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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
1
The American Legion backs a municipally owned airport with land costs near 40 000 to 49 600 but says it cannot fund construction. City council may decide May 20 after a site option misunderstanding. Legion emphasizes it seeks no control, only support for the project with local businessmen invited to fund interest.
Mrs. Mattie Hornsby wife of the late M. D. Hornsby of Dothan died Friday after months of illness while visiting sister Mrs. Georgia Pitts in Tallassee. Funeral services were held in Tallassee with Rev. S. R. Twitty officiating and burial followed there. Survived by son Clarence and three stepchildren J. E. Hornsby C. D. Hornsby and R. L. Cox all of Dothan. She was longtime member of Foster Street Methodist Church and Woman's Missionary Society.
Maggie Davis 42 of Newton Route 2 died in a Dothan area hospital Sunday after a brief illness. She is survived by husband Wilburn Davis four children Johnnie Harber Collie Pauline four sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held at Piney Grove Church yesterday morning at 10 with Rev. Jeter Baldwin officiating Fellows & Forrester in charge.
James Byrd Pilcher, newly named vice consul to Nanking China, departs this afternoon for his foreign post. A Dothan native, he is the second local to receive such an appointment after Robert Brown to Bagdad. Pilcher holds a B S and M S from Auburn, studied in Washington, D C, and will visit the Grand Canyon, Mexico, Honolulu and Tokyo en route.
The General Water Works and Electric Corporation of Delaware buys control of River Falls Power, Pea River Power, Andalusia Light and Power, and Opp Light and Power from E. L. More and partners. The group serves multiple Alabama towns and plans flood damage rehabilitation. New officers named with headquarters in Andalusia, and a conference with the Alabama Public Service Commission outlined immediate restoration steps.
A Geneva county boy Lynn Burkett, 18, was shot and killed near Florala during a friendly tussle with Pvt. James E. Ingram of the Alabama National Guard on patrol duty. Ingram, 18, claimed the pistol discharge was accidental. Adjutant Gen. Butler ordered a full investigation by Col. Percy S. McClung.
County agent Henry Witherington reports no more federal flood relief loans will be received. Farmers in Houston county with April 1928 flood losses had applied for 348000 dollars in loans, 282000 of which already disbursed, boosting local trade. loans must be used for crop production and will be collected from crop proceeds. violators will be prosecuted.
Kansas chemist Dr. J Willard Hershey of McPherson College pursues a laboratory method to grow larger synthetic diamonds for commercial use. He notes a one millimeter stone already four times larger than prior records, using iron filings and sugar as carbon sources. a 2500 degree furnace liquefies the mix before quenching in ice water.
In Toledo Ohio a bank robber posing as a policeman robbed the Ohio Bank and Trust Company of 6409 dollars. He forced an employee to the floor but fled. The teller rushed out and shot the robber in the head, enabling his capture.
Partly cloudy skies are forecast for Alabama tonight and through Wednesday. Patchy light clouds may drift across the state with mild, comfortable temperatures and little chance of precipitation.
Six nurses will receive diplomas at a 8 p.m. ceremony Wednesday in the Nurses Home on South St. Andrews. Misses Leslie Watford Mattye Lee Watson Lucille Allen Marie Seonyers Ruby Revell Rosa Lee Warren will graduate with diplomas. Dr. Alfred S. Frasier will present diplomas and Mrs. Jewel Thrasher pins. An informal reception follows with musical selections and a dance.
Joe Long, a Selma car salesman, was shot in the head by a National Guardsman after failing to stop at a border point while en route from Quincy, Florida to Alabama. Long, hospitalized, says he sped up and did not see guards at the checkpoint.
A permit has been issued to Mrs. A Newberry to build a residence on Herring Street at a cost of 5 000. A second permit goes to HE BF Draughon to construct a dwelling in the 500 block of S College Street for 1 500.
Chicago reports a debate on light and uncertainty with Dr Werner Heisenberg, visiting professor at the University of Chicago. He receives a medal and $32,500 from a New York corporation while theories clash with established physical laws. The article notes the ongoing discussion and its theoretical challenges.
A city committee studies waste disposal as odors from burning piles anger nearby residents. Plans shift from incineration to burying refuse, with Montgomery scheme favored by some officials. Officials seek a thorough and economical solution soon, including possible land burial or trailer-assisted hauling to a distant site.
The Junior High School will close its 1929 baseball season with a game against Marianna, anticipated as the best of the year. The locals have lost only two games and plan strong effort for a win with probable lineup including Powell, Schuyler, Holman, Walker, Zachry, Phillips, Brown, Maxweil, and Vann.
Tom Mims of Dale County near Bertha died early Monday at his home from natural causes. He was about seventy years old and had lived near Bertha most of his life. Mims was a prosperous farmer and longtime respected county citizen.
Final preparations underway in Friedrichshafen for the Graf Zeppelin second trip to America. Takeoff planned at dawn tomorrow with fifty nine passengers and a gorilla from the Chicago zoo aboard.
The K P Ledge building off South Alce Street will be remodeled after a permit was secured from the city clerk’s office. The notice confirms upcoming alteration work.
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