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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1933
Page
2
Washington dispatch notes Gen Johnson under pressure as NRA work strains him. rumors of resignation abound while the group shifts from organization to executive leadership. New thinking seeks to push four million back to work before winter, aiming to boost demand and job creation amid unemployment figures.
Americans in Cuba rush to exits as labor unrest tightens security. About 20 Americans under military protection at Cristo after manganese mine troubles. Soldiers guard barricaded families while others pack belongings and await possible ship evacuation. Nearby Cape Rente residents flee interior homes.
President Roosevelt holds full federal backing for banks and urges them to expand credit to lift prices and wages. He aims to accelerate farm price gains to double the recent low, after canvassing the domestic situation. no method or location of inflationary action disclosed.
The Alabama Baptist Woman's Missionary Union executive board will convene its semi annual meeting on Sept. 15 at state Baptist headquarters in Montgomery. The call comes from president Mrs. H. T. McGehee with officers and district vice presidents named from Montgomery Huntsville Glencoe Clinton Tuscaloosa and Thomasville.
The 25th annual Houston Banner Musical Convention will be held Friday and Saturday September 16 and 17 at Cedar Springs church six miles north of Ashford. New books have been purchased for the occasion, per C. H. Culbreth secretary treasurer. Public invited.
Fred McGill white male started a 60 day county court sentence for stealing a cheap pair of shoes. He left for Kilby yesterday, with a transfer truck from Kilby arriving after noon from Geneva county where several prisoners were picked up.
Mrs. B G Farmer sues J T Clark for damages after her husband died when the car he rode in overturned. Clark, a chauffeur, employed at the time, faces circuit court today. A separate action by George Faulk against Solomon Liddon Co. ended in a mistrial for injuries from a company auto.
Two of 11 escaped convicts from the Angola farm riot were captured near Marksville after a gun battle with officers. Bill Bryant and James Bird, both serving robbery sentences, were taken without injuries. Possemen close in on the hideaway of five others in nearby woods.
Gov. B. M. Miller appoints 325 outstanding citizens as Alabama's delegation to the 21st annual U S Good Roads Association convention in Beaumont Texas October 11 12 13 The list includes Senator John H Bankhead Judge Sam Hobbs and former Gov W W Brandon with plans to travel by special train as Southeastern governors gather in Montgomery.
Maryland joined the nationwide repeal push with 167 708 to 26 775 in 1 057 of 1 379 precincts and Baltimore counted 119 019 to 11 295. Minnesota's statewide tally showed 102 485 for repeal to 54 068 against with rural strength noted. Colorado reported 114 528 for repeal to 39 595 against from 1 061 of 1 347 precincts amid dry-majority hints.
Forty two cases are listed on the fall docket of the U S District Court to be called to order September 28 by Federal Judge C B Kennamer. The state’s case against the Mobile and Ohio railroad for payment of taxes on gasoline used will be heard October 2. The equity docket, including 21 canes, opens October 6.
Cuba faces a second eruptive crisis in a month as the Machado era ends and a radical junta seeks to restore order. The United States keeps its fleet ready under Platt Amendment terms while Cuba's 정치 splits, debt, sugar decline, and foreign interests complicate any swift solution.
A stove fire at 301 N. Foster street and 7 30 a m caused slight damage to the kitchen of National Democratic Committeewoman Mrs A Y Malone. A wick on the stove ignited leaking oil and smoke filled the area.
Washington reports patronage tensions as Democratic stalwarts in the Senate allegedly drafted a round robin to Roosevelt seeking jobs for old-line Democrats. Republicans face criticism from Speaker Rainey over farm credit relief and mortgage terms. A letter to the White House from Senator Pittman is mentioned.
J. O. Middleton, attorney for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, visits Dothan to collect judgments against Haustun County farmers who reportedly defaulted on seed loan payments. His office sits on the second floor of the federal building in the quarters of the U.S. District Attorney.
Selma Sept 13 The first annual trials of the Alabe State Fox Hunters Association will be run at Tilden near here on Oct 17 14 and 19. Only one stake the allage will be run with dogs started at dawn on all three days. Four silver loving cups will be awarded to winners. A master of hounds and trial judges will be chosen by Rep. Bob Goode of Wilcox state president of the association.
Dr B F Austin of the state health department and chairman of the state Ameri canism committee will address Legionaries and guests at the Dothan post Blue Eagle dance at the club house tomorrow night. The state commander and adjutant also will speak.
The latest report by John M. Dykes shows Houston County ginned 12 618 bales prior to Sept 1, 1933, an increase of 8 420 bales from the 1932 figure of 4 198 bales for the same period.
Open sessions of the home demonstration agents assembly began at the Houston Hotel with a Live At Home keynote. Agents from 14 of 18 Southeast Alabama districts attended as Dr. R B Sage welcomed them. Julia Brown and H R Batley spoke on vegetables and poultry.
Four former bankers face sentencing by U. S. Judge Kennamer in Montgomery for violating the national banking act. John Sanders Str. and J. Ernest Walden, ex-president of the defunct Houston National Bank and a bookkeeper, are named along with L. H. Sessions and J. L. Warren of Enterprise.
County officers halted progress in the Sinclair Oil Co refinery robbery probe on N Range Street after a Monday night incident in which a safe in the office was blasted open and about 499 dollars in cash and checks was stolen.
Farry L. Dowling, injured in an automobile crash over a week ago, was reported improving at a local hospital. Attendants said his facial laceration has been grafted and his condition shows signs of recovery.
Edgar Rice Burroughs the noted novelist wins the Malibu mayoral election. He was elected at a town meeting last night and is aboard the U S Antigua sailing to Panama on a short trip.
Industrial strife hit Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey with coal miners quitting in southwestern Pennsylvania to protest clergy signing the NRA code. The labor board eyed settlement for about 60 000 workers in the state sick industry while 1000 restaurant workers in Philadelphia and Camden walked out. North Jersey dye workers numbered 20000 seeking higher pay as New York undergarment workers reached 25000 and 3000 cleaners and dyers also struck.
Decatur reports a runoff for the eighth district congressional nomination between A H Carmichael and B L Malone. Carmichael leads with 27 percent from 221 of 227 boxes, polling 5 776 to Malone 5 491. second primary set for October 3.
Alabama game and fish commissioner I T Quinn designated Mobile Bay waters for oyster dredging during open season from Sept 1 to May 15. The order covers reefs north of a lime line from No 2 beacon to the Mobile channel, including Cedar Point Reef and others. Violations may cancel the dredging license for 12 months.
The Department of Justice announced W. B. Jeffries convicted in Houston County Alabama of forgery has completed his minimum sentence and is on parole. He was sentenced to thirteen months in the Federal Prison at Atlanta starting November 1 last year with time off for good behavior. his full term would have expired November 1.
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