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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1931
Page
5
Local appeal lists families in Houston County needing clothing milk toys and stove parts. Requests include overalls trousers coats for children ages 6 to 12 and a widowed mother needing stove pipe to prepare for winter. Community volunteers urged to donate items or contact the county office.
Ralph Capone will depart today for Leavenworth to begin a three year sentence for income tax violations. He surrendered to federal authorities after a night in Cook County Jail where his brother Al Capone had stayed. The younger Capone arrived from Florida and quipped that the media solved the problem by sending him to prison. He was photographed behind bars as he was processed.
Augustus Whidden admitted stealing seventy five dollars from the R O Wells store safe at Cottonwood. Whidden and two others alias Palmore Smith and Johnnie Ward were indicted on charges of receiving or concealing stolen property. Whidden said the money was not returned.
The Leon County school board issued malary checks totaling 16 to 190 ranchers for the second period of work on the current school year ending in October.
A vast public works initiative totaling about 250 million dollars drives employment across the South. Projects include Louisiana highway work employing 22,000, a 5 million statehouse at Baton Rouge, a 800 thousand post office in Little Rock, and Kentucky and Tennessee expansions. The program covers ports, courts, hospitals, post offices, and highway networks with hundreds to thousands of workers engaged or planned.
Official tabulation of the $25,000,000 highway bond vote in Houston County records 1,382 against and 261 for the amendment. Judge H. Martin County Clerk Roy Hill and Sheriff Joe Robint announced the results with a four vote difference from the initial tally reported by The Eagle.
In a 17 foot open boat on the Atlantic, two shipwreck survivors forged a pact. David Warshauer and Irving Tuchyner, each with dependents, vowed if one were saved he would care for both families. Their wives are left behind.
Federal Judge Halstead L Ritter says the district court cannot waste time on pint cases. He dismissed Miami men R. Reinke and Herold Mandell tied to liquor charges, noting the court’s valuable time.
Accidents aboard the battleships Colorado and Maryland during a sham air defense drill near Santa Rosa Island left four dead on the Colorado: Lieut. Ralph Bradford, Lewis Clark, Maurice Hawkins, and J. J. Schnuz. Several others were seriously wounded, with names listed among the injured. On the Maryland a petty officer, J. J. Plummer, was killed, and a gun crewman injured.
San Antonio Nov 6 AP Rep Harry Wurzbach Republican dies at hospital here from complications after an appendectomy. Wurzbach represented Texas 14th district and was the only Republican in Congress from the state. His death further narrows the administration party’s strength in Washington. The Tuesday elections left Democrats 217 Republicans 215 former-Labor one and two vacancies.
Southeast Alabama merchants and businessmen receive a special invitation to attend the Kiwanis convention here next week. Dr Lea Bidgood dean of commerce at the University of Alabama and Eugene Sheeler of the U S Department of Commerce will speak Tuesday morning between 11 30 and 12 20 1 2. J L Liles will discuss Know the Agriculture Possibilities and Limestone of Alabama at 2 20 pm Tuesday. The convention opens Monday with delegate registration and business meetings. Visiting Kiwanis ministers will preach at local churches Sunday.
Mrs. Beatrice Rice died yesterday at her son's home in Dothan route one. She is survived by her mother Cynthia Hewkins and four sons: A A Rice J L Rler JA Beles P Rice. Funeral services set for 2 pm today at Rehobeth Church with Rev J J Witdenhax officiating.
Louis DeNette head of seed Joan Investigators announced another arrest tied to aed loan transactions. Thomas L Hutchings, 39, former supervisor of government seed loans in Iowa, was charged with embezzling funds and impersonating a federal officer after his term ended. He waives preliminary hearing and a removal order will seek to return his case to federal grand jury.
A church service is announced with Dr Jones delivering a Ticfress solution sermon tonight. The schedule lists a 5 39 start and a reception to follow, inviting parishioners to attend and hear the message.
Fire at Webb and Bates damages a cotton warehouse owned by Arthur Malone of Dothan and a store owned by W. Dlok sfraan. Loss estimated at 12500 dollars. Dothan fire department arrived at 2:15 pm but could not extinguish the blaze. The fire started in the store after an oyster supper earlier in the night, with a cigarette stub or faulty flue listed as possible causes. Part of the yard and cotton were threatened but saved.
John W. Williams of Chipley testified in the Fernandina courtroom at the trial of Elizabeth Higginbotham, accused of embezzling county funds. He confirmed an audit showing a $1332 shortage and described related records from the tax collector's office.
Chancery Court lists about 1500 cases with dates set for December 1 and 2. The docket shows a broad range of civil matters awaiting review in the county’s official calendar.
Fragmentary note describes attempts to build resin SCF with a focus on a term project. Mentions Avante street and Figreste MeSeate with unclear actions and participants. The readable parts point to construction steps but lack concrete results or dates.
A fragmentary notice outlines a case involving Chef Darvasras Marg Verm and a paté related incident. Authorities investigate a dietary product linked to a fatal outcome. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The report notes a three way clash in Manchuria where Chinese forces were routed by Japanese troops with heavy casualties on both sides. Dispatches cite 220 Chinese deaths and 130 Japanese fatalities near the Noan River bridge as rain halted the fighting. The Chinese envoy blamed Japan for provocation urging League intervention. Japan warned of broad war if China attacked. Aristide Briand called a major League meeting in Paris for November 7.
Montgomery dispatch reports state fire marshal Ralph Searcy left for Alexander City to join an investigation into fires in the Negro section Tuesday night. Mayor Thurman Russell labeled the incidents the work of Communist agitators and Deputy W A West said dozens of suspects were under scrutiny. Searcy indicated he believed white men were responsible.
L H Harper 60 of Radford route thnes died at home after a long illness. Survived by widow two daughters Mrs J C Harper of Marianna and Melbert Miller of Cottonwood one son Harper of Sanford and one sister Miia Rebecer Harper of Blakely Georgia Funeral set at Howard Grove Church at 3 p m with Rev J L Pine officiating. Fetlowa & Forrentre in charge
Mrs Wiley Peal was to present a children's reading at 4 29 p m at the J C Penney Co Forter etfert Fort Worth area readers were promised a featured activity by Mr Dew as part of a Penney store doll show event aimed at young audiences.
Unclear OCR text reports on cotton futures with scattered terms and dates. Multiple garbled fragments mention prices and trading activity but lack coherent details or identifi able entities to confirm a specific event.
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