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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1934
Page
1
A Washington column argues Roosevelt may back silver purchases to quiet agitation while debating a 25 75 gold to silver backing. It contrasts aggressive market moves with gradual congressional timelines and questions political feasibility.
The Senate approved the Fletcher Rayburn stock market control measure 62 to 13 and sent it to conference with the House. The vote featured a final roll call with 62 in favor and 13 against, amid debates over securities act edits and liberal alternatives.
Weather forecast notes warmer conditions tonight in parts of Florida with cooler trends expected early next week. The East Gulf states may see seaward winds and a cooler pattern on the first day, followed by a gradual warm up toward week’s end.
E. W. Wilkerson of Columbia, runner-up in District Three, withdraws from the runoff against C. C. McIntyre. Wilkerson polled 380 votes to McIntyre's 477. district comprises beats eight through fourteen.
A mistaken call to the city’s main fire alarm line caused the fire whistle at the light and water plant to blast yesterday afternoon. Firefighters noted a truck blaze on N Bell street was extinguished before they arrived. Earlier this morning, sparks damaged Mary Ware's home at 510 West Washington Street.
Nationwide Mother's Day observances mark the occasion with church services gifts and flowers. Postage stamp issues feature Whistler's Portrait of My Mother while trees will be planted in Palestine to honor Jewish mothers. Mrs James Roosevelt will attend Hyde Park events and next Tuesday partake in ceremonies related to Whistler's portrait show.
Citizens in Dothan have waited long for three stokers bought by the city council. Hoffman Combustion Engineering has not sent word on the contract approval, delaying finalizing the purchase. The council’s discussions moved to a new rental, the Little Whitehouse, now leased to Farmers Exchange.
Mrs. M. R. Burton 55 of Marianna died after a two week illness in Marianna Fla She was a Opelika Alabama native known for social and church work in West Florida She is survived by her husband president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Florida Roosevelt Highway Association and daughter Mrs Wallace Davis of Marianna Two brothers George and J C Smith and her father Also sister-in-law to Mayor Jhon Funeral set for 11 a m tomorrow at her home with Rev Gladstone Rogers Episcopal rector officiating
Houston county health department released a detailed plan for typhoid clinics at multiple sites across the county next week. The timetable lists venues and times on Wednesday and Friday including Summerford's store Spring Bichurch Grangerburg Wofford home Rocky Creek and several schools.
In Walker County last night gunfire and dynamite disrupted the blacksmith shop at Bankston, while two men, Jim Lackey and Robert Swindle, were wounded and hospitalized. National guardsmen moved to the Townley scene near the Debardelben Coal mine as authorities sought to quell renewed labor unrest. Deputy Lee Barrentine and Deputy Sheriff M Meason reported the events and injuries, with the town awaiting further developments.
Washington May 12 The AP reports Hugh S Johnson says small industrial codes and little fellows under the NRA will no longer receive special treatment. The plan shifts effort and funds to broader recovery programs and the Darrow report on small businesses will be publicly released next week by Roosevelt. Senator Nye accuses a move to bury the report until Congress adjourns.
Sidney G. Maddox of Samson and Mable Williams of Headland R F C received a marriage license here yesterday.
Two strikes ended while fresh labor tensions arose across the United States. Jongshoremen in Texas ports and Mobile, Alabama, made progress toward settlements. about 5,900 returned to work in Texas ports and Lake Charles, while 200 went back in Mobile. Four injured on the San Francisco waterfront. Buick plant at Flint, Michigan shut down affecting 14,000 workers. Fisher Body strike at Detroit area plant No. 1 looms toward settlement. 4,900 workers expected back over weekend after protest over 25 discharged activists. Akron bakers and bread truck drivers threaten breadless days over higher wages. Cincinnati Remington Rand strike expands with 1,100 workers. Kiowa Shor Company plant picketing and boycotts reported. Skelly Oil resumes Seminole refinery operations under court order. Kentucky miners and NRA-related disputes continue across regions.
Salonon Paxter county superintendent of education announced that 94 FERA adult classes in Houston County will close on May 7. The shutdown will leave 18 teachers unemployed.
Eleven U S seed loans for Houston county farmers have been approved and checks for nine delivered. The loans total 765 dollars and have been issued by Reed loan collector Handley Thompson for the Wiregrass counties. Additional applications will be accepted until May 15.
A Nashville man recalls stealing two penny candy sticks from a Robertson County merchant 35 years ago. He meets the merchant, explains his conscience, and insists on righting the wrong. The merchant accepts five to ten cents, but the man returns with five dollars to compensate the loss.
Mrs Angus McSwain, 45, was found shot in the yard of her Newton area home, the gun nearby. Relatives said despondency over ill health led to the suicide. funeral for the wife of Wiley Collins’s brother-in-law was held at Bethel church near Newton. She leaves husband and three sons.
Global effort to fix a minimum wheat price collapsed as Argentina refused to accept export quotas. The conference adjourned in a somber mood with no price mechanism in place and a sub committee tasked to draft alternative plans for a later session on June 27.
Citizens may view the large tri-motor monoplane at the airport. Lt Walter Maloncki, U.S. Army licensed pilot, demonstrates the craft courtesy of Solomon Liddon Co with Fred Kenney and Otto Roth. The plane seats 14 passengers and is built to withstand heavy loads with one engine.
County officers report one of two Negro suspects in a string of parked car thefts here. T. C. Thomas is jailed in Houston County on grand larceny charges tied to five stolen vehicles. He said he had been away north and returned for a short visit. Police recovered a large amount of the suspect's tools.
Los Angeles May 12 AP Confidence that William F Gettle the kidnapped millionaire is alive was voiced by attorney Ernest Noon acting for the family. Four threatening phone calls and an unsigned note to pay $40 000 to be followed by instructions created confusion as authorities pursue the masked abductors. Police suspect professional criminals but see possible cranks in the ransom attempts.
The airship Macon is at sea for tests to prove its value to the Navy. After prior Caribbean tests that ended with a symbolic destruction, Macon will be reconditioned in Miami and head toward Bunnyvale California around May 15 for cross-country flight.
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