Harvesting gains seen in Alabama weather aided cotton yield
In Alabama the harvest advances under ideal conditions with 1,279,616 bales ginned before November 1. Madison county reported 49,123 bales, Cullman 40,205, and Marshall 28,412. County tallies list DeKalb 33,554 and Houston 30,786 among others as of 1931, per United States Department of Commerce data.
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Igham
Als
Albbame
Madison County
Cullman
Pensione
Marshall
DeKalb
Houston
Averdale
Glentinga
United Department of Commerce
Coven
Kovington
Baptists Will Hold Rally Meeting Here
A Baptist rally is planned at the 1st Baptist Church this Sunday at 2 30 p m with a devotional by Mrs Graves and songs. Rev How to Make an Every Mention canvass blessing by Dr I W Dockery are on the program.
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the Baptist Terches of the Columbia Baptisten
1St Baptist Church
Gravesles
I. W. Dockery
Funeral for 22 year old Westville man
Funeral held for Arthur Darnell 22 of Westville Fla who died in a Dothan hospital from skull fracture after a tree felled him when a truck struck it near Westville. Survived by widow one infant mother and siblings. Burial at Mount Zion church cemetery Fellows and Forrester in charge. In Troy a highway extension group formed to push U S Highway 129 from Macon to Pensacola through multiple communities with county coordinators named.
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Arthur Darnell
Weetville
Fla
Dothan
Mount Zion Church
Holman
Fellows & Forrester
Darnett
W. Darnett
A. E. Hartwell
Westville
C. McArthur
Tim Dickson
Oklahoma
John Darnell
Man
Crestview
Darnell
Troy
Ala
Macon
Pensacola
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Ft. Valley Ga
Eufaula
Clayton
Cito
Brundige
Elba
Opp
Florala
John Gamble
Pike County
E. Mary
G. Robertson
W. Hunt
Balle Martin
Okaloosa News Journal
Highway Boosters Organization
W. G Brigendine
Fort Valley
Most Cows in Houston County Tested for Tuberculosis
Officials said nearly all cows providing milk for sale in Houston County have been tuberculin tested and none found with the disease. Several hundred cows underwent testing over the past two weeks as part of the county health department's effort.
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Houston County
Dothan Man's Sister Passes In Brundidge
Aira Callie Sherpe sister of R F L Rogers of Dothan died last night in Brundidge after a weeklong illness from pneumonia. Funeral set for 11 a.m. in Brundidge with burial there. Survivors include husband Bill Sharpe, one daughter Mrs Ellen Halford of Birmingham, three sons Arthur Rogers Reynolds Sharpe of Brundidge, brother A P Rogers Birmingham, and half brother John Spurling of Atlanta.
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Aira
Callie Sherpe
Rfl Rogers
Dothan
Brundidge
Reynolds Sharpe
A. P. Rogers
Birmingham
John Spurling
Atlanta
Hurley defends tax hike stance against political fears
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley told the New York State Chamber of Commerce that President Hoover will not be swayed from proposing higher taxes despite threats to his political future. He said the president prioritizes the nation's welfare over his own re election prospects and that he would rather face politics than abandon tax plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jaly
Hoo Ser
Patrick J. Hurley
Eharye
Regrets Mutual in Gadsden Rooster Incident and Traffic Survey
A motorist stopped at Winston Penny’s Coates Bend home to apologize for running over Penny’s rooster and found a punctured tire from the bird’s spur. In a separate note, traffic on Broad Street between Fourth and Fifth is evenly split with roughly 11,005 vehicles passing in a 12 hour period, surveyed over three Saturdays by the Industrial Board and Boy Scouts.
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Mutual
Gadsden, Ale
Broad Street
Industrial Board
Boy Scouts
Drive for Books for Library Here Will Be Started
The Dothan Library association launches a book drive with 500 toward a new library building secured by a closed Houston National Bank. E N Passmore, Asa Lisenby, Herman Cannon, C S Lewis, Sue Malone, Thena Johnson, and Federated Clubs members spearhead the effort to donate volumes and support a modern city library with reading rooms and club quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston National Bank
Dothan Library Association
Bros. E
Dothan
The
Library Association
Federated Clubs
Orr's Shoe Hop
Nix
Court House
Alabama Theater
City Hall
Pneumonia Fatal To E L Culbreth In Albany Home
Ernest Linwood Culbreth 53 of 40h E Newton Street died at home after a week with double pneumonia. Survived by two sons Ernest Linwood Jr of Toledo Ohio and William of Dothan, a daughter Winnie Gertrude of Dothan, mother Mrs KH Culbreth of Albany, Ga., sister Mrs T Fleming of Albany, brothers J W Culbreth and R L Culbreth of Albany and W G Culbreth of Moulrie. Funeral Sunday at 10 am at his mother's Albany home with Dr White of Albany officiating. Burial in Albany city cemetery. Fellows and Forrester in charge.
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Ernest Linwood Culbreth
E. Newton Street
Culbreth
Dothan Old Mill No. 2
Ernest, Linwood, Jr
Toledo
Ohio
William
Dothan
Winnie Gertrude
KH. J. Culbreth
Albany
T. Fleming
J. W. Culbreth
R .L. Culbreth
W. G. Culbreth
Moulirie
Dr. White
Fitat Baptist Church of
Reading Baseball Players May Train On Alabama Sandlot
Huntsville reports interest in converting the local sandlot into spring training site for the Reading club of the International League. Clarence Pants Rowland, owner and manager, favorable to the facility with improvements to the park. Backers cite potential exhibitions with New York Yankees, St Louis Cardinals, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts and Atlanta Crackers. Street open to returning with World Champions for an exhibition. In 1923 Albany Eastern League trained in Huntsville.
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Huntsville
Gabby Street
Reading Club
Clarence “Pants” Rowland
Hunteiile
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Birmingham Barons
Chttanooga Lookouta
Atlanta
Sleeping sickness fatal in Louisville
A 6 year old surgical patient died in Louisville after a 30 day battle with sleeping sickness. Dr A J Berresbelm treated him with regular injections into the vein to combat the disease, and the child had been kept alive for 307 hours prior to death.
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Louisville
Murder Told Behind Barber Shop Reveals Bowen Confession
Will H. Roney, Newville marshal, recounts Wallace Bowen describing how H. Price Sr beat Mrs. Price to death with an iron bar on a Hartford road. Bowen’s father persuaded him to tell the truth. Bowen confessed after interrogation in a barber shop, with authorities guarding the Price room in Dothanhoa.
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Newville
Wallace Bowen
H. €. Price, Sr
Hartford
Wil H. Roney
Newville Mashal
Dothan Eagle
Mir
Roney
Bowen
Price
Stoney
Eagle
Geneva
Bowen Win
Fricke
Dothanhoa
Dutal
Roney Anid
Geneveral
Rowan
Mra. Price
Roney Nald Roney
Young Bowen
Mra
Price Nooner
Bowen Agnoying
Mita
Teer
Removal Order Signed for W B Jeffries in Florida
A removal order for William B Jeffries, former Hudson County tax collector, was signed by a federal judge in Florida and he is expected to be brought to Alabama this week. It is unclear whether Dothan or another city will host his trial as he faces defrauding charges related to tax funds. He waived preliminary hearing in West Palm Beach. His trial is scheduled in the circuit court here Tuesday.
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John Thomas West
Morgantown
W. Va
Esther Williams
Blanche Garfield
Wiliam B
Jeffries
Houdson County
Ken
Stiaml
Fin
Jeffries Ie
Middle
Alabama
Jeffrea
Dothan
Court District
Alan Bam
Jeffes
Teed Luna
West Palm Beach
Ember- Wink
East County
Hoover Retirement Would Be Gratifying Says Johnson
Fragmentary Newark era style report notes Hiram Johnson stating Hoover retirement would please the Republican party. Mentions reactions to Calvin Coolidge era, party leadership, and anticipated next year’s candidate. Ambiguous quotes reflect a political caucus mood and gratitude toward Hoover.
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Hoover
Hiram Johnson
Chicago
Iusam
W. Johnson
Calvin Cordge
Bixhea Praine
Homer
Funeral for 17 Year Old Miss Kirkland Held Today
A fatal accident claimed the life of Miss Kirkhend Kirkland, 17, of Dothan Route Three, after an 11 month illness. Funeral services were held today at Plenannt Grove church, with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs G C Kirkland, of Dothan Route Three, two sisters Jessie and Mavis, and brothers Uing and Arvie.
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Lethie Kirkhend
Dothan
Plenannt Grove Church
Chure
Fellown & Forrester
Miss Kirkiand
Bfr
G. C. Kirkland
Dathan
Jessie
Mavis
Tee Brothers
Uing
Arvie
Former Seed Loan Collector In Jail Now at Montgomery
Thomas L Hutchings, former supervisor of UW 4 seed Ivan Cole letters in Houston, charged in Teleivh North Carolina with impersonating an officer and betting federal funds. He was jailed after arrest two weeks ago at Mey to toy HD, awaiting action by the U.S. grand jury.
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H. C. Price, Jr
Newville
Walarie Bowen
Price
Bowen
Geneva
Afl
Prices
Thomas L Hutchings
UW. 4
Ivan Cole
Houston
Teleivh
N.C
Chargen
Mey
Toy
Ream
Return Loot and No Questions Be Asked
A fragmentary newspaper item notes a demand or policy of returning loot with no questions asked. The readable text offers little coherent context but hints at a public or press notice regarding restitution and discretion. Potential names and dates are obscured by OCR errors.
Girl Hit By Truck On Highway Near Here
15 year old Mine Pearl Bruce of Grimen is hospitalized in Dothan after being struck by a truck on the Montgomery highway near Grimes. Police report Horace McDaniel of Dothan drove the second truck. Bruce is reported recovering with injuries.
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Pearl Bruce
Grimen
Dothan
Uviek
Montgomery Highway
Grimes
Horace McDaniel
Bob Jones Eleven Defeated By State Teachers College
College Point Fla November 20 The Alabama State Teachers College defeated the Moh Jona College trampers in a fast moving football game here Saturday 12 to 0 The lame outcome and river fire incident details appear partially legible with stray boilerplate lines on the page
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Bob Jones
State Teachers College
Colege Point
Fla
Alabama State Teachern Cottage
Moh Jona College Trampers
Bwamprip
Srampiry
Church Near Ashford Destroyed by Flames
Fire destroyed a church near Ashford and damaged surrounding structures. Officials reported eight people were held in the church before the blaze. the building was valued at 160 dollars. Authorities started an investigation into the cause.
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Ashford
Mullins Hearing Set to Be Held Here Late Today
Arlon Mullins and two others face a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Beoty B Whitton on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in Joan transactions. More than six witnesses subpoenaed. H S Barger of Washington D C leads government prosecution. J O Lewis to be chief counsel for circuit court. Hearing to be in federal building courtroom due to expected spectators. others arrested last Friday waived hearings.
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Mullins
Arlon Mullins
U. S
Beoty B Whitton
H. 8
Barger
Washington, D. C
QO 8
Lewis
Rity Ntarnay
Wos
Circuit Court Secletor
Federal Building
J. HB. Witherington
Houston County
Nora Knox
Mutling
Dawes and Briand Conclude Parley
Dawes and Briand, leaders on the League Council, wrap a Paris parley amid Manchurian talks. China accepts a armistice aim and seeks a neutral commission. U.S. representation will not attend private meetings. Military attaches to Tokyo slated to assess Manchuria conditions.
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Manchuria
Nanking
Mah Chan Shon
Talimhar
Mudken
Tienten
Washington
Japan
Ambenndor Wals
Testa
Lindbergh Hops Off On Flight to Canal
Miami dispatch reports Col. Charles Lindbergh taking off in the Pan American Clipper to carry passengers and mail over the Caribbean route toward Cristobal Canal Zone. The flight aimed to pick up Cuban mail for Central and South America at Cienfuegos Cuba.
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Lindbergh
Canal
Miami
Cristobal Canal
Charles Lindbergh
Florida Atraita
Clenturgos
Cuba
Monstral
South America
Montgomery Church Awarded Convention
The First Baptist church of Montgomery was chosen to host the Alabama Baptist state convention meeting. Dr. A W Lord of Birmingham was elected to preach the opening sermon. The article notes concerns about traffic safety and church protection amid rising unrest, with Dr J Daweim of Opelika predicted to speak on the convention’s aims and principles.
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Opelika
First Baptist Church of
Montgomey
Alabama
A.W. Lord
Birm
Wes
Dr. J. Daweim
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Baptists
Z. W. Palmer & CO
B.C
New Orleans
Mount Zion
Good Roads Boosters
Scuttler
Mobile
John G. Murphy
Rose Murphy
Hhis
Murphy
E. L.culbreth
Albany, Ga
Reading
W. B. Jeffries
Montgomery
Mina Kruce
Toda
Teeved
Meenas Paptie Birch
Rene
Weae
Birks
U.S
Dawes
Briand
T. W. Palmer & Co
Paris
Cont. Munion
China
Brisnol
Tondon
Alfred Sze
Montgomery Church
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