Bond Foils Repeated Downtown Burglary Attempts
Dothan police night patrolman Clete Bond fired on a burglar who fled near Singletary Whid don's and McNiral Battery Station after a 2:30 a m disturbance. No trace of the intruder or broken security was found. prior months saw Bond thwarting break-ins at Consolidated Grocery Swift Packing Wynn Candy Gogers Grocery Reynolds May with only camel cigarettes stolen and recovered. Two felons are serving sentences for Bond linked actions while batteries valued at 2500 to 3500 were stored in the shop safe intact.
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Clete Bond
Dothan
Bond
Singletary & Whiddon
Foster and
Crawford
McNeral Batter
Officer Bond
Consolidated Grocery Co
Swift Packing Co
Wynn Candy Co
Gogers Grocery Co
Reynolds May
Officers Hold Mule and Wagon After Corn Theft
City police report a mule and wagon at the station claimed by a thief who stole corn from a Negro woman's crib near Flowers Chapel. Officers warned the owner he would be arrested for stealing if he claimed the property. The thief fled, leaving the wagon and mule behind. A separate note mentions a football player in Connecticut injuring himself by ramming a wall while attempting death by action.
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Charles Crim
Flowers Chapel
Herlice
Connecticut
Veteran Alabama editor General J B Stanley honored guest
General J B Stanley 85 longtime editor of the Greenville Advocate and commander of the Second Alabama Brigade is honored at the Confederate Veterans reunion in the state He founded the Advocate in 1865 after the surrender and has served in Alabama journalism for decades He touted his war service and a pension bill he sponsored for veterans and widows of Alabama
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J. B. Stanley
Alabama
United States
Confederate Veterans of
General Stanley
Greenv le Advocate
Alabama Press Association
Franklin
North Carolina
Georgia
Greenvile
Advocate
Montgomery Mail
Washington
Stanley
Senate
Veterans and Widows of
Jewish Holiday Scout Court of Honor Ends Year Strong
The community held a solemn memorial service during Yom Kippur and celebrated the Jewish New Year with Rabbi Joshua Trachtenburg. The Boy Scout Court of Honor met at Foster Street Church with J J Speight presiding as Curtis Carmichael and Rev J F McLeod assisted.
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Joshua Trachtenburg
Cincinnati
Dothan
Rebbi Trashtenburg
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Foster Street
Methodist Church
J. J. Speight
Court of Honor
D.C. Carmichael
J. F. McLeod
J. L. White
J. W. Budd, Jr
Former Officer Grady Cobb Convicted in 1927 Slaying
Grady Cobb, a former federal prohibition agent from Athens, Ga., headed a Phenix City squad in a 1927 liquor raid ending in the slaying of Albert Edmunds. Convicted of manslaughter in U.S. district court after a three hour jury deliberation, Cobb faced a sentence of one year hard labor. He claimed he shot Edmunds in self defense when he advanced with a knife.
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Opelika
Grady ‘Cobb
Prohibition
Athens
Phenix City
Albert Edmunds
United States District Court
Dothan Fair Week Promises National Carnival At Stadium
City Park Commission backs November 4 to 9 Dothan District Fair at Athletic Stadium. Royal American Shows brings 16 attractions and 12 devices plus free acts and a large poultry exhibit. Proceeds fund park improvements and stadium guarantees.
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Dothan
City Park Commission
Athletic Stadium
South
R. H H. Ferguson
America
Log Stadium
Cty Park Commission
J. H. Bryson
Charles Newton
W. C. Padlkner
G. S. Jackson
Allen Merrill
Grady Page
Preparations for Huge Crowd At Northeastern Football Tilt
A crowded scene is anticipated as Hartford and opponents prepare for a major football game on a clear afternoon. Officials expect heavy attendance and tight security while coaches discuss strategy and discipline amid a high stakes matchup.
Crime Head Held After Intercepted Letter Threat
A suspect linked to Capone era threats was held after a letter intercepted in Hartford. Locals anticipate a major game turnout as fans prepare to witness the showcase matchup feared to be the season’s highlight.
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Hartford
Loca
New York
Teely
Reunion Poem Recited At Confederate Veterans Meeting
The poem Reunion was read at the Confederate Reunion in Montgomery at the Municipal Auditorium. George P. Harrison John Proctor Mills Fighting Joe Wheeler and Colonel Mosby were present, with Harrison introducing the author and the audience applauding loudly. The piece honors Southern soldiers while remembering both sides, concluding with a salute to Dixieland and to Union memories of old days.
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Montgomery
Municipal Auditorium
George P. Harrison
John Proctor Mills
Joe Wheeler
Colonel Mosby
Geeral Harrison
Harrison
Southland
Prand
Ala
Alabama Girl Broken Leg After Dormitory Collapse
Miss Huth Gutrey of Carbon Hill and seven Blue Mountain College students were injured when a second story dormitory porch collapsed. Gutrey has a broken leg while three others are in critical condition in Memphis. others, including a Guther? student, are seriously injured. The incident occurred during a dorm initiation night and a portion of flooring gave way as spectators watched.
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Sue Mountain
Qet
Huth Gutrey
Carbon Hill
Blue Mountain College
Birmingham
Gutrey
Memphis
New Albany
County Board of Revenue Meets for Routine Business
The county board of revenue met to dispose of routine matters at the courthouse. Plans for courthouse alterations were not presented to the Probate Judge, but Judge Martin said work would not delay. bids will be invited when plans are delivered. Price named keeper of the county poorhouse for another year as several charity plans were discussed. The board voted to shift the budget year from December first to September 2, and to receive more from the city. A committee was formed to dispose of all county pages pending.
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County Board of Revenue
Martin
Bom. Price
Towa
Aio Tie Teath
Mrs Eliza Pettis Dies Early Monday Morning
Mrs Eliza Pettis age 74 died early Monday at the home of her nephew George Noblin of Ashford Route 4 after a lingering illness. Two sisters Mrs Namey Noblin of Pansey and Mrs Matin Sasser of Slocomb survivd. Funeral services were held at Howard Grove with Joe Eldridge of Cattondale officiating and Fellows and Forrester in charge of arrangements. Interment was at the church cemetery.
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Eliza Pettis
Bhian Pettis
George Noblin
Ashford
Route 4
Andy Two
Howard Grove
Jie
Joe Eldridge
Cattondale
Fla
Fellows
Forrester
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Chamber of Commerce
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Greenville
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