Witherington on Stand in Seed Loan Trial Denies Fabricated Receipts
Houston county farm demonstration agent S Henry Witherington testifies in a federal seed loan case with ten co-defendants. He rejects meetings in Americus and Columbus aimed at fabricating receipts and denies an agreement to flee the country. The trial outlines loan handling, alibi efforts, and questions about Bogus receipts tied to 1930 and 1931 applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Henry Witherington
Houston County
Americus
Columbus
Witherington
Thomas L. Hutchings
Agusta
Hutchings
Charlie C. McArthur
O. D. Street
Birmingham
L. E. White
Houston County Farm Bureau
Columbia
United States District Court
Reed
Augusta
Harvey
United States Department of Agriculture
S. F. Trawick
Dale
Houston
Mike Sollie
Ozark
Harry S. Barger
United States District Attorney
Barger
Berra Walls
J. Norton Mullins
Mullins
Farm Demonstration Agents
Child Welfare Bureau
Bass
Berta
Byrd Farmer
Dothan National Bank
Berta Walls
J. Henry Witherington
Walls
Louis de Nette
Department of Justice
DeNette
de- Nette
Thomas I. Hutchings
C. B. Winstead
Judith Clingo
Earler
Mulling
Muillins
Willie Walls
Montgomery County
O. S. Lewis
Citations Issued For Delinquent Houston County Taxes
More than 2000 delinquent taxpayers in Houston County will receive citations next week to appear in Probate Court on April 11 before Judge H K Martin to show cause why their property should not be sold. The notices, prepared by the tax collector's office, include a 75 cent citation fee with 50 cents to the probate judge and 25 cents to the tax collector. Notices to non residents estates and guardians will be served by sale advertising. property will be sold if taxes remain unpaid with advertising starting in May and sale in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
H. K. Martin
Dothan Man Injured When His Car Overturned Near Here
L. D. Ogletree of 208 South Foster Street is recovering at home after his car overturned while returning from Ashford to Dothan. He was pinned beneath the vehicle in a deep ditch and injured his ankles ribs and side. A neighbor aided in extricating him as others joined to set the car alight. He blamed blinding headlights from a passing motorist for the crash about three miles from Dothan and says the driver did not stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Ogletree
S. Foster Street
Ashford
Dothan
Ogletree
Council to Decide Monday on Pond Drainage plan
The Old Bay pond south of the city faces a drainage decision at Monday night’s regular council meeting. A health survey found the pond to be a major mosquito breeding site and officials note another north side pond also poses a menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Alabama court records detail Hutchings and associates
Testimony tracked a 1931 to 1935 sequence involving receipts and telegrams tied to meetings in Ashford Headland and Americas. Witnesses include Mullins, McArthur, Coffey and Harrington with alibis about timing and locations. Prominent judges Anderson and Bricken served as character witnesses for Mullins amid numerous other defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchings
Enterprise
Mullins
W. M. Ray
Bill Jones
Americas
Witherington
Ashford
McArthur
Ed Pace
Headland
Dothan Man Recalls 38 Years of Married Life in City
L A Oppert recalls marrying Georgia Granger here 38 years ago today and continuing to live in Dothan. He moved from Clayton in 1892, helped form Houston County in 1903, and helped select the county courthouse site. The couple have two sons Jamie and Louis, both local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
L. A. Oppert
Georgia Granger
Oppert
The
Eagle
Houston County
Henry, Dale
Geneva
Gasoline and flour donated for relief drive in town
Thirty five gallons of gasoline were donated to the unemploy ment relief committee for Do than. The Texas Oil Company gave 10 gallons and Standard Oil Co 25. Arthur Malone contributed five barrels of flour and W E Barber made a cash gift. About 25 men went to the country to cut wood to supply heat for families in need. Wood is sold for 4 a card delivered. Rehearsal began for a kid minstrel directed by Mrs Dannelly Newton and Mrs Calvin Weich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unemployment Relief Committee
Dothan
Texas Oil Company
Standard Off Co
Arthur Malone
W. E. Barber
Dannelly Newton
Calvin Weich
Jailed Here Man Taken to Florida For Chicken Theft
Sheriff Jim Lewis and Deputy Walter Davis of Marianna took Jeff Mead to Florida to face a chicken theft charge. Mead was jailed last night after Florida officers notified county deputies he was wanted on the theft count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lewis
Marianna
Walter Davis
Jeff Mead
Mead
Florida
New Leads to Investigators in Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Police at the Lindbergh home report two former Franklin Park servants missing after the kidnapping, now located and questioned. The couple known as Mr and Mrs Paul Thornburg prompted the Lightfoots to file a report. Newark detectives head to Idaho to question Ignace Blaustein, who claimed to drive the car involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
N. J
Franklin Park
Nat
Leandro Lightfoot
Lightfoots
Paul Thornburg
Newark
Pocatello, Idaho
Ignace Blaustein
Dr. T. V. Neal Named Howard College Head
Dr. T. V. Neal of Shawnee Oklahoma was elected president of Howard College at a trustees meeting in Birmingham. The appointment comes as Neal has led the college's ongoing financial campaign. Neal, born in Carroll County Georgia, is a Howard and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Neal
Shawnee
Okla
Howard College
Birmingham
L. W. Dockery
First Baptist Church
Dockery
Howard
The
Baptist University
Oklo
Carroll County
Howard and
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Big Crowd At Houston Hotel Dance For Unemployed Benefit
A large crowd is expected tonight at the Houston Hotel dining room for a New Century club benefit dance for the unemployed. Organizers report full arrangements with Miss Alli and Carroll Bowers added to the program. Bow ers to perform a solo dance at 7 30 o clock. Punch will be served throughout the evening. The event begins as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
New Century Club
Miss Alli
Carroll Bowers
Sol
Miss Bowers
Murray Qualifies for Florida Democratic Primary
Gov William H Murray of Oklahoma qualified with Secretary of State B R Gray for participation in Florida's Democratic preferential primary on June 7. He was the first presidential candidate to qualify for the state’s preferential election in years and is to open his Florida campaign next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H
City Warns About Child Begging Racket
Welfare officials in Dothan warned residents about a child begging racket reported in recent weeks. They described tactics where older youths solicit money on streets and from pedestrians, some claiming the need to feed siblings while others use a mule in the downtown area. Officials said the children receive clothing and care but parents prefer sending them out daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Child Welfare Department
Automobilerk
Weller
Ughta
Monty
Sycunr
Re Departmert
Dothan Negro Escapes Jail To Return Home
Charlie Willis a Dothan Negro and trusted inmate at Jefferson county jail fled toward Dothan last week. Birmingham police issued a poster with his photo and description after he escaped on a grand larceny charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Jefferson County
Charlie Willis
Birmingham
Charlie
Roosevelt Wins North Dakota Democratic Primary in 1932
Additional returns put Franklin D. Roosevelt in a sweeping Democratic victory in North Dakota with over 71 thousand votes. Joseph S. France defeated Jacob S. Coxey for the Republican nomination while Roosevelt led in the Democratic delegation contests and bids for national convention seats.
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Aassociated
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Joseph S. France
Maryland
Jacob S. Coxey
Masallion
Ohio
Roosevelt
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
France
Coxey
Murray
Hoover
Roosvelt
Willam Stern
Selma Stenerson
Minot
Republica National
League
H. H. Perry
Ellendale
Hebrew Association Conference Sunday in Tuscaloosa
Leon Schwartz of Mobile announces a divisional meeting in Tuscaloosa to unite rural Jewish communities for discussion of their religious problems. Several southern states will be represented at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Leon Schwartz
Mobile
Alabama Association of Synagogue and
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Wiggins Heads to Andalusia for Woodmen Camp
State deputy 3S Wiggins visits Andalusia for a short stay then to Abbeyville where a camp for 100 members begins April 12. The class will be initiated at the Wiregrass Logrollers Association quarterly meeting May 11 with Judge Harry K. Martin presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins
Woodmen of the Wind
Gene
Andalusia
Abbeyille
Wiregrass Logrollers
Harry K. Martin J
Plans to Slay Heads of Union Foiled in Raid
An alleged murder plot against Labor Union officials was foiled by a police raid. Four men and a woman were arrested after the eleventh hour operation. The targets included C. E. Haury and union leaders John Possehl and Frank Langdon. Evidence came from intercepted conversations following anonymous tips. Police cited alleged discrimination in job assignments as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Union
C. E. Haury
International Union of Operating Engineers
John Possehl
Frank Langdon
Registered Reserves Gathering In Dothan Postponed
The Registered Reserves of America event in Dothan was postponed to next Friday night due to the absence of Mayor Bill Gun’Jr. of Montgomery and Judge Leon McCord. About 200 local leaders are charter members. Dothan council is council 103, a large Alabama unit. Malcolm Harper of Geneva heads the Alabama council. Mayor Gunter, Judge McCord and other speakers were to appear at the city auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Gun‘Jr
Montgomery
Leon McCord
Registered Reserves of America
Dothan
Malcolm Harper
Geneva
Alabama
Gunter
City Auditorium
Suit filed for death of James Graham in Dothan
Monroe Page administrator of James Graham estate sues Dothan Oil Mill company for 25000 dollars over the death of the 11 year old Negro boy who fell from a bicycle into a vat of scalding water at the North Oates Street plant last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
Dothan
Dothan Oil Mill Company
North Oates Street
Monroe Page
N. Oates Street
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T. M. Davenport
Associated Press
White
Bryant Bass
Tutchings
Mr. Farmer
Bass Place
Mullis
Here
Lindbergh
Welfare Department
Sov
N. Y
Hebrew Association Conference
Gofs
Aintree
England
Fotbra
Dyte
Jochet
W. Paresnige
Figremont
Wirner
Sea Soldier
Eirt.th
T. W. Palmer & CO
New Orleans
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