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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1935
Page
5
The Eagle craft feared itself as P. E Greer arrived with a critter in a pickle jar on Gordon Street. Miss Burn Jeffcoat found the eight inch caterpillar at the G. W. Jeffcoat place, green shade with black barbs, horned appendages, a startling, paralyzing effect.
Officials report action on relief for 127 Houston county women dropped from rolls last Saturday remains withheld Tuesday. Probate Judge Saxon Poyner plans to travel to Montgomery Wednesday to seek further relief funds. WPA projects for women face qualification limits and delays before operations begin, while a county welfare agency awaits legislature-backed reforms.
A fragmented page shows mixed market data across stocks and commodities. It lists numerous ticker like New Orleans Jans Mich Tur Oct syrery and names several corporations such as Bethlehem Steel Ford General Motors General Electric Goodyear US Steel Sears Roebuck Texas Corp Woolworth and more alongside grain quotations for Wheat Corn and Oats with various future months and prices. The disjointed OCR offers incomplete figures for cotton seed and HOG MARKET, with unclear dates and missing context.
Homer Boatright, a Black driver, was fined 423 and costs by Judge Saxon P. Poyner in county court after a reckless driving conviction following a month old collision. Clif Johagon faced an assault to murder charge and was bound over to the grand jury with $100 bond. Nelse Skipper was found guilty of petty larceny and sentenced to 20 days in jail. Several charges under the common carrier act were dismissed for lack of prosecution. Many cases continued as defendants paid fines and costs. County Solicitor Cowdry Farmer and Sheriff Alex H. May discussed postponing five prohibition cases to be presented to the grand jury.
C M Ling, Houston county farm agent, will travel to Auburn Tuesday to attend demonstrations on terracing. He plans to return Thursday.
Washington dispatch describes a heated debate in the closing hours of the 7th Congress over cotton policy. Firms note a shift from 12 to 10 cent loan prices, with southern senators using logrolling to force a compromise. Planners warn ongoing loans could distort markets and threaten government holdings of cotton.
Okolona Mississippi reports the Tennessee Valley Authority aims to coordinate community efforts to solve social and economic problems too large for towns alone. TVA chairman Dr Arthur E Morgan spoke to over 4,000 attendees at a Labor Day celebration outlining the program’s goal to provide cheap power and lead in regional solutions while urging workers and farmers to be paid fairly for their products.
At a Pueblo Labor Day celebration on September 3 a throwing center event sees committee men and women in attendance. Labor leader John S Reed stands in the judges’ stand when a shillelagh strikes him in the right eye. السلطات
Plans to balance demand and supply for cotton aim to restore export business. United States producers face shifts as 60 percent of the crop previously exported contracted by 40 percent, impacting market prospects and pricing.
The expected court test of the constitutionality of the Rish Bill will also settle whether Varnum and McIntyre had authority to dismiss the road supervisor. McEachin, claiming still road supervisor status, returned to work while the dispute over qualifications and appointment continues. an opinion by State Atty Gen Knight Jr supports that the act does not require a graduate civil engineer, only a competent engineer.
The American Iron and Steel Institute estimates steel production this week at 458 percent of capacity, down from 479 percent last week and 18 percent versus the same week last year. Close readers will note the report reflects industry output amid fluctuating demand and plant utilization.
Atlanta reports the Fulton county grand jury seated a Black juror, C A Fulson, for the first time in memory. He sat between two white jurors, heard the organization, and joined the panel for Judge Wislyn B Moore Faison’s charge.
Dothan and Cairo swap personnel with Angus A Acree of Cairo moving to Cairo as secretary of the Cairo chamber of commerce and J M Hughes from Cairo chamber of commerce becoming secretary of the restructured Dothan Commercial organization. Acree, a Dothan native, recently served with the Georgia state health department after work with the Parsonal Press associations. Hughes arrives in Dothan after Atlanta posts and a Georgian staff tenure.
Ralph Dowling, local flying instructor, told Dothan Rotary members aviation has a bright future. He attributed most airplane accidents to pilots, not machines, and said modern planes are foolproof if pilots stay in control. Frances Hancock provided piano music at the Houston hotel gathering. Dr. F. G. Granger, Houston health officer, took a two week vacation ending September 16. Forts seven stolen automobiles were recovered at California checking stations in early 1935.
Mrs C B Watson 72 died at her Pansey route 1 home Monday after a years illness attributed to old age. Funeral Tuesday at Daclock for Liberty church Pansey with Rev Akin Eldridge officiating. Survived by husband C B Watson three sons two daughters 23 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Burial in church cemetery with Fellows and Forrester in charge.
Readable fragments show list items, numbers, and stray phrases about tires, bees, and grades. The text is heavily corrupted, lacking coherent events or clear subjects to summarize into a dated report or outcome. No identifiable persons teams or places emerge.
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