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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1930
Page
5
Wanted small farm on halves or standing rent in Cali 608. Money to loan to lend on desirable Dothan property. J. J. Speight, 82. Notice of Mortgage forclosure sale under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain.
News items report Capt R C Latta will command the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain, replacing his post on the Empress of Australia. Other notes touch on talkie gear for battleships, a blood donor motor corps in Wallasey, and various international updates.
Mortgage executed by Alice Taylor and A V Taylor to J D Kelly dated January 10 1930 and recorded January 10 1930 in Houston County Alabama. Due October 1 1930. Default having occurred, sale for cash to highest bidder at courthouse door in Dothan on January 28 1931. One fourth acre lot in Taylor town section 7 township 2 range 26 described by bounds. Sale to cover costs expenses attorney fee mortgage debt and any remainder to mortgagors. Dated December 26 1930. J D Kelly mortgagee Claude T Cotton attorney for mortgagee. Dec 27 Jan 3-10
Eleanor Link, 16, daughter of a Los Angeles alligator farm manager, is dubbed the world’s most unusual worker as she helps raise and train alligators. She believes they can distinguish strangers, teaches simple tricks like pulling a boat, and shares tips on safety around the dangerous animals. Her high school peers remain wary of joining her in the pool.
Mt. Vernon manager Col. Harrison H. Dodge traces a sepiabrown wallpaper to 1775 unfinished walls in Martha Washingtons Mt. Vernon bedroom. The scarce pattern, once covering walls later whitewashed by Bushrod Washington, is being reinstalled to match the original look as Washington occupied the room.
In Delaware Ohio on December 27 the drouth exposes rich black loam along the Scioto River. Farmers haul wagon loads of fertile soil to enrich topsoil on nearby fields, turning a drought into a farming advantage.
In foggy Albion New York on December 27 a mongrel named Sandy guided two lost brothers home. Sean Convey 12 and John 11 wandered the farm several hours after straying from their trail and dragging the dog. Sandy finally turned and trotted a mile to the Canvey home, leading the way to safety.
A retro ad touts Thoxine as a fast acting prescription for coughing fits and throat irritation. It claims rapid relief by targeting the internal cause and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to perform better than all prior remedies. Sold by Young Krepp and others.
Chicago December 27 Professor H F Moore of the University of Illinois declares there is no fatigue in metals. He argues that so called fatigue breaks are caused by faults in the metal rather than a fatigue phenomenon.
BELIEN Mississippi December 27 HLL Wall 62 plantation manager was shot and killed at his Quitman County home Thursday night by his son Paul in a county investigation. Officers said the boy shot his father after the latter threatened his mother with a piece of wood. The wife and six children were at home. Hall had given the shotgun to his son as a Christmas present.
Mrs. J. C. Crabtree of Fairfield, 31, reported two white men robbed her near Hawthorne Street and Y Avenue Friday night. They jumped from a car, knocked her down, and escaped with a purse containing $10 and a diamond brooch worth $60 as detectives took statements.
Today's cotton prices show Mid and Strict margins for Dothan and New Orleans with multiple futures. The article also notes the dedication of the William C. Gorgas bridge, four and a half miles long, as a memorial to the Alabaman who built the Panama Canal.
Hans Swoboda, 21, of Milwaukee constructs a scale Cologne cathedral model using 2,300,000 matches. The project showcases his craft and ambition in a remarkable display.
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