County Health Head Sees End Mosquito Work
The county health officer warns mosquito control in Dothan will end Saturday without more funding. Only 1509 of an estimated 3750 needed was provided, leaving drainage and oiling efforts limited and largely temporary. The report notes transportation and manpower shortages hampering progress.
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R. E. Neff
Neff
Dothan
Houston County Health Department
A. L. Husky
S. G. Spann
Spann
Musky
Weather Update for Alabama
Mostly cloudy conditions persist across Alabama with a rise in temperatures tonight. Saturday is forecast to stay mostly cloudy with continued warmth and light winds.
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Alabama
Officers Charged With Assault and Battery in Warrior Al
In Warrior Alabama local officers led by LP Chief T P Poe and night chief S O Self along with Dan Poe were arrested on assault and battery charges filed by Birmingham residents Mrs. C M McNeill and Mrs. N W Smithson. The trio allegedly stopped a car near Warrior sought a search, found no liquor and then assaulted the occupants injuring a woman. Trial postponed as warrants were served.
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Birmingham
T. P. Poe
Warrior
Ala
Self
Dan Poe
C. M. McNeill
N. W. Smithson
First Hog Sale Concluded Here This Thursday
The three initial hog sales in Houston County closed yesterday with 151 hogs sold for 2705 dollars, top price 4.15 a pound, average 212 pounds. W C Faulkner bought the lot, J W Hathorne led the local sale, and officials note fattened corn-fed hogs boosted prices. Cottonwood sale Tuesday moved 60 hogs for 666 dollars sold to W C Faulkner. Ashford sale Wednesday saw 44 farmers dispose of 422 hogs for 6512 dollars sold to Robinson and Reynolds of Donalsonville to Swift and Company. Hogs averaged 191 pounds. County officials announce next sales at Ashford Oct 9 and Dothan Oct 15.
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Houston County
J. W. Hathorne
W. C. Faulkner
Cottonwood
J. E. Christmas
Ashford
Robinson and Reynolds
Donalsonville
Swift and Company
Moultrie
L. Rodney
Bulk of Income Tax In Australia Comes from Rich
Sydney reports that only 25 000 persons pay incomes of 3759 or more, with the wealthiest contributing the bulk of revenue. For 1926-27 to 1925-26 tax changes show major declines in higher income brackets, while the top earners pay disproportionately more. The 35 101 taxpayers earning 5750 or more paid most of the yield, as lower brackets contributed far less.
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Australia
Sydney
Center Weighs 268 and Wears Size 14s
A Detroit University center, Merrill Lariner, weighs 268 pounds and wears size 14 shoes. The report notes his strong foundation and ability to resist many smaller players.
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Center
Detroit
Detroit Univers Tis
Merrill Lariner
Condition Of Injured Nurses In Serious State
Myrtis Dean and Dorothy Dean, both nurses at Frasier Ellis Hospital, remained unconscious and gravely injured at the local hospital after a collision near Ozark Tuesday afternoon. The light coupe carrying four nurses and two others collided with a car occupied by Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Bentley of Dothan.
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Myrtis Dean
Jay
Dorothy Dean
Ozark Tueday
Frasier-Ellis Hospital
S. M. Bentley
Dothan
Dean
Ozark
Posse hunting accident leaves man injured after fall
Hugh Swicord fell from a tree while hunting a opossum Wednesday night. He climbed about 29 feet before losing grip and plunging to the ground. He was carried a mile by two companions to their car and brought home, then rushed to a local hospital where he is reported improving.
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Hugh Swicord
Swicord
Aged Grimes Citizen Dies Today at 75
Mrs. Martha Josephine Darby died at her home near Grimes Thursday at five o'clock. She was 75 years old and wife of W A Darby. Funeral services were held at Wiggins Church this afternoon with Rev. O M Murphy officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, a sister Mrs. Wanasa Clark of Pinckard, two nephews Dr A R Gissendanser and T J Gissendanner of Dathan, and a niece Miss Winnona Gissendinner of Pinckard.
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Martha Josephine Darby
Grimes
W. A. Darby
Wiggins Church
O. M. Murphy
Dothan
The
Houten Funeral Company
Wan
Clark
Pinckard
A. R. Gissendanser
Fpr
T. J. Gissendanner
Dathan
Winnona Gisseadinner
Pirckard
Stale News Supposed Coast of Paper in Smyrna
A faded item claims the Smyrna paper prints stale news and boasts of age. The text discusses skepticism about the paper's authority and its practice of delaying news to fit a stale agenda.
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Smyrna
Harvard Welcomes Chinese Jurist to Faculty
A Shanghai jurist with an international reputation joins Harvard University as a lecturer. The unnamed professor, in his native land before teaching, is noted for his long career and ties to the Far East. He is in his early forties and will lecture at Harvard Law School.
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Shanghai
Jadze Jou OH. Wau
Farena- Provesinal Court
Metater
Julus Noenwald
Fire department answers call to East Burdeshaw Street
The fire department responded to a morning alarm at the home of Mrs. Turnbull on 20s East Burdeshaw Street. Firefighters found no fire but smoke filled the house from an unused fireplace. They urged careful check of chimneys before first fires of the season and noted inflammable matter may have lodged there over summer.
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Turnbull
East Burdeshaw Street
Property To Be Sold Here Last Day This Month
City plans two public auctions at the county courthouse to satisfy delinquent assessments. On September 20 twelve parcels will be offered in the morning hours, with a second sale on October 14 featuring sixteen parcels. Bidders will pay the highest price, and landowners must surrender possession within ten days or forfeit the right to redeem.
Dothan Chapter 113 To Confer R. A. M. Degree Tonight
Dothan Lodge No. 113 Royal Arch Masons calls a special meeting at 7 30 this evening with Vance Ward presiding to confer the degrees of Most Excellent Master and R A M on three candidates. Local brethren and visiting members are urged to attend and be present.
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Dothan Lodge No. 113
Royal Arch Masons
Vance Ward
High Priset
Heiress Found Murdered Near Fairfield Ranch
Fairfield California report confirms the murder of heiress Miss Wolfskill, long missing since June. Authorities probe the body found near a ranch for foul play while noting she wore man's clothing at the time. Detective John Thornton leads inquiry amid high public interest in the towering estate.
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California
Ranch
Fairfield
Cal
Keneth Wolfskill
Ao Ranch
John Thornton
Joon Os
Wolfskill
Three youths freed on charges in Columbus girl attack
Police say three youths charged in a Columbus girl assault were released in a preliminary hearing before Judge Henry Mart Lewis Wilken. The case stemmed from an incident in Phenix City involving a girl named Calan, with unclear details in the report.
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Phenix
Calan
Tocay
Henry Mart R
Carmichael Seeks Support in 1930 Alabama Primary
Fragmentary report notes Carmichael courting AIC Davis and W.C. Taxi for backing in the 1930 gubernatorial primary at Tusumbia Alabama amid uncertain local political maneuvers.
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Ftuscumbia
Ala
S. AH. Carmichael
Ted
W.C. Taxi
Eric
J L Holland On Trial Today For Cottonwood Bank Robbery
J L Holland a former US Army enlistee faces trial for the Cottonwood Bank robbery with co defendants Rien Taylor Harrison Willen Al Gibson and Henre Neocon. Trials for the others may be held separately with jury selection under way and witnesses appearing in court.
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Holland
United States Army
Cottonwood Bank
Rien Taylor
Ard
Harrison
Willen
al Gibson
Henre Neocon
Mistrial Declared in Union Worker Case After Escape
Fragmentary report notes a mistrial in a union worker’s case following an escape by a key participant. Details are unclear in the OCR, but the event centers on courtroom proceedings and the implications of the escape on the trial.
Local Penney Store Tops State August Sales Increase
The local JC Penney Co. store, led by manager Holder, received word from New York that this store ranked first in the state for higher August sales versus the previous year. Sales and safes produced rose, signaling strong regional economic performance.
Jews Hold All Land On Palestine Coast
Reported land purchases by the Keren Kayemeth Zionist fund have brought most of the Haifa to Jaffa coastline under Jewish ownership through a Canadian Jewish contribution of 21 million. The transfer is described as widening Jewish control and affecting Arab landholders along the coast.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Keren Kasemeth
Zionist Land Purchasig Fund
Fort Meuere
Jen
Fire destroys Detroit Study Club nightclub killing sixteen
A blaze gutted the Study Club on Detroit's edge of the theater district killing sixteen patrons and injuring about fifty others. Patrons and staff fled toward a rear dressing room then suffocated or jumped from windows as flames trapped people on the second floor and stairway. Authorities blamed flammable draperies and decorations. owners denied incendiary intent.
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Detroit
Study Club
Martin Cohen
Court of Honor Scouts to Meet in Marianna Tonight
Scouts of the Chactawhatchee Aven Council gather in Marianna Florida for a Court of Honor jamboree. Reporters from Werle Jamboree in England and Europe will share experiences. Troop 34 from Houde land and many Florida council units will attend with numerous leaders and scouts present.
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Marianna
Joy Scouts
Chactawhatenee Aven Council
Fla
Hhe
England
Europe
Storer
Srouthester Soo Lowe
Sloromb
Fi. Sullivan
Houdeland
Ilea
Florida
Cheetawoutchee Council
Sccutinater
Musgrove
Blountstown
Peacock
Graceville
Sellers
Chipley
Hightower
Kisw
S+enne
Brown
Cottondale
Fapgle
John Leslie van Landingham
Sim Kelly
Headland
Fletcher Bullard
London to Bagdad service starts amid World War I jargon
Fragmentary text references a London to Bagdad service launch and a noisy collage of wartime slogans and names. The readable bits imply a transport or propaganda context with places Constantinople and Berlin mixed with garbled phrases and lists.
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Suicitte
T. H. Milford
Alabama State Board of Health
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Arlington Park Chicago
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Havana
Dean Cousins
Turkes
Harvard
Columbus Girl Given Freedom
Lewis Wilken
Pir
Texas
Texas Rangers
John A. Holies
Borger
Tex
Holmes
J. L. Holland
Aires
Heath
Isdwee
Epl
Penney
London
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Nrewar
Berlin
Ou Perlin
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