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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1930
Page
3
Today’s cotton market report from Palmer Cotton Letter notes higher prices in a short session as buying to fix prices and stronger demand support gains. Hedges provided contracts while Liverpool rose 18 points and bought here. The trade sees continued upward pressure as speculative demand strengthens.
Woods cited that 1928 state government figures show 184.522 million dollars spent by 48 states on permanent improvements and only a 76 million dollar net debt rise, with 87 percent of outlays covered by current revenues. States comm. welfare groups and New York City councils offered support.
President Hoover states agencies for unemployment relief suffice to meet current emergencies without a special Congress session. He signed orders to enable about 100000 families to gain postal service employment during Christmas. Colonel Woods reports strong cooperation from states and industry and outlines bond plans totaling 450 million dollars to aid job creation and stimulate demand.
Dothan churches invite attendance with Sunday School at 9:40 a.m. led by R. O. Hill, superintendent, followed by morning worship at 11:00 a.m. A sermon by the pastor anchors the service, with Senior and Hi-League at 6:45 p.m. Evening worship is at 7:30 p.m. The pastor will preach, and a prayer and praise service is planned Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Pastor R. J. Mile leads Sunday School at 9 40 a m with R M Brown as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a m on The Christian as a Citizen. Evening service at 7 30 p m on How the Christian Deals with Temptations to Sin. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 20 p m. Stewards meet at 1 30 p m Sunday. attendance encouraged.
J M Blankenship pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m FE Allen superintendent with classes for all ages Morning worship at 11 a m Evening worship at 7 30 p m B Y P A meets at 6 30 p m mid week prayer and praise Wednesday at 7 p m We welcome you come worship with us.
Sunday School at 9 40, B Y P U at 6 15, preaching at 11 a m and 7 20 p m with Rev Lamar Jones in the pulpit. The church is Christ's organized agency, its head and Lord, commending faithfulness and zeal while calling members to loyalty to Christ through loyalty to the church.
Dr. A M Glover begins as pastor with Sunday School at 9 45 am and preaching at 11 am and 7 pm. Ordination during morning services. R E Kelly supt B Y P A at 6 pm. Mission program and large crowd expected. Glover, former pastor at Samson, holds AB from Howard College and PhD from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Everyone invited.
Bible School meets at 9 45 am with Beaty Whiddon as superintendent. Communion and sermon at 11 am on The Mind of Christ. Junior Endeavor at 2 30 pm. Senior Endeavor at 6 30 pm. Evening service at 7 30 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30. You are invited to worship.
West Main Street hosts Sunday School at 940 a.m. and morning prayer at 11 a.m. YPSL meets at 6 30 p.m. Christian Science Society holds 940 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. lesson sermon on Probation after Death with a mid week 7 30 p.m. testimonial meeting. both invite attendance. Bible citations include Isaiah 25 9 and Philippians 2 12 13.
Welcome Lewis, a California girl with a four year stint at a three a day venue, later moved to radio singing. She describes her mumbling blues as having humanity an aria lacks, with a voice that dips below normal range to a throaty bari tone suited for blues.
The Eagle reports a fatal stabbing in a family quarrel. Mason Lewis was killed when he allegedly forced his way into the former home and was stabbed by his brother-in-law, Godfrey, who claimed self defense. The details remain undisclosed as authorities seek fuller chronology.
Police expect renewed gang conflict after a Valentine’s Day 1929 shooting at Pasquale Prestagiacomo’s home where Aiello was killed amid machine gun nests. Attendee Alello’s killer remains sought as attorney Vaender vows to produce him. Body of John Guide found in a saloon with a head wound. owner Joseph Liebrock arrested amid bruises suggesting a bar brawl.
Miss Lily Reneau led a singing on October 13 in honor of Miss Bonnie Money's 16th birthday. Families from the community visited in Troy and Susie Donaldson joined them home for time together. A group from the area attended a Panama City picnic and fish fry, and a Concord church singing was held Sunday afternoon. Marvin Money and Freddie Dean wed Sunday at 11 AM at the Dean home.
A lesson sermon cites passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. It states universal salvation rests on progression and probation and is unattainable without them. Heaven is a divine state of mind where harmony and immortality prevail, as sin is absent and man reflects the mind of the Lord.
Governor Davis praised John Bankhead as a loyal, fair ally in business and politics during a Birmingham rally. He lauded Bankhead’s education at the University of Alabama and Georgetown College, his early work with his father, and his role in supporting Henry Ford’s Muscle Shoals project.
A Gainesville resident Mrs REILL of 121 Grove Street praises Thedford's Black Draught for thirty years of relief from gas pains and bad taste, noting quick relief from constipation, fatigue, headaches, and loss of appetite. The ad touts the herbal remedy as harmless, easy to take, and available in a yellow package for about one cent a dose.
Princess Giovanna and Boris III of Bulgaria wed in the Church of St Francis Assisi amid heavy rain and hail. The ceremony was brief and attended by kings and princes, with part of the planned mass omitted. Rain disrupted arrivals as cars shielded by umbrellas overflowed the basilica porch.
Denver brief The attorney for Pearl O'Loughlin asks for a continuance as she prepares for arraignment on a first degree murder charge in the death of her 10 year old stepdaughter Leona. Leo O'Loughlin endorses the complaint against Pearl and his brother Frank. John Welsz says his sister claims innocence. Frank was drawn into the case after her emotional reaction during questioning.
An autopsy fragment from a newspaper page reads incoherent text about a body found and a disappearance. The readable bits hint at a distressed family and a quoted question about the case, but critical details are missing.
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