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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1934
Page
2
A regional briefing notes the 1934 spprright movement backed by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Officials discuss aims and potential public impact with emphasis on press collaboration and civic engagement.
A Washington dispatch reports concern over CWA dismissals and a possible plan to create an intermediate credit bank to inject credit inflation without disrupting banking. It notes support within Roosevelt circles and outlines geopolitical analysis on Hitler, Europe, and the balance of power, with speculation on Ickes and cabinet appointments.
Partly unsettled tonight and Wednesday with a mix of fair and cloudy intervals. Occasional rain is likely in West and Central areas, followed by colder air in the extreme western portion.
The Do than city council voted six to three to override Mayor Ezell by authorizing a contract for three stokers at the municipal light and water plant. Bates urged delay citing alternative bids and bank warnings about city indebtedness.
The council members voted to override Mayor Ezell and approve a $22,800 purchase of three stokers for the Municipal Power Plant. The damning vote drew sharp criticism as the town faces a nearly empty treasury, $50,000 interest due April 1, and over $2.2 million in debt. Local bankers warned no new money until budget discipline returns, while residents question the need and price of the Hoffman Company equipment.
The Civil Works Administration will dismantle its 4,000,000 work force by March 30. About 1,500,000 workers in communities of 5,000 or more will transfer April 1 to state and local relief job divisions. Rural workers are largely to be absorbed by month’s end. complete demobilization is not yet dated. Hopkins promises aid to workers who qualify under the new plan. Funds will come from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, with states sharing costs. Able bodied persons will receive local wage rates with a 30 cent minimum and a 24 hour work week.
Heywood Patterson and Clarence Norris had bills of exceptions filed today by their lawyers in Decembers Scottsboro death sentence appeals. Judge W W Callahan, who ruled he lacked jurisdiction on motions for a new trial, has 60 days to sign the bill for transmission to the Alabama Supreme Court for hearing.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson aims to re employ at least 4 million more workers in private industry as part of the NRA overhaul. A survey by his staff suggests a 50 to 30 percent cut in hours in over 600 code industries could absorb about a million men with a 10 percent blanket hour reduction offset by higher water rates.
E M Weatherly secretary of the Chamber of Commerce received a telegram from W S Johnson acting governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. It asks how much credit is needed to provide working capital for established businesses with assets and prospects to justify loans over five years. It seeks estimates of impact on employment and payrolls. Weatherly asks industries and businesses to write at 5 percent to help tabulate figures for the Atlanta Fed.
A head on crash ten miles north of Dubuque involving a passenger and freight train killed fireman Jim Crawford and engineer Ben Kurt. Six others were seriously hurt including Walter Rupprecht and brakeman Mesaling. Hanford MacNider escaped injury. All victims were connected to Dubuque or nearby.
A six year old, Lester Smith, drowned in a flood swollen Prichard creek while swimming with four brothers and a cousin. The accident marks the first swimming casualty of the year in the area.
The Federal Trade Commission review shows two Van Sweringen rail affiliates defaulted on $40 million in Morgan and New York bank loans. Morgan & Company did not call for repayment or foreclose. The Allegheny stock collateral represents a majority of Allegheny common shares.
Montgomery March 6 The American Legion and Alabama PTA lost their bid for an injunction to stop state payments until back educational appropriations are funded. Judge Walter B. Jones ruled the suit failed to show entitlement to relief and upheld limits tied to the state’s ability to pay.
Two Egg, a small community near Marianna, Florida, has drawn national notice for its odd name. A recent letter to resident L. C. Bevis from New York arrived addressed to “L. C. Bevis, Two Egg,” yet the town has no post office.
Chicago reports fresh clues linking John Dillinger to the city after a car used in his Crown Point jail escape was found outside a North Side apartment. Officers say a sighting occurred last Saturday with a woman believed to be Florida Burton, a Dillinger ally. Police guarded the vehicle as investigations continue.
Six-robber raid at Security National Bank in Sioux Falls tied up hostages, wounded a patrolman, and fired into the street with machine guns. The gang, led by a man described as resembling John Dillinger, forced employees and customers to stand as shields while they plundered cash and fled southward amid a watching crowd.
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