Cotton best in years. heat aids Dothan area crops
Reports from Houston county Alabama note the cotton crop near Dothan is among the best in years with favorable weather expected to push it into a safe column. Curb market patrons in Dothan found abundant fruits and vegetables from area farms. Boll weevils remain limited, and farmers have learned controls. In Auburn, torrid weather helped cotton but harmed corn tomatoes cantaloupes and other crops. The Alabama Polytechnic Institute crop summary cites rapid cotton growth and improved color, with dry conditions keeping fields clean. Weevils few in the south, but grubs in fallen squares may suffer from heat. Most early corn needs rain, drought drying Monroe county corn. fruit crops are small.
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Dothan
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Fiers County
College of Agriculture
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
J. M. Robinson
Monroe County
Liles
Jefferson County
Vann Hurt In Crash Near Town
Vann admitted to a Decal hospital with internal chest injuries after his car struck a parked vehicle on Montgomery highway about two miles from Dothan. He said an oncoming car obscured his view and prevented avoiding the collision.
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Cc V. Vann
Montgomery
Dothan
Mr. Vann
Oman
Auto Mishaps Take Toll of Twelve Lives
A turtle overturn near Shorterville Abbeville injured Homer Grace twenty one and killed Fred Cumbie, a negro farm hand. Grace, with a broken back, was hospitalized in critical but improving condition while Cumbie died instantly under the car. Loose radius rods blamed for the wreck, the worst in Henry county this year. Grace is the son of Tom and Mrs Grace, prominent local farmer.
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Homer Grace
Shorterville
Heary County
Fred Cumbie
Abbeville
Grace
Henry County
Tom Grace
Twelve Casualties In South Over Week End
Twelve deaths were recorded from Sunday automobile accidents across the south. In Georgia two wrecks claimed five lives, including Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Beck and H. H. Shealey. Wilbur Drake 17 and Walter Adcock died in a head on collision on the Sheridan Little Rock highway. William Wrenn died after his car overturned near Osceola Arkansas. Rodney Eaves 20 perished when his automobile overturned near Jackson Tennessee. Mrs F B Erwin died in downtown Chattanooga Tennessee. Dawson Mills Johns Hopkins captain elect died near Baltimore Maryland in a car overturn following a rear tire blowout. Mrs R D Scott of Memphis died when a car overturned near Camden Tennessee.
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Georgia
G. W. Beck
H. H. Shealey
Douglasville
Wilbur Drake
Walter Adcock
Sheridan-Little Rock
William Wrenn
Osceola
Ark
Jackson
Tenn
Rodney Eaves
F. B. Erwin
Chattanooga
Dawson Mills
Little Rock
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
J N Merritt Suffers Severe Injury At Mill
J N Merritt son of Mr and Mrs Julius Merritt of South Apples street suffered severe injuries to his left hand when his axe struck his hand at the Dothan Mill where he worked. Hospital reports indicate fingers were nearly severed but no amputation is required.
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J. N. Merritt
Julius Merritt
South Appletree Street
Dothan of Mill
Merritt
Youth Held On Auto Theft Charge In Montgomery
Frank Robertson 21 of Gadsden Alabama was taken into custody in Montgomery at the request of Gadsden officers who seek charges of stealing an automobile. A second youth name not announced is being sought in connection with the theft. Robertson will be held until Gadsden authorities arrive to take him back to Etowah City.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Robertson
Gadsden
Ale
Robertson
Cadsden
Etowah City
Monoplane Columbia Flies New York Bermuda Nonstop
The Columbia, piloted by Roger Q. Williams and Errol Boyd, completed a nonstop New York to Bermuda and return flight. They departed Roosevelt Field at 3 01 a m AC and landed Curtiss Field at 8 03 p m, circling Bermuda in a tropical downpour and delivering a mail sack to Hamilton. The trip took 19 hours of flight to Bermuda and 7 hours 43 minutes back, with sharks sighted offshore and weather reports praised.
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Valley Stream
N. Y
Columbia
Bermuda
Roger Q. Williams
Errol Boyd
Harry E. Connor
Roosevelt Field
Curtiss Field
Hamilton
Fiiers
James H. Kimball
New York
Island
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Germany
Chamberlin
Bert Acosta
Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Old Orchard
Santander
Spain
Pathfinder
Rome
Boyd
Royal Air Force
Connor
Gunmen rob Chicago warehouse of whiskey worth over 200000
Fifteen gunmen seized a Chicago government warehouse for three hours and stole whiskey and other alcohol valued at over 200000. About 400 cases of bonded whiskey from Jacksonville Florida were among the loot and federal agents seized liquor, with Capone gang suspicion arising as investigators probe if the raid aimed to reclaim seized stock. Night watchman Pavl Perry admitted the men, each armed with a large can, at the entrance.
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Chicago
Centrol
Jacksonville
Fis
al Capone
Capone
Pavl Perry
Perry
Federal Prohibition
Hoover Commission Funding Stalemate in Congress
The Senate and House fought over funding for the Hoover Commission for next year. House appropriations chief Wood backed $280,000 to continue the general inquiry, while Senator Glass urged limiting the fund to $8,900 for a prohibition study. Any House increase faced Senate objections.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Wood
House Appropriations Committee
Hoover
Glass
Virginia
Taking of School Census Begins in Houston Tuesday
Tomorrow about 70 Houston county residents will start the biennial school census. Enumerators under County Schools Superintendent C W Johnson will question six to twenty year olds about birth date reads and write ability and present occupation.
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Houston
C. W. Johnson
Court House
Tribune details on slain reporter Lingle and gang ties
Chicago's Tribune editorial and news columns say Alfred Lingle was likely killed for profiting from criminal operations through his Tribune position. The piece notes Lingle’s deep ties with gangsters, police leaders, lawyers, and financiers, and questions his claimed earnings and stature.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune Today
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Alfred Lingle
Tribune
Lingle
Robert M. Lee
the Tribune
Lingleag
Minority Report Urges Rejection of London Treaty
A three senator minority from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee calls for rejection of the London naval treaty. They argue the pact denies the United States parity in sea power with Britain and offers no tax savings. Debate on the pact is anticipated this week during a special session called by President Hoover.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Johnson
California
Moses
New Hampshire
Robinson
Indiana
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
America
Great Britain
Senate
Hoover
Hunter brothers extend endurance flight toward July Fourth
The Hunter brothers from Sparta chase a new endurance record at Sky Harbor, passing the prior 420 hour mark and reaching 446 hours aloft. Crowds of 40,000 plus army planes salute as the family hopes to stay airborne until July 4, with mother Ida Hunter reading messages.
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Chicago
Hunter Boys
the &T
Louis Robin
Hunter Brothers
John
Dele Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Louis
P. McFarland
Luke Christopher
National Aeronautical
Bay Harbor
Sparta
Hunter
Sky Harbor
Ida Hunter
Kenneth
Albert
Walter
Farewell Sermon Marks Bass Last Five Years at First Baptist
A crowd filled the First Baptist church as Dr. H. C. Bass delivered his farewell after five years as pastor. He announced his move to the West End church in Birmingham. Three members joined the church and several others were received as the service featured a combined city-wide choir and reflections on pastoral unity and service.
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First Baptist Church
H. C. Bass
Bass
West End
Birmingham
First Baptist
Basa
Dr. Bags
FE. B. Collier Yonder
Mexico
Shaefer
B. F. Marshall
R. T. Wallace
Dave Hudson Held on Murder Charge in Alabama
Dave Hudson, 35, was held on a murder charge after the death of his brother in law Oscar Hallman, 4, who died from knife wounds after an altercation at the Big Shoals fish camp on the Warrior river. Hudson surrendered to county officers and will face questioning by Deputy Coroner J. W. Pickens as nearly a dozen witnesses are questioned.
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Bessenmer
Ala
Dave Hudson
Oscar Hallman
Hudson
Hallman
Birmingham
Big Shoals
Warrior River
Here
J. W. Pickens
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J. W. Reeves
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L. E. Boswell
Bay Springs
Bacon Murphy
Murphy Hill
P. A. Murphy
Flowers Chapel
A. G. Todd
Martin
H.C. Taylor
Taylor
J. S. Martin
Rehobeth
David Clark
Big Creek
J. L. Merritt
New Providence
P. A
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Alex Milton
Barter
R. L. Hall
Bluff Springs
Theo Jackson
Ashford
A. M. Baxter
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C. C. Holmes
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J. M. Meadows
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Green Jordan
Zoe
A. W. Smith
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C. T. Pellham
Long
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C. W. Parish
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W. E. Grams
Pansy
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J. R. Stringfellow
Espy
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Cedar Springs
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