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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1933
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle announces publication details, pricing and departments with telephones and policy statements. It includes Associated Press rights and a Jefferson quote, reflecting historic editorial voice. The piece combines masthead, subscription rates, and ethical assurances.
The Montgomery Advertiser editorial on the income tax amendment is analyzed in six points. It critiques Gov. Miller’s victory, questions ratification prospects, notes county results, compares revenue expectations, and doubts lasting political gain from the governor’s stance. The piece portrays the governor as pursuing a principled but costly path.
President Roosevelt faces deflation and global economic tensions. Congress to debate freer money flow and a sweeping public works program as MacDonald Herriot visit to boost talks with eleven nations. London conference in June looms with aim to curb economic nationalism and rebuild international relations.
Twenty years ago in Dothan Oscar Mulkey of Geneva and other visitors were noted along with trips by J M Smythe and Mr and Mrs H J Morris. The piece also includes a Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt arguing for le d tariffs and international cooperation as a path to stabilizing world trade and reducing tensions.
More than 100 Venuses of Hollywood motion pictures replied to a questionnaire on an ideal man. They specify a 29 year old athletic male, 5'11" tall, 178 pounds, with wavy brown hair and blue eyes, wealthy and domesticated, able to help at home, moderate in drinking smoking and swearing, but not gamble after marriage. They demand smart dressing and good dancing and value intelligence and culture, noting college education is optional.
The Birmingham Age Herald argues the income tax amendment secures a principle but remains dreary until the economy improves. It notes the governor shifted from a limitless tax to a five percent top rate and warns voters were misled by propaganda. The paper says the public is not to be treated as ignorant.
In a brief exchange, Miss Vane accuses a stranger of praising her complexion to all he meets while Miss Keen suggests he may be the local agent for it. The banter appears in the Boston Transcript's pages reflecting social chatter.
A reader recounts a maid’s reaction to a promotional script for a new toilet preparation dubbed Bachfire Movie Star. The complaint centers on the product’s claims and the reader’s regret over purchasing it after seeing praise in an advertisement.
The piece argues epochs are overrated as endings and notes history is a jumble of abrupt endings and enduring continuities. It recalls Custer’s Last Fight and the widow’s death, suggesting upheavals fade against stubborn continuities in history.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun reports more birds in Columbus residential areas this year, with home gardeners planting food trees and bird baths reducing bird killings. Experts note songbirds flourish where forests are cleared and diversified farming grows, improving flower and vegetable protection and city beauty.
The Greensboro Watchman notes a Star News Pasadena ad from First National Trust and Savings Bank quoting biblical and Lincoln words. It praises California residents for steadfast faith and vows to finish the work and bind up the nation’s wounds as a beacon to others.
William Gaines notes Patricia Bowman the diminutive star at Rockefeller Center's largest theater has danced before vast crowds, performing five shows daily except Sundays. The piece highlights her busy schedule, petite 5 foot 4 inch frame, and restricted off stage life, yet her cheerful outlook.
Music Hall star Patsy outlines a week of rehearsals fittings and stage duties from Monday to Thursday with a new show debuting Thursday morning. She also performs five times Friday and Saturday and relaxes Sunday while pursuing study with Michael Fokine. Her mother and sister Marie are part of her life as she eyes concert dancing and travel.
Dr. Lago Goldston discusses dental neuralgia versus ordinary toothache, noting pain can extend to the head neck and face. Causes include exposed dentine from decay erosion or dental hardware, inflamed periodontal membranes, or impacted teeth. First aid: clean cavity and apply menthol carbolic acid oil of cloves, or salicylate liniment to the cheek, and iodine on the gum for counter irritation.
Mary Graham Bonner presents a whimsical scene where animated animal characters in Indian costumes perform a spring planting dance. Jelly Bear leads with leaps while Rip the Dog keeps rhythm on a drum as Willy Nilly and Mrs Duck cry out in ducklike calls and the group celebrates renewal.
The intellectual child stands apart from peers as a superior mind and often a target of mockery. Mental testing reveals this charm, while parents may misjudge the need for peers like themselves. Special classes in cities help such children readjust, make friends, and follow classroom rules.
C C Howell says he would vote to repeal the 18th amendment with one vote, claiming it has cost the U S more than World War. J L Vaughn the city auditor says Dothan voters accept debt for legitimate government costs, and Commissioner Carl Burkett argues against sowing taxes in the county to spare the city while noting farmers need relief.
The Irondequoit, a 60-foot yacht commanded by Capt A Tacot, which vanished near Tortugas Monday night during a race from St Petersburg to Havana, reached port at Tampa with the crew of seven unharmed after 149 hours at sea. The vessel was crippled but seaworthy despite sails torn in a squall.
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