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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1935
Page
4
Judy Murdock underwent an appendicitis operation at a local hospital yesterday afternoon. Records kept by breeders of Hartz mountain canaries show some birds live to be 17 years.
Dothan Kiwanis members heard new education ideas for city and county students after an address by Dr. J A Keller state superintendent of education who also recently earned a doctor of humanities from Birmingham Southern college The meeting featured the Young Junior High Harmonica club led by Miss Montine Lisenby with Miss Louise Cherry at the piano Attendees included district and county education leaders and visiting Kiwanis members from Franklin Tenn and Montgomery
A party of five Ohioans aboard the 43 foot yacht Admate was brought to Mobile by a coast guard patrol boat after their craft became disabled near the entrance to Mobile bay. They include Mr and Mrs Theodore Leonard Jr their two daughters Margaret and May and Robert Hammond of Columbus Ohio. After replacing a broken shaft they will depart for St Petersburg Florida and New York. The yacht left Portsmouth Ohio early last month.
Chicago hog market activity was strong with prices 8.70 to 8.89 for 200 to 300 lb hogs and tops to 8.85. Leaner 160 to 200 lb hogs traded 7.75 to 8.35, slaughter pigs 6.50 to 7.75, and packing sows around 6.60 to 7.60 with heavy weights 8.69 to 8.84.
Daily brief of futures quotes across wheat corn oats cotton and related commodities. Lists opening highs lows closes with March May July and October cycles for grains and cotton seed and a peanut market line from Dothan.
The stock market moved slowly amid European tension and weak domestic developments. Trading showed extreme lethargy with little incentive to advance, though declines were modest and shorts appeared hesitant to risk new positions. Tobacco shares led losses despite Treasury data and persistent market speculation.
Elba March 21 A C Brunson Sr 62 longtime resident and prominent citizen died in a Montgomery hospital at 5 am after a protracted illness Pneumonia was the immediate cause He was a former farmer and businessman member of the Methodist church Survived by wife five sons three daughters five brothers and four sisters Funeral arrangements to be announced by Elba Funeral Home
Reported plans to dynamite levees to relieve pressure near the Yazoo river valley threaten 15 000 acres of rich delta farmland including areas around Belzoni and Tehula. Emergency workers reinforce between Belzoni and Tehula as convicts toil at Swiftown amid ongoing flood fears.
In Washington March 21 AP reports Senator La Follette argues for larger recovery spending while Democratic leaders expect only about 10 votes for his amendment to raise the work and relief fund from 4.88 to 9.88 billion dollars. The Senate approves road funds in lump sums for states and preserves routine construction with old line agencies, keeping 42,000 schools open through year end with a 40 million dollar allocation.
Liverpool March 21 AP Cotton totals 10,000 bales including 4,300 American. Spot prices firm across grades with American strict middling 6.95, good middling 6.65, strict middling 6.50, middling 6.35, strict low middling 6.20, low middling 5.95, strict low grades 5.75, good ordinary 4.4. Futures quiet with figures Mech 6.12, May 6.08, July 6.92, Oct 6.43, Dec 5.80, Jan 5.80.
WAVAL STORES SAVANNAH March 21 reports for Turpentine firm with 50 sales 74 receipts 78 shipments 140 stock 9 and Resin firm with 508 sales 347 receipts 217 shipments 50 425 stock. Prices quoted include B D E F GH T E M N WG and WWX with various rates.
Paris grows wary as Germany blocks protests and Berlin communication is temporarily withheld then released. Austria moves to military readiness with laws allowing commandeering of private vehicles and civilian skills for defense. Britain eyes sea plans and a forthcoming conference on conscription involvement. Moscow reports Soviet support for France in the League of Nations effort.
Berlin reports say Germany refuses to entertain protests from France and Italy over unilateral disarmament of Versailles clauses. Baron von Neurath calls the notes inadequate while Goebbels brands them as late and ineffective paper protests in a tense diplomatic clash.
CHICAGO BUTTER CHICAGS March 21 AP reports butter at 6 564 steady with creamery specials 93 score ranging 30 1-2 to 31 extras 92 30 and extra firsts 90-91 29 1-2 to 3-4 no butter sales. Egg prices 16 879 unsettled with prices unchanged. Egg re 2 cars storage packed firsts.
The speaker claimed 15 years of protest against nations failing disarmament and German minority rights, warning that listening to France two years ago might have helped but is now too late. He hinted at Germany joining an eastern security pact as propaganda minister spoke, arguing Germany’s restored military prestige grants equality among nations.
800 acres pledged for broomcorn crop with 65 pledged at Columbia and 150 more expected from larger planters. Martin Tohrner of the Franklin Broomcorn Company in Ashford said after a Columbia meeting. Tohrner was introduced by Mr. Oakley of the Bank of Columbia backing broomcorn planting. C. H. Ormes of Franklin, Tennessee also spoke.
An advertisement claims a colorless external liniment Sorbol Quadruple relieves goitre by supplying thyroid substances. It states the remedy is easy, quick, and does not interfere with daily work and invites readers to obtain further information at Young Drug Co from a registered physician.
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