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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1933
Page
3
Veterans Administration trims life insurance dividends by 63 percent affecting 613000 policies valued at 2.768 billion. Current year outlays total 3.65 million versus 7.27 million last year. next rate to be set after December 21. Officials cite reserve strengthening and slightly lower fund earnings as reasons.
The notices list Thu and Fri showings including Her First Mate with ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville, Her First Case and Fox News, Sat features Her Bodyguard with Edmund Lowe and Wynne Gibson, Gay Nighties, Flip’s Lunch Room, and Buck Jones in Gardon of Ghost City. Alabama screenings add If I Had a Million with Gary Cooper Charles Laugh ton W C Fields Wynne Gibson, Rule Em and Weep, Trail Driver with Ken Maynard, and The Last Mail serial.
Airway maps now mark highways with solid purple lines replacing the former parallel black markings. The change updates navigation references and may affect route interpretation for pilots using the chart set.
Hundreds of veterans gathered at American Legion headquarters in Detroit after Henry Ford authorized employment for 8000 veterans with solid service records. The move aims to fill positions at Ford's automobile factory and expand veteran hiring across the company.
Tommie Saliba sustained a badly sprained wrist and will miss several weeks, forcing Coach Paul Tubb to reshuffle positions. Virgil McKnight moves to the right end, Marion Walker replaces him in the backfield, and the team shows offensive improvement ahead of Geneva.
Harvey Cedars New Jersey September 22 AP Coast Guardsman Joe Inman reports a strange fish death after a 15 watt light bulb became wedged in its throat. The weak fish reportedly choked itself to death while patrolling the beach.
Washington NEA Service reports the National Labor Board's first major ruling upholds that workers may be represented by outside union leaders and protects against firing worker representatives at the Martinsburg mill. The case ties to NRA code violations and broader labor unrest, with potential federal prosecution for Berkeley Woolen. Also noted are December repeal tax implications and a humorous labor department building sighting with a giant S on panes.
Drake University released a special season ticket valid for its five home football games at five dollars. Other notes include Cubs bullpen catcher Zack Taylor having 11 at bats without a hit and multiple college players named Peters and Peters peers across Indiana Purdue Northwestern Minnesota. The Petry brothers and Champaign football standouts are mentioned alongside California State Fair pari mutuel machine plans.
In Des Moines on September 22 the Farmers Union of Iowa passed a resolution demanding Secretary of Agriculture Wallace resign. Senator Louis J. Murphy said Wallace is made the goat for issues he disclaims responsibility. The convention backed inflation concerns and pledged efforts to combat it.
Flint City Manager Barringer announced Warren Dues will join the City Fire Department in recognition of the national honor he brought to Flint. Dues, acclaimed by the National Firemen's Association as the nation’s outstanding fire hero, previously rescued several children from a burning house last year.
Springfield AP reports A M Dunnavan age 78 a Rochester farmer was shot by his own contraption while testing it to deter chicken thieves. The device jammed the trigger causing Dunnavan to be wounded.
In St. Louis a thief who lifted William McKinley’s pocket book from a cinema seat appears to have dropped the wallet in a mailbox, and it was returned to the former president’s descendant by the local postmaster.
Cotton prices and trading activity across futures and New Orleans spot markets. The report lists opening high low and closing values for January through December contracts, with notable moves in January and May compared with prior sessions and regional prices in New Orleans.
Wiley Post, famed distance flyer, was injured Thursday when his Winnie Mae crashed on takeoff during a barnstorming tour. The crash halted his world-rounding record flight but doctors called injuries painful but not serious. Post may resume the tour from Milwaukee, using another plane until Winnie Mae is rebuilt.
Robbery reports describe hijackers in Olathe Kansas preying on motor trucks by tossing groceries from the vehicles. Automobiles trailing the trucks quickly collected the goods as the heists unfolded.
Washington AP September 22 The National Aeronautical Association announced Poland's entry the 133rd James Gordon Bennett balloon race winner after calibration of barographs and lending certificates. Second place went to US Navy balloon commanded by Lieut Com T G W Bettie and third to Goodyear IX piloted by Ward T Van Orman. Results matched the unofficial landing order.
Myron T. Herrick, former governor of Ohio and ambassador to France, earned money between school terms by selling vinegar.
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