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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1930
Page
2
Rome reports start of term with new Fascist oriented textbooks for students. Revision of history books and changes in Italian literature selections for grammar grades accompany the educational shift.
A major cold wave blankets the southern states with the heaviest snow of the year. Flood threats rise as levees on the St Francis and White rivers are topped. Dikes near Kennett Missouri and Devall Bluff Arkansas face breakage. Engines in Kansas City receive steam baths to combat cold.
Blizzard drives cold waves across the central and western states roughing Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska. Dozens dead and many marooned amid downed wires impassable highways and fears for livestock as relief efforts mobilize and records fall.
A doctor’s prescription style ad touts Thoxine as a fast remedy for sore throats and coughs. It claims relief within 15 minutes, guarantees refunds if ineffective, and markets 35c 60c and 100c bottles through Young Drug Co and other stores.
Detroit January 18 reports detail clashes in the House over the prohibition issue. A coast guard boat at Toledo harbor accepted a 2500 bribe from a Toledo bootlegger named Courtney for release. later captured, Courtney pressed charges. Lieut M W Rasmussen says one arrestee confessed, three other guardsmen are charged with desertion and not linked to the bribery.
Jerome A Spann has made a request with the city clerk for a building permit to construct a residence on Montizg Street. The official files list an expenditure of 5000 dollars for the project.
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