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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1932
Page
1
A scanned newspaper fragment from the Eagle includes advertising rates and mail features, with a quotation from Thomas Jefferson and a satirical Washington dispatch. It references the Associated Press ownership and notes on misstatements of fact. A Saturday issue date is implied with social commentary on politicians and baseball.
The piece argues that closed seasons protect fishing for the future and prevent overfishing by anglers in Florida and Alabama. It cites past depletion in Southeast Alabama, notes the historic abundance of black bass in the Chattahoochee and Choc tawhatchee, and urges strict bag limits and size restrictions to sustain waters for anglers.
A Florence Times piece muses on spring signs from robins and crocuses to housecleaning wives and barefoot children. It notes many harbingers are unreliable, with only the arrival of summer offering a steadier signal, and even that varies by locality like Dothan where mild winters blur the cue.
Maxwell Halsey of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters presents ten driving rules aimed at reducing accidents. They cover adjusting speed to conditions, stopping distances, obeying rules, staying on your side, prudent passing, signaling, smooth driving, vehicle maintenance, pedestrian right of way, and extra caution in poor pavement or low visibility periods, emphasizing courtesy and common sense to prevent crashes.
A fragmentary 1920s style public health piece stresses soap and water to prevent disease. Dr Theodore B Appel argues unclean hands spread illnesses from coughs to contaminated food. It notes hitchhiker analogy, cautions food handlers, and urges personal hygiene to reduce bacteria transmission.
The Mobile Press criticizes the Senate subcommittee over the Bankhead Heflin affair, noting resignations by George and Bratton and urging a swift end to the hearing. It argues Republicans push a partisan, biased probe to damage Bankhead and Alabama’s standing, calling the process a ridiculous travesty of justice.
Garden growth and weather fears sway local prices as more residents plant vegetables. Empty lots now thriving with crops reflect a community shift toward self reliance. The piece muses on prosperity and risk, noting whimsical notions like a popular baby name rising from the Lindbergh recovery.
Washington notes Ed Crump of Memphis Tennessee, longtime political power, introduced his first House bill requesting an appropriation for special public health service studies. Once Memphis mayor and Shelby County boss of Little Tammany Crump now holds a public office outside the county, after a dispute over the job was settled by his taking it himself.
A new House member since December, Speaker Garner is famed for personal recall. He tracks colleagues with a pocket notebook, circulates constantly on the floor, and can gauge a bill’s fate days before votes. Tall, slender, sandy-haired, he dislikes public speeches and does most of his work unseen.
The description notes Crump as never challenged personally, avoids smoking or hard drinks, drinks only milk, and often visits the House restaurant for a glass. His political organization faces many accusations from enemies, though Crump himself remains unscathed.
New York letter recounts Benny Leonard, once a champion, returning to boxing for easy money in a club tournament. He describes aging rivals, his Jewish dialect humor, and a notable moment when his father sneaked in to watch, prompting a rough response as ref counts him out.
Twenty years ago in Dothan Guy H Gregory wed Miss Rutie Seaborn at the bride’s home near Crawford and Appletreet while friends witnessed the ceremony. The week brings travels as Mrs A D McComb and children return from Buena Vista and Dr Ross Mooty and Miss Anna Taylor wed at Hill Crest. A cyclone near Abbeville and Shorterville caused property damage as seven freight cars derailed nearby delaying traffic.
A brittle figure of a woman seeks access to a major motion picture director amid New York’s waning silent era. She drifts through casting offices in Brooklyn and Astoria while the Westward Hollywood dream lingers. The man behind her, striving to lure directors east, battles fading hopes as rail fare and city indifference blunt attempts to break through.
The account describes Haunts Del Ruth T appearing twice in public view, first months ago in a Brooklyn chase scene with worn clothing and a thin face, then again recently outside a hotel where Noy Del Ruth was registered. Her residence remains a mystery.
AS WE SEE IT by Scottie McKenzie in Frasier Alabama cites Edison and Ford on ideas arising from space. It urges short speeches, modern sermons, and cautious rhetoric while praising Mrs. A. Y. Malone of Dothan as a capable, peaceable political organizer.
Dr Lago Goldston discusses how posture and spinal curvature arise from muscular balance. He explains that the spine reflects competing flexor and extensor forces, and that correcting posture requires physical effort to re-balance these opposing muscle groups.
Robert A King who wrote Beautiful Ohio and Moonlight on the Colorado died at 69 after hearing his new song One Day In May on the radio. His Beautiful Ohio waltz sold five million copies and the tune was whistled nationwide.
Mary Graham Bonner writes of a tiger leader addressing John and Peggy on a calm encounter. The tiger asserts a preference for wild food over humans yet acknowledges danger if hunger or anger rises. The conversation explores freedom versus taming humans and animals and hints at distant cold regions of cousins.
Alice Judson Peale describes hidden insecurity in children who seem shy or combative. The article explains how fear of inadequacy leads to fights, bragging, or affectionate overattention aimed at proving self worth. It argues that punishment without support deepens doubt and urges parents to reinforce security.
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