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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1934
Page
1
President Roosevelt issued an executive order centralizing NRA oversight of all government contracts and purchases funded by federal agencies. The move places full authority in the Industrial Recovery Administration to enforce fair competition codes across state, municipal, and local entities.
Mrs. M. Dupre, 72, of Ashford, died at her home and was a longtime member of the Ashford Baptist Church. Survived by two brothers Tolley and Tom Hudson of Fort Lauderdale and sister Mrs. Mary King of Columbia, Ala. Funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. at Ashford Baptist Church with Rev. Joe White officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Dowling-Rhodes Funeral Home in charge.
Trish Desert serves eight pieces of angel food cake with pint orange sherbet and whipped cream. Sugar and vanilla folded into cream, top cake with sherbet and cream, insert eight green silk flags, arrange on green glass serving dishes, and serve immediately.
A spoof dispatch from Santa Monica mocks international tensions. It notes a Russian plane forced to land over Manchukuo and captured by Japan, and a Rome meeting of Dollfuss Gumbo and Mussolini to decide who starts the war. Rogers jokes that Dollfuss sold Mussolini 12 million bushels of wheat.
A party of 50 Houston County farmers and Kiwanis Club members left here this afternoon for Headland to receive the latest farming information from experiments. C. E. Stapp, farm agent and Kiwanian, said the club provided the autos for the trip.
William Joseph Hicks, 68, of Newville route two, died at home after a short illness. He had lived in the community 35 years. Funeral services were set for 3 p.m. at Newville Baptist church with Rev. Fred Martin officiating, burial in the church cemetery. Fellows and Forrester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
FE L Goins recently moved from 204 N Lena Street to South Oates Street. Dr M Forwalter of Van Wert Ohio reports a living two headed six legged turtle found on the banks of a Texas stream.
The Roosevelts install a 48 foot folding pistol range in the White House corridor beside the east entrance with a steel bullet trap donated by the American Rifle Association. Lt. F E P Lock oversees safety and setup while Mrs Roosevelt planned the wood frame. Pistols .22 caliber are used and range access will be available to guards, secret service, and military officers, with practice suspended during state receptions.
The Markets by T W Palmer lists cotton futures in New York and New Orleans with daily open high low and close figures for months including Jan May Oct July Dec and Mar. Notable prices show January around 1262 in New York and 1261 in New Orleans with mixed up days across contracts.
Wall Street shares prices mixed as 47 Anaconda Copper and major industrials show activity. Chicago hog futures rise with 15,000 head traded, top at 4.65 for 180-220 lb hogs. Savannah naval stores firm with turpentine and rosin prices steady, stockpiles noted.
In early afternoon trading the New Orleans cotton market remained steady with a one point gain over yesterday’s close. Exports for the day totaled 26,199 bales.
Chicago butter trade on March 15 shows prices unchanged with 9 304 cents steady for ordinary and 17 786 cents steady for extra firsts. Fresh graded firsts quoted at 17 to 17 12, with current receipts at 16 12.
The Auburn glee club, with 35 voices, will perform at the city auditorium on April 6 under the Dothan Pilot Club. Miss Ruth Gantt announced the event, praising the group as the best in college history. Rehearsals led by Professor James A. Buleit have shaped a South Alabama tour with chorus numbers, piano and vocal pieces, and quartet selections, joined by the Auburn Knights dance orchestra.
A marriage license was issued to Thurston Cobb of Cottonwood route two and Nell Z Hughes of Dothan Route six. Ben Cumbie plans a move soon to 302 S East Street.
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