Murray Ezell clash sparks heated Dothan council session
Captain J B Murray challenged Mayor Ezell to a man to man confrontation over land damage from pavement near East Main Street. The dispute led to heated exchanges, a brief intermission, and later talks on city finances and insurance.
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Pight
Ganeil
J. B. Murray
Fey Line Railway
I. C. Ezell
East Main Street
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W. Burkettt
Ezell- Murray
Kentamer
Burkett
First Beans of 1932 Wiregrass Crop Reach Northern Markets
The first string beans of the 1932 Wiregrass crop left Dothan today in freight cars bound for Northern markets. Prices ranged from eight to four dollars a hamper. Officials of the Houston County truck growers association said the crop comes from early plantings that escaped the March freeze and were raised in various parts of the county.
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Dothan
Houston County Truck Growers Association
Seniors to Show Dramatic Talent at Dothan High Play
Ten members of the Dothan High senior class perform in the annual senior play Adam and Eva at the city auditorium Friday at 8 15 p m. Irma Jerkins plays Julie De Witt, Beryl Hart Eva King, Jack Ford Adam Smith, and other students portray the wealthy family and its household.
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Dothan High School
City Auditorium
Adam and Eva
Adam Smith
Jack Ford
James King
Frank Moss Gaines
Julie de Witt
Mr. King
Irma Jerkins
Clinton de Witt
Allen McCall
Beryl Hart
Eva King
Abby Rocker
Sadie Pearl Seaborn
Horace Pilgrim
Grant Newberry
Dr. Mason
Andrew Gordon
Sam Kelly
Jack White
Doris Rhodes
Young Woman Faces Arson Charge Here
Minnie Lee Childs eighteen jailed after being brought from Alford Florida to face arson charges in the burning of the Golden Pumpkin roadhouse on the Dothan Columbia road. Bond set at one thousand dollars. Others held include Robert Brooks Royce Hatcher William Penn and J Albert Lewis. Lewis and Hatcher waived grand jury action and confessed. arson charges against the others were continued. The four buildings burned included the Del Monte cafe D A Saliba store and a garage on B Lafayette street.
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Minnie Lee Childs
Alford
Fla
Childs
Robert Brooks
Royce Hatcher
William Penn
J. Albert Lewis
Jack Wilson
Lewis
Hatcher
del Monte Cafe
D. A. Saliba
Golden Pumpkin
B. Lafayette Street
Police use water hose and itch powder on nude parade
In Nelson British Columbia police confronted 200 Doukhobors on a nude parade near Thrume. Officers arrested 117 participants, including 33 women and 84 men, after using water streams and itch powder. They were held in an orchard until trucks transported them to Nelson for arraignment.
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Nelson
B. C
Hay
British Columbia
Thrume
Overloaded Trucks Break Bridges in County
More than a dozen bridges are under repair after damage from heavily loaded trucks, county road superintendent C. C. McEachern reports. Crews remain busy as smaller bridges, built after recent floods, give way to overload stresses. Most trucks exceed tonnage limits.
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C. C. McEachern
McEachern
Dothan and Enterprise Meet in Third Skirmish of Season
Dothan high and Enterprise high were set to clash at the stadium this afternoon in their third game of the season with one win apiece. Bainbridge Ga high visits the stadium on Wednesday and Enterprise returns Friday. Parker Brown was to start for Dothan today and Cullen Starborough for Wednesday.
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Peothan High
Enterprise High
Bainbridge
High
Tigers
Enterprise
Parker Brown
Dothan
Cullen Starborough
Widening Bridges on State Highway
Bridges between Dothan and the Henry county line are being widened to allow two cars to pass. State highway department started work last week and expects completion in about two weeks.
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Dothan
Henry County
State Highway Department
Noted conference leader hammered on head by youth
Orlando May 3 AP John Martin 65 noted conference leader and Rollis College international relations consultant rests easier after a hammer attack Sunday night by Oliver Johnson Keyes 23 of a New York family. Keyes held without bond on assault with intent to murder.
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John Martin
Rollis College
Oliver Johnson Keyes
New York
Martin
Keyes
Orange County
Fight Leads to Wounding in Negro Quarters
Police sought Bob Wight on a charge of assault with intent to murder after an altercation last night in the negro quarters. Warren Smith lay in a Dothan hospital in serious condition from blows with a hammer, with part of his skull removed. Wright allegedly struck Smith twice.
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Bob Wight
Warren Smith
Dothan
Wright
Balloting Interest Grows in Houston County Primaries
Voters flock to Houston polls amid campaigns for county superintendent C W Johnson and challenger Solomon Baxley. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention and district races attract local attention, with two Dothan men seeking third district convention slots and local judges and electors contested.
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Houston
C.W. Johnson
Solomon Baxley
Roosevelt
T. E. Buntin
County Board of Education
G. E. Jackson
J. M. Meadows
Frank Melvin
Senate
Unclear OCR Birth News From Local Paper
Fragmentary text shows a birth notice with names Hard to parse due to garbled OCR. No clear dates or affiliations identifiable.
Returns of elections at the Eagle office tonight
Returns from the county election today are expected to trickle in by eight o’clock. Officials say a complete vote tally for all candidates in Houston county should be ready by midnight. Updates will be announced at The Eagle office on N Ontes street.
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Stewart
Bates
T. H. McEntyre
Miles Miller
Burkett
O.S. Lewis
U. S. Senate
Hugo L. Black
Henry L. Anderton
John Morgan Burns
Thomas E. Kilby
Charlie C. McCall
Houston
A. ¥. Malone
Mis
J. E. Frazier
Belle P. Inge
Velma RB. Smiley
Houston County
Eagle
N. Ontes Street
Attorney General Rules Wholesale Tax Cut Illegal
Citing a ruling by Attorney General John T. Knight, the Houston County board of review refused the 20 percent tax reduction requested at the April county commissioners meeting. The board favored a ten percent cut but must follow the ruling that blanket reductions are unconstitutional. some assessments were raised while others remained the same. Property owners with increases will receive registered notices by mail.
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John T. Knight
Houston County Board of Review
Knight
Board of Review
Muri
B. G. Collins
Probation Given in County Court for Burglary Charge
Marcum Dunn was fined five dollars and costs and placed on 30 days probation by J. Harry K. Martin after being charged with burglary in county court yesterday. Hank Porter was continued to the next term for manslaughter linked to a fatal pedestrian accident near Ashford. Eva Mae Curry was sentenced to four months in the state penitentiary for pistol theft. Numerous defendants received fines or sentences for prohibition violations as more than 30 cases were cleared from the docket.
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Marcum Dunn
J. Harry K. Martin
Hank Porter
Porter
Ashford
Eva Mae Curry
Health Department Plans to Continue Store Inspections
The health department will keep semimonthly inspections of barber shops drug stores bakeries cakes and markets despite budget cuts and the release of the county sanitary inspector Granger stated limited sanitation work will continue Grady Spann was released from the inspector post amid a 1209 annual budget reduction approved by county commissioners.
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Health Department
County Health Department
F. G. Granger
County Health Offiicer
Nald
Grady Spann
Prominent Singers Delayed Promptness Draws Big Crowd
An early schedule mix up drew a large audience as singers awaited their turnout. A confusion over timing caused a crowd to gather near the beer schedule venue at Lower Monsay, with police advised the affected march to proceed later that evening.
Pardon sought in Hawaii mass killings case by House bill
Senate passes measure to prevent hung juries in Honolulu attack case. Law aims to avoid freeing the four Americans charged in the Thalia Massie incident amid manslaughter convictions and ongoing congressional pardon questions.
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Honolulu
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Territories Committee
Bingham
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Massie
Seth W. Richardson
Joseph Kahahawal
Lieut
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