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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1934
Page
2
A 1934 Washington dispatch outlines a stalled soldier bonus fight in Congress. Roosevelt aims to veto, while Democrats split, some backing the bill to gain prestige. Byrns leads the opposition, and shifts show party tactics amid looming veto and political risk.
Alabama shows partly cloudy with frost in the southeast clearing tonight. Friday brings more clouds and warmer air. Northwest Florida sees fair conditions with light frost possible in the west and increasing humidity later. Tennessee reports fair weather and warmer temperatures through Friday.
The American Federation of Labor warned of a looming US auto industry strike while General Motors refused to recognize AFL unions. The Senate and House debated labor, NRA enforcement, and stock market revamps as Morgenthau noted rising tax receipts and cautious silver policy amid the coinage plan.
Former King Alfonso of Spain and his hunting party were fired upon by a Sudanese patrol who mistook them for bandits while hunting lions in the Sudan near the River Dender. The hunters had left Cairo in early February and escaped with their lives after the exchange.
Three unmasked men robbed Ralph Harris, operator of the Cold Springs Tourist Camp in Oneida Tennessee, of $80 last night. A machine gun bearer threatened to kill Harris and claimed to be a “big gangster” with his picture in the papers daily. The trio drove away in a car heading south.
Alabama Baptist Woman's Missionary Union will report progress at its fortieth annual convention in Birmingham on March 27. Miss Jor Stallworth, Montgomery, says last year 22,089 missionary society members and 24,369 young people's members totaled 47,308 across 948 and 1,602 groups respectively, with 1,900 organizations observing prayer sessions and giving contributions. Seals were awarded to 22,313 members for completing mission study courses.
AP dispatches report a damages suit by Vance Armentrout against seven House lobby committee members for illegal arrest in Louisville. Byrd monoplane crashes near Little America injuring none seriously. Mrs Insull claims her husband fled Athens. Mrs Roosevelt arrives in Port au Prince en route to Miami. Coast Guard base decommissioning ordered nationwide.
Sixteen Nash ville Volunteers start training at Memorial Stadium under manager Charlie Dressen as they build toward a 40 man roster. daily workouts run 10 a m to 2 p m with late arrivals expected. Giants offer help as Nash ville eyes a stronger season with new prospects and veteran pitchers returning.
An explosion at a port unloading dynamite near La Libertad leveled much of the city and killed about 150. Fire consumed the city hall and a church as flames spread across blocks. Rescue teams from San Salvador aided by National Guardsmen and Red Cross volunteers evacuated the injured.
In Shelbyville Tennessee three women testified they saw the dead body of Uncle Billy Martin in a negro man's arms, prompting homicide charges against seven people. Martin, missing for weeks, appeared alive, saying he had been south. A pile of hog bones in a deserted cabin had fueled the earlier murder belief.
Premier Muveseling of Italy, Chancellor Dollftrss of Austria, and Premier Goembaes of Hungary meet in Rome to present a concrete plan for Austrian economic independence. They discuss a Danubian states framework and invite France Germany and the Little Entente to join a pan European economic agreement.
In a divided decision the state supreme court held the legislature may reduce the salary of Dr. J. Estaker State Health Officer from 5250 to 4600 and can repeal the law creating the office. Justice Knight and Thomas dissented arguing the contract was binding. The court also ruled Mrs. Matie Bankherd Owen a state officer under constitutional protection against pay changes during her term.
Montgomery March 1 APD The state educational program for CCC workers aims to broaden schooling for about 7 900 enrollees at Alabama CCC camps through a conference led by Dor Rob Pedwel and university extension officials. The drive targets better citizenship and classroom readiness, noting many youths lack schooling or reading skills.
Major General Hugh K. Scott aged 80, chief of staff when the United States entered World War I, is seriously ill at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The condition was reported from Washington on March 15 with no further details.
In Kansas City on March 15 a man paid four cents in income tax and asked Dan M. Nee, collector, to pay in four quarterly installments. Nee replied that it was his privilege under federal regulations. The man insisted, slapping a copper coin on Nee’s desk.
Four ransom calls demanded 5000 dollars from the Kasoff family for Max Kasoff. His body, found in Oceanside, Long Island, was blindfolded and shot, with evidence of strangling. Police say the murder followed a failed ransom demand in a rare New York kidnaping.
Georgia tag issues spill into neighboring states as Alabama enforces its own tag rule. Governor Miller urges residents to buy Alabama tags, with about 7,500 Georgia tags in use outside Georgia. Police in Louisiana report enforcing residency proof for Georgia cars, while similar actions occur in Connecticut and arrests noted in the Carolinas and Florida.
Winter returns briefly with light snowfall at Fort Bragg and Wilmington North Carolina. Fort Bragg and Wilmington report snowfall as the only precipitation on the Southeastern map while other areas endure heavy frost. Temperatures range from 5 to 42 degrees across cities including Charlotte 20 Raleigh 28 Atlanta 25 Nashville 22 Jacksonville 42 New Orleans 5 and Jackson 39. The Weather Bureau forecasts gradually warmer, fair weather to follow.
Three taxpayers file injunction in equity court challenging the City of Dothan contract with Hoffman Combustion Engineering for three atoliers. They seek to bar council action and payments, claim Hoffman lacks Alabama qualification, and ask a temporary restraining order until a full hearing set for 10 a m tomorrow by Circuit Judge H A Pearce.
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