Tax yields rise above last year in 1934 fiscal outlook
Government receipts for the 1934 fiscal year reached 2.1325 billion dollars, surpassing the entire 1933 total of 2.0797 billion. New taxes on agricultural processing and distilled products boosted revenue while income tax deposits in March surged, though final cash effects await clearance. Expenditures to date total 4.5857 billion with a 2.4571 billion deficit, and emergency spending tallies 2.6522 billion, exceeding the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Beale
Washington
Treasury
Montgomery project under way with steel soon rising
R P Brown reports a solid start on Montgomery construction with the foundation laid and steel work to begin shortly. Harlan McClendon notes surprise at Dotham’s friendliness to visiting ball players and comments on a readying kitchen before more amenities arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Brown
Montgomery
Harlan McClendon
Dotham
Woman and companion shot at old fairgrounds
Vera Mae Johnson and Lewie Frank Riley were wounded Friday night by gunfire. Johnson names her mother Rosa Meadows and brother Sterling Meadows as shooters. The assailants were arrested before noon and jailed on assault to murder charges.
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Vera Mae Johnson
Old Fairgrounds
Rosa Meadows
Sterling Meadows
Lewie Frank Riley
Aged Ashford Woman M M Kimble Dies at Home
Mrs. M. M. Kimble aged 84 pioneer citizen of the Ashford route two community died at her home Monday morning at 8:30. She was a prominent member of the Methodist church. Survived by four daughters Mrs. Mattie Ellis Montezuma Ga Mrs. Annie Barber Webb route one Mrs. Curtis Owens Ashford route one and Miss Rosa Kimbie Ashford route two. Funeral services to be held this afternoon at 2 from the residence with Rev. E C Atkinson officiating. Burial in Ashford City cemetery. Fellows and Forrester in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Kimble
Ashford Route Two
Methodist Church
Mattie Ellis
Montezuma
Annie Barber
Webb
Curtis Owens
Ashford
Rosa Kimbie
E. C. Atkinson
Ashford City Cemetery
Fellows
Forrester
Educational health program to 35 Negro schools
Dr F G Granger county health officer announced a health program for Houston county's 35 Negro schools during national health week from April 1 to April 8. The effort will cover public and personal health habits and include health lectures at the schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
F. G. Granger
Three Weeks Illness Fatal to Geneva Man
William Wilburn Kelly, 81, of Geneva route two, died last night in a local hospital at 8:15 after about three weeks illness. He lived in the Geneva community 22 years and is survived by four sons and three daughters. Funeral services were to be held at Pleasant Hill church near Slocomb this afternoon at 3 o'clock, with burial in the church cemetery. Fellows and Forrester to arrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Wilburn Kelly
Geneva
L. K
Black, Ala
M. L
Ocala
Fla
W. H
W. J. Kelly
Perry, Fla
Virginia Tucker
East Palatka
Bell Dunning
Mary Arnold
Malone
Pleasant Hill
Slocomb
Fellows
Forrester
Miss Bout Well Improves After Self Inflicted Wound
The condition of Miss Lillian Boutwell of near Slocomb, hospitalized Friday after a self inflicted gunshot wound, was reported greatly improved today. She remains paralyzed from the waist down due to the injury, and her recovery continues with care at the local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Boutwell
Slocomb
Boutwell
Turkey Hunting Limited to One Game in Houston County
D F Odom, game warden for Wiregrass counties including Houston, states turkeys are the only legal game for hunters in the area. The turkey season runs from March 1 to April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Alabama
D. F. Odom
Odom
Garrard Funeral Set For Tuesday Morning
J A Garrard 83 died at home on Campbellton route one. Survived by four sons P A, J W Gerrard of Big Creek and others in Moultrie Ga and three daughters. Funeral service to be held Tuesday at 11 from Big Creek church with Dowling Rhodes in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Garrard
Campbellton
P. A
J. W. Gerrard
Big Creek
Roberts
M. A. Garrard
Moultrie
W. A. Culbreth
D. P. Clark
Warren Watford
Dowling Rhodes
Houston Free of Quarantineable Diseases
Houston county reports no disease requiring quarantine for months. Health officer Dr. F G Granger notes last quarantine was January 19 with prior restrictions in Dothan and surrounding areas. No current typhoid, measles, scarlet fever, or similar cases reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
F. G. Granger
Dothan
Granger
Mrs Kemp withdraws from race for Congress in Louisiana
Mrs. Kemp widow of Bovar E Kemp Sixth District representative who died last June said she would not run again to succeed him. The primary is April 17 and the general May 1. She had been elected with Huey P Long's support in an election held December 27. Sanders Jr. of Baton Rouge was named as rival in the December 27 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
107 Year Old Alabama Woman Dies at Buck Springs
Mrs. Sarah Ann Steele, 107, long thought the oldest person in Alabama, died at her Buck Springs home. Her family settled in Big Wills Valley when Indians governed the area. Survived by two daughters, three sons, and 100 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Gadsden
Als
Sarah Ann Steele
Alabama
Buck Springs
Two Montgomery Men Rescued From Island
Montgomery March 19 AP two prominent Montgomery men were rescued from a small island in Lake Jordan after their boat capsized yesterday afternoon G W Covington president of the City Banking Company and Richard Wood clerk of the Inferior Court were found by a locating plane and brought to safety responders could not reach the island by small boats due to high waves and a large boat later ferried them to shore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Lake Jordan
G. W.bill Covington
City Banking Company
Milwee Motor Company
Richard Wood
Inferior Court of
Stock Market Droppings and Advancers Listed Across Steel Rand
A compact recap shows varied movement among leading U S and industrials with notable prices: American Can at 46 8, Bethlehem Steel down 3 8, General Motors near 35 58, Coca Cola around 104 1 2, IBM not shown, U S Steel quoted 49 344, Radio Corp 71 2, Westinghouse and United Fruit listed among others in a rough snapshot of heavy trading and mixed gains across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn Motors
Bethlehem Steel
Bendix
Southern
Coca Cola
Weveee
Chrysler
Curtis Wright
Dupont
Cues Weve
Electric and P
Ford of England
General Motors
General Foods
Industrial Rayon
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Corp
Land N
Cee Ee Sab, Lorillard
Montgomery Ward
New York Central
J C Penney
Phillips Pete
Packard
Ceeseeeeee
Radio Corp
Radio
eKith Orph
RJ Reynolds Tobacco
Sears Roebuck
Southern Railway
Texas Corp
Texas Gulf
Ceeaee
General Electric
Goodyear
United Fruit
Westinghouse
Woolworth
Ceeaees Hudson Motors
United Aircraft
Western Union
Hogs rise in Chicago wholesale market on Friday
Hogs numbering about 22 000 moved in Chicago with most prices 10 to 15 cents higher than Friday. Slaughter weights 180 to 280 pounds brought 4.50 to 4.60, 290 to 360 pounds 4.30 to 4.50, 140 to 180 pounds uneven 3.50 to 4.50, pigs 2.50 to 3.25, packing sows largely 3.75 to 3.86, weights 201 to 250 pounds 4.50 to 4.69, heavyweights 250 to 300 pounds 4.30 to 4.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Savanna Naval Stores Turpentine Prices and Totals
Savannah naval stores report shows a turpentine firm 5242 with sales 106 receipts 69 shipments 155 stock 4198 and a resin firm with no sales receipts 980 shipments 571 stock 70846. Prices listed for various grades range from 4.05 to 5.40 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah Naval Stores
Savannah
Chicago butter market steady amid varied creamery quotes
Chicago AP reports butter steady with creamery specials at 93 score for extras around 92 and 90s for firsts and seconds, listing ranges like 24% to 25, 24, and 22 for various grades. eggs also steady with current receipts around 1654-1 and fresh graded firsts at 17-17. The market text includes multiple price points and grade designations, reflecting a routine dairy market bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thirty Jurors Chosen For Circuit Court Session
Thirty men were selected as jurors for the Circuit Court term starting today and running through Thursday. The panel includes Walter P. Acree John T. Gilley Walter M. Summerford Hiram B. Todd O Marvin Hughes Bennie J D Guy John A Dupree W E Kirkland Oscar P D White J Harvey Lee David F P Clark C C Bruner Charlie Williams R Arnold Day Oscar T Belcher William C Howard Coy J Dukes R J Taylor Richard Miller Hoyt Cannady Lawrence Horn C C Cutchens George Cunningham Sanford H Arnold Morris M Stembridge J Willie Worrell Leander C Davis William E Dempsey Leslie Y Tolar Aubrey J Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Acree
John T. Gilley
Walter M. Summerford
Hiram
B. Todd
O. Marvin Hughes
Bennie JD. Guy
John A. Dupree
W. E. Kirkland
Oscar PD. White
J. Harvey Lee
David FP. Clark
Charlie ¢C. Bruner
Charlie Williams
R. Arnold Day
Oscar T. Belcher
William C. Howard
Coy J. Dukes
R. J. Taylor
Richard Miller
Hoyt Cannady
Lawrence Horn
George Cunningham
Sanford H. Arnold
Morris M. Stembridge
J. Willie Worrell
Leander C. Davis
William E. Dempsey
Leslie Y. Tolar
Aubrey J. Stewart
Condition of M. W Roberts at Hearlland hospital
M. W Roberts of Hearlland, father of Mrs. J Hubert Farmer, remained unchanged today in a local hospital. He is suffering from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W Roberts
Hearlland
J. Hubert Farmer
Roberts
Roosevelt Vetoes Bill Over Mora Land Grant Reimbursement
President Roosevelt vetoed the second bill of his administration authorizing reimbursement to Edward B. Wheeler of Las Vegas New Mexico and the State Investment Company for losses tied to lands in the Mora community land grant granted by Mexico in 1835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Edward B. Wheeler
Las Vegas
N. Mex
State Investment Company
Mora Community
Mexico
Eutaw Legislator John W. Cook Dies After Illness
John W. Cook 70, longtime Alabama House member from Green County, died in Eutaw after a long illness. Survived by wife, son Augustus of Eutaw, daughter Mrs. Foster Norton of Tuscaloosa. He served as elder of Eutaw Presbyterian Church. Also notes saints added in Vatican City and brief foreign currency shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eutaw
Ala
John W. Cook
Alabama House of Representatives
Green County
Augustus
Foster Norton
Tuscaloosa
Runyan Sees Slim Chance To Win Masters Tournament
Paul Runyan, the underdog among professionals at Augusta for the Masters, says he has only a normal chance to win. While practicing, the former unknown kid from the Jones era modestly discusses finishing ahead of Bobby Jones, noting he is not a heavy favorite at 12 or 14 to 1.
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Augusta
Paul Runyan
Bobby Jons
Bunyan
Young Champion Tops Charleston Open With Record Score
A 25 year old golfer posted a remarkable 273 across 72 holes to win the Charleston Open, a score among the lowest in the event's history. His effort drew praise as perhaps conservative compared to his growing potential.
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Poyner
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New York
P.C Janescue
Jan Pene
Chicago Hogs
Samz
John Cook
Vatician
Teresa Margherita Redi
Pompilio Maria Pirrotti
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottonlongo
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