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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1929
Page
1
The Confederate Veterans reunion organizers appeal for city residents to host visitors, warning hotels cannot accommodate all guests. About 200 rooms are needed but only 50 secured. officials urge private-home rooms to ensure a creditable event.
Bishop W. G. McDowell D D of the Episcopal Church in Alabama will be present at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity tomorrow morning. The Virginian bishop, recently at Auburn as student pastor, served as a World War II chaplain in Virginia camps and is known in Dothan.
Garrett Williams 22, former reformatory inmate, confessed to clubbing Miss Mahala Long 58 storekeeper to death last Thursday in Athens Tennessee. He blamed hunger and desire for better clothes, saying he took nothing from the cash register after six hours of grilling.
County health officials were notified that a case of diphtheria has been discovered at Ashford this morning. Dr. Neff said all other county cases have been released from quarantine and the disease is being kept in check. The scarlet fever situation remains unsettled with no cures reported at present.
About 40 persons attended a morning session of Troy State Normal Enten sim classes. Attendees received attendance credit and planned the year's program, with two courses listed as Education and Reading under supervision by Mr. Farmer and Mrs. Cenper of Troy.
Albert J. Fall appeared in a District of Columbia court while E. C. Finney testified in the bribery trial. Finney, former first assistant secretary of the Interior, described actions on naval oil preserves and the alleged Lease for $100,000 to L. Doheny, with the defense arguing that Fall had handed over related matters to the Navy.
President Hoover will not return the visit of Prime Minister MacDonald. White House officials announced he does not plan to leave the Western hemisphere during his administration, despite speculation about a London trip for the naval armament conference.
Henry Mason Day, former Sinclair jailmate and business associate, married Dorothy Reidnour in Ballston Virginia on Friday following her contempt of court stint related to jury shadowing in the Sinclair trial.
In Savannah Georgia on October 12 a federal prohibition officer, Joseph Bravo, was shot through the lung during an ambush on Willington Island. One suspect was held in jail as bloodhounds, posses, and residents hunted for two other men believed to be at the still. Bravo had served five years with the government.
Police report a 36 year old man, Waster Chaney, shot and killed Harriet Brenner, 22, after a telephone call. He then took his own life at home. Authorities note the pair were connected to a bridge party and a cafe scene in the Lakes area.
A wreck near a freight crossing injures Margot Phanphil Frechet and three others after a vehicle collided with a train. Rescue crews report fatalities due to severe head injuries as bystanders describe the chaotic scene at the Winess Central crossing.
Judge J. J. Speight received a letter from Birmingham resident Simon Phillips stating he is a USC.VO and will attend the Confederate reunion in Dothan. Phillips asks for lodging and permission to address local Negroes at a church or school during the event. Officials promised to make his stay comfortable and orderly.
New York Oct 12 Prime Minister MacDonald ends his peace mission in the United States after a week of effort. He will rest two days then travel to Canada to work with President Hoover on problems pledged for universal peace.
Birmingham district prepares to open 17 cases stemming from four bank failures. The attorney general and Col. George Lewis Bailes will lead prosecutions starting Monday with nine charges against J. B. Lassiter, a prominent banker, among the first hearings.
A sprawling civil court docket is scheduled for November with several cases listed. The docket includes a $50,000 suit against De Eage by Ta. Fauie seed ad for alleged Pedose and dozens of names and dates appear in the proceedings note.
Weather brief lists unclear details with splintered text. Forecast mentions heat and storms potential but specifics are unreadable.
The American Legion in Do Than cancels Armistice Day events during the Confederate Veterans Reunion next week. A memorial observance will replace parades with brief exercises at the Legion club house, funds permitting and following a unanimously adopted resolution. The post plans a countywide membership drive with precinct speakers and canvassing Houston County for World War I veterans.
Asheville Alabama October 12 John Ferguson charged with slaying William J Andre in 1900 will go on trial here. State officials say Emma Anderson, widow of the victim, is expected to testify along with key witnesses in the case.
A brief farm market note reports 157 hogs sold at auction bringing a total of $3,000. The item mentions buyers and the sale location in concise terms. No further details available from the fragment.
The article themes Rev Wade C Smith speaking on "Thoroughbred" at First Presbyterian Church tomorrow at decen o'clock in the morning services. The piece links the derby to moral virtue and notes the evangelistic campaign with the Little Jets drawing new friends in Tiothan.
The fourth World Series game opened with 30,000 spectators as Philadelphia and Chicago battled. Both teams produced a scoreless first inning before Philadelphia surged with a 10-8 win, overcoming an eight-runChicago lead in a standout seventh frame.
Brackin age 61 of Chancellor died Friday night from injuries after a wagon frame struck a tree limb on the Enterprise Geneva highway. He was thrown from the wagon as mules ran away, the frame toppled onto him. Survived by wife and six daughters among others. Funeral planned at Fairfield cemetery near Chancellor with local ministers officiating.
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