College Officials Stand Firm Over Dothan Entrance Case
Judson College in Marion Alabama remains firm on not accepting formal admission for Miss Frances Hall amid protests and letters from Dothan. President L G Cleverdon and Dean Mabel Bower exchange letters and telegrams detailing reservations and explanations as the dispute continues.
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Judson College
Dothan
J. A. Campbell
Acon
L. G. Cleverdon
Judoot
Dothen
Mabel Bower
College Dothan
Ala
Miss Bower
Ludson College
Frances Hall
Judaet
Campbell
Marion
Zwibel
Aln
G. Cleverdon
Als
Miss
Cleverdon
L G
Judson
Officials Of Five States Not Agreed On Truck Licenses
Chattanooga report says five Southern states failed to agree on reciprocal truck license rules. Florida chair W McClain announced a follow up meeting in 30 to 60 days. Attendees from Florida Florida Kentucky North Carolina Georgia Tennessee discussed a plan to ease cross state trucking and reduce burdens on small operators.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Iap
W. McClain
Florida
Fan
Offeiall
Morida
Kentucky
North Carolina
Georgia
Tens Rennet
McCabe
Tenner
Bss
Afternoon Cotton Letter by Palmer and Co
New York cotton markets ignored older cables and fell to 61 2/3 cents for December as southern selling and liquidation pressured prices. Domestic demand and interest kept shorts steady while fears for the pound weighed on sentiment. A hedge strategy was discussed as selling pressures persisted.
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3. W. Palmer & Co
New York
Southern
S's
Shorts
Cerling Eeema
Delegates Attend District Church Conference at First Presbyterian
A one day Southern District of the East Alabama Presbytery conference was held at First Presbyterian Church with delegates from Dothan Headland Hartford Geneva Union Oxark Eufaula Pee River and Clio. Rev Edward A Moline presided morning session and Hays Clinth led the afternoon program. Dr John L Fairly of Richmond and Kate DeBose of Birmingham attended as guests. Meals were served in the church basement and the program aimed to improve Sunday school and youth work with Fairly scheduled to speak tomorrow morning and Rev Clement Ritter to deliver the evening address.
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East Alabama
First Presbyterian Church
Dothan
Headland
Hartford Geneva
Union 0
Oxark
Eufaula
Pee River
Clio
Edward A Moline
Greenville
Hays Clinth
Migr Kate DeBose
Birmingham
Synod of Alabama
John L. Fairly
Richmond
Fairly
Southern Presbyterian
Fairney
First Presbyterie Church
Clement Ritter
Speek
Escape at Newcastle Workhouse Ends in Wounding
A guard and a prisoner were wounded during a breakout at the Newcastle workhouse in Wilmington Delaware as 14 convicts fled. Prison officials said the escape appeared to be a carefully planned plot with attackers forcing the outer gate and injuring Guard Anthony Hayden and prisoner Caren Cole. The escapees were believed armed with pistols.
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Wilmington
Del
Newcastle
Anthony Hayden
Caren Cole
County Teachers Institute Opens Monday at Dothan High
About 115 county teachers and substitutes will attend the county teachers institute convening Monday morning at 8 o clock in Dothan High School. All regular and substitute teachers are required to attend, with many parents trustees and board members planning to be present.
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Dothan High School
County Board of Education
E H Harper Funeral To Be Held Tomorrow
The Lady of Emm ott Harper 35 died in Jacksonville Fla Friday will arrive here tomorrow and be taken to his parents home Ashford route three The funeral is set for 3 30 pm tomorrow at Howard Grove church Survivors include widow Edna Harper Jacksonville his parents Mr and Mrs L H W Harper and brother Elias Harper Sanford The Rev J L Pate Ashford will officiate with Fellows and Forrester in charge.
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Lady of
Emm
H Harper
Jacksonville
Flo
Hila Perents
Ashford
Howard Grove
Harper
Edna Harper
Fellows
Forrester
Influenza Fatal To 12 Month Old Child In Ariton
A 12 months old son of Mrs L W Lunsford of Ariton died in a Dothan hospital from influenza. Survived by mother, two brothers Douglas and Evans, and sister Dovie Ruth. Funeral to be held at Elama church this afternoon with Rev W E Dashazo officiating. Fellows and Forrester in charge.
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Lunsford
L. W Lunsford
Ariton
Dothan
Douglas and
Evans
Dovie Ruth
Elama Church
W E Dashazo
Negro In Jail Charged With Meat Theft
Wil Culver, an African American man, is jailed on a meat theft charge. Sheriff Joe Rollins says police captured him and handed him to bounty officers. About 50 pounds of meat were reportedly stolen from V A Green, a local saloon.
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Wil Culver
Joe Rollins
V A Green
Sala Totoy
Fowl Thieves Strike Again Near Hightone School
A second raid in three months hit the Hodges home near Hightone school. Nine chickens were stolen, according to P. W. Hodges who reported the loss this morning.
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P. W. Hodges
Hightone School
Hodges
Enrollment Soars At North Highland Negro School
About five hundred pupils registered today for the term at the North Highland Negro School, marking a large enrollment as classes set to begin September 28. A notice urged guardians to complete book arrangements and confirm attendance.
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North Highland Negro School
Tax sales Monday for unpaid 1836 properties
About 240 parcels will be offered for sale by Tex Collert or Heard Saxon on Monday for unpaid 1836 taxes. Mr Saxon said the sale will start at 10 a.m. and proceed after that time.
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Tex Collert
Saxon
Professor Held In Wife Death In Chesapeake Bay
Prof Elisha Kent Kane of the University of Tennessee was arrested in Hampton Va after the drowning of his wife Jenny Graham Kane off Grand View lighthouse. A coroner verdict called it premeditated murder and bail was set at 15000. Authorities seek a motive and the writer of a better argued letter.
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Jenny Graham Kane
Chesapeake Bay
Elisha Kent Kane
University of Tennessee
Hampton, Va
Kane
Grand View Lighthouse
Three Resolutions Passed At Women's Mass Meeting
Dothan Alabama 1921 mass meeting featured three resolutions signed by local women and school officials. The notes condemn public humiliation of a local girl, defend her character and advocate ongoing education, praising Dothan High School and Judson College as well as community support.
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Judson College
Tom Brorlon
T Sones
Grover Stephens
Birdie War Pouer
E J Riley
Jombé Kuki
Preston
G W Malone
Nore
Marbrough Smythe
George W Pilcher
Henry Witherington
Bruce Page
Woc Harden
JL Muysiing
C C Bennett
WD McRae
Hall
G OW
Catherine Bentley
Joe Martin Stathings
W. Andress
R L Gaines
Tom Wynn Jr
Husband Hit Her With Hammer Says Wife At Hearing
Jake Vaughn was found guilty of assault with intent to murder his estranged wife Ethel Vaughn. The jury convicted him of attempting to murder her after she was found unconscious in a ditch near Young Junior High on June 15. She remained in hospital for days, with a large scalp wound the only mark, and a strange car seen near her home tested in testimony.
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Vaughn
Mra
Ethel Vaughn
Young Junior High Schunt
Wnc
Pasn
Erby
Yaughn
Nyab
Atreet
Midland City Bank Closes After Run In Small Town
Midland City bank, the town's only bank, closed after a bank run that started at opening hours. President J E B Stuckey and bank examiner J Byrnes faced the situation as depositors were protected. The bank reportedly had some frozen assets but officials did not attribute the closure to them. The cause of the run and reopening plans were not disclosed.
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Midland City Bank
Midland City
First National Bank
Teaver
J. EB Stuckey
J Byrnes
Stuckey
Evha
Stuckty
Mate County
Hank Faring
Ozerk
New Year Of Jews To Start Tomorrow
The text reflects a garbled OCR style note about the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur in the religious calendar, mentioning penitence and solemn rites shaped by Torah tradition. It references timing around the year and indirect mention of observances and dates, though details are fragmentary.
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Kippur
Perieres
Penteser Praetor
Resolutions Move by Hundreds of Dothan Women Over Local Student
A large crowd of Dothan and Houpton county women gathered at the courthouse to protest Judson College’s handling of a local girl’s admission bid. Three resolutions were passed urging college officials to reconsider and uphold the girl’s chastity and dignity. The general resolution drew 500 signatures, with 12 high school faculty members and many alumnae signing the other resolution. A physician testified to the girl’s chastity, while neighbors and civic leaders voiced support, stating they would stand by her amid the recent controversy and attempts to humiliate her. The meeting lasted over two hours with attendees from nearby towns.
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Dothan
Mounton County
Houston County
Bajlard
Marie SeQisgre
T Tarte
Mite Roy Camp
Breck
Donkin Mae
Man Lowe
Fevas Po
J Veealer
Fadeon College
Houpton County
Judson College
Dothan High School
Tum
J A. Campbell
H Green
Campbell
Green
Wallance
Rye Rene
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