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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1929
Page
2
Laughing gas is being revived as the anesthetic in Vienna hospitals. At the renowned Randolph Hospital surgeons have used it in many major abdominal operations on hundreds of patients with gratifying results.
Funeral services were held today for Melville E. Stone former general manager of the Associated Press. AP staff worldwide paused at 2 pm for one minute of silence. Bishop James E. Freeman invited the Stone family to place the journalist's ashes in the National Cathedral alongside Woodrow Wilson and other national figures.
Public notices announce sale by the City Clerk of Dothan Alabama to satisfy assessments for public improvements. Multiple parcels fronting North Street and adjacent blocks, dating from 1923 to 1929, are slated for public outcry auctions on March 11 1929 at eleven o'clock A M in front of the courthouse.
Public notices list assessments against parcels in Dothan Alabama with details of boundaries and dates. The records show sales by public outcry to the highest bidder including parcels on West Main Street and adjacent blocks with dates in 1923 and 1929.
Notice from the city officer in Dothan Alabama announcing a public sale of property at fronting fifty feet on West Morgan Street on July 16 1923 with the sale to be at 10 o clock A M in front of the court Lot. The notice is dated February 18 1929 and signed by the officer.
The notices announce public foreclosure sales of parcels in Dothan Alabama. John D McKinnon and Anna C Blackshear are named as property owners with bids to be accepted for cash on a Monday at 11 o clock A M in front of the courthouse. Each parcel fronts Burdeshaw Street with boundaries described and ranges from 110 to 300 feet. dates shown include February 18 1929 and January 7 1924.
In Nairobi the CPLA murders trigger unrest across part of the Kenya Colony. Officials link the violence to Masai rite of passage when youths bloodise their spear, following religious rites. Disturbances after these observances are escalating, prompting the governor to declare Masai province a disturbed area and deploy extra police.
The government of New South Wales adopted the Junior Farmer's Club movement to curb rural drift. The program aims to keep farmers' sons and daughters on farms while in Sydney.
John T. Rogers 76, longtime Dothan resident, died Sunday morning at his home 508 East Washington Street. He leaves five sons C R Rogers W M Rogers M B Rogers J E Rogers and H B Rogers two daughters Mrs. Bama Payne and Mrs. Jennie Kelly two brothers Gabe Rogers and Green Rogers and a number of grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Prospect Church at 10 o clock this morning.
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