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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1935
Page
5
The Southeastern region approved a public works package totaling about 4.084 million dollars aimed at rural rehabilitation and potable water projects. Highway planners expect bids soon and construction to begin promptly, creating immediate employment opportunities. Governor Roy? 86 Wash approved the plan, viewing it as a step to put unemployed residents to work on permanent improvements.
Graceville Florida September 74 invites Alabama singers to Florida sing at the high school auditorium on October 8 with an extra session Saturday night. Brown Carter president notes the convention will feature quartets duets and solos and expects several hundred singers from Alabama and West Florida.
Washington Sept 24 AP Senator Byrnes of South Carolina urged the farm administration to shift the base period for 1986 cotton allotments to 1823 34 35 from 1928 31. He argued that accurate acreage and production records exist only for 1933 85 and predicted tax reductions on overproduced cotton. He also proposed cutting the price of tax exempt certificates from five to four cents a pound to reflect current cotton values.
Jackson Tenn Sept 24 A new method was used to select a grand jury and trial juries after Judge John D B Martin declared multiple indictments invalid and dismissed trial jurors including two African Americans The cases involve J E Pierse and E H Roach accused of false advertising representation and the judge ordered new proceedings in Memphis rather than Jackson where the charges originated The ruling affected several jurors and resulted in the removal of retired mail carrier J W Lane and farmer George W Breer from service despite ongoing selections
Alabama and Alcazar theater listings for Tuesday through Saturday show limited runs of feature films and comedies. Notable pairings include The People’s Enemy with Preston Foster and Lila Lee, No More Ladies with John Crawford and Gail Patrick, and Wings in the Dark with Myrna Loy and Cary Grant, plus Westerns like Arizona Skies and Phantom Empire.
The Houston Fair unveils prize categories for 4H clubs, schools, churches, and agriculture. Top awards include cash prizes from $25 to $750 across exhibits such as cotton displays, hay, tobacco, sugar cane, home garden, poultry, fruits, vegetables, jams, jellies, and craft items.
Buenos Aires AP reports improved economic conditions lead Argentina to import 8,321 automobiles and 3,942 trucks in the first half of this year, up from 6,608 cars and 2,647 trucks in the same period of 1934, with most machines sourced from the United States.
One hundred pounds of honey gathered by thousands of bees over roughly a decade were removed from the attic of Dr Kenneth Baun jera due to seepage through plaster. Sections of the roof had to be torn away to access the nest, and the honeycomb, described as thirteen feet long and two feet wide, was extracted.
Metter notes bridge misleads when only one trump bid exists. A diamond opening can force the slam despite bidding suggesting trumps. The article analyzes three paths to success, contrasting tyro play with better strategy for handling suit length and discards in a 4NT contract scenario.
In Hollywood September 24 Claire Trevor the actress was taken ill with influenza. Her condition was described as nervous with fever and the possibility of pneumonia threatened as her temperature rose to 104 degrees during the night.
A fragmented column recounts Tiger Rog and Br’er O'Neal in a back-and-forth over a hard schedule. It includes a card play discussion with C. M. Ling and notes on dynamite storage and a Houston County referendum view on AAA farm policies.
In Montgomery government records released by AP, four former inmates received full pardons restoring civil and political rights. Twenty one others were granted permanent paroles pending good behavior. Pardoned are Jim and Albert Rakestraw of Cullman County, Emmett Sullivan of Montgomery County, and John Pence of MacAll County. Parolees include Jon Newman of Pika, Henry D. Clark of Geneva, linked to violations of prohibition and grand larceny cases.
New York dispatch reports Magistrate Frank Giorgia fined Morris Webster $3 for speeding on horseback in a park. The officer noted galloping endangered women and children and referenced an ordinance banning such conduct. A separate notice invites Pythagoras Lodge members to a 8 o’clock meeting at the Masonic temple tonight.
Hollis Oklahoma September 24 AP reports Karl Newberry superintendent of Gould Orin schools built a powerful 10 inch reflector telescope from parts of an old automobile a strip of galvanized iron and a piece of one and quarter inch gas pipe. Read state and classited Ada.
Relies on tasteless quinine to clear the malarial infection and iron to counter chills and fever. Promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a complete cure, with 50c and 1 dollar sizes offering more for your money. Available at drugstores.
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