Refugees Return Home as Flood Worsens in Alabama
A small army of refugees begins reclaiming homes as floodwaters rise in Alabama. Selma faces real danger while towns along the Conecuh and Flint rivers suffer inundation. Georgia reports rising Flint and Chattahoochee rivers with roads cut and boats used to transport children to school.
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Montgomery
Geneva
Elba
Alabama
Selma
Coneeuh River
Brewton
River Falls
Georgia
Flint River
Chattahoochee
Appalachicola Basin
Florida
Relief drive in Dothan nets 3100 toward 10000 goal
The Geneva flood relief drive raised 3100 yesterday in Dothan with a 10000 goal. Donations included 1100 at the chamber of commerce and gifts from Prattville and Ashford residents. Dothan organizers urge larger citizen support to avoid the drive failing.
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Geneva
Chamber of Commerce
Relief Committee
Dothan
Cen
Charred torso of woman found in New Orleans
The burned torso of Mrs. Janet Baker is identified in a charred sedan wreckage in New Orleans. Police pursue a murder theory as witnesses recall leaving with an unidentified man and woman, and authorities search for the couple.
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New Orleans
Janet Baker
Bandits Kill Two In Buffalo Bus Station Escape
Three masked bandits fleeing after a bus station robbery of nearly $3,000 crashed a stolen car into another vehicle in Buffalo New York. A man and a woman, Frank P. Schmidt and Mrs Eva Bailey, were killed. Police have arrested two suspects.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frank P. Schmidt
Eva Bailey
Prisoners Moved From Geneva Jail Over Unsanitary Conditions
Six prisoners confined at Geneva County jail were transferred to Houston County to await inspection approval of a neighboring jail. Sheriff Rollins reports the move due to unsanitary conditions.
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Geneva County
Houston County
Rollins
Hoover Plans No Drastic Enforcement Drives
President Hoover favors no drastic prohibition drives and will instead strengthen enforcement by tightening federal agencies and reorganizing the federal judicial system to build up law enforcement nationwide.
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Hoover
Washington
Firemen Benefit Celebration Postponed Due to Flood
The Dothan Firemen’s Benefit Celebration, set for April 18 and 19, is postponed to April 25 and 26 because of flood conditions. The Fire Chief notes plans are expanded and a popularity contest, sponsored by the fire department, will begin on April 23 with entrants expected from towns across the Wiregrass.
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Dothan
Fire Department
Wiregrass
Boxing Card Postponed to Friday at Legion Arena
Boxing matches at the Legion arena were postponed until Friday night. Promoter J F Antley says the entire card will be duplicated, keeping the same lineup and events from the original night.
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The
Legion Arena
J. F. Antley
First Hooked
Coburns Minstrel Show Raises Flood Relief Funds
Coburns Minstrel show drew over 600 attendees last night. During intermission May or Ezell urged donations to the Geneva flood relief fund, hats passed collecting nearly $40.
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Coburn
Ezell
Geneva Flood Relief Fund
Grice Not Found Alive Says Relative
Relatives dispute a state paper report that George Grice was swept from a river bridge. Clyde Segrest, Grice’s brother in law, says the body found at Caryville was not Grice’s and that Grice has not been located alive.
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George Grice
Chatawhatchie River
Clyde Segrest
Grice
Caryville
Negro Arrested on W P L Charge Over Liquor Seizure
Morgan Jones, a black man from near Hodgesville, was arrested by Sheriff Rollins and deputies Sunday night for violating prohibition laws. He allegedly possessed 72 pints of liquor and is jailed on a $300 bond default.
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Morgan Jones
Hodgesville
Rollins
Sanitation Priority Drives Flood Area Recovery
Flood relief in Geneva shifts to disease prevention with typhoid inoculations under Dr. Russell E. Neff. Health officials report good conditions and ongoing sanitation, food, water, and power restoration as National Guardsmen build temporary bridges and traffic returns to normal.
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Geneva
Russell E. Neff
Houston County Health Unit
Neff
The
Eagle
Health Department
J. A. Campbell
Dothan
Bibb Graves
Houston County
Alabama Power Company Service Department
Double Bridges
Red Cross
Panama City
Fla
American Legion
H. L. Sudduth
J.C. Poole
Columbia Bank President W. F. Oakley Dies at 73
W. F. Oakley, president of the Columbia Bank, died at a local hospital at 4 a m. He was 73, a lifelong Columbia resident, prominent merchant and property holder. Funeral services will be held from his home with Rev. R C Smith and Rev. P M Guthery officiating. He is survived by his widow Eloise and children W. F. Oakley Jr Marion L Oakley Lawerence Oakley, plus brother W Ab Oakley and sister Mrs Sallie Smith. He had been in failing health about two years and hospitalized ten days.
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W. F. Oakley
Columbia Bank
Columbia
Mr. Oakley
William McGriff
McGriff
Blackshear
R.C. Smith
Columbia Baptist Church
P. M. Guthery
Marion L. Oakley
Lawerence Oakley
University At
Tuscaloosa
W. Ab. Oakley
Rickard
Texas
Sallie Smith
Oakley
Shoplifters Nabbed Saturday By Police
Madies Bell and Sadie Mae Pearsons, Black women, were arrested by police Saturday afternoon for shoplifting. They allegedly pilfered merchandise from several local stores and were turned over to County authorities for prosecution.
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Madies Bell
Sadie Mae Pearsons
Negresses
City Council Meeting Passes With No Major Action
Last night the Fayetteville North Carolina city council met briefly with no business of importance transacted. Governor Graves authorized the Dothan Legion and Legion Auxiliary to aid the Red Cross. Maxwell Field aircraft dropped blankets to Geneva and more blankets and cots arrived from New Orleans to Geneva. The National Guard expects to stay in Geneva, and J Norton Mullins urged large donations to meet victims’ needs saying hundreds rather than dollars are required.
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Geneva
Graves
Dothan Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Red Cross
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
New Orleans
Duethan
National Guard
J. Norton Mullins
Dothan
Houston County
Eagle Uring
Double Bridges
Thieves Prefer Old Cars to New Machines Arrests Made
Sheriff reports two men identified as H. Grady Pitts and Coy Simpson alias Coy Spurlock arrested on two counts of grand larceny. They allegedly sold wrecked older Ford cars to S. M. Bentley, a junk dealer, for small sums and confessed to stealing another old Ford from Ed Baxley near Keyton.
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S. Grady Pitts
Coy Simpson
H. Grady Pitts
Coy Spurlock
Rollins
S. M. Bentley
Sheriff Rollins
Ed Baxley
Keyton
Hodgesville
Injured in Fla. Wreck Return Home and Recoveries
J C Wallington and G S Jackson were brought from a Florida hospital after serious injuries from the Feb 24 wreck near Chattahoochee. Jackson remains hospitalized locally for several days, Wallington is home, Wadlington improves, Lawis still in a Chattahoochee hospital, Andress fatally injured, O'Brien minor. The car plunged through a guard rail into a swamp.
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J. C. Wallington
G. S. Jackson
Chattahoochee
Jackson
Wadlington
Rotary Club
G. M. Lawis
Dothan
Chais
W. L. Andress
Fred O'Brien
Weather in Alabama Patchy Clouds and Warmer Temperatures
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight and Wednesday in central Alabama with slightly warmer temperatures. Moderate winds expected. conditions mostly calm in the interior regions.
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Alabama
Waters Recede and Geneva Reels from Flood Losses
Geneva lies in ruins after three flood streams devastated the town. Rescue workers feed shelter and clothe refugees in a nearby camp while road crews repair routes to deliver supplies. Doctors and guards fight disease as sanitation and restoration become the priority.
President Hoover to Fish Near Washington This Summer
Secretary Lawrence Richey arranged fishing holes in Maryland and Virginia for President Hoover to visit on summer weekends. A lodge will be built on the site and a lease secured for an indefinite period.
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Washington
Pres. Hoover
Maryland
Virginia
Sec
Lawrence Richey
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Albany
Bainbridge
South Alabama
Congress
West Bainbridge
Fort Gaines
Cuthbert
Edison
Killen
J. R. Rodney
Central of Georgia
Merchants Wholesale Grocery Co
A.C. L
Wednesady
Tral
Northen
Prattville
Ashford
Twin Oaks Floral Company
Moody Taylor
Jacksonville
James Willoughby
Crosby
Captain Fried
Samag
Negro
W.P.L
DR. Neff
W. F Oakley
Fayetteville N. C
Mr. Bentley
James Holland
Bentley
Robert Junes
J.C. Wallington and
G.S. Jackson
Fla. Hospital
Clyde Smith
Slocomb
Ramsey Metcalf
Hartford
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