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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1928
Page
1
A Pittsburgh classified ad brought Clara Phillips Carroll $20000 after she answered an email notice about an estate of Alexander Scott who died a year earlier. Attorneys had searched with no result until the ad prompted her court appearance and the payout. The rest lists a music record and a tip about storing grated cheese.
NEW MARTINSVILLE West Virginia July reports say Dinger Paugherty a 29 year old one armed legless flyer will fly solo from New York to Rome after preparing with flights training in Florida and navigation studies He survived a train accident losing both legs and an arm and despite handicap has become a licensed transport pilot and local official with strong town support for the ambitious transatlantic hop
The article suggests Al Smith could become president if he gains the vote of the solid Smits, linking Hawaii to a favorable outcome.
A Washington letter analyzes Cal vi n Coolidge delaying his bid for renomination, holding the nomination key while the party guesses his move. Health concerns for Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge surface as factors shaping the potential end of his White House tenure and the 1924 Republican landscape.
The fragment notes lawyers praising hospitality in Dothan with mentions of a country club and hotel, describing generous reception and social warmth. It references a public sentiment about civic pride and favorable travel experiences, with scattered names and phrases indicating a local social scene and enterprise.
New York dated report tells of 29 year old Morton Hoyt of Washington who jumped from the French liner Rochambeau off the Grand Banks after a dare by 17 year old Kelsie Ekengren of Washington, D C. Hoyt was rescued in dense fog and hospitalized. Ekengren, returning from a Swiss finishing school, claimed she did not intend death and described the dare as a reckless moment.
The Grand Jury condemns poor house conditions and calls for new facilities to properly care for inmates. They urge spending more money if needed and note unsafe jail conditions have allowed escapes. Foreman J.C. Moore signs off on the report.
Appleton Wisconsin reports a bizarre rat invasion at the city dump spreading into the Appleton Shirt and Pants Company plant. An army of rats forced workers to flee as flames from a spontaneous combustion event raged in the dump area.
Robertson alleges in a petition for dissolution of marriage and alimony that councilman Thomas W. and the beauty parlor operator owed her special attention to her hair marceling. The suit seeks support and relief from the common pleas court.
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