Federal Judge halts seed loan trial with recess until 1:30 P.M.
The seed loan case against eight defendants stalls as Judge Kennamer orders a recess to 1:30 PM amid ongoing testimony. County Agent Witherington faces cross examination over Columbus witnesses and alleged fraud, while government and defense lawyers clash on questioning scope.
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Piness
Charles B. Kengamer
Seed Soan
Kennamer
Earl E. Hammond
Dothan
Witherington
Lynch
Columbus
Thelma Richards
Withern
Harry §. Barger
U. S. Attorney General
Barger
Georgia City
McArthur
Thomas L. Hutchings
Opelika
Phenix City
Girard
Auburn
Montgomery
Bill Jones
U. S
Street Objects
Street
Hutchings
Augusta
Brager
Houston County
Parger
Family Fight Ends in Death of Son-in-Law
A Birmingham weekend quarrel left W. M. Fincher dead and two others wounded at his father in law’s home. In Leeds, five bandits in a stolen car robbed 25 people at a country store, netting about 900 dollars, injuring two customers and wounding two more, with several suspects arrested or sought.
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Birmingham
Leeds
W. M. Fincher
C. M. Watson
Huffman
Fincher
Watson
Luther Wilder
Henry Taylor
Oliver Venable
Clayton Girl Hurt In School Auto Crash
Frances Turner, 13, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C H Turner of Clayton, was brought to a Dothan hospital with a broken pelvis and other injuries after being crushed between two cars outside Clayton High School as Silas Reeves started his vehicle during end of term exercises. Antonette Borders 13, Miss Vida Reed, and Mrs. Dorman suffered minor injuries. Dr. Turner serves as pastor of Clayton's First Baptist Church.
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Frances
C.H. Turner
Clayton
Clayton School
Silas Reeves
Antonette Borders
Vida Reed
Dorman
Dr. Turner
First Baptist Church of
Four Year Illness Fatal to Young Man
The funeral for W. W. Ellis, 26, who died at 5 30 p m Saturday at his Dothan home after a four year tuberculosis illness, was held Sunday at Ardilla Baptist church. Rev. White and Rev. Draughn officiated. burial in Ardilla church cemetery. He leaves wife, one son Glen, and father A L Ellis of Dothan route six. Dowling and Rhodes funeral directors supervised the services.
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W. W. Ellis
Dothan
Ardilla Baptist Church
White
Draughn
Ardilla Church
Ellis
Glen
A. L. Ellis
Route Six
Ray Mercer
Cooper Mercer
C. P. Mercer
Mac Phillips
Walter Lee Merritt
Tyson Forrester
Rupert Taylor
Houston Ward
Edward Smith
Albert Smith
Carl Smith
Marvin Smith
Dowling & Rhodes
New Brick Hostelry Planned For Geneva
The Osceola hotel site in Geneva, damaged by fire, is being cleared. Sheriff J A Driver plans to rebuild a modern brick hostelry on the site, using the framework and debris removal as part of redevelopment.
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Geneva
Osceola Hotel
J. A. Driver
Barger and Witherington clash over information sources
A heated exchange shows Barger demanding details while claiming partial disapproval and questioning the origin of information from office staff. Witherington replies that he disapproved some items but cannot recall the names involved.
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Barger
Witherington
Congressional Baseball Clash Sparks Testy Banter
Washington May AP Vincent Carter defends the Republican House team amid pregame jabs from Democrat captain Thomas McMillan of South Carolina. The charity nine inning battle June 4 will feature microphones in each dugout as players recount their hits and misses.
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Wyoming
Thomas McMillan
South Carolina
McMillan
Georgia Bar Association to Stop in Dothan
Dothan officials from the Chamber of Commerce the city and the Atlanta andSt Andrews Bay railway plan a brief visit by the Georgia Bar Association on Saturday en route to Panama City. The Georgia lawyers train car will transfer from Central of Georgia to the Bay Line for a short sight seeing trip through the city. Chamber officials aim to finalize arrangements today.
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Georgia
Dothan
Panama City
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
City
Atlanta and
Central of Georgia Railway
Bay Line Railway
Association
Chamber of Commerce
Bruening Resigns as German Chancellor Under Pressure
Chancellor Heinrich Bruen ing and his cabinet resign. President Hindenburg accepts. The stern chancellor steered Germany through crisis but nationalist sentiment and dissatisfaction forced his exit. A conservative cabinet may yield to a government led by rising fascists under Adolf Hitler after recent state diet elections.
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Stern
Germany
Berlin
Heinrich Bruening
Ar von Hindenburg
German Republic
Adolf Hitler
Pilot wrestles plane to avoid cemetery crash
Judy Murdock sharply turned his plane to miss cars and the city cemetery Sunday afternoon after a tire blew out. The aircraft nosed over, shattered the propeller, and settled. Murdock suffered a head bruise and minor injuries. aircraft damage estimated at $60.
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Judy Murdock
Murdock
County Girls Leave Tuesday for Auburn
Four Houston county 4H girls and adult leaders depart Tuesday for Auburn for the annual short course lasting through June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Houston County
Bonnie Clark
W. G. Pruett
Boxing chief Bloodworth visits Dothan for potential matches
Benjamin Bloodworth, editor of The Decatur Daily and Alabama boxing commission chair, toured Dothan with Chester R. Vickery officials to discuss staging boxing events. He noted a new boxing law lowering permit costs to one dollar per exhibition and praised Dothan’s prospects and local mood.
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Benjamin Bloodworth
Decatur Daily
Alabama Boxing Commission
Dothan
Chester R. Vickery
Montgomery
Mobile
Bloodworth
Mr. Bloodworth
Alabama
Bloodworth and
Shelton
National Guard Band to Resume Tuesday Concerts at Courthouse Lawn
The public band concerts will resume tomorrow night on the Houston county courthouse lawn at 8 PM directed by L A Driggers while Saxon Poyner stays home with bronchitis. Lighting will be set up as last year, and the series runs through June with performances by a top southern National Guard musical unit.
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National Guard
Houston County
Saxon Poyner
L. A. Driggers
Poyner
Court House
Dixie
Dothan
South
A Girl and a Machine Gun Mystery on the Merrick Road
A late night road mishap leads pilot Jerry Calhoun to encounter Nancy Wentworth, Broadway musical star, as two armed carmen arrive in pursuit. The scene unfolds on the Merrick road with a dry gas tank and a dangerous meeting that promises danger and intrigue.
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Jerry Calhoun
Merrick Road
Nancy Wentworth
Jerry
Onc
Broadway
National Defense Cause Invoked at Memorial Day
Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery honored fallen soldiers and invoked the national defense cause. Former Senator James Reed of Missouri joined Henry Stevens, national commander of the American Legion, in urging steadfast resolve and courage. About 300 World War I veterans pledged to remain until Congress pays the bonus.
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Washington
United States
Arington
James Reed
Missouri
Henry Stevens
American Legion
Congress
Geneva Schools Hold Exercises for Sixth to Senior High
Annual graduation exercises were held with 52 sixth graders promoted to Junior High and 21 Junior High students promoted to Senior High. Virginia Martin was salutatorian and Wilma Kellywale valedictorian of the Junior High. Senior High programs featured greetings, memories, toasts, poems, songs, and a last will and testament read by Mary Fleming.
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Geneva
J. H. Johnson
Virginia Martin
Wilma Kelly
Elsie Clements
Sara Louise Latimer
Geneva High
Howard Pritchett
Elon Pate
Vancille Hendrix
Culbert Messer
Leath Austin
Bertha Byrd
Roy Fieming
Burhman Justice
Helen Gibson
Alma Capps
Gladys Herring
Mabel Hathaway
Wilma Windham
Emmett Brown
Mary Fleming
Aubrey Skipper
Dothan Women Prepare for Montgom ery Woman's College Graduation
Two Dothan young women will join 78 classmates in receiving degrees at the Woman's College in Montgomery this week. Frances Bates daughter of Councilman I C Bates earns a Bachelor of Arts. Montine Lisenby daughter of Mr and Mrs N S Lisenby of 495 N College Street earns a Bachelor of Science. Marie Chapman of Geneva is also in the graduating class and will receive a Bachelor of Science degree.
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Dothan
Womans College
Montgomery
Frances Bates
I. C. Bates
Montine Lisenby
N.S. Lisenby
N. College Street
Marie Chapman
Geneva
Geneva Legion Post Meets Friday Night
Geneva Legion post to hold Friday meeting at the county clubhouse with 7 26 start. Adjutant John W. Davis will deliver advance information on the state American Legion convention set for Gadsden in July and announce a membership drive.
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American Legion
Geneva Legion Post
John W. Davis
Senate upholds stock transfer tax plan to enable sales tax
The Senate backed a House provision for a minimum tax rate of four tenths of one percent on stock transfers, moving toward a sales tax. Robert Y. Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Waite Brow, 42 Oates, was transferred to Cairo Egypt for service.
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Senate
Robert Y. Brown
Mra. Waite
Oates
Daredevil Racers Speed Around Track At Indy Grand Start
In the 20th International 500 mile race at Indianapolis 150000 spectators watched 40 cars burst from the start. Billy Arnold of Chicago led early after 25 miles before crashing into the wall amid the roar of engines. he and mechanic Spider Matlock escaped serious injury. Alan Gordon of Long Beach torpedoed off the track but avoided grave harm as Bob McDonough and Gus Schrader exited the race with mechanical failures.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Billy Arnold
Arnold
Spider Matlock
Barking Motors
Indianapolis Speedway
Iron and Steel
Alan Gordon
Long Beach
Calif
Gordon
Bob McDonough
Detroit
Gus Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Blakely Man Dies Of Heart Trouble At Hospital Here
Dr Sterling Price Holland 50 of Blakely Ga died after a two day heart ailment in a Dothan hospital. Born in Headland he moved to Blakely twenty years ago. Services were held at Blakely Baptist Church with burial in Blakely Cemetery. Surviving wife Minnie Floyd Holland three sons Lang Sterling Price Holland Jr and Ed Holland two sisters and two brothers were listed. Houston Funeral Co handled arrangements.
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Sterling Price Holland
Blakely
Holland
Dothan
Headland
Blakely Baptist Church
Minnie Floyd Holland
Lang Holland
Sterling Price Holland, Jr
Ed Holland
Bud Jones
Olg Holland
Hazelhurst
Robert Holland
Howard Holland
Leesburg
Fila
Houston Funeral Co
Long Illness Fatal To Mrs. Holland at Wicksburg Home
Mrs. Annie Holland, 33, of Vicksburg, died at her home Saturday after a long illness. Funeral held at Mount Carmel church Rear Echo at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jeter Baldwin officiated. Survivors include husband Alto Holland daughter Mildred mother Mrs. Frances Clark two sisters Miss Gladys Clark Mrs. Alice Gillis and three brothers A. M. Clark P. J. Clark A. R. Clark.
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Mount Carmel
Rear Echo
Annie Holland
Vicksburg
Jeter Baldwin
Fellows & Forrester
A. M. Clark
P. J. Clark
Newton
A. R. Clark
Albany, Ga
Two Weekend Fires Cause Minor Damage in To town
Firemen reported two weekend fires with limited damage. A blaze at the B C Hughes shop started from a hot engine when gasoline was poured on it. A second fire on North Street involved a Mies dwelling where sparks ignited the netting of a roof, burning only a few shingles.
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Tothan
B.C. Hughes
North Street
Mies
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