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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1930
Page
1
Cotton prices and trading figures from Dothan based Palmer & Co show bid and open values across December January May and July contracts. The sheet includes bid ask ranges, highs and lows for a mid day period with notable price movements and detailed contract quotes.
Frequent rains in the western cotton belt delayed picking and ginning with damage to staple and sprouting. Texas had most cotton gathered except in far west. East of the Mississippi week favored harvesting with interruptions in West Tennessee and Mississippi. Georgia had scattered unpicked fields while South Carolina saw a large percentage gathered.
Reports of farmer cooperation to improve Alabama's agricultural situation were presented as the North Alabama district conference adjourned. Leaders returned to 22 counties after counsel from the state board of agriculture, the Alabama Farm Bureau, and Auburn extension specialists on seed selection soil protection timber conservation reforestation and crop diversification. The piece notes 1029 gas production at 1,917,693,000,000 cubic feet in the United States.
The State of Alabama sues A C L Railway for franchise tax totaling 424,463.71 for 1928 1929 and 1930 claiming tax on total capital stock is due as the carrier is a domestic corporation and taxed on kilowatt hours produced.
Alabama curb market sales total from the first market at Gadsden in 1923 reach 1,563,620.89 through Oct 1. September sales across 18 markets amount to 43,212.52, up 5,667.74 from September 1929. Markets include Anniston Athens Auburn Decatur Dothan Eufaula Florence Gadsden Mobile Montgomery Opelika Selma Sheffield Talladega Troy Tuscaloosa Tuskegee. Mobile has two markets and Gadsden’s market, started November 1929, leads with 347,905 in total sales.
Major Frank Cavanaugh of Fordham College challenges Notre Dame to a post season game if both teams win all remaining games. He asserts Fordham has the best defense and a solid attack, and Notre Dame would need a victory to claim the title.
Survivors of the shipwreck and a separate coal mine disaster in New York and a bar and rescue operation are described. Eight bodies entombed in a mine, relatives watching the pit cars, and a guard restraining a boy awaiting his father. Investigation into the mine explosion deferred until victims accounted for. Veteran miners suspect electric sparks may have ignited gas due to seasonal atmospheric changes.
Rescue and ambulance crews line the shore as stretchers bear mine victims from a shaft entrance. C E B Long of Pittsburg County Coal Co is tasked with identifying the explosion victims after a deadly blast that killed 61 miners at Old Town.
A war office report from Tokyo states 86 Japanese were killed by central Formosan aborigines near Mushe after a punitive Japanese expedition. The revolt reportedly followed the Lake Jitsugetsutan electric power project and a large dam plan funded by J P Morgan, threatening savage communities and schooling in Musha.
An adv promises a non breakable non tarnishable pair that aids reading fine print and seeing near and far. If the $2.98 spectacles don’t equal the value of $20 glasses, no charge. Readers are urged to send name address and age to Dr A J Richols Chicago.
Republican leaders concede a Senate loss as Democrats pick up nine seats while presidential and party figures desert toward hopefuls in eastern states. Borah and Norris campaign in Nebraska ahead of Minnesota, with Wat son planning one last Chicago radio address. Shouse criticizes Wilbur and cabinet colleagues for their campaign flights.
London fighter Dave Shade and Jack Hood of London drew in a 12 round bout. Roy Wallace of Indianapolis outpointed George La Rocco of New York in ten rounds. Art Girououx of Montreal defeated Johnny Mc Coy of Cleveland in twelve rounds.
Police report ongoing tensions after labor-related grievances amid public works projects. Officials faced partial or full denials of explanations as about 1500 savages reportedly moved to action in response.
Dr. Herty reports slash pine digests as easily as spruce in the sulfite process and yields white paper of equal brightness and strong fibers. He notes potential for long leaf pine similarly and urges rapid, publicly shared research at a Georgia facility to support reforestation of the South. For every 200 mature trees grown, about 800 young pulpwood trees would be thinned.
A Woods committee is assembling this week for the construction of hospital units worth 7,000,000 across Indianapolis Waco Texas Camp Custer Michigan Northport Long Island Somerset New Jersey and Tucson Arizona. The initial Colorado River dam site work totaling 10,000,000 is to be expedited with contracts to be let within a period of a few weeks.
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