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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1932
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle announces a psychic Ali-Din visit to Do than this week to ease mental pains of a troubled public. The note mocks credulous cures and recalls earlier assurances from a frock coated salesman who sold patent medicines promising invigoration and health benefits.
The Eagle prints a column by Jack Bridges of Headland Wiregrass Farmer criticizing the senatorial contest. A companion letter says the prohibition issue should be settled by majority vote and forecasts Kilby and Black as contenders while Anderton Burns and McCall falter. The writer accuses politics of ruining the country and urges an honest businesslike approach.
In Dothan the city council refused a franchise for electricity to J. R. Keyton and R. D. Crawford. Personal notices report Mrs. A. D. Ussery visiting relatives in Samson and Mrs. Sam Bowden shopping in Dothan. County candidates have not filed expense accounts ahead of the election. Marvin Lewis and Susie Brown to wed tomorrow at the Harmon home with H. A. Denton of Selma attending. Ed Lane sustains a serious head injury while cranking an auto shaped by a striker. J. C. Chancey returns from Montgomery after attending an undertakers convention. Mrs. Hugh Smith hosts a reception for Ophelia Hunter who is to be married.
A Nashville Banner remark notes the shift in boxing culture from Sullivan’s era to modern times. It cites a top light heavyweight called Siapsie Maxie as emblematic of these dramatic changes in pugilism and public perception.
A mother and daughter in Colora do Lookout share a brief, calm dialogue as the daughter explains her late return and the mother notes that the silence bothered her more than the noise. The exchange reads like a regional vignette about domestic tension.
Tribute was paid Wednesday night by enlisted men and officers of the local unit in memory of departed comrades. The ceremony reflected the unit’s respect and unity, honoring service and sacrifice while reaffirming commitment to duty.
The 117th Field Artillery honors Captain John Griffin retired commander since its organization. Banquet praises his discipline balanced with friendly relations with his men and the easy enforcement of regulations. The piece contrasts autocratic leadership with human, sympathetic leadership.
The piece extols Gov. Thomas Kilby of Anniston as a prudent businesslike candidate for the U S Senate. It urges voters to back his platform on reducing government waste and taxing reform, favors private operation of Muscle Shoals power, supports agricultural aid, and endorses a national referendum on prohibition. It argues Kilby would push economic reform and aid ex servicemen while urging adherence to majority will on prohibition.
A column by N. Frank Pridgen lampoons manners and local gossip, noting light jabs at staged boasts, reformers, and social cliques. It recalls investigations, politics, and quirks of Kentucky life while winking at aging trends and humorous misprints.
A critical reflection on fishing as character building, contrasting Jamey Oliver Curwood's praise of anglers with a skeptical view of some sportsmen. The piece cites a West Florida remark about seasonal fishing and ends with a caution that not all churchgoers are saints and not all fishers are sportsmen.
A Chicago Tribune reader suggests the Lindbergh baby kidnapping could inspire audacious acts in Washington. The comment ties passion for statesmen's exploits to belief that bold deeds in the capital go unpunished.
A fragmented local column by Scottie McKenzie in Frasier Alabama shares humorous and pointed vignettes. It includes jokes about sermons and dinner invitations, notes on public life, a praise for Dr Patterson at Foster Street Methodist Church, and remarks on local figures Cecil Hornady and a political query about Congress for the Fourth District.
Vitamin C is called the antiscorbutic vitamin for preventing scurvy a disease tied to citrus in sailors. Deficiency may harm teeth development and resistance to decay by injuring endothelial cells causing hemorrhage and affecting odontoblasts and dentine formation. Studies in guinea pigs link low vitamin C to devitalized teeth during tooth formation.
April 7 report from Madrid says heavy snowstorms with rain and high winds hit Spain causing unseasonably cold weather. Four men were reported missing in the Guadalax mountains after a blizzard.
A playful description promotes a card set themed around a king lion queen jackal and wild beasts. It suggests a complete menagerie in one package and hints at a novelty or trick card style. The wording implies a whimsical or tongue in cheek presentation rather than a strict product spec.
Surprises the Magic Maker transports readers to 1513 as Ponce de Leon arrives on Florida’s coast. The famed explorer seeks a fountain of youth, believed to restore youth by drinking magical waters, while the group muses on Florida’s flowerlike name and de Leon’s aging hair.
The article urges families to help birds by providing food, housing, and nesting spaces. It highlights children watching birds, building a bird house, and using Audubon charts to identify species. It notes dawn outings to woods or parks reveal many varieties.
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