Local talk mixes dogs, ads, and odd quips from Dothan
In a string of rambling quotes from residents of Dotham and nearby, Carl Sellers urges muzzles for dogs to protect children after recent dog incidents. Joe Beall Jr describes a dog ad swap mix up and return, while Whit Green and Herb Walker riff on dogs, heiresses and risky stunts. The Wiregrass Journal quips on a torreador and local slang, ending with wordplay about mullets and suckers.
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Carl Sellers
Dotham
Herb Walker
Wiregrass Journal
Torreador
Dothan Eagle
Turpentine and Rosin Firms Report in Savannah
AP summary notes Savannah area chemical product firms with Turpentine firm showing 142 sales and 5 549 stock while Rosin firm reports 413 sales 1 420 receipts no shipments and stock 92 32 Prices quoted include B 4 20 D 4 40 EB 445 F GH 455 14790 Kk 4 89 M 4 90 Wo5 MWG 5 25 WW XX 5 5
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Savannah
June
Relief Heads Ask 800 Of Free Cows
Houston county relief officials propose placing 800 milk cows among needy families in the county. The cows, bought by the government from drought stricken areas, will be sent to other states free of charge for families on relief or in destitution, provided they can feed the animals. Thad Holt in Alabama replied with an estimate request.
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Houston County
Thad Holt
Alabama
Midwest
Dorothy Dell Killed in Pasadena Auto Crash
Dorothy Dell Goff daughter of a New Orleans banker and film star in the past months died early today in an automobile accident in Pasadena California. Her companion Dr Carl Warner 28 a Pasadena dentist who had been questioned in the Siever murder case was fatally injured or severely injured in the crash. Police said the large sedan went off the road after leaving an Alenda inn party snapping off a light pole and rolling into a ditch. Dell died within minutes while Dr Wagner survived with a basal skull fracture and serious leg injuries.
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Pasadena
Calif
Dorothy Dell Goff
New Orleans
Carl Warner
Leonard Siever
Miss Goff
Dorothy Dell
Wagner
Alenda
Miss Dell
Baer Carnera Championship Bout Cleared by Doctors
In New York both Max Baer and Primo Carnéra were reported in satisfactory condition for their 15 round heavyweight title fight set for Madison Square Garden. The New York State Athletic Commission ordered the bout to proceed after exhaustive exams by three physicians at commission HQ.
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New York
Max Baer
Primo Carnéra
Madison Square Garden
Howl
New York State Athletic Commission
John J. Phelan
Commission
Convision
William Walker
Morris Beyer
Vincent Nardillo
Absentee Ballots Hit High in Houston County Primary
Sheriff Joe Rollins reported 274 absentee ballots issued for the June 12 Democratic Primary in Houston County, nearly matching the May 1 tally. May 1 saw 185 ballots tabulated, with many voters not completing the process due to an notarization fee.
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Houston County
Joe Rollins
Girl Suffered Injury in Local Pool Accident
Miss Jane Dowling was knocked unconscious when Wilburn Mays dived from a spring board and struck her in the back while floating on an inner tube. Bystanders assisted, and physicians found no serious injuries after evaluation at a local hospital.
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Jane Dowling
Wilburn May
May
Butter and egg prices page details from Chicago market
AP report from Chicago in June lists butter prices by grade with firm creamery specials at 24 1-2 to 25, extras 24, firsts 22 1/4 to 23 1/4, seconds 21 1/2, standards 24, and no butter sales. Eggs show 19,318 firm prices for extra firsts 15 1/4 to 15 2/4, fresh graded firsts 14 1/2 to 15 1/4, current receipts 13 to 1, with no egg sales.
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Chicago
Restored to Post Havana June 8 AP
Joaquín Martínez Saenz is reported to have been restored to his post after resigning as Cuba's Treasury Secretary. The transfer follows a government reshuffle and confirms Saenz's return to the cabinet.
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Havana
Joaquin Martinez Saenz
Cube
Treasury
Dothan Truckmen to Hold Meeting
Local truckmen will meet Saturday at 10 at 124 North St Andrews Street to discuss the trucking industry code and register as required. A state code authority representative will explain provisions and emphasize the June 10 1934 registration deadline with penalties for noncompliance.
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North St. Andrews Street
State Code Authority
Washington
Alabama
Chicago hog market report and political cabinet restoral
Chicago hogs on a steady market with 20 000 head trading 250 to 350 pounds and prices ranging from 2 75 to 3 95 per hundredweight. A separate note says President Mendieta restored a cabinet post after a hitless pistol duel.
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Chicago
U. S
Mendieta
Superintendents Meet Here Today in Southeast Alabama
More than 30 district superintendents of education gathered at Dothan High School to review the 1934-35 school budgets. The group was told state appropriations will not increase next year, signaling tighter finances for local districts.
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Alabama
Dothan High School
Murder in the Malloy case lingers through trial twists
The report outlines the multi year plot to kill Mike Malloy carried out by Pasqua Marino and Kreisberg with Murphy acting as the supposed brother who insured Malloy. It details repeated poisoning attempts, a gas murder in a rented room, and the involvement of Dr Frank Manzella and Y M Bogan in a related note.
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Connecticut
Pasqua
Marino
Kreisberg
Mike Malloy
Murphy
Iron Man
Malloy
Kreisherz
Frank Manzella
Harlem
Congress Dizzies Before Adjournment Amid Blame and Bluster
Washington June report notes Congress edges toward adjournment with fatigue and heat strokes, as Democrats push a large relief package and a permissive financing clause for the RFC. Senate tactics mix delays and promises, Johnson amendment clashes, and tariff maneuvers unsettle supporters while Morgenthau plans summer financing. A White House joke about new staff at Roosevelt’s prep school is also recounted.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Harrison
Ashurst
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Canning project for county announced by relief head
Ray Crow chief engineer of the Alabama Relief Administration announced a county wide canning program for Houston county. The $3,554 plan uses 18 relief men and 108 relief women to build furnaces and centers with export supervision and surplus vegetables to aid urban relief families. A drainage project near Dothan costing $1,982 will employ 26 relief workers under the county works director.
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Ray Crow
Alabama Relief Administration
Houston County
Relief Administration
Dothan
Work Relief
Crow
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California
K. L. Forrester
London
Germany
Montgomery
Barber Transportation CO
Fellows & Forrester
South
Max Baer Carnera
Dothan Truckmen
T. W. Palmer
P.C. Jan Seers
Anaconda Coperp
Auburn Motors
Ete
Bethlehem Steel
Dds
Bendix
Southern
Wadson Motors
Int
Harvester
Ask Ee
Tel
Telg
Ie WB
Ee Ae
Industrial Rayon
Johns Manville
Ea Ase
Kennecott Corp
Wees
TB Land N Ee Ee
Nask Re
Lorillard
Montgomery War
New York Central
Joe Penney Phillips
Pete Radio Corp Os
Packard
R J Reynolds Tobacco Radio
Keith Orph
Sears Roebuck
Aeee
Texas Corp Texas Gulf
S_ Steel senna
United Fruit
United Aircraft
Westinghouse
Woolworth
Western Union Fae
Chicago Hogs
Calnitro
E. W. Hawkins Distributor
Troy St
Y. M. Bogan
Wingate, N.C
North American Newspaper Alliance
House
Roosevelt
Harricon
Morgenthau
Ligcett & Myeay Toszacco Co
Houston
Etd
J. Ham Lewis
Ofllinois
Austin
Lewis
Ils
Foremost Auto Stores
E. Main St
Cecil Cantey
Mgr
Keret Sane
Dothan Ice Cream Co
Dothan, Ala
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