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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1930
Page
1
Chicago reports one of the hottest days on record as a severe drought devastates cornfields across the middle west. Nebraska Kansas and Missouri face heavy crop losses while river navigation suffers and fish stocks decline.
President Hoover returns from the Virginia weekend to decide if he can appoint members to the new power commission without Senate confirmation. He may name six tariff commission members including Draper Williamson and Garland, with four more to be named and a chairman to be chosen amid declines from several candidates.
Evanston Illinois August 4 AP report describes E F Gillis who failed to ignite a mechanical lighter while driving home. After a series of attempts he lost consciousness, later revived at a hospital and was said to recover, with he still holding the lighter when rescued from a tree.
Everge Ingle, night watchman at Spaulding mines of Republic Iron and Steel, was killed after shooting a negro during a disturbance in the negro quarter. Deputies say Ingle was attacked after responding to a fight at a residence and was killed with his own gun. The assailants escaped.
Crop conditions in Houston county and surrounding regions look favorable after recent rains and sunny days. Cotton picking is underway with early market activity but prices lag behind expectations due to green gin stock. Boll weevil damage is lower this year, improving overall potential. corn estimates vary but outlook remains positive.
Martha Dickenson Crawford 83 widow of J R Crawford died at a local hospital at 8 this morning from complications of a broken hip suffered after a fall in her Moss House room on West Main Street. She was lifelong leader in Foster Street Methodist church and honorary president of the Dothan chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Funeral arrangements are set for tomorrow at 5 o'clock at the Crawford home on West Main with Rev J F McLeod presiding. Interment in city cemetery. Houston Funeral Company in charge. Surviving are two sons J L and R D, two daughters Mrs Elma Creel and Mrs J A Wilson, and three brothers B C Dickenson of Columbia SC, J E Dickenson of Fayetteville GA, W A Dickenson of Tampa FL.
Chicago police report Jack Zuta was killed for revealing what he knew about the murder of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle. Investigators believe a woman arranged the slaying at a Wisconsin lake resort dance hall after Zuta fled to avoid retaliation.
The hitchhiking Oklahoma Democrat known as Alfalfa Bill Murray led the first primary with a 70 000 vote edge and plans to repeat the tactic in the runoff against Frank Buttram Aug 12 He spent 71 on four weeks of campaigning eating cheese and crackers and promised open doors to all voters while touring the state by hitchhiking and staying with supporters.
Seal Finklestein Montgomery attorney and Mrs Martha Feldt die after their car goes off a bridge and overturns in Autauga county. Feldt driver pinned under wheel. Finklestein found beneath wreckage. Funeral services held for Finklestein. Feldt to be buried in coming day. Judge Sam Hobbs will speak at city hall in Montgomery as part of Judge Miller campaign. In Huntsville John M Pepper dies after illness. survived by wife and three children. Pepper was a Milwaukee firm salesman.
Senator Swanson of Virginia demands revision of the six week old Smoot Hawley tariff act. He warns the law depresses American agriculture and risks closing world markets, noting seventeen nations have raised tariffs in retaliation including Italy on autos and France on oats potatoes wheat flour and cars. A European customs union meeting in Paris is referenced as context.
Mayor Lee J. Clayton and eight city councilmen sign a letter stating Eufaula residents support J. J. Speight for Congress, asserting the Tribune does not reflect local sentiment and that Speight will carry Eufaula solidly. The letter notes Speight’s character and local roots and urges support for his re election.
Baltimore AP report notes H L Mencken soon to wed Sara Powell Haardt after decades of sharp gibes at romance. He calls plans for the wedding very indefinite and confirms a private, subdued ceremony with few details forthcoming.
Alabama Governor Bibb Graves and the state highway commission heard delegations urging completion of three trunk highways. The Bee Line route south from Montgomery to Florida drew support for hard surfacing to boost tourism, with unpaved stretches in Montgomery Gadsden and Dale counties. A conference with federal highway officials will decide if work starts, likely on unpaved southern segments. Funeral services were held for Charles J. Armstrong of Blountstown, Fla, at Shiloh Church. he died Saturday after weeks in hospital.
John Henry Mears suffered a wreck during a takeoff attempt at Harbor Grace as he pursued regaining the world airspeed record from Graf Zeppelin. The City of New York plane crashed after leaving a smooth runway and struck the side of a sunlit sand bar. no fire ensued.
In Grangerburg, a group gathered at El Dorado church Friday night after a disputed bragging contest. Two brothers, A D Lockhart and L V Lockhart, were charged with first degree murder as investigators say Felix Whittaker was stabbed multiple times and died at a local hospital. Buck Meadows and Goodwil Jeffcoat reportedly sparked the confrontation. the crowd dispersed after the fight turned deadly. Funeral services for Whittaker were later announced.
August 6th in Dothan marks a cooperative King Cotton Dollar Day with many merchants offering deep discounts. Shoppers are forecast to fill the streets as designations emphasize cotton production and local business. An index of Dollar Day advertisements appears in these pages.
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