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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
8
New York cotton prices rise as Texas drought worries persist. Reports forecast a 15,150,000 bale crop with bullish weather outlook and buying activity by Castle and Springs. Traders expect higher prices ahead on a favorable government report due September 9.
Mrs. Charlotte Paul of Little Rock, age ninety one, continues to work every day. She built her own home sixty years ago after moving from St. Louis with nine fatherless children. She tends a small garden, canned 16 quarts of tomatoes this year, and plans a fall planting while caring for herself and a grandson.
A commentary notes the tough dynamic between horse and rider, while another note mentions an incubated cover inverted to keep milk bottles at a steady temperature and protect them from insects.
Mrs. C. M. Dowling of Ozark visits brother J. D. Hammack while Ardath McGhee calls on friends in Enterprise. Lois Tyson of Orlando stays with her grandmother in Macedonia this week. Annie Mae Thompson and Annie Donnell visit relatives in Enterprise. Mrs. Carlos Andrews and Milton from Oourk weekend with Simmons family. Erwin Sammons of Dundee spends weekend with J. D. Hammack. R. M. Jacobs of Dothan and daughters visit Mullins family. Mullins households host Pittman family from Enterprise. Beatrice Lanier leaves Goffs Beauty Parlor Ozark for Honeycutt’s in Dothan. Annie Will McKinnon of La Fayette visits O. H. Smith.
Twin Falls Idaho Representative Addison Ft Smith recalls a dairy cow that helped him get to Congress. He joked about his Washington reputation as a good milker and recounted how early work milking the dairy animal led him to public service. The piece notes Chicago suburban growth.
JASPER Aug 28 A one year old son of J B Powell of the State Legislature is in serious condition in a local hospital from burns received in an explosive gasoline can incident at a filling station. The blaze occurred when companions dropped a match into the open can. Hospital attendants hold little hope for recovery.
Henri Cocht, the Newark star and last year’s national finalist, seeks to reach the quarterfinals again as he faces tough rivals including John Doeg and Georgetown’s Mangin who has beaten Bunny Austin and excels at the net.
A Beaumont Texas Boy Scout recalls the Prince of Wales at the World Scout Jamboree in England. He says the royal wore sloppy shorts but had a gracious manner that outshone his clothing. Lilly Bass, one of thirteen Beaumont scouts, notes the prince's personable appeal.
Australia imported more than 15 million pounds of sick goods from Japan last year amid trade data showing substantial medical and health related imports.
The railway and street car systems in India currently operate 965 buses. This figure underscores the ongoing expansion of urban and intercity transit services across major centers.
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