Kiwanis Institute Promotes Agriculture in Wiregrass
Dothan Kiwanis sponsors an agricultural institute at Fritter Springs Wednesday from 10 AM to late afternoon to promote farm development in the Wiregrass region. More than 100 farmers and numerous state and county officials will attend, with barbecue, music, and a packed program of talks on agriculture, marketing, dairying, and railroad cooperation. Local Kiwanis gather at Wadlington hotel at 9:45 AM for transport.
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Dothan Kiwanis Club
Fritter Springs
Kiwanis
Wadlington Hotel
Fritters Springs
M. D. Black
J. F. McLeod
America
Agricultural and Public
Arthur Keyton
Kiwanis Club
Houston County
J. H. Witherington
Dale
Henry Coffee
Geneva Counties
Alabama
J P. Wilson
Headland
L. Rodney
Ashford
J. M. Hughes
Cairo Chamber of Commerce
Suwanee River
J. A. Winslow
Central of Georgia Railroad
W. J. Sheeley
A. C
John L. Cobb
Dixie Baseball vs Graceville at Memorial Stadium
The Dixie baseball team faces Graceville this afternoon at 3 30 at Memorial Stadium. The matchup highlights the day’s schedule with both teams seeking a win to boost standings.
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Dixie
Graceville
Memorial Stadium
Baptism for 10-Month-Old Raymond Saliba
Raymond Saliba, 10 months old, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Saliba, was baptized Sunday afternoon by Rev M Murr of Brooklyn at the Saliba home on St Andrews Street. The two hour ceremony drew over 100 attendees as Rev Murr tours the South by order of the Archbishop of the American Orthodox Catholic.
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Raymond Saliba
Joseph Saliba
M. Murr
Brooklyn
New York
Saliba
St. Andrews Street
Murr
South
Dothan
Negroes Arrested for Peddling Liquor at Rambo Mill
Sheriff deputies arrested Jessie Phillips and Tom Holmes on payday at Rambo Mill after attempting to sell a gallon of white lightning to black workmen. They were jailed on $300 bond each. The Chevrolet used in the alleged operation was confiscated along with the contraband.
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Rambo’s Mill
Jessie Phillips
Tom Holmes
Rollins
Chevrolet
Third time Policeman Bond stops candy store burglary
Looting of Wynn Candy Co. on Main Street was thwarted Saturday night by Policeman Bonds who is also credited with foiling Swift & Co. robberies. A rear window pried loose, but Bond’s timely appearance chased a suspect who escaped. only about $25 in candy and cigars were taken.
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Wynn Candy Co
Main Street
Policeman Bonds
Swift & Co
Bond
Flag presentation at Southside Elementary by Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary will present a U S flag to Southside Elementary at 9 45 tomorrow morning. It will be the first flag donation by a local group to a Dothan school in the view of superintendent C C Moseley. An appropriate program is planned and Legion and Auxiliary members are urged to attend. the public is invited to witness.
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U. S
American Legion Auxiliary
Southside
Dothan
C. C. Moseley
American Legion
Auxiliary
Three Matters Before City Council Tonight
The city council will meet in regular session at City Hall tonight at 8 o'clock. Three matters of special import the Sunday closing ordinance a provision for garbage disposal and a municipally owned airport are scheduled for consideration by the aldermen.
Alabama Baptists raise 411657 for church causes
Alabama Baptists reported total contributions of 411658.90 for church agencies in the year ending April 30, up more than 70,000 from the prior year. Of this, 226326.75 came via the cooperative program and 185332.16 for other causes. The report notes 289880 affiliated members across 2043 churches, with about 670000 of Alabama’s 1544000 church members in the Baptist denomination. Delegates from Alabama and 18 southern states will attend the Memphis meeting May 9 to 12, with 40 Alabama delegates to the Women’s Missionary Union.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Baptists
Southern Baptist Convention
D. F. Green
Home Mission Board
Clinton S. Carnes
Baptist Denomination
South
Middle West
Memphis
Green
Women’s Missionary Union
Alabama Union
Great German General Dies in Shanghai Report
SHANGHAI May 6. Colonel Max Bauer once Erich Ludendorff’s chief lieutenant and key German advisor in World War I died of smallpox in Shanghai at about age 60 after a campaign in central China despite odds against him.
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Shanghai
Max Bauer
Erich Ludendorff
China
Fall's Ranch To Be Sold Following Foreclosure Sale
Beverly Hills May 6 The Three River New Mexico ranch of former interior secretary Albert Fall will be sold at auction in a mortgage foreclosure. Representatives of oil magnate Edward L. Doheny planned to bid about 3200000 to buy the property, Roberts Sands announced.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Three River
New Mexico
Interior
Albert Fall
Naval Oil Leasing
Edward L. Doheny
Roberts Sands
Doheny
New A. and P. Store to Open Next Week
The former Clarence Saunder chain store is being remodeled for occupancy by another A. and P. Store and will likely open for business next week, according to reports.
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Clarence Saunder
Ex Army Men Rally Over Hospital Bill Failure
Exservice men and women mobilize after the 70th Congress failed to pass the hospital appropriation bill. Hubert Farmer of the American Legion warns of renewed action in Washington as members rally, stress membership growth, and press leaders in Congress to support the measure for disabled veterans. A Chicago mass meeting signals growing protest.
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American Legion
Hubert Farmer
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Chicago
Colttlinfed
Fred McGriff to Run New Colquit Hotel in Moultrie
Mr and Mrs Fred McGriff traveled from Albany to Moultrie Ga where he will manage the New Colquit Hotel the Wad dell Chains latest hostelry. He previously ran the Martin Hotel in town and headed the Cove Hotel in Panama City for two years. The hotel is slated to open around May 15.
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Fred McGriff
New Colquit Hotel
Moultrie
Albany
McGriff
Colquit
Waddell Chain
Martin
Cove
Panama City
Mrs Word Freed Murder Charge in Panama City
Mrs. Word, widow of Rev. J. P. Word, retired Presbyterian preacher, was acquitted of murder at midnight Saturday after a three day trial. The jury deliberated 40 minutes before a not guilty verdict. The coroner had ruled death by own action earlier. grand jury later charged her. Her daughters sat with her as the verdict was read.
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Mrs. Word
Panama City
Johnny Word
J. P. Word
Word
Dothan
Bill Beng
L H Barlow 80 Died At Home In Dothan
L H Barlow age 80 retired merchant died at 7 o clock at his home 206 Blackshear street funeral services to be held at First Baptist church this afternoon at 4 officiated by Dr H C Bass he had lived in Dothan 18 years moving from Brundidge survived by widow and one daughter Essie pallbearers listed social and church community figures
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L. H. Barlow
Blackshear Street
First Baptist Church
H. C. Bass
Barlow
Dothan
Brundidge
Weather Outlook for Alabama This Week
Local thunder showers tonight and Tuesday, cooler Tuesday in north and west central portions. Week forecast shows considerable cloudiness with occasional showers early week, likely fairer later. Temperatures near the coast seasonable, interior seasonable or lower.
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Alabama
Negro Slashes Man in Dance Hall Fight
Arthur Murray, a Black man, was slashed with a pocket knife by Willie Robinson after a quarrel over a 25 cent loan. Murray received 288 stitches and the wounds may be fatal. Robinson is jailed on an aggravated assault charge without bond as Murray’s condition changes.
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Arthur Murray
Willie Robinson
Murray
Robinson
Infant Morris B. Malone Jr Dies in Montgomery
Morris B Malone Jr four weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Morris Malone died at five oclock this morning in a Montgomery hospital where he had undergone an operation four days earlier The infant was brought from Montgomery this morning The funeral was at the parents Highlands home at five oclock followed by interment in the city cemetery Rev F E Collier rector of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity and Dr H Cuss pastor of the First Baptist Church officiated The Dothan Undertaking Company handled arrangements
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Morris B. Malone, Jr
Morris Malone
Montgomery
Highlands
City
FE. EB. Collier
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
H.c.uss
First Baptist Church
Dothan Undertaking Company
Crawford Arrested on Grand Larceny Charge
Crawford Calloway was arrested Saturday by Sheriff Rollins on a grand larceny charge. He was released under 2300 bend.
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Crawford Calloway
Rollins
Two Houston County Men Face Second Store Burglary Charge
Neal Campbell and G W Halford, previously to plead guilty to burglarizing Reynolds store, released under 500 bond, were caught burglarizing the A J Jones store at Vicksburg Saturday night. Sheriff Rollins reports they broke a door lock and entered before a deputy sheriff spotted them. They were remanded to the county jail after the arrest.
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Neal Campbell
G. W. Halford
Houston County
Pearce
Reynolds
A. J. Jones
Vicksburg
Rollins
Campbell
Halford
Jones
Dothan Girl Participates in Florence May Day Fest
Miss Annie Ward of Dothan took an active part in the Florence Normal May Day festival on Friday. She was an official in the high school contests and performed in Three Graces Moment Musical Scarf Dance and Ceremonial Danse. About 1,000 students joined the annual Physical Education program event featuring the May Queen crowning Zouave Drill and May Pole Dance.
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Annie Ward
Dothan
Florence Normal
Dunwoody Declares Second Florida Produce Quarantine
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture S M Dunwoody issues a supplementary quarantine barring all Florida origin fruits and vegetables hosting the Mediterranean fruit fly. Inspectors are authorized to seize and destroy condemned produce found in Alabama, with the order extending the prior ban and naming a wide list of hosts from oranges to cucumbers.
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Monygomeny
Ala
Ahah
Alabama
Florida
S. M. Durreends
Osecs
Orange
Seminole
S. M. Dunwoody
Geneva Farmer Shot In Self Defense Ruled Death
Geneva Alabama May 5 Special A quarrel over an alleged slapping of a boy ended in the fatal shooting of Alex Quattlebaum a prominent farmer four miles northeast of Geneva by Benjamin Davis Turner Turner a Pike County native is jailed on murder charges admitting the shooting but claiming self defense Mrs Quattlebaum witnessed the encounter saying her husband was unarmed Turner had fetched a shotgun and fired as Quattlebaum stood near a buggy causing the mule to bolt into a tree The shooting followed a Sunday argument and Turner also reportedly warned of killing Mrs Quattlebaum Funeral plans for Quattlebaum who leaves a widow and six children have not been set.
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Geneva
Ala
Alex Quat-tebaum
Benjamin Davis
Here
G. C. Hughes
Turner
Geneva County
Quattlebaum
Hughes
Aburgy
Beaches
Grady Kelly
Quattlelbaum
Kelly
Sluin
Sidney Lattimer
Pike County
Two Firemen Burned In Ozark Blaze
OZARK Ala May 5 Two firemen were badly burned and a woman overcome by smoke while tackling a blaze causing twenty thousand dollars in damage to three business concerns before it was extinguished. The firemen were injured after stepping into an overturned barrel of boiling cooking oil. The building housing the Southern Star weekly newspaper was damaged.
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Ozark
Ala
Theuilding
Southern Star
Bryant Bass Carried to Kilby Death Cell
Bryant Bass, convicted wife murderer condemned to die in the electric chair on June 14, was carried Sunday to Kilby prison for confinement in the death cell to await electrocution after more than a year in the county jail.
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Bryant Bass
Kilby
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J. N. Mullins
Will Mathis
Dr. M.S. Davie
H. H. Brown
T. J. Whatley
S. T. Hall
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W. G. Bracken
J. P. Botts
S. M. Bentley
H. G. Forrester
W. J. Pell
D. Fl Mc-Dougal
J. T. Trawick
H. E. Jordan
HW. T. Miller
J. J. Newton
T. W. Long
J. D. Parkman
J. L. Adams
M. C. Rudd
J. T. Duke
J.S. Walker
John A. Wilson
J. A. Stephens
Frank Rogers
M. T. Newton
M. Cherry
W. J. Renfroe
W. WY. Reynolds
John Culpepper
Sid Warrick
Wyley Walters
E. P. Smith
Baptist Sunday School
Ira H. Virgin & Co
Milan Automobile Club
Vatican
Jones Store
Sheriff
Florence
Dunwoody
State Plant Board of
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B. P. Turner
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