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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1930
Page
6
In a fragmented tale the Little Black Clock narrates a slow town with shut in houses and narrow streets. A baby girl’s birth is linked to a mysterious house, while memories of ancient Greece and curious townsfolk deepen the eerie mood. John and Peggy hear tales as the clock guides them through the quiet streets.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a humor or colloquial item with songlike line breaks. The readable parts reference Wambone's Meditations, attributed to J P Alley, suggesting a column or verse piece possibly from a period newspaper column.
A narrator and two companions hear the Little Black Clock say it must depart soon. It explains it will escort them to see a friend on Monday, suggesting a journey through time rather than pages. The quirky device frames the scene as a quick departure to an uncertain future.
Montgomery Alabama AP Farmers in sixteen counties join forces to market this year s turkey crop in cooperative shipments to northern markets a bumper Alabama yield is reported.
The first airplane captured for hauling liquor in the south faces sale at auction. Pilot James W. Kukis of Muskegon Michigan and Jack Winke mulder of Detroit were jailed after failing to pay fines of 850 each for salt ure at Sandy Hook Mississippi. Kukla pleaded not guilty.
The Dothan Masonic Lodges 406 and the Pythagoras extend invitations to all Master Masons in Alabama for a Masonry lecture series. The second talk is Tuesday night November 18 at 7 30 with Lawrence E. Lee of Montgomery as principal speaker. Lee holds multiple highest Scottish Rite and Masonic titles and will share expert insight.
An OCR readable note touts 666 remedies as a speedy cure for colds and headaches and mentions tablets included in a doctor's prescription.
Census bureau reports October cotton usage of 444 494 bales lint and 66 176 linters and October on hand stocks at mills and in storage rising from September levels. Imports in October totaled 1 747 bales while exports reached 1 004 120 bales of lint and 13 875 linters. Louisiana salt mines produce over 500 000 tons annually.
In Madrid on November 14, a series of labor riots left three dead, about a dozen seriously wounded and around fifty injured as cavalry charged with sabres. The unrest followed the funeral procession for four workers crushed in a building collapse, with arrests reported and crowds shouting Viva Revolucion and Viva Republic.
W Irving Glover, second assistant postmaster general, said plans for an Anglo American mail line across the Atlantic would be settled today.
Readable parts show a radio schedule listing multiple networks and stations such as WEAF KSD KGW WOC WGN WSAI KSTP and KOA. Entries mention dance programs, orchestras, and a troubadour hour with times like 8:00 9:00 and 11:00.
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