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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1935
Page
4
Today's Markets furnished by T. W. Palmer highlights heavyweights labeled as Number 1 through Number 5 along with Rougha and Stagg. The items suggest a ranking or listing of top market players or weights, though context is limited. Entities include T. W. Palmer and the weight names Numbers 1 to 5, Rougha, Stagg.
Chicago reports butter prices firm at 9 1 2 cents and eggs at 27 12, with various grades listed. Myer Blumberg and Solomon Baxter visit Gadsden for Kiwanis convention. Baxter to speak on Natural Resources of Southeast Alabama while Blumberg serves as Lieutenant Governor of the fourth Kiwanis district.
Pan American Airways submitted the sole bid for the San Francisco to Canton mail route. The proposal set maximum legal rates: $2 per mile for the first 800 pounds and $1 per 1000 miles for each additional pound. If accepted, service could begin by November 1. The 3,000 mile route would carry mail and passengers via Honolulu and Manila to China. T. Tripp is Pan American president.
Houston county road crews began reconstructing part of the county’s 4800 bridges using recently purchased dockber. initial work focused on the Hodgesville bridge with Southern Construction Co. moving equipment to the site to remove dirt and pave the Webb-Columbia road, with completion targeted by November 1945 and plans to pave 18 1/2 miles since January.
About 1,000 delegates and visitors will throng Dothan for the three day South Ajab Dama conference of Cherry at A M E church. Rt Rev R A Grant of Jacksonville Frs will be a notable guest with Rev W B Swane presiding elder. The district extends from Dothan to Eufaula Troy and Florala with 150 churches and about 12,000 members.
Mrs Eula Morgan died in Montgomery on Sunday, leaving her son Richard Morgan and a brother and three sisters as survivors. The First Baptist Church Intermediate class will meet at 7 PM Monday for a one hour meeting. Mr and Mrs Charlee Adams attended the game in Montgomery Saturday.
W C Rivenbark purchases the Columbia Ice and cold storage plant from John Walker and sons with plans to take over operations soon. E C Miller, formerly of Hale borg, reports two new homes and a store building under construction as he plans to enter a trade.
Seld Sultan Oll-Dinle fled to the Fascist side in Ogaden as Graziani’s forces report victory near Dagperrel on the Webbe Shibell. Ethiopian lines near Aduwa and Makale draw Italian attention while Ras Kassa and Ras Seyoum loom on the northern front. Italy seeks funds for East African war as Rome opens a public loan. British election outlook and Mussolini’s terms color a broader peace scene.
Chicago hog and cattle quotations show direct movement and mixed results with top hogs around 10.50 and various cattle classes trading from 3.50 to 6.52. Montgomery reports steady receipts with value ranges across steer and heifer categories, killing cows from 3.50 to 4.50 and calves between 5.50 and 8.50, hogs 25 cents lower.
Officers say the counterfeit stubs closely copied the $1.50 general admission tickets. A seating contusion highlighted the incident. Sheriff Paterson said the printing firm would refund money to those denied entry if duplicates. buyers were told to hold tickets pending further developments. An employee’s no-show Saturday may be linked to the scheme.
Wiregrass National Reemployment managers met at the local NRS office Monday afternoon led by district manager J. P. Morrison. Attendees included Ellis W. Franklin Elba G. C. Hughes Naomi Moody Geneva A. P. Folmar C. R. Fields Troy Mrs Mertha M. Merril Eufaula and H. G. Pennington Ozark to discuss new record keeping instructions.
A regular meeting of the Lodges of Perfection will be held at 7 oclock Monday night at the Masonic Temple. All members and visitors are invited to be present.
Mrs. F O Deese 45 wife of Probate Judge F G Deane of Dale County died in a local hospital after illness spanning several days She was a Troy State teacher with a master’s from the University of Alabama active in Ozark civic social and church work and married Judge Deese two years ago Survived by husband two stepdaughters siblings and several relatives Funeral services set from her home with ministers officiating and burial in the city cemetery
The obituary notes the Arctic explorer Greely, praised as an expert on history and documents, who served in the war department and led telegraph wiring in multiple theaters. It cites his 16,000 miles in the Philippines and other regions, mentions criticism after returning from the Arctic, and records his survivors of two sons and four daughters. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1834.
An officer noted Steele left a nightclub after a party. Langhauser said Steele was offended when a couple at the table refused to drink with him and that he went into the kitchen during the dispute.
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