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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1932
Page
4
New York report says sailor Jack Sharkey fought a heavy bout to claim the Maryweight championship after a grueling exchange. Referee and one judge favored the challenger, while the crowd reacted as the bout ended with Sherkey tired and battered.
Jack Sharkey lost the world heavyweight title on a 2 to 1 decision after 15 rounds with Max Schmeling. Ring experts largely favored Schmeling, giving him seven or eight rounds. Sharkey fought cautiously, landing few damaging blows as Schmeling pressed the attack throughout. The uproar over the verdict dominated pregame talk and attracted a crowd at Garden’s new 72,000-seat arena, with gate estimates near $500,000.
An out of town sender mailed a green fourth hand necktie to Federal Prohibition Administrator Sol Miller. Embroidered We Want Beer decorates it with foam at the bottom. Miller declined to say if he would wear it. It disappeared into a desk drawer at the federal building in Birmingham.
Chicago scene as Al Smith arrives from New York and urges repeal of the 18th amendment and immediate change to the Volstead act. He emphasizes prohibition while avoiding the Roosevelt‑lead contest, signaling a clearer split in party leadership over convention chairmanship.
William Shea aged 70, father of Mrs Ene Gellerstedt of Dothan, died yesterday in Asheville North Carolina after a period of ill health. Mr and Mrs Gellerstedt left immediately for the North Carolina city upon word of his death. Surviving besides Mrs Gellerstedt are the widow and a son Henry Shea of Kansas City Missouri.
Engineers of the Georgia highway board return to Thomasville this week to finish relocating the Georgia end of the Thomasville Monticello link of the through automobile road from Augusta to Tampa via the Florida West Coast. The relocation south of Thomasville is preliminary to outlining a grading contract. Paving may follow as hydraulic earth settling enables immediate paving after grading.
The report details a boxing match where Sharkey rallies in the sixth and twelfth rounds to counter Schmeling’s attack. Sharkey’s late surge fails to seal victory as Schmeling appears fresher after the final bell and is praised as the likely winner.
Richmond Virginia June 22 A P Describes dedication of battle sites near Richmond where Confederates defended the city amid the Civil War. Descendants of Grant and Lee clasped hands in a symbol of reunion while Major General Lytle Brown spoke. Confederate veterans attended the 42nd reunion.
Testimony in a breach of peace case centered on Mrs Beulah Cherry and Mrs Maggie Enfinger. Both women clashed over a cow dispute leading to threats with a .22 caliber gun, witnesses recalling heated cross exchanges and claims of possession and discipline in the yard leading to a peace warrant.
Lowell M Dennis and Robert F Carmichael from Dothan enrolled at the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Barrancas Florida. Dennis is a senior at Dothan High School and Carmichael a high school graduate. Other local attendees include C Rudolph Harvard Crow By Oscar P Cottenw ned and Fennet Webb.
A garbled note reports Jack Ysseep sending Mr and Mrs A Ts Ussery who were graduates from the University of Alabama this year. Today a new motion to the business forces of Dothan Young Grocery stays a man as a manager of his father’s insurance agency, having assumed duties here after taking the national underwriting examination at Birmingham. The week when the cover came the young insider was in Waciness ed migietretion.
A 17 year old bride, Mrs. Bennette Thorne, says she may return to school after marrying Bennette Thorne, a jailed Florida teacher charged with forging a $913 check. She explains she was a high school junior when married and fears remarks about her marriage. The couple married in Grangerburg near Malone, Alabama, and traveled to Dothan, where she has been unsettled and hungry.
Midland City nine faces Graceville in a local game described with garbled OCR text. The report mentions teams and a scoreboard style frame, but readable details are limited.
Dothan, Alabama, 21 year old Durel Smith, a Samson mill station employee, was severely wounded when a pistol he handled discharged. The bullet severed a vein and artery in his neck. He was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition after worsening from a prior belief he would recover. Doctors removed the bullet and monitored his progress as his condition deteriorated.
Governor Roosevelt in Albany on June 2 called Mayor James Walker of New York to answer charges raised by the legislative committee probing the Democratic administration in the city. He also urged a reply addressing supplemental charges from civic organizations seeking the mayor’s removal.
The new federal tax levies to balance the budget go into effect Tuesday but postage rate increases are postponed until July 6. Letter postage rises to three cents, first ounce mail to eight cents, additional ounce to 12 cents, newspaper rates adjust July 20, and parcel post changes are delayed.
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The report notes Tullis Porter a Negro janitor recounts his family history including that a boy born at noon is his son, with statements about absence since noon. Porter is already father to four children, two of whom died in infancy, and he mentions further losses and dynamics within his household.
President Hoover proposed a global arms cut of about one third with abolition of tanks chemical warfare and air bombardment and a third cut in land and naval forces. The plan was presented at Geneva drawing guarded support from Britain while France called it unacceptable and vowed to raise security concerns.
A fog of poisonous gas escaped from a rail tank car on a suburban siding near Mount Vernon and New York City, over 85 people affected. Workers in nearby plants and laundry employees fled to the street as authorities and gas company crews rushed to revive the injured. Police investigated the leak and emergency squads responded to treat victims in New York and Mount Vernon.
A report from the coalition notes PG Burdeshaw, a deputy mail carrier, improving today after a major operation. Details are partially obscured but indicate a surgical recovery and ongoing medical care at the hospital.
A fragmented report notes a fraud case linked to a local operation. Several individuals were canned in recent Indirter and retained by the court. The South Apted court on Mteteme fast Apert issued provisional action against defendants.
In Iberville Parish near Winnsboro a deputy sheriff was killed and a woman companion was wounded as bank bandits robbed a Franklin State Bank branch and fled. Posse members were wounded. the two bandits, one a 28 year old woman, escaped into swamps after their car bogged. The woman refused to talk and was hospitalized. authorities pursued through Bayou Macon and Indian Bayou with bloodhounds on the case.
Local singers from Dothan and nearby areas travel to Bainbridge Georgia for the Tri State singing convention this Saturday and Sunday. The event opens at 10 AM on Saturday and 9 AM on Friday, featuring a large barbecue and lodging plans. attendees should bring songbooks as requested by WM Maine of Douglas Georgia. Organizers expect more than 3 000 participants from the South with extensive preparations and travel details circulated by Mr Maine.
Local DeMolay chapter in Dothan schedules a meeting for this evening with a focus on fraternal guidance and community service. Organizers urge members to attend and participate in planned activities and discussions.
A garbled report lists individuals from Tuithan and nearby areas receiving licenses at a hotel event. Names appear as George Jenkine and Es. Sexyn Ivey with details unclear. Another couple Ears nh aed THgimy Stew is mentioned with scattered fragments of decorations and a 9 eemae date.
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