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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1930
Page
1
Mrs C Y Sawyer and her young son joined Mrs A G Garner and Mrs W A Fom of Enterprize in Ozark on a Wednesday afternoon visit. The Garner family from Ozark also spent the afternoon there, sharing time together.
In Bessemer on Feb 20 the Alabama state Democratic executive committee faced another petition to rescind its action barring supporters in candidates after Senator Heflin urged the body to review the measure. Heflin attacked John H. Bankhead and Alfred E. Smith, claiming the committee favored Bankhead and labeled him a “corporation man.” In Elba the Coffee County Democratic Executive Committee invited all qualified voters to participate in the August primary as voters and candidates.
Lieut Willand R Whitmore Maxwell Field pilot is held in Montgomery undertaking establishment awaiting instruction for his parents Mr and Mrs C North Whitmore Wichita Kansas. Whitmore drowned when his plane nose dived into a gravel pit three miles from the reservation and settled in 20 feet of water. His body was recovered later after being seen struggling in the water before sinking. He came to Saxdel Fat last November after training at Kelly Field and was in reserve status. He completed examinations for a regular army commission last Tuesday.
Senate committees continue probes into federal power and banking structures. Hearings on Muscle Shoals legislation, Eighteenth Amendment repeal proposals, and war veterans agency consolidations proceed. Nomination votes and tariff changes appear amid ongoing hearings on air mail, pensions, and agricultural supervision.
A Alabama Ginners Association meeting in Montgomery discusses possible Public Service Commission oversight of cotton gins in Alabama. A study committee and a separate panel to resolve disputes with oil mill operators were formed, with officers elected including Poole as president and Claybrook as vice president.
An urging promotion claims Kruschen Salts can trim fat and improve appearance. It prescribes taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast for four weeks, promising noticeable weight loss and better well being for women.
Hannah, a 61 year old bakery wagon driver, confessed to killing four year old Melvin Horst of Orrville in late December 1928. The confession led to arrests and a Florida-bound search party, with authorities noting the statement was complete except for the body’s fate.
An advertisement promotes Rubian's White Wonder Salve to soothe nasal throat head irritation from colds. It claims inhaling vapors relieves catarrhal irritation and promises comfort, urging purchase at local drug stores and noting postpaid mail offers from a Montgomery Alabama chemical company.
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