Legion May Schedule Fourth of July Celebrations In Wiregrass Area
The Dothan chamber secretary says Georgia cities may join Dothan in a July 4 celebration but funding is uncertain. Plans remain tentative with possible baseball games and a cross region talent clash if donations underwrite costs, while a formal program has not been set.
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Alaga
Georgia
Dothan
Debi
E. M. Weath
Friay
Alaridge
Florida
Alabama
Dolly Madison Well to Become Memorial at Guilford College
Guilford College N C plans a granite shaft for the Dolly Madison Well on campus near the Paynes home site where she was born May 20 1768. A D A R conference next March will mark the unveiling. The diary notes Dolly Payne Madison wife of the third president is recorded among Guilford Library files.
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Guilford College
N. C
Dolly i
Paynes
Dolly
Dolly Payne
Madison
North Carolina
Guilford Liege Library
New Gat SE
New Garden
John Payne
Mary
Wm. Temple
Ann
German grocer’s risky voyage seeks wedding funds
In 1928 a Berlin born Miami grocer Paul Muller set out in an 18 foot boat to cross the Atlantic. He aimed to raise money to wed Agatha Gavin Muller, his sweetheart. He planned stops in England Spain Portugal Morocco and the Azores while receiving hospitality but no funds.
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Miami
Fla
Paul
Berlin
Noperience
Bee
Agatha Gavin
Muller
Miss Gavin
Cag
Jane
Jes
England
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Ry Island
Six Homicide Cases Reported In Geneva County This Year
Six murders have been committed in Geneva county since January 1 this year. These cases, along with 64 others, are under investigation by the grand jury in session at Geneva this week. No indictment has been returned yet in the Cox shooting case, and an indictment is expected in the Quattlebaum case.
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Geneva County
Geneva
Cox
Grover Hughes
Quattlebaum
Youth Shot by Officer While Fishing in Detroit
Detroit on June 11 21 year old Archibald Eugster was said to be fatally wounded by a bullet fired by customs border patrol inspector Jonah Cox while he and companions prepared to fish in the Detroit river.
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Detroit River
Detroit
Mich
Archibald Eugster
Jonah Cox
Customs Border Patrol
Telephone man fined 2500 dollars in Marianna case
A. Worland owner of the Cottondale telephone exchange was fined 2500 dollars and costs after conviction for shooting a woman near Marianna. He abducted a former employee who he allegedly planned to murder but instead shot her sister. Worland was captured hours later while intoxicated with two guns and ammunition. he is reported to be in Evergreen Alabama.
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Cottondale
A. Worlund
Marianna
M. A. Speight
Worland
Evergreen
Alabama
Alleged Rum Runners Arrested By Geneva Sheriff
Ramond Huggins and Gaston Smith were arrested by Sheriff Hughes of Geneva county while trying to haul liquor from Florida into Alabama. They were jailed on transporting liquor charges and their car was confiscated. Lee Williford of Slocomb was arrested Friday night on a similar charge and also lost his car.
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Alabama
Florida
Ramond Huggins
Gaston Smith
Hughes
Geneva County
Lee Williford
Slocomb
Savannah Comptroller Visits Dothan from Central of Georgia
W. B. McKinstry the comptroller of the Central of Georgia Railway headquartered in Savannah was a visitor in Dothan today.
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W. B. McKinstry
The
Central of Georgia Railway
Savannah
Dothan
Panama Kiwanis Club Set for Dothan Interclub Meeting
Panama City Kiwanis will visit Dothan on Friday for an interclub meeting at the Houston Hotel at 8 pm. About 31 club members will travel by car from Panama City, with plans outlined by Fred Phillips and a program including songs solos and talks by local and visiting members.
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Panama Kiwanis Club
Dothan
Panama City
Houston Hotel
Fred Phillips
Florida
Kiwanis Club
Dixie Sherman Hotel
Bay Line
Fred Philips
Bob Browne
Joe Bennett
Sam Browne
Myrtle Bennett
Panama City Club
Motions Denied in Catts Indictment Case
Judge Alexander Akerman denied the demurrer and motion to quash the counterfeiting indictment against former Governor Sidney J. Catts in federal court in Tampa Florida on June 11.
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Gov. Catts
Tampa
Fra
Alexander Akerman
Sidney J. Catts
Gissendanner Veterinarians Move to Dothan
Dr. T B Gissendanner, after three years in Hartford, joins brother Dr A R Gissendanner in Dothan to practice together. Auburn graduate 1915, brother 1918. Formerly lived in Madison and Fitzgerald, Georgia.
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T. B. Gissendanmer
Hartford
A. R. Gissendanner
Dothan
T. B. Gissendanner
Auburn
Madison
Fitzgerald
Americans of 25 000 Years Ago Leave Records In Florida Pits
Americans of twenty five thousand years ago left records in Florida pits. Dr J W Gidley of the Smithsonian Institute ties ancient stone tools and mastodon bones to an early occupation in Florida. The finds challenge the idea that North American man appeared less than six thousand years ago. The skeletons and bones from other extinct species in the same layer suggest a long paleontological timeline.
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Florida
Associated Press
Melbourne
Fla
North American
J. W. Gidley
Smithsonian Institution
Charles P. Singleton
Gidley
da Gidley
Singleton
Prodigy Charles Beeson Prefers Deep Reading to Stories
Five year old Charles Ulrich Beeson of Waldo Ark son of Prof Ulrich Beeson Hardin College Morrilton reads with advanced understanding. He handles topics from Bible verses to Kant and can classify animals with correct terms such as amphibian carnivorous and herbivorous. He recently discussed stabilizers and propellers showing remarkable breadth for his age.
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NEA
Waldo, Ark
Kant
Charles Ulrich Beeson
Ulrich Beeson
Hardin College
Morrilton
Ark
Charles
Morriston
Webster
Carload Hogs Shipped From Dothan Sets Record
For the first time in a decade a carload of 40 hogs was sold through the local cooperative to Robinson and Reynolds of Donaldsonville and shipped to Swift & Company in Moultrie. Each hog weighed 279 pounds on average and brought $29, totaling $1,160. The hogs were raised by J. W. Hathorn and J. M. Palmer and were praised as the finest carload ever shipped from Dothan.
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Dothan
Robinson and Reynolds
Donaldsonville
Swift & Company
Moultrie
J. W. Hathorn
J. M. Palmer
Cody Reeves Hurt Eye In Oil Spill Repair
Cody Reeves of the Patterson Electric Co service department sustained eye injuries yesterday while repairing an electric refrigeration machine in Marianna. Drops of oil containing sulfur dioxide spattered his eyes when he removed a pressure gauge. He was taken to a local hospital. the injury is described as painful but not necessarily serious. Reeves is the son of Mr and Mrs W W Reeves of E Burdeshaw street.
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Cody Reeves
The
Patterson Electric Co
Marianna
Cody Is
W. W. Reeves
E. Burdeshaw Street
Harris Home to Be Landscaped by Yunck Landscaping
Yunck Landscaping of the Harris residence on Woodland Drive West was contracted yesterday by Charles Yunck. He said work to beautify the lawns will begin tomorrow. Yunck has secured several new jobs recently in neighboring towns.
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Harris
Yunck
Woodland Drive
West
Charles Yunck
Politicians Shy from Gangster Funeral Attendance
In Austin Texas Pi Gov Dan Moody avoids high profile funerals tied to gangland figures. The anecdote notes Moody’s limited public appearances amid safety concerns and his personal routines including dominoes, cycling, and limited leisure activities.
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Austin
Tex
Dan Moody
Old German Opera Embraces Modern Slang in U S Debut
In Granville Ohio Phi Mu Alpha and Delta Omicron music fraternities staged the eighteenth century German comic opera The Doctor and Apothecary with an American slang translation by Prof Karl Eschman, preserving the piece's spirit while updating the dialogue.
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Granville
Ohio
the Doctor and Apothecary
Phi Mu Alpha
Delta Omnicon
Prof
Karl Eschman
Ward elected High Priest of Dothan Masonic chapter
Vance Ward was elected High Priest of Dothan Chapter 113, R. A. M., at the lodge meeting last night. E. M. Weatherly was elected King. Other officers chosen include R. H. Harrison scribe H. G. Coe G of H M. H. Yarborough P H., W. P. Acree R A C Luther Wilson G M 1st V F. N. Langrear G M 2nd V Wade H. Griffin G M 3rd V W. C. Fenn treasurer J. S. Talley secretary R. M. Carswell Tiler.
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Vance Ward
Dothan
E. M. Weatherly
R. H. Harrison
H. G. Coe
G of H
M. H. Yarborough
W. P. Acree
Luther Wilson
G. M
F. N. Langrear
Wade H. Griffin
W. C. Fenn
J. S. Talley
R. M. Carswell
Houston County Board of Revenue Holds Meet
The Houston County Board of Revenue held a regular meeting focusing on routine business. The proposed plan to motorize county road equipment was not acted upon.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Board of Revenue
Houston
Judge Harry K. Martin Home Under Construction
Construction of the Judge Harry K. Martin residence began yesterday and will be among the citys most beautiful homes once finished, according to plans.
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Harry K. Martin
Blumbergs Begin Remodel to Modernize Store
Remodeling of Blumberg and Sons store began yesterday as plans outline a full conversion to an ultra modern department establishment. The project aims to update the structure to align with contemporary retail standards.
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Blumbergs
Blumberg & Sons
Legion Auxiliary to Elect Officers Meeting Tomorrow
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting at the Athletic Arena tomorrow at 2 o'clock to elect officers. The president urges strong attendance.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Birmingham Boy Ends Own Life
After a family discussion about murder and death by own action in a Birmingham hotel, Frank S. Coleman, 18, killed himself with a gun after tossing a note to his mother. Separately, Howard Fulenwider, 35, a Birmingham businessman, was found shot in the temple at his fashionable apartment, the fourth violent death in the city since yesterday.
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Birmingham
O. M. Wix
Frank S. Coleman
F. W. Coleman
Howard Fulenwider
Lawrence Named Secretary of Home Mission Board
Announcement from Atlanta notes Dr. John Benjamin Lawrence of Kansas City has accepted the executive secretaryship of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Rev. Louie D. Newton announced the appointment.
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Atlanta
John Benjamin Lawrence
Kansas City
Home Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Louie D. Newton
Georgia Woman's Sentence Sustained by Georgia Court of Appeals
Atlanta June 11 The Georgia court of appeals sustained the sentence of Mrs Ed C Almbaugh to pay a 500 fine or six months in jail for distributing a purported oath of the Knights of Columbus during the last presidential campaign.
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Atlanta
Ed C. Almbaugh
Knights of Columbus
Georgia Court of Appeals
Date Set By House For Census Taking
The House on June 11 accepted April 1930 as the census date and adopted a conference report on the census bill. The report moves to the Senate for action.
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Washington
House
Senate
Six Chapman Children Keep Perfect Sunday School Record
For eight years or 2406 Sundays the six Chapman children have never been absent or tardy at Sunday school. United Brethren officials in Muscatine Iowa say the record is unequaled in the denomination. Ages range from 13 to 22.
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Muscatine
O. L. Chapman
United Brethren
$20 000 Damage Suit Against C of Ga Continues
In United States court a $20 000 suit by James A. Gamble alleges his son Ernest was killed near Webb two years ago by a Central of Georgia Railway engine. Defense claims engineer could not stop in time. jury recessed as defense seeks dismissal. Also involved, National Banks seek about $30,000 in taxes from Houston County.
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Central of Georgia Railway Co
James A. Gamble
Ernest
Webb
United States
Farmer, Merrill & Farmer
Tom Espy
D. C. Halstead
Young Gamble
Gamble
Clayton
Houston County
National Banks of
Fabulous Gold Treasure Dig Near Miami Draws Crowds
A Miami vacant lot hosts a gold rush with excavation machines dug in chasing a rumored 170 million in gold. Mobley and partners claim clues from a Spanish visitor and a Mexico chart point to seven huge chests as the prize while hundreds observe the dig.
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Miami
Fila
G. B. Mobley
Sapniard
Mexico
Mobley
Householders Advised How Much to Spend
The Tampa real estate board states a home budget should not exceed two and a half times yearly income, so a $3,500 earner should spend $8,750. For renters, housing costs should be no more than one fourth and preferably one fifth of income.
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Tampa, Fla.2
Tampa
Labor Party Vice Presidential Nominee Dies in Charlotte
Dr. H. C. Alexander, 66, who was the labor party vice presidential candidate on the Farmer-Labor ticket last year, died at his home in Charlotte today June 11.
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Labor Party
Charlotte
N. C
H. C. Alexander
United States
Farmer-Labor
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