House Favors Noresds Urge That No Ax Laws Be
A contentious debate in the Alabama House over tax and excise plans included calls for restraint on new laws and a push to postpone a general sales tax bill. Governor Miller faced criticism for revenue proposals as committees moved to adverse several tax measures and consider endorsements on licensing and severance tax plans.
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Miller
Swift
Ways ‘God Means
B. M. Miller
Audais
Norman
Bullock
Escambia
Morrow
Jefferson
Goodwyn
Les Bradley
Birmingharm
Alabama
Htema Power Company
Allen
Merrow bin
Mate
Sane
39 Men Face Arrest on Headland Fishing Charges
Warrants for 30 prominent Headland and Henry County businessmen on fishing law violations have been served. D. F. Odom and W Williams accuse them of illegally catching pond fish by hedging. All accused face trial before Judge H. W. Owens at Abbeville during the November term.
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Headland
Henry County
Henry County Ailiff
Abbeville
D. F. Odom
W Williams
Odom
H. W. Owens
Roosevelt Tops Hoover in Second Week of Literary Digest Straw Poll
In eleven states Roosevelt edges Hoover with 102,185 votes to 100,323 and 46.03 to 45.18 per cent of 222,014 ballots. Hoover leads in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Jersey and New York. Roosevelt wins California Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Roosevelt
Hoover
Literary Digest
Dothan
Thomas
Reynolds
Coxey
Upshaw
Foster
Norman Thomas
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
California
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Margia
Williams Rites Held in Benton Burial at Ancestral Plantation
Former Senator John Sharp Williams was buried in Benton Mississippi after a quiet ceremony at a family plantation graveyard. The Episcopal rector led a brief prayer as old friends and dignitaries attended, contrasting with his dramatic congressional career.
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Benton
Miss
John Sharp Willams
Congress
Edward Reynolds Jones
Episcopal
Fife
Notorious life term prisoner Jesse Pomeroy dies at 70
Bridgewater Massachusetts September 30 AP Jesse Pomeroy Massachusetts most infamous life prisoner died today at the state farm aged 70 after a 56 year sentence 40 years in solitary confinement
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Jesse Pomeroy
Bridgewater
Mass
Massachusetts
State Farm
Auburn Defenses Drill Ahead of Duke and Erskine Tests
Auburn conducts an hour long defensive scrimmage against frosh, using Duke plays, as Coach Chet Wynne plans to start his best lineup for the Erskine game. Key players include Bat McCollum likely out, Haygood Patterson at left tackle, Hannis Prim at right, and Captain Jimmie Ritch at left half with Firpo Phipps at quarterback.
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Auburn
Ala
Frosh
Duke
Erskine
Tigers
Wallace Wade
Duke Blue Devils
Birmingham
Jake Todd
Flying Fleet
Due West
F. C
Boots Chamblers
Commodore Wood
Lee Johnson
Ripper Williams
Firpo Phipps
Jimmie Ritch
Tom Brown
Moratorium Likely Extended to Cotton and Tobacco Areas
Washington reports a possible extension of the crop production loan moratorium if distress among cotton and tobacco growers matches the wheat regions. Senator Smith objects, calling it discriminatory, while Walter Newton notes the wheat action as a response to blight and low prices.
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Washington
White House
Smith
South Carolina
Walter Newton
Hoover
Newton
Tigers Open Grid Schedule Today
The Dothan High Tigers meet Geneva High on the stadium field in the season opener set for 3 30 p m under ideal weather. Coach Hudson reports a healthy squad with one injured man while Coach Tubb expects a tough battle and a safe win. More than a thousand fans expected for the first official game of the year.
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Dothan High Tigers
Geneva High Eleven
Stadium
H. C. Hudson
Geneva County
Hudson
Paul Tubb
Tigers
Tubb
Two Officials Face U S Game Charges
Federal warrants issued in Macon Georgia accuse Coca Cola president Robert W Woodruff Continental Trust Company of Atlanta president Joel Hurst and three others of shooting doves out of season on a baited field at Woodruff's Baker county game preserve. Bonds set at 1000 dollars each for next Albany session of court.
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Macon
Robert W. Woodruff
Coca Cola Company
Joel Hurst
Continental Trust Company
Atlanta
Fred W. New
United States District Attorney
Woodruff'a
Baker County
Albany
Middle District
Georgia
E. B. Whitehead
Savannah
United States Game Protector
Election of New York City Mayor Ordered This November
The appellate division reversed a lower court and ordered a mayoral election in November to fill the unexpired Walker term. Justice McGeehan had ruled McKee stay in office until 1934, but the court stated vacancy must be filled by election promptly.
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New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
John E. McGeehan
Joseph V. McKee
James J. Walker
Court of Appeals At
Albany
Justice McGeehan
McKee
John V. McAvoy Sald II
David K. Knott
Tammany Hall
David McAdams
Board of Elections
Frances Martin
Vale
New York State
Two Alleged Turkey Thieves Hit With New Charges
Henry McClain and Jack Butsey, already jailed on turkey theft charges, were served warrants for additional thefts. The pair faces counts for stealing 16 turkeys valued at $1.50 each, plus later warrants alleging theft of 18 turkeys worth $45 and eight turkeys worth $40 in separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McClain
Jack Butsey
Austrian Peas Arrive For Houston Farmers
A shipment of several thousand pounds of Austrian peas arrived in Dothan for Houston county farmers. E. B. Scruggs, Columbia agriculture instructor, announced the peas should be granted by October 15 for best results. Ten pounds per acre is the recommended planting amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Houston County
Dothan
EB. Q. Struggz
Columbia
Vocrtions Agriquiture
Scruggs
Pre Mosaic Treasures Found in Palestine Ruins
Report from London via AP describes discovery of pre Mosa ic gems in Palestine ruins near Jericho. The artifacts include gold earrings dated to early periods, with ties to ancient trade routes between Ireland and Palestine and a note on the destruction of Jericho.
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Palestine
London
Ireland
Treford
Nervy
Petrie
Jericho
Brawiec
France
Trewarsie
Former Florence Mayor Convicted of Embezzlement
Florence Ala Sept 30 AP Former Mayor Estep was sentenced to four to five years in state prison for embezzling more than 11000 in municipal funds He is a former president of the Alabama Association of Mayors and had been acquitted previously on a smaller embezzlement charge Attorneys for Estep filed notice of appeal and he posted 5000 bond
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Florence
Ala
Estep
Alabama Association of Mayors
Roosevelt nears opponent birthplace en route to Milwaukee
Governor Roosevelt crossed into Iowa near the birthplace of his Republican opponent and charged that Hoover's administration was the greatest spending administration in peace. He said the administration piled bureaus and commissions and failed to anticipate dire needs of the people. He was expected to reach Milwaukee that day.
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Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Iowa
Hoover
Henry County awards road project contracts
Henry County officials awarded tar and asphalt contract to McVay Lingsey & Sons for the Dethan and Abbeville highway and slag to Woodstock Slag Corporation of Birmingham. Project estimated at 50 000 dollars to be funded via the one cent gasoline fund, with state tax kept to cover expenses. Houston County has similar bids in place.
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McVay Lingsey & Sons
Dethan
Abbeville
Henry County
Woodstock Slag Corporation
Birmingham
Houston County
Alabama
Flooded Houston probate office swamped with hunting license applications
The Houston county probate office received a flood of applications for hunting licenses as the season opens tomorrow. A hat list of applicants will be provided by Game Warden D. F. Odom, who warned the names would be prosecuted if listed. Licenses cannot be issued until tomorrow.
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Houston County
D. F. Odom
Floods Threaten Hundreds in Merino City Area
Ruptured levees and heavy rains threaten the lives of hundreds as floodwaters rise in Merino City region. Local agencies scramble resources while residents evacuate to higher ground amid rising livestock losses and damaged homes.
Wiggins Church Sing Event Reported
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a church singing event at Wiggins with mentions of a rehearsal, attendance, and a clerk. The readable text references a 24 2 week period and routine church activities.
Teachers Extension Classes Open Tonight in Dothan
Extension classes for county school teachers begin tonight at the high school at 7 o clock with a course on American History 1825 to 1865 taught by Dr S J Hocking of the University of Alabama. A class meets every two weeks at the Dothan high school as officials name additional sessions and partner groups.
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S. J. Hocking
University of Alabama
Dothan
Far East
J. Hocking
Mary Vic Mauk
State ‘Teachers’ College
Troy
Two Women Taken by Bank Bandits in Wahpeton
Bank robbers seized Citizens National Bank of five thousand dollars. They took Ruth Whipps a book keeper and Doris Stack a customer as hostages. Authorities pursued them to a farmhouse two miles away where the bandits prepared to resist. Witnesses disagreed on number of bandits, three or five.
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Wahpeton
N. D
Citizens National Bank
Ruth Whipps
Doris Stack
Hearing Continued for Man Condemned to Be Executed
Elvin E. Jeffcoat, sentenced for the hammer slaying of his wife, had his habeas corpus hearing postponed to Saturday in Duval County due to the illness of Roy Campbell. The case questions the validity of the execution method and proper executing officer at the state prison farm, with Jeffcoat awaiting the ruling.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Elvin E. Jeffcoat
Clearwater
George Cooper Gibbs
Duval County
Roy Campbell
L. Raymond O’steen
Jeffcoat
Pineallas
Balford
L. F. Chapman
Penitendiary
Henry County Quartets to Feature in Sunday Sing
The Henry County Four and the Grimes quartet will be featured at a church singing event at Wiskeburg Church Sunday night. C. Clark will lead the program and a large crowd is expected to attend though details are unclear.
Navy Reenlistment Planned for Shelly L. Lewis
Shelly L. Lewis, who received high marks from the U S navy this month, plans to reenlist in October and is spending vacation in Dothen. If reenlisting, he likely will be assigned to Pensacola for duty with the naval air service there.
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Shelly L. Lewis
U. S. Navy
Dothen
Lewis
Pensacola
Naval Air Service
Ship Nevada Crew Lost Twenty Survive Coast Storm
In a severe storm off the Aluetian Islands the freighter Nevada's battered hull left 34 crew members dead. Only three survived after three days on Amtgnak Island, rescued by lifeboat crews from rescue ships, and they reported the captain and others leaping into the gale.
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Seattle
Wash
Rocky Alueutian Island
Amtgnak Fnland
Madison
Masonic Association to Hold Meet in Hinesville
The Southeastern Masonic Association of Bryan Liberty and Long Counties will hold its final session of the year in Hinesville with Hinesville Lodge No. 271 assisting. President 8 B DuBose and secretary L H Smith, Ludowici residents, lead the organization formed by Pembroke Clyde Lane Hinesville and Ludowici lodges.
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Ludowici
Southeastern Masonic Association
Bryan
Liberty
Long Counties
Hinesville
8 .B. DuBose
L. H. Smith
Pembroke
Clyde
Lanie
Henry County Four Concert Draws Wide Audience near Dothan
A large crowd attended last night’s concert by the Henry County Four at Prospect Church east of Dothan on the Ashford highway. The program mixed sacred and secular pieces with duets solos readings and Negro spirituals. A capacity audience enjoyed the event.
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Henry County
Prospect Church
Dothan
Ashford Highway
Quarto
Singing and Ice Cream Supper at Howards Grove Church
A singing and ice cream supper will be held at Howards Grove church this Saturday night. The Laties Aid society sponsors the event and invites all singers to attend with their songbooks.
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Howards Grove Church
Cathan
Laties Aid Society
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