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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1935
Page
2
Raymond Hamilton, age 22, faces an imminent termination as a Detroit police action targets skaters in streets. Police confiscate skates from youths. ownership restored only after parents appear at headquarters for safety cautions. Dothan is urged to consider a similar approach during skating surges.
Washington and New York letters recount social rounds from Times Square to the Capitol. Notes on Broadway figures like Gaxton and Russell mix with critiques of Katharine Cornell and Abe Lyman, while subscribers wander theaters, hotels, and roving salons. The Washington section analyzes New Deal spending, deficits, and political maneuvering, contrasting Hopkins and Jones with Roosevelt.
A Terre Haute report recalls 27 people including the mayor convicted of election corruption with sentencing pending. Other items note Germany weakening Western front lines, Gifford Pinchot expelled from Germany, Jesse Willard praising a future championship after beating Jack Johnson, local social visits, and Dr. Benjamin Wheeler condemning vocational training as undemocratic.
Paul Mahon argues that money supply matters little without velocity and that credit circulation hinges on business faith. He cites current and 1929 figures for circulation and credit, notes fear of government action and cautious investment as main barriers, and urges steady progress to restore credit, expansion, and recovery.
Read about a novel treatment from H. T. McIntosh that uses a cold storage room at an ice plant. Sufferers wear a warm coat, enter the room for five to ten minutes daily, and gradually extend the stay, claiming relief and low cost.
The piece critiques Chicago election dissatisfaction and weak candidate fields. It cites a witty Republican wag summarizing four years as 1933 F. D. R. 1934 N. R. A. 1935 I. O. F. F. 1936 G. O. P., implying unreliable but sharp synthesis.
In a Philadelphia speech Huey Long raised the maximum political contribution limit from 4 million to 9 million dollars, joking that if he raises it a few million more everyone will agree with him. General Johnson referenced in the reply.
A humorous caption from U S S Saratoga Plane Talk jokes about a moth living a tough life. The moth wears a fur coat in summer and a bathing suit in winter, a playful reversal of expectations.
The Newark News notes March 15 tax collections reduced the federal deficit for about two weeks. Now the deficit regains momentum and threatens to widen, driven by renewed expenditure and slower revenue growth.
A brief Atlanta Journal line notes differing appetites for life and food. It contrasts those who seek longevity with others who eat anything a woman might imagine between a lettuce leaf and mayonnaise.
A Dallas Journal headline reports a Republican boss implicated in a case, noting a guilty verdict. The snippet preserves political linkage and formal newspaper tone amid sparse details.
In a brief exchange a child asks about angels and learns the governess, called an angel, is to fly as well, reflecting a humorous or poignant moment from a Stone Mill item.
Long Beach Dora-No, but he went through all the motions.-U. 8. 8. S. Tennes sees Tar
Beery shifts from speed to planes while Tracy pursues a farm interest with a medical friend. Morris enjoys wood turning and lessons from Boleslawski, Ayres and Harding explore photography and film making, Eddy crafts phonograph discs, Vinson writes less, and Powell sketches house plans amid a busy life and a new home build.
Dr Goldstein describes modern injection therapy for varicose veins. A preliminary test confirms suitability by checking circulation after a leg wrap and hour walk. Infections or severe systemic diseases block use, but when applicable, the method offers satisfactory results and may combine with surgery.
In today’s session the Senate weighs Copeland food and drug legislation while a ranking subcommittee reviews Marriner Eccles’ candidacy for governor of the Federal Reserve board. The House moves on McSwain antiwar profits bill and rules panel reviews rules for economic security bill. Banking panel examines changes in omnibus bank bill.
Huntington police face a baffling robbery as a houseboat vanishes from the river bank. Officers lack watercraft to pursue suspects and note boats leave no tracks, complicating the case. The April AP report highlights a unique urban river crime with limited leads.
In Newark on April 8 the iron weather vane that crowned William Koch's home for 25 years vanished. A rope found on the lawn the next morning led Koch to suspect a drunken prank by a "drug store cowboy."
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