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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
1
A testimonial from Mrs. T. H. Bloodworth of Atlanta praises Sargon for restoring health after years of illness. She cites relief from headaches dizziness nervousness and liver issues, noting improved sleep and strength. The drug is advertised through the Young Drug Store in Dothan.
Radio listings show two hour blocks featuring Chicago and Vienna programs. Entries include orchestras, music parades, dance music, vaudeville acts, and gossip segments with times and station identifiers. The page reflects 1930s broadcast scheduling and entertainment programming in urban radio.
The district annual Boy Scout field meet is scheduled January 18 at City High School with ten troops from Houston Dale Coffee and Geneva counties competing. Events span camp craft scoutcraft athletics and general troop competition. A point system will determine winners with medals for top individuals and a metal marker for the top troop.
The city’s Negro community marked Emancipation Day with a parade of 30 cars and a program at Cherry Street A M E church led by Dr D W Jemison Jr master of ceremonies. Rev E W Walton of First Baptist Negro church delivered the principal address. Coffee County Training School Band provided music.
Harold Van Duzee who started as a boy soprano in a Minneapolis church at six will be tenor soloist with Roy and His Gang on WJZ next Monday evening.
WLW and WSAI add two new voices Don Weld ing and Jean Paul King to their on air teams. The moves bring experienced hosts to Cincinnati radio lineup.
The Houston county child welfare department reported an unusual absence excuse testing school attendance rules. An investigation found a child was well and not sick, and the mother claimed an empty chair at the noon meal on New Year’s Day meant the chair would be empty for the year, granting an official excuse.
Sixty three Houston county farmers sold 312 hogs for four thousand eight hundred fifty one dollars at the Ashford sale directed by L Rodney. Pigs sold to Robinson and Reynolds and shipped to Swift and Company at Moultrie Ga. Top grades brought 7.92 12 per hundred. Next sale set for Cottonwood January ninth with J W Hathorne in charge. Russell Pratt’s Time on CBS chain.
Overnight AP summary notes Senator Jones reporting a Hoover commission decision not to pass judgment on the prohibition amendment. Other briefs mention alcoholism deaths in New York and a deputy sheriff shooting in Whiteville North Carolina. Des Moines reports sugar from tuberculosis germs as a possible step against white plague.
A number of bubonic plague cases were found among the Douiret tribe in Tunisias region. Authorities evacuated suspected houses and isolated inhabitants in pest houses while enforcing preventative vaccination to prevent an epidemic.
Popular music program announced for Saturday evening January 11 with a selection of well known songs. The event is expected to draw local music fans seeking lively entertainment.
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