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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1930
Page
5
Kansas City dispatch notes Oklahoma and Kansas State sharing the Big Six lead as Texas A&M and Drake loom. Oklahoma battles aggressive Aggies while Kansas seeks dominance with high scoring clashes in Norman and Columbia.
Harvard meets Dartmouth in Boston renewing a 1882 rivalry. Yale faces Army at New Haven. Princeton meets Navy in a keen contest. Pittsburgh aims to fill its stadium against Notre Dame while Carnegie Tech bows out. New York University battles Fordham in New York. Pennsylvania meets Lehigh after a close previous year. Columbia faces Williams. Cornell has an open date.
An advert describes Creomulsion as a blended emulsion with creosote to soothe membranes and fight germs. It claims seven key ingredients including white pine tar and menthol, non narcotic and safe for children, priced at 1.25 with a guarantee refund if not satisfied. It urges that lingering coughs may require this “super-help.”
Howard Gilbert, 24, convicted of robbing Oakman bank on September 6. Jury verdict after a short deliberation set punishment at 25 years in the state penitentiary. Hewitt Robinson, 29, faces trial for the same robbery in which $3,800 was taken. Carbon bisulphide deemed best insect killer for stored grain by South Carolina authorities.
Federal prohibition agent Ray Sutton vanished August 28 amid bootlegging probes. His car hid in arroyo with bloodstains, and authorities drag a lake near Taylor while seeking his body and suspect. Perry Caldwell, ex agent, is jailed on charges of cashing Sutton’s expense vouchers. Sutton’s car was traced by New Mexico’s city director and found 17 miles southwest of Baton.
Snowdrifts from Buffalo to Erie deepen as nine inches to four feet blanket western New York. Abandoned autos strand motorists who seek shelter, while farmhouses overflow with travelers. Silver Creek Chamber mobilizes to house about 1,300 marooned residents amid damaged lines and downed wires.
The Hoover administration's cabinet committee proposes a broader relief effort amid cold October conditions. They aim to spur state and local action and may create a permanent agency led by Secretary Lamont, with expanded federal highway funding and a five year post office building plan to boost construction and employment. Cooperative hog shipments boost farm income in eastern North Carolina.
Sunday to next Sunday listings show Betty Compson in The Midnight Mystery with Raymond Hatton and Lowell Sherman. Screenings include Laugh Clown Laugh Mickey Mouse and The Grand Parade with Fred Scott and Helen Twelve Trees. Nights feature Trail of Danger and The Beauty Spot with Jack Perrin Wally Wales and Doug Fairbanks. Universal Paramount Fox and Metro News updates accompany the weekly theatre program.
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