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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1930
Page
7
A brief notice records a penalty related to a children's sewing activity at Mrs Radford’s home on Robin 1 Hammond Avenue. The item names the location and address and credits Mrs Radford with the event.
Mayor E D Bass suffers leg thigh and pelvis fractures after a hotel elevator falls from fourth floor to basement injuring others. The group was en route to the 18th annual Dixie Highway Association dinner where Bass was to speak.
Notice of sale under a real estate mortgage by Harvey W Dean and Ava Dean to the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans. The 80 acre parcel in township 3 range 25, southeast and northeast quarters, will be offered at auction on April 26 1930 in front of the Dothan courthouse for cash during legal hours. Proceeds cover expenses and debt with any balance to grantors. Mortgagee by attorney John W Rish. Apr 8 15 22
In equity, Houston County Circuit Court Alabama orders sale of a house and lot in Dothan to satisfy a mortgage decree. The register will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the Dothan courthouse on Monday May 13, 1930. Sale is conducted under a decree rendered in April 1938. Fresh Spanish mackerel advertised in Dothan Market.
A list identifies forty eight Colorado summits reaching at least 14088 feet above sea level. The compilation notes elevations for each peak and highlights the high country’s rugged topography.
New York reports a 6 to 11 point drop as liquidation continues and Liverpool cables push selling. Near months see some spot buying but overall demand weak. May shorts reportedly covered or poised for delivery. New Orleans futures open easy. May to October slips, end of hour steady at lows. Palmers cotton letter notes further selloff amid modest demand with hedge shorts covering May and July.
Raw sugar unchanged at 3.39 spots duty paid and futures opening flat with minor losses while refined sugar holds at 4.90. St Louis cash grain reports mixed quotes for wheat corn and oats. Six men are jailed in Miami over a deadly bootlegger moonshine conflict. California air corps maneuvers over Mather Field escalate with staged battles as part of ongoing maneuvers.
Jackson Mississippi April 15 AP Brice Alexander railroad commissioner and R E Steen representative from Sharkey County were charged with bribery in a senate committee report investigating state offices. The panel alleges they engaged in shakedowns of bus franchise applications to operate bus lines.
Chicago authorities spent more than 1 million dollars to remove record-breaking snows of 19 inches on March 25 and 28. City crews cleared streets, facilities, and public safety routes, aiming to restore mobility and services after one of the city’s heaviest late-M winter events.
Two dead and four others injured in separate collisions around Fort Payne and nearby towns. H G Clark, 35, from Birmingham, died when a produce truck overturned on the Fort Payne Chattanooga highway. Effie McCorkle, 4, also died after being struck near Tuscumbia. The mother and younger sister were injured. M C Etting of Florence, a bank president, was also struck but not seriously hurt. Two other occupants, J Hansel Smith and C A Hallman of Birmingham, were hospitalized with Clark.
Fresh Spanish mackerel selling at 15 cents per pound from Dethan Market with phone contact 104.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.05 14 1.07. Corn No 2 mixed 81 1-2, No 1 yellow 83 3-4. Oats No 2 white 43 1-2, No 3 white 42 1/4. Rye no sales, Barley quotable 54665. Timothy seed 5.65 7:8.60. Clover seed 10.75 4:18.25. Lard 10.20, ribs 13.75, bellies 14.28.
Liverpool brings news of steady cotton values with American middling at 9.85 and related grades. Sales reach 9,000 bales with 3,000 American. receipts 1,000 bales of which 500 are American. Futures closed quiet with April near 8.03 to March 8.08. Also listed: fresh Spanish mackerel at 15c per pound by Lothan Market.
A note extending thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness after the death of the writer's wife Queen White, of Panay, Ala. The message expresses appreciation for support during the bereavement.
Henry B. Steagall declares candidacy in the Democratic primary for Representative in Congress from Alabama’s Third District. The filing targets the election held on the second Tuesday in August 1930.
Public notices show R. WARD and J Norton Mullins announcing candidacy for Solicitor of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit subject to Democratic primaries held August 7 1929 and August 12 1930 respectively. An Associated Press report states John B Sheridan a veteran spot writer hanged himself in a hospital in St Louis today.
A bomb exploded at the apartment of Charlies Center Case former special prosecutor in Chicago injuring him mildly near his kitchen area. His daughter Elizabeth 19 was struck by plaster while his wife and another daughter 15 were shaken. Case had secured many convictions fines in the Bloody Twentieth ward against workers and was involved in the Granady slaying probe. Authorities investigated the incident amid threats he noted.
President Hoover signed a bill ending the minting of $2.50 gold pieces. The treasury had sought the law, noting the coins served little use beyond inexpensive gifts.
The Packard- Diesel aircraft engine eliminates electrical ignition to prevent fire after crashes, claims Captain L. M. Woolson. It uses furnace oil, trims fuel weight by 20 percent versus gasoline, reduces fuel cost, and allows normal radio use with no interference.
Eleanor Hutton and Preston Sturges wed in a spur of the moment elopement costing seven dollars borrowed from Mme Dest Woodatock. The couple married at Bedford Hills New York and fled to the Catskills before returning to New York with no funds, amid objections from Hutton family.
The note describes fresh Spanish mackerel priced at 18 cents per pound and lists the Dothan Market contact as phone 494. It comments on a 'nice young fellow' and says they have our blessing.
The Isleta railroad crossing tragedy last Friday left 21 dead after the death of Tom Nieto, a Domingo Indian, in Albuquerque. Two victims remained unidentified at the morgue and two of the eight survivors, James Lackey and Frank I. Myers, were still in critical condition.
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