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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1929
Page
5
Champaign Illinois CP Bob Zuppke coach of the University of Illinois football teams is noted for talking football on paper. He sketches defense and offense on a pencil and paper. Once without tools he grabbed chalk and drew plays on the gym floor.
New Haven Conn UP The study for the American Eugenics Society analyzes 104 of America's leading clergymen and finds two-fifths are ministers' sons. Nearly 30 percent more come from families with church officers. Twenty-one have parents with no church role.
Havana reports Cuba bids for a leading role in producing Spanish language talkies. Louis Bennison, dramatic author and producer, studied the feasibility of making talking pictures for Spanish speaking markets.
Mrs. H. A. Adams of Little Rock Arkansas reports three years of illness after her last birth. She says seven bottles of Vegetable Compound and seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Sacred Wash restored her health. She now works for her large family and promotes the remedies at home.
Plant City Florida reports a booming winter strawberry trade as weather improves. Harvests in the 1925 season may total up to 5.6 million quarts with prices rising early and cutting to around one dollar per quart as shipments extend through March. Growers note the crop as a lucrative mid winter cash crop and describe the market as busy with auctions, rapid sales, and strong demand from northern buyers.
Mrs John W Martin wife of a traveling salesman longed to inhabit the executive mansion in Tallahassee. Guided by Mrs Martins influence the capital was transformed into a welcoming home with warm interior decor. Flowers sunken garden and a chicken yard were added while the labors continued beyond the governor’s term.
WIOD Miami and WHA Chicago join NBC system with multiple chain features and promotion. The Miami station is described as America’s most SCALACITIAQ8S, and will air NBC content each Monday evening.
Chicago dispatch notes confusion over what to call attendants aboard new air diners. Airlines use conductors flight engineers or cabin stewards yet perform identical duties such as boarding baggage handling ticketing and passenger information for the panoramic view. The American Air Transport Association seeks a single fitting title for these aerial attendants.
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