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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1931
Page
5
Bampton Roads Va AP Preliminary hearing for Professor Wanda Kane, accused of dowing his wife, was interrupted as Mrs W C Graham mother of Mrs Kane sobbed on the witness stand. Coroner Vandersics testified about statements by Mrs Kane’s brothers that prompted a change from accidental drowning to murder.
Privilege and automobile licenses go on sale in Houston county tomorrow. Probate Judge Harry K. Martin announced the details. Delinquent status begins after October 31 with license tags becoming delinquent after November 14. A license inspector's fee and 15 percent of the due amount will be charged to those who pay late, Martin said.
In Etowah County, Alabama teachers will report October 10 for the first countywide school of methods. County Superintendent W. V. Luckle says the program helps rural high schools align with other schools. Demonstrations will be led by Miss Annie Hendrix, Miss Elizabeth Hell, and Ren, with H. C. Pannell presiding over the afternoon critique.
The probate office will switch to cash basis on October 1 for recording deeds mortgages and other instruments. Incoming records will incur charges at the time brought to the office as kept by the judge who expects the current system to end keeping expenses. The change aims to abolish certain upkeep costs.
Prominent speakers and a class of over 200 candidates mark the Woodmen of the World Log Rollers event in Opp on October 7. The program lists L. D. Holloway Grover C. Herren J Lister Hill and others with a Loreh light parade 32 piece band and a torch light finale including a big initiation session by the Woodmen of Alabama.
Birmingham officials announce a complete overhaul of the police department traffic system next month. Capt. Arthur Ellis will lead the reorganized traffic division, separated from other police bureaus, following the city’s fifty fourth traffic fatality this year, surpassing last year’s total of 53.
Dothan High football prospects darken as Captain Boozer injures knee and star players Holmes and Batley are sidelined. Coach Tubb drills focus on offense and blocking while Geneva signals a strong turnout for Friday’s game. Judge O Lewis says Southern farmers fare better than East industrial areas, citing bank failures and a waning Atlantic City season.
Auburn AP report notes the 1991-92 Alabama Society D A R yearbook is ready for distribution. The 60 page bulletin covers the 33rd annual state conference held at Montevallo last year and lists officers and editors from multiple cities including Anniston Decatur Opelika Birmingham and Montgomery.
Atmore AP two farmers W OM Patterson and F Wilkerson produced over 10 million high quality strawberry plants, endorsed by the State Department of Agriculture and Industries. They bought 309,000 plants in Maryland and cultivated them near Atmore for fall and winter plantings to serve gardeners and commercial growers across several states.
James Hudson of Decatur is hospitalized in a critical condition from bullet wounds allegedly inflicted by his brother-in-law Ernest Roe buck Hudson. He told officers Roe buck went to Roebuck's home to pursue his estranged wife, who had filed a divorce bill in Jefferson County, and the shooting followed.
Funeral services were held at 3 p m at the family residence for Miss Annie Newman Jordan who died after a severe asthma attack. She had served 20 years as an operator at the local telephone exchange and was a Baptist church member. Burial followed in Union cemetery. Survived by two brothers EC Jordan and G B Jordan of Birmingham and a sister Mrs D Daugherty of Birmingham.
A Sacred Harp sing at Union Hill Friday honors Mr. and Mrs. J. K Prevatt on their golden anniversary. A noon basket lunch followed. Prevatt born 1881 near Dothan, married Addie Hammock the same year. They reside near Cottonwood with eight children, several living nearby.
The Eagle at Hartford reports Mrs Fay Campbell of Hartford possesses the oldest magazine in the Wiregrass area, with rivals like Mrs J Trawick and Mrs M M Hatcher also showing ancient issues. The hunt centers on demonstrating the oldest surviving periodical among old farm and cultural magazines from 1773 onward.
Report outlines a case where a white man allegedly lost $440 in a house occupied by Black residents in Duban. Joe Kirkland and Dianna Kirkland were convicted only of vagrancy, fined $25 each, while police sought the remaining funds. Neighbors recalled a missing $484, with doubts about rightful ownership and no proof the Kirklings or others earned the money lawfully.
Firefighters arrived to find two tons of cottonseed weed burning. A Black man described by the report as a Negro attempted to locate the source of the smoke amid the flames, panicking as the fire spread before the department could contain it. The incident damaged the pile and required quick response from local fire units.
Anniston officials and chamber of commerce begin advance planning for the towns fiftieth anniversary in 1933. The event will feature a parade and a wartime reenactment drawing on local history, with the Twenty Ninth Division veterans invited to attend.
S. L. Watford, 82, of Culhye, will be laid to rest in a religious service at Rehobeth Church. The funeral arrangements include a procession from Treheeth Motel to the church with attendees and local officials expected to attend, followed by burial at the adjacent cemetery.
A terse prompt questions if he will use the ER Resten in Friday trial. No clear names, places, or organizations are present in the fragment.
The Mississippi legislature entered a special session to debate cotton relief and general financial aid amid surpluses and weak markets. The Texas acreage cut proposal would limit next two years’ cotton to a third of current cultivated area. Arkansas Governor Harvey Parnell urged lawmakers to work without pay and pressed Congress to curb federal cotton powers, while Texas Lieutenant Governor Edgar Witt urged Southern states to adopt the Texas plan.
R L Cooper 48 mayor of Elba was found dead in his office with a pistol nearby. Coroner ruled death accidental or suicide after L B Mullins, a bookkeeper, left the mayor and returned to find him dead. Justice A M Bic Cullough led the investigation. no note found. Mrs Cooper and four children survive.
Ozark special report shows Dale County school buildings rising from 175 75 in 1927 to 241 245 in 1931 a 36 percent increase Superintendent J Howard Johnson announced at the Dale County Teachers Institute attended by 140 teachers. Equipment value also surged from 210 008 to 30000 a 200 percent rise as training for teachers expanded and normal graduates led the share of county educators.
AP report notes early rounds in a major tournament with a standout player identified as J. Fuls loses momentum after leading group play. Francisco advances before being eliminated in a later round, shaping the title race at this stage of the event.
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