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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1932
Page
2
A brief editorial notice explains that misstatements in The Eagle are investigated thoroughly, with prompt and prominent corrections if found to be in error. It references Associated Press news dispatch use and aims to correct grievances through thorough inquiry.
On March 14 to April 1 the Eagle collected 26 letters from the University of Alabama news bureau. Each letter averaged two pages of mimeographed propaganda, dumped into the waste-basket. Postage cost 52 cents and paper and envelopes at least a dollar. Other state papers received similar propaganda. who pays for this waste when taxes are grumbled.
The Anniston Star questions a man who amassed a fortune and stopped work at 36. The piece argues the payoff of work is money and security, not sentiment, urging young readers to work hard save money and hold onto it for respect and stability.
Vaesar and Wellesley, two exclusive girls colleges, send two students each to Washington to intercede for seven Negro men sentenced to die for assaulting two white girls near Scottsboro. Senator Black shows limited interest, criticizing crime in the North instead.
Country Farmer Mather Gay and Dunham Domingus left for Hartford to join the high school baseball team. Q E Williams and T J Whelley returned from business trips to Atlanta and Montgomery. Mrs T W Harris and baby returned from Montgomery where the latter received treatment. Mrs T W Norris and son Eazene visited relatives in Greenville. Merc F I Mutlen left for Thotsacvine to join Mr Mullen. A box car on the A C L railway jumped the track and crashed into a passenger car but no one injured. Mrs Fr Noody returned from cons ist in Troy. Ben Hornsby was in Ashworth on business. A J Coleman travel ing salesman hangs in Dothia. Mrs Evelyn Farmer entertained the Dothan Harmony club at her home on North Oates Street. R P Jonter left for Louisville on a business trip.
United Press reports a drop in beer price in Chicago South Side speakeasies to 15 cents a stein, below the 25 cent syndicate price, despite efforts to hold rates. No change in wholesale barrel pricing. The note wryly questions enforcement of Prohibition laws and politics in Chicago.
A 74-year-old Harper’s Weekly editorial, reprinted by The Colorado Outlook, laments universal panic and poverty then argues moral response matters. It compares global troubles in France Russia and Britain, notes American talk of wealth fever, and ends with a blunt reminder that the old world endures. Clip this relic for a hat.
A reflection on John L. Patten son of a wheat king who retires at 36 after selling his Board of Trade membership and plans Florida fishing. The piece questions envy of early retirement, noting possible boredom and other activities, while considering his family wealth and future choices.
Probate Judge Davis concluded a hurried check showed the investigator misread about 19 names and wrote them wrong. The court found the investigator acted incompetently, noting the county was not at fault and warning that incompetence and insincerity make outcomes unpredictable.
Harvard announced the universe may be a mere three billion years old, not a hundred billion. Laymen need not worry, while scientists caution about tentative ideas. Evidence for Earth rocks and radium clocks gives firmer grounding, but the age of the larger universe remains uncertain.
The Evening Sun notes a rare sign of budget restraint in Congress as some lawmakers push to balance the federal books without crippling revenue. Budgets are trimmed, judicial bills resisted, and a few senators and representatives acknowledge deflating federal spending may happen. It’s a small, silver-plated lining amid lingering deficits and political calculations.
Little tales describe two writing men in New York. One, married to a short, sturdy wife, dramatizes quarrels by thrashing on the floor while she calm asserts she touches nothing. The other, after a party, tries snowball throwing then eggs, waking to breakfast stained by eggs on a distant building.
The backers of Harry Langdon support his return as a two reel comedy was stretched into a feature length picture at a nearby studio. We glimpse Don Barclay, a former newsboy and performer, whose recent appearance was in a movie house stage show. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, sister of Lady Astor, shows public speaking talent common in the family. Joseph Dunningett asserts he is among the best magicians and has given police a lesson in exposing spiritualistic mediums. School was held before the detective lineup.
Doctor Archibald Malloch notes medicos have long inspired literary figures from Chekhov to Stacpoole and Maugham. The piece adds a playful aside on beach hats repurposed as Easter baskets in a fashion shop, with girls slated to parade them later.
Washington letter profiles Speaker John Nance Garner, long known for fiery debate. He voices support for raising revenue to balance the national budget, signaling a kinder, more measured side after three decades in Congress.
Anniston lore recalls St Michaels and All Angels designed by Stanford White and gifted by John W Noble. The piece praises General and Mrs Noble, notes local civic involvement, and recounts tea at Fort McClellan with guests including Mrs Knox. It suggests a government training camp to improve etiquette and humorously laments delays by wives at social events.
Dr Lago Goldston cites new U S rates of 18 deaths per 100 000 from acute appendicitis and urges early medical action. Dr Charles Gordon Heyd links high fatalities to self diagnosis delays and procrastination, noting typical sudden cramps, nausea, and variable pain without initial fever.
A Garner described as distinct descended from the Speaker’s dais to the House floor to urge tax action. His high pitched, sometimes husky voice carried through the chamber as he appealed to Democrats and Republicans alike, seated beside Georgia’s 25 year old Mobley, with Bankhead presiding. He sought recognition, waited for the moment, then asked to strike out the last word amid cheers.
The audience followed the speaker with near certainty as he praised organization and faced loud Republican affirmations. Ike Bacharach, a close friend and Republican from New Jersey, and Mrs. Mary Norton, a Democrat from New Jersey, rushed forward to shake his hand, marking another personal victory for the Speaker.
Birmingham pledged one million dollars to create temporary jobs in a local response to the American Legion employment drive. The program, part of a national campaign, was sponsored locally by the Chamber of Commerce and two American Legion posts in Birmingham and additional posts at Fairfield Shades Valley and Tarrant City.
Alice Judson Peale discusses sudden changes in a child’s mood signaling underlying conflict. Harsh punishment and disapproval raise guilt and inferiority, sometimes fueled by parental horror at a child’s sexual curiosity. A regime shift or an inexperienced new nurse can worsen the issue.
A family story recalls an old desk in a house of John and Pegsy Hed where a secret drawer lay beneath the center panel. TM children once found it, recalling how two small wooden sections blended with the desk yet could slide out revealing a hidden space.
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