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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
4
Classified page highlights opportunities including ads for real estate farms and lands for sale loans auctions and business notices. Contains sections on employment notices cars household goods and various sale listings with street names and contact cues typical of a mid century classified display.
Cotton spot in fair demand with lower prices for grades listed by Liverpool. Futures closed quiet and steady including October at 6.10 and December at 6.08 cents. Also an inserted political ad from Lester Radney of Ashford Alabama seeking 1930 Houston County representative seat.
Stop loss selling by holders of wheat futures caused late declines in prices today as stock market weakness and ongoing corn downturns weighed on mood. The Farm Board advisory committee will meet Nov 17 to review reports on foreign corn and barley imports. Wheat closed unchanged from yesterday, while corn and oats fell and provisions edged lower. Prices for various grain and seed commodities are listed, including wheat No 1 mixed at 80, corn No 2 mixed at 79 to 84, and oats No 2 white at 36 1/2 to 37 1/2.
Mrs Reynolds May acted as cordial hostess on Wednesday entertaining Mrs O Williams who will soon depart for California. May’s home featured autumn flowers and a green damask cloth with a Folgoria service. A green bowl of pink roses and pink tapers lit the table for a five course luncheon saved for Mrs Williams and close friends.
A 1930 sheriff sale announces the levying of judgment against J E Ward Carmie Ward and Delmas Ward by Ray W Hayes. The property includes Lots 1 and 2 in Block F Westover addition in Do Than with improvements. Sale set for November 17 1930 at the County Court House Door in Dothan Alabama.
In Houston County Circuit Court equity matter Mrs Mollie Kirkland mother and guardian of D C Kirkland filed a petition seeking a decree to relieve the minor about to reach adulthood from age disabilities and grant capacity to sue and be sued own and convey real estate and act as a twenty one year old. Dated October 22 1930. Mrs A L Bowdon Register.
In Orangeburg on October 30, South Carolina defeated The Citadel 13 to 0 in their 25th meeting. Blunt and Grossette scored rushing touchdowns, with Boineau adding the placement kick after touchdown as the Gamecocks capitalized on a blocked punt for one score and another through Boineau’s flashy dash.
Washington AP report says Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South worsened after hospital treatment. Dr Lyman Sexton notes inflammatory arthritis in his right hand and left foot, and a swelling in the right foot knee area causing concern. The ailments are described as very painful.
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee was severely injured in an automobile collision near Lawton after a political speech. He suffered cuts to the face and head but was reported not in critical condition. driver Knox Garvin of Duncan was slightly hurt. McKellar had been campaigning for the Democratic ticket in Oklahoma.
Thomasville Georgia AP Joe Nicholson a first time flyer took his five year old son to an airport against his wife advice. The plane rolled engine roared and lifted off then a gust crashed the craft to the ground. Both Nicholson and his son emerged unharmed.
In New York on October 30 cotton opened steady but slipped 8 to 12 points amid renewed liquidation and southern selling. December traded near 11.24 and May around 11.82, with most active months down 11 to 14 points at times. Trade buying offered limited support, while futures closed 11 to 18 points lower as spot middling held at 11.25.
The New Orleans cotton market opened with easy prices on overnight selling orders amid late yesterday deal moderation and dull Liverpool cables. December fell to 11.2 percent, January 11.38, and March 11.61, down 10 to 12 points from the prior close, before mills and favorable domestic news nudged prices higher into late morning as December rose to 11.38 and March to 11.74, still near the day’s lows.
The deacons of the First Baptist Church will meet tonight at 7:20. H H Brown, chairman, announces the important gathering and asks every deacon to attend.
In Chicago hogs to 9.50 and 9.40 for top weights with bulk 240 309 lbs. cattle and calves weaker with yearlings down and butchers stock sliding. sheep and lambs firm to higher. In New York raw sugar quiet with spots at 3.39 and refined at 4.75. Cuba uncertainty weighs on futures amid stabilizing plan talks.
New York sugar futures closed steady on October 30 with approximate 24,000 tons sold for deliveries in December through September. Prices ranged from 139 for December to 167 for September in the marketing year.
New York report shows call money fixed at 2 percent all day. Time loans held steady with maturities 69 days to 46 months ranging from 2 to 3 percent. Prime commercial paper quoted 2.34 to 2.4 percent and bankers acceptances unchanged.
Coffee spot steady with demand quiet on Rio No 3 and Santos No 4. Rio futures steady with about 14,000 bags open. December at 6.72, March 5.90, May 5.75, July 5.62, September 5.49. Cash wheat in St Louis: No 1 Red Winter 72 1/2 to 88, No 2 hard 78 3/4 to 80.
Prices slipped from early lows and closed near the day’s bottom as ring traders adjusted ahead of weekend and holiday. Spot cotton stayed steady with a 10 point drop, sales reached 6,844 bales, receipts 21,626, stock 608,824, and exports 29,045 bales.
Chicago butter and egg prices listed with sections for creamery extras 27 to 35 cents, extra firsts 35 cents, and variations in eggs with steady rates. Reports show current receipts at 20 to 22 cents for ordinary grades and 29 to 33 cents for graded formats.
Don Carriers a neighbor from near Amite surrendered to Tangipapoa sheriff’s deputies after a weeklong manhunt for the killing of his wife.
Alabama Supreme Court grants a rehearing to Woolsey Finnell and highway commission members in the Pitts damage suit. The ruling says public officials cannot be penalized for performing legal duties. Pitts sought damages after 30 acres flooded when a highway dammed a stream on his Limestone County farm. He had been awarded $5,000.
Reports from New Orleans New York and Memphis show cottonseed and cottonseed meal futures closing steady. Prices range with January around 7.26 in New Orleans and 7.25 in New York while Memphis bids finish near 29.00 to 30.60 for nearby months. The University of Iowa is noted as 72 years old.
New York reports irregular foreign exchange as of Oct 30 with British demand at 4.853-4, cables 4.857-8, 60 day bills on banks 4.835-8, France at 3.921-4, cables 3.923-8, Italy at 6.233-16, cables 6.2311-16. Markets show varying quotes and activity.
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