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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
9
Rioting convicts started a fire in the mule barns near Gun Cay to seize control of the mine and attack guards. Officers used gas and smoke to disorient them, forcing a retreat to a heavy door. The mutiny ended when the door was battered down and the hostages were freed. Warden Simpson to lead the inquiry into ringleaders.
Navan Van Mater reports a hostage situation during the Memorial Day riot period. Officials indicate at least two weeks are needed to treat injuries, including a wounded individual named Hervey Bailey who escaped amid the unrest.
Rexford Guy Tugwell faces rivalries as he shifts from administration to foreign trade adviser role. The piece notes conflicts with Hugh Johnson Donald Richberg Ickes and Moffett over housing welfare and farm policy, plus resignations and shifts in Roosevelt’s policy teams. It also mentions Tugwell’s later appointment to rural resettlement, with $100 million in Work relief funds.
A Texas Panhandle survey of high school vocational agriculture students finds that a good dairy cow yields more profit than 21 acres of cotton or 11 acres of wheat. The study was conducted by C Luker, supervisor of vocational agriculture.
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