07 Sep 1933
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
1
Market notes show daily cotton quotes with base figures for December and futures months. Prices span from around 900 to 998 across May July September and December contracts, with regional listings and slight shifts in value among nearby and distant months.
Proceedings to oust deputy tax assessors in Houston County near completion as E G Collins, Hewston county tax assessor, claims five years of escaped assessments. Attorneys for Collins signed completion of papers in circuit court. Collins said he contemplated quo warranto action, deputies moved their equipment from his office and had not returned, with assessors having worked since last June and filed numerous assessments.
James Murfin former director of the closed First National Bank attacks the federal government over alleged false reports. He criticizes Senator Couzens and Father Coughlin during grand jury testimony in the district, accusing them of sensational statements and urging restraint.
A short circuit blamed by firemen for a blaze that damaged an automobile on Montana street shortly before noon today. The car was owned by a Negro, firemen said.
Don Ahern of Willimantic Connecticut faced a bizarre shot in the New England amateur on the 19th of an sudden death extension. He lifted from a strange lie to the green and rolled in a half with a brilliant putt, but he then lost the match on the next hole.
Soviet aviation gears for a stratosphere ascent in a specially built balloon able to rise six to 13 miles. Three or four aerologists aim to study cosmic rays and high altitude effects, hoping to surpass Piccard’s record of over 53,000 feet in a multiflight program.
In Vienna, September 7 AP report notes the weaker dollar unsettles American residents. July arrivals cut stays short, while long-term renters see rents jump from $100 to $146 per month in Austroshillings. Prices for coffee and tea rise. beef, pork, veal and bread remain affordable, prompting a shift to egg dishes soaked in milk with toast as a common meal.
A surveyor is to arrive today to map the route from Dothan to Grangerburg through Cottonwood. The survey will start under Houston county highway superintendent C. McEachin with R F C labor to clear the proposed right of way as plans call for state aid for the road.
The passage describes an absorbing device to reduce impact on landing and portholes with non sweating glass for observation. A sealed cabin provides air from liquid oxygen, a powerful short wave radio, and a transmission receiving set for the crew.
Union Springs residents A B Huff Annie Kathrine Huff and Mrs Hart visit F A Raley in Dothan Friday. Pansey's Lurline Carroll guests of Eunice White Wednesday. George Palmer and family from Dothan visit J W Palmer parents. Will Collins Mavis Stringfellow of Dothan visit here. Local residents host relatives in Ashford and Iron City. Annie Katherine Huff turns six with a party. Others noted include Oakland Kirkland, Dan Snead, Joé Summerford, Jack White and Hilda Henderson visiting Pansey and Dothan friends.
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