Banks of State Affected by Court Ruling on Capital Stock Tax
A Dothan National Bank suit against Houston County tax collector seeks to recover taxes paid on capital stock and to stop future taxation. If successful, about $30,000 from five years could be recovered and past two years’ delinquent taxes may be erased. The case may affect all federally chartered banks in Alabama.
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Houston County
Dothan National Banks
United States
S. A. Mullins
Ilegal
Henry D. Clayton
Charlie Farmer
The
Maccabees
Hartford
Abbeville
I. L. Perry
Samson
John C. H. Idebrand
Geneva Mill Co
W. P. Sanders
Dixie Fire Insurance Co
W. H. Smith
Central of Georgia Railway Co
James A. Gamble
Admr
R. O. Fleming
Franklin Fire Insurance Co
Boston Fire Insurance Co
A. C. L. Railroad Co
Fern Wenn
W. C. Sherman
Ambursen Construction Co
Gulf Electric Co
I. L Perry
T. S. Faulk
First National Bank of Dothan
Houston National Bank
S. A
Drifting Goose Leads Tiny Sioux Band in Dakota Reserve
In Pierre South Dakota Drifting Goose with ten followers rejected the 1868 treaty and created a small Sioux reservation the smallest in the Dakotas. He and his band briefly held federal recognition for a year and forced President Hayes to restore three townships to public domain in 1850 before fading as settlers arrived. A new free bridge will open July 2 at St Joseph Missouri linking Missouri and Kansas.
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Pierre
S. D. Upi
Goose
Drfting Goose
Dakotas
Hayes
Missouri River
Couple Finds Baby On Front Porch In Rural Malone Area
Mr and Mrs Lee Mathews of Malone area woke to a noise on their porch and found a 15 month old baby in a box with a card reading This babys name is Francis Osborne Please be good to it The foster couple have taken the infant in and have no children.
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Lee Mathews
Malone
Francis Osborne
Man Shot by Border Guard to Face Preliminary Hearing
Selma automobile salesman Joe Long to be tried Monday June 3 on charges of obstructing an agent of the State Department of Agriculture and violating quarantine after being shot near the Alabama Florida line. Pvt Lewis Roy claims the bullet ricocheted. investigation by a special board is pending.
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Joe Long
Selma
State Department of Agriculture
Long
Dothan
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Florida State Line
Alabama National
Montgomery
Adjutant General
Butler
Locke Announces Alabama Gubernatorial Run Platform
Birmingham jurist Hugh A. Locke declares for governor with a platform urging no new bonds except for urgent educational or road needs, a businesslike administration, strict law enforcement, and an anti lobbyist bill to curb corporate influence. Other candidates named include Samuel Dawson and A H Carmichael.
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Alabama
Judge Locke
Democratic Executive Committee
Hoover Democrats
Samuel Dawson
Birmingham
Smith
Mr. Dawson
A. H. Carmichael
A. G. Patterson
W. C. Davis
Watt Brown
Hugh Mallory
Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary to Meet at Church Monday
The Prayer Band and Bible Study class of the Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary will gather at the church Monday afternoon at four o'clock.
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The
Presbyterian Women’s Auxiliary
Grace Line Head Pioneered South America Development
New Grace Line president D Stewart Inglehart, elected in New York, is among the first North Americans to invest in South American economic growth through W R Grace and Company. A Columbia graduate, he joined Grace 25 years ago and trained under founder Joseph P Grace, shaping the firm’s shipping and finance approach and fostering goodwill in the region.
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New York
D. Stewart Iglehart
W. R. Grace and Company
Inter- American Shipping Firm
South America
Grace Shipping and Foreign Trade Organization
Columbia University
W. R. Grace
Inglehart
Joseph P. Grace
Igiehart
Alabama urged to join federal drive against fruit fly threat
S M Dunwoody Alabama agriculture commissioner appeals for public support in a joint state and federal campaign to contain the Mediterranean fruit fly. he warns of health risks and widespread losses beyond boll weevil damage, calling on growers to report suspicious fruit and aid inspections as added federal inspectors join the effort.
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S. M. Dunwoody
Alabama
Florida
Dunwoody
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
State Department
Weather forecast for Alabama foresees unsettled west
Partly cloudy tonight with unsettled conditions Saturday and scattered thundershowers mainly in the western portion of Alabama.
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Alabama
Political Crisis Faces Old Dominion in State Election
Virginia's 1928 split from the Democratic solid south colors a renewed primary season and a likely lively general campaign. The piece notes the lingering scars of past battles and anticipates ongoing party oratory as Virginians prepare for elections, with continuation hinted on Page Five.
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Old Dominion
Frank M. Fuller
Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
Rosewell Page
G. Walter Mapp
John Garland Pollard
Dr Knapp Addresses Kiwanis Education Day
Dr Bradford Knapp president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn spoke at the Kiwanis Club educational meeting at the Houston Hotel about development along agricultural lines and education. He addressed agricultural problems power labor and machinery while highlighting human development. Prof B L Shi of Auburn was present and Mrs Wiley Deal sang That Old Sweetheart of Mine with Miss Mary Strother on piano.
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Bradford Knapp
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
Kiwanis Club
Houston Hotel
Knapp
J. W. Rish
B. L. Shi
Wiley Deal
Mary Strother
J. H. Witherington
F. 2. Whitfield
E. M. Weatherly
J. D. Foy
Joe Sanders
Roy Hatfield
Max Jones
A. K. Merrill
J. P. Shealy
Dupree Davis
J. M. Stevens
R. L. Gaines
Jerome Spann
G. H. Malone
Norman D. Spann
Fritter Springs pool to open Saturday with fairyland features
The Porter's Fairyland pool at the former Fritter Springs opens tomorrow morning under owner E K Porter. Season and general admission tickets go on sale today at local banks and drug stores. The full development outfit, costing over 75000, aims to make the springs a modern park, with Hartman's Orchestra to perform at the opening dance.
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Dethan Bank & Trust Co
KE. R. Porter Hardware Co
Cash Drug Store
Young Drug Co
Porter
Hartman
Young Men Assume Command of Memorial Day Activities
Memorial Day services at Arlington National Cemetery will feature blue Union uniforms in the G A R boxes and an address by President Hoover. Younger veterans will take on duties as Gettysburg and Bull Run survivors look on, with Hosea Moulton giving the call to order and Senator Porter Dale delivering remarks.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day
Hoover
Getty Burs
Bull Run
Army
Maujestie
Csi
Marine Band
Hosea B. Moulton
Moulton
New Harapeshire
Bull Run End
Gettysburg
Porter H. Dale
Vermont
United States Marine Band
Lucius C. Clark
D. D
American University
Flowers Urges State Banks Aid for Farmers at Alabama Bankers Meet
John J. Flowers president of the Alabama Bankers Association and Dothan Bank and Trust Co. vice president urged Alabama bankers to extend credit for fertilizer and machinery to farmers. He warned bankers to think beyond profits and to act as essential economic partners, noting 1928 saw only one bank close and resources rise.
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John J. Flowers
Alabama Bankers’ Association
Dothan Bank and Trust Co
Association
Montgomery
Alabama
Flowers
Richard Wilkinson
St. John's Episcopal Church
W. C. Bowman
First National Bank
J. E. Z. Riley
Planters and Merchants Bank of Ozark
M. A. Vincentelli
Secreary
American Bankers Association
National Association
Mr. Flowers
E. C. Melvin
K. W. Barry
Birmingham
Col. Persons
National Bank
Ashford Todd
Huntsville
State Bankers Division
W. H. Manley
Savings Bank
Trust Company
H. J. Boyd
Tom Bowron
C. D. Kennamer
W. R. Watford
Tom Smith
John Flowers
W. Stewart
P. O. Thomas
Beauvoir Club
Grandson of M. Tatum Struck by Truck in Troy
Albert Williams Jr., 7, grandson of Mr and Mrs M Tatum of Dothan, was struck by a lumber truck in Troy Wednesday afternoon. He survived with a slight skull fracture and is listed in serious but improving condition by hospital authorities.
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Mrs. M. Tatum
Albert Williams, Jr
M. Tatum
Dothan
Troy
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Tiny Sioux
Missourind
Kansas
St. Joseph
Selma Man
Hugh A. Locke
Carmichael
Patterson
Davis
Mallory
Brown
Ala
New Grace Line
Stewart Iglehart
United
DR. Knapp
Fritter Springs
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