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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1930
Page
1
The body of Billie Payne 33 was found on the Long Beach to Los Angeles highway with skull fractures and one arm torn off. An estranged husband Price Payne is questioned as police seek a stained handkerchief bearing the initial H as the key clue.
About 150 teachers from Houston and nearby counties will gather in Dothan Saturday for Extension Classes. County Superintendent C. W. Sohinson announces the event with Dr. L. L. Morphet of the University of Aldara and Dr. M. Farmer of Teachers College Troy in charge of study habits educational psychology and reading sessions led by Miss Ruth Cooper of Teachers College.
Chicago February 10 The connection of pitcher August Walsh with the Chicago Cubs which began after the 1929 season has ended Walsh was obtained from the Los Angeles club of the coast league early this winter and has been transferred back to the Angels.
A woman and two men arrested in Montgomery were identified by Buffalo detectives as the trio wanted in a series of hold ups and robberies in New York. In Montgomery the men, deserters from Fort Ringgold Texas, were linked to two attempted grocery store robberies and a chain store holdup attempt.
Police Chief Tobe Domingus told The Eagle that three or four leftovers including about seven drunk cases and three larceny cases were scheduled to be heard by Mayor I. Ezell in this afternoon’s city court session. The total cases were slightly more than the usual number.
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover arrived at Long Key at daylight to fish for a week aboard the houseboat Saunterer and the Kilkenny, with Justice Harlan Stone and a White House party aboard. The two craft sailed to the flats and reef while crews, photographers, and officials joined in a formal greeting before departure.
Two men designated as A and B will walk through Chicago speaking in conversational tones to test hearing in noisy areas. A will speak until B understands. failures counted. The department of health will note locations with heavy din and heights climbed during attempts, with no profane or risque topics allowed.
Judge H A Pearce ordering Walter Craughbon to pay J L Joiner 10 for a shade tree cut during street widening as the only circuit court case. Other city suits for street assessments were dismissed after out of court settlements. W A Lowman pays Herman Childs 100 for an automobile wreck near the Geneva county line.
In New York City on February 10, clashes erupted between strikers and loyal workers in the garment district. Police reported 12 women and six men injured during confrontations at 35th Street, Broadway, and nearby avenues as sawed-off cues and sticks were used. Gas fights followed as tensions between International Ladies Garment Workers Union members and right wing workers intensified.
Partly cloudy and colder start with increasing clouds later. Tuesday shows partly cloudy skies with possible relief from the chill. The forecast calls for fair conditions later in the week with temperatures around 45 degrees at night and variable winds across central and eastern Alabama.
London Feb 10. Conference discussions centered on American plans to build another Rodney type battleship while scrapping older ships to reach parity with Britain. Details from Jane's Fighting Ships show vessel tonnage near 35 000 to 40 000. Debate continued over submarines humanizing warfare and speed yardstick methods for scrapping.
Reports from Washington indicate William Howard Taft's condition is improving after returning from Asheville North Carolina. Doctors say he may regain strength enough to leave the sick room though the illness was serious with heart and circulatory concerns. He ate solid food yesterday and had a restful night.
Georgiana, Feb. 10. The Butler County Bank of Georgiana and its McKenzie branch failed to open for business Saturday. State bank examiners audit accounts. assets could not be realized. Dental Green, state superintendent of banks, notes the bank failure occurred after a consolidated report showed capital stock of $25,000 and a surplus of $210,000.
Chicago police launched a Saturday night raid aimed at reducing crime. The drive netted 917 arrests, 27 with prior records, and left the city noticeably calmer by early Sunday.
Chicago based syndicate diverted government licensed alcohol to chemists who transformed it into bootleg liquor. Federal agents traced 4 million gallons diverted in Chicago and half that much in New York, with a network spanning coast to coast and several firms formed to facilitate permits and distribution. The investigation linked Sebren and several chemical companies to illicit production and sale to druggists and bootleggers.
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