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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
2
Mixed Wall Street mood spills into Washington as experts warn of inflation risk and industry slowdown. Analysts debate silver moves and a looming stock bill as Republicans seek committee control and farm states realign.
Partly cloudy in SAMA with unsettled conditions tonight and Friday. Florida sees mainly cloudy skies with showers tonight. cooler tonight and into Friday.
A gang of six to nine bound and gagged seven bank workers and two beauty shop employees as they accessed Webb City bank vault by cutting through the ceiling. They escaped in two cars with 14 000 to 16 000 dollars. Police pursue as the crew fled toward Oklahoma.
Tokyo reports Japan aims at Latin America Manchuria South China Egypt and British dominions to evade quotas. Fus Hiro Abe president of the Spinners Association warns Lancashire faces collapse as Britain’s quotas push dependence elsewhere. The billion yen cotton textile industry with 1.2 million workers anticipates only modest raw cotton import changes in 1934 amid a weak stock market for cotton mills and active rayon shares.
Washington May 10 AP Uncle Sam launches a new Treasury unit led by Arthur J. Mellett to fight liquor tax evaders. About fourteen hundred men under Captain William R. Sayles will supervise combat against illicit trading and tax collection with aim to expand to four thousand, including eighteen hundred agents.
Headland politician Dave Walden states he made no charge about a slate in the Newville box and had no knowledge of any scheme. He says he received five votes and notes affidavits from supporters, while apologizing for a prior error by The Eagle. The candidate emphasizes innocence and that other contenders would not endorse any framing.
In Rich mond Rhode Island a early morning fire at a cottage on old mountain road in Hillsdale killed Philip Moore 33 and two daughters Phyllis seven and Genevieve eight who had helped the mother and three other children to safety. Harold 18 months was tossed from a window by Genevieve but did not survive. Helen 21 and Philip Moore Jr. 10 escaped. the mother was hospitalized after the tragedy.
In Alabama turmoil, 1000s seek higher pay and recognition as 399 National Guardsmen patrol Birmingham ore fields. Longshoremen in Mobile join, demanding union recognition while two Birmingham grocers shut meat markets. About 150 Negro cafeteria workers strike for higher wages. Five alleged radicals held after a raid on a Communist HQ.
Montgomery Alabama authorities linked J B Harwell a former state convict to the Bank of Atmore robbery last month after his arrest during an attempted escape aiding operation. Kilby Prison officials and Atmore authorities reported ongoing investigations as Harwell remained jailed on an escape-plot charge.
New York May 10 Bank clearings for the country last week totaled 5,146,588,000 dollars, compared with 4,302,595,000 in the same period a year earlier, Dunn and Bradstreet reported. The latest figure shows a small decline from the preceding week.
Millionaire oil operator William F. Gettle aged 47 was seized by two masked gunmen during a party at his Arcadia estate near the Sierra Madre. Witness James F. Wolf, furniture dealer of Westwood, said he and Gettle fired on the attackers, who ordered the pair to walk away toward the rear past the new pool as clues including a ladder and tire tracks were found.
A local Kiwanis Club staged a humorous wedding farce titled Womanless Wedding in Dothan with a large cast of business figures and community names. The mock bride Mies Ima Ham and groom Jerimiah Plushbottom were played by local residents amid a crowd of relatives, officials, and volunteers in a trial of costumes and comic roles.
Ashevi lle New Jersey May II AP two deputies sheriff accompanied Col Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr from Asheville to Raleigh to begin terms for violations of the bank laws. The Lea family were jailed in Buncombe County overnight after an extradition fight ended. The party traveled about 270 miles in one automobile with Deputies Brown and Lakey.
In Tucson Arizona May 10 authorities expand hunt for six year old heiress June Robles after a second ransom note is received and deemed likely authentic by her family. Ajo and Nogales area searches involve Anatiplann and two US guards amid a larger effort with Mexican authorities to locate three suspects and the girl. The note promises delivery of $15,000 as outlined in the initial note.
New York May 11 John Porter 26 a Negro taxicab driver was held in 5000 bail for a hearing next Thursday on a homicide charge connected with the death of Hyler Cook Bronson a retired broker and wartime aviator Bronson died yesterday from a skull fracture sustained in a fight with Porter Monday night Porter claimed Bronson started the altercation by insulting him and that he did not realize he had seriously injured his opponent
Fire raged in the Roosevelt Ballroom restaurant during yesterday’s matinee dansant as firemen cut a hole in the dance floor to attack the blaze below. The orchestra kept playing while smoke filled the room, about 200 diners fled after dessert, and damage was put at $2,000 plus two violin strings damaged.
CHICAGO May 1 AP Sam Insull Jr today faced a U S federal court ruling on his bond in Cook County Jail. Judge Sparks refused a reduction of the 200000 bond though Insull’s attorney Floyd J Thompson argued the sum excessive. The government contends frauds totaling about 100 million dollars were connected to the case and that 2009000 assets were mishandled before bankruptcy. The judge indicated Insull would be required at trial and denied the habeas petition.
Nanking moves to tighten foreign access with new visa requirements for Americans and other nationals. Foreign ships must secure licenses and undergo government inspections by the navigation bureau, while a censorship board will preapprove incoming and outgoing film content.
Pythagoras Lodge No. 659 will hold its regular communication tonight at the Masonic Temple at eight o'clock. Officers Wade Griffin, Lee, and Virgil Adkins, W M, will preside as members gather for the meeting in the lodge room.
Washington May 10 AP Roosevelt signed the 417 million tax bill tightening income taxes and boosting levies on the wealthy. Congress debated stock market control and exchange regulation while administration and Senate silver supporters argued over the metal value proposal. Secretary Morgenthau touted a new 3,200 member liquor tax effort. A House agriculture panel warned that unregulated commodity markets could shift speculation from securities to commodities, harming producers. The Senate drifted on stock market legislation as other smaller bills advanced, including a federal credit union plan by Shepard of Texas.
Kansas City May 19 AP Reed, age 72, announces run for his old Senate seat amid Missouri power struggles. Pendergast eyes influence to back a Democrat against Republican Rosene Patterson, while Champ Clark allies seek the candidate to face Patterson. Reed cites exposing national events as motive. pundits await Pendergast’s move and possible support for Truman.
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