Dothan City Officials Swear In Re elected Heads and Appoint City Attorney
The Dothan city meeting re elected four department heads for four years. Judge Oscar Lewis was named city attorney at a salary of 1800 annually. Clem Ezell was sworn in as mayor by retiring mayor A D Whiddon. New council moved salary hikes for mayor and aldermen, and approved clerk and police fire chiefs. The report notes pending library funding and street projects, with police and fire staffing increases expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Lewis
Clem Ezell
May
Poyner
Fire Department
J. L. Doming
J. E. Zeigiar
C. $. Lewis
J. L. Vaughn
J. P. Scarborough
Asaph Goodwin
Alterman Botts
Council
City of
Dothan
Educational Committee
Lafayette Street
North Street
Flowers Construction Company
Cooke Construcion Co
Pau
Reverend Murphy denies rotten egg attack at Cameron event
Rev O M Murphy branded as false J A Cameron's claim that he and W J Renfroe were target of rotten eggs during a Herbert Hoover rally at Cameron schoolhouse Saturday night. Murphy said his address was well received and no eggs were thrown at him. He denied giving a Republican speech. He noted something that sounded and smelled like a rotten egg was thrown as Renfroe closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cameron
the Eagle
Rev. O. M. Murphy
W. J. Renfroe
Herbert Hoover
Cameron
Renfroe
Kiwanis Club Plans New Program Committee
The Kiwanis Club at the Houston Hotel holds a Wednesday meeting featuring Dr. Arthur Keyton speaking on "Our Reasons for Existence" and readings by Mrs. Robert C. Clark. Staff Captain George Rose of the Salvation Army will discuss city work, with a male quartet set to sing. Gavin Whitsett and Dr. R. D. McCarty chair the new quarter’s program and announce future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Keyton
Kiwanis Club
Houston Hotel
Keyton
Robert C. Clark
George Rose
Birmingham
Salvation
Army
Gavin Whitsett
R. D. McCarty
Revival brings 175 join church in Brilliant Alabama
In a two week revival led by Rev. R. J. Haskew in Brilliant Alabama one hundred seventy five persons joined local churches. Thirty six family altars were erected and eighty pledged to tithe. Next Saturday Haskew moves to Williston Florida to begin a new revival on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Haskew
Brilliant
Ala
Haskew
Williston
Fla
Mysterious Fire Burns Hertz Stable Killing 11 Horses
The John D. Hertz racing stable near Cary Illinois suffered a large fire of uncertain origin destroying eleven thoroughbreds valued at over 200000 dollars. Reigh Count survived the blaze and a stable boy rescued him. Hertz, Yellow Cab chairman, notes no suspected link to cab driver disputes and cites prior vandalism at his garages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John D. Hertz
Cary
Ill
Reigh
Yellow Cab Co
Dunlap Murder Case Sours as Alibi Proves False
A Bogus confession collapses as evidence points to no clear suspect in the Gillis Bracewell murder case. Investigators say only false clues have been eliminated while a Florida swamp body remains tied to the mystery. In other dispatches, Roosevelt is nominated for New York governor by acclamation, with a personal denial of candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.N. Mullins
Jin Duninp
Holmes County
Farmer
Gillis Pracewell
Avant
Florida
Rochester
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Warn Springs
Dothan High Gridders Drill Hard For Lanier Clash
Coach Paul Tubb ran Dothan High through a lengthy practice to sharpen scrimmage and kicking skills ahead of Friday's Montgom ery game with Sidney Lanier. The squad of about 27 worked in drills, pairings, backfield and ends, then a full scrimmage to ensure execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Miller
Paul Tubb
Dothan High School
Sidney Lanier High School
Montgomery
Eufaula
Dothan
Mayor Clem Ezell Pledges Open Government in City Hall
The new mayor of Dothan vows open agreements and full public knowledge of city actions. He asks council and citizens for cooperation, notes the administration faces tough problems, and stresses the office as a sacred trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezell
Clem Ezell
Dothan
Kzell
Weather and reward notice from Alabama with suspects held
Partly cloudy with showers in the north tonight and Wednesday. Gentle south and south winds. A $2 000 reward is offered. Four suspects are held two in Ozark prison and two in Gulfport Mississippi, reticent of fi continued on page Fight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Ozark
Gulfport
Mississippi
Hinch Cancels Auditorium Speech Due to Court Duty
John W. Hinch chairman of the Houston County Democratic Campaign Committee cannot speak at the city auditorium because he must attend court in Geneva today. Efforts to inform citizens through other media and the Eagle aim to prevent attendees from going to the meeting expecting an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
John W. Hinch
Houston County
Democratic Campaign Committee
City Auditorium
Eagle
Local Churches Open Simultaneous Community Revival
Dothan launches a ten day simultaneous revival with eight churches hosting nightly services at 7 30 and a daily union service at 1 00 except Sundays in the city auditorium. Out of town preachers led by Dr J E Hobbs of Birmingham help rally parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Oo City
BU. Collier
Episcopal Church
First Baptist
Foster Street Methodiat
Lafayette Street Methodiat
Headland Avenue Baptist
Grandview Hapiiat
First Presbyterian
First Christian Church
Cftien
H. C. Basa
First Baptist Church
J. E. Hobbs
Trringham
Mins Angeline McCrocklin
Foster Street
Norman McLeod
Troy
Anna Staater
Lafayette Street
D. Y. Slaughter
Eufaula
Headland Avenue
Martin
Wetumpka
Grandveiw Baptist
Ho EL Daughan
W. O. Ward
Woodson
Constitutional Amendment To Validate 1915 Drainage Law
State officials discuss proposed Amendment No. 5 to validate the drainage districts created under the 1915 Drainage Act. They note the amendment is non political and not a state cost, outlining past bonds, suits, and bonds investors hold, with earlier constitutional action and future district formations referenced. Page Five continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Woolsey Finnell
3. M. Dunwoody
Agriculture and Industry
Douglas L. Cannon
Page S. Bunker
Aml Bradford Knapp
Agriculture College
Auburn
Gene Tunney Fiancee Arrives in Rome for Wedding
The couple Gene Tunney and Miss Josephine Lauder arrived in Rome from Naples by car for their marriage. Civil and religious ceremonies will be held, followed by a reception with Pope Pius and Premier Mussolini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowe
Gene Tunney
Josephine Lauder
Italy
Rome
Naples
Pope Pius
Mussolini
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weiw Hyd
J. A. Rollins
J. S. Canna
Feell
M. D. Black
M.A. Miller
T. H. McEntyre
M. A. Miller
J. J. Newton
O. M. Murphy
Yellow Cab
Gillis Bracewell
Tubb
Vieavane
Varsity
Grant
Melton
Qwens
Marsh
Hand
Williams
Schumer
Packfield
O‘neal
Brown
Burdleshaw
Hart
Scrubs
Ucinston
Tindell
Merritt
Harris
Smith
Irwin
Cooper
Spann
Foy
Neely
Ford
Bailey
Scruba
Sueh
J. W. Bish
Gene
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