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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
6
In Waco Texas a youth used a rubber band and bent pins to hurl at umpire Tom Erwin, stopping a Teva League game until the offender stopped. Meanwhile Tulane officials say their grid will need about 11 mowing sessions before the first game on September 28.
Radio searches for its most beautiful artist to be guest of honor at the sixth annual world’s fair in New York from September 23 to 28. The winner will receive a loving cup at opening ceremonies broadcast by NBC. Staff radio performers can enter. judging based on appearance.
Menus list breakfast and dinner items for Sunday including Cantaloupe Waffles with Maple Syrup Broiled Bacon Coffee Bread and Dinner and Supper dishes such as Chicken Mashed Potatoes Giblet Gravy Currant Jelly Vegetable Salad Peach Ice Cream White Cake and Savory Sardine Salad with Cheese Wafers Sugar Cookies Iced Tea and Vegetable Salad. Recipes include detailed ingredient quantities for Peach Ice Cream and Savory Sardine Salad with steps for mixing dressing and serving on lettuce with eggs asparagus cucumbers peas and tomatoes.
Mrs B Brinson of Lakeland returns home from Florida visit accompanied by Mrs Hamberocky and BP Lena Hammack. Bill Mullins leaves for Magrey's College in Montgomery. Lamar Holman returns to Marianna after visiting Mullins. Akorn Simmons family from Akron Ohio visited J S Simmons. Linie Lanier of Macon Ga visits Lanier home. Maude Byrd Ozark visits aunt L A Windham. J H Mullins family returns from Georgia and Florida with Mrs R M Jacobs. Beatrice Lanier Ozark visits family. Mrs Joseph Elmore and children Everett and Carline return from Panama City. Mrs Will Terry returns to Montgomery. Cecil Terry weekends in Montgomery. Mrs J M Hollis and Abbie Kate Hollis with Ezekiel Sasser visit from Brantley and Mrs D P Bray from Childersburg last Wednesday. Rev Cochrane of Marianna holds revival at Methodist Church with Rev J R Hudgens. accompanied by Miss Cochran guest of Miss Pauline Hodgens.
Heavy rains in the Lexington area reduce burley tobacco by about 10 percent officials from the State College of Agriculture report. Rust fungus thrives in wet weather, lowering leaf quality and prices while hay wheat and oats also suffer.
One farm of 190 acres four miles from Dothan on paved Montgomery highway at 30 per acre with 14th cash and balance terms. 10 to 12 choice farms in Seminole County near Donalsonville Georgia. 125 acres up priced from 15 to 30 per acre with terms. See J. T. Knowles Headland Alabama or J. E. Johnson Donalsonville Georgia.
J. T. Strickland of Alva Oklahoma, a newspaper subscription agent, has written seven thousand biographical sketches during his house to house travels.
For the seventh time voters in Texas refused an increase to the governor's salary now at 4000 dollars a year. Kansas set a 40000 dollar fund for city law enforcement with 10000 spent and 12600 dollars in fines collected by the state.
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