Letters to the Editor and Personal Reflections From Dothan
A collage of reader letters and remarks from Dothan residents. Howell Bennett praises Alabama's assets and cites an editorial praising the state. Miss Jane Sturges contemplates a newspaper career. Charles Rush discusses past sports, while Richard Morgan misses hunting. El Toro jokes about corn and a whiskey bush reference.
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Howell Bennett
Dothan
Alabama
Montgomery
Mississippi River
Birmingham
British Isle
Jane Sturges
Romance in the Rain and Best of the Week at Houston Theaters
Houston listings show Rom ance in the Rain with Roger Pryor and Heather Angel along with comedy and news for Tuesday.Thursday through Friday feature Mae West in Belle of the Nineties with Pryor and Brown and a Hollywood Flashes stage act. Edna Mae Oliver, Billie Burke star in Were Rich Again with Marion Nixon. The Red Rider also shown. Alca zar screens Outlaw Justice with Jack Hoxie and The Three Musketeers with John Wayne. Alabama bill includes Change of Heart with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell and College Coach with Powell and Dvorak. Last Trail with George O’Brien and Rin Tin Tin dv.
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Roger Pryor
Heather Angel
Mae West
John Mack Brown
Bunt
Ray
Hollywood
Edna Mae Oliver
Billie Burke
Marion Nixon
Alan
Alcazar
Jack Hoxie
John Wayne
Alabama
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Dick Powell
Ann Dvorak
George O'Brien
Claire Trevor
Southwest Louisiana Weighs Long Minion Against Independent
Lake Charles La Oct 9 AP The voters of the third district of the Louisiana Supreme Court went to the polls for a second time to choose their district representative. Candidates are District Judge Thomas F Porter of Lake Charles and John B Fournet Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Porter had won the first election on September 11 after the death of incumbent Judge Winston Overton. Huey P Long appeared before the district Democratic executive committee and suspended the calling of an extra election for the supreme court.
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Lake Charles
Third District
Supreme Court of Louisiana
High Court
Thomas F. Porter
Lake Castles
John 8. Fournet
Louisiana
Porter
Winston Overton
Huey P. Long
District Democratic Executive Committee
Supreme Court
Marian Gordon by Jeanne Bowman
Mariam Gordon as reporter plans to have forced Bil shot Menecl. Silver shows no real penitence and pursues Lon Casad, Merian’s best friend. Lon proposes a long drive back to Oakland from Reno.
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Mariam Gordon
Silver
Lon Casad
Merian
Lon
Oakland
Reno
Mountain Road Romance and an Elusive Silver
Marian and Lon traverse Sierra snow and river views to return home where a marriage proposal advances. Marian confesses deep love as Len asks if she can love a man like him. Behind the idyll lies fear that Marian’s creation of Silver may soon rebound on her.
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Tony
Lon
Anne
Jan
Marian
Hero
Doc
Silver Hondon
Hondon
Meredith
Nora Reilly
Lesency
Election dispute ends with court hearing after election
East Baton Rouge parish district court ruled Judge Porter the Democratic nominee but the ruling was suspended by the supreme court. A hearing was set after the election. Supporters and candidates, including the Kingfish, brought sound tracks and jazz tunes to the district to advocate their man’s qualifications.
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East Baton Rouge Parish
Porter
Supreme Court
Kingfish
Woman's Missionary Union Meeting Planned at Smyrna Church
The Woman's Missionary Unions of the Columbia Association will hold a quarterly meeting at Smyrna church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members are urged to attend.
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Woman’s Missionary Unions of the
Columbia Association
Smyrna Church
Chinese Bandits Seize Foreign Missionaries Near Lohuanping
A Chungking dispatch reported three foreign missionaries captured by outlaws at Lohuanping in Kweichow province. Included is Miss Grace Emblen, a British subject formerly resident in the United States, with an Englishman and a Swiss among the other captives located about 80 miles east of Kwei yang.
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Peiping
China
Chungking
Grace Emblen
United States
Lohuanping
Kweiyang
Kweichow Province
Ice Cream and Box Supper at Antioch Church
An ice cream and box supper will be held at Antioch Church three miles south of Ashford on Saturday October 20 with public invited to attend.
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Antioch Church
Ashford
Houston County Child Welfare appeals for aid items
Calls go out from the Houston County Child Welfare Department for clothing, bedding, books, and meals for needy children. Requests include baby clothes, blankets, primers for beginners, dresses and shoes, overalls, sweaters, raincoats, and daily lunches for students, with several specific children's needs listed.
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Houston County Child Welfare Department
Myer Blomberg
Chidren
Dethan
Pigeons Foil Guards in Katowice Smuggling Ring
In Katowice Poland customs officials report widespread use of carrier pigeons to smuggle small high value items from Germany through the Silesia province. Pigeons reportedly carry goods past checkpoints and evade standard security measures. Authorities vow tighter controls and further investigations into the pigeon smuggling network.
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Katowice
Poland
Silesia
Germany
Financial Genius of the 20s Deported from Boston
Charles Ponzi departed Boston aboard the Vulcania for Italy under compulsion after 81 years away from home. The discredited promoter, once famed for international reply coupons, left with an apology and no clear plans beyond seeking work in Rome in tourism or hotels to stay connected with the United States.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Italy
Rost
Vulcania
Boston Harbor
Penzi Azid
Rome
United States
Paraguay seeks instant end to Chaco fighting via League of Nations
Paraguay demanded immediate cessation of hostilities in the Chaco war in a message to the League of Nations conciliation committee. It also proposed a non aggression pact with an international guarantee and showed readiness to conciliate with Bolivia toward direct accord and eventual arbitration. No Paraguayan delegate attended. Asuncion issued a telegram stating readiness to send a representative under conditions.
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Geneva
Paraguay
Chaco
League of Nations Conciliation Committee
Bolivia
Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Moves Toward Extradition
Details from Flemington show Col. Lindbergh and others testifying before a grand jury. Evidence includes the ransom notes in Hauptmann handwriting, auto registrations, a wood chisel, overheard ransom payment in a cemetery, and the currency traced to Hauptmann. An indictment names Bruno Hauptmann for the murder of Charles A Lindbergh Jr.
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Lindbergh
John F. Condon
New Jerasy
Lehman
New York
Col. Lindbergh
Flemington
Big
White House
Sourland Bill
Hauptmann
Charles E. Mitchell
Mercer County
Arthur Keehler
Bronx
Supreme Court
Trenchard
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Dairy farmers gain under federal milk control plan
Washington Oct 9 AP Increased income for dairy farmers due to federal regulation of milk markets in 40 cities. Prices to farmers rose 57 cents per 100 pounds with a net gain about 52 cents after a five cent market administrator deduction. Average consumer cost up about one cent per quart. Farm Administrator Chester C Davis outlined four program highlights including higher farmer income, greater farmer control, fair relations among producers, and consumer protection. About 20 percent of 30 billion pounds of whole milk sold is now regulated under federal licenses. Davis also noted removal of gouging by distributors and urged continued cooperative effort among producers.
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Washington
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Red Birds Aim To clinch title in rain plan
Columbus and Toronto face a deciding game in the minor league title chase after Columbus rallied for a 9 to 8 victory with a five run ninth inning. The clinching win would occur this afternoon if the weather cooperates.
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RED Birds
Columbus
Toronto
Alabama Public Works notices spark project warnings
An unclear AP dateline reports warnings from Gelanee and Gelsmer about public works in Alabama. It notes requests for projects and a fire incident, with mentions of notices received and papers related to the area. The fragmentary text references potential proven projects and ongoing inquiries.
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Ontgomery
Ala
Gelsmer
Alabama
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