Contaminated Fruit From Fly Infested Florida Quarantined
The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture ordered condemned all fruit from Florida areas infested with the Mediterranean fruit fly and two carloads of oranges belonging to Joe Yesbik from Orange County Florida will be destroyed. Forty-Six National Guardsmen patrol the state line to enforce the quarantine as inspectors confiscate a truck load of oranges at Samson.
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Alabama
Florida
S. M. Dunwoody
Joe Yesbik
Orange County
Fla
Dothan
State Board of Agriculture
Dunwoody
B. P. Livingston
National
Samson
Border Guard
Alabama Faces Tuberculosis Toll and Control Steps
Dr. Douglas L. Cannon, Alabama state health officer, warns the state's tuberculosis death rate remains high compared with peers in the region. He lists five priorities: ongoing attention to TB among diseases, a county health department in each of 67 counties, expanded county nursing service, chest clinics for early discovery and treatment, and hospitalization before advanced disease to ease control.
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Alabama
Douglas L. Cannon
Johnson Auto Top and Paint Co. Building Construction
Construction has begun on the Johnson Auto Top and Paint Co. building on S. Oates Street near the overhead bridge. The structure will be brick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Auto Top and Pain Co
S. Oates Street
Overhead Bridge
Meindeer held for butchering Ya
Unable to determine coherent facts from the fragment. The text appears garbled with unclear reference to theft, fencing, or livestock. No identifiable persons, organizations, or places can be reliably extracted for a constrained newspaper record.
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Meindeer
Yasoant
Eles
Bede
Retail Stores Set Thursday Close Date For Summer Half Holiday
E. M. Weatherly, secretary of the chamber of commerce, says retailers agreed in 1927 to close Thursday afternoons starting June 20, not the May date previously reported. The half holiday continues through the third Thursday in August.
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E. M. Weatherly
The
Chamber of Commerce
Master Farmer Certificates to Be Awarded
AUBURN ALa May 3. Ten Alabama farmers will receive master farmer certificates and medals this year from the Extension Service of Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the Progressive Farmer. Winners will be chosen by county reports, interviews by W C Lasseter and district extension agents, with a banquet at the institute in July or August where gold medals and certificates will be handed out by Dr Bradford Knapp. Edward A O Neal receives a distinguished service medal.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Extension Service
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Progressive Farmer
Birmingham
Ers
W. C. Lassetter
The
Bradford Knapp
Alaama
Edward A. O’neal
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Hoover Signs Bill to Fight Fruit Fly in Florida
President Hoover signed a bill authorizing 4 250 000 dollars for eradicating the Mediterranean fruit fly in Florida. The White House said Department of Agriculture agents will go to Florida to lead the campaign. The article also notes that French men are now called to the colors at 21 instead of 20.
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Hoover
Florida
Washington
White House
Department of Agriculture
France
Hair Loss Mystery Baffles Doctors At Maryland College
Five year old Henry Mates of Washington DC frightened by a puppy lost all his hair in seven hours. Maryland Medical College experts seek causes and treatment in this unusual case.
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Henry Mates
Washington, D. C
Maryland Medical College
Gas Tax Brings Over 6 Million During 1928
Alabama collected 6 614 297 dollars from gasoline sales in 1928 as 162 438 774 gallons were sold. Nationwide 46 states and DC totaled 305 233 842 dollars from 10 178 344 771 gallons. New York and Massachusetts had no gas tax in 1928 but enacted small taxes after.
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Alabama
U. S
Montgomery
Ala
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
New York
Massachusetts
New Century Club Promotes Clean Up Dothan Efforts
The New Century Club in Dothan urges residents to beautify the city during clean up week. Mayor Ezeil calls citizens to tidy premises for health and appearance, with tips to burn waste, use garbage cans, place trash for weekly passes and plant shrubs and flowers to improve streets and yards.
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The
New Century Club
C. C. Bennett
A. T. Marchman
W. J. Bell
Ezeil
Dothan
United States
Olear Woman's Club
B. T. Wallace
Alabama farm prices dip two points in April
The April 15 farm price index fell to 138 percent of pre war levels, down two points from March 14, reflecting broad price declines across crops livestock eggs and wool. Hog and beef prices rose, while corn wheat potatoes and apples fell. orange prices influenced demand.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in Bass Case
The Supreme Court denied Bass’s application for a pre hearing in the Bryant Pass murder case. Bass was convicted in the circuit court and sentenced to death by Judge Pearce. The high court upheld the lower court, rejected the re hearing, and set Friday June 14 for his execution with only gubernatorial clemency remaining.
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Bass
Supreme Court
Bryant Pass
Pearce
Co-eds Form Baseball Team at Birmingham Southern
Co-eds at Birmingham Southern College organize a baseball squad and practice daily as they seek opponents to schedule games.
Weather Update for Alabama
Rising temperatures expected tonight and Saturday across Alabama with sunny intervals and dry conditions. Highs in the upper 80s to near 90 and overnight lows around 60s to 70s, no rainfall anticipated.
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Alabama
Morgan elected president of Dothan chamber of commerce
C R Morgan, Atlantic Coast Line freight agent, was elected president of the Dothan chamber of commerce board of directors meeting last night. FE M Weatherly was re elected secretary M L Hanahan Jr vice president J D Campbell treasurer J J Thomas assistant treasurer plans to attract industry and a citizen campaign were outlined for later refinement.
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E. M. Weatherly
Board of Directors
QO. R. Morgan
Atlantic Coast Line
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
FE. M. Weatherly
M. L. Hanahan, Jr
J. D. Campbell
J. J. Thomas
Dothan
Former Sheriff Shelby County Sentenced in Prohi Case
Curtis J. Falkner, who resigned as Shelby County sheriff after a federal conviction for conspiracy to violate the prohibiton law, was sentenced to two years in prison at Kilieothe Ohio.
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Shelby County
Birmingham
Curtis J. Falkner
Kilieothe, Ohin
Bankrupt Stock Auction Sells Alabama Motor Co Assets
The Alabama Motor Co stock, declared bankrupt, was sold at auction yesterday for about 31 600 dollars. The purchase price and details remain unclear as the auction results are reported with sparse remarks.
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Jordan
Alabama Motor Co
County Schools Disband After Successful Year
Rural schools in Houston county close for the year with declining spring attendance. Consolidated schools stay open until month end. Commencement events planned at Cowarts Selma and Cool Springs feature fish fries and all day singing. The superintendent notes earlier fall openings could have kept higher enrollment.
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Houston County
C. W. Johnson
Cowarts
Selma
Cool Springs
Johnson Beiieves
Oil Well Hits Gras at 20 Feet in Pennsylvania Prospect
A drilling crew began work on an oil well in Pennsylvania and struck gras at about 20 feet, a finding described as a potential money maker for the project. The terse report notes early success and prospectivity of the site.
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Pennsylvania
Locust Grove Dairy Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Locust Grove Dairy marks twenty years in Dothan with J W Hey proprietor and Hall family leadership. He recalls opening on May 1 1905 and a steady rise in deliveries, noting two days with no deliveries over two decades.
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J. W. Hey
Locust Grove
Segeun Banes
Mr. Hick
Dothan
School Collapse Kills Teacher and 13 Children in Virginia
Storms across seven Southern states and the Midwest killed 46 people yesterday and Wednesday. Virginia reports 22 deaths, including a teacher and 13 children in a Rye Cove school collapse. Other losses: Arkansas five, Tennessee two, Florida one, Alabama one, Maryland two, Kentucky one, with 100-plus injured. Five children remain missing after Rye Cove collapse.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Florida
Alabama
Maryland
Kentucky
South
Middle West
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Rye Cove
Tornado destroys Rye Cove School in tragic Virginia blast
A tornado swept through Rye Cove Virginia leveling the Rye Cove Consolidated School killing nineteen children and injuring many more. The catastrophe closed the valley as ambulances ferried the seriously hurt to Clinchport and Bristol.
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Rye Cove
Nolichuckey Valley
Kingsport
Tenn
Clinchport
Elizabeth Richmond
Banks Close At 2 P M In Summer Months
Dothan banks will close at 2 o clock each afternoon in summer, instead of 3 o clock, starting tomorrow, per a notice from the Dothan Clearing House.
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Dothan
Dothan Clearing House
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