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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1934
Page
4
A brief note promotes barter through the Eagle Swap Column suggesting people meet needs by exchanging goods or services. The item hints at mutual benefit and community sharing without specifying items or dates. It invites readers to participate in local trading exchanges.
Cornelus Roach former Missouri secretary of state and Kansas City banker died in Kansas City at age 70 he was a Democrat.
In 1834 Besnier, a French locksmith, studied bird flight and copied their motions. He wore hinged wings on poles rested on his shoulders and managed a short flight. The piece then shifts to a science question asking whether brick mortar hardens or softens with age.
The sixth federal reserve district showed a decline in retail and wholesale trade in July from June, with seasonal influences blamed. Building contracts rose 20.6 percent from June to July, while department store sales fell 22.4 percent month to month but exceeded July last year by 188 percent. Wholesale sales declined 4.6 percent from June to July, remaining only modestly above July 1933.
Chicago AP - Authorities believe jealous rage prompted Louis S. Hungerford Jr., son of the Pullman Co. general manager, to shoot a young woman in the brain and then kill himself. The bodies of Hungerford, 47, and Garrett Palmer, 33, were found in Hungerford's apartment with a revolver nearby and a bullet wound to Hungerford's forehead.
A letter dated July 18 found on the Atlantic coast reveals a first month wedding anniversary for a woman married in June. The note, from the woman's husband aboard the U S S Texas, prompted authorities to believe Hungerford first learned of the marriage upon reading the letter.
Otis Vinson a 17 year old youth died at his home on Dothan route seven at 6 30 a m after a brief illness. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W L Vinson of Dothan route seven three sisters Ethel Hermia and Flora Grace Dothan route seven and three brothers Gordon of Midland City Clarence and Donald of Dothan route seven. Funeral was to be held at 4 p m today at Bay Springs church with the Rev White of Slocomb officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery Houston Funeral Co in charge.
Miss Ethel Snell becomes head nurse at Moody Hospital and Miss Grace Rountree is named night supervisor succeeding Mrs. Hubert Smith. Both are Moody School of Nursing graduates. During the past year Miss Snell worked at Gibson Hospital in Enterprise.
President Roosevelt observed Labor Day with a family picnic on the Hyde Park grounds and a conference on official business. He watched the White House correspondents baseball team win a 26 to 26 draw, with Rexford Tugwell pitching and a lighthearted quarrel over relief aid. George Peek attended on foreign exports, and Harry Hopkins clashed playfully with Tugwell.
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