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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1936
Page
5
A sequence of public auction notices from Dothan Alabama details sales of properties to satisfy various 1923 1926 1933 1936 public improvement assessments. Each entry lists the property frontages east or west of streets, the bounded lots, the administering city clerk I P Scarborough, and the sale date set for April 1896 through April 1936, with court-house locations in Dothan, Houston County.
City officer to sell public improvement assessments by auction on April 6 1996 in Dothan Houston County Alabama. Describes property fronting 1000 feet on North Allos Street and 74 feet on South Buckleshaw Street with bids to be collected by C E Fuller and Bearborough City Clerk.
A public sale by outcry will occur on Monday, April 6, 1936, at eleven o'clock a.m. in front of the courthouse at Dothan, Houston County. The sale covers Lot fronting 144.3 feet on the east side of South Street Andrews Street, with boundaries described. Also mentions assessments for public improvements and related clerk notices.
Demopolis on March 3 reports four small apartment houses destroyed by fire driven by high winds. Damage estimated at $40,000. Eight families left homeless as the town fire department led by Fire Chief Posty, aided by volunteers, fought the blaze.
A hog sale is set for Friday at the ACL stockyards on Range Street under the Houston County Swine Breeders Association. C. M. Ling, farm agent, announces. The report notes cottonseed fattening cake boosts calf weight and profits, with Arizona livestock men adopting the practice amid good range conditions to improve the calf crop.
An old discussion on proscribing delinquent readers' books. The speaker argues reading shapes youth ideals and heritage, noting the power of novels like Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice to influence behavior. Readers seek amusement, yet books impact real life and moral views.
Auburn Mar 3 J Grimes of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute advises balanced feeding of horses and mules with cottonseed meal. He presents three rations for light work and three for heavy work using corn, oats, cottonseed meal, hay, and hulls, with gradual increases and a daily 14 pound cottonseed meal portion for heavy use.
Jackson County farmers face a corn shortfall due to poor fertilization soil and drought while county agent J Wite Jones outlines plans for agricultural projects. He notes over 60 percent of farms grow corn yet the county barely meets its own needs and recommends rye and other grains as adaptable cover crops.
Calotabs are described as a dual aid to nature in fighting colds and supporting kidney function by promoting elimination. The ad touts rapid, economical relief with a single dose then a repeat, and promotes two package sizes at ten cents and twenty five cents for family use.
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