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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1929
Page
1
Galveston Texas June pageant will host 44 entrants from the United States and abroad. The event promises a display of beauty and poise as contestants compete for honors in the afternoon sessions.
In Ashford Alabama Mrs. Strong hosted Wheel of the Methodist church members with Bible study led by Mrs. Sanford Pate and Mrs. Aldo. The gathering closed with a salad plate served by the hostesses. Edward McArthur entertained at bridge on Friday afternoon with high scores won by Mrs. Carson Glass and Mrs. Jack Gheesling. Dozens of locals attended, including Grace Bruner, Mary Lou Bruner, Jennie Collier, and many others from Ashford and nearby towns. Daily visits and travel news follow, highlighting residents visiting relatives, teaching, or attending dances and social functions across the area.
Central and east gulf states expect fair weather early in the week with possible thundershowers later, seasonal temperatures. Southern plains and west gulf partly cloudy with mid to late week thunder showers and seasonable warmth. New Orleans notes restricted cloth and yarn trade amid optimistic wage talks delay, with a likely rise in textile figures next week. Openings steady, markets show a stiffening covering demand despite rain, as weevil concerns and bear-trend short positions color outlook. the official long range forecast calls for another showery week. Prices in New Orleans and New York unsettled but mostly unchanged.
London readers learn a three color method for amateur photography enabling color prints close to final color results. A roll or pack uses three layers for blue violet green and red sensors with red film first, then green and blue at back. Printing is commercial while snapshot taking stays simple. final cost runs about triple black and white images.
Mr and Mrs Lester Rodney and relatives spent Sunday in Panama City. Mrs Clarence Meadows visits her mother there. Several families including Reuben Wright Dykes Glass Nowell and children Dorothy Imogene traveled to Panama City. Hazel Lula Bess Streetman returned home to Brunidge after a visit with Mr and Mrs C C Yates. Mrs Jim Shaw Skipper and daughter Bidhie Dean, returning to Albany, were joined by Miss Iris Hall for a several week stay.
Sheriff and Police Chief report unusually low crime activity over the past ten days. Officials say arrests have fallen to levels not seen in a decade, noting broad calm in the jurisdiction.
Massive presses once used for explosives manufacturing are repurposed to produce about 1,000,000 miles of macaroni weekly in Milwaukee, reflecting a dramatic shift to civilian wartime industry.
Duluth Minnesota hosts a Johnson club with two hundred members, reflecting a Scandinavian American community.
A sheriff posse combed swamps near Pemore in Bibb County Georgia on June 8 seeking an unnamed black man reported to have attempted to assault a young white woman yesterday in the vicinity.
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