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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1928
Page
2
The mayor promises to lift secrecy from City Hall operations. He criticizes past divisions and pledges open agreements and transparency. He urges unity among citizens, the auditor, and city leaders to foster growth and trust in municipal affairs.
A Nashville man CHAS G BROWN testifies in a letter about fleas in his cellar and clothing after using a product called Ki Ko. He claims spraying the cellar twice drove off the fleas and endorses the product as effective, mentioning Medie Drug and Grocery store and Rigo Manufacturing in Nashville Tennessee.
Whiddan praises loyal city officials and calls for united effort to aid a prosperous future. He notes debt reduction, school funding increases, new buildings, street paving, and bond payoffs, urging residents to support the incoming administration and avoid division.
Washington dispatch reports a schedule shift for Herbert Hoover with Boston now set for October 15 and New York for October 22, moving from October 13. Events at Mechanics Hall and Madison Square Garden will start at 8 p.m. EST and be broadcast nationwide. A possible speech on October 26 or 27 remains to be arranged with location pending.
Rev Evan Jones, believed to be Wales' oldest minister, has died aged 96. The longtime pastor served at multiple churches across Wales and was noted for his decades of religious service and community work.
A Mississippi school principal's slaying investigation centers on new leads after 2,000 reward posted by the Avant brothers. Dunlap confessed then recanted implicating Bracewell, while Bracewell presents an alibi. Widespread rumors are dismissed as false. Suspects include J. R. Ash and Peterson, plus two men in Gulfport.
Atlanta officers reach Winnipeg to learn details of Clinton S. Carnes former treasurer of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board and plan return to Georgia on embezzlement charges. Inquest verdicts note a Dublin child died of strychnine and Albert Field died after a wreck in 1919. India irrigation projects aim to reach 40 million acres.
In New Orleans on Oct 2 the market showed hedge selling as improved weather and weak bureau buying weighed on prices. A cooler outlook with showers inland and a possible tropical disturbance lent some support, while two crop reports posted well below 14 million and large estimates trailed August figures.
Commission houses led the day as prices rose then softened with 15 000 to 20 000 bales offered in liquidation. Dec above 1900 as buyers reacted to private reports from Bennetts and Japan Cotton Co. Miss Giles and a wide spread between high and low estimates shaped early activity. Showery east weather aided initial strength while outlook hinges on long positions versus liquidation. Fossick slated to report Thursday.
Sidney Dunston, a Dover railway signalman, received a medal from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for rescuing a large Airedale terrier from a lodge on Shakespeare Cliff. The award highlights quick action to save an animal in a perilous location.
A Haitian hurricane is believed to have damaged less than one twelfth of the coffee crop, a crop crucial to the nation’s economy and landscape. Local authorities assess the impact on growers and export potential remains uncertain.
A Brooklyn Minnesota notice touts a new remedy that stops stubborn epileptic fits. The Phenoleptos Co claims medical specialists endorse it and offers a free intestinal booklet to letters sent to Box 71 St Johns Place Station Brooklyn NY Dept 4. Letters are treated confidentially.
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