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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1934
Page
1
Quotations from PAUL TUBB FRANK MOSS GAINES MISS HELEN JONES MISS FLORA STOUGH and others reveal sliced expectations on work, college, and jobs. Headlines note a Tolstoi joke and a postal official wounded in a bomb burst.
May 22 AP report describes a two block riot in a Minneapolis market area as truck drivers and sympathizers clashed with police. Eighteen special officers were wounded and 25 people were hospitalized. eight arrests made as authorities manned the riot scene.
A preliminary survey indicates acreage planted in watermelons in the southern part of Georate avill will be increased 30 to 49 percent this season.
Prestwick Scotland May 22 AP America’s golf stars Goodman and Fischer advance in the British Amateur championship. Goodman defeats W M Robb 5 and 4 while Fischer beats Gus Moreland 3 and 2. Fischer finishes Moreland on the 16th green. Other Americans Guilford advances 4 3 over Lister Hardy and Dunlap narrowly edges A W Breault.
AP dispatch from Chicago notes butter is steady with creamery specials and various grade prices including extras firsts seconds and standards. Egg market shows supplies receipts and grade ranges with current and storage packed firsts listed alongside car shipments and price ranges.
Turpentine firm reports 501-2 sales 156 receipts 615 shipments 183 stock 6554. Rosin remains steady with sales 871 receipts 2915 shipments 907 stock 92775. Quoted prices include B 4.25 D 4.35 E 4.45 F 4.50 G 4.55 H 4.65 I 4.90 K 495.
The report lists meteorological figures with wind groups and temperatures at specific stations. It presents M 5.00 NN 5.05 WG 5.10 and WW X 5.20 as coded readings, indicating standardized weather measurements across stations.
U S Dept of Agriculture notes 25 000 hogs traded with fully steady demand. Prices ranged 3 50 to 3 70 for 170 to 310 lbs, light weights 3 50 and down, most pigs 2 50, sows 2 75 to 3 00, medium 200 to 250 lbs 3 55 to 3 70, heavy 250 to 350 lbs 3 40 to 3 10.
A wreck on the Dothan Ashford highway injured two women and seriously burned a Negro, 35 year old truck driver Alex Cromarty. Cromarty suffered burns from leaking fuel when his truck caught fire after the collision. He was taken to a Donaldsonville hospital. The women H N Merritt and her daughter sustained minor injuries and were treated and released.
Vinson C. Stanphlil, a Yuuss Tech student, hiked to Delbart to win the Peat chess contest. The event drew local players and showcased Stanphlil’s strategic play and persistence.
In Charteris ville Virginia the police station marks a 35 year service milestone with a notable length of time without merit or incident. Z L Damron and Cesk serpeent are referenced in the local record noting long service.
A broad list of industrials and consumer firms traded with varied moves as Coca Cola Chrysler and General Electric showed notable activity. Downtick leaders and gainers were interwoven with steel and railroad shares amid steady market sentiment.
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