Woman Refuses to Testify Before Grand Jury in Dothan Arson Case
Minnie Lee Ids, jailed on accessory charges in the Dothan roadhouse arson, was ordered returned to county jail unless she testified. The grand jury, recalled after eight bills, considered the arson cases and two were continued. Several suspects including Robert Cooks Royce Hatcher and others are linked to the blaze near Dothan. arrests followed an alleged fire ring.
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Minnie Lee
Dothan
H. A. Pearce
Swenson
Childs
Alford
Fla
Robert Cooks
Royce Hatcher
J. Albert Wis
William Penn
Jackison
Brooks
Wilson
Hatcher
Birmingham Air Carnival Promises Thrilling June Event
Birmingham prepares a three day air carnival at the municipal airport June 3 to 5 to celebrate the air field’s dedication anniversary and ATA award. Sponsors include the Birmingham Aero Club and local chambers, with Fort Fort Anti Aircraft unit displaying guns and searchlights. Prizes total nearly $2,000 for racing events, night landings, parachute jumps, and a palace dumping contest.
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Birmingham
Ala
Themingham Municipal
Air Mt
A.T.A. Ing
Deirment of Commerce
Birmingm Aero Club
Birmingham Chamber of Emmerce
Chamber of Ommerce
City of Birmingham
Two Days Sentence for Stealing Fowls
In the 40s Berry, a Negro, began serving a 52 day sentence after pleading guilty to stealing chickens. Mayor J C Exell noted the conviction. Keadied, another Black man, admitted to stealing seven fowls and was convicted previously a similar three month term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Mey
J.C. Exell
Fire destroys smokehouse owner loses building
An effort to rid a smokehouse on W South street of rats led to the owner's loss today. The fire started around 10 30 a m when gasoline poured in and around the building was ignited and spread, leaving the structure almost a total loss per firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. South Street
Fremen
France elects Lebrun president as premier resigns
Albert Lebrun, 60, elected president by a near unanimous joint session in Versailles. Premier Andre Tardieu resigns, agreeing to stay on until a new cabinet is formed by June 4. Lebrun proceeds to Elysee, honors Doumer, and is named grand master of the Legion of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Albert Francois Lebrun
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Louis XIV
Versailles
Hoover
M. Lebrun
Andre Tardieu
M. Tar
Mme. Doumer
Arc de Triomphe
Luxembourg Palace
Legion of Honor
Paul Faure
Paul Painleve
Marcel Chahcin
M. Tardieu
Miami Beach club placed under receiver in bankruptcy
D. Richard Mead, president of the Miami Beach city council, appointed receiver for Indian Creek Holding Company Inc by Federal Judge Halstead Ritter. Voluntary bankruptcy petition filed. company owns an elaborate clubhouse and golf course on North Miami Beach. Fred Tod named to act for the corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Miami
D. Richard Mead
Indian Creek Holding Company, Inc
Halstead L. Ritter
Ag Club
Fred Tod
Sessions for 58 County Schools Close This Week
About 5,000 pupils will begin vacation as 58 of the county's 64 schools close. Final examinations end an eight month term with sixth grade tests long completed. Houston County schools had the longest term in the state section this year.
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Columbia
Cottonwood
Rehobeth
Ashford
Houston
Superior Mayor Clears Old Debts By Cancelling Rents
Georgia E Dietrich the mayor of Superior Wisconsin cancels all rent debts owed to May 1 and grants tenants 20 to 25 percent future reductions. He cites business sense and the Old Testament Deuteronomy release as justification.
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Superior
Wis
Georgia E .Dietrich
Two Dothan Markets Earn Top Sanitary Scores
In April two Dothan markets achieved perfect sanitary scores Bailey's Grocery and Market and Dixie Grocery Co. Twelve markets scored 95 to 100 including Simon Abraham N Foster A P Main Street A P Central Market City Market Dixie Market Dothan Market Jitney Jungle Numbers 1 and 2 Knight Grocery Montana Grocery and D A Saliba. Welcome Grocery Leon Fuller and McKay scored 90 to 95 while Stembridge Grocery received 85 to 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Grocery
D. A. Saliba
Welcome
Leon Fuller
McKay
Stembridge
Frank Bradshaw Returns to Work After Appendectomy
Frank Bradshaw, a funeral home employee, has resumed work at Dothan hospital after an appendicitis operation performed a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bradshaw
Funeral Home
At Dothan Hospital
Ohio supporting Governor White for presidency
Governor George White of Ohio entered the Democratic presidential race with strong state backing while Franklin Roosevelt gathered delegates in West Virginia. Hoover secured solid Republican convention support from Tennessee and Wyoming, with Ingalls winning the GOP gubernatorial nomination and Buckley unopposed in the Democratic race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
George White
Ohio
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
West Virginia
Hoover
Tennessee
Wyoming
David Ingalls
White
Buckley
Japanese Troops Ordered Out of Shanghai
The Japanese government announced the decision to withdraw the remainder of its troops from Shanghai. The cabinet approved the plan at a Tuesday meeting and Emperor Hirohito gave approval, with orders sent to Shanghai to halt all army forces and prepare for return to Japan within a month.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shanghai
Hirohito
Young Woman Hurt When Driver Dodges Lightless Truck
Miss Willie Jim Faircloth suffered a scalp wound requiring five stitches after the automobile veered into a ditch to avoid hitting a dark log truck beside the road between Dothan and Ashford. The Rev. A. E. Shafer, driving, was uninjured. Mrs. Shafer and daughter Sarah Shafer were shaken and cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Jim Faircloth
Dothan
Ashford
Miss Faircloth
A. E. Shafer
Dothan Man Injured in Georgia Auto Crash
B H Robinson Western Union manager was injured in a Milledgeville Georgia crash Sunday including chest injuries and facial lacerations. Howard I West in serious condition. another Robinson half brother also injured. Robinson to return to Dothan later this week.
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B. H. Robinson
Western Union
Milledgeville
Robinson
Howard I. West
Dothan
Flour aid arrives for Titusville needy via Red Cross effort
Eighteen barrels of flour arrive in Titusville for distribution to the needy. The supply is part of a carload secured by Brevard County Chapter of the American Red Cross for the entire county and will be distributed by the local Community Chest. A. W. Donaldson serves as president of the Chest.
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Titusville
May
Fighteen
Brevard County
American Red Cross
Community Chest
A. W. Donaldson
City Auditor Vaughn Returns to City Hall
J L Vaughn city auditor who was ill at home on Pettus Street last week and part of this week returned to his office at city hall today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Vaughn
Jill
Pettus Street
City Hall
Means Granted $50,000 Bond in DC Case
Gaston Means was ordered released on a $50,000 bond by Justice James Proctor in the District of Columbia supreme court. He faces an indictment for larceny and embezzlement of $104,000 from Mrs. Edith McLean wife of The Washington Post publisher. The bond amount had been $100,000 earlier and a bondsman was proposed by Means lawyer. US Attorney Leo Rover had objected to a professional bondsman prior to the court's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gaston Means
James Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Means
Jms
Edward McLean
Washington Post
McLean
Proctor
Blood Poisoning Fatal to Farmer James H. Godfrey
James H. Godfrey 47 of Dothan route one died in a Dothan hospital after a short illness from blood poisoning. Survived by widow, two children Foy Lee and James H. Jr., two brothers E. Godfrey of Eufaula and E. J. Godfrey of Dothan route one, two sisters Mrs. Ella Hunter of Columbia and Mrs. Laura Lady of Albany. Funeral at Prospect church at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Jim Burdeshaw officiating. Fellows & Forrester in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Godfrey
Dothan
Godfrey
Foy Lee Godfrey
James H. Godfrey, Jr
E. Godfrey
Eufaula
E. J. Godfrey
Ella Hunter
Columbia
Laura Lady
Albany
Prospect Church
Jim Burdeshaw
Fellows & Forrester
Ungodliness and Retribution Sermon At Local Church
Rev. Burton L. Hoffman warned that ungodliness brings retribution to individuals, churches or nations in a sermon on Fighting For Righteousness at the Christian church. He cited Elijah’s Mount Carmel test and urged a return to God as path to peace, noting four new members joined during the revival. The next topic was The Prayer of Jesus of Christianity.
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Burton L. Hoffman
Christian Church
Ahab
Jezebel
Baal
Asheros
Jehovah
Kingdom of
Israel
Elijah
Mount Carmel
Mr. Hoffman
God
Ciod
Christ
Jesus
Rose Show Friday Draws Attendees to Thomasville Event
Thomasville residents and visitors plan to attend the annual rose show in Thomasville Georgia Friday. The roses will be on display starting at dawn with prizes awarded at the event. Local competitors from Dothan and nearby areas will enter blooms in the competition for awards.
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Mane Dothan
Thomasville
Tosun
Mime Rt Gboym
Pothan Perenne Wai
Youth escapes arrest in murder by shooting self
In Wooster Ohio on May 11 a 19 year old youth Harold Young shot himself as officers reached his home to arrest him for the murder of Gertrude Meeker. Wayne County farmer Herbert Meeker had implicated Young in the slaying of his wife. The Meekers' car wreck and bloodstains tied to the investigation.
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Wooster
Ohio
Harold Young
Here
Herbert Meeker
Wayne County
Young
Meeker
Gertrude
Millersburg
Funeral for Headland man who killed himself today
Funeral for T. H. McGriff 58 of Headland was set for 2:09 p.m. at First Baptist Church Headland with burial in the church cemetery. McGriff former Headland councilman and bottling company operator died by self inflicted gunshot Tuesday amid business troubles. Survived by widow three sons Don Bill Tom and two daughters Mrs Anna Belle Camp and Mrs Dick Holmes.
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T. H. McGriff
Headland
First Baptist Church
Houston Funeral Co
McGriff
Don
Bill
Tom
Mra
Anna Belle Camp
Dick Holmes
Barbour County Farmers Hope For Federal Seed Loans
Barbour County farmers expect to receive federal seed loan funds before the loan season ends. County Agent FIC Clapp reports about 200 more farmers will participate this year than last, with total funds approximately equal to prior levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbour County
Evfaula
Ala
Fic Clapp
National Prehhities Party Leaders Attend Indiana Event
In Indianapolis a national intervention of the Prehhities party gathered notable figures Abra Yan and AzSegates for a capital event. Delegates discussed strategies and regional concerns, signaling planned collaboration across districts.
Contempt of Court Sends Man to Six Hours in Jail
Casey Culbreth was sentenced to six hours in the county jail by Circuit Judge H A Pearce after failing to appear as a witness in a civil trial. A summons had been served and Culbreth’s time was to end at four this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Culbreth
H. A. Pearce
Culbreth
Pearce
Diplomat urges 20th Amendment for state liquor sales
John M. Morehead American minister to Sweden told a Senate subcommittee a twentieth amendment could permit states that choose to manufacture and sell liquor. He endorsed Sweden’s Bratt liquor control system and testified after state department approval. Senator Bingham proposed a 4 percent beer amendment to the revenue bill, aiming to boost beer revenue and replace other taxes, with a vote expected on the bill’s beer provisions.
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Washington
Senate
John M. Morehead
Sweden
Morehead
State Department
Bingham
Connecticut
Judiciary
Disabled War Vets Favor Construction of Negro Hospital
Florida Disabled War Veterans meet in Marianna and back a federal plan to build a 500 bed hospital for disabled veterans. St Petersburg will host the 1933 state assembly, with Mia Draper named Florida delegate to San Diego. New state officers include Charles N. Raphan as state commander and Albert Korst as senior vice commander.
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Marianna
Florida Department of American Disabled War Veterans Association
St. Petersburg
Mia H. Draper
Tampa
Florida
San Diego
Calif
Erro
Charles N. Raphan
Draper
Albert Korst
Joseph S. Rainey
Jacksonville
J. Early Wemberly
Storm delays Arron's flight to West Coast
Toyah Texas May 11 AP halted in her westward flight by treacherous storm bound mountains the dirigible Akron turned back to Toyah to await favorable weather three messages dropped from the ship were lost after a two hour search at 5 15 p m the craft drifted two miles west of town two motors were turning over no distress signals seen and no damage apparent amid clouds and fog over the Guadalupe mountains the cross into El Paso would have required a pass over 5900 feet high
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Toyah
Texas
Tuesaday
Guadalupe Mountains
el Paso
Dallas
Pacific Coast
Pecos
Fl Paso
Texas and Pacific Railway
Akron
Sierra Diablo
Bila Capitan
Akron Gropes Westward In Storm Over West Texas
The Akron dirigible fights through heavy rain and thunderstorms west of Pecos Texas en route to El Paso as navy observers monitor its course. The airship rode 80 mph at about 1200 feet amid blocked visibility and rugged terrain.
Beef cattle drive promoted in Union Springs area
Bankers from Union Springs joined County Agent J H Wann to promote beef cattle production. The herd is being improved and expanded as farmers engage in profitable beef production and sales, with calves sold at various ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Springs
Ala
API Bankers
Mase
J. He. Wann
No and & Coonths
Ace
Andalusia County Feed Policy Lowers Cattle Costs
By adjusting the complex protein mix in cattle feed Covington county policymakers cut feed costs by a major percentage. The May 11 report notes a community goal to reduce expenses for local producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andalusia
Alan
Covington County
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