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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1933
Page
3
Officials in Houston County kick off a whirlwind campaign to push a 50 percent maximum reduction in cotton acreage by week end. Meetings run through Friday with signed contracts from tenants and landlords, including joint signatures where liens or mortgages exist, and appraisers to inspect and approve lands.
A severe quake struck near Batavia on June 27 as residents in West Sumatra and nearby Malay settlements reported damages but no deaths. Authorities describe the tremor as affecting seaport areas and inland communities with limited injuries confirmed.
Spann's Farm in Houston County, the state’s largest cotton producer, has accepted the cotton acreage reduction program and will sign contracts as soon as possible. M. B. Spann endorses the plan, believing it will raise or stabilize prices, noting a 12,000,000 bale crop would fetch higher prices than 16,000,000. About 125 of 500 cotton acres will be removed from cultivation. two years earlier operators began their own reduction, cutting from 1,000 to 560 acres in 1933.
A secret meeting of central bank representatives from France, Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium planned to involve England in European currency stabilization. The move challenges Roosevelt’s price rise program, as gold bloc members argue it would otherwise depress their currencies.
Lakeside Maine June 27. Fogbound for a second day the Roosevelt schooner remains idle as Norman Davis sails north aboard a destroyer to brief the President on Geneva disarmament talks. Davis departed Boston last night and is expected to report the conference’s deliberations.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace tentatively will address the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation convention in Auburn on July 25 26 and 27 if Washington permits his absence. Edward A. O Neal, former Alabama federation head, also signals a conditional acceptance. The event falls during Farmer's Week and draws hundreds of Alabama agricultural leaders.
The Dothan Alabama National Guard service battery will assemble at the armory tonight at 7:80 oclock for a preparatory drill before departing for Camp Jackson in D C tomorrow at 10 a m. Captain T E Buntin says guardsmen meet at 7 a m tomorrow and the unit will encamp until July 16 with travel to Camp Jackson following. Bernard Swindler of San Antonio visits friend Tommy Crooks in Oklahoma City on June 27.
The city moves to widen probes after Pan Am Petroleum Corp was fined 500 in recorder court for failing to keep tax records for five months in 1932. Another eight counts seek 1882 plus interest for unpaid taxes 1930 31 32. Tax investigator Waldman and City Attorney Lewis plan broader checks across Dothan oil firms.
William Green, president of the AFL, opposed the 40 hour week with minimum wages in the textile code during a recess in the first hearing under the National Recovery Act. The June 27 statement came as officials review wage and hour provisions for the industry.
Gadsden Alabama June 27 AP Operations resumed at the Coosa Pipe and Manufacturing company recalling 200 men after a six month shutdown. Only the Iron soil pipe plant opened today with the other three plants awaiting agreement on the industry code at Washington tomorrow.
Officials of the Tennessee Valley Authority convened in Washington for their second session since appointment to discuss the Muscle Shoals Tennessee basin program. They met in an executive session and refused to disclose whether any appointments were decided, with plans expected to be completed the next day. In Chicago, a separate item noted a birth of triplets, all boys, to Mrs. Evelyn Marshall born June 27.
Otis Tolleson and Jim Spooner, Western Union messenger boys, returned from Chicago detailing a six dollar trip. They rode freight trains for transport, slept on park benches, and ate simply, noting the journey was worth the minimal expense and effort.
Fieldmen for British Eagle Oil in Tabasco report locating the Cuatro Vientos wreckage about 100 miles west of Carmen Campeche State. Bodies of Capt Mariano Barberan and Lieut Joaquin Collar recovered after a weeklong disappearance during a Havana to Mexico flight. Local reports place the site near Laguna de Madona at Alacran between Tupilco and La Barra de Santa Anna. Pan American Airways corridor confirmed the finding. Minatitlan says the wreckage is about 29 miles east of Minatitlan. an investigation plane was dispatched.
Havana June 27 The A B C secret society emerges as a reform focused political force. It has accepted American ambassador Sumner Welles as mediator in Cuba's impasse. Members join Havana opposition groups while the New York Junta dissolves, signaling a broader coalition.
In Alabama, St Clair county farmers expect to harvest 20 000 to 24 000 pounds of Austrian Winter pea seed this year, about half of last fall's planted amount. Home production could lower costs for soil building.
Washington June 27 Attorney General Cummings announced over 1,300 Prohibition Bureau employees would be furloughed or dismissed June 30 to save about 4 million dollars in the budget. Included are administrators lawyers investigators special agents typists and clerks with 13 to be dropped in Alabama.
The Wiregrass quota of 31 veterans for the Civilian Conservation Corps was filled as 15 men enlisted by Army recruiting officer J. J. Roney. Fourteen other former soldiers were enlisted and entrained for Ft. McClellan. Veterans listed by county include W. H. Wilson and Rawls Webb of Houston, Frank G. Amason of Coffee, Luther McGuire of Covington, H. L. Gordon of Henry, J. H. Chapman of Geneva, and others such as N. P. Waller, A. G. McWhorter, and Eugene Kelley among the named enlistees.
Firemen blamed carelessness for a blaze that destroyed the P. P. King vulcanizing plant on 8. Oates street Monday afternoon. Loss is estimated around 200 dollars with no insurance. Cause traced to a can of gasoline ignited by a spark as workers tried to move it out of the building. flames spread rapidly, burning many tires while machinery largely escaped damage.
J F Lewin of Selma Alabama Kiwanis district governor told the 17th Kiwanis International convention in Los Angeles that Alabama clubs are highly active. He noted the 23 Alabama clubs have completed hundreds of community and welfare projects and announced a banquet honoring Carl Fo Endicott of Huntington Indiana, Kiwanis president.
Farmers cooperative hog sale announced by county agent W Z Thomason will be held in Ozark tomorrow. Farmers should bring hogs early for weighing and trading. pigs will be paid immediately after the sale. Total hog sales in Ozark this season reach 1,471,249 pounds.
Officials in the Probate Judge H K Martin's office announced that Confederate pensions for the last half of the April quarter will be delivered on July 1. Warrants for half of the pensions have already been delivered.
The Associated Press reports West Virginia and California voted on repeal amid broader issues like betting, unemployment relief and taxation. West Virginia, a dry state for 20 years, faced a pivotal ballot, while California had already enacted its own prohibition repeal measures.
The U S administrator Hugh Johnson opened the first hearing on the code of fair competition for the textile industry as part of broader federal efforts to raise wages and cut working hours to restore buying power. The audience included workers in shirtsleeves and business leaders, reflecting a cross section of American life.
The annual encampment call to pack up the armory led to the postponement of the weekly band concert on the courthouse lawn tonight. Bandmaster Simon Poyner said the concert may be rescheduled later in the week.
An AFP report from Albertville Alabama states a one year old child perished in a morning blaze that gutted the Pope family home. Investigators say Mrs Pope mistakenly used gasoline instead of kerosene to start the kitchen fire. The parents believed the child was with the other parent and did not discover the infant in time to rescue it.
Geneva Switzerland June 27 AP On the eve of tomorrow's steering committee meeting the disarmament conference is likely to adjourn until autumn England France and Ireland favor the move Germany opposes the United States supports adjournment only if political talks on unsettled issues take place. Rent of Rose 18 paid Manife fm Pa June 27 annual rent of one red room paid by Zion Lutheran Church to descendant of Baron Stingel whose 1799 will required annual payment.
Grain and cotton prices rose in early trading led by New Orleans cotton futures advancing from 1.20 to 1.25 per bale for a two day gain. Wheat jumped more than three cents a bushel with May options topping 1. Chicago prices remained strong as NYSE stocks rose while profit taking trimmed gains. Washington officials plan a 30 cent a bushel wheat processing tax despite higher grain prices, aiming to implement next month.
Evelyn Vann three years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Vann, was injured when her father moved a car out of the garage and ran over her. She sustained a fractured pelvis and other injuries but hospital attendants expected her to recover.
Funeral services were set for W. T. Myers near Ashford, who died Sunday from injuries after being crushed beneath the wheels of a paving company truck on the Ashford highway. Services planned at Big Creek church at 2 p.m. Dowling & Rhodes handled arrangements.
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