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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1930
Page
3
Cotton futures data shows opening, high, low, and closing figures across multiple price points. Key values include 1312 opening, highs near 1216, and varied intraday levels culminating around 1220.
Gunmen entered Newark General Hospital and shot a patient, sought after the murder of a man slain the previous night. Police identified suspects Ralph Wero, Harold Corbett, and Senet Flumia as 25 year olds, and Tony Bove, 39, of New York, among others. Stinger man Joseph Caruso, a known criminal, was hurt with slight bullet wounds. In Columbia, Mrs. C. A. McGriff hosted a Mothers' Club meeting with discussions on hospitality and international relations. The Teachers Bridge Club met at Miss Jee Zorn’s home with games and prizes. Winters To School is noted with a county teaching visit by Supt. C. W. Sebason.
The vocational home economics club of Houston County High School met after a short business session in the vocational building. The program featured “Good Manners In the Family” by Nellie Mae Seale, a reading “The Freckled Faced Girl” by Helen Penuel, and “Club Manners” by Clyde Williams with hostesses serving cocoa marshmallows and cake.
In Selma Alabama AP reports the first complete box from precinct 34 in Dallas County indicates notable write-in activity amid the ongoing election tally. The brief notes the independent candidate’s vote presence as counting continues two hours after polls opened.
Voters cast ballots across Selma Dallas Mobile and Jefferson County with early tallies showing heavy Democratic turnout. In Chicago a dense fog slowed activity but officials predicted 850000 to 900000 votes citywide.
District Attorney Vandeventer sought Prohibition Department aid after Harry Grimes, a Black Republican challenger, alleged threats by Johnny Lazia and others at a polling place. In Jackson County, Rex Hedrick disappeared post-abduction reports, while two armed workers were arrested as heavy early voting began. A 73-year-old voter walked 76 miles for absentee-free casting in Alabama. Times Square precinct recorded a single vote costing the city over $1100 in staffing. Tennessee’s early vote showed steady turnout across Shelby County with Crump and Hor ton backing candidates. Hull and Divine also drew attention in the senate race. In New Jersey, Morrow vs Simpson dominated statewide interest.
The piece outlines how 32 states vote on governors and senators, with key races including New York governor Roosevelt’s bid, Ruth Hanna McCormick for senator, Alabama’s discipline of Senator Heflin, Gifford Pinchot in Pennsylvania, Senator Walsh in Montana, Norris vs Hitchcock in Nebraska, and Maryland’s fourth-term governor candidate Albert C. Ritchie. It notes the Independent Republicans’ potential influence and a final radio-based Republican message to Stand by the.
A fair crowd attended the first showing of the Coe Brothers Shows this week under the Chester R. Vickery Post of the American Legion. Legion Commander Jack Byrd praised the clean high class amusements and urged the public to attend the fundraiser carnival.
The piece notes Democrats Jouett Shouse and Senator Robin son urging a vote reflecting disapproval of Hoover policies. Off-year turnout is expected low, with 53 net seats needed for House control and 10 for Senate. Prohibition’s impact sparks debate among wets and drys.
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