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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1929
Page
2
Mrs. J. W. Mercer of 115 North Bell Street and her son H. W. Mercer were injured in an automobile wreck 20 miles from Marianna Florida while speeding to attend Mrs. Mercer’s husband who was seriously ill. They were brought to Dothan this morning and Mr. Mercer is reported in critical condition.
Mayor Clem Ezell announces prisoners will labor to beautify city streets now under county control. Dirt roads will be paved later, holes filled and weeds cut. streets will be scraped and watered regularly. Cemetery upkeep will continue with workers kept at the site.
The business of moving cash and securities in New York involves about seven hundred men handling five billion dollars. Insurance covers more than 150 armored trucks for roughly the same amount.
Urban F. Diteman and his monoplane Golle Hine vanished 24 hours after departing Harbor Grace Newfoundland for London. The Montana cattleman took off in clear skies amid unknown weather conditions and was due to arrive at noon. Belfast dispatches reported no sighting.
The Coast Grand experiments with a seven foot tube deployed over a rum chaser to detect nearby craft in the Great Lakes. The device aims to determine approximate speed and bearing of a second vessel within nine miles.
A report notes a rising marriage rate in Germany following the abolition of military conscription. Also mentioned are musical broadcasts featuring Countess Olga Albani and a program lineup on NBC stations WEAF WLS WOC and WEAF for Sunday evening.
Eight Alabamians were elected to the Knights Commander Court of Honor for the southern jurisdiction by the supreme council of Scottish Rite Masons. Names listed include Hugh Blair Birmingham A R Causey York Ferdinand Frank Gadsden W H Haigler Montgomery Titus Manasco Carben Hill J P May Sr Florence Price Tompkins Mobile and H F Williamson Blue Mountain.
The Houston county Farm Bureau and others seek lower freight rates on import fertilizer materials into Dothan from the Atlanta and Saint Andrews Bay Railroad. Insurers allege unjust discrimination, claiming residents in other county points could source material cheaper. The brief must reach Washington by Oct. 25 with much already sent to the printer. Local fertilizer firms participated and the case drew strong local interest.
City officials report weekly assessment receipts totaling 6,843 by 10 am, well above average. City clerk attributes gain to sales of long overdue debts, with another sale planned for November fourth. 38 pieces of property listed, nearly a third redeemed by payment.
Alfred Stern, aged 13, designs giraffes clowns and soldiers for handkerchiefs for a Paris maker. He receives five cents per dozen as royalty and hopes to become a stage designer as the fad for his designs grows among children.
Round Brook New Jersey nurseries, founded twenty two years ago, have been sold for 2.5 million dollars. The 35 acre property features greenhouses with 135000 plant specimens, some valued as high as 700 pounds each.
Berlin reports per capita beer consumption at 210 gallons annually, suggesting higher or lower national trends. The data point appears in a broader survey on alcohol use and lifestyle.
About 10 000 delegates in Memphis discuss prohibition and legal education at the annual American Bar Association meeting. Wet wing pressure aims to bring liquor issues to the convention, despite the executive committee seeking sectional sessions only. Boston New York and Philadelphia bars have voted to repeal the amendment.
The jury in the Fall bribery case faced tight security as the trial neared completion. Eight men and four women jurors were kept in the building with no permitted departure while the defense prepared for closing arguments and the prosecution indicated it would take about three hours.
In Altdorf Switzerland deputies postponed action on a 12 cent per unit tax on bob beds, noting women refuse to pay and challenge equal haircut rights. The tax lingers as authorities wait for style changes and potential policy shifts.
El Paso, Oct 23. Herbert Baird 15, nicknamed Doggie for his father the city dog catcher, becomes a local hero by catching a mad dog that ran amuck.
The American Legion will meet at the clubhouse Friday at 730 PM. All members should attend as plans for Armistice Day observance will be discussed and possibly revised. A parade may be staged in the morning with patriotic exercises midday, coordinating with a high school football game that afternoon.
Chinese gourmands favor ginseng for food and medicine, boosting exports from Hillsdale County led by E. H. Trumper. Plants mature after five to six years, roots are dug in November and dried for 30 days at 90 degrees, yielding 200 to 3600 plants per acre and prices from 19 to 116 dollars per pound.
Salvation Army plans its annual fund drive the week of November fourth under Captain Victor Tidman. The local unit aims to raise 34,500 with divisions by city sections and committees to cover routes, essential for next year’s work.
Malone and Col Tara Espy, veterans of the 1941 constitutional convention, attended a Montgomery reunion describing it as the most delightful yet. President Jean B. Kr ox of the convention joined Malone and Mr. Knox and his wife, with plans for a painting of Knox funded by £400 from members. The group adjourned with hope of another meeting next year.
A man named Raymond Green of Troy was arrested on a weight train and jailed charged with illegal train riding and carrying concealed weapons. Railroad officers report a pistol found on him. he is held without bond and may face Judge Baxley in the next common pleas session.
A violent Great Lakes storm drove ashore at least three steamers as crews sought shelter amid driving rain snow and sleet. N J Neeson with 14 aboard and W Cadwell with 16 were aground off Leamington Ontario and Magnetic Reef near Lake Huron Maple Court carrying 20 crew was ashore off Magnetic Reef with two tugs standing by. The Neeson feared immediate dangerous breakup.
A Fowler trial is scheduled for Monday. Details remain unclear due to damaged text but the case appears to be proceeding in the usual court timeline.
County license officials report a rising demand for automobile license tags with a surge in sales over recent days. If this pace continues it may curb the annual rush. Monday records the best day with 125 tags sold. All taxis buses school buses log trucks hearses ambulances and doctors cars must obtain licenses under a November 14 deadline per state directives.
Edo Wheeler, a Negro, is jailed on first degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of Viola Kirkland, a Negro woman, on Burdesbaw Street. Wheeler says the woman cursed him and he fired. investigators report witnesses dispute the claim and the woman died days later.
A court postpones the Carter murder case citing difficulty securing witnesses and docket complications. Officials note multiple cases on the same docket and missing attendance leads to delays while attachments are issued to explain the absence.
Kiwanis Club hears C. W. Johnson county superintendent discuss the rural school program with enrollment charts. Ruth Hamner reports on recent reading and spelling tests for third to sixth grades. Mary England from the State Department on music in rural schools. Guests include O. J. Dunnaway and Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Womack with music.
The Senate adopted a Heflin resolution urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate alleged attempts by peanut crushers and others to fix peanut prices.
Clifton Springs New York October 23 The condition of the Rev John Reach Straton pastor of Calvary Baptist Church New York was reported by his wife today as greatly improved though not yet entirely out of danger.
Law enforcement officers in Alabama joined Georgia authorities in seven homicide investigations. The cases include the death of G. I. Wynn of Moultre with his son admitting involvement, the shooting of J. Conrad, Ester Barnes charged with killing Fd McKee, J. W. Roll stabbed in Madison, LT. Lankster death not yet solved, W. F. Murphy officer killed in Mobile, and a reopened probe into Claude Avant’s camp in Slocumb.
County officials report the new Rehobeth School is over half finished with brick work on windows and sash frames installed. Inside framing is advancing with work rushed. officials estimate the school may be ready for use before year’s end, benefiting the local district and residents.
Many earthquakes were felt on the island yesterday with at least thirty six tremors occurring within a short period. Residents reported shaking across multiple communities and officials noted the activity over a brief interval.
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