim and ordered the company’s protest turned over to the city attorney after Monday night’s meeting.
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Alabama Power Co
Alabama Power Company
O. S. Lewis
Povery Py
Power Company
Railway detective probes box car theft in city
Two sacks of Nour found between railway ties at the Central of Georgia tracks were identified as stolen from a box car at the railway station. Albany Georgia detective J. Johnson leads the investigation. Oregon health board to issue permits for public examinations this year and water purification methods reviewed.
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Central of Georgia
Oregon Board of Health
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C. B Cowan
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He & Sb
Hollenden
Dothan Lodge of Perfection
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PD. C. Carmichael
V. M
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Tockefelier
Anti Saloon League
J. Johnson
Raiway
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