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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1933
Page
4
Washington reports air mail service rates will drop 25 percent on July 1 pending rate finalization and route readjustments. Overall mail mileage curtailments total 19 percent due to reduced funding from 19.9 million to 15 million dollars. Other items note corporate names and regional mentions amid routine notices.
In front of the largest crowd of the year Troy Cotton Bulls defeated Paul Tubb's Dothanites 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Lefty Rogers pitched for Troy, while Steel Arm Whigman took the loss for Dothan. Troy led 1 0 after one, Dothan tied in the fifth, and Troy won with a decisive extra frame run.
June 30 report from Fort Lauderdale shows Thomas Brown facing $10 fine or 10 days in jail after he fire a rifle from his bedside to douse flames instead of using a lamp. Police Chief A G Shand investigated the incident.
Charles H Wegman a barber was found dead in a Cleveland hotel on June 30. He left a note for the coroner requesting that Dr Roy W Salt a heart specialist at Western Reserve University examine his heart to aid others with a leaking heart condition he has endured for two years.
Washington reports a bitter feud as the Army protests over Navy allocation of 239 million dollars of the 3.3 billion public works bond for naval ship construction. The Army counters with 135 million for barracks and roads, while the Public Works Board studies the requests amid broader battles between Roosevelt administration aides Johnson and Roper over control of industry recovery efforts.
New York jurors witness a dramatic disruption when a detective points at Juror Jack Lesner claiming he is summoned elsewhere for allowing a minor to drive. To avoid a mistrial the judge permits a guilty plea to unlawful entry and orders expedited trial. Mire Wynn of Marianna guests Blanche Spann.
Primo Carnera, the Italian giant, defeated Jack Sharkey by knockout in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden to claim the world heavyweight championship. Crowd over 40,000, receipts about 200000 dollars. Dempsey and Tunney hailed but Sharkey fell to Carnera’s decisive right hand and left hook flurries as the bout ended.
A garbled report describes a runner or finisher needing a correct counsel for a finish. It mentions ringing and a count toward the end, with phrases that imply a long left segment and being counted out. No clear names or dates are discernible in the readable text.
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