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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1930
Page
1
Atlanta welcomes Bobby Jones with a city parade and key to the city after a triumphal homecoming. The affair drew officials and citizens across classes as the famed golfer rode through Baker and Peachtree streets amid bands and guards.
Sanford Dawsey is reappointed postmaster for four more years after serving four years. A Washington dispatch notes expansion plans for the Dothan post office, including space to be added and more ground purchased if needed. The facility has seen rising business, 144 new lock boxes, and ongoing rural route improvements under Dawsey’s first term.
Nashville, July 4 AP) Mrs. W. D Buchanan, 74, died after returning to her burning home to save belongings. Her 78-year-old husband, deaf, led her to the front door and fainted when told of her death as the house was destroyed. Fire believed caused by a lamp coal explosion kept burning for his care.
Five hundred men including 100 delegates to the United Spanish War veterans state convention formed a nine mile line to battle a spreading forest fire in the Cascade foothills near Bend Oregon. The blaze had already burned over 4000 acres and raged in yellow pine timber with winds fanning new flames overnight. Firefighters concentrated near High Springs as volunteers from the Klamath basin joined with forestry officials and other crews.
Henry Oliver, labeled a Negro, faced assault with intent to murder charges after a late county chase near Lee Gibson’s farm, with a Houston sheriff describing a 25-man posse pursuing him. Separately in Chicago, Ruth Hanna McCormick defended her campaign expenses before a Senate inquiry, disputing a prior $325,000 figure and detailing contributions from three organizations and volunteers.
Montgomery Alabama AP reports the antique Black Maria police wagon faces retirement after 15 years of service. The old vehicle is described as worn and in pain to operate with patrols set to end as the new transport options replace it. Local officials confirm the impending retirement and plan for a final ceremonial decommission.
Wells filed a writ of habeas corpus in Georgia seeking release in a robbery case. The AP report notes Wells’s July arrest and a July 25 hearing date, with his confession tying J Reeder to key roles. Reader is identified as a co-indicted party in the fiery shooting plot.
Wiregrass reports show generally good crop conditions with high quality corn affected by heat. Local counties including Dale Covington and Coffee expect near average yields, while rain shortages threaten peanut and cotton progress and farmers await relief. County Agent Henry Witherington urges timely rain to sustain hopes for a strong season.
The Associated Press reports severe windstorms in Georgia and widespread heat in the region. Dothan and surrounding Alabama towns lost power as high voltage lines failed and telegraph service were disrupted. Mont gomery and Atlanta linked lines failed briefly, with relief arriving as scattered showers cooled the area.
President Hoover's party escaped injury after a collision on the return trip to Washington. The lead car and a second vehicle, driven by Mrs Carolyn Lom Beech, narrowly missed the president’s car as the sequence caused a scramble among Secret Service and accompanying officials. Richey and others checked on those in the damaged cars while the Beach vehicle reportedly lost control and struck the roadside.
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