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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1934
Page
4
A scrambled OCR line presents partial phrases about strength facing war and night, with scattered names like A. Guest and references to wraiths. The fragment is unclear but reads as poetic or dramatic imagery from an older text.
A Friday evening social at Mrs. Max Morrison’s home featured games, punch, cakes, and chatter. Attendees included Margaret Wheeler Ross and many listed locals. several visitors from Oklahoma spent time with relatives and returned home after visits to Montgomery and Birmingham.
Local churches schedule Monday afternoon gatherings with multiple circle groups at First Baptist Foster Street Methodist and Lafayette churches. Rev Zhinden of Hartford will preach at Headland Avenue Baptist Church at 11 AM, inviting the public.
Le Bourget, May 26 AP French aviators Paul Cados and Maurice Roasi planned a night takeoff at 11 p. m. E T for a non stop flight to San Diego California in a bid for a world long distance record. They chose the trans Atlantic and transcontinental route after evaluating the weather and prepared the runway and plane for departure.
The article lists jurors and officials such as Davis Mitchell Ward and Sheriff Corbitt along with numbers. It notes no candidates were indicted but alleges a prepared box of ballots was swapped after voting and genuine ballots burned. Solicitor J Hubert Farmer and Judge H A Pearce have been in Abbeville during the probe.
Delta Air Corporation, based in Monroe Louisiana, said it would be ready to carry the U S mails within 30 days after contract award. The company was the lowest bidder for the Charleston Fort Worth air mail route spanning 1 087 miles via Charleston Augusta Atlanta Birmingham Meridian and Jackson.
Clyde Champion Barrow rests in a Dallas area grave after burial in a French cemetery. His mother mourns amid floral thefts as Bonnie Parker’s body lies at home awaiting private services. Clyde and Bonnie were killed near Arcadia Louisiana after a highway chase.
The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered an investigation into Intrastate Service of the Birmingham Electric Company and its Jefferson County operations. It covers all rates charges service rules and regulations and focuses on a recent City of Birmingham contract for street lighting and small power service. Hearing set for Birmingham on June 5 alongside a petition from Birmingham Water Works for approval of special contracts with Birmingham Homewood Fairfield and Tarrant City.
A plan outlines airship and aircraft needs for a route from Monroe to Fort Worth via Shreveport and Dallas. Woolman states government compliance includes sufficient airships for active service and reserve planes, with seven pilots to be employed and preference for longtime in-house pilots familiar with the route except the Atlanta to Charleston segment.
Two authorities urged dog owners to curb roaming dogs amid a mad dog scare. Police Chief M Tatum warned muzzle enforcement and impounding with a $5 reclaim fee after five days. Health official Dr F G Granger urged isolating suspected rabid dogs five to ten days, noting death within fifteen days if rabid, or release after up to twenty one days if only ill.
The draft text outlines registration of all securities on registered exchanges with full issuer information, quarterly and annual reports from issuers, prohibitions on manipulations with damages liability, periodic investigations of exchange operations, disclosures by officers directors and large stockholders, and Fed power to regulate margins with a 45 percent minimum standard.
At Beadland Avenue Baptist Church Sunday School begins at 9 48 a.m. led by J P Moore. Departments and classes serve all ages with a Men's Bible Class taught by W J Steale. Preaching at 11 by Rev A D %binden of Hartford. 66 o'clock p m B Y P U meets with Miss Bessie Hall directing. Prayer and praise Wednesday evening at unspecified time.
The Homelike Church lists Sunday school at 8 with classes for all ages. Opening music by Earl Williams precedes 11 am preaching by Pastor D W Haskew and 7:45 pm preaching by Dr W M Curlte, with Leagues at 6:30 and 6:45 led by Julian Kirkland. Wednesday prayer at 7:45.
The Nativity Church on Main Street lists Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. with Mrs Gipsey Boozer as superintendent and lay reading at 11 o'clock.
Sunday programs listed for First Christian Church Newton Street Temple Emanu El Saint Columbus Catholic Foster Street Methodist detailed times for Sunday school Lay services and sermons. None disclosed addresses beyond street names. Priest Father George C. Roger conducts Catholic masa and confession. Continued weekly activities include Christian Endeavor Young People's service and midweek prayers.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by C Cumbie superintendent B Y P U at 6 30 p m preaching first and fourth Sunday evening and morning by the pastor
Pastor leads Sunday school at 9 40 a m with C G Bennett as superintendent. Evening hours by the pastor at 11 o clock sermon Who Praya and 7 30 subject Friend of God. BE Y P U at 6 30 p m. Wednesday prayer services planned.
Jack Key, Captain, hosts Sunday school at 9:45 am followed by an 11:00 am holiness meeting. The Young People’s League meets at 6:45 pm and a balancing? meeting at 7:00 pm.
Presbyterian Church on North Oates Street lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m preaching by the pastor Christian Endeavor at 6 45 and vesper services at 6 and 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer services. Christian Science Society at Washington Hotel Bidg offers the Lesson Sermon at 11 a m with quoted scriptures and text from Mary Baker Eddy. Miss Frances Ramsey Mary Evelyn Gwaltney and Mattie Sue Delaney arrive today from Montevallo to begin the summer.
Rexford G. Tugwell acting Agriculture Secretary announced the Bankhead Act uses an 11.34 cent per pound lint cotton price as the base for calculating the tax levy.
A marriage license was issued to Howard William Mc Michael of Dothan and Eunice Iona Pittman of Cottonwood. Classified ad section mentions bring results.
Merry Fahrney Picker ing Van Elgszner, Chicago medicine heiress, is single and happy after an overtime court session annulled her marriage to Frank Van Blazner. She claimed drinking last November led to being divorced from one man, engaged to another, and married to a third. The judge criticized the conduct and declined to sanction such so called gin marriages.
Sunday school at both churches at 9 46 a m. Preaching at Midland City at 11 a m with the subject Gods Plan for A Life. Leagues meet at 4 45 p m followed by another preaching service at Midland City at 7 45 p m.
U S officials push toward settlement as Auto- Lite and allied Toledo plants face a closed operation while troops guard the riots. Amid Toledo and Minneapolis conflicts workers resume some duties and drivers vote to accept a bargaining agreement ending the 11 day walkout with injuries and fatalities reported.
Houston county farmers today received checks totaling 90000 dollars representing the first rental payment on lands removed from cultivation under this year's cotton acreage reduction program. The payments were distributed at the office of farm agent C. M. Ting on LRRL contracts. Additional payments will follow and notices will be sent to payees. Cooperation in the production curtailment will yield about 270000 dollars for the year.
Teachers in rural schools of Houston county for the scholastic year 1934 35 were nominated to the county board of education yesterday afternoon by Solomon Baxter county superintendent of education but names of instructors will not be ready for release until final approval by the board on June 15. Bus revera names were also put in nomination and will be announced along with those of the teachers.
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