Asa Candler Coca Cola founder dies at 78 in Atlanta
Asa Griggs Candler, founder of the Coca Cola Company, died at Wesley Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He was 78 and had retired from active management about two decades earlier. His estateالو and philanthropic work benefited Emory University, Wesley Memorial Hospital, and Wesley Memorial Church. His family received 25 million from the 1919 sale of Coca Cola holdings.
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Atlanta
Asa Griggs Candler
Coca Cola Company
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Candler
South
N. B. Hallman
Chandler Long
Methodist Episcopal Church
Warren A. Candler
Emory University
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Boots Antley Wins First Bout In Southern Lightweight Clash
Boots Antley defeated Hugh Laurent in Biloxi Mississippi to open a tournament deciding the southern lightweight championship. Antley will face next on Monday March 18. Laurent, a former Indiana champion, was knocked down by the Ashford boy.
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Boots Antley
Hugh Laurent
Biloxi
Mississippi
Laurent
Ashford Boy
Indiana
Children Set Fire To Man's Barn in Newton County
Children playing in a barn owned by H. D. Ard of Newton Route 1 started a fire Monday night. The barn and four bales of cotton plus 75 bales of hay were destroyed, with total losses about $800. Ard had only $100 insurance on the building.
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H. D. Ard
Newton Rt. 1
prominent textile maker dies in Greensboro
Laurence N. Cone 53 a noted textile manufacturer died this morning after suffering a heart attack yesterday. He served as president of the Minneola Manufacturing Co. at Gibsonville near Greensboro.
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Greensboro
N. C
Larence N. Cone
Minneola Manufacturing Co
Gibbson Ville
Here
Alabama Weather Update Rain Likely With Thunder Tonight
Rain and thunder expected tonight across Alabama with lingering activity into Thursday. Winds shift from southerly to a moderate to fresh gusts, bringing unsettled conditions and a cooler coat.
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Alabama
Nobile Resigns as Italia Expedition Blame Clears
Rome announces Gen Umberto Nobile, commander of the Italia airship, has resigned his rank and office after an official inquiry blamed him for the disaster and criticized his rescue from the ice.
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Nobile
London
Rome
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Graves Commutes Richards Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment
Montgomery March 13 Gov Bibb Graves commuted the death sentence of Stephen Lafayette Richards of Mobile to life imprisonment. Richards was to be executed in the electric chair for the murder of Charles T. Russell tomorrow night.
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Montgomery
Bibb-Graves
Stephen Lafayette Richards
Mobile
Richards
Charles T. Russell
Murder Trial Postponed Amid Severe Weather
Due to severe weather several circuit court cases were postponed until the May term including the murder trial of J. E. Carter alias Boss Carter charged with second degree murder in the death of Lewis Chumney from knife wounds. Carter is held on bond.
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J. E. Carter
J. E
Carter
Lewis Chumney
Chumney
Negro Girl Reports Man's Attention And Both Placed In Jail
A fight between Clyde Alexander and Upsher White in Dixie led to both being jailed. Police found Upsher at Clyde's home with an ice pick. Clyde posted bond while Upsher remained in custody.
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Clyde Alexander
Upsher White
Dixie
Clyde
Upsher
Moates and
Burdeshaw
Rebels suffer severe losses in Torreon clash
Heavy rebel losses reported as federal and insurgent forces converge on Torreon. Calles and General Almazan descend from different directions with strong armies. Insurgents evacuate Saltillo after looting banks of $60,000. Gil ceases recruitment, claiming revolt crushed.
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Associated Press
Torreon
Revolutionary Movement
Calles
Almazan
Saltillo
Gil
Leaders to Meet Again to Plan Alabama Veterans Hospital
A committee of business and political leaders will reconvene tomorrow at 8 PM in the council hall to advance the proposed Alabama veterans hospital. The steering panel, chaired by Mrs. Henry Wesley, will present its procedural plans, with Mayor Clem Ezell and members Sanford Dawsey H. H. Ader Jack Bird Charlie Newton and E. M. Weatherly among the recommending group.
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Council Hall
Alabama Veterans’ Hospital
Henry Wesley
Clem Ezell
Sanford Dawsey
H. H. Ader
Jack Bird
Charlie Newton
E. M. Weatherly
Coolidge Plans No Further Literary Work
Northampton report states Coolidge will not pursue more literary writing after completing contracted magazine articles. He would consider an executive role and has received several offers but has not decided.
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Coolidge
Northampton
Mice Study Links Ovary to Cancer in Certain Strain
University of Michigan researchers trace a cancer cause to the ovary in a brown mouse strain. Transplanting ovaries into cancer-free males produced cancers in about seven percent, supporting ovarian activity as the key factor. The inbred Michigan line, developed by Clarence Cook Little, remains robust and vigorous.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Michigan
William S. Murray
Clarence Cook Little
Murray
Little
County Dale Schools Prepare for Big Field Day Friday
In Ozark on Friday March 15 all Dale county schools unite for the county’s largest field day. Over four thousand pupils are expected with every school entering exhibits and programs. State Supervisor Gibson oversees the event with assistance from Louie Tamplin and Gladys Waldrop. A monster parade will start at ten o’clock around the public square before activities move to Dale County High School.
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Ozark
Dale County
J. H. Johnson
Gibson
Louie Tamplin
Gladys Waldrop
Dale County High School
Father's Slayer Pleads Insanity in Alabama Murder Case
Odell Sullivan entered not guilty by reason of insanity at his arraignment in Ozark Circuit Court on a first degree murder charge for killing his father Henry Sullivan. He was struck and shot, dying at the scene. Sullivan has remained jailed. The Grand Jury later indicted Jesse I. Pouncey for second degree murder in the slaying of Mrs. Love Neville at Pouncer's Store on February 23, with bond raised to 7500. The case will await the August term. Attorney General McCall and Assistant Braswell led the Grand Jury.
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Ozark
Ala
Odell Sullivan
Henry Sullivan
Sullivan
Young Sullivan
Jesse I. Pouncey
Love Neville
Pouncey
Pouncer’s
Neville
Enterprise Hospital
Atty. Gen. McCall
Atty
Gen. Braswell
Corrert
Miss Miler
School For the Deaf and Blind
Souni
Goodrich Plans Large Atlanta Tire Plant
T. G. Graham, vice-president of B. F. Goodrich Rubber, announced a new Atlanta plant to manufacture automobiles tires with an initial capacity of five thousand tires daily and about one thousand semi skilled workers. The payroll is projected at roughly one billion dollars annually with plans to expand to twenty five thousand tires daily.
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Atlanta
T. G. Graham
B. F. Goodriche Rubber Company
Two Die In World Speed Record Attempt at Catona
Daytona Beach reports mechanical expert P Lee Bible was killed when his Triplex racer crashed at 202 mph while attempting the world speed record of 231 mph. Pathe News cameraman Travers was also killed in the crash.
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H. O. D. Segrave
American Automobile Association
Daytona Beach
Catona
P_Lee Bible
Pathe
Travers
Geneva County Sheriff Sues Over Back Claims
Sheriff Grover Hughes files suit in Geneva County Circuit Court to compel the county treasurer to pay accrued claims totaling 32000, with an additional 2000 alleged owed. He says payments have been postponed month to month, while the treasurer cites priority of other claims.
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Geneva County
Grover Hughes
Hughes
Federal Government Moves To Dry Chicago
The federal government through district attorney George Johnson will assign government attorneys to obtain indictments and prosecute violators under the Jones Law. Also, First Baptist Sunday School teachers and officers meet at 7 PM for a weekly teachers meeting. The Hudson River channel description notes land once stood above sea level.
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Chicago
George Johnson
First Baptist Sunday School
Donaldson Arrested in Three Burglary Cases
J E Joe Donaldson of Dothan was arrested on three burglary charges after a roadside incident near Headland Abbeville when a passerby alerted Sheriff Gibbons. A search recovered meat from three broken into smokehouses and an accomplice named Tanks was jailed in connection with the crimes.
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Headland
Abbeville
J. E
Joe” Donaldson
Dothan
Gibbons
Donaldson
Rollins
Mrs E T Talley Buried Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma T. Talley 70 wife of Tobe Talley were held this afternoon at Mt Arat four miles from Dothan on Webb road. She died yesterday morning at her home. Survived by husband one son O H Talley and five daughters Mrs John Ek-inore Mrs J T Battle Mrs Minnie Cochran Mrs Clifford Quattlebaum Mrs Emma Brown and Mrs Rhoda Pearce. Dothan Undertaking Co was in charge of arrangements.
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Emma T. Talley
Tobe Talley
Dothan
Webb Road
Mt. Arat
Talley
O. H. Talley
John Ekinore
Newton
J. T. Battle
Ashford
Minnie Cochran
Headland
Clifford Quattlebaum
Emma Brown
Wewahitchka
Rhoda Pearce
The
Dothan Undertaking Co
Second Helen Keller? Miss Ruby Miller of South Carolina
Miss Ruby Miller, 20, a student at the South Carolina State Institute for the Deaf and Blind, healed from total blindness deafness and muteness since age three. She now speaks clearly cooks sews plays piano and reads with tactile and sign language training and nears college entrance.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Helen Keller
Ruby Miller
South Carolina State Institute For the Deaf and Blind
Miler
EF. Miller
Columbia
Joenin- Ritix
Uicer
Avant murder case not yet before grand jury
Attorney General Charlie C. McCall said the Avant killing will not be forwarded to the grand jury now after a consultation with Solicitor J. Norton Mullins. Investigation should be completed within a few weeks, then a special grand jury session will be convened. Weather has hindered travel for witnesses and investigators. Police hold on Lee Phillips unrelated to the case.
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Avant
Charlie C. McCall
Dothan
J. Norton Mullins
Lee Phillips
Slocomb
McCall
Phillips
Eagle
Geneva
William J. Courtney
J. W. Stassell
Ozark
Hospital Orchestra To Furnish Music High School Play
The Moody Hospital Orchestra will provide music for Little Lord Faunt leroy played by Dothan High School students at the City Opera House Friday night. Nurses in uniform will perform before curtain and between acts, directed by D G Farmer. Lawrence Weathers debuts as the Earl of Dorin in the production aimed at a successful first performance.
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Moody Hospital Orchestra
Lord Fauntleroy
Dothan High School
City Opera House
D. G. Farmer
Lawrence Weathers
Earl of
Dorincourt
Cedric Errol
Joe Wise
Mr. Hooks
Johnny Bell Ward
Dick the Bootblack
Auxiliary Meeting in Rimson Building
The American Legion Auxiliary meets this afternoon in the Rimson building in regular session. Business of importance is scheduled to be trans acted.
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Rimson
American Legion Auxiliary
Rimson Building
Eagle subscription rates announced
Rates effective today for The Eagle show by carrier and by mail options. The list includes one week and one month terms with three and six month plans, plus annual subscription pricing.
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