Council Grants Ten Percent Pay Raise for Firemen and Cops
City council approved a 10 percent raise for firemen and policemen, boosting monthly pay from 75 to 82.50 dollars, total payroll increase 332.42 dollars monthly. They also authorized sick pay for meetings missed due to illness and salaries for other municipal employees, with unanimous votes. Complaints about license fees from beauty shops, meat market operators, and plumbers were referred to the finance committee for review. A half of the gasoline tax will fund city schools, and a monthly library grant of seven dollars was approved.
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Gage
W. F. Martin
J. B. Ziglar
Light and Water Plant
Finance Committee
J. P. Botts
Doc Prothro Named Little Rock Baseball Club Manager
Little Rock Arkansas October 2 AP President Roy L Thompson of the Attic Rock club in the Southern Association announced that James Thompson Doc Prothro who resigned yesterday as Memphis manager would helm the Little Travelers next year He will succeed Johnny Onroe who took over the local club mid last season Details of the contract were not released.
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Little Rock
Ark
Roy L. Thompson
Attic Rock Baseball Club
Southern Association Today
James Thompson
Doc
Prothro
Memphis
Little Travelers
Johnny Onroe
Man Hurts Arm in Incident Reported by Wife
A Black man was injured with a sharp object and treated at a hospital Sunday night. His wife, Will Lee, was also at the scene and the man was released after first aid care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Lee Negro
Weather Report Fragment Without Clear Location
Partial forecast fragment notes fair night and unsettled conditions in northern areas with partly cloudy conditions later. Mentions no specific city or date and lacks complete details.
Alabama Seeks Extradition Of Two Accused Of Bribery
Alabama authorities moved to secure custody of two men held in Nashville on charges of attempting to bribe Victoria Price, the principal witness in the Scottsboro attack case. Sheriff Ben Giles traveled to Nashville with extradition papers signed by Governor Miller, while a Birmingham man and others face bribery warrants.
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Untsville
Ala
B. M. Miller
Alabama
Nashville
Tenn
Victoria Price
Scottsboro
Ben Giles
Madison County
Montgomery
Thomas E. Knight Jr
Hill McAllister
Tennessee
Daniel Swift
New York
Sol Kane
New
Knife blade left in arm after attack near Dothan
Jack Goff of Cottonwood was hospitalized with a broken knife blade in his left arm near the shoulder. He said he and companions were attacked by several Negroes, one stabbing him and leaving the jagged blade. Police had no report on where the incident occurred or the suspects’ fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Goff
Cottonwood
Dothan
Goff
Miner Killed in Southern Illinois Mine Warfare
In Harrisburg, Illinois, Charles Gaddis, 36, a United Mine Workers member, died after a street gun fight that started when the Gaddis brothers confronted Progressive miners. Russell Silvers, 24, was critically wounded, and Harry Gaddis, 27, was arrested to prevent further trouble.
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Harrisburg
Charles Gaddis
Gaddis
Russell Silvers
Harry Gaddis
Charles
Benton
Gaddis Brothers
Couple Licensed A Marriage License Saved
A marriage license was recorded for John Wesley Varnum, 48, and Fay Cobb, 28, both of Detan Route Two, indicating their legal union was filed yesterday.
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John Wesley Varnum
Fay Cobb
Dethan
Oldest Dean Not Dizzy Says His Wife
Mrs Jerome Dean arrives in Detroit with Dizzy Dean and says he is the easiest person to manage and not dizzy. She explains his role as bank, bookkeeper, manager and girlfriend in supporting a World Series opening between the Cardinals and Tigers.
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Detroit
Jerome Herman
Dizzy
Deans
Houston
Texas
Woman given 90 day sentence in cruelty case
Fayett e Alabama October 2 AP Mrs Earl Porter middle aged wife of a tenant farmer faced a 90 day sentence and a $1 fine after conviction on assault and battery in a case involving a 12 year old foster daughter Mary Virginia Johnston The verdict included the phrase at hard labor The child testified of severe beating with a razor strap or club Porter denied whipping the girl saying she used only a very small switch The girl Mary Virginia testified she was beaten and malnourished leading to hospital care and treatment in Birmingham The case drew statewide attention since July when neighbor Thuston Mitchell took the child to a county hospital and later to Birmingham hospitals Porter remained in jail awaiting possible appeal if any. no appeal bond details were disclosed
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Pearson
Swift
Price
Kane
Nashville
Giles
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ruby Bates
Corcoran
Scottsboro
Ala
Southern
Jackson County
Bates
Haywood Patterson
Decatur
Patterson
Clarence Norris
Norris
Kilby
Jefferson County
Fayette
Ali
Earl Porter
Mary Virginia Johnston
Alex Smith
Mary Virginia
Porter
Thurston Mitchell
Walker County Hospital
Jasper
B. W. McNease
Wreck in Poland Kills Ten on Krakow-Gydnia Run
In dense fog near Krakow Poland the Krakow Gydnia express collided with the Vienna express killing at least ten people and injuring 25 earlier today.
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Krakow
Poland
New Deal Labor Pledge Tested in Weirton Case
In Wilmington Delaware on October 2 AP reports the New Deal labor guarantees face a government suit to block Weirton Steel from interfering in a worker election to choose representatives for bargaining. The suit targets a company union alleged to coerce workers, with about 1,400 at Weirton Clarksburg and Steubenville plants. Carnegie Steel also challenges National Steel Labor Relations Board authority in a separate Duquesne plant case, calling for a secret ballot election supervised by the board.
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Wilmington
Del
New Deal
Weirton Steel Company
Wireton
American Federation of Labor
Weirton
National Steel Corporation
Clarksburg
W. Va
Steubenvile
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
National Steel Labor Relations Board
Amalgamated Steel Workers’ Union
Duquesne
NRA
United States
Atrel Corporation
Carnegie Company
Charles Ogburn
Amalgamated Association of Tron Steel and Tin Workers
Carnegie
Dufuesne
R. E. Desverne
Walter Pp. Stacy
National Steel Relations Board
National Recovery Act
Driver Under Bond in Manslaughter Crash
Carl Davis, driver of an automobile that crashed into a guard rail on the Enterprise highway in early September, was under $500 bond on a manslaughter charge. The warrant says Davis caused Walter Scott to be thrown from a moving car. Scott, a Brannon Stand farmer, died about a week after the accident. Davis and two other occupants, A Williams and Jim Henderson, had minor injuries.
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Carl Davis
Enterprise Highway
Walter Scott
Davis
Scott
Brannon Stand
A. Williams
Jim Henderson
Roosevelt Launches Parleys Aimed at Labor Peace
White House officials said President Roosevelt has begun private talks with labor and industry leaders on a truce plan, but no general conference with either side. The objective is a fair trial of peaceful methods to resolve conflicts, not a shortcut to collective bargaining or mass layoff suspensions.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Perkins
San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F. of L
National
Green
Manufacturers’ Association
Muibterruge
Wes Washington
Frances Perkins
Fed
Dothan Merchants Promote Dollar Day Sale
Dothan’s merchants plan a major Dollar Day sale with tomorrow’s event expected to draw shoppers from over a dozen communities. The fall merchandising push highlights purchases for home, wardrobes, and possible new autos as government cotton money boosts buying, with buyers from Midland City through Donaldsonville anticipated.
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Dothan
Midland City
Piichard
Newton
Ozark
Daleville
Enterprise
Geneva
Hartford
Slocomb
Etna
New Brockton
Headland
Abbbevile
Ashford
Columbia
Cottonwood
Campbellton
Marianna
Graceville
Chipley
Bonifay
Panama City
Blakely
Donaldsonville
Japs Urged To Prepare For War With Russians
Japan faces an army pamphlet urging readiness for possible war with Russia. The document spurs stock declines and prompts questions in cabinet circles about authorship and policy. It warns of air power gaps and calls for stronger military buildup amid regional tensions. National headlines note Mitchell warning about Japan and push for longer range air capability.
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Mitchell
U. S. Air Commission
Japan
Glenn Babb
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Tokyo
Russia
Caation
Senjuro Wayashi
War Office
Hayashi
Japaneae Navy
Maade “Tathe
Gleory I. Stimson
United States
Edward W. Eberle
China
Otr
Lindy Kidnap Suspect Sighted Near Scene in New Claim
An AP report states civil engineer William Dennis saw Bruno Hauptmann within miles of the Lindbergh home on the night of the kidnapping. Dennis described a possible meeting with Hauptmann and a woman, with a third person in the rear, noting a large bundle and a blanket. He also related a 1982 sighting near Princeton and a Me. stop, while authorities questioned him.
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Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Chicago
Bruno Hauptmann
Dennis
Princeton
N. J
Monselnokmegunde
Trenton
WN. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Sisnect
New Jersey
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Cross, Austin and Tratand
Bronx
William J. Reilly
Rehwarzkopf
Lindbersh
Reilly
Schwartzkopf Seid Reilly
Mystery death of Clemson senior cleared by jury
Atlanta October 2 A coroner s jury ruled Clemson College senior Jack L Todd died in a fall while leaving a hotel room ledge on the sixth floor. A Philadelphia New York couple testified they saw Todd crawl from his room into the adjoining window then fall after dropping part of a handbag contents. The Millers corroborated their account and said they delayed reporting until other witnesses were considered.
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Atlanta
Jack L. Todd
Clemson College
Todd
J. Miller
Philadephia
New York
Miller
Associated
Ninth Street
Philadelphia
Millers
Jfitler
Peanut Control Program Looms For 1935 Harvest
Announcement by C M Ling Houston county farm agent says the Agricultural Adjustment Administration will soon release details of an adjustment program for peanuts. The plan would regulate 1935 peanut acreage, divert part of the 1424 crop for noncompetitive use, and tax peanuts cleaned and shelled to fund the program. Growers may enter contracts to plant 1935 acreage equal to 1933 and 1924 averages and receive payments based on 1934 production, offering higher returns to participating farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Ling
Houston County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Crowder to Start World Series Opener for Tigers
Detroit news reports that Alvin Crowder, veteran right handed pitcher, will start the first World Series game for the Tigers if Dizzy Dean starts for the Cardinals on Wednesday. The decision follows announced plans by Mickey Cochrane.
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Detroit
Mickey Cochrane
Alvin Crowder
Tigers
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Retired Lt Murrel, Fort Sam Houston Hero, Cleared of Charge
Second Lieutenant John H. Murrell United States Infantry retired from service on September 30. He was stationed at Fort Sam Houston Texas. A former Army football star he was recently acquitted on criminal charges filed by a Texas woman.
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Washington
John H. Murrel
United States Infantry
War Department
Murrell
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
New York Times mocks liberty definition in Roosevelt speech
The Times quotes Roosevelt’s last paragraph urging a broader liberty. The speaker jokes about needing the definition and plans to meet Henry Ford and a man named Dean in Detroit to discuss the idea.
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New York
New York Times
Weil
Berty
Henry Ford
Dean
Detroit
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Tenessre
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Manifesto
U. S
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Army
America
AIR Board
William Mitchell
President's Aviation Commission
Milan
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Wseful
Commission
Willam C. Mitchell
President's Aviation Board
William B. Dennis
Clemson
Will ‘Rogers
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