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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
1
New York reports that Al Smith is not a candidate for mayor despite rumors. Wives said today that Smith would not enter the race, clarifying his position and quashing speculation that had circulated among associates.
Cash Drug Co promotes MELLO-GLO Face Powder as a superior beauty item for a youthful bloom. It claims smoother application, longer wear, and a matte finish that reduces shine, pores, and signs of pastiness.
Radio compass and steered navigation aid credited with aiding Capt. George Fried of the S S America in saving 32 crew members from the freighter Florida after a gale. The device uses a binnacle mounted receiver and a movable compass loop to indicate signal direction, guiding the ship toward shore beacons and charted positions.
Chattanooga Tenn. Fifteen year old Corman Barnes of this city is to make her literary debut with a fictional work called “Sel ol G” a study of conditions. She is no student at rd-Leimarshville and writes plainly to please elders. Her mother is Mrs Pollen Doensou. She decided how to spend the money from the book.
Chaos followed the Danube ice breakup near Ratisben as chunks crashed and people fell into frigid waters. Shore rescue efforts ensued but the toll remains uncertain with many feared dead.
An American Legion Auxiliary initiation ceremony was held last night with four members welcomed: pour aes avenders, Sies Pl bb fiovett, Mrs Ketle Long Mire bh L Chibbree and Mrs de AL Campbell. Mrs S C Crockett participated in the program, and Legionnaires attended the follow up. Mr Legionnaires atended the program, and Mrs Reese assisted. Mars 9 J Whatley Je rendered musical selections on the plane. Jusman past commander spoke on the Auxiliary’s second in importance to the Legion and the value of radio broadcasting for Pensacola community.
Mexico City February 7. A Japanese Lenin? 174 men and women convicted criminals are being sent to a penal colony on an island off the coast of Nayarit. Reports describe the Archipelago as brutal and hopeless, giving the islands a fearsome reputation.
Winthrop W. Aldrich, proxy committee member, announced that proxies constituting fifty one percent of Standard Oil Co. of Indiana voting stock are assured to support John D. Rockefeller Jr in his bid to remove Colonel Robert W. Stewart as chairman.
The schedule lists HEC Wednesday and Thursday features including Hoxie in The Rustler's End and The Sky Ranger. G-M-A News covers Friday and Saturday with Bob Steele in Heading for Danger and Balks comedy. Curiosity News previews next week with Len Lyon Antonio Moreno and an all star in The Air Legion. Other shows include John Gilbert with Carmel Myers in Four Walls, Eddie Quillan Noisy Neighbors, Marion Daves Her Cardboard with Lils Asther Jetta Gondal, and Alabama Yodey through Sunday with Al Jolson in The Singny Fool plus an all talking act Senn’s The Lion's Roar.
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