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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
2
The Dothan airport commission filed with FERA for 50000 to complete two modern runways on the 100 acre field off West Main street. Pending relief bill in Congress affects approval. So far 18000 has been spent on land and relief labor.
President Roosevelt fishes aboard the Nourmahal off the Bahama islands as the Duke and Duchess of Kent arrive for a regional honeymoon. Sir Bede Clifford and Lady Clifford introduce the royal couple. Washington contacts are maintained via the Miami Biltmore with Marvin McIntyre and Harry Hopkins coordinating relief program instructions.
A five officer state highway patrol unit led by W J McClelland conducted an earnest traffic safety campaign in Houston county. The team used two plain clothes officers in a car and three on motorcycles to deter violators. They aim to improve road conditions rather than rack up cases, with more enforcement expected.
The Alabama Supreme Court rules that P H Handy cannot sue Goodyear Tire in state courts for 100000 over alleged NIR Act violations tied to his firing for union activity. The ruling cites exclusive remedies under federal law and binds state courts. The decision also settles the Elmore Tallapoosa boundary dispute along the Tallapoosa river median line.
Belgium's government ordered the bourses to stay closed for three days starting today. No foreign exchange quotes will be available during the period. Officials expect a devaluation program to be announced at parliament in a joint session tomorrow.
The revival of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce remains uncertain after a joint Kiwanis and Rotary meeting. No firm plan was announced but more sessions are planned. T. G. Hagler urged formal organization to empower local business leaders in presenting a stronger civic appeal.
Harmony returns between builders contractors and local chairman J. D. Griffin as a joint FHA backed effort to aid small homeowners moves forward. Isaac F. Perkins outlines five percent loans with small service and insurance fees and invites bankers loan agents and homeowners to a district meeting next week in Dothan to explain program details.
Circuit Judge D C Halstead weighs a temporary injunction ruling to halt district elections for school trustees by the Houston County Board of Education and Superintendent Solomon Baxter. Briefs were filed after arguments and will be studied. decision likely after the judge returns Monday or Tuesday.
Washington reports current fiscal outlays through March 28 total $5,014,912,559.17 since July 1, with emergency spending $2,573,461,499 and general government $2,431,966,149. Deficit stands at $2,179,290,383 as receipts reach $2,827,165,760, aided by a $195,000,000 jump in income taxes.
Bonnie Hill formerly Marion King 23 is charged with murder in the stabbing death of John I. Pierce in a French Quarter nightclub. Orleans Parish grand jury handed up the murder indictment after Hill said she stabbed Pierce during a quarrel following merrymaking. An additional murder indictment named Joseph Condon 57 ex DOJ agent for the March 15 killing of Guy Hopkins amid a feud between the men’s sons.
Montgomery March 28 The debate over the Street anti sedition bill heats as Senator Frazer seeks to send the measure back to the Senate revision of laws committee without action Representatives Street asks for untrammeled Senate consideration. Realty men urge tax relief via sales tax with automatic real estate cuts.
Washington March 2 AP The Senate nears a vote on sealing income tax records to public gaze while a test indicates House tax repeal may be adopted. The session also covers welfare labor bills and social security disputes as Roosevelt is absent.
Navy says two aviators Lieutenant Junior Grade G. E. Kelly and R. R. Carillon were killed when a plane from the carrier Lexington crashed during routine night maneuvers off La Jolla near San Diego. Bodies and wreckage not recovered as destroyers search the ocean depths.
The Senate agriculture committee postpones the cotton market break inquiry from tomorrow to next week to allow debate on administration amendments to the agriculture act. Chairman Smith notes strong opposition to the amendments and the study will proceed in executive session once disposed of.
In Birmingham on March 28 AP reports state education chief Fr. J A Keller condemned political selection of county superintendents and teachers. He warned local legislation and trustees often favor residents over merit, calling for merit based appointments and stronger administration standards.
Bernard Baruch told the Senate munitions committee that peace time manufacture of war goods should occur under government license or by the government itself. He supported Nye's view that the committee seeks only Baruch’s experience to plan profitable limits on war. Byrnes defended Baruch’s wartime record amid ongoing investigations.
Louis H. Wigan, president of the Munton Electric Light and Power Company, testifies to a House Interstate Commerce Committee that TVA yardstick costs could yield electric rate reductions of about 2 596 000 annually in his territory. He faults TVA method, says regulation and government validation blur cost figures, and calls for broader scrutiny of how TVA allocations affect rates.
James R. Bush of Bonifay was charged with manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Roy Cruseman of Chattahoochee after a head on crash two weeks earlier. W L Barefield of Majone was arrested for reckless driving. he rode a motorcycle and was allegedly racing Bush. Mrs. Cruseman died from injuries. her husband was driving the other car and Mrs. Philips and her child were also involved.
Sheriff J J Summers reported a double tragedy in a remote Arkansas community north of Conway. Burl Reynolds twenty shot and killed his sister in law 27 and then wounded himself mortally. The only witness was nine year old Lee Reynolds who cried mamma ya dead. The investigation tied the incident to a forbidden love affair and two weeks of despondency.
Montgomery March 28 The Alabama Supreme Court handed down decisions in South east Alabama matters. Ex parte Town of Coffee Springs Writ denied in a certiorari petition. Claude Burnwell administrator et al v Myrtle Drinkard et al Overruled on appeal from Coffee circuit court in equity.
Clayton Lawrence was held by county officers today on an assault to murder charge related to an alleged attack on William Coker. Bond set at $590.
Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff and Captain Anthony Eden held a two hour Moscow talks on the Korea negotiations and European peace. The mood was friendly and no disagreements on discussed problems were reported. Eden also briefed Litvinoff on talks with Hitler and German leaders as they prepare for another meeting.
Lee County Sheriff Emmett Holt reports a recently fired .38 caliber revolver found with W. A. Graham, a companion at the fishing shack where Berle Harman was killed. Harman died from a .38 caliber bullet. no arrests have been made. Graham says he fired the gun the day before Harman’s death.
Popeye earns a spot in The Eagle gallery of illustrated notables on page 3. The feature, dated Monday April 1, chronicles his juvenile career and a remarkable event surrounding him.
The Dothan Eagle reports fair interior conditions with partly cloudy skies near the coast tonight and Friday, with cooler temperatures tonight. In northwestern Florida, expect cloudy skies with showers in the eastern portion, cooler tonight and Friday partly cloudy.
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